An exhibition was a recognition of academic brilliance but in monetary terms was for a smaller sum than a scholarship. ( Enough to still enable the person being awarded to attend for a lower fee ). -----Original Message----- From: cornish-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cornish-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Rodger Sent: 06 December 2012 04:10 To: cornish@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CORNISH] West Briton 12 Dec 1856 - Local Intelligence On 5 Dec 2012, at 7:22 PM, Julia Mosman wrote: > If I may ask, what's the meaning of the phrase "..There are two > exhibitions at Exeter College, Oxford, attached to the Truro [school]" > Would these be some sort of scholarships? Julia Yes. I'm not well up in the nomenclature of scholarships and bursaries in the UK, but certainly in this case it would be a scholarship or bursary of some kind, to enable the recipient to study at Exeter College. Andrew Rodger rodgera@audioio.com ------------------------------- Subscribe to digest by sending an email to CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and body text. If you want, MIME digests, email CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message