Calendar: 1880-1881 Page 410

410 CIVIL SERVICE CLASSES nation and are enabled at once to devote their entire attention to the Final Examination They can also give more time to the special subjects of the latter examination as by studying for Boy Clerkships they have rendered themselves more or less proficient in the elementary subjects Boy Copyists are therefore strongly advised to press on for Boy Clerkships Boy Copyists -Limits of age 14 to 18 Eate of pay 4d per hour The attention of Boy Copyists is directed to the preceding paragraph Men Copyists -Candidates may be of any age over 18 Eate of pay lOd per hour Examinations for Men and Boy Copyists are held at intervals of about three or four months As the Civil Service Commissioners give only few days notice of the Examina- tions Candidates should not delay their preparation until an Examination is announced Hours of employment from six to seven per day Holidays with pay fortnight per year in addition to the Bank Holidays etc VII OUTDOOE CUSTOMS MR WALKE Books required -Barnard Smith's Arithmetic Macmillan 4s 6d Spelling Vocabulary Chambers 6d and King's College Tots 6d to be had at the College by Students only Books recommended -Abbott's How to Write Clearly Seely Is 6c Hours of Attendance -5 45 to 45 on Saturday evenings and on two additional evenings in the latter part of each period from to 30 Fees -165 6d per period of six weeks or 275 6d for two periods Subjects of Examination -Arithmetic including Tots highest marks attainable 300 English Composition 200 Orthography 200 Handwriting 200