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JSTo,.,^.?. ,?:0PWA' '-'^ Copyright 1882 5y Harry Thurston Peck. PREFACE. During an experience of several years in preparing students for collegiate examinations, I have found nothing more serviceable in giving a finish and completeness to their preparation, than the use of papers employed in the examinations of previous years. Students have often remarked to me that nothing else afiforded them so clear an idea of what was likely to be required of them ; for while the questions are not alike each year, their general scope and tenor are the same ; and there is a general similarity, throughout them all. I have been led to think, therefore, that what I have myself found useful may be of some slight service to others ; and it is in this belief that the papers here collected are now published. Complete sets of entrance questions used at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Amherst, and Williams Colleges ; sets of papers used at the intermediate and concluding examinations of the freshman, sophomore, junior and senior classes in Columbia College ; and the questions asked in the scholarship and other prize examinations at Columbia, have been included in this little volume, so that the student who is preparing to pass examinations, and the instructor who is assisting him, may engage in their work with a better understanding of what is to be required of them both. The colleges enumerated above have been chosen for the reason that of all American universities, these are acknowledged to stand highest, both in their requirements for admission and in the scholarship and literary attainments of their graduates. Whoever can successfully pass the examinations at these institutions need not fear to present himself before the faculty of any other in this country. It will be noticed that among the Columbia sets, those in mathematics are the most numerous. The reason of this will be sufficiently obvious to the Columbia student who remembers that it is in mathematics that more under- graduates are conditioned than in any other study of the curriculum. Still another reason is found in the fact that copies of these papers are seldom seen, it not being permitted to take them from the room. In conclusion, I desire to express my thanks to members of the different faculties for many favors courteously extended ; aiid to express the hope that the study of the papers herein contained will be of service alike to under- graduates and to those whose special work lies in the line of collegiate pre- paration. H. T. P. Columbia College, Sept. i, 1882. HARVARD. [The University now furnishes copies of entrance papers to any one upon application. The requirements for admission include many options under the new elective system. To those who do not seek an advanced standing at entrance, but only desire to enter without honors, the following requirements are recommended, and will be found the easiest preparatory course possible : Latin, Caesar's Gallic War, IV Books ; ^neid, VI Books; Grammar, Prosody, Easy Translation at Sight, Prose Composition. Greek, Easy Greek at Sight (from the Anabasis), Easy Prose Composition, Iliad I-III. Ancient History (Greece and Rome). Mathematics, Arithmetic entire, except the technical parts of commercial arithmetic ; Algebra, through Quadratics ; Geometry, thir- teen chapters of Pierce's Geometry. Physics, Rolfe and Gillette's Nat. Philos. English Composition, a composition written in the room upon a subject given out at the time of examination. To secure admission, forty-five per cent, of the questions must be correctly answered.] ENTRANCE EXAxVIlNATION. (1882.) Latin, I^Translate Caesar, Bk. III., 3. Write out the words quo in consilzo . . . possent, marking quantity of every vowel. Explain synia.x o{ nihil, subsz'di'o, veniri, pervenissent. Give future indicative of timendum, exquirere, relictis, posset, placuit, experiri. Give nom. 2J\(\ gen. sing. 2Si(S. gender of obsidibus, loca, sub- sidio, salute, eventum. Who was Galba.'' What were the circumstances here mentioned and what the result.? II. Translate /Eneid, Bk. IV., 416-424. Explain circumstances under which these words were said. Give metrical scheme of lines 420, 421, 422, 423. Mark caesura in line 417. III. Translate /Eneid, Bk. VI., 863-874. Describe briefly the circumstances here alluded to. Write metrical scheme of lines 870 and 871. Hov^ does the scanning help settle the syntax in line 874 ? (Latin at Sight.) IV. Translate : — Itaque illorum responsis tum et ludi per dies decem facti sunt neque res ulla quae ad placandos deos pertineret praetermissa est, eidemque iusserunt simulacrum lovis facere maius et in excelso collocare et contra 6 HAKVARD COLLEGE. aique antea fuerat ad orientem convertere: ac se sperare dixerunt, si illud signuin, quod videtis, solis ortum et forum curiamque conspiceret, fore ut ea consilia quae clam essent inita contra salutem urbis atque im- perii, illustrarentur, ut a senatu populoque Romano perspici possent. Atque illud sigaum coUocandum consules illi locaverunt, sed tanta fuit operis tarditas, ut neque superioribus consulibus neque nobis ante hodier- nuni diem collocaretur. Explain mood and tense oi pertineret, conspiceret, fore, essent inita, illustrarenttir, possent. Explain construction of collocanduvi. Explain m^2.mv\%\itx& oi responsis, ludi. Show position of statue from descrip- tion here given. Give general idea of this passage. V. Cicero. Translate : — Tu, tu, inquam, M. Antoni, princeps C. Caesari omnia perturbare cupienti causam belli contra patriam inferendi dedisti. Quid enim aliud ille dicebat } Ouam causam sui dementissimi consili et facti adferebat, nisi quod intercessio neglecta, ius tribunicium sublatum, circumscriptus^ a senatu esset Antonius.? Omitto quam haec falsa, quam levia, praeser- tim cum omnino nulla causa iusta cuiquam esse possit contra patriam arma capiendi. Sed nihil de Caesare : tibi certe confitendum est causam perniciosissimi belli in persona tua constitesse O miserum te, si haec in- telligis, miseriorem, si non intelligis hoc litteris mandari, hoc memoriae prodi, huius rei ne posteritatem quidem omnium saeculorum umquam immemorem fore, consules ex Italia expulsos, cumque iis Cn. Pompeium, quod imperii populi Romani decus ac lumen fuit, omnes consularts, qui per valetudinem^ exsequi cladem illam fugamque potuissent, praetores, praetorios, tribunos plebis, magnam partem senatus, omnem subolem inventutis, unoque verbo rem publicam expulsam atque exlerminatam suis sedibus ! ' circumscribe, hamper o?ie's actions. ^ valetudo, state of health. Explain construction oi inferendi and compare with it that of capiendi below. Explain mood and tense oi potuissent, circumscriptos esset, pos- sit. Cuiquam, why not alicui or cuique? Give derivation oi princeps, tribunicium, iusta, posteritatem, showing force of suffix or suffixes in each case. VI. Virgil. Translate yEneid, Bk. IX., 644-652. Scan last seven lines, and point out at least two peculiarities of versification. VII. Ovid. Translate Metamorphoses, Bk. XIII., 1-12. VIII. Translate into Latin. HARVARD COLLEGE. 