Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-12-26
Circular.

Regulations which govern the admission Of candidate
into the NarGl academyat annapolis, Maryland pre-
pared by Board Of Nasal Officers, Gad aPprOref By
the Secretary of the Nary.
Applications, addressed TO the Secretary of the Navy
be made any time BY the candidate himself OF by
his parent guardian any of his friends, and his
will be placed the register. The registry Of a
however, does not give any assurance oil an appoint
ment. No preference will be given account of prior
ity Of application No application will be considered
where the candidate is under above the prescribed
age where the precise age and actual fixed residence
stated and where the applicant is resident
of the congressional district of tie State from which he
applies.
The law limits the number of midshpmen to four hun.
dred and sixty four and requires that this number shall
be divided among the several States and Territories
with reference and in proportion, may be-
their number Of Representatives and Delegates Con-
gress; that future appointments shall be made from
those States and Territories which have not their rea
tive proportion the list and that the individual
selected for appointment shall be in all cases an actual
resident of the State and Territory from which the
pontment Purpors to be made Ii is further required
BY law that future appointments from each State shall
be aPportoned as nearly as practicable, equally among
the several Congressional districts therein.
Candidates, who receive PERMISSION will present
themselves the Superintendent Of the Naval Academy
between the first and the fifth of October, when they
will be examined by Board Of Medical officers of the
Navy, and by the Academic Board Of the Naval Acad
envy.
No candidate Nill be admitted into the Naval Acade
N.Y. unless at the time OF examination he is found quail
fed in the opinion OF the Medical Board discharge
the arduous duties of officer of the Navy and shall
have passed satisfactory examination before the Aea
demic Board.
II both these examinations result favorabIv the can.
didate will receive acting appointment MldshP-
man. become IN inmate OF the Academy, and be allowed
his travelling expenses from his residence Annapolis
IT, the contrary, he shall not pass both these
atons he will receive neither an acting appointment nor
A candidate who has once presented himself for ex-
animation, under the permission Of the Department and
has been rejected, cannot be allowed to present himself
= for examination a second time
QUALIFICATIONS.
Candidates must be ov sr thirteen and under sixteen
years Of age the time Of the primary examination
must be free from delormity and disease and impcrec.
tons of the They must be of good moral char.
tlon and spelling with correctness-and TO perform with
accuracy the various operations Of the primary rules Of
arithmetic viz: numeration and the addition,
ton, multiplication and division Of whole numbers.
ANY one OF the following conditions will be sufficient
to reject candidate, viz:
/. Feeble constitution and muscular tenuity; un-
sound health from whatever cause; indications OF for
disease; gandular sweings or other symptoms OF
scrofua.
2 Chronic eutaneous affections especially Of the scalp
any disorder Of an infections character
g. Severe injuries Of the bones Of the head; convul-
sions.
4. Impaired vision, from whatever cause nlammato.
~ affections OF the eyelids immobity, rregularity
Of the iris; 6stula achrymalis, &C., Sc.
5. Deafness; copious discharge from the ears.
6. Loss OF many teeth, the teeth generally un.
sound.
z. Impcdiment Of speech.
g. Want OF due capacity Of the chest, aud any other
Indication Of liability TO pulmonic disease.
0. Impaired Inadequate efficiency OF both e
the superior extrcmites account Il fractures espe
cay Of the elavice esntracton Of ont exclamation
deormity, &c, &c.
10. An unnatural exeurvature Of the spine
u. Hernia.
H. varcose state Of the veins OF the scrotum and
cord. fyheE1 larDe.J safcoeele. hydrocele
hemorrhod, fstulas
49, Impaired or inadequate efficiency Of one or both
Of the inferior extremtes Of varcose veins
fractures, malformafio, (fat feet, c.) lamencss,
traction unequal length, bunyons, everything supernu
mersry toes, &, &c-
a. Ulcers or unsomd ccatrices of Ulcers likely tc
break ont alresh.
The foregoing rules and regulations for the govern
ment Of the Naval Academy, at Annapolis, Maryland
are spproxsd take effect from the LIST day Of July
1859. VIM BALLARD PRESTON.