3. Before admission to the Examination for the Diploma a Candidate must produce a certificate signed by an officer of his College or Hall or by the Censor of Non-Collegiate Students showing that he has. diligently studied Subjects I and II of the appended syllabus during a period extending over at least two Terms. 4. Before admission to the Examination for either Certificate a Candidate must produce evidence that he has diligently attended courses of instruction recognized by the Delegates on the subjects of examination for that Certificate. 5. There will be an oral as well as a written examination for the Diploma and for each Certificate, and the examination in Subject II of the appended syllabus will be partly practical. 6. Candidates for the Certificate in Military History will be required to satisfy the Examiners in Subject I. 1 of the appended syllabus. 7. Candidates for the Certificate in Tactics will be required to satisfy the Examiners in Subject II. 1 of the appended syllabus. 8. Candidates for the Diploma will be examined in Subjects I and II of the appended syllabus. They will also be required to offer either French or German as defined in the syllabus, unless they are certified to be Candidates for Commissions in the Royal Artillery, in which case they will be permitted to substitute Mathematics and Natural Science, as defined in the syllabus, for a modern language. The third subject offered by a Candidate who obtains a Diploma will be noted on his Diploma. 9. The Diploma with distinction will be awarded to Candidates who show exceptional merit in the military subjects of examination. 10. Candidates for the Diploma who, although they fail to satisfy the Examiners, nevertheless satisfy them in the subjects for the Certificate in Military History or for the Certificate in Tactics, may be awarded one or both of these Certificates upon the result of the Diploma Examination. II. Candidates who have obtained Honours in the School of Modern Languages or who have satisfied the Examiners in Group B (2) or B (5) of the Final Pass School will be exempted from Subject III of the Diploma Examination. Candidates for Commissions in the Royal Artillery may receive the following exemptions from parts of the Diploma Examination :— (1) From Mathematics if they have satisfied the Moderators in the First Public Examination for those who seek Honours in Mathematics or have satisfied the Examiners in Mathematics in the Preliminary Examination in the School of Natural Science or in Groups C (1) and C (2) of the Final Pass School. (2) From Mathematics and Physics if they have obtained Honours in the Final School of Mathematics. (3) From Physics if they have satisfied the Examiners in Mechanics and Physics in the Preliminary Examination in the School of Natural Science or in Group C (3) of the Final Pass School. (4) From Chemistry if they have satisfied the Examiners in Chemistry in the Preliminary Examination in the School of Natural Science or in Group C (4) of the Final Pass School. (5) From Physics and Chemistry if they have obtained Honours in either Physics or Chemistry in the Honour School of Natural Science. 12. Examinations for the Diploma and Certificates will be held twice a year, in Hilary Term, in the ninth week of Term, and in Trinity Term in the seventh week of Term. 13. The fees for admission to the Examinations are as follows:Examination for the Diploma Examination for either Certificate £2 IOS. od. 14. Names of Candidates for the Examinations must be sent to the Secretary to the Delegacy for Military Instruction, Christ Church, together with the necessary certificates and fees not later than 3 p.m. on the Wednesday of the fourth week of the Term in which the Examination is held. 15. Candidates for the Diploma must give notice to the Secretary of their intention of offering themselves for examination before the end of the first week of the Term in which the Examination is held. I. MILITARY HISTORY. SYLLABUS. 1. All Candidates will be examined in the Strategy, Tactics, and general conduct of two campaigns prescribed from time to time by the Delegates. The campaigns prescribed for the academical year 1915-16 are:- (a) Wellington's Campaigns in the Peninsula, from 1 January, 1812, to 30 September, 1813, to be studied in Napier, History of the Peninsular War, Books XVI; XVII. i, iv; XVIII; XIX. ii-v; XX. iii, vi-viii; XXI. i, iïi-v; XXII. i-iii; and in the following dispatches from Gurwood, Selections from the Dispatches and General Orders of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington: 619, 621, 622, 627, 637, 646, 661, 667, 668, 670, 694, 696, 701, 702, 704, 776, 780, 782, 783, 792, 807, 824. (b) The American Civil War, 1861-2, with special reference to the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, to be studied in Henderson, Stonewall Jackson, Introduction and Chapters iv-xii. Candidates will be expected to have such knowledge of the theatres of war as is required to understand the operations of the prescribed campaigns. Candidates will also be required to show a general knowledge of the Theory of War, such as could be obtained by the study of von der Goltz, The Nation in Arms (translated by P. A. Ashworth). 2. Candidates for the Diploma will be required to show a more detailed knowledge of the above subjects. The following books are recommended for further study : General Theory. Clausewitz, On War (translated by J. J. Graham), Books I and VIII. Spenser Wilkinson, The Brain of an Army. Peninsular Campaign, 1812-13. Girod de l'Ain, Vie militaire du Général Foy, pp. 145–235, and documents, Gurwood, Selections from the Dispatches and General Orders of Field II. Mahan, The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Oman, Wellington's Army. American Civil War, 1861-2. Henderson, Science of War, Chapters viii and ix. Ropes, The Story of the Civil War. Spenser Wilkinson, War and Policy, I. i. and V. xxx. TACTICS. 1. Candidates will be expected to be familiar with the principles of Tactics and their application in the Field, with Map Reading and Field Sketching, and with Field Engineering. Great weight will be attached to the capacity shown by candidates in solving tactical problems on the Map and on the Ground. Candidates are recommended to study Field Service Regulations, Part I, the relevant portions of the Manuals for the different Arms, and the Manuals on Map Reading and Field Sketching and on Field Engineering in the most recent editions. 