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55. Prizes will be awarded as follows:—
    At the end of the course of each subject—
    To the cadet who has obtained the highest number of marks in mathematics and mechanics, artillery, military engineering, practical geometry, military topography, tactics, electricity and magnetism, chemistry and physics, French, German, freehand drawing, riding, gymnastics, artillery drills and exercises, infantry drill, workshops.
    After the final examination—
    The Queen Victoria Medal to the cadet who, on completing his course, has obtained the highest total marks in “military engineering,” “military topography,” “artillery,” “tactics,” “riding,” and “gymnastics.”
    The Pollock Medal to the cadet who shall, after the final examination, be found to have obtained the highest marks on the whole course, including voluntary subjects.
    The Tombs Memorial Scholarship to the senior cadet who enters the Royal Artillery.

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APPENDIX I.

MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSIONS IN THE ARMY.

I. A candidate for a commission in Her Majesty’s army must be in good mental and bodily health, and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of military duty, and it should be stated whether he is of pure European descent.

II. The examination will be conducted by a Board of Medical Officers. The Principal Medical Officer, Home District, will be President; the Assistant Professor of Clinical and Military Surgery, Army Medical School, Netley; the Surgeon, Royal Military Academy, Woolwich; and the Surgeon, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, may be members of the Board ex officio. The other members will be composed of officers of a rank not lower than major, Royal Army Medical Corps, and in their selection due regard should be given to their possession of special qualifications for the duty.

III. The attention of the Board will be directed to the following points:—
(a.) That the correlation of age, height, weight, and chest-girth is equal or superior to that which is given in the following table:—

*Physical Equivalents.*

| Age last Birthday. | Height without Shoes. | Weight without Clothes. | Chest-girth. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | In. 64 | Lb. 120 | In. 33 |
| 17 | 64½ | 125 | 33 |
| 18 | 65 | 130 | 33 |
| 19 | 65 | 132 | 33 |
| 20 | 65 | 135 | 33½ |
| 21 | 65 | 138 | 34 |
| 22 | 65 | 140 | 34 |

Candidates accepted under the above scale for admission to the Royal Military Academy must have reached the standard required according to their age before receiving commissions.

(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 toes or outside of the feet. He will stand erect without rigidity, and with the heels, calves, buttocks, and shoulders touching the standard; the chin will be depressed to bring the vertex of the head level under the horizontal bar, and the height will be noted in parts of an inch to eighths.

(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 tape will be carefully adjusted round the chest, with its posterior upper edge touching the inferior angles of the shoulder blades, 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 shoulders are not thrown upwards or backwards so as to displace the tape. The candidate will then be directed to empty his chest of air as much as is possible. This is best done by continuous whistling with the lips as long as sound can be produced. The tape is carefully gathered in during the process, and when the minimum measurement is reached it is recorded. He will then be directed to inflate his chest to its utmost capacity. This maximum measurement will likewise be recorded. The mean of the two measurements will be considered as the true chest-measurement.

(d.) Eyesight:—
The regulations regarding the examination of eyesight are as follows:—

1. If a candidate can read D = 6 at 6 metres (20 English feet), and D = 0·6 at any distance selected by himself, with each eye without glasses, he will be considered fit.
2. If a candidate can only read D = 24 at 6 metres (20 English feet) with each eye without glasses, his visual deficiency being due to faulty refraction which can be corrected by glasses which enable him to read D = 6 at 6 metres (20 English feet) with one eye, and D = 12 at the same distance with the other eye, and can also read D = 0·8 with each eye without glasses, at any distance selected by himself, he will be considered fit.
3. If a candidate cannot read D = 24 at 6 metres (20 English feet) with each eye without glasses, notwithstanding he can read D = 0·6, he will be considered unfit.
   (N.B.—Snellen’s test-types will be used for determining the acuteness of vision.)
   Squint, inability to distinguish the principal colours, or any morbid condition subject to the risk of aggravation or recurrence in either eye, will cause the rejection of a candidate.

IV. The following additional points will then be observed:—
(a.) That his hearing is good.
(b.) That his speech is without impediment.
(c.) That his teeth are in good order. Loss or decay of ten teeth will be considered a disqualification. Decayed teeth, if well filled, will be considered as sound.
(d.) That his chest is well formed, and that his lungs and heart are sound.
(e.) That he is not ruptured.
(f.) That he does not suffer from hydrocele, varicocele, varicose veins in a severe degree, or other disease likely to cause inefficiency. A slight defect, if successfully cured by operation, is not a disqualification.
(g.) That his limbs are well formed and developed.
(h.) That there is free and perfect motion of all the joints.
(i.) That his feet and toes are well formed.
(j.) That he does not suffer from any inveterate skin-disease.
(k.) That he has no congenital malformation or defect.
(l.) That he does not bear traces of previous acute or chronic disease pointing to an impaired constitution.

APPENDIX II.

SYLLABUS OF SUBJECTS FOR THE LITERARY EXAMINATIONS

Mathematics I.—Arithmetic; algebra up to and including the binomial theorem; the theory and use of logarithms; Euclid, Books I. to IV. and VI.; plane trigonometry up to and including solution of triangles; mensuration.

Mathematics II.—Further questions on the syllabus of Mathematics I.; elementary solid geometry, including Euclid, Book XI., Propositions 1 to 21; Book XII., Propositions 1 and 2; geometrical conic sections, the elementary properties common to the ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola; dynamics and statics, uniform and uniformly accelerated rectilinear motion, uniform circular motion, motion of projectiles (not requiring a knowledge of the parabola), equilibrium of forces in one plane and of parallel forces, the centre of mass, and the construction and use of the simpler machines.

Mathematics III.—Geometrical conic sections; analytical geometry, the straight line, circle, and conic sections referred to Cartesian co-ordinates; dynamics and statics, so far as they may be studied without the aid of the differential calculus.

Latin.—Passages selected from the authors usually read in schools will be set for translation into English. Passages from English authors will be given for translation into Latin prose and verse, but candidates will be allowed, in the place of verse-composition, to answer questions of a simple character, which will test whether they possess a fundamental knowledge of the grammar of the language, and such an elementary acquaintance with Roman history as is required for the intelligent study of the books they have read.

Greek.—Passages will be set for translation into English from the authors usually read in schools, and in other respects the examination will proceed on the same lines as in Latin.

French.—Translation of unseen passages from French into English, and from English into French. The passages for translation will be taken mainly from standard authors, and a few simple questions may be asked on the passages set, as to the structure and character of the language, and allusions of obvious and general interest. The vivâ voce examination will include dictation. Three hundred marks will be allotted to colloquial knowledge of the language.

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