will be defrayed out of the amount deposited for the purpose of meeting contingent expenses, and in the case of Queen's Cadets it will be borne by the Public. 5. The allowances of pocket money in the preceding article are, however, to be only applicable to the Cadets who may be admitted to the College at and after the commencement of the ensuing term. In the case of the Cadets now at the College the allowances of pocket money will remain in all respects as heretofore, as well as the advantages of pay hitherto attached to good conduct badges. 6. Gentlemen Cadets are prohibited from contracting debts with any tradesman in the vicinity of the College; and it is requested that such debts may not be paid, as the practice of contracting them would be injurious to the reputation of the College. 7. No perquisites or presents of any kind are to be received by any person belonging to the College, from either the Gen tlemen Cadets or their friends. 8. Cadets will not be allowed to remain at the College during the vacations, except those Queen's Cadets, who having no friends to receive them, may be permitted to remain at the College during the vacations, with the special sanction of the Secretary of State for War; or such Cadets who may be detained by order of the Governor for misconduct during the previous term; any extra expense incurred thereby being made a charge against the parents or guardians. V. Termination of the Course and Removal from the College. 1. The period of study will not exceed two years. 2. All Gentlemen Cadets will be examined periodically, and Commissions in the Cavalry, or the Line, will be given in the order of merit to those who attain the highest places, the number of such Commissions having been previously announced to the College. The remainder of those who pass will be equally eligible for Commissions with those who have passed for direct Commissions, but they will have the priority of appointment over the latter, provided they have obtained certificates of good conduct and proficiency in their Military Exercises. 3. Any Gentleman Cadet desirous of entering the Royal Artillery or Royal Engineers, will be permitted to offer him self as a candidate at any of the competitive examinations for admission into the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, held after he shall have attained the requisite age; and his position at the Royal Military College will not be affected by his failure at such examination. 4. Commissions being given at the College as rewards for application and good conduct can be obtained only in the manner above stated; but no Gentleman Cadet will be precluded from entering the Army in the usual manner, by passing the qualifying examination for a direct Commission. 5. When application is made to the Commander-in-Chief for a direct Commission for any Gentleman Cadet at the College, the fact of his being at the College is to be expressly stated in the application. In cases in which this rule is not complied with, any appointment which the candidate may obtain, by passing the examination for a direct Commission, will, even though it may have appeared in the "Gazette," be cancelled. 6. No Gentleman Cadet is to be removed from the College without the permission of the Commander-in-Chief, obtained through the Governor of the College. And when a parent or guardian intends to remove a Cadet at the end of a term, at least six weeks' notice of his intention is to be given to the Governor. In default of such notice a quarter's subscription must be paid. VI. Miscellaneous. 1. The Establishment for Queen's Cadets having been sanctioned by Parliament, when the age of admission to the Royal Military College was from 13 to 15 years, it has been decided that in any case when the services of the father and the circumstances of his family are such as to constitute a claim, an addition of not more than £40 a year to the "Compassionate Allowance" may, at the discretion of the Secretary of State for War, be allowed to a candidate who is over 13, but who is ineligible for immediate admission into the College in consequence of the minimum age of admission having been raised to 16, to enable him to complete his preparatory education. 2. It is desirable that every Candidate, should, at his admission, be accompanied by his parent, guardian, or some other responsible person to satisfy the requirements of the College on his behalf. 3. The responsible parent or guardian of every Gentleman Cadet is to sign the subjoined certificate before the admission of his son or ward: "These are to certify that I have attentively considered the Regulations of the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, relative to the admission and training of Gentlemen Cadets, and that I am willing to abide by them. And I promise to remove my son or ward from the College, during the vacations, unless otherwise ordered." Subjects of the Final Examination. Subjects in which the Minimum stated is obligatory, for Qualification: Arithmetic, Algebra, including Simple Equations; Euclid, the first 3 books; and Practical Geometry Min. Мах. ... ... 300 900 Latin (for Cadets only who joined the College on the old system) History and Geography ... ... ... ... 200 1200 ... ... ... ... 200 1200 ... Chemistry ... ... ... ... 200 1200 Regulations for the admission and examination of Cadets for the Junior or Infantry Department of the Royal Indian Military College, and for their Instruction and Training in that Institution. 1. Cadets will be admitted to the Junior Department of the College by nomination, under Sections 33 and 36 of Act 21 and 22 Vict., cap. 106. II. The age of admission is to be from 16 to 18 years. III. An Examination will be held at Addiscombe, as heretofore, on the first and last Fridays of each term, for the admission of Cadets to the Junior Branch of the College. IV. Every Cadet, before being admitted to the Entrance Examination, must present himself at the India Office, and submit the following papers : 1. A nomination paper, filled up in the prescribed form. 2. An extract from the parish register of his baptism; or, in default of that, a certificate verified by affidavit. 3. A certificate of good moral character, signed by the clergyman of the parish to which he belongs and by the tutor or head of the school or college at which he has received his education for at least two years, or such other proof of good moral character as will be satisfactory to the Secretary of State for India. V. Every Cadet will be required to present himself at the place hereafter to be determined, in order to be inspected by Military Surgeons, one of whom must be the Examining Physician, who will ascertain whether he is free from all bodily and organic defects, and whether, as regards physical constitution, he is in every point of view fit for military service in a tropical climate. VI. No person who has been dismissed or obliged to retire from the Army or Navy, the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, or from any other public institution, will be appointed to the College. VII. At his Entrance Examination, a Cadet must satisfy the Examiners 1. That he can write English correctly from dictation, in a good legible hand. 2. That he possesses a correct knowledge of Arithmetic as far as Vulgar and Decimal Fractions and Evolutions; of the use of Logarithms; of Algebra, including Simple Equations; of Geometry, as far as the first two books of Euclid, or the first two chapters of Cape's Course of Geometry, and part of the seventh chapter, omitting problems on the ground." 3. That he can read and construe Cæsar's Commentaries, or other book in Latin prose. 4. That he can read and construe from a book in French prose. VIII. Every Cadet, upon his admission, will be considered a Probationary pupil only, for the first six months, at the termination of which time the Public Examiner will report to the Committee on the probability of his being able to pass for the Infantry at the Public Examination at the close of his third term of residence. Should this appear improbable, either from want of talent or diligence, the Cadet will forfeit his appointment. IX. The course of instruction at Addiscombe will comprise. Mathematics, Fortification, Military Drawing and Surveying, Civil Drawing, Hindustani, French and Latin. X. The test of qualification for a Commission in the Infantry will be Algebra: viz., Quadratics and Cubic Equations, Surds, Progressions, Permutation, Greatest Common Measure, Least Common Multiple. Geometry: viz., Properties of the Circle, Proportions of Plane Figures, Problems, Quadrature of the Circle, Planes and Solid Angles, Application of Algebra to Geometry. Mensuration of Planes and Solids. Logarithms: viz., Nature and Use of the Tables. In Fortification, the Cadet will be required to have completed eleven out of the sixteen plates of the "Course," and to have a correct understanding of the subjects which these plates are intended to illustrate. In Surveying, he must be able to survey with the compass or theodolite and chain, and to take sections with the spirit level. |