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262 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT The subjects for this part of the examination will be taken from the following books Animal Kingdom by Dallas Outlines of the Structure and Functions of the Animal Kingdom by Rymer Jones or Cours Elomentaire d'Histoire Naturelle par Milne Edwards Lindley'8 School Botany Lindley's Medical and Economic Botany Henfrey's Elementary Course of Botany Candidates who may desire it may also be examined in the Elements of Physics and in Physical Geography The following books are recommended for this purpose "Elements of Natural Philosophy by Golding Bird and Brooks Physical Geography by Mrs Somerville The names of Candidates who pass the Preliminary Examination of the Examining Board will be sent to the Director-General and communicated to the Professors of the Army Medical School The names will be arranged in the following Classes Class Names of those who have passed pre-eminently distinguished txamination arranged in their order of merit Characters which distinguish the excellence of each Fitness for special service Class II Names of those who have passed creditable examination arranged in alphabetical order Statement of the topics in which each has individually excelled or fallen short Class III Names of Candidates who have passed the minimum examination arranged in alphabetical order Statement of the particular branches of science in which each has been found to be deficient This information will enable the Professors of the Army Medical School to carry out their instructions with definite aim as regards ea Class After passing his preliminary examination every Candidate will be re- quired to attend one entire Course of Practical Instruction at the Army Medical School before being admitted to his examination for Commission on Hygiene Clinical and Military Medicine Clinical and Military Surgery Pathology of Diseases and Injuries incident to Military Service These courses to be of not less than four months' duration At their conclusion the Candidate will be required to pass an examination on the subjects taught in the School The examination will be conducted by the Professors of the School