▁Service ▁entrance ▁exam . ▁ ▁In ▁June , ▁he ▁and ▁Margaret ▁went ▁to ▁a ▁summer ▁c ott age ▁in ▁Morris ville , ▁Verm ont ▁await ing ▁the ▁exam ▁results ▁and ▁news ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁assignment . ▁ ▁Years ▁in ▁the ▁Public ▁Health ▁Service ▁ ▁West ▁Coast ▁duty ▁ ▁Dra per ▁finished ▁second ▁on ▁the ▁Public ▁Health ▁Service ▁exam , ▁out ▁of ▁about ▁ 2 5 ▁examine es , ▁and ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁reported ▁to ▁his ▁first ▁assignment ▁at ▁the ▁quar antine ▁station ▁on ▁Angel ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay . ▁ ▁Having ▁s eld om ▁been ▁far ▁from ▁their ▁homes , ▁Dra per ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁tra ve led ▁the ▁scen ic ▁route ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁by ▁taking ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway ▁over ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountains ▁to ▁V ancouver , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁boat ▁trip ▁to ▁Seattle , ▁and ▁then ▁another ▁train ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁ ▁Work ▁at ▁the ▁quar antine ▁station ▁involved ▁meeting ▁and ▁board ing ▁ships ▁arriv ing ▁from ▁Asia , ▁and ▁inspect ing ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁passengers ▁for ▁pl ague , ▁yellow ▁fe ver , ▁small ▁po x , ▁ty ph us , ▁and ▁le pro cy . ▁ ▁If ▁any ▁individuals ▁were ▁sus pected ▁of ▁having ▁any ▁of ▁these ▁dise ases , ▁they ▁were ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁station ▁for ▁quar antine . ▁ ▁If ▁an ▁active ▁case ▁of ▁small ▁po x ▁was ▁found , ▁then ▁the ▁entire ▁passenger ▁and ▁crew ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁put ▁into ▁quar antine . ▁▁▁▁