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honor of the royal consort, Charlotte, and to be erected for
"the education of youth in the learned languages, liberal
and' useful arts and sciences, and especially in divinity."
The college was located by the Trustees at New Brunswick,
New Jersey, where it has occupied successively three sites.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION



Every applicant for admission must submit to the
President proper testimonials of a good moral character.
An applicant for a State scholarship must also submit a
certificate of appointment.

The requirements for admission to any of the four-jrear
courses amoimt to 15 points, a "point" representing **a
jrear's study in any subject in a secondary school, consti-
tuting approximately a quarter of a fuU year's work." The
specific requirements for the various courses are shown in
the table below and are described in detail in the following
pages:

Technical Bachelor of Sdence In
Asricolture

English 3

Elementary and Intermedi-
ate Algebra 2

Plane Geometry 1

Foreign Language 2

8

Additional 7



liberal Conraea

English 3
Elementary and Intermedi-
ate Algebra 2

Plane Geometry 1

Foreign Langtiage 3

9

Additional 6

15



Technical Bachelor of Science in
Biology

English 3

Elementary and Intermedi-
ate Algebra 2

Plane Geometry 1

Solid Geometry }

Foreign Language 2

Additional 6)

15



15

Technical Bachelor of Science In Chem-
iatry or Ceramica, In CiTil, Blectrical,
or Mechanical Bncineering

English 3

Elementary and Intermedi-
ate Algebra 2

Plane Geometry 1

Solid Geometry }

Plane Trigonometry }

Foreign Language 2

9

Additional 6

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The additional units may be offered in history, one to four
years; science, one to four years; foreign languages, one to
four years. Draughting will be counted for admission to the
technical courses with a maximum allowance of one point.
Solid geometry and plane trigonometry will be counted for
admission to the technical course in Agriculture; plane
trigonometry, for admission to the technical course in
Biology. With the approval of the Committee on Adminis-
tration, subjects not on the regular list, but included in the
curriculum of an approved school, may be presented and will
be accepted for a maximum of two tmits, provided (1) that
the candidate is a graduate of the school in a four-year
course, and (2) that the work is certified as of high quality.

The following rules govern the distribution of units in the
foreign languages:

1. The foreign languages regularly accepted are Latin,
Greek, French, German, and Spanish, from two to four
points in any one.

2. For the liberal courses three to six points may be
offered, that is, three and three, three and two, two and two
in two languages; or three or four points in one language.

3. For the technical courses, two to six points may be
offered, that is, three and three, three and two, two and two
in two languages; or two, three, or four points in one
language.

A candidate for admission by examination must pass
successfully in at least thirteen points. If these include all
the prescribed subjects for admission to the course selected,
he may offer two points in addition tmder the regular rules
applying to the entrance by certificate. No such candidate
may be admitted with deficiencies of more than two points.

A candidate for admission by certificate must be a
graduate of a four-year course in an approved secondary
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subjects specified above. The two additional points may
be offered in subjects not listed under the general rule stated
above, or may be passed off in the September entrance
examinations. Candidates for entrance by certificate will
not be admitted with deficiencies.

REQUIREMENTS IN ENGUSH
All Courses Required

The requirements adopted by the National Conference
on Uniform Entrance Requirements in English are in force
for admission to all courses and are equated as three points.

Preparation in English has two main objects: (1) com-
mand of correct and dear English, spoken and written:
(2) ability to read with accuracy, intelligence, and appre-
ciation and the development of the habit of reading good
literature with enjoyment.

Oraminar and Compositioii
The first object requires instruction in grammar and composition.
English grammar should ordinarily be reviewed in the secondary
school, and correct spelling and grammatical accuracy should be
rigorously exacted in connection with all written work during the
four years. The principles of English composition governing punc-
tuation, the use of words, paragraphs, and the different kinds of whole
composition, including letter-writing, should be thorotighly mastered;
and practice in composition, oral as well as written, should extend
throughout the secondary school period. Written exercises may well
comprise narration, description, and easy exposition and argument
based upon simple outlines. It is advisable that subjects for this
work be taken from the student's personal experience, general knowl*
edge, and studies other than English, as well as from his reading and
from literature. Finally, special instruction in language and com-
position should be accompanied by concerted effort of teachers in all
branches to cultivate in the student the habit of using good English
in his recitations and various exercises, whether oral or written.