7 (a) Have you forgotten who commanded the Carthageniaris at Zama? Having got possession of the tow^n, he ordered the prefect to close all the gates. He advised the counsel to go to Ephesus, the chief town of that region. The soldier confessed that he was sorry for his cowardice, and begged Csesar to pardon him. (J?). The matter was laid before the senate, and it was decided that ambassadors should be sent. But men could not be found to send, since every one refused the duty from fear. For Pompey, on departing from the city, had said in the senate that he would equally regard as enemies those who had remained at Rome and those who had been in Caesar's camp. Thus three days were spent in discussion and inactivity. Even Lucius Metellus, tribune of the people, was persuaded by the enemies of Csesar to resist the decree of the senate and hinder whatever Csesar wished to do. When Caesar found out his design, having wasted several days in vain, he departed from the''city, leaving unfinished what he had intended to do, and in order to lose no more time hastened to Massilia in farther Gaul. IX. Translate into English, Nepos, Pelop. XVI., 5. [Note: Questions IV., V., VI., VII., and VIII (b), are ViO\. prescribed ; but the student seeking admission will find these options less difficult than any other.] GREEK. (Easy Greek at Sight.) I. Translate into English : — [J^^You are advised not to write any part of the translation until you have read the passage through two or three times. [Subject. — A council of war between Cyrus and Cyaxares.] Translate: — KvpoQ ok xac Kua$dpy^(; auuTfx^dfieuoi Trepiejusuov, wc, £'' npoai- oceu ol TzoXkfxtot.^ payobiizvoc. ojc, ok otj/.ou iyeuevo ore oux i^iocev ol TioXepcot ix Tou epuparoz'^ ouok udyrjv Tioi^aocvro ev zauTrj vvj fipipa, 6 fikv Koa^dprj(; xaleoaz xov Kopov xal rcov dXkwv zobz eTraaipcou^^ eAeqe rocdoe' Aoxec poc, e^'^, <^ dvopeq, waiiep Tuy- y^dvopev auvreTOYpsvoc oozcoc, ikvai Tiphc, zb ipupa zCov dvdpa>v xal orjXouu ozc OiXopev pdjEa&at. ouzo) fdp, i(p'f]i £«v pr] duzsm^cco- (Tcv ixslvoi, ol p.kv 'qp.kzE()Ot palXov dapp^aoyzet;^ ojitaacv, oi tto- (^ r^^ 8 HARVARD COLLEGE. Xifuoc dk T7)V ToXfiav td6vTe(; -fjiiMV [lakXov (poSijaovrac. rouroi p.kv OUTOQ idoxei. 6 dk Kupo^, M-rjoafxwz, l^'-y, 7ipb<; zcov ^ecou, w Kua^dpyj, ouzco Trodjacojuev. ec yap fjorj ix to. TEkr]. ' olmi. [Note : Questions V, and VI (bj are not prescribed, but have been select- ed as the least difficult of the options.] ANCIENT HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY. \_Omzt one questio7i front each of the followmg grotips?^ I. 1. What are the principal divisions of Asia Minor? Name and lo- cate five of the chief cities of Italy. 2. Draw a map showing military roads in Italy and principal towns through which they pass. II. I. Who are the chief authorities for the history of the regal period and when did they write.'' What were their sources of information .'' What other sources of information have we } 1. Tell what you know about Gajus Marius. 3. Give an account of the reign of Hadrian (a.d. 117-138.) III. 1. What forms of Government were represented in Greece,? Give the leading features of each. 2. State briefly political results of following battles: Marathon; Aegos-potami ; Mantineia ; Chaeroneia ; Pydna. Give dates of battles. 3. Aristides ; Lysander ; Pelopidas ; Brasidas. Give brief account of two. PHYSICS. I. Show the experiment of the Magdeburg hemispheres and tell what the experiment shows. lO HARVARD COLLEGE. 2. How far would a body fall in three seconds in a vacuum ? 3. Explain " beats " produced by musical sounds. 4. Upon what does the color of bodies depend ? 5. What is the apparent position of a pomt seen by reflection in a plane mirror.? Show how to determine the apparent position of an arrow under the same circumstances. 6. Are liquids and gases good or bad conductors of heat? What is convection of heat? 7. Describe the construction and use of the gold-leaf electroscope. GEOMETRY. 1. What must you know about the sides or angles of two triangles in order to be able to infer that they are equal ? Prove that two triangles are equal when the three sides of the one are respectively equal to the three sides of the other. 2. Two chords of a circle which intersect within the circumference divide the latter into four parts whose lengths taken in order are 89"', 43*'. 117°. and 111°. Find, without proof, the angles which chords make with each other. Prove that an angle formed by two secants intersecting without the circumference, is measured by one-half the difference of the intercepted arcs. 3. Define similar polygons and prove that two triangles are similar when they are mutually equiangular. 4.' State, without proof, how you would inscribe a regular decagon in a given circle. 5. Prove that in a right-angled triangle the straight line joining the right angle to the centre of the square on the hypothenuse will bisect the right angle. ARITHMETIC. 1. Simplify 4^ 51+ 2. It takes 54 yards 2j^ feet of carpet to cover a floor 23;^ feet long and 15^ feet wide. Find the width of the carpet. 3. If a pound equals 0.4536 kilogrammes, how many grains are there 5" 3% grammes ? [i lb.— 7000 grains.] 4. Find the greatest common divisor of 323 and 437. 5. I gained 33>^ per cent, in selling a horse, and with the proceeds HARVARD COLLEGE. bought another horse which 1 afterwards sold for $120, thereby losuig 25 per cent. Did I gain or lose by the transactions ? I. Simplify ALGEBRA. be I b"^ -\- c a c^ -\- a b {a — b)(a — c) ' {b + c) {b — a) ' {c — a){c-^ b) 2. A man bought a certain number of sheep for $300 ; he ljov, CO ' Ep/jtoysus^, Xsytoj zs zoh^ (p'tloo^ olzcvsz ^loc xac imdsrxpuua: a>^ jikya re buvavrat xac oui) k-cueAovzat, %va doxrj(; dcxolcoq e7V ohzolc, fxija ifpovzivT ''Ouxoou uj:; fj-kv y.o.l " EXXyjvzc: xal [:idp6apot zouq d-eoix; ^jouvzac Tzduza ecoiua: zd zs ouza xal zd [le/lovza s.udTjXov.{^') Tiuaac yo'ju o.l TzoXtcz xal rrduza zd idvfj ocd iw.vztxyiZ enepiozcoac zbh(; dsoh^ z't re yprj xal zi ou ' yjirj ~ocecv. xal pvju ozc vofxi^oiisu je d'jva.a&ac a.'jzouz 'xo.l eu xa.l xaxcoq Tzocelv xal zouzo aa.(pi(;.{^) Trrivrsc jow a.lzo'bvza.t robe "d^zoh^ zd. pkv tpaJjAa o.TZOzpeTzecv z-dya.d^d oh dtdbvai. ohzoi zolvuv Oi Ttduza pku scdozs:^ Tzduza ok dovdpLzvoc O-eol ouzto poc (f'uoc ecalv&aze ocd zb i7:!/j.s?,s7a&ac poo outtozs ?.ijd-co(^) auzob:: ouzs poxzbz 01J&' Tjpepaz oud-^ otto: du bppcopac ood^ ozc dlv pirAco Tzpdzzscu. ocd dk zb Tzpozcdiuac xai 6 zc i^ kxdazou aTzoSrjaezac (Trjpaivouai poc TikpTzovzeQ djykXou;; (prj paq xal ivu7TVca{^) xal ouovob:; a zs dec xal d 00 yp-q Ttocecv, ol;; i.jco ozav phv Tzdd^copac, obdk~ozk poc ptzapkXec'Yjd-f) ok tvozs xal dizcazrjaaz ixoXdad-qv!\^^ (') Sc. idTL. (-') ■^Aav&dvid. (3) dreams, (f) I have been punished. . (Greek History.) 1. Give a brief account of Aristeides, and of Brasidas. 2. What is meant by the period of tyrants in Greek History ? De- scribe the rise and overthrow of some one of them. 3. Describe the formation of the first Athenian confederacy and the process of its change into an empire. 4. Mention principal battles (with dates) of Alexander's invasion of Asia. What motive did he claim to have for his attack on the Persian king.? WIi.it were results of his career.? YALE COLLEGE. 