secretary of war to have the s name for submission to the proper representative when a occurs the application must exhibit the full name date of birth and permanent abode of with the number of the district in his residence is situated date of appointment � must be made one year in advance of date of admission except in cases by death or otherwise a occurs which cannot be provided for by such appointment in advance these are in time for the next annual examination � the representative or in a second to be the alternate the alternate will receive at west point the result of the examination of the regular i known but must report at the time in his letter of the like the should be as nearly one year in advance of the date of admission as possible admission of � the candidate upon receiving his appointment is ordered to report at west point to the of the military academy in time to appear before the board for at its meeting early in june unless there be t reasons for another time candidate soon after at west point is subjected to a rigid physical by a of army if he successfully he is then ex by the board these are made as soon as i after the candidate reports to the the candidate who passes successfully both is admitted at once to the academy to his his admission and before his i warrant of appointment ho must sign the following for in the presence of the or of some by him principal officers of the army i of the state or territory of aged years months do engage with the consent of my ii or guardian that from the date of my admission as a of the u s military academy i will serve in the army of the u s for eight years unless by competent authority in the presence of � the candidate must then take the following oath or � do solemnly swear that i will support the of the u s and bear true te the national government that i will maintain and defend the of the u s to any and all or i may owe to any state or country whatsoever and that i will at all times the legal orders of my superior officers and the rules and articles eighteen hundred governing the armies of the u s sworn and at this of � and before me � the a� e for the admission of to the academy is between and years must be unmarried at least feet in height free from any or disorder and generally from any disease or infirmity which may render them unfit for military service they must be well in reading in writing including in and have a knowledge of the elements of english grammar of descriptive geography particularly of our own country and of the history of the u s military order of the loyal h ik n i tin the ui ee c im s iu d aud at the s ar rs en b ed in ii ui prior la uie of original aj tl c who twenty one ra old a in life the by nd t e nt t tt ea ci to of the first tin july si l h h est n iv york and r bt t r state hi order of are m ton hi fr j i o o q h wa ih r st paul or ht ni hi lt worth he ii a c he i l r x r ton tin i ry tt aa uie u ip y en until october j a n ff w fl f h with t n w s ck a p h tlie national arc i j t ii gi i b haye t lit rear john j i om m r i r� y n peter d r if d d iii m po h c kin w ti co � a naval in i and in d ri v to the e importance of a tr tl fur un on c p � a accordingly appropriated rf tn tor to be du under direction of the the fund in but h u ed under i of the of r for arms arid on m u s m new york f � l and s had mu in men new m r f � l the first � f thi of the state of v i j i h in h � f and has x i h� are ii int j w ant r s i i ins mr george edward k ill � iii i � � t i li h � � i tenant j g surgeon lieutenant john assistant surgeon a m thomas s w b robert p li m ray and washington e c weeks daniel t c french w c brown w and w j the is divided into four and will be each on board men of war assigned by the government for the purpose in winter the take place in some available the men are instructed in all the duties of a sailor though the is intended to furnish a force which in time of war can work the of a the of th new york naval reserve association are at no west th st new york the president is l and the secretary j the for o t co � k � � or ir i ow � ih oi m oo ko c� c o i� ow � i m t� t ci ci oi t � o la � � � o� c� � io � n c ri h tl n t t t i o� i i c ii w � � � v co ca co i ht � q oi o � � � c co m ci r 