THE WOMEN'S EXAMINATION AT ST. ANDREWS.

THE progress of these Examinations for Women is well worthy of note. From the accompanying table, it will be seen that in the year 1877, when the examinations began, there were only nine candidates; while in the examinations of the present year, there came up to the different Centres 255 candidates. In the year 1877, only three women received the title of L.L.A.; this year, there are sixty-three who have earned the distinction. This shows that the women both of England and Scotland find that the scheme of studies is such as they require, and that they have confidence in the examinations, and in those who conduct 'them:— STATISTICS OF TH8 ST. ANDREWS L.L.S. CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS SINCE 1877.

Candidates P eased in One or Received Title Year. Entered. More Subjects. of L.L.A.

1877 9 8 3 1878 32 27 3 1879 72 67 14 1880 92 81 29 1881 175 149 33 1882 255 215 63

The permission to bring up one subject at a time, and to extend the examination over several years, is generally ac- knowledged to be a condition which is well fitted to the circum- 'stances of many of the candidates,—a condition, moreover, which lends itself to, and indeed promotes, a high standard of culture and of attainment in each subject. The standard of the papers in each subject ranks with that of the M.A. papers in the Scottish Universities.

From the following list, which is made up front the returns of this year, it will be seen that very few candidates, indeed, are able to take honours in the subjects they bring up :- Honours.

Passed. Fared.

Latin •••

2 ... 7 9 Comparative Philology

... 7 0 Natural Philosophy ... • •• 0 ... 0 2 Mathematics ... ...

". 3 2 French ... ... ... 37 ... 43 31 German ... ...

... 27 7 History 7 ... 39 14

-Education (Theory and History of)...

13 ... 35

5

(Logic ... ... ... ...

... 3 0 Moral Philosophy •• •

... 2

1

Political Economy ...

0

... 6

3

English Literature •• • ... 47 ... 17

10

Italian ... ,.. ...

• ••

0 1

'Chemistry ... ... 0 ... 1 0 'Physiology ...

...

1 1

Botany ... ..•

5 ... 11 2 Geology ... 0 ...

4 3

Zoology ... 1 ... 2 0 Church History .

... 0 1

The result of the above is as follows :—

Honours. Passed. Failed.

135 208 92