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CAMBRIDGE.—In the Higher Local Examination, in which the majority of the candidates are women, there was a notable falling off this year in the number of candidates in the Natural Science group of subjects. In 1880 there were 99, and 26 failed; in 1881 there were 89, and 17 failed; in 1882, only 39, and 9 failed. The total number of candidates increased from 882 in 1881 to 961 in 1882. The examiners' reports do not indicate any special falling off in the attainments shown by the candidates. In the elementary paper (including Physics, a d Biology) the results were not particularly satisfactory. Confusion in the use of terms was common, and the inability to use chemical formulæ was very marked in some cases. In Physiology mistakes were made with regard to subjects of great practical interest, and many of them might have been avoided by reference to every-day experience. In Chemistry the theory was better understood than practical laboratory details.
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UNIVERSITY AND EDUCATIONAL INTELLIGENCE . Nature 27, 71 (1882). https://doi.org/10.1038/027071a0
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