Fortescue Scholarship Honours Program
The Beacon Society is excited to announce we have established an Annual Re-Certification Exam for those who have completed the first 3 exams.
The questions are not-overly difficult, and continue the primary purpose of the Program, which is to encourage increased familiarity with the Canon and the Sherlockian world.
To receive the Re-Certification Exam, please send me an email requesting the Exam.
Once you complete the fillable Exam, you can return to us for grading. Those who successfully complete the Exam will receive a certificate.
You can use whatever resources you have (a copy of the Canon, the internet, etc) to help in completing the Exam.
YOU MUST COMPLETE THE EXAMS IN ORDER (YOU CANNOT REQUEST THE RE-CERTIFICATION EXAM UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE FIRST 3 EXAMS).
The questions are not-overly difficult, and continue the primary purpose of the Program, which is to encourage increased familiarity with the Canon and the Sherlockian world.
To receive the Re-Certification Exam, please send me an email requesting the Exam.
Once you complete the fillable Exam, you can return to us for grading. Those who successfully complete the Exam will receive a certificate.
You can use whatever resources you have (a copy of the Canon, the internet, etc) to help in completing the Exam.
YOU MUST COMPLETE THE EXAMS IN ORDER (YOU CANNOT REQUEST THE RE-CERTIFICATION EXAM UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE FIRST 3 EXAMS).
The Fortescue Scholarship Honours Program was designed by the late Robert W. Hahn, BSI, and Helen Heinrich, BSI, for the edification and delight of those Sherlockians who have a scholarly interest in the Canon.
Hahn got the program’s name from “The Adventure of the Three Students,” which involves the theft of the answer for the scholarship competition.
Hahn got the program’s name from “The Adventure of the Three Students,” which involves the theft of the answer for the scholarship competition.
The program was developed by the Watsonians and is now administered by the Beacon Society.
The Watsonians was a Chicago-based scion of the Baker Street Irregulars, whose primary mission was to foster an increased appreciation of Dr. John H. Watson and his writings.
The Honours Program is a three-part endeavor, beginning with the Elementary Tripos.
Successful completion of this exam earns the applicant the B.S.S. degree—Baccalaureatus Scientia in Sherlockiana.
The B.S.S. degree holder may then apply for the Advanced Tripos Exam.
Successful completion of this exam results in the A.M.S. degree—Artium Magister in Sherlockiana.
A.M.S. degree holders may either prepare a paper on any aspect of the Sacred Writings or complete a third exam.
Upon approval of the paper by the Scholarship Board or successful completion of the exam, the applicant is granted his or her Doctorate in Sherlockiana—the Sh.D. degree.
In each instance, the successful candidate receives a handsome certificate attesting to their right to use the initials for the degree granted.
The Tripos questions are not inordinately difficult, nor is the scoring rigid or pedantic.
Each Tripos is an open-book exam.
The primary purpose of the program is to encourage increased familiarity with the Canon.
Also there is no charge to participate in the program.
We encourage you to join this elite group of approximately one hundred Sherlockian scholars (See all of our honourees at the bottom of this page).
To receive the first exam, please fill out information below (Exam Request Form) and return to us.
We will email you the the first exam.
Once you complete the fillable exam, you can return to us for grading (Exam submittal Form).
Once you pass the first exam, we will distribute the second exam to you, and so forth, until you complete all three exams. If you have completed the first 3 exams, you may request a recertification exam we will be issuing each year.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS PROGRAM IS BASED ON THE HONORS SYSTEM, JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL FORTESCUE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IN THE CANON.
PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THIS EXAM WITH ANYONE ELSE. AND PLEASE DO YOUR OWN WORK.
If you have any questions, please send an email to:
Steve Mason
smason8080@gmail.com
GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN !!!
The Watsonians was a Chicago-based scion of the Baker Street Irregulars, whose primary mission was to foster an increased appreciation of Dr. John H. Watson and his writings.
The Honours Program is a three-part endeavor, beginning with the Elementary Tripos.
Successful completion of this exam earns the applicant the B.S.S. degree—Baccalaureatus Scientia in Sherlockiana.
The B.S.S. degree holder may then apply for the Advanced Tripos Exam.
Successful completion of this exam results in the A.M.S. degree—Artium Magister in Sherlockiana.
A.M.S. degree holders may either prepare a paper on any aspect of the Sacred Writings or complete a third exam.
Upon approval of the paper by the Scholarship Board or successful completion of the exam, the applicant is granted his or her Doctorate in Sherlockiana—the Sh.D. degree.
In each instance, the successful candidate receives a handsome certificate attesting to their right to use the initials for the degree granted.
