Calendar: 1863-1864 Page 139

APPLIED SCIENCES 139 in actual field practice those of the second year in sur- veying those of the third year in levelling each class being in the field on the alternate Saturdays The Surveying Class -Care is taken by the selection of the Lines to introduce the usual practical difficulties The best methods of bringing into use and applying the various Sur- veying Instruments under different circumstances are ex- plained in the Lectures and practically worked out on the ground The Levelling Class -The Course is divided into trial or flying Levels as they are sometimes called check and final Levels with the Levels for cross sections of roads &c and portion of country is selected and actually levelled The Section is plotted the Gradients laid down and the various Engineering calculations connected therewith which are required before the Sections are deposited are fully gone into and explained The "Plan" sent in by the Students of the second year and the Section" by those of the third year are each required to be in conformity with the regulations of the "standing orders" of the Houses of Parliament Fee for Occasional Students 31 3s per term or 8s per annum VII Geometrical Drawing First Year Fridays and alternate Tuesdays from till Second and Third Year Mondays and alternate Tues- days from till outline op the course First Year Students who on entering this Department have little or no knowledge of Geometry must commence with the elementary problems on the straight line and circle and when they have acquired some little skill in the use of their instru- ments they are set to copy such symmetrical figures as occur in all works of construction