PRELIMINARY ARMY EXAMINATION. FOR MARCH, 1882. CONTENTS: PART I.-A REVIEW OF THE LAST PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION. II. TEST PAPERS ON GEOGRAPHY AND ARITHMETIC; ALSO ON THE III. CORRESPONDENCE; QUERIES, NOTICES, &c. IV. QUESTIONS SET AT THE MARCH PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION, BY JOHN GIBSON, M.A., First Class Classics Camb. 1874; Author of 'Preliminary Army Examination Made Easy,'' Latin and French Grammars Made Easy,' 'Specimen Essays,' &c. LONDON: EDWARD STANFORD, 55, CHARING CROSS, S.W. Price One Shilling. ARMY EXAMINATIONS. THE Editor continues to prepare Pupils for these Examinations privately, in class, and by post. POSTAL PUPILS. The system of Correspondence is an excellent one for those who cannot make it convenient to read orally. It is conducted by means of Notes and Test Papers; and any Pupil who follows out the system faithfully cannot fail to make good progress. 'GEOGRAPHY MADE EASY.' This book is now nearly ready; and we trust it will be issued to the public in the course of April. It is framed on an entirely new principle, and is intended to make this difficult subject easy, by putting things in a concise, clear, and-where possible—a tabulated form. LAST MONTH'S RESIDENT TUITION. Candidates who feel at all "shaky" in their subjects are strongly advised to reside for the month immediately preceding their examination. By this means they will get the benefit of the Special Evening Classes which are held during this last month, for the purpose of strengthening any weak points. All communications should be addressed to JOHN GIBSON, M.A., Bromley, Kent. * The next Preliminary Army Guide will be published early in August. PRELIMINARY ARMY GUIDE. MARCH EXAMINATION, 1882. PART I. REVIEW OF THE LAST PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION. number of failures in the February Preliminary Examination shows the Examiners are determined not to let any candidate pass without a knowledge of each subject taken up. The standard has been conably raised of late, owing, probably, to the increasing number of Army idates; and the tendency in the future will most likely be not only to the present high standard up, but also to increase the difficulty of the rs set. At present there are but few, if any, questions which offer much culty to the well-prepared student; it is those who either have taken ers too easily or have merely been "crammed" at the last moment, that the list of the rejected ones. A great many fail in their Arithmetic, g to inaccuracy; it surely cannot be for want of knowledge how to the problems out, for the sums given are, generally speaking, of the plest character. In conclusion, we would remark that the first, second, third thing necessary to ensure success in this examination is good directed upon the proper lines. LIST OF THE FURTHER EXAMINATION SUBJECTS FOR 1882. The following Notices have been issued by the Civil Service Commis ers: At the competitions for the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, to be held in July, 1882, and at examination to be held in April, 1882, of Lieutenants of Militia who candidates for commissions in the Regular Army, the examination in glish Literature will be limited to the following authors: Prologue to the Canterbury Tales. Coriolanus. Lycidas, and Samson Agonistes. Speech on American Taxation. Essays on Boswell's Johnson, and Lord Chatham. VIII. B |