The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-08

tory tchool qualify these candidates Tor appointments
and thy should orly be in condition to be selected for
ndshipmtn when they had successfully passed through
tbi probation
this principle be adopted as the ground york Of the
for the school may be established BY law For the pre-
sent suggest that this number ny be fixed at two hun
dfed and ortyeght. Ii msy be altered future expe
risrce my require OF tis buu Der Of hundred
foy eight eho are TO b. Furnished 70 the Academy every
four years one fourth fixty two should
for admission the CONNIE each yearly term
to constitute the first lowest class Il The scho H. or
tbs whole pumbeI Of to hundred aud forty eight two
hundred twenty eight nigh be allotted the nom
nation Of members OF Couere spportoning them to
each state according to the ratio u representation and
requiring the nomination to the vacancies to BE- ide
not by the representative siDely but by the ed
council End action Of the whole .. each
State including senators and representatives, The
remaining tstnty Of the two hundred forty eight
may &c given with advantage to the President.
BY this arrangement. Congress would be called TO
nonnse ny seven cadets every year aud the President
The classes would thus commence their career with
sky two members, and this Dumbsr or so msny of
the no. dropped IN the progress OF the years
would represent the nual mum Of graduates Pro
vision OF COURSE should be made for the gradual absorp
ton OF hose scnrT midstipmen who under tue pre-
system not yet disposed o. Iu a fe wears they
nut dbappcar after which the Organization OF the
cadets would be undiE urbed
In ADDITION this number Of NO 10 bs
made in each year Congress and the President would also
have the sppop'ment to such vasacces in the class
AZ might arise out OF the aure OF The first candidates to
psts the preliminary examinations required at their I'D
mision The vacspcies o.cseioned BY tubeauent exam
IONS. bpu ny tHe OtDer causes Crtrai durug he
progress cf the clases through the term OF the
propose should net be hlIcd, bnt the oasses after
their commencement, thoult advsnce to tha end Of
the term OF study subject to all the incidents Of
their career which may reduce their numbers
The propriety Of this provision will be recogsised when
u u observed that vacancy occurring In any class ar
IL has become advanced In i studies could not be sup.
pied. at that advanced ttsge by appon,r
the school The class would still 20 In its reduced
state, vbist the supply Of vacancy Occurring in Il
could only operate TO The undue Increase Of the
cass o. beginners art would thus produsc periodical
end iDcobyenent increase OF graduates for whom NO al
lttmf NJ coulo BE- inside In the navy
Asumir fixty two ~ the nun Der which shall always
he supplied 20 the los ett class beginners, OF tina
fhcol have to believe from the data afforded
by the experience Of West Point that the annual mum.
her Of graduates would not exceed twenty We OF
thirty II being found In re general operation Of the
tystm that the graduates do not bear greater average
proportion to the sdmeons than forty per cent Upon
this basis IL may be emssed that these tgen yvs or
thirty may he looked to the ordinary yenrly resource
for The sUpply OF young officers TO the navy
Propose In the plsce that the Law should cstab-
Heb The corp Of midshpmen FIR the service NJ
drtd and tty. These should be recognized lnidshp
only and be subject all the Understood and ap-
proprints duties of that ca Of scer They should he
then conti9ned 10 service hoard NJ shps ~ aid
after Fix mon.bs employ ceut should upon cxsmi
naioD and approval by mt board be en- tiled to