Section 4
SEC. 4. After the applications have been presented and received the superintendent of schools of the province shall, in the presence of the provincial board or the lieutenaut-governor of the subprovince as the case may be, proceed to hold an examination of such applicants and the applicants obtaining the highest general average in such examination, or, if such averages are equal, those having the highest average for the subjects necessary for the career proposed to be followed shall be designated.