Entrance Examination to the Military College of Australia Regulations (Provisional) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1910. No. 88.

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACTS 1903-1904.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify than on account of urgency the following Regulations under the Defence Acts 1903-1904 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulations to come into operation forthwith as provisional Regulations.

Dated this 22nd day of September, One thousand nine hundred and ten.

DUDLEY,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE.

 

REGULATIONS FOR THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION TO THE MILITARY COLLEGE OF AUSTRALIA.

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PART I.

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE GUIDANCE OF BOARDS AND CANDIDATES.

GENERAL.

1. Admission to the Military College of Australia will be granted only to the successful candidates at an open competitive examination who are officially certified as physically fit.

2. Vacancies at the College will be allotted to the States of the Commonwealth on the basis of population, and the candidates from each State will compete among themselves. In the event of the number of qualified candidates from a State being less than the number of vacancies allotted to the State, such vacancies will be offered to candidates, in their order of merit, who have qualified at the same examination but have not obtained a Cadetship.

3. Forms of application to attend the competitive examination for admission to the Military College (C.M. Form K1) can be obtained from the Commandant of any Military District in the Commonwealth. The covering letter and Part 1 of the Form must be filled up in the candidate’s own handwriting.

4. Candidates will address their applications to attend the examination to the Commandant of the Military District in which their parents or guardians are domiciled. Commandants before forwarding applications to Head-Quarters must satisfy themselves that the candidates are eligible.

5. Candidates should pass the medical examination, and be certified as fit, by the Medical Boards appointed for that purpose, before attending the written examination. Regulations for the guidance of Medical Boards are contained in Part III. of these Regulations.

C. 12790.—Price 5d.

6. Commandants of Military Districts will—

(a) Inform the candidates in their respective Districts when and where the examinations will be held.

(b) Make all the necessary arrangements for the medical examination of candidates by Boards of Medical Officers approved by the Director-General of Medical Services.

(c) Appoint Boards of Officers to supervise the written examinations.

(d) Arrange for a sufficient supply of all forms, books, tables of logarithms, and copies of these regulations being at the disposal of the Boards concerned.

7. Arrangements will be made at Head-Quarters for setting questions and marking answers. The papers will be forwarded in sealed packets to the Commandants of Military Districts for issue to the Presidents of the Boards appointed to supervise the written examination. These packets are only to be opened as directed in para. 23.

8. The following Forms and Book are to be used in connexion with this examination:—

Designation.	Purport.	Referred to in paras.	How disposed of.
CM. Form K 1	Application to Attend the Examination	3 and 4
” K 2	List of Candidates..................	13	Attached to Proceedings of Board.
” K 3	List of Index Numbers............	24	Attached to Answers.
” K 4	Attendance List......................	24	Attached to Proceedings of Board.
” K 5	Certificate from Candidate	16	” ” ”
” K 6	” ” Board.........	25	” ” ”
” A 23	Proceedings of Boards............	25
C.M. Book 24	Candidates’ Answers..............	15	See para. 24.

9. The written examinations will be held simultaneously throughout the Commonwealth, and will begin on a day to be notified in Military Orders. The date for the medical examinations will be so fixed by Commandants of Military Districts that the medical examination of all candidates may be completed before the beginning of the written examination.

10. The following will be the order of examination, 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.
1st Day.....................	English.	History.
2nd Day....................	Geography.	Arithmetic (Obligatory).
3rd Day.....................	Algebra.	Geometry.
4th Day.....................	General Knowledge.	Mathematics, Division II.
5th Day.....................	Chemistry.	Physics.
6th Day.....................	French or German or Latin.

CANDIDATES.

11. On the first day of the written examination candidates will report themselves half-an-hour before the time stated in the table in the last paragraph to receive and sign for their Index Numbers, and to be allotted seats by the Board.

12. On the assembly of the Board after the candidates have been allotted their seats and Index Numbers, the President, or, in his absence, the senior member of the Board, will read to the candidates paras. 13 to 19 inclusive and para. 22 of these Regulations.

