. Pictorial history of China and India; comprising a description of those countries and their inhabitants. ng these little cells, to see that theyhave neither books nor papers about them, and this being ascertained, allare supplied with writing materials and themes to try their skill in composi-tion, both in prose and verse. To guard against any partiality being shownby the president and members of the board, these papers are laid beforethem, unsigned, and they select the best, without knowing who are theauthors. The fortunate individuals whose pieces are thus approved, thenreceive the first d
. Pictorial history of China and India; comprising a description of those countries and their inhabitants. ng these little cells, to see that theyhave neither books nor papers about them, and this being ascertained, allare supplied with writing materials and themes to try their skill in composi-tion, both in prose and verse. To guard against any partiality being shownby the president and members of the board, these papers are laid beforethem, unsigned, and they select the best, without knowing who are theauthors. The fortunate individuals whose pieces are thus approved, thenreceive the first degree, which is equivalent to that of our bachelor of arts;but the numbers are so considerably diminished at each fresh trial, that, onan average, it is reckoned that not more than ten arrive at this degree, outof every thousand who present themselves, in the first instance, at the hallof the district; but as the districts are very numerous, these tens amount tomany hundreds in every province. A graduate of the first dejrree wears a blue gown with a black border, 248 CHINA, HISTORICAL AND
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