, 1869-01-18
Ludtcfout HtuEd&Kx,

The al AaN Ca.ette recently called at-
tcntion to somc very ludIcroas ul1uders mAde
ut \ Cambridge middle-tlass exAutEation
IN the Aeswtrs 70 a stt of quest4ons on Eng
lish history: Equally absurd errors mish.
lc ad1ueed nom the replies uf University u1-
ecr-rraduatea IN their ynr1ous college exam.
nations. Most people bare an ldea Of Italy
being Represented by chartoEraphers La Tho
fogm Of q boot; set eeme nocs university
man who mapped 1t out as 1qnare. Another
being rQaisps TO draw map Of Judea, pat a
big dot for Jerusalem, and = smaller one
marked. "Hcrc tho man fell amoug rhic4es.'
sud was ,sailsded With that exposition, AN
tslsnd IN tho .Esean seA," Is stock answer
to any question ss tc the situation OF place
not known. OF coursc, IN coustrning Latin,
greater shosa' R1e made; and l remember
ac unfortunate man Asserting that e9an Tas
that ttsi was verb, pzctcr-pesfet iey &c IRON
stso. Two Instances ire given by Ar. Dr1sted
in bis d fiYe Years IL IN English Uuiyecity,",
where "a Guar eopslrol rub corona rtndidH''
Has translated CesAr sold the captures fo-
less than fye shlI'inrs ;''and whers g Ess
eHins faIimue orator. pottd rss'neTis odttF':.
sior pau4o rs7oorwn aut<na lies7s.ia I5<rios', -
was translated, "For poet lived next door
to the orator, too !!eec:.lous il =. Ian suage,
but mort ctrcumspect than numbers" Ihe
mAn who translated "gen kai udor" u "gin
,, md xater,' probably did 10 desteuedI, !;
ike For.ou. win BIS "ues,ncz sqady nor
talloE." and bis ~ llquld'' In reply 10 the
question Wha. wopld he drink, TIE jocose1y
clever answers arc, however, somewhat h1x-
ardous. IS The Cammtdee man found wheu he
! vas ASKED By Mr. PaJne, his Examiner, to
dedce happiness, md replied, AN exemption
ftu,u Paype." And knew smother N "a Tho
cane 10 ..4oub'e by answering the Qnes1ioa
!" Whist did ST. Paul do At 1r1as md Rnc-
GUM p e He leit i. cloak at rroas md
sven 10 uuestsons ID Di.!a,sy P.oers would
covsra vide teld Of absnfdlsy; bat - laauJ
fang, that theF can ouIT b briefly
rcfer1ed 10 here. All that one man could
say of David was. that be WIS n person very
1othicg more Of the most remarkable cir
J rurustanee In the Office Of the & ch Priest,
| tb1u that " be only washed bis face ouce q
! yeAr.' Another man thought that 81. Paul
vas teacher, brought up st the foot Of
Gtna!'e}, n Ereat mountain ia Ci.lc'a =
sennpu a. Athea.. thu. +" he ctlea out Tor he
| space oftwo ftouEs Great ia Diana Of The
Ephtsians.'ts Therr arr many recorded
ens~ess to the question a. to The connection
between the Old and New Tt<tarneuts: one
vas. Pridcaa1's connection" :" another vas,
"Whtn Peter cnt 81 Aal1rhra e2s" The
following Is probably IN incecious eompo.!.
ton. ts<st.oa. What Aaiaal 4n Scripture i
recorded 10 ha|e spokro: Aasne7. The
whale 9. To whom did .ht whsle speak
4. To Sfoses In the nnlsu*hes. @ Nhss did
the hate kay: 4. Thou att the man. Q,
What did Moses reply! 4. Almost thou
per*uadest ne 10 be ChEistiln- g Whist
VAS the effect On the whale9 4. He ru.hed
violently down steep place into the .es
! ard persisted IN the w1tcTs- Hrre Is -ess
In which two stupid answc.s asr c1uhalned
A email troa OF Baliol hxa II i4e4
I TbAt IAht nh 1SfAA hY k4K AYim4AhS$.
| Ard. c4t1tEc Ecfd In the .aAhta1 Of GFots.
Sud th2& aefod hsla Once ~ stholskoarote.
This last word WAS hl+ idea Of stabttobrase'
"ealen Of *orn4.''-OAee q 3Fttk.