Calendar: 1867-1868 Page 494

APPLIED SCIENCES 495 Describe Maudsley's and also Griffith's methods of feathering the screw propeller Sketch and describe the various kinds of water-wheels and give the chief points to be attended to in their construction Sketch and describe the various turbines and state the circumstances that would guide you in the selection of one of them Sketch and describe the methods of reefing windmill sails Describe the Catadioptric system of lighthouse illumination both for fixed and revolving lights and show how the rays of light should be thrown upon the sea 10 Describe Wild's switch and give the particulars to be attended to in laying them for sidings and crossings FIRST YEAR Describe the processes and machinery used in the potteries visited during the Term Describe the method of sorting emery powder for grinding glass Sketch and describe the endless paper-making machine and show how the paper is cut into the required widths and lengths Describe the method of "forming" hemp strands and laying them into hawser rope Sketch and describe the printing machinery used at the printing office visited during the Term and give the processes of stereotyping Describe the method of making coal gas What are the various impurities it contains Show how they are got rid of and give the tests for their presence Sketch and describe the going fuzee How is the travel of the table of the planing machine reversed How are large cylinders bored 10 Describe the method of cutting screws of various pitches in the screw-cutting lathe