XIV. The board being satisfied as to the moral and physical qualifications of the applicant, will proceed with the mental examination, which will consist of two parts, (1) the elementary examination, and (2) the professional examination. In the elementary examination the board will examine the applicant:

1. In his knowledge of English grammar and his ability to read, write, and spell with facility and correct

ness.

2. In his knowledge of arithmetic and his ability to apply its rules to practical questions.

3. In his knowledge of geography, particularly in reference to North America.

4. In his knowledge of the history of the United States. This elementary examination may be waived by the board in case the applicant produces a diploma or certificate of graduation from some educational institution of good repute, or when the board is satisfied from the record of the applicant or other circumstances that he has been sufficiently educated in the subjects mentioned; these modifications in regard to the elementary examination are of special importance in the cases of applicants over 40 years of age.

When the applicant desires that the elementary examination be waived, and the board after deliberation decides to omit it, the mark assigned to each of the four subjects thereof shall be 70 per cent of the maximum.

XV. In the professional examination the subjects will vary with the nature of the position sought by the applicant, as follows:

INFANTRY.

FOR CAPTAINS, FIRST LIEUTENANTS, AND SECOND LIEUTENANTS.

Administration (oral).-Army Regulations and important general orders, in the discretion of the board, special attention being paid to Articles I-XXIII, inclusive, XXXI-XXXIV, inclusive, and Articles XLV, XLVI, LIX, LXI, and LXV.

Drill Regulations (practical).—School of the soldier; school of the company. Extended order: General principles; the squad; the platoon; the company.

Field-service Regulations (oral).—Exploration. Protection. Marches. Camps.

Small-arms Firing Regulations (oral).-Theoretical principies. Estimating distances.

Manual of Guard Duty (oral).—Entire book.

Military law (oral).—Manual of Courts-martial (official). Topography (practical).-Making of a topographical map. Map reading.

FOR FIELD OFFICERS.

The examination of applicants for positions as field officers of infantry will be the same as that prescribed for company officers, adding thereto:

Drill Regulations (practical and oral).-School of the battalion. The battalion. The battalion in action. Evolutions

of the regiment. The regiment.

Field

Field-service Regulations (oral).—Organization. orders, messages, and reports. Food supply. Ammunition supply. Transportation by rail and by water. Rules for field exercises and maneuvers.

Military law (oral).—The law of war. Civil functions and relations of the military. Instructions for the government of armies of the United States in the field (General Orders, No. 100, A. G. O., 1863; General Orders, No. 3, A. G. O., 1892; General Orders, Nos. 4 and 52, A. G. O., 1902).

CAVALRY.

FOR CAPTAINS, FIRST LIEUTENANTS, AND SECOND LIEUTENANTS. Administration (oral).—Same as for infantry.

Drill Regulations (practical).-School of the soldier. School of the trooper. The troop.

Field-service Regulations, Small-arms Firing Regulations, Manual of Guard Duty, military law, and topography.—Same as for infantry.

Hippology (oral).—The cavalry horse: Nomenclature; conformation; examination for soundness; age of horses; endurance of horses. Bits, bitting, and training; saddles; seats; transportation of horses; the horse's foot; stable management; forage.

FOR FIELD OFFICERS.

The examination will be the same as for troop officers, adding thereto:

Drill Regulations (practical and oral).-The squadron, including extended order. The regiment, including extended order. Employment of cavalry.

Field-service Regulations and military law (oral).—Same as for field officers of infantry.

FIELD ARTILLERY.

FOR CAPTAINS, FIRST LIEUTENANTS, AND SECOND LIEUTENANTS. Administration (oral).-Same as for infantry.

Field Artillery Drill Regulations (practical and oral).— School of the soldier, dismounted; school of the cannoneer; the saber and pistol; school of the battery, dismounted; school of the soldier, mounted; horse artillery; school of the driver; school of the battery. Organization of artillery; artillery in the field; cover for field artillery; marches; camps; transportation of artillery; artillery horses; stables and stable duties.

Field-service Regulations, Small-arms Firing Regulations, Manual of Guard Duty, military law, and topography.-Same as for infantry.

Hippology (oral).-The cavalry horse: Nomenclature; conformation; examination for soundness; age of horses; endurance of horses. Bits, bitting, and training; saddles; seats; transportation of horses; the horse's foot; stable management; forage.

FOR FIELD OFFICERS.

The examination will be the same as for battery officers, adding thereto:

Field-service Regulations and military law (oral).—Same as for field officers of infantry.

COAST ARTILLERY.

FOR FIRST LIEUTENANTS AND SECOND LIEUTENANTS.

Administration (oral).-Same as for infantry.

Coast Artillery Drill Regulations (oral).—Gunnery; ammunition. Drill: General instructions for drill and practice;

general duties of gun commander and gunners; ceremony; manual for 8-inch B. L. rifle (with or without lifts); manual for 10-inch B. L. rifle; manual for 12-inch B. L. mortar.

Field-service Regulations, Small-arms Firing Regulations, Manual of Guard Duty, military law, and topography.—Same as for infantry.

Ballistics (oral).-Artillery Circular N: Chapters I to VII, inclusive; Chapter XII, excepting range tables for mortar firing.

Problems in direct fire.

FOR CAPTAINS.

The subjects will be the same as for lieutenants of coast artillery, adding thereto:

Power, light, and communications (practical).

NOTE.-The instruments and appliances referred to under this subject are limited to those found in seacoast fortifications.

Power.

1. Examine a boiler in operation and determine if it is in proper condition as to water, fire, and accessories.

2. Start up a slide-valve engine, attending to lubrications; run it, stop it, and leave it in proper condition.

Light.

3. Start up a generator, regulate its voltage, and throw current on any convenient circuit.

4. Start charging a battery, and by readings determine when it is fully charged, and state if any change should be made in the electrolyte of any cell.

5. Start a motor; run it and stop it.

Communications.

6. Having three telephones, determine, without taking them apart, which they are, series or bridge, and connect them up on a short line according to type.

7. Test the receiver, the transmitter, the call bell, and the battery of a telephone and pronounce on their condition.

FOR FIELD OFFICERS.

For field officers of coast artillery the same subjects will be required on examination as for captains of coast artillery, and in addition thereto:

Coast artillery and accessories (oral).—

1. General description and knowledge of the use of such coast artillery material and accessories as may be selected by the examining board.

2. Instructions for the care and preservation of such coast artillery material and accessories as may be selected by the examining board.

3. Commencing with the signal to man the works, describe the duties of a fire commander in action.

4. Organization of the personnel and matériel of coast defense.

ENGINEERS.

Applicants for positions as volunteer engineer officers must produce a diploma from a reputable technical institution in which engineering and surveying formed part of the course of the graduate. The examination will be in the discretion of the board. Much importance will be attached to the professional experience of the applicant, especially in the grades above first lieutenant.

FOR CAPTAINS, FIRST LIEUTENANTS, AND SECOND LIEUTENANTS.

Administration, Drill Regulations, Field-service Regula tions, Small-arms Firing Regulations, Manual of Guard Duty, military law.-Same as for company officers of infantry.

They will, also, be required to undergo an oral examination sufficient to indicate good elementary knowledge of the following subjects:

1. Field fortifications, military mines, and explosives. 2. Military bridges.

3. Practical electricity.

4. Topographical surveying.

5. Construction, including foundations and building materials.