The Elements of Political Economy.

Senior.

Candidates are not allowed to take this paper if they are already
taking the Geography Paper.

1. Distinguish between wealth and well-being. What would be the effect on the wealth and well-being of a country if the postal system were superseded by telephones worked by private companies?

2. What is meant by Capital? Is all wealth which is not spent, Capital?

3. What is the difference between Fixed and Circulating Capital?

4. A rich man spends one year £1,000 in race-horses, and the next year he spends the sum in draining his land:-Explain why the former diminished and the latter increased the wealth of the country.

The Outlines of English Law.

1. Distinguish jus in rem, and jus in personam, giving illustrations of each.

2. What is meant by a legal fiction?

3. What are the principal objects which a lawgiver has to set before himself?

4. From what conception did the term "Law of Nature" arise? State anything you know of "Life according to Nature," as advocated by Rousseau.

Logic.

Women (Pass).

1. Explain what is meant by Conversion; and give examples of simple conversion, contraposition and conversion by negation.

2. Give some account of the predicables. Assign the class relation between the subject and predicate of the following propositions.

"Lions are carnivorous."

John was a cruel king.

John's reign was an evil one.

The house is of red brick.
Some laws are unjust.

3. From Jevons' Lessons VIII., IX., and X., take the propositions numbered 6, 8, 16, 24, 34, 43, and ascertain their logical character, as explained on page 303.

4. What is meant by saying that genus and species mutually contain each other? Give an example of dichotomal division.

5. If it be true to say that "Some talents are misused," can we affirm that "All talents are misused," or deny that some are not?

Political Economy.

1. What is the relation between (a) the demand for a commodity, (b) the supply of it, (c) its expenses of production, (d) its price?

2. What is meant by "free circulation" of labour? How would the following affect this: (a) Newspapers; (b) Trades-unions; (c) Improvements in the moral and intellectual condition of the labourer?

3. Why should there be any difference between the wages of a carpenter, an engine driver, a miner, and a butcher?

4. Give a brief historical sketch of governmental interference in England in reference to wages; and show the evil effects of such a line of policy.

5. Analyse profits.

low wages

the

Do high profits necessarily presuppose

? Is it advisable for workmen to try to raise wages at

expense of profits?

6. What is meant by a standard of comfort? Suppose labourers multiply so that their standard is lowered, what would be the effect on the national wealth?

7. Overlooking separation of employments, on what does the efficiency of labour depend? Suggest any means of increasing efficiency at the present day, stating your opinion as to whether trades-unions are likely to do so or not.

Music.

Junior.

1. Write from G flat the following intervals: minor third, perfect fifth, augmented sixth, major and minor seconds, diminished seventh.

2. Give an explanation of the following terms, with the signs: shake, turn, pause, dal segno, da capo, mordente, appoggiatura, and acciaccatura.

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3. Explain the following time-signatures: 12:18:21%

4. Write Exercise I. in the tenor clef, and transpose Exercise II. a minor third lower-prefixing the proper signatures.

5. From F# write the intervals named in question I.

6. Write major and minor triads on each of the following notes: B flat, A sharp, G sharp, D sharp, F sharp, and C sharp.

7. Which is the normal scale? Name the various changes the minor scale has undergone from time to time, and give reasons for these alterations.

8. Add an alto part to the treble and bass in Exercise III., in short score.

EXERCISE III.

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Music.

Senior.

1. Explain the following chords: Neapolitan sixth, Italian sixth, French sixth, German sixth, and augmented sixth.

2. Write examples of perfect, imperfect, and plagal cadences in various keys. What are relative or attendant keys?

3. Which triad may be considered as a fragment of the dominant seventh? Are there any restrictions with regard to using this chord ?

4. What is meant by false relation? Write an example of a sequence.

5. Distinguish melody and harmony. Why is it necessary for a pianist to have a certain amount of knowledge of harmony?

6. What are the usual movements of a symphony? Name some of the most celebrated composers of the symphony.

7. Name some of the most popular operas, and their composers. (Give dates.)

8. When is the major third of a common chord a leading-note, and when not?

9. Add three parts to the figured bass below.

6 6
6 6 6 6
Better in three Parts.

6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 6

10. Harmonise the following melody in four parts and in open

score, using the proper clefs.

Editorial.

We would draw our Correspondents' attention to the fact that the New Year-so far as regards the Oxford Local Examinationswill not begin until September next. Our Oxford Examiner has been started late, i.e. it is much behind time; but the half-year's papers can still be used, and advantageously. We mention this because, though it has not prevented us from receiving papers for correction from several students, many have apparently been deterred from coming to us, owing to the mistaken notion that the papers could only be taken for the year. We have therefore considered it advisable to remodel, as it were, and state fully the charges for the correction of the examination papers for Juniors, Seniors, and Women, which will be found on page 94, under the heading "Rules for the Guidance of Students."

It will be observed that there are two papers in the present number of our Oxford Examiner on "The Elements of Political Economy," and "The Outlines of English Law," both of which are for Senior Candidates. In future only one paper will be inserted on these subjects; the appearance of the double paper in our February number being accounted for by the accidental omission of the first of the two last month.

The answers to the Arithmetic questions in the January number appear below; and the answers for the preceding month will appear regularly unless want of space should compel us to defer the same.