[54] Literally, “as Frigate-Ensign, or Second Lieutenant of the second class,” the former being in rank the same as the latter. The order of rank is,—

Captainof a Man-of-Warequal to aColonel in the Army.
of a FrigateLieutenant Colonel ditto.
of a CorvetteMajor ditto.
Lieutenantof a Man-of-WarFirst Captain ditto.
of a FrigateSecond Captain ditto.
Ensign in a Man-of-WarFirst Lieutenant ditto.
Ensign in aFrigateSecond Lieutenant ditto.

In the Corps of Naval Architecture the ordinary military titles are used.

[55] The Higher Adjutantur or the Aide-de-Camp Department.

[56] See Ante, p 412-441.

[57] It may be desirable to give some specimens, taken from the official account of the school, of the questions put at the examinations for admission,

I. Viva voce.

1. Mathematics:—

Give an explanation of geometrical series, and a proof of the general formula.

How is the circumference and area of a circle determined? How are the trigonometrical functions of the different quadrants of the circle indicated?