19 ALGEBRA. 1. Free from negative exponents the expression {^a-^d'^x-*)-^. X ' 2 JIT —— I C 2. Reduce to its lowest terms the fraction -' . x^ + io.r + 2i 3. Factor w^ — 2H^+n, x^ — t, x^ — w^j/-, and x^ +jj/^. 4. Make the deiuimiiiator rational of — _-! — -— . 4/5— V2 5. Multiply y;^2+l/^3by Vx' + 2—V~2,- 6. Solve 1_1^±}. = L. X X 2 4 7. Solve i-^— -^-^=153. 8. By the Binomial Theorem expnnfl to four terms, I Vn — x^ 9. Sum the infinite series 1+ — _[. — + etc. , EUCLID. r. To describe a parallelogram that shall be equal to a given tri- angle, and have one of its angles equal to a given rectilineal angle. 2. If a straight line be bisected, and produced to any point, the Square on the whole line thus produced and the square on the part of it pro- duced, are together double of the square on half the line bisected and of the square on the line made up of the half and the part produced. ■ 3. A given angle BAC is bisected ; if CA is produced to G, and the angle BAG is bisected, prove that the two bisecting lines are at right angles. ARITHMETIC. I. Divide / A„f_5_„f \w^ 3t ^nd add the quotient tO-±_-L, \^4° 16° 2J°y5^v 4 15 2. Find 4/— > to three decimal places. ^ 21 3. Find, to three decimal places, the number which has to 0.649 the same ratio which 58 has to 634. 4. A man bought a piece of ground containing 0.316 A, at 53 cents a square foot ; what did he pay for the piece ? 5. A grocer buys sugar at 18 cents a kilo, and sells it at i cent per 50 grams. How much per cent, does he gain ? CORNELL. [Requirements for admission : English Gi-amtnar and Composition, Po- litical and Physical Geography. Elementary Physiology (exclusive of nervous system and names of bones and muscles). Mathematics. Chav- venet's Elementary Geometry, Bks. I-V., Elementary Algebra, first twelve sections of Loomis, Arithmetic complete. Greek. One hundred pages of any Attic prose, Easy Greek at sight. Prose Composition, Iliad, Bks. I-III., and Greek History. Latin, Cassar, Bks. I-IV. , Eclogues and ^Eneid Bks. I-VI., Cicero, six oi-ations. Easy Latin at sight. Prose Composition, Outlines of Roman History and Ancient Geography.] i88i. ENGLISH. 1. Embody in a connected account the following partictilars : («) name in t\ill, (p) birth-place, {c) age, {d) school or schools where fitted, {e) intended course of study, (/") purpose in seeking a college educa- tion. 2. Why '.s a verb inflected } 3. Use better, in an example, as {a) a verb "; {p) an adjective ; {c) an adverb. 4. State the two principal uses of the compound personal pronouns. 5. In what respect does zvhich, as an interrogative, differ from who and what ? 6. How can an adjective be turned into a descriptive clause.'' 7. State when shall, and when will, is to be used as an auxiliary in the first person. 8. How are progressive forms in the present and preterite made? 9. Mention the principal classes of subordinating conjunctions, and give an example of each class. 10. Distinguish between the same word used as an adverb and as a conjunction. 11. Write out a complex sentence, with a subordinate clause in the past tense, indicative mode, underlining the clause. 12. Explain the use oi/ew and a few ; elder and older ; latter and later ; a thojisafid men ; many a ma?i. 13. What kinds of nouns have no singular .-* 14. Parse the following : Which of these do yoic want? CORNELL UNIVERSITY. 21 15. Explain the meaning of the following terms: impersonal, indi- rect object, genitive, gerund, compleineftt, finite, orthoepy, distributive' analysis, predicative, factitive, augmentative. 16. Write out corrrectly the following sentences; («) Never was a man so leased or suffered half so much uneasiness as I have done to- day, {p) How will we know who is the greatest of the two ? {c) I, and not they, am to remain, {d) Either one of the four first in the class were good scholars, (e) I never have, nor never will attack him. (/) Scarcely was Elizabeth seated on the throne, than she began to feel the alarming embarrassments of her position, {g') Four months interest are due. ill) Nothing need be said so firmly, and nothing oftener than this. 17. State reasons for making any change in writing out preceding sentences. 18. Write out in prose the following verses, making complete gram- matical sentences, supplying all ellipses, and changing inversions : " Heaven witness, I have been to you a true and humble wife. At all times to your will conformable : Ever in fear to kindle your dislike, Yea, subject to your countenance ; glad, or sorry. As I saw it inclined. When was the hour, I ever contradicted your desire. Or made it not mine too ? What friend of mine. That had to him derived your anger, did I Continue in my liking.'' Nay, gave notice He was from thence discharged?" 19. Analyze the following : ^ " Wisely and slow : they stumble that run fast." GEOGRAPHY. 1. Draw an outline map of North America. 2. Name the five grand divisions in the order of their size. 3. Between what parallels of latitude does Russia lie ? What are its climate, population, productions 1 4. Bound Italy and name its capital. 5. State the positions of Algiers and Tunis, with the character and number of the population. 6. Name the three great rivers of South America. 7. Describe the great mountain system of the Western Continent. 8. Describe the Desert of Sahara. 9. Which is further north — New York or Paris .^ Washington or Madrid } San Francisco or Hong Kong ? 10. What is meant by the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn ? The Arctic circle? The Antarctic circle? 22 CORNELL UNIVERSITY. ir. What is the Arctic current ? How caused ? What becomes of it ? 12. What are the trade winds and how are they caused ? 13. How could one sail by the shortest route from Rio Janeiro to St. Petersburg ? 14. What States would a right line between Portland, Me., and Portland, Oregon, cross ? 15. In coasting between Charleston, S. C, and the Columbia river, what countries would you pass on the right? ELEMENTARY PHYSIOLOGY. r. Give diagrams of the teeth on one side of the lower jaw. State their names and uses. Give diagranj of a longitudinal section of a simple tooth, with names of its parts. 2. Give outline diagram of the neck and trunk, with names of the regions. Insert outline of alimentary canal, with names of its parts, and siiow relative position of the stomach and diaphragm. 3. What is the diaphragm.? Give outline diagram indicating condi- tion of diaphragm before and after inspiration. 4. State digestive actions of pancreatic juice. Which of them is peculiar ? Name some uses of the liver. 5. Of what is the heart chiefly composed .'' Give diagram of left side of heart, showing relative thickness of walls, the position of the ves- sels, and valves, and naming all the parts. Give diagram of cross-section of heart about midway between base and apex. ARITHMETIC. 1. Define: an abstract number, prime factors, quotient, mixed num- ber, cube root, 'percentage, bank discount, compound interest. 2. Get sum of five, five tenths, thirty-seven thousandths, one thou- sand millionths, XIX, MDCCCLX, XXI, .18. 3. Find all the common divisors of 225, 2025, 8100. 4. Divide |- of 91 by h-2- of 637. 