The New York herald., 1871-02-02
COLLEGE OF THE CITY o. naW YORK.

Progress Of the semi-Annual Examination
Most Satisfactory Results Thus Far At
tanned.
The seml-annual examination of the students OF
the College OF the City Of New York is getting on
finely. Each day shows an Increase in the number
Of visitors and proportonate growing interest in Its
progress and result As for the young men, 1t Is uni
versallv conceded tnat strictly thorough and impair
tial as the examination is they have acquitted
themselves better The fruits OF the newly increased
rigid system Of teaching the nand, and close
attention and dihgent study on the other begin
ming to show themselves.
The subjects upon which the various classes were
examined yesterday were Of varied and interesting
character. The seniors were examined upon chem
istry the examination being conducted by Professor
Doremus, and acquitted themselves magnifcently.
There doubt that this result largely atrlbut-
able to the earnest painstaking of the Professor,
who In hts manner Of teaching this science and the
practical experiments made In connection with
1t, weaves about IT an almost universal
and absorbing interest. The juniors were exam
ined upon English language and literature. The
examination was conducted by Professor Barton.
The comprehensive character and research Of this
examination cannot better be shown than in the
following concluding questions upon the examina-
ton papers to which each had to write answers
8. Give an argumentatlve account OF the original
unity OF language.
o. Show both the casual and the fixed causes OF
the diversity Of languages.
10. GIVE philosophical classification of Ian
H. show the relation between language and ma
tonal life exhibited in the history Of the Indo-
European language
guage.
IA. State the processes whereby the Saxon and
| Norman languages were converted into English.
Is. Describe the fact and the effect OF the CON-
poslte character OF the English language.
10. State the present influence OF the Saxon ele-
ment.
IT, Give an argument respecting one exclusive
| universal language.
IS. Give an argument respecting some one pre-
! TO- snow the probable future Of the English lam
| guage.
United States are affecting the English language.
Medieval and modern history and rhetoric COM
| prised the subjects upon winch the Sophomores
were examined, the examinations being conducted
respectively by Professor Anthon and Tutor Morri-
| son. The historical part, as the subject readily
| shows. extended over wide range. The following
Is sample OF the questions upon rhetoric included
| in Two examination papcrs:-
l. Give an abstract OF the chapter on irony. de-
scribing mot quotlngl examples.
Mention md explain the three degrees Of per-
| sonincation, giving two illustrations OF each.
| pari on may be employed with an example OF each
Kind, described as to Its general features and eX-
planned.
| 4. Exhibit the philosophy Of hyperoolen and
treat Of the prevalence Of that figure with llustra-
| JiOnS.
Plane and spn rlcal trgonometry and surveying,
! the examiners beng Professor Docharty and Tutors
Sheldon and Godwln were the branches OF study In
| which the Freshmen were required to show their
! proficiency. The following were the two special
| puzzles upon their examination papers:-
2. Prove that, in any plane Triangle the cosine o1
/ either or the angles Is equal to the sum OF the
squares of its adjacent sides the square of the
side opposite, divided by twice the rectange of the
| adjacent SIDES.
s. Express the sine of an angle of spherical tri-
angle in terms Of the snes OF The sides Of the tran-
gle.
The Introductory Class was examined upon French
and Latin, the examiners being Professors Roemer
and Herbermann and Tutors Fabregon, Roberts
and FlstOn. The questions had mainly to do with
grammatical construction and rules OF syntax. There
are three more days for the examnation-to-day to-
morrow and next Monday. week from Monday
will be given the Junior exhibition.