Literature
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in literature. The student should be trained in reading aloud and
should be encouraged to commit to memory notable passages both
in verse and in prose. As an aid to literary appreciation he is
further advised to acquaint himself with the most important facts in
the lives of the authors whose works he reads and with their place in
literary history. He should read the books carefully, but his atten-
tion should not be so fixed upon details that he fails to appreciate
the main purpose and charm of what he reads.

A few of these books should be read with special care, greater
stress being laid upon form and style, the exact meaning of words
and phrases, and the understanding of allusions.

Examination

However axxnirate in subject-matter, no paper will be
considered satisfactory if seriotisly defective in ptinctuation,
spelling, or other essentials of good usage.

Grammar and Composition. — In grammar and composi-
tion, the candidate may be asked specific questions upon the
practical essentials of these studies, such as the relation of
the various parts of a sentence to one another, and those
good usages of modem English which one should know in
distinction from current errors. The main test in composi-
tion will consist of one or more essays developing a theme
through several paragraphs; the subjects will be drawn
from the books read, from the candidate's other studies, and
from his personal knowledge and experience qtiite apart from
reading. For this purpose the examiner will provide several
subjects, perhaps eight or ten, from which the candidate
may make his own selections. He will not be expected to
write more than four htmdred words an hour.

Literature. — ^The examination will include:
(a) Questions designed to test such knowledge and appre-
ciation of literature as may be gained by an intelligent
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(b) A test on the books in List (B) below. This will
consist of questions upon their content, form, and structure,
and upon the meaning of such words, phrases, and allusions
as may be necessary to an understanding of the works and
an appreciation of their salient qualities of style. General
questions may also be asked concerning the lives of the
authors, their other works, and the periods of literary his-
tory to which they belong.

Division of Examination. — ^When parts (a) and (6) of the examina-
tion are taken at different times, each will include a test in grammar
and composition.

List of Books, 1920-1922

{A) Books for Reading. — The books provided for reading are
arranged In the following groups, from each of which two selections are
to be made, except that for any book of Group I a book from any
other may be substituted.

GROUP I. Classics in Translation.— The Old Testament, at
least the chief narrative episodes in Genesis, Exodus, Joshua, Judges,
Samuel, Kings, and Daniel, together with the books of Ruth and
Esther; the Odyssey, with the omission, if desired, of Books I-V, XV,
and XVI; the Aeneid, The Odyssey and the Aeneid should be read
in English translations of recognized literary excellence.

GROUP II. Drama. — Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, As You
Like It, Julius Caesar.

GROUP III. Prose Fiction.— Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities;
George Eliot, Silas Marner; Scott, Quentin Durward; Hawthorne,
The House of the Seven Gables,

GROUP IV. Essays, Biography, Etc.— Addison and Steele,
The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers; Irving, The Sketch Book — selections
covering about 175 pages; Macaulay, Lord Clive; Parkman, The
Oregon Trail.

GROUP V. Poetry.— Tennyson, The Coming of Arthur, Gareth
and Lynette, Lancelot and Elaine, The Passing of Arthur; Browning,
Cavalier Tunes, The Lost Leader, How They Brought the Good News
from Ghent to Aix, Home Thoughts from Abroad, Home Thoughts from
the Sea, Incident of the French Camp, Hervi Riel, Pheidippides, My Last
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The Patriot, The Pied Piper, "De Gustibus," Instans Tyrannus; Scott,
The Lady of the Lake; Coleridge, The Ancient Mariner; and Arnold,
Sohrah and Rustum,

(B) Books for Stxjdy. — The books provided for study are arranged
in foiir groups, from each of which one selection is to be made.

