§ MR. HENRY HOBHOUSE (Somersetshire, E.)To ask the Secretary to the Board of Education if he will say what was the number of the candidates for the King's Scholarship examination who passed in the first or second class at the last two examinations; and what proportion of these candidates can be accommodated in the existing training colleges.
(Answered by Sir William Anson.) The following table gives the number of candidates for the King's Scholarship examination who passed in the first or second class at the last two examinations:—
§ some equivalent examination. 2,253 women were admitted, of whom 1,872 had passed the King's Scholarship, and 293 some equivalent examination. She remainder in either case were admitted under Articles 115 (b) and (c). The Board have as yet no accurate information as to the number of places which will be available in October next, but they anticipate that there will not be less than 1,250 places for men and 2,550 for women, or not less than 3,800 in all.