gineer's transit and level, and of the measurement and establishment of base lines.

(g) Military hygiene. Oral. Elements of Military Hygiene (Ashburn).

(h) Artillery matériel. Oral and practical.

(1) For officers assigned to gun companies-a test of the officer's familiarity with Artillery matériel sufficiently extended to determine whether he has a detailed knowledge of the coast gun and carriage with which he has last drilled, a detailed knowledge of primers, fuses, and the method of loading projectiles, and a general knowledge of other ordnance and ordnance matériel and of the mine system.

(2) For officers assigned to mine companies-a test of the officer's familiarity with Artillery matériel sufficiently extended to determine whether he has a detailed knowledge of the casemate apparatus and its operation, of one of the coast guns and carriages assigned to the mine command of which the officer is a member, of primers, fuses, and the method of loading projectiles, and a general knowledge of other ordnance and ordnance matériel.

(3) For officers not assigned to companies-(1) or (2) at the option of the officer being examined. Based on Drill Regulations for Coast Artillery, pamphlets issued by the Ordnance Department, the Submarine Mine Manual, and Signal Corps Manual, No. 8.

(i) Ballistics. Written.

High Angle Fire (Hamilton). Published in Vol. 40, No. 2, Journal U. S. Artillery (Whole No. 123). Notes on Direct Fire (Wildrick). Published in Vol. 43, No. 1, Journal U. S. Artillery (Whole No. 131).

First lieutenant to captain.

(j) Field Service Regulations. Oral and written. Oral. Field Service Regulations, omitting Appendices Nos. 1. 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. (The appendices omitted, except Appendix No. 6, are for reference only; in an examination requiring the use of data contained in any of them, either the textbook or the appropriate data will be furnished. The subject matter contained in Appendix No. 6 is also contained in Rules of Land Warfare); Rules of Land Warfare,

Written. The officer, under the assumption that he is adjutant of a regiment of Infantry, to be given a tactical map

problem, together with the regimental commander's estimate of the situation, and required to write the orders necessary to carry out the commander's will, and to indicate on the map the positions of the companies as prescribed in the order.

(k) Administration. Written. Preparation of the ordinary returns, rolls, requisitions, and other papers with which an officer must be familiar in order to perform the duties of a company commander, of a district adjutant, ordnance officer, and Artillery engineer, and of an adjutant, quartermaster and commissary of a regiment of Coast Artillery serving as Infantry in the field. The officer will be furnished the necessary blank forms and be permitted to consult the following: Army Regulations, manuals for the staff departments, War Department General Orders, notes on blank forms, Circular 7, Q. M. G. O., 1909, and Circular 9, Q. M. G. O., 1910.

(1) Drill Regulations. Oral and practical.

Oral. Drill Regulations for Coast Artillery, and the current instruction order.

Practical. (1) Such exercises at the battery as the board may prescribe. The examination will be held at a battery as nearly similar as practicable to that to which the officer is or was last assigned.

(2) The officer to demonstrate his ability to instruct and drill a company as Infantry in close and extended order.

(m) Military law. Oral. A Treatise on the Military Law of the United States (Davis), Chapters XIII to XIX, inclusive; Manual for Courts-Martial.

(n) Military topography. Practical. Problems in military map reading-Military Topography (Sherrill).

(0) Field fortification. Practical. The officer, under the assumption that he is a staff officer of a battalion of Infantry, to be given a problem in field fortification involving the reconnaissance and selection of a defensive position for the command. He will make a written report upon the position selected and upon the location and nature of the works that he would cause to be executed. The report, including the necessary sketches, will be completed within a time limit fixed by the board. Based upon Notes on Field Fortification (Army Field Engineer School) and upon Engineer Field Manual, Part V.

(p) Artillery matériel. Oral and practical. A test of the officer's familiarity with Artillery matériel sufficiently extended to determine whether he has a detailed knowledge of the following: One model of mortar and carriage, one model of gun and carriage of the primary armament, one model of the gun and carriage of the secondary or intermediate armament, the subject matter of the Submarine Mine Manual, sights, quadrants, and fire-control apparatus. Based on Drill Regulations for Coast Artillery, pamphlets issued by the Ordnance Department, Submarine Mine Manual, and Signal Corps Manual No. 8. The officer will be permitted to select the model of the pieces and carriages on which he is to be examined.

(q) Mechanical engineering. Oral and practical. A test of the officer's knowledge of the care and operation of steam boilers, steam engines, and internal combustion engines: Based on Power and Power Transmission (Kerr), and pamphlets issued with the various machines.