5. What is the amount at comp. interest of $500 for 2 y. 6 m. at 7 per cent..'* 6. Get square root of 530 to tiiree decimal places and give reasons for the several steps in the work. 7. Give common and metric table of liquid measure. 8. How many litres in 10 gal. 3 qt. i pt. 3 gil., the gallon being 231 cu. in. and tiie metre 36.37 in. PLANE GEOMETRY. I. Define: an axiom, a point, a right angle, two parallel lines, a CORNELL UNIVERSITY. " 23 polygon, the apothegm of a regular polygon, a circle, a tangent to a cir- cle, the area of a surface, a commensurable ratio. Draw an obtuse angled triangle; then draw the three altitudes, taking the three sides of the triangle in turn as bases. 2. If two sides of one triangle be respectively equal to two sides of another, but if the included angle in the first be greater than the in- cluded angle in the second triangle, the third side of the first triangle is greater than the third side of the second. 3. A straight line perpendicular to a radius at its extremity is tangent to the circle, and conversely. 4. In any triangle, if a straight line be drawn from the vertex to the middle of the base, then : (i) The sum of the squares of the two sides is equal to twice the square of half the base increased by twice the square of the medial line. (2) The difference of the squares of the two sides is equal to twice the product of the base by the distance from the middle of the base to the foot of the perpendicular from the vertex to the base. 5. The area of a trapezoid is equal to the product of its altitude by half the sum of its parallel sides. If the area of a trapezoid be 80 square yards, the perpendicular 4 yards, and one of the parallel sides 15 yards; what is the other parallel side ? 6. To construct the mean proportional between two lines. ALGEBRA^ 1. Define: known and unknown quantities, positive and negative quantities, addition, a common multiple of two or more numbers, a radi- cal, an equation, a theorem. 2. Resolve m'^—n-^ into three prime factors. 3. Reduce the fraction y(-y"+-'^7+:'M_ to an equivalent fraction \/{x—y) having a rational denominator. 4. Divide ^r+jz-f-^-— 3 « ^^^ by xl +7J + zl. 5. For $8 I can buy 2 lbs. of tea, 10 lbs. of coffee, and 20 lbs. of sugar, or 3 lbs, of tea, 5 lbs. of coffee, and 30 lbs. of sugar, or 5 lbs of tea, 5 lbs. of coffee, and 10 lbs. of sugar. What are the prices ? 6. Solve the equation ax — b a bx bx — a 432 3 24 CORNELL UNIVERSITV. 7. Solve the equation .v-|-5 -j- |/(.v-l-5)=6, giving all the roots. 8. Solve the equation x-\-a .V — 2a + = I, x — 2a X + a and get the sum, and the product, of the two roots. LATIN. 1. Translate Cassar, B. G., V., 9. Give reason for mood and tense of consedtssejit, esseni ; for case of navibzis (before essent), navibus (before quod). Give principal parts of cognovit and verittis, and inflect the former in future indicative active, the latter in imperfect subjunctive. What is the positive of the adverb in z tins ? 2. Translate Virgil, Eel. X., 70-77. Who was Gallus, and what his fate? Where did pastoral poetry originate.? How is the tense of venit to be determined ? 3. Translate /Eneid, IV., 23S-244. Who is ille? What is the special name of this virga? Explain derivation of imperio, talaria, rapido, flainine, giving prefix, root, and ending employed to form stem from root, with meaning of each of these parts. Give principal parts oi parere and parabat, and mark quantity of each syllable. Write out last two verses above, dividing into feet and marki-ng caesuras, and give rules for length of all penultimate and final syllables. Indicate by English spelling the Roman pronunciation of the verse di'xerat, etc. 4. Translate Cic. in Cat. III., 28. Of what kind is the condition szverierz'i? Explain mood and tense of bibeat ? What two opinions were advocated in the senate (fourth oration) in regard to the punishment of the conspirators, and by whom were these opinions represented? Which did Cicero support? 5. Translate at sight : — [Sulla is accused by Torquatus, the son of a foimer rival, of complicity in the conspiracy of Catiline.] Hie tu epistulam meam saepe recitas, quam ego ad Cn. Pompeium de meis rebus gestis et de summa re publica misi, et ex ea crimen aliquod in P. Sullam quaeris ; et si furorem incredibilem biennio ante conceptum erupisse in meo consulatu scripsi, me hoc demonstrasse dicis, Sullam in ilia fuisse superiore conjuratione De quo etiam si quis dubitas- CORNELL UNIVERSITY. 25 set antea num id, quod tu arguis, cogitasset, interfecto patre tuo consulem descendere Kalendis lanuariis cum lictoribus, sustulisti hanc suspicionem, cum dixisti hunc, ut Catilinam consulem efficeret, contra patrem tuum operas et manum comparasse. Explain construction oi scripsi, diibitasset, descendere, biennio. GREEK. [Translate any two of the following passages, and answer all the questions. Write all Greek words with their proper accents.] 1. Xenophon, Anab. IV., 3.20. Give nom., ace. and gen. sing, of dKevav, opeaiv, xs'i-pac. Principal parts of opuvreg, uxovto, kiridpafielv, (pevyecv} On what root is ■&aTTov formed and how ? Compare bXcyovg, ■KoTCkoi. 2. Xenophon, Hellenica II., 2.16. Decline tiSuq, ttIeIu through the sing. Give first ten cardinal numerals in Greek. By whose advice were the Long Walls of Athens built? What pur- pose did they serve .^ By whom were they finally restored ? 3. Xenophon, Lacedeemonian Const., VII., r. 4. Write in Greek : — [Most of the Greek words may be found in the second prose-passage above.] The Athenians would not have sent Theramenes, if they had sup- posed that he would stay three months with Lysander. For they knew their provisions were likely to fail them in that time. 5. Translate Iliad, II., 474-483. Where formed (tense, mood, voice), and from what verbs, are /ii-yeuoiv and aypofiEvr/atv ? Give their Allz'c forms. 6. Translate II., III., 191-202. Explain accent of £>c (6). Scan last two lines. 26 AMHERST. [Requirements for Admission: The College permits the student to choose one of two courses in Latin and Greek. The following requirerrients have been selected as the least difficult: Greek, Grammar, Prose Composition (Jones's), Anabasis, IV Books, Iliad, III Books. Latin, Grammar, Prose Composition (Hkness.), Seven Orations of Cicero, including the Pro Lege Manilla, .^neid, VI Books, Caesar Books I-IV., Eclogues of Virgil and the first two Georgics. Mathematics: Arithmetic Complete; Algebra through Quadratics, including Radicals, Geometrical and Arith. Progressions, Binomial Theorem, and Proportion; Plane Geometry. English : Composition and Cor- rection of false S3'ntax. French : Keetel's Elementary Grammer. Ancient History and outlines of Gk. and Roman Geog.] (1882). GREEK. 1. Translate Iliad L 245-253. 2. Translate Iliad II. 1-7. 3. Translate Iliad III. 320-327. 4. Write the nom. sg-. of rjloiai., iieliTog. Decline in Attic forms dvepeg, -oXeag, VTjvaiv, iwea. ^ 5. Compare yAvKiuv, dpicjTr/, Kvdcare, /ueyiars. 6. Using Attic forms, (a) Inflect ^aro, p'eev (with contractions), Tpd(pEv, k-ysvovTo : ((^) Synopsis of (3d?ie, rpdipev, ejevovto, edr]Kev (includ- ing- sec. aor. forms), 66g, Svvai : (c) Principal parts of (pdro, ^dle, eyh- ovTo, ixe, (paivETo. What is the tense and the analysis of the form E(l>av ? 