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queen’s college.
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i The college buildings consist of three sides of a quadrangle,
; in the Gothic style of architecture, and composed of mountain
limestone. Sir Thomas Deane was the architect, and Mr.
John Butler of Dublin, the builder. In 1849 the College was
opened. The examination hall, the museum, the lecture rooms,
and the library, are worthy of a visit. The northern side of
the quadrangle is occupied by residences for the president
Sir Robert Kane, F.R. S., and the vice-president John Ryall,
LL.D.
As the principles of the Queen’s Colleges of Cork, Galway,
I and Belfast are identical, it will not he out of place here to
! give a sketch of that of Cork as illustrating the whole. The
college is open to all religious sects. There are twenty-one
!} professors teaching languages and sciences, including Greek,
\ Latin, Celtic, and the modem tongues; medicine, surgery,
j natural history, botany, geology, mathematics, and chemistry;
i besides classes for engineering, agriculture, and law. The
degrees conferable by the college are M.D., A.B., and A.M.,
besides diplomas of agriculture and civil engineering. Four
years’ study is required for the Master of Arts degree, which
i costs in class and other fees £32. The degree of A.B. may
be had in three years at a cost of £29. In order to encourage
| a spirit of emulation among the students, scholarships are open
| to them in literature and science. As an example of the
system pursued in conferring scholarships and degrees, we
will quote from a prospectus the course of study required for
the diploma of agriculture. The term of study is two years.
| Before entering he must pass a matriculation examination on
; the following subjects:—
The English Language—Grammar and Composition—Modern Geography—
The First Four Kules of Arithmetic—Proportion—Vulgar and Decimal Fractions
[ —Extraction of the Square Root.
Students who have passed the matriculation examination
1 are admitted to the examinations for scholarships of the first
year.
Subjects oe Examination toe Ageicultceal Scholaeships op
Fiest Yeab.
English Grammar and Composition—Arithmetic, Vulgar and Decimal Frac-
\ tions—Involution, Evolution, Proportion and Interest—Bookkeeping—Mensura-
: tion—Outlines of Modem Geography.