tripos
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Origin of tripos
1580–90; pseudo-Hellenization of Latin tripūs tripod
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In 1850 Hort took his degree, being third in the classical tripos, and in 1852 he became fellow of his college.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
Educated at Edinburgh Academy and University and Trinity College, Cambridge, he graduated 1st class in the Moral Science tripos in 1873, and in the same year took holy orders.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
But the law tripos and the law schools suffer from remoteness from the law courts, and from the exclusively academical character of the teaching.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
He was educated at Eton and at Trinity College, Cambridge, coming out 31st wrangler in the mathematical tripos in 1835.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
After the tripos excitements, some of the students leave their dream-world of study and talk of “cocoas” and debates and athletics to begin their work in the real world.
From By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson by Rainey, W. (William)
The boys were taught classics, not on the literary method, but on the academic method, as if they were all to enter for triposes and scholarships, and to end by becoming professors.
From From a College Window by Benson, Arthur Christopher
He was educated at the City of London school and at St John's College, Cambridge, where he took the highest honours in the classical, mathematical and theological triposes, and became fellow of his college.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
But most of the triposes have been divided into two parts, of which the second is not obligatory in order to obtain a degree.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
At Cambridge the mathematical and classical triposes still retain their former prestige.
From John Stuart Mill; His Life and Works Twelve Sketches by Herbert Spencer, Henry Fawcett, Frederic Harrison, and Other Distinguished Authors by Fawcett, Henry
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