8. What are the functions of the kidneys?

·Philippine civil government, school law and administration.-1. What officers compose the provincial board?

2. (a) What are the duties of the Insular Auditor?

of a municipality.

(b) Name the officers

3. (a) How are municipal teachers appointed? (b) Who arranges and immediately oversees the work of a municipal teacher?

4. On organizing a new school of fifty pupils who had not before attended school what subjects should be taught?

5. Discuss the first steps in the teaching of one of these subjects to such a class. School agriculture and technology.-1. What action has the sun and wind on soil with reference to its use for crops?

2. What do plants in general take from the soil? What do they take from the air?

3. Name at least three common enemies of the agricultural plants of your district. State how they injure or destroy the plants; also what should be done to get rid of them.

4. What benefits would result from a modern course of training in blacksmithing for young men?

5. Name three common dyewoods or plants used for dyeing in the Philippines and describe one method of dyeing in use in your locality.

6. (a) Make, on the paper supplied, a freehand drawing of the group provided for the purpose. (b) Give three practical directions for free-hand drawing.

Domestic science.- 1. Discuss fully the proper methods of teaching schoolgirls practical housekeeping.

2. Give an outline of routine work in systematic housekeeping, for one week. (The competitor may choose the season, month, etc. This is a test for thoroughness of work, economy of labor and time, and care in details.)

3. Describe a method of preparing and cooking each of four kinds of native food.

4. Give the entire process of laundering calico.

5. What materials should be used in teaching elementary sewing?

EXAMINATIONS FOR THE WEATHER BUREAU SERVICE.

SEC. 33. The stations throughout the Archipelago are classified according to importance. The positions of the first class are filled by chief observers with a salary of 1,200, the second-class stations by observers at 600. Vacancies occurring in the higher positions of observers are filled according to merit by promotions from the lower positions.

First-class observer examination.

Application Form No. 2. Time allowed, two days of six hours each. The first seven subjects are given on the first day of the examination and the remaining subjects on the second day. Following are the subjects and weights:

1. Spelling (second grade, see sec. 12)

2. Arithmetic (second grade, see sec. 12)

3. Letter writing (second grade, see sec. 12)

4. Penmanship

5. Copying from plain copy (second grade, see sec. 12)

6. Algebra

7. Geography of the Philippines..

Weights.

4

10

10

3

346

1. Spelling (third grade, see sec. 13)

2. Arithmetic (third grade, see sec. 13)

Application Form No. 2. Time allowed, two days of five hours each. first six subjects are given on the first day of the examination and the remaining subjects on the second day. Following are the subjects and weights:

The

Weights.

4

10

10

3

3

10

23

30

3. Letter writing (third grade, see sec. 13)

4. Penmanship

5. Copying from plain copy (third grade, see sec. 13)

6. Geography of the Philippines..

7. Theory of meteorology...

8. Practice of meteorology.

9. Theory of seismology

Total

No specimen questions of subjects other than the grade subjects are given. EXAMINATIONS FOR THE BUREAU OF HEALTH SERVICE.

Health officer and physician examination.

7

100

SEC. 34. Time allowed, two days of seven hours each; the first four subjects are given on the first day and the remaining subjects on the second day, except that of experience and training, which is rated on the evidence submitted by the applicant in his application papers. Application Forms Nos. 2 and 47. In addition to salary, the expenses of travel, subsistence, and quarters while absent from station are allowed. Applicants for this examination must be graduates of reputable medical colleges. The following are the subjects and weights:

6. General pathology and theory and practice of medicine.......

20

5

15

100

5. Bacteriology and hygiene........................

7. Obstetrics and gynecology.

8. Experience and training...

Total

The following specimen questions indicate the scope and general character of the subjects of this examination:

Letter writing.-Write a letter of not less than 200 words addressed to the "Director of Civil Service, Manila, P. I.," on the following subject:

Practical sanitation applicable to the habitations of the lower classes in the Philippine Islands.

This exercise in letter writing is designed to test the competitor's skill in composition as well as his knowledge of the subject-matter.

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Anatomy and physiology.-1. Locate and give relations of each of five abdominal

organs.

2. Name the muscles that are instrumental in the movements of the eyeball, and give the origin, insertion, and innervation of each.

3. Describe the ankle joint.

4. Give the anatomy of inguinal hernia.

5. Name all the branches of the aorta above the diaphragm.

6. What fermentations does the urine undergo after being voided?

7. What is the glycogenic function of the liver?

8. What is the difference between fermentation and putrefaction?

9. Enumerate the phosphates ingested and eliminated and show their importance in the animal economy.

10. Give one function of each of the following organs: Semicircular canals, iris, pancreas, cerebellum, spleen.

Surgery and surgical pathology.-1. Describe various forms of conjunctivitis and give the treatment for each form.

2. Describe the usual means and methods of producing anæsthesia, both local and general.

3. State five complications that many follow abdominal section, and give treatment of each.

4. Describe remedial measures for varicose veins of the leg.

5. Differentiate anatomically between the following forms of inguinal hernia : Oblique, direct, complete, and incomplete.

6. Name different forms, and give the etiology and treatment, of peritonitis.

7. Give the etiology and treatment of chronic cystitis in the male.

8. Give a diagnosis between prostatitis and cystitis.

9. Describe two surgical operations for the relief of stricture of the urethra.

10. Describe the changes that occur in inflammation.

Chemistry, materia medica, and therapeutics.-1. Give two methods of preparing chlorine.

