Calendar: 1889-1890 Page 492

490 CIVIL SERVICE CLASSES The General Classes meet from 45 to 45 but it is gener- ally advisable to attend at 50 as there are short special classes at this hour free to all Students Fees -One evening per week One period of nine weeks £1 As two periods of nine weeks £2 Ss Two evenings per week One period of nine weeks two periods of nine weeks £3 125 Three evenings per week One period of nine weeks £2 15 two periods of nine weeks £4 185 The instruction is graded For this purpose the Class is divided into three Sections Upon joining Students are examined and placed in the Section which will give them the help they need They are moved to higher Section imme- diately they are found qualified Men Clerkships being so much sought after and the com- petition for them being consequently so severe it is of the greatest importance that candidates should begin their prep ration early-that is not later than 17 or earlier ii possible The subjects of examination for Men Clerkships and Customs Outport Clerkships are the same Handwriting highest marks attainable 400 Orthography 400 Aritl metic including Tots 400 Copying MS to test accuracy 200 Indexing or Docketing 200 Digesting Returns into Summaries 200 English Composition 200 Geography 200 English History 200 Book-keeping 200 There is Preliminary Examination in the first three of the above subjects Books required -Brook-Smith's Arithmetic Macmillan 45 667 Hunters Self-Instruction in Book-keeping required by beginners Longmans 25 Hamilton and Ball's Book- keeping required by advanced Students Macmillan 2s Curtis's Outlines of English History Simpkin 6d Dr Smith's Smaller History of England Murray 35 6d Gill's Imperial Geography Gill 23 Warwick Lane Paternoster Row 25 6d King's College Indexing 9d to be had at the College by Students only King's College Digesting Returns