GROUP I. Drama.— Shakespeare: Macbeth or Hamlet.

GROUP II. Poetry.— Milton, V Allegro, II Penseroso, Comus;
Book IV of Palgrave's Golden Treasury (First Series), with special
attention to Wordsworth, Keats, and Shelley.

GROUP III. Oratory.— Burke, Speech on Conciliation with
America; Washington, Farewell Address; Webster, First Bunker Hill
Oration; and Lincoln, Gettysburg Address,

GROUP IV. Essays.— Macaulay, Life of Johnson; Carlyle,
Essay on Bums, with a selection from Bums's Poems,

REQUntEMEIVTS IN GREEK
For admission to the Bachelor of Arts course three points
in Greek may be offered, as follows:

A, B (First Two Years)
Grammar
Accent, inflections, and syntax.

Composition

Translation into Greek of easy English sentences based on the

vocabulary of Xenophon. Special attention to correctness ci

accent.

Xenophon
Anabasis, four books.

C (Third Year)
Homer

Iliad, three books (omitting the catalog of the ships), or Oiyss§y,
three books. Particular care should be given to scansion.

Sight Reading

Students should be practiced in reading at sight narrative prose

not more difficult than the Anabasis of Xenophon.

These statements indicate the amount of work presup-
posed by the entrance examinations, but equivalents from
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REQUIREMENTS IN HISTORY

For admission to any of the courses one to four points in
history may be offered.

The following cotirses are equated as one point each:
(a) ancient history; (6) English history; {c) medieval and
modem history; (d) United States history and civics.

{a) Ancient History

The examination usually includes eight questions on Greek and
Roman history (considered together), one on the oriental nations,
and one on the period between the fall of the Western Empire
and the year 800 A. D. The applicant should know the main
facts of the political, social, religious, and colonial history, and
also the physical features of the several lands, and be able to
point out on an outline map the divisions of ancient Greece and
Rome, the location of the chief cities, islands, etc.

(6) English History

The entire scope of English history is covered by the examina-
tion. Attention should be given to the rise of the middle class,
to the relations of England with other countries, to the more
prominent features of constitutional progress, to the religious
history of the country, and to commerce and colonization.

(c) Medieval and Modem History

The examination is on the main facts of the history of Western
Europe from the time of Charlemagne to the present. Such
topics as the following should receive attention; the beginnings
of the separate nations; the social, political, and cultural impor-
tance of the church; the relations between church and state
through the centtuies; the main features of the development of
the several states; and the relations between the various states.

{d) United States History and Civics

Candidates must have a fair general knowledge of the entire
field of our history, including the colonization and government
of the several colonies, the machinery of federal, state, and local
governments, the various steps in the territorial, social, and politi-
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REQUIREMENTS IN MATHEMATICS

For admission to the Bax^helor of Arts, the Bachelor of
Letters, and the general Bachelor of Science courses, or to
the technical course in Agriculture the requirement in mathe-
matics is three points: namely, two in algebra and one in
plane geometry.

For admission to the technical Bachelor of Science
courses in Engineering, Chemistry, and Ceramics four
points are required: namely, algebra two, plane geometry
one, solid geometry one-half, and plane trigonometry one-
half. For the course in Biology, plane trigonometry is not
required.

Students are advised thoroughly to review algebra
within a year before entering.

An Courses, Required
Algebra A (To Quadratics)

A thorough drill in the four fundamental operations; factoring
the greatest common divisor, both by inspection and by division
least common multiple; fractions, including complex fractions
equations of the first degree containing one or more unknowns
problems leading to equations of the first degree; involution and
evolution of pol3momials and numbers; the theory of exponents;
properties of quadratic surds, including binomial stu*ds; rational-
ization of the denominator; solutions of equations containing
surds and radicals.

Algebra B (Quadratics and beyond)

The theory of quadratic equations; quadratic equations of one
or more tmknowns, and simultaneous equations, with applica-
tions; inequalities; ratio and proportion; the binomial theorem for
positive int^^al exponents; the graphs of first and second degree
expressions; logarithms; arithmetic and geometric progressions.

