(ii) The translation into German of a connected passage of ordinary English prose, or the writing in German of a short theme upon some assigned topic. [Credit is not given for German (c) before German (a) and (b) are passed.]

III. FRENCH OR GERMAN.

8. French (a) or German (a). The candidate is at liberty to decide for himself in which of the two languages he shall be examined.

FRENCH.

French (a), Elementary. Candidates are required to translate simple prose selections from French authors (Kuhns's French Reading and Mérimée's Colomba are suggested), and to show familiarity with the elements of French grammar; that is, with the forms of the articles, adjectives, nouns, and pronouns, with the conjugation of the regular and the most frequent irregular verbs, and with ordinary syntactical constructions. Simple English sentences are set to be rendered into French, and the candidate's knowledge of the principles of pronunciation is tested.

GERMAN.

German (a), Elementary. The examination is designed to test the proficiency of those who have studied German in the equivalent of a systematic course of five periods a week for one year. It consists of two parts (which, however, may not be taken separately):

(i) The translation at sight of a passage of easy prose containing no rare words.

The passages set for translation are suited to candidates who have read (including sight-reading done in class) not less than 200 duodecimo pages of simple German, chiefly narrative prose. It is important that all translation be done into clear and idiomatic English.

(ii) The translation into German of simple English sentences, to test the candidate's familiarity with elementary grammar.

Elementary grammar is understood to include the conjugation of the weak and the more usual strong verbs; the declension of articles, adjectives, pronouns, and such nouns as are readily classified; the uses of the more common prepositions; the simpler uses of modal auxiliaries; the elements of syntax and word order. Proficiency may be tested also by direct questions.

Practice in pronunciation by reading aloud as much as possible from the texts used in the class is recommended; also the writing of German from dictation.

IV. ENGLISH.

No candidate is accepted in either English (a) or English (b) whose work is notably defective in point of spelling, capitalization, punctuation, idiom, or division into paragraphs. An entrance condition imposed in English (a) is removed only upon evidence of marked improvement in the ability to write English correctly.

9. English (a). The candidate should read the books prescribed below with a view to understanding and enjoying them. The examination is designed especially to test the candidate's power of clear and accurate expression, but calls also for a reasonable degree of familiarity with the substance of the books read. The form of the examination is usually the writing of a paragraph or two on

each of several topics, to be chosen by the candidate from a considerable number set before him in the examination paper.

The books set for this part of the examination are as follows:

For the preliminary examination in 1907, for the class entering in 1908: Shakespeare's Macbeth and Merchant of Venice; the Sir Roger de Coverley Papers in The Spectator; Irving's Life of Goldsmith; Coleridge's Ancient Mariner; Scott's Ivanhoe and Lady of the Lake; Tennyson's Gareth and Lynette, Lancelot and Elaine, and Passing of Arthur; Lowell's Vision of Sir Launfal; George Eliot's Silas Marner.

For the preliminary examination in 1908, for the class entering in 1909: Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice and Julius Cæsar; Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, Part I; the Sir Roger de Coverley Papers in The Spectator; Scott's Ivanhoe and Lady of the Lake; Irving's Sketch Book; Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome; Tennyson's Gareth and Lynette, Lancelot and Elaine, and Passing of Arthur; George Eliot's Silas Marner.

For the preliminary examination in 1909, for the class entering in 1910: Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice and Julius Cæsar; the Sir Roger de Coverley Papers in The Spectator; Franklin's Autobiography; Scott's Ivanhoe and Lady of the Lake; either Irving's Sketch Book or Hawthorne's House of the Seven Gables; Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome; Tennyson's Gareth and Lynette, Lancelot and Elaine, and Passing of Arthur; either George Eliot's Silas Marner or Dickens's Tale of Two Cities.

For the preliminary examination in 1910, for the class entering in 1911: Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice and Julius Cæsar; the Sir Roger de Coverley Papers in The Spectator; either Franklin's Autobiography or Goldsmith's Vicar of Wakefield; Scott's Ivanhoe and Lady of the Lake; Hawthorne's House of the Seven Gables; Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome; Tennyson's Gareth and Lynette, Lancelot and Elaine, and Passing of Arthur; either George Eliot's Silas Marner or Dickens's Tale of Two Cities.

10. English (b). The candidate should read the books prescribed for this part of the examination with the view of acquiring such knowledge of their contents as will enable him to answer specific questions with accuracy and some detail. The examination tests also the candidate's ability to express his knowledge with clearness and accuracy. It is not designed, however, to require minute drill in difficulties of verbal expression, unimportant allusions, or technical details. The books set for this part of the examination are as follows:

For the final examination in 1908: Shakespeare's Julius Cæsar; Milton's Lycidas, Comus, L'Allegro, and Il Penseroso; Burke's Speech on Conciliation with America; Macaulay's Essays on Addison and Life of Johnson.

