The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-20
COLLEGIATE COMPETITIONS.

ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS OF THE INTERcoLLE-
aIATE LITERARY ASSOCIATION GREEK, LATIN,
MATHEMATICS AND MENTAL SCIENCE.
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The annual competitive examinations of the Inter-
collegiate Literary Association will begin this morn
ing at nine O'Clock at the University of the City of
New York. Princeton. Williams. Wesleyan. North
western and Madison universities; Rutgers the
University of the City Of New York, the College of
the City OF New York and the University of Pennsyl
vania will enter the contest The subjects of exan-
ination will be Greek. Latin, mathematics and
mental science. The examination in Greek will
cover these selections: THE Electra" OF Sopho-
cles. ''The Apology and Critic" Of Plato.
analysis Of verb forms. with q general account
OF the origin and development of the sufixes
which mark the various relations of mood tense,
number and person, and Greek prose composition.
with accents, knowledge of the scanning of
sophocies-both the ambic of the dialogue and the
chorai-wil DO expected well OF the subject
matter and external form Of the play. In tho
sophoclcs and Plato familiarity with the word forms
and construction is required Tho examiners will
be Professor A. Hardness. Professor II. Dfsler and
Professor J. H.. Sewal Each college is entitled to
one representative. Competitors In Latin must be
prepared for examination on the first twenty-five OF
the ''sclcced letters of Cicero" "Tho Trinummus"
of Plautus and Latin composition, aud translate
into English ct sight q short passage from of
the historians. Professor Charles Short, Professor
G. ID. Morris and Professor W. Gordon McCabe will
be the examiners. One representative il invited
from each college.
MATHEMATICS
The examination in mathematics will embrace
analytical geometry and calculus, and will be con-
Quoted by Professor $. Newcomb of the National
Observatory, and Professor =. y. Niche, or West
Point Each college Is entitled to one representa-.
tive. The text book In which candidates IN mental
science will be examined will be Professor Edward
Cards sCritical Account OF the Philosophy of
Kant" President Noah Porter, Professor A. Alexan
der and Professor A. 4. Ormond have been chosen
examiners. Each college may send one representa-
tive.
The contest In oratory 10 set down for January 3.
at the Academy Of Music, and ut that time the names
o. the success nj essaysts will also be announced
we'll a. those OF the winning competitors In the
examinations. Every contestant In the examine
tions essay writing oratory Ii asked to send to
the tribunal OF tho association a statement OF all
the studies pursued by him In accordance with his
college curriculum. the number of hours per week
given to each study, the degree for which he is
studying has studied and the year of his gradua-
ton. Colonel r. Wentworth Higgnson. chairman
of the Board of Judges on Essays. has selected
subjects for essay writing :-Ihe Chinese Question
nyson." Each essay must bear cipher or fictitious
name, which must also be Endorsed sealed
velope containing the authors pane aud accom-
panyinR the essay The name OF the college. also,
upon the envelope. The length OF each essay is
strictly limited to COCO words. The association is
entitled to q manuscript copy OF each prize essay
but the essay will be ut the authors disposal should
lie wish to print 1t. Eacn college IL entitled to two
representatives.
rrSAxcfAL PROSPECTS
The association In In fair way OF being placed
. Arm financial basis. General Alexander y. Webb,