Excerpt from The Universities of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: A Handbook Compiled by the Universities Bureau of the British Empire The distinguishing characteristic of British universities, as compared with those of the Continent of Europe, has from the earliest days been the pro vision of halls of residence, or colleges, in which students live as members of a community, with the privileges of social intercourse and subject to the mutual influence which corporate life exerts. For his own college a student acquires the strongest sentiment of love and loyalty, with a countervailing rivalry of other colleges. Inter-collegiate contests have favoured the cultivation of athletics in all forms, and have resulted in the provision of grounds and club-houses for running, rowing, cricket, football, hockey, tennis, polo, and other games. Admission as an undergraduate. - Before inserting a student's name in Matricula all universities exact evidence that the applicant's intellectual equip ment fits him to undertake a course of study for a degree. The matriculation examination covers the usual subjects of education in a secondary school, such as English Composition and Literature, Mathematics, English History, Greek, Latin, French, German, other foreign languages, Logic, Mechanics, Dynamics, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, Biology, Botany, Geology, Experimental Science, &c. Of these subjects the first two are compulsory at all universities whereas a considerable latitude of choice is allowed in other Subjects. At Cambridge and Oxford, Greek and Latin are compulsory; in Scotland and at the National University of Ireland, Greek or Latin; at the University of Dublin, Latin. At most other universities Latin is Degreescompulsory for students in Arts, and in some for students of Medicine. At Oxford and Cambridge, Sanskrit or Arabic may be substituted for Greek and Latin by natives of Asia or Africa not of European parentage and in Scotland either of these languages, or any other approved classical language, may be substituted for Greek or Latin by students whose native language is other than European. Graduates of recognised universities outside the United Kingdom who present evidence of adequate training and ability can obtain admission as Advanced Students. Since no list of. Other universities has as yet been generally adopted, it is necessary for intending students to ascertain from the university in which they desire to study (or from the Universities Bureau) Whether the degrees which they hold will be accepted as the equivalents of a degree of a university of the United Kingdom. Advanced students are eligible for higher degrees after pursuing a prescribed course of study and research for two (or in some cases three) years and submitting an approved thesis. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.