DETAILS OK SUBJECTS KOR THE SCHOOL INTER­ MEDIATE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER, 1930, AND FEBRUARY, 1931. I.—ENGLISH. (a) An essay of about 300 words, or about one page and a-halt. (b) Accidence: leading rules of syntax: analysis of sentences into clauses, with explanation of the grammatical function of each clause. De­ tailed analysis. It is desirable that candi- didates should use the terms recommended by the Joint Committee on Grammatical Terminology (1911). (c) The interpretation of prose and verse, including some Australian verse. The interpretation of verse will involve a knowledge of ordinary verae forms. Candidates must be able to dis­ tinguish rising and falling rhythm, and to mark stresses. In both prose and verse they must show an acquaintance with the simpler devices ot style, and also with the uso of figures of speech. Tho following poems contained in the " Golden Trea­ sury of Songs and Lyrics II., with Additional Poems," (World's Classics, 1928) are to be learnt by heart: — Shakespeare—" Wlien to the Sessions" of Sweet, Silent Thought. Milton—"On his blindness." Wordsworth—" Westminster Bridge." * Keats—" Ode to Autumn." Shelley—-" Ode to the West Wind." Bridges—" Nightingales.'' Flecker—" Golden Journey to Samarcand." Browning—" Home Thoughts from Abroad." Rupert Brooke—"The Soldier." Tennyson—" Break, Break, Break !" Also O'Dowd—" Australia." Cuthbertson—" Australian Sunrise." W 568 DETAILS OF SUBJECTS, 1930. (d) Discussion of one of the following novels: — The Talisman, or Lorna Dooue. (c) Discussion ot one of the following plays of Shakespeare—Julius Caesar, or A Midsummer Night's Dream. N.B.—Candidates will be expected to illustrate their answers with apt quotation and allusion. At the examination sections (a) and (b) will carry 40 marks, and (c), (d), and (e) 60 -marks. 2. LATIN — (a) Translation into English of easy unprepared passages of Latin prose. Accidence and the leading rules ot Syntax. Translation of easy sentences from English into Latin, aa a test ot grammatical knowledge. (b) Portions of easier Latin prose and verse, together not exceeding 950 lines, from Caesar's Gallic War and Virgil's Aeneid, or their equivalent Questions may be set involving translation, scansion, grammar, and subject-matter. Candidates will be required to pass in both (a) and (b). Special books under (b) above— Roman Stories (R. L. Blackwood Robertson and Mullens), II'., III., VII.—XIII., XVIII. Syllahus of Syntax under (a) above. 1. Agreement of verb with subject and adjective with noun; adjectives used as nouns; simple apposition. , 2. Tho nominative case (a) as subject, (b) as com­ plement or secondary predicate, (c) the nomi­ native with infinitive, with dioor and vidoor. 3. The accusative (a) as object, (b) of extent of time and space, (c) of motion towards a place, (d) after prepositions in common use, (o) with impersonal verbs, (t) the double accusative after rogo, doceo, and the more common fac­ titive verbs. i. The dative (a) the possessive dative; (b) as in- INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATION. 530, direct object, (e) governed by verbs in common use, as pareo, noceo, and in the impersonal passive construction with such verbs, and after compounds of sum, (d) with adjective* of likeness, fitness, friendliness, etc., (c) after the gerundive, (f) as predicate. 6. The genitive (a) as a complement to nouns, in­ cluding the partitive genitive, (b) of descrip­ tion, with adjectival attribute, (0) after verbs of remembering and pitying, and with the impersonals paenitot and pudet, (d) governed by adjectives in common use, (e) sapientia est, (f) after judicial verbs. 6. The ablative (a) of motion from a place, sepa­ ration, and origin, (b) of agent with ab, (0) of comparison, (d) of instrument, cause, manner, price and measure of difference, (e) in abl. absol. construction, (t) of point ot time, (g) after verba and adjectives in common use, (h) after prepositions in common use, (i) of respect, (j) description. 7. The locative. 8. Comparison. 9 Pronouns and pronominal adjectives in common use, mens est. 10. The infinitive (a) as subject or object of verbs, e.g., iuvat me facere, possum facere, (b) after dooeo, iubeo, veto, and similar verbs, (0) the- accusative with infinitive, (d) the future infini­ tive with verbs of hoping, promising, etc. 11. The gerund, gerundive, and supines. 12. The more common uses of the participle. 13. Impersonal expressions like gratum est and im­ personal verbs. 14. Direct and indirect simple and disjunctive ques­ tions. 15. Ordinary co-ordinating conjunctions. 16. Voices and the ordinary uses of the tenses. 17. The sequence of tenses. 18. Pinal and consecutive sentences with ut, ne, ut non, and ut and ne with verbs of asking, com­ manding, and advising. 19. Other uses of ut. 20. Commands, prohibitions and wishes. 39 £70 DETAILS OF SUBJECTS, 1930. 21. The construction with verbs of fearing. 22. Verba of doubting and hindering negatived and not negatived. 