HIGHER EDUCATION.

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Government has given a great impetus to the work of
these colleges by giving annually a scholarship of £200 a year
for four yeurs, with outfit allowance and free passage to and
from England. The scholar is selected by an examination
held in Ceylon by the Oxford and Cambridge Joint Board
for Schools’ Examinations, and continues his education at an
English University, Medical College, or Engineering College.
The career in lingland of some of these University Scholars
forms the best proof that can be offered that a sound
education is given in some of the Ceylon schools. Here
are three of them :—
H. Marcus Fernando of the Royal College, Colombo,
obtained University Scholarship and Gilchrist Scholarship,
1883. - At University College, London: Second Medical
Entrance Exhibition £60 in 1884; First Certificate and
Gold Medals in Physiology (Senior Class), in Midwifery,
Medicine, and Forensic Medicine ; Silver Medals in Physiology
 Junior Class. Midwifery Junior Class, Materia Medica;
Tuke Medal in Pathological Anatomy (Practical) ; Achinson
 Scholar, £60 a year for two years, 1888 ; Elected Fellow
of University College, 1890. At the University of London :
1883, Matriculation, twenty-seventh place in Honours
Division; 1834, Intermediate Science and Preliminary
Science M.B. Examination with second place, First Class
Honours, Zoology, Second Class Honours, Botany ; 1886,
Intermediate M.B. Examination, second place, First Class
Honours, Physiology (Gold Medal) ; third place, First Class
Honours, Organic Chemistry; first place, Third Class
Honours, Materia Medica; B.Sc. Examination with First
Class Honours in Physiology (qualified for Scholarship) ;
1888, M.B. Examination, second place, First Class Honours
(Gold Medal) in Medicine ; second place, First Class Honours
(Gold Medal) Forensic Medicine ; 1889, M.D. Examination
{qualified for the Gold Medal).
L. de Zylva of St. Thomas's College, Colombo, obtained
University Scholarship, 1893 ; andentered University College,
London, and the London University, 1894; 1396, passed
[ntermediate in Arts and Preliminary Scientific, obtained
Honours in Intermediate B.Sc., winning a Scholarship of
£130; 1898, passed first in Order of Merit in University
College Senior Examination, winning a Scholarship of £100
for Physiology ; 1899, Silver Medal for Forensic Medicine
and Toxicology; 1900, London B.Sc. Examination, First
Class Honours; 1903, London M,B. Examination, Diploma
and Gold Medal.
8. W. Dassanaike of Royal College, Colombo, obtained
Gilchrist Scholarship, 1892, and went through a three years’