JESUIT EDUCATION IN THE 19TH CENTURY.
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rivals, but in their quality that University College stands pre-eminent. The College got first and second places over all competitors in classics and mathematics, first place in history and political economy, and in modern literature. This last distinction is enhanced by the fact that the standard has been growing higher year after year, and this year the papers exceeded in difficulty any hitherto set.
The following list tells best the result:
In 1896 the Jesuit college of Clongowes, in the Intermediate Examination, where 8877 students pre-
