Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-07-03
Saturday, July 8, 1ss6.
FORTHE FRESHMAN CLASS.

The Annual July Examinations of
Candidates For Admission To The
Freshman Glass of YR1e-FOur Hun
dred And Six Applications This Year
The Successful Ones To Re known
Next Tuesday.
The departments of instruction in Yale
college are comprehended under FIVE divis-
ions as follows: Theology, medicine, law,
philosophy and the fine arts. All candidates
for admission to the freshman class of Yale
are examined in the months of June and Sep
TENDER each year. The September exsmina-
ton is held for those who cannot attend the
first, at ssthe beginning of the college year, on
Tuesday and Wednesday, September 21sr
and 22d. The examinations are held in
Alumni hall. The regular examination for
admission to college was conducted Thurs
day last for the next year. The applicants,
who numbered 282, were examined on Thurs
day on the following subjects:
1. Latin grammar.
@ Cfesar0Gallic war; books i-iii.
3. Cicero-orations against Catiline and for
S. Ovid etamorphosis translation at sight.
6, The translation at sight OF passages from prose
T. The translation into Latin Of connected passa
s. Roman MISREPRESENTATION primer of Roman
history is suggested as a basis for instruction.
Yesterday the applicants were examined
in:
10. The translation Of English into Greek.
II. Xenophon-Anabass,t three books.
~. Homer-1liad, two books. with prosody.
10. The translation, at sight, of a passage from
some work of Xenophon.
ID. Greek history.
The rules for pronunciation given in Hadley's
History DR. william Smiths or Fyffe's text book.
and for Greek composition, Jones' exercises or
The following subjects will be the exami-
nation for to-day:
IS Higher MISUNDERSTANDING the metric sys-
tenn of weights and measures.
treatise. up to the chapter Of logarithms
IT, Geometry-Euclid, book l. and the first 80 ex-
ercses thereon in Todhunter's edition; the first
four books in other geometries, with the above ex-
ercses.
The applicants to the number of 2S2 are
divided up between Alumni hall, old cha pei
and the applicants for the Sheffield Scien-
ti6c school in North Sheffield hall The
committee who will decide on the ones to
enter are Professors Newton, Wright
and Todd They will hold their
session on Tuesday next. The
returns from the examination will not
be in before tonight. There are all told
man class of next year. About one hundred
of these will be examined in September.
The scholars are allowed to divide their ex
animation, taking part in June and part
in September Among the towns where ex-
aminations are being held are: Andover
and Exeter, Mass; Cincinnati, Ohio; New
York city, Pittsburg, Pa; Chicago, San
Francisco and Berlin, Europe. The pro-
fessors who have charge of the examination
in Alumni hall are Messrs. Sum
ner, Richards and Newton. The ex-
aminations wholly in writing.
Persons applying for admission to any of the
classes in college during the course of the
college year from September to June must
obtain permission from the faculty to be
examined. No one can be admitted to the
freshman class until he has completed his
fifteenth year, nor to an advanced standing
without corresponding increase of age.
Satisfactory testimonials of good moral char
acter are in all cases required before certih-
cate of admission is granted. Every person
must give to the treasurer, on being admit
ted, bond, executed by his pareht OF
guardian, for five hundred dollars as security
for payment of charges arising under the
laws of the college.
This years freshman class it is expected
will be very large one, as the number of
applicants has been larger than in previous
years. The names of those who passed the
examination will not be made public until
next week.