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REPORT.

THE COUNCIL OF MILITARY EDUCATION have the honor to submit to His Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-chief the following Report of the Open Competitive Examination for Admission to the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, which was held between the 1st and 18th July, 1861.

The Conditions of the Examination were stated in the following Prospectuses, previously issued for the information of Candidates.

Horse Guards, 5th April, 1861.

REGULATIONS for the Admission of Gentlemen Cadets to the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.

N.B.-All Candidates for Commissions in the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers are required to go through a course of instruction at the Royal Military Academy.

I. Competitive Examinations for admission are held in London twice a-year, in January and July. They are conducted by Examiners appointed for the purpose, in the presence and under the superintendence of the Council of Military Education.

The Candidates, until the Examination in July 1861, must be between 16 and 20 years of age; after that date between 16 and 19 years of age.

II. The admissions will be determined by the result of the examination, the subjects of which will be as follows, viz. :—

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The examination in French, German, and Hindustani will
include writing from Dictation.

7. Experimental Sciences, i. e., Chemistry, Heat,
Electricity, including Magnetism..

1000

8. Natural Sciences, i. e., Mineralogy and Geology.. 1000

Elementary Geometrical Drawing, in-
cluding the use of Drawing Instru-

ments

9. Drawing Free-hand Drawing of Machinery, Ar

chitectural, Topographical, Land-
cape, or Figure Subjects

500

500

III. No Candidate will be allowed to be examined in more than five subjects, of which one must be Mathematics, and no one who does not obtain at least 1000 marks in Mathematics, of which 700 at least must be in Pure Mathematics, will be eligible for an appointment.†

*See Syllabus annexed.

N.B.-The Examination in Arithmetic, Algebra, Plane Geometry, Logarithms, and Plane Trigonometry, will be close and searching.

From the other subjects of examination cach Candidate may select any, not exceeding four in number, in which he desires to be examined; the rules for counting Marks are as follows:

In French, German, Experimental and Natural Sciences, one-sixth of the marks allotted to each subject must be gained before it can be allowed to count.

In English, Hindustani, and Drawing, the subject is divided into two sections, as abovè, either or both of which the Candidate may take up as one subject; but he will not be allowed to count the marks gained in either section unless they amount to one-sixth of the number allotted to it.

In Classics, also divided into two sections (Latin and Greek), the marks appropriated to the Geography and History of Ancient Rome or Greece will not be allowed to count, unless one-sixth of the marks allotted to the corresponding language has been gained, in which case, however, any number of marks gained in Geography and History will count.

In either French, German, or Hindustani, every Candidate will be required to obtain 100 marks for qualification; and in Geometrical Drawing 50 marks, whether he takes them up as subjects in which he desires to compete or not.

It should be understood, that though only a small qualifying test has been imposed in respect to Modern Languages and Geometrical Drawing, a knowledge of them on admission will contribute greatly to a Candidate's future success at the Royal Military Academy.

IV. The Candidates are allowed to answer as many questions as the time allotted to the subject will permit.

V. No Candidate will be admitted unless he obtain an aggregate of at least 2500 marks.

VI. The successful Candidates will remain under instruction for about two years and a-half, or until they are sufficiently advanced in scientific knowledge to pass a satisfactory examination, and they will then receive commissions in the Royal Artillery or Royal Engineers. If, however, they should be found unable to qualify themselves within three years in their professional studies, or to acquire a sufficient proficiency in Military Exercises, they will be subject to removal.

VII. Each Cadet, on joining, will be required to pay a sum of £25 to cover the expense of Uniform, Books, &c., and to produce the following Articles, which must afterwards be kept up at his own expense, viz. :

9 White Shirts.

4 Flannel Waistcoats.

9 Pair of Socks.

6 Pair of Drawers.

9 Pocket Handkerchiefs.

6 Towels.

1 Clothes Brush.

2 Combs and Brush.

1 Bible and Prayer Book.
1 Looking Glass.

1 Portmanteau.

He will also be required to pay a contribution of £62 10s., payable in advance, for each half-year of the time during which he remains under instruction. The annual contributions, however, for sons and orphans of Naval and Military Officers, will be regulated at the following rates, as heretofore:

For sons of Admirals and of Generals having Regi-
ments..

..

For sons of Generals without Regiments
For sons of Captains and Commanders of the Navy,
and of Colonels and Regimental Field Officers of the
Army..

£80

70

60

For sons of all Officers of the Army and Navy under

the above Ranks

40

For sons of Officers of the Army and Navy who have
died in the service, and whose families are proved to
be left in pecuniary distress.

20

The sons of General Officers who are paid only on their Commissions as Field Officers, will pay the same contribution as the sons of Field Officers.

The sons of Officers on Full or Half-Pay will pay alike; but the sons of Officers who have voluntarily retired on Half-Pay or received the difference, will only be admitted on the terms prescribed for the sons of private Gentlemen, viz., 1257. per annum.

The sons of Officers of the Civil Departments of the Army and Navy, of Officers of the Permanent Militia Staff, and of Adjutants of the Volunteer Force, are admissible to the Academy upon the same terms as those prescribed for Naval and Military Officers.

The sons of Indian Naval and Military Officers will be admitted on the same terms as the sons of Officers of the Queen's Service.

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