For the final examinations in 1909, 1910, and 1911: Shakespeare's Macbeth; Milton's Lycidas, Comus, L'Allegro, and Il Penseroso; either Burke's Speech on Conciliation with America, or both Washington's Farewell Address and Webster's First Bunker Hill Oration; either Macaulay's Life of Johnson or Carlyle's Essay on Burns.

NOTES ON THE ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS.

Preparation in English has two main objects; (1) Command of correct and clear English, spoken and written; (2) power to read with intelligence and appreciation. To secure these ends, training in grammar and the simpler principles of rhetoric, and the writing of frequent compositions, are as essential as the study of the books specified above. After the year 1908 the English (b) paper may contain specific questions upon the essentials of English grammar, including ordinary grammatical terminology, inflections, and syntax. See also the paragraph in italics above, at the head of this section (IV. English).

For candidates who take the complete examination in English at a single session, this examination covers the books set for the final examination in that year, together with those set for the preliminary examination in the preceding year; for example, the complete examination in 1909 will cover the books set for the final examination in 1909, together with those set for the preliminary examination in 1908.

The lists in English (a) for 1908, 1909, and 1910, for the classes entering in 1909, 1910, and 1911, are selected from the list adopted by the conference on uniform entrance requirements in English, at a meeting held at Newark, N. J., February 22, 1905. Candidates may make other selections from that list, provided they notify the registrar of the college before February 1 of the calendar year in which the examination is to be taken.

V. MATHEMATICS.

11. Algebra (a): Fundamental operations, factoring, highest common factor, least common multiple, fractions, equations of the first degree in one or more unknown quantities, problems which lead to equations of the first degree, powers and roots, fractional and negative exponents, reduction of radicals, including the extraction of the square root of numbers.

12. Algebra (b): Quadratic equations in one or two unknown quantities, ratio and proportion, arithmetical and geometrical progressions, binomial theorem for positive integral exponents.

13. Plane geometry: Demonstrations of theorems and constructions, and demonstrations of problems which are contained in the standard texts; simple exercises in construction and demonstration; numerical problems, of which some are stated in terms of the metric system of weights and measures, relating to the mensuration of the triangle, parallelogram, trapezoid, regular polygons, and circle. For this examination the candidate must provide himself with compasses and ruler.

Special emphasis is laid upon accuracy in reckoning, both in algebra and in geometry.

VI. ANCIENT HISTORY.

14. Greek and Roman history: From the earliest times to the death of Augustus.

The examination in this subject may not be divided.

COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD EQUIVALENTS.

The subjects in the College Entrance Board Examination which, as stated above, may be offered as substitutes for the Yale requirements are as follows:

Certificates of standing elsewhere are not accepted for admission in lieu of examinations, except in certain cases when a candidate brings evidence that he has passed the whole of freshman year in good standing at another college. A blank form of application will be furnished by the registrar of the college upon request. Each application must be accompanied by a certificate of honorable dismission and a detailed statement of the applicant's entrance credits and work completed in college, both signed by the dean or other proper officer of the college from which the student comes. Each application is judged on its merits; in every case the amount of work certified must be more than equivalent to the Yale entrance requirements, usually by a year's work,

ADMISSION TO, AND DIVISION OF, THE EXAMINATION.

The examination may be taken either all at one time or in parts, at two or more different times. Candidates, certificates, and examinations are accordingly designated as either "preliminary" (i. e., other than final) or " final." The requirements for admission to an examination and for the granting of a certificate, together with the regulations under which the examination may be divided, are as follows:

1. Every candidate for admission is expected to send to the registrar of the college, not later than May 15, a written notification of his intention to take the examination, stating also whether he is a preliminary or a final candidate and at what place he will take the examination. Upon receipt of this notification the registrar will send a letter of instructions and a blank form for the required recommendation (see paragraph 5, below).

2. At a preliminary examination a candidate, whether he already holds a preliminary certificate or not, must present a definite statement from his instructor or instructors, specifying the subjects in which he is prepared to offer himself for examination. No candidate is accepted in a subject in which he is not so authorized before the close of the examination.

3. To obtain a preliminary certificate, a candidate must, as a rule, pass at one time in not less than five subjects in which he is duly authorized. To obtain an addition to the list of subjects credited on such a certificate, he must pass at one time in not less than three authorized subjects.