Plane Geometry

The whole of plane geometry, as contained in the standard texts.
Much stress should be placed on the demonstration of original
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(1) REQUIREMENTS IN FRENCH

A, B (First Two Years)

Elementary grammar, including especially pronunciation, declen-
sion, the elementary rules of syntax, and translation into French
(a part orally and a part in writing) of all the English exercises,
and in addition the conjugation of the simple and compound
tenses of the regular verbs and of all except the rarely used and
the defective irr^^ular verbs; this should be reviewed during
the second year and greater attention paid to the rules of S3mtax
governing articles, pronoims, prepositions, and the tenses and
modes of verbs, and to the application of these rules to the text
translated.

The grammar requirement is covered by the first part of Fraser
and Squair's French Grammar to page 109, inclusive, and the
second part from page 129 to 158, inclusive, omitting the rarely
used and defective irr^:ular verbs. Any grammar, however, may
be used that fills the requirement.

From 400 to 600 pages of simple modem prose should be trans-
lated, with oral and written practice in making abstracts and
reproductions of passages read. The following are suitable texts:
Aldrich and Foster's French Reader; Kuhn's French Reading for Be-
ginners; Bruno, le Tour de la France; Labiche et Martin, le Voyage de
monsieur Perrichon; Hal6vy, I'abbS Constantin; M^rim^e, Colomba;
Bazin, Contes choisis; Daudet, le petit Chose; About, le Roi des
Montagnes; Verne, les Enfants du capitaine Grant,

C (Third Year)

An advanced grammar should be studied, such as the second part
of Fraser and Squair's, and its rules applied in the translation of
English sentences into French; or for this may be substituted
some treatise on S3mtax and composition. Aural and oral practice
should be increased.

The translation should include from 400 to 600 pages of inter-
mediate texts, one at least to be in dramatic form. The following
are suitable: Balzac, le CurS de Tours; Chateaubriand, le dernier
Abencerage; Moli^re, le Misanthrope; Loti, Picheur d'lsktnde;
Bazin, les Oberli; France, le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard; Hugo,
Hemani,

D (Fourth Year)

Thorough review of the grammar, with special study of modes and
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(3) REQUIREMEirrS IN SPANISH

A, B (First Two Years)

Blementary grammar, including the principles of inflection, the
r^:ular and the most common irregular verbs, the essential rules
of syntax and of word order. Careful drill in pronunciation;
the system of accentuation; frequent writing from dictation.
Aural practice; abundant easy exercises in both oral and written
composition.

The grammar requirement is covered by Hills & Ford's First
Spanish Course or Part I of Coester's Spanish Grammar*.

From 300 to 500 pages of Spanish should be translated, with
constant study of the syntax. The requirement is best ftdfiUed
by graded selections, as, for example, Bransby's Progressive Spanish
Reader or Hills's Spanish Tales for Beginners, with such texts as
the following: Valera, El Pdjaro Verde; Taboada, Cuentos Alegres;
Alarc6n, El Capitdn Veneno; Padre Isla, GU Bias,

C (Third Year)

A thorough review of the essentials of the grammar should be
followed by the study of a fuller treatise on syntax, for example.
Part II of Coester's Spanish Grammar. Aural and oral exercises
are to be increased, with frequent practice in making abstracts
and reproductions of passages read.

The reading requirement is 300 to 500 pages of intermediate
texts, such as: Gald6s, Marianela; Vald^, JosS; Alarc6n, El
Sombrero de Tres Picas; Ibdnez, La Barraca; Hartzenbusch,
La Coja y el Encogido.

D (Fourth Year)

Systematic application of the rules of syntax in the writing of
connected passages, using such books as Espinosa's Advanced
Spanish Composition and Conversation and Luria's Correspond
dencia Comercial. Frequent dictation. Aural and oral practice
based on texts read.