13. Each candidate will be given a number which he will write on his paper of questions and on every C.M. Book 24 containing his replies. This number will be that placed opposite to his name on the List of Candidates, C.M. Form K 2, which will be submitted for his signature and address. The name of a candidate must on no account appear on his papers. Any infraction of this Regulation will disqualify the Candidate.

14. Candidates while under examination are to be placed at least 6 feet apart in all directions, and must maintain that distance during the whole time. Candidates will not be allowed to select their seats, but a seat will be assigned to each. Candidates will retain the same seats throughout the examination, unless the Board makes any change. Each candidate must keep his papers close beside him on his table, and must not place any on the floor.

15. Candidates must bring with them their pens, pencils, indiarubber, and drawing instruments, but will not be permitted to bring any book or paper of any description into the room. Copies of C.M. Book 24 will be supplied to the Board, and the Board will issue to each candidate the number of books he requires. These must be returned to the Board complete, at the close of the examination in each subject. Candidates should state on each C.M. Book 24 (in the space provided for the purpose) how many copies of that Book have been used at the sitting. Candidates may be allowed to take away their papers of questions, provided no work has been done on them.

16. During the examination, candidates will not be permitted to speak to each other, or to communicate with any person in the room, except a member of the Board. Each candidate at the close of the examination will hand in to the Board a written certificate, C.M. Form K 5, that he has “obtained no assistance from books or notes, and has not given or received help of any kind during the examination.”

17. Any candidate detected in the examination room in the possession of a book or MS., brought with him for assistance, or in copying from the papers of another candidate, or in permitting his own papers to be copied, or in attempting to give or receive assistance of any description, will be disqualified; his examination will be discontinued, and the circumstance reported.

18. The examination papers are to be distributed to candidates, and the replies handed into the Board punctually at the appointed hours. Any candidate who may have finished his replies before the hour named may deliver them into the hands of a member of the Board.

19. Candidates may not leave the room during the hours of examination without finally giving up their papers. No candidate will be allowed to give up his papers and leave the room within the first half-hour, and no candidate can be admitted to the examination who shall arrive after any other candidate has left.

BOARDS.

20. Officers appointed to superintend these examinations are to bear in mind the great importance of strict adherence on their part, and on that of the candidates, to the rules which have been framed for the conduct of the examination, in order that strict justice may be done to all in the competition. Irregularity on the part of either members of the Board or of candidates may entail the disqualification of the candidates.

21. At least two members of the Board must always be present during the examination, and strictly attend to the duty of proper supervision.

22. No member of the Board may on any account give any opinion to a candidate as to the meaning or correctness of any word or sentence contained in the examination papers. Silence must be maintained in the room.

23. The sealed packets containing the examination questions are not to be opened by the President of the Board until the time fixed for the examination in the subject concerned (paragraph 10), and then only in the presence of the candidates.

24. The worked papers should be arranged in the order of the Attendance List, C.M. Form K 4, immediately on the conclusion of each sitting, and sealed in one or more of the special envelopes provided for that purpose.

Each packet should contain a list of the Index Numbers [C.M. Form K 3 (without names)] of candidates at the examination to which the papers in it refer. No other papers should be enclosed in the packet.

The President (or senior member of the Board) will not allow the envelopes out of his possession, but he will, after ascertaining that they are securely fastened and sealed, place them in a second envelope and post them himself to the Commandant, Military College, Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, as soon as possible (not by parcel post).

25. The proceedings of the Board will be recorded on C.M. Form A 23. The proceedings must state:—

(i.) In the form of a table the periods of attendance in the examination room of each member of the Board at each sitting.

(ii.) Whether the packets containing the examination questions were received with the seals intact or otherwise.

(iii.) The number of packages and dates of posting each.

The proceedings should be forwarded to Commandant, Military College, Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, accompanied by the following certificates and documents:—

(a) List of candidates examined, with their signatures and addresses. (C.M. Form K. 2.)

