Calendar: 1855-1856 Page 60

56 THEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT animation takes place before Board of Examiners con- sisting of the Principal Professors and Lecturers of the Department To each Student who has merited such distinction by his attainments and by his good character during the period of his studies in King's College the Principal is empowered by the Council to grant Certificate of attain- ments and conduct which Certificate may be exhibited for the satisfaction of that Bishop to whom such Student may apply to be admitted as Candidate for Holy Orders The two Archbishops and twenty-three of the Bishops have consented to admit as Candidates for Holy Orders those Students who shall produce this Certificate The Bishop of Rochester also accepts the Certificate but only from those who have previously passed through the Department of General Literature and Science and have become Associates The Bishops of Bangor and Ely or local reasons onlj do not recognise the College Certificate The Council have distinctly provided that no Certificate can be given by the Principal to any Matriculated Student who has not kept the full period of Six Terms and passed the final examination before the Board of Examiners excepting those who come under Rule Section VI and Scholars on the Worsley Foundation see page 76 VI The Board of Examiners hold examinations for Yr- tificates at the close of the Michaelmas and Lent Terms in each year Section VII terms and fees The Academical Year consists of Three Terms viz Michaelmas Term from the beginning of October to the week before Christmas Lent Term from the middle of January to the week before Easter Easter Term from Easter to the beginning of July Students are admitted at the beginning of each Term