The translation should be equal in amount to 300 to 500 pages.
Suitable texts are: Gald6s, DoHa Perfecta; Vald^, La Hermana
San Sulpicio; Quintero, DoHa Clarines; Valera, Pepita JimSnez;
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or Coulter's Plant Studies; and in zoology Linville and Kelly's
General Zoology or Hegner's Practical Zoology. The course must
include the equivalent of four periods of prepared class work and
one double period of laboratory exercises.

(J) Physiography

The candidate's preparation should consist of a year's course in
physiography (physical geography), including: (1) the study of a
standard secondary text-book, such as Salisbury's Physiography,
Briefer Course, or its equivalent; and (2) field and laboratory
exercises equivalent to one double period a week.

ADMISSION TO SHORT COURSES

For admission to the short course in Clay-working the
requirements are the same as for the Bachelor of Science
courses (page 28), except for young men who have had
experience in some manufacturing branch of the ceramic
industries. Such applicants are not subject to the regular
entrance examinations, but are admitted if their qualifica-
tions prove satisfactory to the Director of the Department
of Ceramics.

Students are admitted to the short courses in Agrictdture
without examination. They should have a good common-
school education, however, in order to make the best use of
the instruction given.

ADMISSION TO ADVANCED STUDY

Students may enter advanced classes if they stistain ^
satisfactory exanMnation or offer adequate credentials to
cover both the preliminary studies and those already passed
over by the dass which they pXirpose to enter. Pull equiva-
lents will be accepted.

ADMISSION TO GRADUATE STUDY

To be admitted as a graduate student the applicant must
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showing that he holds from an approved institution a bacca*
laureate degree in arts, letters, philosophy, or science, or an
engineering degree.

Registration, — In each academic year before attending
courses every graduate student must present himself at
the office of the Secretary of the committee on graduate
degrees and file a registration blank giving such information
as may be required. This office is in Room 28, Queen's
College, and is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
at 12 m.

Matriculation. — ^To be matriculated as candidate for a
graduate degree the student must secure from the Secretary
of the committee the proper blank and have it filled in and
signed by the instructor in charge of his major subject. The
matriculation must take place at least one academic year
before the candidate is admitted to final examination for
the graduate degree.

A list of the graduate courses is given on page 84 and
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Each requirement for admission to the freshman class
may be met by either examination. or certificate.

ADMISSION BY EXAMINATION

The candidate for admission may meet the requirements
in each subject by any of the following examinations:

1 State competitive examinations in each county in

New Jersey (on Jime 3, 4, and 5 in 1920)

2 Examinations of the College Entrance Examina^

tion Board Qime 21 to 26 in 1920)

3 Examinations of the College (September 16, 17,

and 18 in 1920)

4 Examinations of the Regents of the University of

the State of New York

State Competitive Examinations

Students from New Jersey will be admitted to any course
upon passing the State competitive examinations, which
are held annually in each cotmty of the state on the first
Thursday in Jtme and the Friday and Saturday following
under the direction of the city and cotmty superintendents
of schools. In 1920 these will be held on June 3, 4, and 5.
(For the requirements of the state law see page 178.)

Entrance Examination Board

The examinations held by the College Entrance Exami-
nation Board in Jtme of each year at various points, includ-
ing Rutgers College, are accepted in so far as they meet
the requirements for admission. At the College these

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the examinations be held at particular points, to receive proper consider-
ation, should be transmitted to the Secretary of the Board not later than
February 1.

Examinations of the College

Examinations for admission are held by the College in
September of each year. In 1920 they will take place in
the Registrar's office on the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
preceding the opening of the College, September 16, 17, and
18, beginning at 9 a. m. on Thtirsday.

Regents' Examinations

The examinations held by the Regents of the University
of the State of New York are accepted in place of entrance
examinations in the subjects which they cover.

Preliminary Examinations. — It is not necessary that examinations
in all the subjects required for admission be taken in the same year.
Candidates may offer themselves at any of the examinations specified