2. What is formaldehyde? State how it is prepared and how used.

3. Give the product and uses of sulphur burned in air. Explain the bleaching property of sulphur.

4. What is glycerin? Give its chemical properties. How is it obtained?

5. Name five of the preparations of iron and give the medicinal uses and dose of each.

6. Give the physiologic actions and the therapeutic uses of the simple bitters. How do they differ from the aromatic bitters?

7. Give the physiologic action, medicinal uses, and preparations with doses of belladonna.

8. Describe serum therapy. Illustrate its use.

9. What is meant by cholagogue, demulcent, mydriatic, oxitocic, and anthelmintic? Name a drug as an illustration of each class and give the dose of each one mentioned.

10. What is the usual composition of baking powders? How are they adulterated? What is their mode of action?

Bacteriology and hygiene.-1. Describe the microorganism of either bubonic plague or malaria.

2. Describe the pathogenic organism which produces typhoid fever.

3. Give a classification of bacteria and name an organism illustrating each class.

4. Of the pathogenic microorganisms, name two of the most important animal parasites and the disease produced by each.

5. Name four diseases transmissible from domesticated animals to man and give the pathogenesis of any one of them.

6. What is the best method of disinfecting (a) water-closets, (b) a house, (c) the clothing of persons who have contagious diseases?

7. Describe a method by which the occurrence of lead in water is demonstrated. 8. What steps should be taken to render polluted water harmless?

9. How should one treat a corpse where death occurs from an acute contagious disease? How should one disinfect a house in which had occurred bubonic plague?

10. In the absence of a system of sewerage and of a modern system of water supply, what are the best methods for the disposal of excreta and for securing a supply of pure water?

General pathology and theory and practice of medicine.-1. Describe amebic dysentery and outline appropriate treatment.

2. Give the pathology, differential diagnosis, and treatment of bubonic plague. 3. Give the physical signs of acute pleurisy (a) before effusion and (b) after effusion.

4. Describe beri-beri, giving symptoms, pathology, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.

5. Give the diagnosis and indications for treatment of a case of membranous croup.

6. Give a differential diagnosis between gout, chronic articular rheumatism, and rheumatoid arthritis.

7. Give the etiology, diagnosis, and sequela of Asiatic cholera.

8. Define hematemesis, hemoptysis, melena, hemophilia, and epistaxis.

9. Give the symptoms preceding the eruption (a) of scarlatina and (b) of rubeola, and name the sequelæ of each.

10. State the characteristics of each of the following: Lithemia, chlorosis, leucocythemia, and Addison's disease.

Obstetrics and gynecology.-1. How are phthisis and organic heart lesions modified by pregnancy ?

2. A woman having missed two successive periodic functions (menstruation) suspects pregnancy as the cause; state the method or methods by which the physician would arrive at a positive diagnosis.

3. What is the principal danger to the child during labor in a breech presentation, and what should be done to reduce the danger to a minimum?

4. If the presenting part in a labor case is the shoulder, what should be done to render delivery possible, and how should it be done?

5. What are the indications for the use of forceps in a labor case? What two general classes of forceps are used?

6. What are the symptoms of uterine fibromata?

7. How should hypertrophy of the cervix uteri be treated?

8. What means are employed for the correction of displacements of the uterus?

9. Enumerate the sequela which frequently follow abortion.

10. Describe in detail the operation for the removal of an ovarian tumor.

Municipal physician examination (Manila).

SEC. 35. Time allowed, two days of five hours each, the first four subjects being given on the first day. Application Forms Nos. 2 and 47. The subjects and weights of the examination for these positions are the same as those for health officer and physician, but the examination is less rigid and the questions and tests are fewer in number and simpler in character.

Trained nurse examination.

SEC. 36. Time allowed, seven hours. Application Form No. 2. Salary, P1,440, with board and quarters. Applicants must be graduates of recognized training

schools, and have had at least one year's subsequent experience in a modern and well-equipped hospital. Age limits, 20 to 40.

The following are the subjects and weights:

No specimen questions are furnished. The scope of the examination is within the limits of the usual course of study and requires the practical training for graduate nurses.

Hospital attendant examination.

SEC. 37. Time allowed, six hours. Application Form No. 2. Usual entrance salary, 1,200. In most positions both board and quarters are furnished in addition to the salary; in some, quarters only. The following are the subjects and weights:

1. Second grade examination (see sec. 12)

2. Practical questions

3. Experience and training

Total

Weights.

25

40

35

100

The following are specimen questions in the second subject of this examination: 1. Give the personal hygiene applicable to a new patient on being received at a hospital.

2. Describe the care and condition of a properly kept ward or sick room.

3. Name and describe five mechanical appliances used for relief of bed patients. 4. State how cleanliness may be maintained in a sick ward.

5. Name three disinfectants in common use and describe the application and use of each one named.

6. What cautions should be observed in handling and giving medicines? 7. Describe the preparation of a patient for a major surgical operation.

8. Describe the preparation of the bed for a bed patient and the manner of changing the sheets, pillows, and patient's linen.

9. State fully the care to be taken of a room: (a) While occupied by a patient with an infectious disease; (b) after his removal therefrom.

10. What dispositions should be made of the excreta of a typhoid fever patient?

Pharmacist and dispensing clerk examination.

SEC. 38. Time allowed, eight hours. Application Form No. 2. Salary, #1,200 to P2,000, with quarters. The examination comprises the following subjects and weights: