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to ascertain whether the boys of each of the nine sections of the Upper School (180 in all instead of 400 were examined). The examination of the remaining boys would unduly extend the time spent in the examination,
45. The examination should be almost entirely conducted orally, even in such subjects as Grammar, Geography, History, Shakespeare &c., and the class masters should teach and be permitted to ask boys questions in the presence of the Examiners to assist the latter in appraising correctly the value of the work done. Dictation and Mathematics would of course require to be done on paper.
46. An examination held on these lines would enable the examiners with least trouble to make an efficient Report on the real character of the work done in the College. They would not be required to draw up a Table of Passes but simply record their general impression.
2. Oxford Local Examinations. (Vide para. 22).
47. The 15th Annual Examination at this Centre will be held in July next. They are popular with Masters and Mistresses, boys and girls of all schools in the Colony, and serve as a stimulus to education. The number of boys willing to pay such large sums sufficiently attests the public opinion of the value of certificates issued by the Oxford University. This surely is a matter in which schools and scholars should be allowed to exercise the right of private judgment.
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