STATUTORY RULES.
1917.
No.51.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT
1903–1915.
Regulations
for the Entrance Examinations to the Royal Military College of Australia,
1916.—Amendments.
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of
Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make
the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903–1915, to come into
operation forthwith.
Dated this twenty-eighth day of
February, 1917.
R. M. FERGUSON,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
G. F. PEARCE,
Minister of State for Defence.
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Regulations for the Entrance
Examinations to the Royal Military College of Australia.
AMENDMENTS.
Part I.—Instructions
for the Guidance of Boards and Candidates.
Regulation 14 (i) is cancelled and the following substituted
therefor:—
“ 14. (i) The following will be the
order of examination for candidates under 19 years of age, from which no
deviation can be permitted:—
Day. | Morning. | Afternoon. |
From 9.30
a.m. to 12.30 p.m. | From 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. |
Division
I.
| 1st day | English and Dictation. (From 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.) | History |
2nd day | Geography....................................................... | Arithmetic (Obligatory) |
3rd day | Algebra.......................................................... . | Geometry and Geometrical Drawing |
4th day | General Knowledge.......................................... | Modern Languages (French or German) |
Division
II. | 5th day | Mathematics, Division II.................................. | Chemistry |
6th day | Physics” |
C.1435—Price 3d.
Appendix to Part I.—CM. Form K 4.—Delete
table at the end thereof and substitute:—
1st Day. | 2nd Day. | 3rd Day. | 4th Day. | 5th Day. | 6th Day. | Certificates (Parts 6 and 12),
Part I. |
Morning | Afternoon. | Morning. | Afternoon. | Morning. | Afternoon. | Morning. | Afternoon. | Morning. | Afternoon. | Morning. |
Index No. | English
and Dictation. | History. | Geography. | Arithmetic
(Obligatory). | Algebra. | Geometry. | General
Knowledge. | Modern Languages
(French or German). | Mathematics,
Division II. | Chemistry. | Physics. |
Part II.—Syllabus, for Candidates under 19
years of age. Paragraphs 1 and 2 are cancelled and the following substituted
therefor:—
“1. To qualify, a candidate must
pass in each of the Subjects 1 to 5 and in one language (Subject 6),
comprising Division I., and in two Subjects of Division II.
2. A candidate may choose any two
of the three Subjects in Division II., but may not take up more than two
Subjects.”
DIVISION I.
Subject. | Marks. |
Maximum. | Pass. |
Delete— |
“1. ENGLISH................................................................... | 100 | 50” |
and substitute— |
“1. ENGLISH AND DICTATION..................................... | 200 | 100” |
Subject “Elementary Mathematics” is cancelled
and the following substituted therefor:—
Subject. | Marks. |
Maximum. | Pass. |
“4. ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS AND GEOMETRICAL DRAWING— |
(a) Arithmetic.............................................................. The
ordinary rules, with applications more especially to the mensuration of plane
figures and solids. The metric system and the use of decimals in approximate
calculation, with contracted methods, will be specially insisted upon. Neither
the extraction of the cube root, nor the use and theory of recurring
decimals, is required.
(Neatness
and accuracy of working are expected, and the methods of solution employed
must be clearly indicated. There will be no objection to the intelligent use
of algebraic formulae and symbols.) | 200 | 100 |
(b) Geometry and
Geometrical Drawing........................ (i)
Geometry, Theoretical and Practical— Elements
of geometry as contained in any modern textbook, including theorems about
angles; parallels; congruent triangles; inequalities; parallelograms; areas
of rectangles, triangles, and parallelograms; theorems corresponding to
algebraic identities; relations between squares on the sides of right-angles,
acute and obtuse-angled triangles; centre, diameter, and chords of a circle,
intersection and contact of circles; tangents; angles in segments; cyclic
quadrilaterals; intersecting chords; Circumscribed, inscribed, and escribed
circles of a triangle; regular polygons; loci. Constructions
depending on above, of points, angles, straight lines, triangles, parallelograms,
squares, regular hexagons, and circles, satisfying given data.
(ii)
Geometrical Drawing— Problems
from Part (i), constructions to be drawn accurately in ink, but proof not
required to be written out. Printing
in block letters ¼ inch high, and in italics, the small letters being ⅛
inch high. The
marks given in Section (ii) will be allotted on the neatness and accuracy of draughtsmanship,
and neatness of printing. Drawing
paper will be provided, but all instruments must be brought by the
candidates.
| 200 | 100 |
(c) Algebra.................................................................. To
quadratic equations of two unknowns, including graphs and graphical methods
of solving quadratic and simultaneous equations, and the theory of quadratic
equations.
(Skill
in elaborate analysis, such as the simplification of complicated fractions,
will not be looked for.)” | 200 | 100 |
After “General
Knowledge Paper” insert:—
Subject. | Marks. |
Maximum. | Pass. |
“6. MODERN LANGUAGES (FRENCH OF GERMAN)— One language (i.e., either French
or German) is obligatory. (a)Simple translation from French or
German. (b) Questions on Elementary Grammar. (c)Simple
translation into French or German. (d) Simple Free Composition. N.B.—Accuracy, rather than breadth of knowledge, will be
required.” | 200 | 100 |
DIVISION II.
From words in brackets (in
italics) delete the word “four” and substitute “three”.
Subject “6. Mathematics” is cancelled
and the following substituted therefor:—
Subject. | Marks. |
Maximum. | Pass. |
“7. MATHEMATICS— |
(a) Algebra.......................................... Applications
of graphs and their gradients, arithmetical and geometrical progressions,
surds, indices, logarithms, exercises in the use of four-figure logarithm
tables.
| 50 | 25 |
(b) Geometry....................................... The
theory of proportion, and similar figures, treated according to the methods
of Euclid or of modern geometry; deductions.
| 50 | 25 |
(c) Trigonometry.................................. To
the solution of plane triangles by logarithms.”
| 100 | 50 |
Before the Subject “Chemistry” delete “7” and substitute
“8”.
Before the Subject “Physics” delete
“8” and substitute “9”.
Subject “9. French or German” is cancelled.
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