CO129-232 - Acting Governor Marsh Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [4-5] — Page 432

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changes which became necessary in consequence of the transfer of the conduct of the examinations from the local Board of Examiners to the Syndicate of the University of Cambridge, and involved (a) a change of the time of examination (the month of December being substituted for the month of November as more convenient), (b) arrangements referring to the local supervision of the examination hours by the Inspector of Schools and others, (c) the correspondence arrangements concerning with Cambridge, and applicants to be conducted by the Inspector of Schools, (d) selection of certain subjects and books by the Inspector of Schools (in place of the Board of Examiners), and (e) publication of such details in the Government Gazette.

The new stipulations introduced into the scheme are taken from the Singapore scheme and may therefore be considered approved in principle. These innovations refer to the selection of place of study by the candidate himself (instead of the Board of Examiners) and to the production of a medical certificate. The former of these two innovations is embodied in paragraph 3 of the Amended Scheme, the first half of which paragraph is literally taken from the Singapore Scheme and the second half from paragraph 174 of the original Hongkong Scheme. The reason for this innovation is that it was found during the last few years that Roman Catholic students were not brought forward to compete for the Scholarships because they had not the liberty of proposing a College like Dublin or other constitution of their own choice subject to the approval of the Government, as in Singapore. The only other innovation refers to...

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the changes which became necessary in consequence of the transfer of the conduct of the examinations from the local Board of Examiners to the Syndicate of the University of Cambridge, and involved (a) a change of the time of examination (the month of December being substituted for the month of November as more convenient), (b) arrangements referring to the local supervision of the examination hours by the Inspector of Schools and others, (c) the correspondence arrangements concerning with Cambridge, and applicants to be conducted by the Inspector of Schools, (d) selection of certain subjects and books by the Inspector of Schools (in place of the Board of Examiners), and (e) publication of such details in the Government Gazette. The new stipulations introduced into the scheme are taken from the Singapore scheme and may therefore be considered approved in principle. These innovations refer to the selection of place of study by the candidate himself (instead of the Board of Examiners) and to the production of a medical certificate. The former of these two innovations is embodied in paragraph 3 of the Amended Scheme, the first half of which paragraph is literally taken from the Singapore Scheme and the second half from paragraph 174 of the original Hongkong Scheme. The reason for this innovation is that it was found during the last few years that Roman Catholic students were not brought forward to compete for the Scholarships because they had not the liberty of proposing a College like Dublin or other constitution of their own choice subject to the approval of the Government, as in Singapore. The only other innovation refers to...
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the changes which became necessary in consequence of the transfer of the conduct of the examinations from the local board of Examiners to the byndicate of t University of Cambridge, and involved (a) a change of the time of examinat the month of Celober being substituted December the candidates for the month of November as more convenient), (b) arrangemen to referring to the local supervision of the during examination houn by the Schools oned Inspector of Schools and others (c)___ the correspondence arrangements concerning ith Cambridge, and applicants to be conducted by the Inspector of Schools, (d) selvation of certain bjects and books by the Inspector of Schools (in place of the Board of Examiners) and (c) publication of such details in he Governs went Gazette. e and with local. Qu the 3. in The new stipulations introduced from the the scheme are taken from singapore scheme and may therefore therefore be considered do a 425 approved medical cer in principle . These innovationo refer to selection of place of study by the candidate himself ( instead of the Board of Examiners) and to the mo production of a ine certificate, The former of these two innovations is embodied in paragraph 3 of the Amended Scheme, the first half. of which paragraph is literally tation. from the Singapore Scheme and the second half from paragraph 174 of the onqinal Hongkong Scheme. The reason for "found during the last few year this innovation is, that it. that it was that Roman Catholic students were not brought forward to compete for the Scholarships because they had not the liberty of proposing a College likte Dublin or other corstitution of Choies eubject to the own choice their approval of the Government, as in Singapore . The only other innovation refers
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the

changes which became necessary in consequence of the transfer of the conduct of the examinations from the local board of Examiners to the byndicate of t University of Cambridge, and involved (a) a change of the time of examinat

the month of Celober being substituted

December

the candidates

for

the month of November as more convenient), (b) arrangemen to referring to the local supervision of the during examination houn by the

Schools oned Inspector of Schools

and others (c)___

the correspondence

arrangements concerning

ith Cambridge, and applicants to be conducted by the Inspector of Schools, (d) selvation of certain bjects and books by the Inspector of Schools (in place of the Board of Examiners) and (c) publication of such details in he Governs went Gazette.

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new stipulations introduced

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the scheme are taken from singapore scheme and may

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approved

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in principle . These innovationo refer to selection of place of study by the candidate himself ( instead of the Board of Examiners) and to the mo production of a ine certificate, The former of these two innovations is embodied in paragraph 3 of the Amended Scheme, the first half. of which paragraph is literally tation. from the Singapore Scheme and the second half from paragraph 174 of the onqinal Hongkong Scheme. The reason for "found during the last few year

this innovation is, that it.

that it was

that Roman Catholic students were not brought forward to compete for the Scholarships because they had not the liberty of proposing a College likte Dublin or other corstitution of

Choies eubject to the own choice

their

approval of the Government, as in Singapore . The only other innovation

refers

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