ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE OP CAN ADA, an institution for training cadets for the navy. Entrance examinations are held in May at the appointed centres of the Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service Commission, Ottawa, furnishes on application blank forms for admission and information of requirements and dates and places of examination. The ex amination fee is $4. The age of admission is from 14 to 16 years and each candidate under goes a medical examination for physical sound ness and fitness, besides the educational exami nation in arithmetic, algebra, geometry, geog raphy, history, writing and dictation and either French or German. Additional marks may be obtained on two of four optional subjects Latin, .elementary science, drawing or a second modern language. The college course extend over three years comprises: mathematics, navigation, mechanics, physics, chemistry, engi neering, seamanship, pilotage, English, French or Qerman, geography and history (including naval history). Each cadetpays annually —in advance —a. fee of $100 and in addition a fee of $350 for the first year and $225 for each succeeding year. These fees cover tuition, and living expenses, including furniture, bedding, mess equipme,nt and table board. There are vacations of six weeks at Christmas and six weeks in summer.. By arrangement, graduates of the college are admitted to the second yar of the course of applied science in McGill Uni versity, or the University of Toronto, entrance for which is obtained through competitive ex aminations. Candidates most be British sub
jects and they or their parents must have re sided in Canada, for two years immediately pre ceding the examination. Absence abroad for schooling during a• short period may be con sidered as residence in Canada. The Dominion Department of the naval service does not re quire cadets to adopt a naval career and does Sot commit itself to issue commissions to grad uates of the Naval College. The British Ad miralty accepts each year eight cadets who have completed their course at the college, if these cadets have attained the required stand ard of efficiency, and they are entered in the Royal Navy as cadets of the same standing as graduates of the Dartmouth Naval College. The college was opened at Halifax, Nova Scotia, in January 1911. Owing to the partial destruc tion of the college buildings at Halifax in the disastrous explosion of 6 Dec. 1917, temporary quarters were located in the Royal Canadian Naval Dockyard at Esquimalt, British Columbia, pending a decision for the definite location of Permanent college buildings.