7. Name the enclitics in the second passage ; and account for the accent of rf' (2) and ett' (6). 8. State the derivation, and the force of the derivative suffixes, of n^AeW^f, Gicf/TTTpov, ETEpu'&Ev, dyopT/Tf/g, (j)i?i6Tf}Ta ; the composition oiySvETv^^j iTnTOKopvarai, ■jravv'uxioi, 'AyafiEjUvopt, dEpaiirodEq. 9. Syntax of ipMioi, rolai, fiiXiTog, rw (6), ol (7). 10. Write any four lines metrically divided. 1 1. Where were Pylus and Ida ? Give a short analysis of Book III. (ANABASIS). I. Translate Anab. I. 3. ,8. Anab. II. 3.,iS. Anab. III. i.,43. Anab. IV. 2., 18.19. AMHERST COLLEGE. 2/ 2. Syntax of every genitive and infinitive ; and give exact meaning of every preposition here found with a genitive. 3. Put into Greek : And Menon also after having taken his javelins into his hands, mounted his horse. — On the following day, Cyrus sent for your soldiers to come to him. For Cyrus had been appointed general in place of his brother. I asked what they were doing ; and he replied that they were riding at full speed. If any one had gone into the city, what would he have suffered ? He answered that if you had not come, we should be marching. LATIN. 1. Translate Csesar B. G. 2. State how much Csesar you have read and reviewed. 3. Give the principal parts of cognoscettda, 7'evertatur, proficiscitttr. and trajectus. 4. Explain all the sicbjwictives in the above passage. 5. When is ^?/!(7^ followed by the subjunctive } 6. Translate Cicero. 7. State how much Cicero you have read and reviewed. 8. Explain the difference in the use of gratia with the verbs agere, habere and referre. 9. Explain the use of the ablative case in i/erbis, viriute, jitre and consiliis. (For Translation at Sight). 10. At enim haec ita commissa sunt ab isto, ut non cognita sint ab hominibus? Hominem arbitror esse neminem. qui nomen istius audierit, quin facta quoque ejus nefaria commemorare possit ; ut mihi magis timendum sit, ne multa crimina praetermittere, quam ne qua in istum fingere, existimer. Neque enim mihi videtur haec multitudo, quae ad audiendum convenit, cognoscere ex me causam voluisse, sed ea quae scit, mecum recognoscere. (Virgil). 1. Translate ^neid, IV. 129-142. 2. Divide lines 2, 7, 8, 9 into feet and mark place of cassural pause in each. 3. Write out rule or rule and exception, for the quantity of syllables whose Vowels are in italics: as, Oc^anum, z'nterea, Az^rora, port/s, jubare, \a\.o, equztes, od^ra, pr/mi. 4. Write rule for quantity of final vowels ; of i and e in the incre- ments of "conjugation. 28 AMHERST COLLEGE, 5. State the outline of Bk. IV., and how the passage selected is re- lated to it. 6. Translate Eclogue II., 27-39. 7. Translate Georgics, 287-296. (Latin Composition). Translate into Latin : — Rome was saved by a man of the greatest wisdom, — Cicero. Hav- ing been elected consul at a time when the state was in extreme peril, he did everything possible for the sake of defending the city. First of all, ambassadors were sent to Csesar to say that the conspirators had left the city for the camp of Manlius, and that Catiline had been made leader. Then, he asked the senators what they thought ought to be done. The citizens were ordered to defend the temples of the gods and their own homes. All these things which had been commanded were done promptly and bravely. There were some who seemed uninterested, but the greater part were eager to aid the consul. Pompey, Scipio, and Csesar conquered the enemy in two battles, and having persuaded them to surrender, at length freed the state from danger. The soldiers, to whom the safety of their country was dearer than life, were worthy of the highest praise. A vote of thanks (gratis) to Cicero was passed (ago) in the most honor- able words because the republic had been delivered from the greatest perils by his wisdom and prudence. Then Pompey was deservedly praised, whose assistance the consul had employed. A thanksgiving was decreed to the immortal gods on Oct. 21st, which was celebrated at Rome with great rejoicinp;. ANCIENT HISTORY. 1. Divisions of Greece. 2. Physical character of Attica. 3. Occasion and main events of the Persian War. 4. Work and character of Pericles. 5. Epaminondas. 6. Physical character of Italy. 7. Situation of Etruria and Latium. 8. Occasion of the First Punic War. 9. Marius and Sulla. 10. Augustus. (ENGLISH). Write a composition on one of the following subjects: — AMHERST COLLEGE. 29 1. The occasion, argument, character and result of Othello's defence before the Duke of Venice and his council. 2. A description of the gaol in which the Vicar of Wakefield was confined, and of his life during his imprisonment. 3. The character of lago. 4. Correct the following sentences : — (a). One's education always influence their opinions, (b). •' Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill." (c). " I have a mind to inquire after one thing, — the which you can easily satisfy me in." (d). The library should have been catalogued. Its omission makes the books most entirely useless. (e). We all planned to have gone home in the evening, but the shower surprised us before sunset, and each one got away as quick as they possibly could, (f). It was quite a ways to the city, and the troops tired before entering it. (g). There were thirteen persons set at the table, and some argued misfortune from this event, yet it was requested that none would leave their seats during dinner, (h). There were some ten or twelve agriculturalists who awarded the prizes. ARITHMETIC. (i.) Give the rule for dividing one vulgar fraction by another. Give the reason of the rule and illustrate by an example. (2.) What part of ;^ of a rod is | of an inch. (3.) How many feet in a fence enclosing an acre in the form of a square ? 0.1 X 0.002 (4.) Find the value of 1- |. o.coof X 200 (5.) How many cords of wood can be put into a space 20.5 feet long, 12.75 feet wide, and 7.6 feet high ? (6.) Find the square root of 0.8 to 3 places. (7.) What is the present worth of $678.75, due 3 years 7 months hence, at 7^. per cent. ? (8.) If 16 horses consume 84 bushels of grain in 24 days, how many bushels will suffice 32 horses 48 days ? [Note. — The examination in Plane Geometry is conducted orally.] 30 AMHERST COLLEGE. ALGEBRA. -)--« — j/'-w (i.) Reduce to its lowest terms. (2.) Find a number of two digits such that it shall be equal to 7 times the sum of its digits, and ii 27 be subtracted from the number, the digits will be inverted. (3.) Reduce 4 4/2—6 4/8 + 10 4/32 to its simjjlest form. (4.) Extract the square root of 81 a^ -^'-^ jf ^'-i. (5.) Solve the equation 3 x" — 4 -r=i 19. (6.) Form a quadratic equation whose roots shall be — 3 and — 2. (7.) Solve the equations, VaT ,i' ^' -' ^ ( X -|-.l^/=IO. (8.) What proportions may be derived from the proportion a:b:\c:d? (9.) Find the sum of the first n odd numbers i + 3 + 5 • • • 2« — i. (10. )Whatis the sum of the [infinite descending series -J-l- F 2 + i^ + etc,? (i I.) Give the first four terms of (i -|- 2 .t")« . FRENCH. 1. Give the rule respecting the pronunciation of final consonants. 2. What nouns take .r in the' plural ? 