(r) Electrical engineering. Oral and practical. A test of the officer's knowledge of electrical units and measurements and of his ability to supervise the care and operation of dynamos, motors, storage batteries, and searchlights. Based on Elements of Electrical Engineering, D. C. (Franklin and Esty), and pamphlets issued with the various electrical appli

ances.

Captain to major.

(8) Field Service Regulations. Written and practical. Written. The officer, under the assumption that he is chief of staff of an independent brigade of all arms, to be given a tactical map problem, together with his commander's estimate of the situation, and required to write the orders necessary to carry out the commander's will, and indicate on the map the positions of the troops as prescribed in the order.

Practical. The officer to take a tactical walk or ride, it being assumed that he is the commander of a battalion of Infantry on a march under conditions to be stated by the board. Within limits fixed by the board, he will select a camp site for his troops, and explain how the camp would be established, including his dispositions for security for the remainder of the day and for the night.

(t) Drill Regulations. Oral. Drill Regulations for Coast Artillery, and the current instruction order.

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(u) Minor tactics. Oral and practical.

Oral. The officer to solve a map problem involving the employment of a battalion of Infantry under conditions assumed by the board. The solution (stated orally to the board) will include an estimate of the situation and the consequent order or orders, the officer indicating on the map the movements of the troops.

Practical. The officer to command a battalion as Infantry in a combat exercise under conditions assumed by the board. (v) International law. Oral. Elements of International Law (Davis), Chapters I to IV, inclusive, IX, X, XII to XIV, inclusive; Rules of Land Warfare.

(w) Artillery matériel. Oral. A general knowledge of all matériel used by the Coast Artillery.

(x) Problem in coast defense. Written. The officer to be furnished the hydrographic map of a harbor, and to prepare, without personal assistance, a project of defense, giving:

(1) The number and caliber of guns, the number of mines, and of searchlights.

(2) The locations of mortar and gun batteries, mine fields, fire-control stations, and searchlights.

(3) The organization of the elements of defense into battle, fire, and mine commands.

(4) A full discussion of the project.

The maps for this problem will be furnished the officer, if practicable, about a year in advance of his examination. The problem should be solved with great care and thoroughness, and the solution should be followed by an exhaustive discussion of the project and of the various phases of the attack, treating in conjunction the operations on the land and water sides.

This problem should be prepared by the officer prior to his appearance before the board for examination in the other subjects and submitted at that time to the board. The officer will not receive assistance from any person, but he may and should secure aid by consulting available books, papers, and maps. (y) Military History and Policy of the United States. Oral.

(1) A general knowledge of the military history of the United States and a detailed knowledge of the following: The First Battle of Bull Run, Jackson's Valley Campaign, The Battle of Chancellorsville; Grant's Campaign of 1864. Based upon American Campaigns (Steele).

(2) A general knowledge of the development of the military policy of the United States, based upon Military Policy of the United States (Upton), pages VII to XV, 1 to 67, 107 to 142. 195 to 222, 225 to 268, and 402 to 443, omitting tables of statistics and the details of military and naval operations.

In addition to the text and reference books indicated in the details of examinations above, the examinations may cover so much of the text of the Artillery notes and memoranda, Issued from time to time, as relate to the subjects for examination.

II.

42. The following regulations, under the laws quoted in paragraph 1 of this order, are prescribed by the President for the examination for reappointment and selection for promotion of officers of the Philippine Scouts.

43. Subject to the examination herein prescribed and to the exception noted below, promotions to the grades of first lieutenant and captain, Philippine Scouts, will be made from the next lower grade, according to the general rule of seniority. Exception may be made where officers display such distinguished gallantry or perform such exceptionally meritorious service as to justify, in the President's opinion, a departure from this rule. Officers of the Philippine Scouts promoted under this order will be commissioned as of the date when the vacancy occurred and will be entitled to the pay and allowances of the new grade from that date.

44. Before reappointment under the acts of February 2, 1901, or May 16, 1908 (quoted in paragraph 1—(ƒ) and (g)— of this order), an officer of the Philippine Scouts will be required to pass satisfactorily the examination hereinafter set forth.

Eramining board-Constitution, composition, procedure.

45. Once each year, preferably about January 1, the commanding general, Philippine Department, will constitute an examining board composed so far as practicable as prescribed in paragraphs 8 and 10 of this order, the line members being selected from officers serving, or who have served, with the Philippine Scouts. The medical members of the board will be changed whenever such action will result in an appreciable saving in transportation or mileage, but no other change in