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Litterary examinatlon.

11. The Hterary examinatlon of students of the chartered
    colonial universties will be conducted entirely by those
    universties. Geometrical drawing will be an obligatory
    subject of such examinatlon.

    Name of candidate to be notifled to War Offlce, with documents
    prescrIbed.

12. The name of the candidate selected for nomInatlon
    must be forwarded so as to reach the War Office on the 1st
    July, and should be accompamed by—

    (a.) A certificate that the candidate is a British-born or
    naturalised British subject.

    (b.) An extract from the register of his birth; or, in
    default, a declaratlon made by one of his parents
    or guarclians before a Magistrate, giving his
    exact age. A certlficate of baptsm cannot be
    accepted unless the date of birth Is shown
    therein.

    (c.) A certlficate of good moral character, for the four
    years Immedlately preceding the date of applica—
    tlon, from the heads of all schools, col leges, or
    other educational establishments at which the
    candidate has been educatcd during the period; or, if
    such a certificate cannot be produced, a statement
    showing the reason for the omission, together with
    some other satisfactory proof of good moral conduct.

    (d.) A certlficate from the head of the college that the
    candidate has passed the required university
    examinatlon, Including geornetrical drawing.

Examinatlon in Mllltary Subjects.

Examinatlon In mllltary subjects.

13. An examinatlon In military subjects of candidates
    nominated under paragraph 8 and 12, who have previously
    passed the Hterary examinatlon, will be held In September
    In each year. The subjects, and the maximum marks obtain—
    able in each subject, will be as follow:—

    1. Fortification	..	..	..	600
    2. Mllltary topography	..	..	..	600
    3. The elements of tactlcs	..	..	..	600
    4. Mllltary law	..	..	..	600

    The scope In these subjects will be thatembraced by the
    synopsIs of the course of instruction at the Royal Mllltary
    College, Sandhur8t.* There will, however, be no practical
    out-of-door examinatlon In any subject. The text-books
    will be those In use at the time at the Royal Mllltary
    College, Sandhur8t.

    In order to qualIty for a commisslon, a candidate will be
    required to obtain one-thIrd of the marks in each subject, and
    half of the aggregrate. Not more than three trIals will
    be allowed at these examinatIons.

Inspectlon by Medical Board.

14. A candidate will be required to undergo an Inspectlon
    by a Medical Board, t to be convened by the Governer of the
    colonly, or other proper authority, and will not be allowed
    to proceed with his examinatlon unless certlfied by such
    Board to be physIcally qualified In all repects for a com—
    mlssion In the army (see Appendix I).

APPENDIX I.

MEOICAL EXAMINATON OF CANDIDATE8 FOR COMMI88ION8 IN THE AR. Y.

I. A candidate for a commis8ion In Her MaJesty's army
must be In good mental and bcdily health, and free from
any physical defcct likely to Interfere with the effIcIent per—
formance of military duty, and It should be stated whether
he Is of pure European descent.

II. The examinatlon will be conducted by a Board of
medical officers.

Ill. The attention of the Board will be directed to the
following points:—

(a.) That the correlatlon of age, height, weight, and chest—
    girth is equal or superior to that which Is given In the fol—
    lowing table:—

*This synopsIs has been publl8hcd by authority, and Is sold
by Eyc and Spottiswoode, East HardIn Street, Flect 8treet, E.C.;

or John Menzles and Co., 12, HanoYcr Street, EdInbungh, and 90, West
Nl1e Street, Gla8gow; or Hodgea, F1ggs, and Co., 104, Grafton Street,

• Dublin.

† It Is suggested that a candidate, before commencing his course of
study, should be thouroughly examIned by a competent physIcian.
By such an examInation any serious physical dIsqualificatlon would
be revealed, and the candidate probably 8pared expeIl8e and the
mortIfIcatlon of reJectlon. It must be understood that this In—
formal examInation Is 8olely for the benefit of the candidate, and
can In no way affect the decision of the medical examIning Board8.

