III. The candidate will be examined by a medical board, to ascertain that he is in every point of view, as regards his physical constitution, fit for military service.
He will be required to produce the following certificates, which must be forwarded to the Council of Military Education, 13 Great George street, S.W., as soon as possible after the receipt of the Military Secretary’s order to attend for examination:
(a.) A certificate of baptism, or other satisfactory proof of his age.
(b.) A certificate from a minister of the church or of the denomination to which he belongs, that he has been duly instructed in the principles of religion.
(c.) A certificate of good moral character, signed by a clergyman of the parish to which he belongs, or by the tutor or head of the school or college at which he has received his education, for at least the two preceding years; or such other proof of good moral character as will be satisfactory to the Commander-in-Chief.
(d.) A statement of the subjects in which he wishes to be examined.
IV. The following will be the subjects of examination, but no candidate will be allowed to be examined in more than five of these subjects.
| Marks. | ||
|---|---|---|
| The classics | Latin, | 2,000 |
| Greek, | 1,600 | |
| Mathematics, pure and mixed, | 3,600 | |
| English language, | 1,200 | |
| Modern languages (not including provincial dialects)each, | 1,200 | |
| History, ancient and modern, with geography, | 1,200 | |
| Natural sciences, i.e., mineralogy andgeology, | 1,200 | |
| Experimental sciences, i.e., chemistry, heat,electricity, including magnetism, | 1,200 | |
| Drawing, | 600 | |
V. Of the foregoing subjects, the elementary branches of mathematics and the English language, to the extent stated in the following paragraphs, will be considered obligatory:
1. In mathematics, 1,200 marks will be given to the following obligatory portions, viz., arithmetic, including vulgar and decimal fractions, proportion, extraction of the square root, and simple interest.