The Tripos questions are not inordinately difficult, nor is the scoring rigid or pedantic.
Each Tripos is an open-book exam.
The primary purpose of the program is to encourage increased familiarity with the Canon.
Also there is no charge to participate in the program.
We encourage you to join this elite group of approximately one hundred Sherlockian scholars (See all of our honourees at the bottom of this page).
To receive the first exam, please fill out information below (Exam Request Form) and return to us.
We will email you the the first exam.
Once you complete the fillable exam, you can return to us for grading (Exam submittal Form).
Once you pass the first exam, we will distribute the second exam to you, and so forth, until you complete all three exams. If you have completed the first 3 exams, you may request a recertification exam we will be issuing each year.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS PROGRAM IS BASED ON THE HONORS SYSTEM, JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL FORTESCUE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IN THE CANON.
PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THIS EXAM WITH ANYONE ELSE. AND PLEASE DO YOUR OWN WORK.
If you have any questions, please send an email to:
Steve Mason
smason8080@gmail.com
GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN !!!
Fortescue Scholarship Program Sh.D Degree Holders
Honorary Sh.D.
Donald B. Izban, BSI
Nancy Wrobel
Sh.D. Sucessfully Complted
Aikin, Bruce D., MBt
Albright, Nancy S.
Alvarez, Marino, BSI
Angelo, Phil
Austen, John M.
Barnes, Bill, BSI
Bell, Ann F.
Bennett, Ian, MBt
Bergquist, John, BSI
Blankenship, Marshall
Bradway, Jeffry Alan, ASH, BSI
Braum, Alexander
Brown, Cynthia
Byrne, Robert
Cardillo, Nick
Carlisle, Shannon, BSI, ASH
Chaghafi, Elisabeth
Comstock, John W.
Culala, Linda C.
Cunningham, Philip J., BSI
Curtis, Donald E., BSI
Curtis, Teresa Thurston
Cynkin, Thomas, BSI
Dansby, D. R.
Derlien, Tony
Devitt, Allan T., ASH, BSI
Diamond, Susan Z., ASH, BSI
Dobry, Denny, BSI
Dorn, William S., BSI
Doyle, Mark
Duke, Mike
Dye, Geoffrey
Eckrich, Joe, BSI
Ellis, Michael
Erickson, Mary
Foy, Michael
France, Dennis
Frank, Virginia
Friedman, Josephine
Friedman, Ted, BSI
Gaines, Mirah
Genova, John J., BSI
Giarelli, Ernest F.
Gillings, Paul
Granger, Meredith L.
Green, Mary E.
Gregory, Al, ASH, BSI
Hall, John
Hartnett, Paul
Harris, Bruce
Hartig, Ruth A.
Harvey, Joshua
Haynes, Karen
Healey, Tim
Heifetz, Carl L.
Hinck, Kathleen L.
Hobbs, Don, ASH, BSI
Hoskisson, Carl
Hunt, Dennis
Hutchison, Brenda
Joffe, Andrew, ASH, BSI
Kellogg, Roger F.
Kinnee, Ross O.
Kirkendall, Olivia
Kitts, Francine, ASH, BSI
Kitts, Richard J., ASH, BSI
Klinger, Leslie S., BSI
Kozinn, Sandy, ASH
Krull, Jonathan
Krisciunas, Rich
Kuhn, Laura
Kunnath, Maryjane
Levin, Alfred, BSI
Lies, Ronald E.
Little, Sandra
Livingston, E.A. (Bud)
Marino, Joe
Mason, Stephen, ASH, BSI
McClure, Michael, BSI
McKay, Marilynne, ASH, BSI
McKuras, Julie, ASH, BSI
McSherry, James Andrew
Meyer, Charles A., BSI
Monty, W. Scott II, BSI
Moran, Michael
Moskowitz, Les
Murphy, Dennis P.
Olken, Richard M., BSI
Olson, Karen
Osborne, Allen
Page, Joe
Patton, Delores A.
Perret, Robert
Petkus, Donald A.
Pieper, Walter
Pugh, Brian W.
Puhl, Gayle Lange, ASH
Raglin, James
Randall, Warren, ASH, BSI, MBt
Richards, Dana, ASH, BSI
Rossini, Brenda
Ruby, Greg, ASH, BSI
Saksena, Franklin
Sharfman, Robert
Sherwood, John C.
Simnick, Gayle
Smedegaard, Paul B., BSI
Smith, Edward S. Jr.
Stacpoole-Ryding, Richard J.
Stephenson, John E.