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Physical Equivalents.

(b.) Measurement of height.

The candidate will be placed against the standard with
his feet together, and the weight thrown on the heels, and
not on the tocs or outside of the feet. He will stand erect
without rigldity, and with the heels, calves, buttocks, and
shouldcrs touchng the standard; the chln will be depresscd
to bring the vertex of the head level under the horizontal
bar, and the height will be noted in parts of an Inch to
eighihs.

(c.) Measurement of chest.

The candidate will be made to stand erect, with his feet
together, and to raise his hands above his head. The tapc
will be carefully adjustcd round the chest, with its postcrIor
upper edge touchng the Inferior angIes of the shouldcr—
bladcs, and Its anterIor lower edge the upper part of the
nIpples. The arms will then be lowered to hang loosely by
the side, and care will be taken that the shouldcrs are not
thrown upwArds or backwArds so as to dIsplace the tapc.
The candidate will then be directed to empty his chest of
air as much as is possible. This is best done by continuou8
whistling with the lIps as long as sound can be produced.
The tapc is carefully gathercd In during the process, and
when the minimum measuremcnt is reached it is recorded.
He will then be directed to Inflato his chest to Its utmost
capacity. This maximum measuremcnt will likewIsa be re—
cordecl. The mean of the two measuremcnt8 will be con—
sidered as the true chest-measuremcnt.

(d.) The regulations regarding the examinatlon of eyesight
are as follow:—

Letlers and numbers corresponding to Snellen's Oplotypi
(test-typcs for the determinatlon of the acuteness of vision, 
1892 edition) will be used for testing the standard of vision.
If a candidate's vision, measurcd by Snellen's test-typcs, be
such that he can read the types numbcred D = 6 at 6 metrcs, 
or 20 English feet, and the types numbcred D = 0·6 at any
distance selected by himself, with each eye separatcly, and
without glas8es, he will be considered fit. If a candidate
cannot read with each eye separatlly, without glas8es, Snellen's
type marked D = 36 at a distance of 6 metrcs, or 20 English
feet—i.e., if he do not possess one-sixth of Snellen's standard
of normal acuteness of vision—although he may be able to read
the types D = 0·6 at some distance with each eye, he will be
considered unfit. If a candidate can read with each eye
separatcly Snellen's types num-bered D = 36 at a distance of
6 metrcs, or 20 English feet, without glas8es, but cannot read
them beyond that distance—i.e., if he just possesses one-sixth
of normal acuteness of vision, and his visual deficIency is due
to faulty refraction— he may be passed as fit, provided that, with
the aid of corrccting glas8es, he can read Snellen's type D = 6
at 6 metrcs, or 20 English feet, with one eye, or at least
Snellen's types D = 12 at 6 metrcs, or 20 English feet, with
the other eye; and, at the same time, can read Snellen's type
marked D = 0·8 with one or both eyes, without the aid of
glas8es, at any distance the candidate may select.

Squint, inability to dIstinguIsh the principal colour8, or
any morblid conditions, subject to the risk of aggravaclon or
recurrance in either eye, will cause the rejection of a can—
dldate.

IV. The following additional points will then be ob—
served:—

(a.) That his hearing is good.

(b.) That his speech is without impediment.

(c.) That his teelh are in good order. Los8 or deca of
    ten teelh will be considered a disqualifIcation.
    Deca ed teelh, if well filled, will be considered
    as sound.

(d.) That his chest is well formed, and that his lunge
    and heart are sound.

(e.) That he is not ruptured.

(f.) That he does not suffer from hydrolele, varlcoele, 
    varicose veins In a severe degree, or other dIsease
    likely to cause Inefficiency. A slight defcct, if
    successfully cured by operation, is not a dIs—
    qualifIcation.

(g.) That his lImbs are well formed and developed.

(h.) That there Is free and perfect motion of all the
    joints.