The morning times., 1896-09-29

The District board OF medical supervisors
has adopted code OF bylaws for its
government. aud has also prepared rules
for conducting the examinations Of appii-
cants for registration, az provided for in
the act Of Congress. adopted at the last
session, both of which have the approval
OF the Commissioners.
1t is provided that the examinations shall
be conducted in writing and orally, and
that the written examinations shall CON-
tinue three days, and be divided as follows:
Anatomy and histology; physiology aud
hygiene; chemistry, toxicOlogy and medical
jurisprudence; pathology and bacieiio ogy;
surgery and diseases OF the eye and the
ear; obstetrics and cynecology.
THE ORAL TEST.
The oral examinations. covering the same
subjects, shall be held on the Monday FOL
lowing the close OF the written exainiDa-
lions and continue from day to day until
all candidates have been examined.
There shall be in the written exainina-
tions ten questions given to each OF the
eight sections. and Questions must be given
out and the answers collected punctualiy at
the time specified for each section. and no
paper will he accepted unless the examina-
tion be actually held at the appointed time.
The time for each examination paper OF
ten questions shall not exceed two hours
Help OF any kind will be removed from
the reach and sight OF the c;indidate. and
any candidate detected in trying to give
or obtain aid shall he instantly dismissed
from the room and his or her paper for the
entire work cancelled.
MUST BE PROMPT.
1t is also provided tn at candidates shall
be promptly at the Desks at tile hour FOR
beginning the examinations, no one being
permitted to enter after the expiration OF
thirty minutes from the hour of opening.
No candidate Will be permitted to COIN
municate with any other candidate, and
none shall have auy book or helps. OF any
kind during the progress OF tie examina-
tion nor Will he be permitted to question
the examiner upon points raised in the
papers. % .' nrf" '''r'' rl''r-
Candidates must remain in the room
until the examination closes, except they
be i'll and in no case can they be excused
except temporarily, unless they shall with
draw from the class. In any event, Their
return mustbe depe ndent upon the consent
OF the examiner, and if tie applicants de-
sre to return they must be accompanied
out OF the room by one OF the examiners
or by some one des grated by them.
The rules are very strict as to tie
preparation OF the papers, and every PCS
slble means have Teen taken to prevent
COLLISION either between the applicants
or between an applicant and any OF the
examiners, violation IN tie latter case
sub;ecting the examiner to u revocation
OF his commission
The beard stipulates that a correct set
of answers to the quest ons, both written
and oral, in any section shall be rated at
100, or as per cent for the written aud %
per cent for the oral, and partial or
imperfect answers shall be rated accord
ingly.
1t will require an average of 15 per
cent to ent.tle an applicant to reglstra-
ton, and any one who. makes less than
90 per cent IN more than one section, or
less than 33 Ia per cent in any enc sec
ton shall he rejected, no matter what the
general average may be.
PLEDGED UPON HONOR
At the close Of the examination each
applicant must sign n declaration 10 the
effect that prior to entering upon the ex-
animation he or she had no knowledge
OF the questions to be propcunded and
pled..Ing the honor Of I he subscriber 10 the
declaration that he or she neither gave
nor received aid during the progress OF the
examination.
All resident physicians who have been
practicing medicine in the District under
the re ristration required by the act OF 81
are entitled to reeistra ton under the
recently enacted law for the regulation
OF the practice of the profession, but
those who may hereafter graduate from
any of the local institutions, or who
come here from another jurisdiction, VIII
have to undergo a rigid EXAMINATION. unless
they come from State where u District
certificate will entitle a man to reeistr.t-
ton without cost or examination. i'll which
case the applicant to the District board
will be extended the same courtesy. II
is case OF reciprocity simply.
The board OF medical supervisors will
have a meeting today, at which the applica-
ton recently made by DE-. J. A. MaIoney
for registratio will be presented. 1t
will be remembered, as detailed in The
Times, that DR.. Maloney has empowered
his attorney to bring suit in case OF u
refusal by the board to accede to his
request.