Hi Julia, Its the first time I have come across the word used in this sense too. Chambers Dictionary has "an allowance or bounty to scholars in a university" and there is an entry on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhibition_(scholarship) Joy ________________________________ From: Julia Mosman <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 8:22 Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] West Briton 12 Dec 1856 - Local Intelligence 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 .................................................................................................
Hi Joy and Julia In Cornwall in 1955, a points system operated for allocating university maintenance grant funding, including tuition fees. It's a long time ago. I hope my memory is accurate. The top examination grade was 1. If one obtained three grade 3 results or higher at the Advanced Level exams one was awarded automatically a County Scholarship . I got two grade 3 and one grade 4, and was granted an County Exhibition following an interview at County Hall, Truro. Those with a grade 3 and two grade 4's or less, got nothing. The amount of the grant was identical for Scholarships and Exhibitions. They were subject to parental means testing. Other grant awards were State Scholarships, granted after passing special examinations, and were financially better than the County awards, and more prestigious. Nowadays.......... Francis Dr Francis E Dunstan, On 06/12/2012 10:25, Joy Langdon wrote: > Hi Julia, > > Its the first time I have come across the word used in this sense too. Chambers Dictionary has "an allowance or bounty to scholars in a university" and there is an entry on Wikipedia: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhibition_(scholarship) > > Joy > > ________________________________ > From: Julia Mosman <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 8:22 > Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] West Briton 12 Dec 1856 - Local Intelligence > > > 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 > > ................................................................................................. > ------------------------------- > Listmom: [email protected] or [email protected] > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.2793 / Virus Database: 2634/5937 - Release Date: 12/04/12 > > >