(b) The Attendance List (C.M. Form K 4) marked up as directed thereon.

(c) A certificate signed by each candidate that he has not received or given any assistance during the examination. (C.M. Form K 5.)

(d) Certificate on C.M. Form K 6.

(e) A list of candidates who were permitted to withdraw, or who absented themselves from the examinations, giving their reasons for so doing.

REGULATIONS FOR THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION TO THE MILITARY COLLEGE OF AUSTRALIA.

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PART II.

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SYLLABUS.

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1. To qualify, a Candidate must pass in each of the five Subjects comprising Division I., and in two Subjects of Division II.

2. A Candidate may choose any two of the four Subjects in Division II., but may not take up more than two Subjects.

Division I.

Subject.	Marks.
	Max.	Pass.
1. ENGLISH.
(i.) Essay...........................................................................................	250	125
(ii.) One short précis..........................................................................	200	100
(iii.) Meaning of selected passages......................................................	100	50
(iv.) Dictation—Passage from a standard work....................................	250	125
(v.) Handwriting................................................................................	200	100
...... 2. HISTORY......................................	1,000	500
Any two of the following four sections:—
(i.) The History of Great Britain from 1750, with outlines of preceding periods.
(ii.) English History in outline from 1485, with fuller treatment of the growth of the British Empire.
(iii.) Australian History from 1851 to 1901.
(iv.) History of 19th century
...... 3. GEOGRAPHY...............................	1,000	500
Any three of the following four sections:—
(i.) Australia, chief physical features, external and internal trade.
(ii.) The chief physical features, form of Government, and commerce of the leading countries of the world.
(iii.) British Empire, physical, commercial, and political.
(iv.) Physical Geography—climate, winds, currents, and rainfall.
Map Drawing from memory may be required.

 

Division I.—continued.

Subject.	Marks.
	Max.	Pass.
4. ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS.
(a) Arithmetic.................................................................................	1,000	500
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.)
(b) Geometry..................................................................................	1,000	500
The elements of geometrical drawing and practical geometry. The substance of Euclid—Books I. II., and III., treated according to the methods of Euclid or of Modern Geometry; and easy deductions.
(c) Algebra......................................................................................	1,000	500
To simple quadratic equations. (Skill in elaborate analysis, such as the simplification of complicated fractions, will not be looked for.)
5. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PAPER...........................................	1,000	500

Division II.

(Only two of the four Subjects comprising Division II., which the Candidate may choose, to be taken up.)

6. MATHEMATICS.
(a) Arithmetic.................................................................................	1,000	500
As in Division I., with more difficult questions; theorems and exercises involving the use of four figure logarithms.
(b) Trigonometry............................................................................	1,000	500
Up to and including the solution of plane triangles. Proof of the main properties of similar triangles may be asked for.
7. CHEMISTRY.......................................	2,000	1,000
(a) Classification of Matter—Gases, liquids, solids.
(b) Constitution of Matter—Elements, compounds, mixtures.

 

Division II.—continued.

Subject.	Marks.
	Max.	Pass.
7.—CHEMISTRY—continued. (c) Study of Water— (i.) Solution of gases, of liquids, of solids in water; natural waters. (ii.) Evaporation, distillation, solidification of water. (iii.) Qualitative and quantitative chemical constitution of water. (d) Study of the atmosphere— (i.) Pressure. (ii.) Constitution. (e) Chemical action—Combustion, flame; plant and animal life; conservation of matter and weight. (f) Oxides—Acidic, basic, and neutral. (g) Acids and Salts—Formation of acids from acidic oxides; neutralization of acids by bases. (h) Study of the non-metallic elements, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, chlorine, carbon, sulphur, with their more simple or common compounds.
8. PHYSICS..............................................	2,000	1,000
Either, but not both, of the following two sections:— Section 1.
(a) Mensuration..........................................................................................
Properties of matter with regard to mass and volume. Measurement of lines, areas, volumes, mass, time.
(b) Light......................................................................................................
Rectilinear propagation; shadows; velocity of light; photometry; laws of reflection—plane, concave and convex mirrors; laws of refraction—prism, convex lens; explanation of simple phenomena.
(e) Magnetism.............................................................................................
Magnets and their properties; permanent and induced magnetism; methods of magnetization; molecular theory; magnetic fields and lines of force; terrestrial magnetism.
(d) Statical Electricity.................................................................................
Electrification; induction; gold leaf electroscope; electrophorus; elementary notions of potential and distribution of charge.

