text_original: It may be imagined that only a very small propor  tion of the boys in any school were gifted with such great talents as would entitle them to attain prefer  ment; therefore, of the many who presented themselves as candidates for honors at the hall of their province, where an examination was held once a year, very few 70 THE FOUNDING OF HAN LIN COLLEGE perhaps were chosen ; and those had to pass other exam  inations by doctors of a higher degree before they were eligible to be appointed to offices of state.
text_transcription: IT MAY BE IMAGINED THAT ONLY A VERY SMALL PROPORTION OF THE BOYS IN ANY SCHOOL WERE GIFTED WITH SUCH GREAT TALENTS AS WOULD ENTITLE THEM TO ATTAIN PREFERMENT THEREFORE OF THE MANY WHO PRESENTED THEMSELVES AS CANDIDATES FOR HONORS AT THE HALL OF THEIR PROVINCE WHERE AN EXAMINATION WAS HELD ONCE A YEAR VERY FEW PERHAPS WERE CHOSEN AND THOSE HAD TO PASS OTHER EXAMINATIONS BY DOCTORS OF A HIGHER DEGREE BEFORE THEY WERE ALLEGIBLE TO BE APPOINTED TO OFFICES OF STATE
phonemes: ɪt mˈeɪ biː ɪmˈædʒɪnd ðæt ˈoʊnli ɐ vˈɛɹi smˈɔːl pɹəpˈɔːɹ tɪˈɑːn ʌvðə bˈɔɪz ɪn ˌɛni skˈuːl wɜː ɡˈɪftᵻd wɪð sˈʌtʃ ɡɹˈeɪt tˈælənts æz wʊd ɛntˈaɪɾəl ðˌɛm tʊ ɐtˈeɪn pɹɪfˈɜː mˈɛnt; ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, ʌvðə mˈɛni hˌuː pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd ðɛmsˈɛlvz æz kˈændᵻdˌeɪts fɔːɹ ˈɑːnɚz æt ðə hˈɔːl ʌv ðɛɹ pɹˈɑːvɪns, wˌɛɹ ɐn ɛɡzˌæmᵻnˈeɪʃən wʌz hˈɛld wˈʌns ɐ jˈɪɹ, vˈɛɹi fjˈuː sˈɛvənti ðə fˈaʊndɪŋ ʌv hˈæn lˈɪn kˈɑːlɪdʒ pɚhˈæps wɜː tʃˈoʊzən ; ænd ðoʊz hædtə pˈæs ˈʌðɚɹ ɛɡzˈæm ɪnˈeɪʃənz baɪ dˈɑːktɚz əvə hˈaɪɚ dᵻɡɹˈiː bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðeɪ wɜːɹ ˈɛlɪdʒəbəl təbi ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tʊ ˈɑːfɪsᵻz ʌv stˈeɪt.