Pass Examinations for the Degree of Master of Arts will also take place, in April 1869, on the four following days--viz., Monday the 12th, Tuesday the 13th, Wednesday the 14th, and Thursday the 15th of April. The examinations will be conducted in the following order :— First Day, Monday, April 12.-Latin (9 to 12); Greek (1 to 4). Second Day, Tuesday, April 13.-Logic and Metaphysics (9 to 12); Mathematics (1 to 4). Third Day, Wednesday, April 14.-Moral Philosophy (10 to 1). Fourth Day, Thursday, April 15.-Natural Philosophy (10 to 1); Rhetoric and English Literature (2 to 5). *** Candidates who have not completed their Curriculum in Arts are recommended by the Faculty to present themselves for examination in October rather than in April. The subjects for examination in October 1868, and also in April 1869, will be as follows: A.-DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICAL LITERATURE, Latin for October 1868 and April 1869. Cicero, Pro lege Manilia, Pro Murena. Tacitus, Annals, i. Horace, Odes and Epodes. A passage from a Latin author, not prescribed. Translation into Latin prose. A general knowledge of Roman history and literature till the end of the Augustan Age. Greek for October 1868 and April 1869. Herodotus, Book iv. Homer's Odyssey, Books vii.-xii. inclusive. Euripides-Hecuba. A passage from an easy Greek author, not prescribed. Laws of Hexameter and Iambic Verse. A few sentences of plain English to be turned into Greek. B.-DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY. Logic and Metaphysics. In Logic-The subjects included in the Professor's Course of Pure and Mixed Logic-Novum Organum, lib. i., Aph. 1-44. In Metaphysics-The Classification of the Mental Phenomena, and more especially those of Cognition. External Perception. Moral Philosophy. Stewart's "Outlines of Moral Philosophy," Part II.-Butler's "Sermons on Human Nature." "Modern Ethical Theories," from Hobbes to Brown inclusive (see Mackintosh's "Dissertation"). Rhetoric and English Literature. Style and Composition. History of the English Language; with special questions on the extracts from "Piers Ploughman" given in Morris's 'Specimens of Early English." 66 History of English Literature; more especially from 1580 to 1688. Shakspere's "Tempest." Elementary Dynamics. Plane Astronomy and Experimental Physics. The names and addresses of candidates for the Degree of Master of Arts, or for Certificates in any of the three departments, who propose to present themselves in October 1868, must be announced to the Clerk of the University on or before Saturday the 17th of October; or for the examinations in April 1869, on or before the 20th of March. In making the announcement, candidates will mention the department or departments (if any) which they have already passed, and the dates of the Departmental Certificates. Certificates of attendance at the respective classes, together with all the Matriculation Tickets, must be produced to the Examiners on each day on which the candidate presents himself for examination in any department. Candidates who have taken the Curriculum of Three Sessions, must present a Certificate of having passed the Entrance Examinations. Candidates who have already passed one or two Departmental Examinations in this or any other Scottish University, must likewise present their Departmental Certificate or Certificates. H Candidates who have, in a former year, passed all the examinations necessary for Graduation, but without taking the Degree, and who desire to present themselves at the Ceremonial of Graduation in April 1869, must previously announce their names and addresses to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts. The Graduation Fee must be paid to the Clerk of the University before a candidate is admitted to examination. EXAMINATIONS FOR GRADUATION IN ARTS WITH HONOURS. PROGRAMME FOR NOVEMBER 1868 AND APRIL 1869. The examinations for Honours in 1868 will be held on Tuesday, 3d November 1868, and afterwards at Ten o'clock; and also on Saturday, 17th April 1869, and afterwards at Ten o'clock. The subjects of examination in November 1868, and also in April 1869, are as follows: A. DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICAL LITERATure. Latin for October 1868 and April 1869. Virgil-Horace-Lucretius, Books i., iii., v. Cicero, pro Murena, pro Sestio, pro Plancio, Second PhilippicTacitus, Annals, i. -vi. inclusive. Roman History and Literature. Latin Prose Composition-Translation from Latin authors not prescribed. Latin verse, optional. Greek for October 1868 and April 1869. Persae of Æschylus. Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics-Homer's Odyssey, Books vii.-xii. inclusive. Greek Prose Composition, and Translation from authors not prescribed. Greek History and Literature. B.-DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY. Logic. Hamilton's "Lectures on Logic," Mill's “Logic,” Books iii. and v.— in addition to the subjects suggested by the Lectures of the Professor. Metaphysics. The subjects comprehended in the Professor's Course in Metaphysics. Sir W. Hamilton's "Lectures on Metaphysics." History and Critical Analysis of the Philosophy of Plato, Aristotle, Des Cartes, Locke, Berkeley, and Kant. Candidates for Honours are allowed to profess, in addition, one or more Books in Logic or Metaphysics, to be intimated, in writing, to the Dean of the Faculty, when their names are announced. Moral Philosophy. Butler's "Sermons," Stewart's "Philosophy of the Active and Moral Powers," Sir A. Grant's Essays in his "Ethics of Aristotle. Candidates for Honours are allowed to profess, in addition, one or more Books in Moral Philosophy, to be intimated, in writing, to the Dean of the Faculty, when their names are announced. C.-DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS. The advanced portions of the Elements of Algebra, Trigonometry, and Conic Sections, together with the ordinary portions of the Differential and Integral Calculus. Special additional subjects may be intimated by the Candidate. The Elements of Experimental Physics generally; with the simpler applications of Mathematics to Dynamics, and to one or more branches of Natural Philosophy, such as Geometrical or Physical Optics, Frictional or Voltaic Electricity, at the option of the Candidate. It is recommended that the Candidate, when he announces his name, should give to the Dean of the Faculty a written statement of the special subjects on which he is prepared to be examined. D.-DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCE. Chemistry. General Laws of Chemical Affinity and Chemical Combination. 1. Demonstration of the Organs of Plants (Vegetable Organography). Functions performed by Leaves and by the parts of the Flower. Principles of the Natural System of Classification as illustrated by the System of De Candolle. Fresh specimens of Plants to be referred to their Classes, Sub-classes, Sections, and Orders. General facts connected with the Distribution of Plants over the globe. See pages 125-126 of the Calendar for a fuller statement of subjects. (Candidates are referred to Balfour's "Outlines of Botany.") Zoology. General Principles of Zoological Classification. General Laws of Animal Structure and Development. Distinguishing characters of all the Primary Groups and Classes of the Animal Kingdom. Geology. General character and order of succession of Stratified Rocks, Igneous Rocks, and the phenomena of Volcanoes. Principal characters and stratigraphical distribution of the more important Organic Remains. Candidates who propose to present themselves at the examination for Honours in November 1868, must intimate their names and addresses to the Clerk of the University, on or before Saturday the 17th of October, and in April 1869, on or before the 20th of March, specifying the department or departments for which they offer themselves. No one who has ceased, for more than one Winter Session, to be a Matriculated Student in attendance on a class or classes in the University can be admitted to an examination for Honours without permission of the Senatus Academicus. CLASS I. Bathgate, James C. Lindsay, Thomas M. CLASS II. Classics. CLASS I. Peterson, Peter. Watson, George. 1866. Philosophy. Mathematics. Blaikie, James A. Mathematics. Mowat, Martin. |