We called attention in our issue of the 7th of
August last to a weak point in our rapidly growing system of universal exami- nation, viz., the absence of any means of fully and fairly testing -candidates' acquirements until they come up for the-final examina- tion upon which their future prospects depend. Our hint has been taken by half-a-dozen university men, whose advertisement, offering to examine all corners, for a moderate fee, will be found in another -column. They are competent men, and their plan ought to have three good results,—to furnish a check on incompetent crammers, • to compel lads sent up to see what they do know and what they -don't, and to enable parents to relieve lads who cannot win of their heart-breaking toil. Fathers are often really cruel to their 'children in this matter, cruel from an ignorance which this Board 'otTest Examiners will remove.
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