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dependent on his meeting certain tests of education and financial self- 

 support within a definite period. A healthy immigrant who passes 

 such tests is the only alien who should be eligible for citizenship. 



It is essential for the success of the medical examination that it be 

 conducted in quarters especially arranged with reference to the needs 

 of the examination. Well lighted and perfectly ventilated rooms are 

 extremely necessary. For both the physical and mental examination a 

 number of separate rooms are needed sufficiently large to prevent over- 

 crowding. The immigrant is naturally frightened and nervous from 



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his strange surroundings. Being detained for more complete medical 

 examination increases his perturbation and anxiety. It is most impor- 

 tant to allay his fears and remove the sense of strangeness, so far as 

 possible, by avoiding overcrowding, by quiet and kind treatment, and 

 by judicious arrangement of facilities and interpreters. These con- 

 ditions are of no small importance in the conduct of the medical 

 examination. 



As has been stated, aliens in the first and second cabins of incoming 

 vessels at New York are examined on board ship, and are not removed 

 to Ellis Island unless such a course is required for medical attention or 

 diagnosis, or unless the individual is held for a board of special inquiry 

 to pass on his eligibility for admission. The conditions under which 



