NEW ZEALAND SCHOLARSHIPS.

Evening Star, Issue 3120, 18 February 1873, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND SCHOLARSHIPS.

Twenty-two scholarships, of values stated below, will be open for competition in May next, the examinations commencing on the second Monday in that month. One scholarship werth L7O will be awarded in each of tbe following subjects Classics, Mathematics, Physical Science, modern languages other than English, history and English literature; and the remainder will each be of the value of L 45. The regulations only vary from those of last year in two important particulars, viz., no candidate under fifteen years of age will be admitted to a scholar-ship-last year the minimum was sixteen years—and no scholarship can be held by a person after he has attained his twenty-first year: previously there was no limit of age. We publish for general information tbe subjects in which the candidates will be examined, together with the test books re* commended: —

Classics. --iEschylus, Prometheus Vinctus; Thucydides, lib. vi., Sicilian Expedition ; Virgil, Georgies; Livy, book i. Mathematics. Arithmetic ; Algebra ; Euclid, books, i., ii., ili., iv., v., vi. ; Plane Trigonometry- . Physical Science. Oliver’s Lessons in Botany (second edition : Macmillan, May, 1869). -Zoology am) Physiology -Nicplspn’s introductory text-books for junior classes (Blackwood, May 1, 1871) ; Huxley’s elementary lessons on Physiology (Macmillan). Geology—Page's introductory text-book (Blackwood, July, 1869). Natural * Philosophy—Ward’s Elements of Natural Philosophy, especially for the use of schools. Physical Geography-Hughes’s Physical Oeography. OhemLtry—Smith’s Inorganic Chemistry for elementary classes (fourth edition (Longmans. 1872). Mopern Languages, ic.— English language and literature—Shakespeare, Julius Caesar; English essay on a subject to be given. History. -The social and political histpry of the countries of Europe; from A D- 724 to A.D. 1106. Modorqllanguages.—Fenelon, Telemaque ; translation into English and from English into French; questions in grammar and construction; Schiller, 'Thirty Years’ Wap translation into English and tro|q English into German; questions in grammar and construction,