3. Give the feminine form of bon, iioiiveaux, sec, doux, faux. > 4. State the distinction between the possessive adjectives and the possessive pronouns, and give examples of each. 5. Give the primitive tenses (principal parts) of couvrir, devoir, ecrire, lire, nattre, savoir, teiiir, and conjugate the present tense of each verb. 6. Synopsis oifinir, simple tenses. II. Translate into French : — I was giving ; he gave ; they will give ; he might have given ; let us give. Has your brother taken a walk this morning? He has not taken a walk, for he did not go to bed titl eleven o'clock, and he has not yet risen. What time is it now ? It is a quarter past eight. His sister needs some money, will you lend her some ? I would lend her some if I had any. Do you think of your friends ? I think of them. When did Charlemagne die? He died on the twenty-eighth of January, 814. Peter the Great died at St. Petersburgh the eighth day of February, 1725. III. Translate into English : — II y a trcs-longtemps que nous ne nous sommes vus. Nous nous promenions tous les jours sur les boulevards. J'ecrivis chez moi le lende- AMHERST COLLEGE. 3I main de mon arrivee a Paris. Puisque vous le desirez je remettrai ce voyage a demain. Je suis content pourvu que vous le soyez. II y a des iiommes qui sont toujours niecontents. Dans une bataille ou les boulets ennemis volaient autour de lui, Napoleon s'ecria : Le boulet qui doit me tuer, n'est pas encore fondu. Si vous etes vertueux vous serez aimes et estimes de tout le monde. 32 WILLIAMS. [Requirements FOR Admission: Greek. Anabasis, I.-IV. ; Iliad, I., II.; Prose. Composition; History; Grammar. Latin. Czesar, I.-IV.; Cicero, seven orations; Virgil, Georgics and yEneid, I.-IV.; Prose Composition; Grammar; History. Mathematics. Arithmetic, complete; Algebra to Quadratics; Loo- mis's Geometry, I.-IV. English Gi-ain/nar. Ancient and iModern Geography.'] : ENTRANCE EXAMINATION. 1882. Greek. 1. Translate Iliad, II.. 212-223. Write out two lines to show feet and caesura. 2. Translate Anab., IV., vi., 16. T,. Decline eyw, TtaiSeiav, opog, /cAwttwv, (i'ovaiv. 4. Give the principal parts of ciko'vu, ettiSeikw/ji, s;\;o), /.afi6dvo).. 5. Give the synopsis of Elvai. 6enrvr/ao)/uEv, sXaGov, tarai. 6. Inflect a^iovvrai (giving both uncontracted and contracied forms), IdduiJEV, ecrat. 7. The construction of k'Aettteiv, kiv8vvov, tcJ K?i£'nT0VTi, tovtuv, jiara} 8. Translate into Greek (a vocabulary of tlie different words being given) : — But when-now^ they were crossing- the mountains, the peltasts* running-ahead-* percejved^ the encampment" of the enemy and did not wait-for' tlie hoplites. And the barbarians having heard the uproar* did not stand-their-cround," but fled.^" And when the hoplites learned'' of tliis, it seemed i)est to them to retire'- to their camp lest'^ the barbarians should-attack'-* the guards"* left"' [there]. -9. Translate. at sight : — (^t ok OTftazicdzai zoze p.ev ds:~uijaapz£^ y.a\ (fuAo-xaq -/.azaazqod,- fxsi'Oi y.(u auoy.V)aa6.i).z\'0i tzu.vzo. & ids: ixo{fj.ijdy^6vco uazefiov Xpo- (T(hzaz 7:(/.(i7^v dyiov zohz i^co(>o:/oouQ. 10. Give a brief account (wilh dates) of Pausanias and Lysander; ot Miltiades and Pericles. • WILLIAMS COLLEGE. 33 11. Mention the states which successively had a dominating nfluence in Greek affairs from 490 to 323 B. C, with the dates. 12. Where were Sphacteria, Plataea, Aegospotami, Leuctra? For what were they famous ? Dates? • LATIN. 1. Translate Cic, pro Arch., 10. Explain fully construction of esset. civitate, donaretur, donaret, repu- diasset, scriberet. Derivation of epzgramma, vendebatf 2. Translate Virg. Georg., IV., 88-94. 3. Translate yEneid, III., 497-505. Explain fully the construction of revocaveris, obsit, tied, regnet, inaculis, in 2 ; of f iter it, cernam, epiro, maneat, in 3. Mark the metre of the last line of 3. What is the suliject of the fourth Georgic? Who is the speaker in the third book of the ^neid ? When did Virgil live.'' 4. What was the first Roman conquest outside of Italy, and when was it made? What was their first conquest out of Europe, and when was it made ? What was the office of Tribune of the People, and how and when was it established ? Tell where each of the following places is, and what event of Roman history is connected with it : — Cann«, Her- aclea, Zama, Actium, Thapsus, Philippi, Numantia. 5. Translate at sight, Caesar, B. G., VIII., 49. 6. Translate into Latin : — Csesar wintered in Belgium, in order that the states might be kept in friendship. He knew^ how"^ important it was that he ^^ always /r^- sent,^ and feared'* that his departure might be the signal^ to the Gauls of renewing^ the war. The province was always within'^ a little of revolt- ing.^ The Senate decreed'^ that Ceesar dismiss^" his troops. I intellegere; 2 quantiinteresse; 3adesse; 4vereri; 5 signum; 6 renovare; 7 minimum abesse; 8 deficere; g decernere; 10 dimittere. ^ ENGLISH. I. Write a composition upon one of the following subjects : The S'-4)'=9. (.1-+4 )'+()'- i)' = 2S, and (.1— 7)'^+(j/+3)== ,6. 5. Find equation of an ellipse referred to its centre. 6. Find equation of a tangent to the ellipse 3y"+2X' = 35, at a point whose abscissa is 2. (Mechanics : 1881). 1. Demonstrate Polygon of Forces. 2. Deduce rule of finding centre of gravity of a triangle. COLUMBIA COLLEGE. 39 3. Find conditions of equilibrium of elbow-joint press. 4. Find formula for time of vibration of simple pendulum. 5. Write out Marriotte's Law and Gay Lussac's Law. SENIOR CLASS. [The examinations in Astronomy are conducted orally, each student being questioned for three minutes. The following will serve as specimens of the questions generally asked]. [Jtw., 188 1.] Explain Axis, Zenith, Nadir. Celestial Horizon, Rational Horizon, Sensible Horizon, phenomena of parallel sphere. On what does Horiz. Parallax depend .'' Deduce formulas p=sin tt; and r=— sin TT. Give Kepler's three laws, and Newton's laws of motion. Give outline of Maskelyne's method of measuring mass of earth. [May, 1 881.] Explain Bode's Law. Give relative sizes, manners, dis?ances, densi- ties etc., of bodies of Solar System. Explain Solar spots. Location of faculse. Shape of nucleus. Fila- mentary character of penumbra. Periodicity of spots. Give an account of variable stars. Temporary stars. Double stars Explain Secchi's star-type spectra. Give an outline of the probable construction of the heavens. n. GREEK. (Entrance Examination, 1882.) 1. Translate (a) Xen. Anab. H. 5. (27, r??' varepaia ad fin.) (b) Xen. Anab. IV. 7. (7). 2. Account for accents of eMuv, 6^Mg, xPVvai. 3. Write Nom. and Gen. Sing, of Tia:aaEpvei, 'WJiijvuv , Trpoddrag, Kandvovq, and bvTag (of this last in all genders). 4. State where the following forms are found : hMuv, (nvnyyellev, XPVvaL, levac, bvrag. Write the principal parts of these verbs, and of SiaSdlTiovreg and ri/j.uprj'&^vai.. K. Give rules for case of varepaia, olo/ievog, Tcaaa^epvei, ''E.Tikrjvuv, wpodd- rag ; and for mood of 6iaKelc-&at, Uvac, £Aey;\;i9-6J(Tf. What is the subject of IhaL ? 6. Compare dfilog and naKdvovg ; also iih/ag and ivolvg. Give general rules for comparison of adjectives and adverbs. 40 COLUMBIA COLLEGE. 7. Give rules for mood of ap^^fie'&a, eItj, nopevu/ie^a. Compare &a-Tov. 8. (a). Translate Iliad Bk. II. 257-261. (b). Iliad Bk. III. 216-219. 