Division II.—continued.

Subject.	Marks.
	Max.	Pass.
8.—PHYSICS—continued.
(e) Current Electricity...................................................................
Construction of batteries; magnetic field due to current; simple galvanometers; Ohm’s Law, with simple applications; chemical action of the currents; heating effects of currents; transformations of energy.
Section 2.
Measurement of Mass and Density; Pressure of fluids at rest and under gravity; principle of Archimedes; equilibrium of a floating body; Air pressure; mercurial and aneroid barometers; Boyle’s law with applications; Uniform motion; uniform accelerated motion; projectiles; impact; moment of a force; principle of moments; measurement of work in gravitational units; power; horse-power; simple machines; Distribution of heat by conduction, convection, radiation; change of state due to heat; measurement of quantity of heat; specific heat; latent heat; mechanical equivalent of heat; absorption and emission of heat.
9. FRENCH OR GERMAN OR LATIN.	2,000	1,000
French or German—
(a) Simple translation from French or German.
(b) Simple translation into French or German.
(c) Free composition on some given subject.
Latin—
(a) Elementary Latin Accidence and Syntax.
(b) Easy Latin sentences for translation into English.
(c) Easy English sentences for translation into Latin.

REGULATIONS FOR THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION TO THE MILITARY COLLEGE OF AUSTRALIA.

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PART III.

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REGULATIONS FOR THE PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL EXAMINATION.

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1. Candidates for admission to the Military College of Australia must be in good mental and bodily health, and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of military duty.

2. They will be examined by a Medical Board, and no candidate will be accepted unless he be pronounced by the Medical Board physically fit for His Majesty’s Service.

3. The Board has power—

(a) To pass a candidate as physically fit.

(b) To reject a candidate as physically unfit.

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

(a) That the correlation of age, height, weight, and chest girth is not less than that which is given in the following table:—

Age last Birthday.	Height without Shoes. Inches.	Minimum Weight. lbs.	Chest.
			Girth when fully expanded. Inches.	Range of expansion. Inches.
60 and under 62............................	106 to 108....................	31	1
15	62 ” 65..............................	108 to 110....................	32	1½
65 ” 68..............................	110 to 114....................	33	1½
68.................................................	114..............................	33	2
60 and under 62............................	108 to 110....................	32	1½
62 ” 65..............................	110 to 112....................	33	2
16	65 ” 68..............................	112 to 117....................	34	2
68 ” 72..............................

119 to 128....................	34½	2½
72.................................................	128..............................	35	2½
62 and under 65............................	110 to 112....................	34	2
65 ” 68..............................	112 to 119....................	34½	2
17	68 ” 72..............................	119 to 130....................	35	2
72................................................	130..............................	35½	2½
62 and under 65............................	111 to 117....................	34½	2
18	65 ” 68..............................	117 to 124....................	35	2
68 ” 72..............................	124 to 136....................	35½	2
72 and upwards.............................	136..............................	36	2½
62 and under 65............................	113 to 121....................	35	2
65 ” 68..............................	121 to 129....................	35	2
19	68 ” 70..............................	129 to 137....................	35½	2
70 ” 72..............................	137 to 145....................	36	2
72 and upwards.............................	145..............................	36½	2½

C. 12790. b

(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 arms over 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 take a deep inspiration several times, and the maximum expansion of the chest will be carefully noted. It is often attempted to conceal the true minimum measurement, but it can be obtained by a little manipulation and by drawing off attention from the examination by a few questions.

