The aim of the Society is-the furtherance of the cause of temperance. For that object, meetings are held during the Session. The present Office-bearers are,—

Two years ago, the Senatus granted the use of one of the rooms in the College as a Gymnasium. By the assistance of friends, it was fitted up with necessary appliances; and an annual subscription of one shilling is found sufficient to defray current expenses. A Committee of Management from among the Students prescribe rules as to its use, and are gratified to find it largely taken advantage of.

At the commencement of next Session, five Bursaries, of the respective annual values of £30, £25, £20, £15, and about £12 (the last being for Gaelic-speaking students), will be offered for competition among Students entering on their Theological Course. The subjects of competition are :—

Hebrew.......

Latin...

.Davidson's Grammar, with the Exercises, §§ 1-30 inclusive.

.Horace, Ars Poetica.

Greek and Philosophy...Plato's Phædo.
History....

.History of Scotland, from the Union of the Crowns to the Union of the Kingdoms.

Two Scholarships, of £30 and £20 respectively, will be awarded to Students entering the third year, for an essay on the Augsburg Confession and its Apology considered both historically and doctrinally, together with an examination on Tertullian's De Corona Militis (Currey's Edition).

For Subjects of Examination prescribed by the Free Church Presbytery of Aberdeen to Students in Divinity, see Appendix IV. p. 112.

APPENDIX.

No. I.

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION IMPORTANT TO
DIVINITY STUDENTS AND OTHERS
PREPARING FOR THE MINISTRY
OF THE FREE CHURCH.

SYNOPSIS OF RULES FOR GRADUATION IN ARTS AND IN THEOLOGY IN THE SCOTTISH

UNIVERSITIES.

§ I.-IN ARTS.

THOUGH the Church does not at present require a degree in Arts as the only admissible evidence of competent proficiency in the various branches of University study prescribed to all candidates for her Ministry; yet, as such a degree is the regular and most satisfactory evidence of such proficiency, and is recognised as such both by the General Assembly and the Examination Board, in all their arrangements in regard to examinations, the following hints as to the proper mode of procedure, with a view to graduation, will probably be acceptable, especially to Junior Students.

(1.) Period of Attendance.-Four years; but in the event of passing a preliminary examination, at the time of entering the University, in Latin and Greek, three years suffice.

(2.) Classes.-Latin, Greek, English Literature, Logic and Metaphysics, Moral Philosophy, Mathematics, and Natural Philosophy (and in Aberdeen, Natural History). In Latin, Greek, and Mathematics, attendance for two Sessions is ordinarily required; but in the case of those who have passed the preliminary examination in those branches, one Session is accepted as sufficient.

(3.) Examinations.-Three: one in Classics, one in Mental Philosophy (including Logic, Moral Philosophy, and English Literature), and one in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy. These departmental examinations may be taken in any order which may be convenient to the Student, and at any time after completing the required attendance on the classes of the department to which the subjects of examination belong.*

(4.) Honours.-Students who have passed the ordinary examinations in the fore-mentioned three departments may offer themselves for further examination with a view to graduation with honours in any one or more of the following four departmentsviz., Classics, Mental Philosophy, Mathematical and Physical Science, and Natural Science-provided they have not ceased to attend on some class or classes in the University, as matriculated Students for more than one year.t

(5.) Transference from another University.-A Student may begin his curriculum of study at one Scottish University and complete it at another; but he must spend the last two sessions of his course in the University at which he graduates.

(6.) Fees.-One guinea at the time of each examination; this constitutes the whole sum payable by any candidate, in respect of graduation, whether with or without honours.

PRACTICAL HINTS.

(1.) Look forward to Graduation from the first, and regulate the whole course of your studies with a view thereto.

(2.) Do not defer attendance on any necessary class, under the idea of being able to overtake it at an after period of your course. This will probably lead to great embarrassment, and possibly to the loss of your Degree altogether.

(3.) Endeavour to pass the examination, in each department, as soon as possible after completing the required attendance at the classes of that department.

* Graduation Examinations are held in all the Universities, both at the beginning and the end of the Winter Session, so as to meet the convenience of Students to the utmost.

In Glasgow, any Student who has passed two departmental examinations may be admitted as candidate for honours in the third department without undergoing any previous examination in that department; it being understood that, should such candidate fail in obtaining honours, but come up to the standard of qualification for the ordinary degree, he will obtain an ordinary certificate. (See Rule iv., Glas. Univ. Cal.)

§ II. IN DIVINITY.

A.-DEGREE OF B.D.

For the Degree of B.D., recently revived, the following are the regulations at present in force in the different Universities, as compiled from the Calendars.

EDINBURGH.

Conditions of Admission.—Candidate must be an M.A. of one of the Universities of Scotland, or of England, or of Ireland, or of a Colonial University, whose Degree shall, for this purpose, have been specially recognised by the University Court; must have completed his Theological Curriculum with a view to the ministry in the Church or denomination to which he belongs; and, if not a Graduate of this University, must have attended two classes in one or more of its faculties.

Examination. In two departments-viz., I. Hebrew and Apologetics; II. Church History, Systematic Theology, and Biblical Criticism and Antiquities. The first of these examinations may be taken either after the completion of the whole, or of the last session but one, of the Student's theological course, and the second not more than two years after.

Fees.-Three guineas, of which two payable prior to the first, and one prior to the second examination.

(For further details, see Edinburgh Univ. Cal.)

GLASGOW.

Conditions of Admission.-Candidate must be an M.A. of one of the Scottish Universities; must have studied at this University during at least two sessions; and "must have gone through a due course of Theological training in this University, or in any other Theological School in Scotland or England."

Examinations. In four departments-viz., Divinity, Church History, Hebrew, and Biblical Criticism; of which the former two are held in April, and the latter two in November. Students who have completed the second year of their divinity studies, may present themselves for examination in any of the three departments of Hebrew, Church History, and Biblical Criticism. Fees.-Three Guineas.

(For further details, see Glas. Univ. Cal.)

ABERDEEN.

Conditions of Admission.-Candidate must be an M.A. of a Scottish University, or of some other University whose Degree shall be recognised for the purpose by this Senatus, with the