23. Temporal sentences not involving the subjunctive. Cum with the past tenses of the subjunctive. 24. Causal sentences. 25. Conditional sentences with indicative and sub­ junctive. 26. Concessive sentences. 27. Relative sentences with the indicative, and qui with the subj. in final clauses. 28. Correlative clauses with talis, qualis, etc. 3.—GREEK (a) Translation into English of easy unprepared assages of Greek prose, Sence and the leading rules of elementary Syntax. Translation of easy sentences from English into Greek, as a test of grammatical knowledge. (b) A book of Xenophon's Anabasis, or the equiva­ lent thereof In the Attic'dialect. Questions may be set involving translation, grammar and subject-matter. Candidates will be required to pass in both (a) and (b). Special Book.— Xenophon, Anabasis IV. (Nail, Blackie, or Ed­ wards. Cambridge Press). 4. HEBREW. (a) Translation into English ot easy unprepared pass­ ages of Hebrew prose. Accidence and the leading rules ot elementary syntax. Translation of easy sentences from English into Hebrew as a teat of grammatical knowledge. (b) About nine chapters of prose from the Old Tes­ tament, together with two of the simpler short psalms. Questions may be set involving translation, grammar and subject matter. (^Candidates will bo required to pass in both (a) and (b). INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATION. 571 Note.— For purposes ot examination the square writing •and not the cursive script must be used. Correct punc­ tuation is essential. Special Books— Genesis 27 and 28, and 31 to 36. Psalme 29 and 130. FRENCH— (a) Translation into English of easy passages of French prose. (b) (i.) A short composition in French on a picture representing an incident or translation into French of an easy passage of English, (ii.) Translation into French of short easy Eng­ lish sentences. 40) (i.) Questions on accidence and the leading rule* of syntax, (ii.) Either (a) A abort piece of simple dictation, or (b) Transcription of a passage of pho­ netic script of about 130 words into ordinary French—the sub­ ject matter of the passage to be of the same standard as the piece chosen for dictation. 6..QEEMAN— (ft) Translation into English of easy passages of German. (b) (i.) A short composition in German on a picture representing an incident or translation into German of an easy passage of English, (ii.) Translation into German of short easy Eng­ lish sentences. (c) (i.) Questions on accidence and the leading rules of syntax, (ii.) Either (a) A short piece of simple dictation, or (b) Transcription of a passage of pho­ netic script of about 130 words into ordinary German—the sub. ject matter of the passage to be of the aame standard aa the piece chosen for dictation. 39A 672 DETAILS OF SUBJECTS, 1930. 7. BRITISH HISTORY/ AND CIVICS— 1. British History— (a) Development of the British Common­ wealth of Nations on the lines of Morris and Wood, " The English-Speaking Na­ tions " (Oxford Press). (b) A more detailed study of the History of the Discovery, Early Settlement and Ex­ ploration of Australia. 2. Civics (see the syllabus given in the course of School Study). Note.—It is intended that the " Discovery of Austra­ lia " should include the voyages of Torres, Tasman, and. the principal Dutch navigators, Dampier, Cook, Bass and Flinders. " Early Settlement" should include the founding of Sydney, and its growth, to the departure of Governor Phillip, the founding of Hobart and Laun- ceston, Collins's attempt at settlement in Port Phillip, the first Westcrnport Settlement, the founding of Port­ land and of Melbourne, together with the growth of Melbourne to the arrival of Lonsdale, the foundation of South Australia, Western Australia to 1830, the- settlement on tho Brisbane River and the creation of Queensland as a separate colony. The " Exploration- of Australia " should include the journeys of Blaxland, Oxley, Hume and Hovell, Sturt, Mitchell, Grey, Mc­ Millan, Strezelecki, Eyre, Stuart, Leichardt, Forrest and Burke and Wills. Nine questions should be attempted, of which five should be selected from Section 1 (a), two from Section 1 (b), and two from Section 2. To obtain a Pass, a candidate must obtain at least 50 per cent, of the marks in the two history divisions combined and 50 per cent, ot the marks in Civics. 8. ARITHMETIC— Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of rational numbers, exclusive of the multiplica­ tion and division of negative numbers. Factors of natural numbers: G.C.F. and L.C.M. Ratio; unita, sub-units. Decimal notation and opera- INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATION 573 tions on decimals. Metric system of measure­ ment. Elementary decimal approximation. Square root and decimal approximation to it. Practical applications of the preceding theory. Ratio (percentage). Proportion direct and inverse, simple and compound. Simple applications; pro­ fit and loss, simple interest, interest and amount at compound interest, rates and taxes, trade dis­ counts and commissions, simple cases of stocks and shares.