The maximum expansion rarely exceeds the average minimum by more than 2 to 2½ inches.

The minimum and maximum will then be recorded thus,  &c.

In recording the measurements, fractions of less than half-an-inch should not be noted.

(d)The candidate will also be weighed without clothes, and his weight recorded on the proceedings of the Board.

(e)Eyesight. The following are the regulations for examination of eyesight:—

Squint, inability to distinguish the principal colours, or any morbid condition of the eyes or of the lids of either eye liable to the risk of aggravation or recurrence, will cause the rejection of the candidate.

The examination for determining the acuteness of vision includes two tests: one for distant, the other for near vision. The Army Test Types will be used for the test for distant vision, without glasses, except where otherwise stated below, at a distance of 20 feet; and Snellen’s Optotypi for the test for near vision without glasses, at any distance selected by the candidate. Each eye will be examined separately, and. the lids must be kept wide open during the test. The candidate must be able to read the tests without hesitation in ordinary daylight.

A candidate possessing acuteness of vision, according to one of the standards herein laid down, will not be rejected on account of an error of refraction, provided that the error of refraction, in the following cases, does not exceed the limits mentioned, viz.: (a) in the case of myopia, that the error of refraction does not exceed 2·5 D; (b) that any correction for astigmatism does not exceed. 2·5 D; and, in the case of myopic astigmatism, that the error of refraction does not exceed 2·5 D.

Subject to the foregoing conditions, the standards of the minimum acuteness of vision with which a candidate will be accepted are as follows:—

Standard 1.
Right eye.	Left eye.
Distant vision.—V == 6/6.	V = 6/6.
Near vision.—Reads 0, 6.	Reads 0, 6.
Standard II.
Better eye.	Worse eye.
Distant vision.—V = 6/6.	V, without glasses, = not below 6/60; and after correction with glasses, = not below 6/24.
Near vision.—Reads 0, 6.	Reads I.

Standard III.

Better eye.		Worse eye.
Distant vision.—V, without glasses, = not below 6/24; and, after correction with glasses, = not below 6/6.		V, without glasses, = not below 6/24; and, after correction with glasses, = not below 6/12.
Near vision.—Reads 0, 8.		Reads 1.
The degree of acuteness of vision of all candidates will be recorded in the following manner:—
Sufficient	Right eye V =....................... Left eye V =........................		Reads................................... Reads...................................
Defective	Right eye V =....................... Left eye V =........................		Reads................................... Reads...................................

NO RELAXATION OF THE STANDARD OF VISION WILL EVER BE ALLOWED.

The following additional points will be observed:—

(f) That his hearing is good.

(g)That his speech is without impediment.

(h)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. Non-erupted wisdom teeth are not to be counted as deficient.

(j) That his chest is well formed, and that his lungs and heart are sound.

(k) That he is not ruptured.

(l) That he does not suffer from a severe degree of varicocele* or varicose veins. A candidate who has been successfully operated on will be accepted.

(m) That his limbs are well formed and developed.

(n) That there is free and perfect motion of all the joints.

(o) That his feet and toes are well formed.

(p) That he does not suffer from any inveterate skin disease.

(q) That he has no congenital malformation or defect.

(r) That he does not bear traces of previous acute or chronic disease pointing to an impaired constitution.

(s) If the candidate is not of pure European descent the fact should be recorded by the Board.

5. The proceedings of the Board will be recorded on C.M. Form A23 as follows:—

Name. Age. Height without Shoes. Weight. Chest Girth. Remarks as to the Fitness or the Reverse.

6. The proceedings of the Board are to be forwarded to the Director-General of Medical Services for transmission to the Commandant of the Military College.

 

* Severe varicocele is defined in para. 282 of the Standing Orders for the Australian Army Medical Services, 1909.

 

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