9. Write Attic for toi, epeu, to, 'Ochay'i, cj/Lcoimv, TrjTiefidxoio. 10. Give rules for mood o{ Kixvaojiac, eneir/, dvau. To what word does awb belong, and what name is given to this arrangement ? ir, ardanEv, l6eaKE, and exeanev where found.'' Give their Attic equivalents. 12. In what metre is the Iliad written? What feet allowed in it, with what restrictions? Define hiatus, and mention the principal devices for avoiding it. 13. Write in full the scansion of the first two lines of passage (d), and give rules for quantity of each syllable in the first line. 14. Translate into Greek, ivz^/i accen/s : (i) Let us with the aid of the gods rescue ourselves even from these great perils. (2) If any one had gone into the city, what would he have suffered ? (3) I asked Menon for five months' pay and three thousand soldiers. (4) Cyrus having called the soldiers together, spoke these words to them. (5) And now it was about full market time, and the place where they intended to halt was fifteen fprlongs distant. [Freshmen : Intermediate Exam. Odyssey.] 1. Translate Bk. 6, 25-35. 2. Explain the use o[ nt-yaTioevTa. To what does line 28 refer? What explanation may be offered in defence of line 35 ? 3. Name the elements of yeivaro, 'iwva'&ai, dyuvrac, xc^'povf^i, io/nev' TrXwiovaac, evTvvEai. 4. Write and scan lines 30-35. 5. Name the transitive tenses of yeivo/iai, ^aivu, Icttiiii. 6. Account for the case of ri, avrf/v, av&piiirovQ, (j>aivo/i£v7/iv, ^air/Kuv, avTi) . 7. Translate Bk. 6, 259-69. 8. Change all dialectic forms of these lines to their Attic equivalents. 9. Write all admissible Homeric forms for ayopalQ, 'OSvaaeu^, oTij^Eai., ro. Give fuller explanation of nvpyog, etcid-fxr/^ kwiaTiov, TIom6>ycov. 11. What have been the various interpretations of line 267, and what recent light on the question ? 12. Translate Bk. 7,78-90. 13. Where was Scheria? What difficulty about the mention of Marathon, line 80? What explanation ? What peculiarity in the form 'A\^rjVTiv'> Who was Erechtiieus ? COLUMBIA COLLEGE. 4I 14. Distinguish between nTjp and aiip and write the genitive of each with accent. 15. What is meant by x^^^i^^ov ovSbvl What is ;i:aAKOf, in Homer? What is Kvavog ? 16. Explain the grammatical relation of the words in line 84. 17. Translate Bk. 7, 182-198. 18. Account for the mode of elTra, KaTaKeieTE, ^eiviaao/iev, "iKTjrai, irdd-- riCLv, hnidrjusvai. 19. Give the derivation of /ueX'uppova, enipva, v6/j,v(yev, TjyrjTopeq, KT^ud-eq. 20. Defend your selection of subject for ecrlv, line 194. How does the Homeric conception of the 'KJm'&eq compare with the latter? 21. Explain ewap^d/uevoq, yspovrag, and illustrate the latter. 22. Translate Bk. 8, 1 1-23. 23. What is the peculiarity of Aeir', aye} What is the construction of levai ? 24. Account for the case of ^eivoio, difiag, (iporuv, KeaA7J, rovg. 25. Compare ttoUoI, /laKpSrepov, Trdauova, (piTiog, deivog. [Final Examination. Herodotus, i88i.] 1. Name the two principal dialects of the Greek language besides the Ionic, with regions in which each of these was spoken. 2. Mention principal writers using Ionic dialect. Into what periods is this dialect divided ? Give approxirnate dates. Which form did Hdt. use? Name some points of difference between dialect of Hm. and that of Hdt. 3. In what region v^-as Gk. prose tirst written and what were.chief influences which caused its rise ? What collective name applied to earliest prose-writers ? Who was most noted of them and his date ? Mention any other facts concerning him that you can. ^ 4. Give succinct acct, of life of Hdt. 5. How is his history divided ? How are separate divisions named, and what is the general subject of his work? 6. Mention in order the Persian monarchs from establishment of empire to the year 425 B.C. In whose reign did the Ionian revolt occur ? Dates of beginning and end of this reign ? 7. Mention chief instigator of revolt, causes which urged him to action, and principal cities which revolted. How long did rebellion last, and what event practically ended it ? 8. Relate history of Histi^us as fully as you can. 9. What four subject nations furnisiied fleet of Persians ? Name geographical position of each and of following: Bactra, Susa, Sardis, I,ap6u, (modern name what.?); Byzantium, Miletus, Ephesus, Didymi, 42 COLUMBIA COLLEGE. Branchidae ; Chios, Mitylene, Samos, Naxos, Tenos, Ddos ; Chersonesus, Argos, Delphi, JEgina., Eretria, Carystus, Chalcis, Marathon, Plataese, Thebai, Sybaris. ID. Translate vi., 9. ti. Give Attic equivalents for all Ionic forms in first six lines. 12. Define aTriKaro, 'Apiarayopeu, eavrov, a(pi, Ipd, iaau'&evTeg, e^avdpairo- diEvvrai. Explain formation of aniKam. 13. Account for construction of p) ov yevuvTai, fiij ovk kSvreg (why double negatives here ?) tuv apx^uv, sv noLrjaaQ oIkov, dTrocj/^wv. 14. Translate vi., 94. 15. Define am'ijTVTo, airode^ag, evTEiTiduevog, and exj^Uiin construction of uare dva/Ltc/ivr/CKovTog, cpXavpug Ttprj^avTa t(J aroAu, and t^avdpaivodiaavTac. 1 6. Who are meant by IiecaicTpaTL6euv,_ and what reason had they for this course of action.'' Give a brief account of expedition here men- tioned. 17. Why did Persians single out Eretria for destruction.'' Date of second expedition by Darius against Greece ? 18. Translate vi., iii. 19. Give literal meaning of ■n-avr/yvpic, and uses of word. What English word from corresponding adjective ? Trace development of meaning of English word froin that of the Greek ? 20 What festival is doubtless meant here ? Describe briefly. 21. What were the duties of Polemarch before battle of Marathon, and what at time of Hdt.? Why ten Strategi, and why is Miliiades called the tenth.? 22. Translate into Greek, wz'/// accents : He has long been supposing that such misunderstandings might be stopped by familiar conversations. 2. They are said to have sung and danced, when, conquered in the (well-known) battle, they were retiring. 3. It will be my care that they cut short their replies and make them briefer. 4. If greater numbers shall be collected, much of the army will be in danger of destruction. 5. And if, avoiding this, he had not spoken of the things done by himself, he would not have been able to refute the accusations. 6. They would not say we were the guests of Philip, unless it is proper to call those who do anything for hire the guests of those who hire them. {Special Exaviitiaiion fin- Fres/unan Scholarship in Greek?) 1. Translate Odys., Bk. VI., 130-4. 2. With what exactness may this simile be allowed to apply ? Give other forms for Ifitv, bleaaiv, e. Account for number of Salerai, change of case in [ioval, e/ld^ouf, and cunstiuction of irecp^aovra, eWeiv. 3. Translate 156-9. COLUMBIA COLLEGE. 43 4. Explain construction of ^vaadvruv, haoLxvevaav, ayayriTai. Exliibit formation of aelo and of corresponding Attic. Also of haopduvra, eawsTo, eacri, kirEeaai. 5. Translate 200, and explain use of iirj. Write other particles used in questions. 6. Translate 300-7, 7. Why the modes ot rfyrjaatro, keklQuol, dieWefiev, iKTjaL, Idecdac ? What peculiarity of metre in lines 300-4 ? Give explanation of akindp^vpa. 8. Translate and explain Bk. VII., 10. 9. Translate VII., 215-25. 