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ADMISSION AND CLASSIFICA TION.
The Vision of Sir Launfal. B. Shakespeare, Macbeth ; Milton,
Paradise Lost, Books i and ii ; Burke, Conciliation with America ;
Macaulay, Essays on Milton and on Addison.
For 1901 : A. Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice ; Pope, Iliad,
Books i, vi, xxii, xxiv ; The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers in the
Spectator ; Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield ; Coleridge, The
Ancient Mariner ; Scott, Ivanhoe ; Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans ;
Tennyson, The Princess ; Lowell, The Vision of Sir Launfal ; George
Eliot, Silas Marner. B. Shakespeare, Macbeth ; Milton, Comus,
Lycidas, L'
Allegro, II Penseroso ; Burke, Conciliation with America ;
Macaulay, Essays on Milton and on Addison.
The examination is not designed to test the candidate's familiarity
with the of history English literature or with the minutiae of the
books prescribed, but to test his ability to express himself readily and
easily in accordance with the usages of prose composition.
ordinary
To this end the candidate is advised urgently :
a. To train himself in writing concise paragraphs in answer to
questions upon the most striking narrative and descriptive incidents
in the books of the A list.
b. To master more systematically the contents of the books of the
B list, endeavoring to retain a knowledge of each book as an or
ganized whole. This will be best secured numerous essays
by writing
or compositions of considerable length upon the general purport of
each book.
c. To cultivate in all his writing the habits of correct grammar
and spelling (including proper names characteristic of the books
read), of correct sentence-structure, punctuation, and paragraphing.
d. To avoid most carefully the error of believing that the mere oral
memorizing of the contents of the books prescribed is the kind of
preparation desired. The candidate is expected to learn from these
books the art of expressing himself.
In case every the University examiner will treat mere knowledge of
the books as less important than the ability to write good English.
No candidate markedly deficient in English will be admitted to
any course in the University.
Regents'
diplomas are not accepted in place of the entrance exami
nation, unless they cover eight academic English counts, including
English Composition, or three full years of the English course estab
lished by the Regents, February, 1893. School certificates are not
accepted in place of the entrance examination in English. But candi
dates coming from schools the certificates of which have been accepted
in other subjects may obtain exemption from the one-hour examina-