Cambridge S'holarships and -Examinations. By Robert Potts. (Longmans.)—Mr. Potts given
here an account of the scholarships, exhibitions, prizes, and other "aids and encouragements" for learn- ing in the University and Colleges of Cambridge. Apart from the special interest which this possesses for all who are likely to receive any benefit from these endowments, it is in itself noteworthy. We must not forget that there are private persons, if not here, yet cer- tainly in the United States, who have incomes larger than that of the University and the Colleges put together. Still, the wealth here catalogued is very large, if you compare it with the resources of similar institutions elsewhere. And the portion of this wealth devoted to the helping of students is not only considerable, but con- tinually increasing. It has risen, for instance, at St. John's College, from £3,907 in 1852 to £6,700 in 1881. Mr. Potts adds a copious collection, extending to upwards of five hundred pages, of examina- tion-papers set at various colleges, and dealing with classics, mathe- matics, science, and law.
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