10. Write 215 as a prohibition. Why tense eirTiero, eadefievac, Eivadov} Explain use of ettI in 216 ; ?i'nvov, 224. Why is Kaimp peculiar for Hm. ? Why not KaiivEp ? Sophomore Class. Medea of Euripides. 1. Give principal events in life of Euripides. 2. What number of plays ascribed to him ? Name those extant. 3. What quality ascribed to him by Aristotle and on what ground ? 4. Give outline of plot of Medea. 5. By which of the other great dramatists is it treated 1 6. In what measure is the dialogue ? 7. Give tabular view of admissible feet. 8. Why called trimeter.^ 9. Translate vv. i-io. 10. Give different modes of expressing a wish. 11. Where was Colchis? The Symplegades? What and why so called ? 12. What do you supply with i^EdElv — epET/xuaai ? 13. Explain construction in av £iT?i.EvaE. 14. Give story alluded to in IlETitddag Kopag. 1 5. Distinguish n^AetJ^f, Hr/Tiiov, Ile/l/af, Ile/lraf. 16. Translate vv. 184-198. 17. Construction of dEpy/aa} use of cnroTavpovvTai with ^. TiEaivjjgl 18. Protasis to av dfidpToig 7 19. Translate vv. 213-218. 20. Explain subjunctive in v. 214. 21. What explanations have been given of 215-216? 22. Translate 419-429. 23. What is to be supplied in 426? 24. Translate 514-520. 44 COLUMBIA COLLEGE. 25. What to be supplied before ^ in 515? Construction of bru'! difference between Sudelv and 6iei6kvai ? trace meanings of x^P^i^^VP- 26. Translate 551-554. 27. Explain construction after comparative in 553. 28. Translate 598-606. 29. Explain ja/ioma in fem. of active voice. 30. Translate 672-680. 31. How may aireipog and a^vyeg be resolved? 32. Explain accent in T^epi,, use of nara (675) ; what other render- ing of 679; explain Trplv av in 680. 33. Translate 733-738. 34. What objection to reading fiedelq in 736 ? What other reading in 737-9. and what change in meaning.? (1882). — Translate into Greek: — Do not wonder at his extravagant assertion, but observe with candor what he says. • Let us not consider that we have been born to our fathers and mothers only, but also to our native land. They were, not ashamed to declare that we had hindered the city from making peace, in addition to having been a cause of the war. Memorabilia of Xenophon, (1877). 1. Give brief outline of life of Xen, with title of works, 2. Subject of Memorabilia ? Greek name .'* 3. Translate the first sentence of the Memorabilia. 4. To what class of words does ending — awf belong.' 5. For what is tIcl here used ? 6. What is force of ttote here? Why its accent? 7. elf] why in optative ? 8. What was the indictment against Socrat. (in Greek) ? 9. Translate I. i. 3. from 6 6e ohSev to dvaiatg. 10. For what is tuv aXkuv here used ? 11. What is meant by oJwvat?, vfiaig, avjuPoXoic, and Bvaiaig'i 12. Difference in signif. and govt, between a'P"" and j/9rto//q<, ypa^u and ypn p'/ixv. 20. Scan 1251-1260 and translate 1251-1270. 21. Construction of 1268-70. 22. How many constitute tlie chorus entire, and how divided ? 23. Translate 1361-1375. 24. Translate 141 5 to the end. 25. Of what other plays of Eurip. do these verses form the con- clusion ? What is the usual ending of a Gk. tragedy ? JUNIOR CLASS. Electra of Sophocles. 1. Give dates of birth and death of Sophocles. 2. Number of plays ascribed to him and number of first and second prizes awarded him ? 3. Give outline of plot of the Electra. 4. Translate 42-54. 5. Explain usage of ov. . ./i?) (42). 6. Explain forms XP''', odowEKa, Kvltadelg, eararu, eieTo, np/aivoi. 7. Derivation or composition o^ rpox'/^aruv, di^puv, Kaparof/oi^, h'^oppov. 8. Explain allusion in 45 ; describe custom in 52, 9. Translate 121-127. 10. Explain construe, of Aya/nt/iivova m 125. 11. Translate 147-152. COLUMBIA COLLEGE. 47 J 2. Explain story alluded to in 148 and 150-152. 13. Translate 244-250. 14. Explain forms it neiaeTai. . Jppot. av. 15. Translate 387-391, 16. Translate 563-569. 17. Subject of eaxe ? KElv7/g why in gen. ? Why not lawful ? 18. Constructions and renderings possible in 568-9? 19. Translate 680-687. 20. Name principal games of Greece, where celebrated, in whose honor ? 21. Length of race course.^ For what is Ta(j)eGei7 22. Translate 743-748. 23. How were the horses arranged ? Distinguishing epithets ? What implied in KafXTrrovTog 1 What meant by e^ avTvyuv 7 By T/u7]roig l/xam 7 Describe fully. 24. Translate loi 7-1020. 25. Translate 1058-1068. CEdipus Coloneus (1881). 1. Give brief outline of plot of the CEdipus Rex. 2. Give the plot of CEdipus Coloneus. 3. Give a brief outline of the plot of the Antigone. 4. Translate the first Hypothesis ? 5. How many plays did Sophocles write ? 6. What improvements did he introduce in dramatic perform- ances. 7. What is meant by the prologue in a Greek play ? in what metre ? 8. The first address of the chorus usually in what metre ? 9. What was the chorus, and of whom composed ? 10. Write out a scheme of iambic trimeter? 11. What is an anapaest, choriambus, tribrach, cretic, dochmius? 12. What kinds of verse are scanned by dipodies ? 13. What is meant by catalectic, acatalectic, brachycatalectic, pen- themimeris, logaoedic ? 14. Translate vv. 36 to 52. 15. Construction of Trpw (in 36 and 48), tov (in v. 38), t^ew (in 44), uv (in 50) ? 16. Who are meant by EfKjio/ioi d-eai. (39) ? and give the names by which they were known. 17. Give the story of their settlement in Attica. 18. Translate vv. 311 to 323. 48 COLUMBIA COLLEGE. 19. Construction of wp6cojiTa,viv (314). cj (315 and 317), (patdpd (319), opav (322) ? 20. Explain the allusion in Ahvaiag, Kwrj, Qeaaalig. 21. Translate vv. 495 to 509. 22. Explain construction of dw?v kc/coZv (496), apKe'iv (698), the con- dition of v. 501, reAoi'CTa, Xpr/arai, tov tSttov. 23. Compare the characters of Antigone and Ismene as represented by Sophocles. 24. Translate vv. 668 to 693. 25. What peculiar circumstance attaches to this ode? What place is celebrated and to what is the happy condition attributed ? 26. Translate vv. 835 to 847. 27 Construction of fiu,uh>ov Xepo/v fiaxe'i ; to what does toi't' (v. 338), to whom does vfJ-ek refer.? (v. 847). 28. Translate vv. 1044 to 1064. 29. Explain allusion in emaTpo(pai, llvd.aLq, Tia/iiraaiv, Trdrviai, nXyg Itvl y/lwcraa , vKpadoq, Oldridog, 30. Translate vv. 1285 to 1307. Protagoras OF Plato. (1882) 1. Give a brief outline of the life and writings of Plato. 2. What distribution or classification of the dialogues has been made ? 3. Give a summary of the life of Socrates. 4. From what sources do we learn his philosophical opinions ? 5. Give some account of the Greek Sophists as a cla s, and more particularly of those introduced in the Protagoras. 6. Give an outline of the subject of the Protagoras, and especially of the positions of the two principal speakers. 7. Translate Ch. I. 8. Explain the usage of (palvei, f/ dfjla 61/, ojf . . .e'lpfjadaL and similar ex- pressions, ri oh dirryfjau. 9. Translate Ch. IX. to D. 10. Explain the construction of yirel nava'v. . . .(in B), and uanep av el (in B), and such forms as 'Hpa/cXewrot^, and fill up (in C) what is omit- ted in : ,v^' % o ■J ,. V ■i"^ r* > - \ 1 « ^, ;<^ ' •? ■^* % '^L^^ ^■^. ^%il \. "oo \^ ip. * / c ,,> ^^'^. °.M'^i^ ^ ^'''' '\ LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ^ 020 975 443 5