2. Candidates for the Diploma are recommended to study also :- The Field Service Regulations of the French and German 1 Armies. The tactical problems set for solution in Group E. of the Pass School III. SPECIAL SUBJECTS. Candidates for the Diploma must offer a Special Subject selected from the following list, but no candidate may offer Subject 3 unless he is certified to be a candidate for a Commission in the Royal Artillery : 1. French. Candidates will be examined in the subject matter of a prescribed book. For 1914-19, Colin, Les Transformations de la Guerre. Unprepared passages of French for translation will also be set. 2. German. Candidates will be examined in the subject-matter of a prescribed book. 3. Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. Mathematics. Geometry. Elementary properties of triangles, parallelograms, and circles. Proportion; similar triangles. The mensuration of simple solids. Algebra. Quadratic equations; indices; graphical methods; the elementary theory of logarithms; use of the slide rule. Trigonometry. Solution of plane triangles; simple problems on heights and distances; use of four-figure mathematical tables. Mechanics. Composition and resolution of forces; centres of gravity; simple machines; friction; laws of motion; motion under gravity; motion of projectiles; fluid pressure; equilibrium of floating bodies exclusive of the theory of stability; specific gravities; Boyle's law. Physics. Heat. Thermometry; expansion of solids, liquids, and gases; calorimetry; change of state; vapour pressure; simple phenomena of conduction, convection, and radiation. 1 There is an official translation of the German regulations. Light. Reflexion and refraction; formation of images by plane and Magnetism. Induction; magnetic forces; magnetic fields; terrestrial Practical work. Simple experiments on the subject-matter of the Chemistry. Classification of matter into single substances and mixtures, elements and compounds. Quantitative laws of chemical combination; outlines of the explanation of these laws by the atomic theory. Avogadro's law. General methods of determining chemical equivalents. The chemistry of water and of its constituent elements; water as a solvent; natural waters. The atmosphere; combustion; oxidation, the various classes of oxides. Acids, bases, and salts. Chlorine and hydrogen chloride; nitrogen, ammonia, and nitric acid; sulphur, sulphur dioxide, and sulphuric acid. Carbon; the oxides of carbon; carbonates. The hydrocarbons, marsh gas and acetylene; flame. The metals: general methods of preparation of the metals and their commoner salts. A knowledge of metallurgy or technical processes of manufacture will not be required. PRACTICAL WORK. Simple exercises, which may include weighing, the measurement of the volume of liquids and gases, the preparation of gases, and the preparation of salts by general methods, will be set on the subjects of the preceding syllabus. For further information application should be made to the Secretary to the Delegacy for Military Instruction, Christ Church, Oxford. CERTIFICATES IN FRENCH AND GERMAN. (i) Statute. [Statt. Tit. VIII. Sect. XII.] OF THE CERTIFICATES FOR MODERN LANGUAGES AND OF THE EXAMINATIONS FOR THESE CERTIFICATES. I. It shall be lawful for the Board of the Faculty of Mediæval and Modern Languages and Literature to grant Certificates in French or in German to Candidates who have satisfied the conditions prescribed in this Section. 2. (a) There shall be holden twice in every year an Examination for the purpose of granting Certificates of proficiency in the colloquial use of French or of German. U (b) The Board shall give not less than six months' notice of any such Examination, and shall fix the dates for the entry of names for Examination. (c) No one shall be permitted to enter his name for the Examination for such Certificate in French unless he has either (1) satisfied the Examiners in Group B. (2) of the Pass School, or (2) obtained Honours in French in the Honour School of Modern Languages, or (3) registered with the Assistant Registrar a certificate showing that he has obtained Honours in French in the Final Examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Master of Arts at some other University within the United Kingdom, and paid at the same time to the University Chest through the Assistant Registrar the statutable fee of one pound, and no one shall be permitted to enter his name for the Examination for such Certificate in German, unless he has either (1) satisfied the Examiners in Group B. (5) of the Pass School, or (2) obtained Honours in German in the Honour School of Modern Languages, or (3) registered with the Assistant Registrar a certificate showing that he has obtained Honours in German in the Final Examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Master of Arts at some other University within the United Kingdom, and paid at the same time to the University Chest through the Assistant Registrar the statutable fee of one pound. (d) A fee of ten shillings for the Examination in each language shall be paid by the Candidate to the University Chest through the Assistant Registrar. (e) Every Candidate shall be required to satisfy the Examiners in dictation, reading aloud, conversation, and phonetics. In the Examination in phonetics special regard shall be had to the requirements for teaching in English Schools. 3. (a) There shall be holden twice in every year an Examination in French Composition and an Examination in German Composition for the purpose of granting Certificates in French and Certificates in German. (b) The Board shall give not less than six months' notice of any such Examination, and shall fix the dates for the entry of names for Examination. (c) A fee of thirty shillings for the Examination in each language shall be paid by the Candidate to the University Chest through the Assistant Registrar. (d) Each Examination shall consist of translation of one or more passages of English into French or into German and of original composition in French or in German, as the case may be. 4. A candidate who has omitted to enter his name for |