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CAMBRIDGE.—In Groups C and E of the Higher Local Examination this year there were respectively fifty-four and ninety-nine candidates; five obtained a first class in Group C (Mathematics) and eight a first class in Group E (Natural Science); nine candidates failed in Group C, and twenty-six failed in Group E. Three candidates answered the questions in Differential and Integral Calculus, and showed considerable knowledge. In botany a fair average of proficiency was attained; in geology the papers were below the average. In zoology inferior text-books had been too much preferred, to the exclusion very largely of practical work. The work in chemistry was unequal, but some candidates showed a very good acquaintance with the details of manipulation. Physics can scarcely be said as yet to be studied by the candidates. In physiology the answers were in some cases accurate and to the point, but the majority of candidates failed.
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University and Educational Intelligence . Nature 23, 47 (1880). https://doi.org/10.1038/023047a0
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