Stinson, Regina S., ASH, BSI
Sveum, Richard J., MD, BSI
Sweet, Dr. Cody
Van der Flaes, Edwin, MBt, BSI, ASH
Vaughan, Douglas
Watts, Rev. Scott
Wein, Richard A., ASH, BSI
Weiner, Janice, ASH, BSI
Honorary Sh.D.
Donald B. Izban, BSI
Nancy Wrobel
Sh.D. Sucessfully Complted
Aikin, Bruce D., MBt
Albright, Nancy S.
Alvarez, Marino, BSI
Angelo, Phil
Austen, John M.
Barnes, Bill, BSI
Bell, Ann F.
Bennett, Ian, MBt
Bergquist, John, BSI
Blankenship, Marshall
Bradway, Jeffry Alan, ASH, BSI
Braum, Alexander
Brown, Cynthia
Byrne, Robert
Cardillo, Nick
Carlisle, Shannon, BSI, ASH
Chaghafi, Elisabeth
Comstock, John W.
Culala, Linda C.
Cunningham, Philip J., BSI
Curtis, Donald E., BSI
Curtis, Teresa Thurston
Cynkin, Thomas, BSI
Dansby, D. R.
Derlien, Tony
Devitt, Allan T., ASH, BSI
Diamond, Susan Z., ASH, BSI
Dobry, Denny, BSI
Dorn, William S., BSI
Doyle, Mark
Duke, Mike
Dye, Geoffrey
Eckrich, Joe, BSI
Ellis, Michael
Erickson, Mary
Foy, Michael
France, Dennis
Frank, Virginia
Friedman, Josephine
Friedman, Ted, BSI
Gaines, Mirah
Genova, John J., BSI
Giarelli, Ernest F.
Gillings, Paul
Granger, Meredith L.
Green, Mary E.
Gregory, Al, ASH, BSI
Hall, John
Hartnett, Paul
Harris, Bruce
Hartig, Ruth A.
Harvey, Joshua
Haynes, Karen
Healey, Tim
Heifetz, Carl L.
Hinck, Kathleen L.
Hobbs, Don, ASH, BSI
Hoskisson, Carl
Hunt, Dennis
Hutchison, Brenda
Joffe, Andrew, ASH, BSI
Kellogg, Roger F.
Kinnee, Ross O.
Kirkendall, Olivia
Kitts, Francine, ASH, BSI
Kitts, Richard J., ASH, BSI
Klinger, Leslie S., BSI
Kozinn, Sandy, ASH
Krull, Jonathan
Krisciunas, Rich
Kuhn, Laura
Kunnath, Maryjane
Levin, Alfred, BSI
Lies, Ronald E.
Little, Sandra
Livingston, E.A. (Bud)
Marino, Joe
Mason, Stephen, ASH, BSI
McClure, Michael, BSI
McKay, Marilynne, ASH, BSI
McKuras, Julie, ASH, BSI
McSherry, James Andrew
Meyer, Charles A., BSI
Monty, W. Scott II, BSI
Moran, Michael
Moskowitz, Les
Murphy, Dennis P.
Olken, Richard M., BSI
Olson, Karen
Osborne, Allen
Page, Joe
Patton, Delores A.
Perret, Robert
Petkus, Donald A.
Pieper, Walter
Pugh, Brian W.
Puhl, Gayle Lange, ASH
Raglin, James
Randall, Warren, ASH, BSI, MBt
Richards, Dana, ASH, BSI
Rossini, Brenda
Ruby, Greg, ASH, BSI
Saksena, Franklin
Sharfman, Robert
Sherwood, John C.
Simnick, Gayle
Smedegaard, Paul B., BSI
Smith, Edward S. Jr.
Stacpoole-Ryding, Richard J.
Stephenson, John E.
Stinson, Regina S., ASH, BSI
Sveum, Richard J., MD, BSI
Sweet, Dr. Cody
Van der Flaes, Edwin, MBt, BSI, ASH
Vaughan, Douglas
Watts, Rev. Scott
Wein, Richard A., ASH, BSI
Weiner, Janice, ASH, BSI
Papers Written for the Fortescue Scholarship Exam
Freemasonry and Sherlock Holmes by Michael Moran
Sherlock Holmes's Violin by Samuel Hardman
Sherlock Holmes Walk in Convent Garden & Charing Cross by MC Black
The Spirit of the Sea by Ann Caddell
Freemasonry and Sherlock Holmes by Michael Moran
Sherlock Holmes's Violin by Samuel Hardman
Sherlock Holmes Walk in Convent Garden & Charing Cross by MC Black
The Spirit of the Sea by Ann Caddell