7. Correct all errors in the following: The man who committed the murder was hung. Who can this letter be from? It is me that he fears. The red rose smells sweetly, but the yellow one does not smell so good. He asked if either of the men could identify their own clothing. 8. Punctuate and capitalize the following: it was old dr parr who said or sighed in his last illness oh if i can only live till strawberries come the old scholar imagined that if he could weather it till then the berries would carry him through no doubt he had turned from the drugs and the nostrums or from the hateful food to the memory of the pungent penetrating and unspeakably fresh quality of the strawberry with the deepest longing the strawberry is always the hope of the invalid and sometimes no doubt his salvation it is the first and finest relish among the fruits and well merits dr botelers memorable saying that doubtless god could have made a better berry but doubtless god never did john burroughs. * * * * * =English Composition and English Literature.=--Candidate will be required: 1. By the writing of short themes on subjects chosen by themselves within limits set by the examination paper, to prove (_a_) their ability to spell, capitalize, and punctuate, and (_b_) their mastery of the elementary principles of composition, including paragraphing and sentence structure. 2. To give evidence of intelligent acquaintance with three plays of Shakespeare--one comedy, one history, and one tragedy--_The Merchant of Venice_, _Henry V_, and _Macbeth_ being especially recommended. 3. To exhibit a fair knowledge of the history of English literature and of the names of the most prominent authors, and of the names of their principal works. The general character and scope of the examination are indicated by the following: 1. In a few paragraphs (about 250 words) tell the most important facts about the life and works of any _one_ of the following authors: Robert Burns, John Milton, John Keats, Edgar Allan Poe, Alfred Tennyson, Charles Dickens. 2. In a paragraph (about 250 words) discuss the Victorian period in English literature, paying attention to the following points: (_a_) the characteristics of the literature, (_b_) the chief writers, both in prose and poetry. 3. In a few paragraphs (about 250 words) discuss the Puritan period in English literature, telling what is meant by the term, the object and results of the Puritan movement, the chief writers with their works, and the main characteristics of the literature. 4. Elective question (may be chosen in place of either 2 or 3). Write a few paragraphs (250 words) on the characteristics and importance of the works of the Concord writers, Emerson, Hawthorne, and Thoreau, mentioning the chief works of each.