Transactions of RHASS Volume 1940 - Page 219
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A..- v \u J “4".— ‘t ‘i 16 NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURE By a Supplementary Charter under the Great Seal, granted in 1856, the Society is empowered to grant Diplomas. From 1858 to 1899 the Society held an annual Examination for Certificate and Diploma. in Agriculture. In 1873 the Free Life Membership of the Society was granted to winners of the Diploma. In 1882 permission was given to holders of the Diploma to append the letters F.H.A.S. to their names. These arrangements terminated in 1899. In 1898 it was resolved by the Royal Agricultural Society of England and the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland to discontinue the independent Examinations in Agriculture held by the two Societies, and to institute in their stead a J oint-Examination for 8. NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURE (N.D.A.). This Examina- tion is now conducted under the management of “The National Agricultural Examination Board ” appointed by the two Societies. The first Joint Examination was held in 1900. REGULATIONS FOR EXAMINATION IN THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF AGRICULTURE 1. The Societies may hold conjointly, under the management of the National Agricultural Examination Board appointed by them, an Annual Examination in the Science and Practice of Agriculture, at a convenient centre. 2. Candidates who pass the Examination will receive the National Diploma in Agriculture—the Diploma to be distinguished shortly by the letters “ N.D.A.” 3. The Examination will be conducted by means of written papers and oral examinations. . 4. In order to be eligible to sit for the Board’s Examlnation in Agriculture, 8. candidate must— ' (a) Present a certificate from a recognised Agricultural College that his attainments in the subjects of General Botany, Geology, General Chemistry, Physics, and M echanics, as attested by class and other examinations, are, in the opinion of the authorities of the College, such as to justify his admission to the Board’s Examination ; or (b) Produce evidence that he has passed the 1st B.Sc. or the Intermediate Examination in Science of a British University ; or (6) Present a School Certificate awarded by a British University Examination Board, and produce evidence that he has continued his study of science for at least a year and has obtained a certificate in Physics, Chemistry and Botany at the Higher Certificate Examination of a British University Examination Board; or . . . (d) Present a Leaving Certificate in Selence (Including Chemistry and Botany) of the Scottish Education Department. NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURE. 17 5. In the case of students who satisfy the Board that they have not had the facilities for obtaining the foregoing certificates, the Board will be prepared to consider evidence of equivalent attainment. [Applications under this rule must be lodged three months before the date of the annual examination.] 6. Before sitting for the PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE and FARM MACHINERY AND IMPLEMENTS papers, all candidates must produce evidence of possessing a practical knowledge of Agriculture obtained by residence on a farm in the British Isles for a period or periods (not more than two) covering a complete year of farming operations. 7. Candidates will have the option of taking the Whole of the follow- ing nine papers at one time, or of sitting for a group of any three, four, or five in the first year and the remaining subjects (at one examination) within the next two years :— SUBJECT. Llfiilrmklslm Pass Marks. 1. Practical Agriculture (First Paper) . . . 400 240 2. Practical Agriculture (Second Paper) . . . 400 240 3. Farm Machinery and Implements . . . 300 150 4. Land Surveying and Farm Buildings . . . 100 50 5. Agricultural Chemistry . . . . . 200 100 6. Agricultural Botany . . . . . . 200 100 7. Agricultural Book-keeping . . . . . 200 100 8. Agricultural Zoology . . . . . . 100 50 9. Veterinary Science and Hygiene . . . . 200 100 2100 1130 NorE.—Candidates taking the Examination in two groups of subjects are recommended to take Agricultural Chemistry and Agricultural Botany in the first group. 8. A candidate who obtains not less than three-fourths (1575) of the aggregate maximum marks (2100) in the entire Examination will receive the Diploma with Honours, provided that he obtains not less than three-fourths (600) of the maximum marks (800) in the two Practical Agriculture papers. 9. Candidates electing to take the entire Examination at one time and failing in not more than three subjects may appear for these sub- jects in the following year. Failure in more than three subjects will be regarded as failure in the whole Examination. 10. In the case of candidates electing to take the Examination in two groups— (a) A candidate appearing for a group of three subjects and failing in a single subject may, in the case of a first group, appear for that subject along with the second group, or, in the case of a second group, in the following year. Failure in more than one subject will be regarded as failure in the group. (b) A candidate appearing for a group of four or more sub- jects and failing in not more than two subjects may, in the case of a first group, appear for these subjects along with the second group, or, in the case of a second group, in the following year. Failure in more than two subjects will be regarded as failure in the group. VOL. LII. 2 |
| Title | Transactions of RHASS Volume 1940 - Page 219 |
