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The Newcastle Scholarship, an annual prize awarded at Eton College for the highest performance in a series of special written examinations taken over the course of a week. It is Eton's most prestigious prize and was for over a century (until it changed form in 1976) considered the premier school prize examination in England for pupils of the Classics (Greek and Latin language and literature) and Divinity (the Bible scriptures). It was instituted and first awarded in 1829, thanks to the initiative and benefaction of Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme. The Statutes, recorded in 1841, state: 'The design and object of these Scholarships is to promote and encourage a Religious education and sound and useful Learning in general among the Scholars of Eton School, including particularly accurate Scholarship in Greek and Roman literature but most especially and principally to inculcate a thorough knowledge of the Evidence, Doctrines and Precepts of the Christian Religion.'〔David Butterfield, ''The Newcastle Scholarship: a historical survey'' (Eton 2013).〕 The winner of the Newcastle Scholarship was awarded a cash prize of £250, a considerable sum in 1829, while the runner-up received a Gold Medal. Originally a series of up to twelve examinations in the ancient languages and in knowledge of Biblical texts, the Scholarship was split into two, becoming one Prize for Divinity and one for Classics, in 1977. Since 1987 the Newcastle Scholarship has been an examination primarily in philosophy and ethics. Distinguished winners of the Newcastle Scholarship in its original form include Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy (1831), WR Inge (1879), Patrick Shaw-Stewart (1905), Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone (1925), Douglas Hurd (1947) and William Waldegrave (1965, currently Provost of Eton College); those who have also become professional Classicists include Roger Mynors (1922), Charles Willink (1946), Adrian Hollis (1958), Richard Jenkyns (1966) and Armand D’Angour (1976). Since 1988 it has been an examination in philosophical theology, moral theory and applied ethics. Candidates sit two three-hour papers after Long Leave in the Lent Half. Each paper consists of about 12 questions divided into two sections. Candidates must answer three questions in each paper, at least one chosen from each section. Some of the most distinguished theologians and philosophers in the United Kingdom have been invited to examine the Newcastle Scholarship. In addition to setting the papers and marking the scripts, they have to choose a set book on a theme of their choice upon which the candidates are examined. The examiner interviews up to six candidates (The Newcastle Select) and from these candidates he/she chooses three boys who are nominated as 'winners' during the Reading Over. == Recent Winners == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Newcastle Scholarship」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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