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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. 13TH AUGUST. 1887.
The Charge for Board, Lodging, and Tuition will be £30 a term, payable in advance. This charge will include all expenses except Laundress, special Medical Attendance, Fees for University Examinations, and individual lessons in Music, Singing or Painting. Arrangements will be made to allow Students whose circumstances render it necessary, and who obtain permission from the Principal, to reside in College during the vacations, under proper supervision, at a fixed weekly charge.
The Staff will consist of resident Women Tutors and Lecturers, and of visiting Professors and Lecturers, men and women, from London and elsewhere.
The principal subjects of Instruction will be: Divinity, Classics, Medieval and Modern Languages, Mathematics. Natural Science, History and Political Economy. Mental and Moral Science and Theory of Music.
The Curriculum will be so arranged as to prepare Students for the London University Degrees, for the Oxford Honour Examinations, and for such other Examinations as the Governors may here- after find desirable.
There will be yearly courses of instruction in Hygiene, Ambulance work, Cookery and Needle-. work, as well as Classes for Gymnastic Exercises, Drawing and Vocal Music, and special lessons in Painting, Instrumental Music and Solo Singing for Students who desire them.
Students may select their course of study, subject to the approval of the Principal.
Those who do not wish to study for a University Examination will be admitted, provided they satisfy the Principal that they are bonâ fide Students, with some definite course in view.
No Student may enter for less than one year, or reside for more than four years, without special permission from the Governors. The Principal may require the withdrawal of any Student who is not profiting by the education of the College.
Candidates for admission must be over 17 years of age, must furnish to the Principal satisfactory references, and pass an Entrance Examination.
The following Examinations will be accepted in place of the Entrance Examination:-
The London Matriculation.
The Oxford Women's First Examination.
The Higher Certificate Examination of the Oxford and Cambridge Board.
The Cambridge Higher Local Examination in any two of the groups A, B and C.
The various Senior Local Examinations of the Universities of England, Scotland, Ireland and the Colonies, provided two Languages, or one Language and Mathematics, are included in the pass.
And such other Examinations as the Governors may from time to time deem equivalent. An Entrance Examination will be held, for the convenience of Students, at Queen's College, 43, Harley Street, London, W., on Thursday and Friday, August 4th and 5th. If any Students are unable to attend this Examination, they may be examined at The Royal Holloway College on Thurs- day and Friday, September 29th and 30th. Forms of Entry may be obtained (with further informa- tion) from the Secretary, and must be returned to him filled up (if possible) not later than July 15th. The Examination will consist of:-
(1.) Obligatory subjects, viz., Arithmetic, English Essay, and a paper on English History
and General Geography.
(2.) Optional subjects, of which not less than two nor more than four may be taken, one, at least, being a language, viz., Latin, Greek, French, German, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry.
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Each Student will have a Bed-room and Sitting-room to herself, and every provision has been made in the internal arrangements of the College for the health and comfort of its inmates. Building includes Chapel, Dining-hall, Library, Reading-room, Museum, and a Picture Gallery con- taining a valuable collection of modern British paintings. The Grounds and Gardens are extensive, and provided with Tennis Courts. There is also a Gynmasium.
No religious test will be imposed as a condition of admission. The domestic life of the College will be that of a Christian household, and Prayers will be said daily by the Principal. Provision will be made for the conduct of Divine Service in the Chapel on Sundays. Students will be allowed, under proper regulations, to attend the Services of any Religious denomination which their parents or guardians may desire.
The Founder has provided that in the third year from the opening of the College, and in all future years, twelve Foundation Scholarships shall be awarded.