, 1859-01-28
Regulations relative 10 the Admission Of Cadets
into the Military Academy.

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into The Military Academy.
Owing to a change having recently been
made in the regulations Of the Military
Academy at West Point, whereby the
course of. studies has been reduced from
FIVE to four years, and as consequence
in the number Of classes to four; and mas
much as in consequence of such reduction
of time, &c, vacancy has occurred in said
Academy, to be filed by appointment for
this Territory, one year earlier than was
anticipated, we deem it our duty to publish
the following, in connection with the above
heading 1t was furnished to Acting-Gov.
Mason by Col. MANSFIELD, Inspector Gen
eral of the Army; and as a number of ap-I
plicatiSns, in all probability, have, and
! will be made for the vacant cadctship, we
submit it for the guidance and Information
of oil who may feel interested in the mat
ter. We deem it unnecessary to publish a
synopsis Of the course of studies pursued at
the Military Academy:
As frequent inquiries are made in regard to the
mode of procuring admission into the Military ACGde-
my all persons interested in the subject are hereby
Informed, that application should he made by letter
to the Secretary Of War. BY provision Of law each
Congressional and Territorial district and the Dis
tTct Of Columbia, is entitled to have cadet at the
Military Academy, and no more. The district ap-
pontment' are made ON the nomination of the meni-
Der OF Congress representing the district at the date
q the appointment The law requires that the ndi-
vidua selected shall be actual resident Of the Cou
gressional district OF the State Territory or Dis
/ trct Of Columbia, from which the appointment pur-
| ports to be made Also, appointments at large
not to exceed ten, are annually made. Application
be made, at any time, by the candidate himself,
his parent guardian, any Of iis friends, and the
name placed on the register. No preference Will be
given to applications on account of priority; nor will
any application be entered in the register when the
candidate is under or above the prescrbed age the
PRECISE AGE mast be given ; 40 RELAXATION OF THE
REGULATION II THIS RESPECT WILL BIZ MADE nor will
any application be considered in where the age
and other qualifications OF the candidates are not sta
| ted. The liked abode Of the candidate, and NUMBER
Of the Congressional district which he considers bis
permanent residence must be set forth in the applica
ton. The pay Of a cadet is $50 per month"; to com-
mence from his admission into the Military Academy,
and is considered ample, with proper economy, for
his support.
month Of February March, the applications
made within the preceding year. The claims OF all
the candidates on the register will be considered and
acted upon. No certain Information eau be given as
to the probable of the candidate, before the
arrival Of the period for making the selections Per
sons therefore, making Applications mcst net expect
to receive information on this point.
4 As general rule person will be appointed who
has had a brother educated at the institution.
QUALIFICATIONS.
Candidates must be oyer sixteen and under twenty.
one years Of age, at the time Of entrance into the
Military Academy mast be at least five feet in
height aad free from any deformity disease. Or in
unfit fbo
ary service, and from any disorder OF infectious
immoral character They must be able TO read and
write well, and perform with facility and accuracy
the various operations Of the four ground rules Of
ARITHMETIC Of reduction Of simple aud compound pro-
portion, aud Of vulgar and decimal fractions.
I 1t must be understood that full compliance with
| the above conditions will be insisted on-that Is to
! saythe candidate must write IN fair and legible
alnd aad without any material mistakes in spelling,
such sentences as shall be dictated by the examiners
and he must answer promptly, and without errors, all
the questions in the above mentioned rules Of arthme
tic: falling in any Of these particulars, he will be re-
i ject.d.
1t must also be understood, that every candidate
will after his arrival at West Point be subjected
to a rigid examination by an experienced medical
board and should there be found TO exist IN bin any
Of the following causes Of disqualification to such
degree as will Immediately, or in all probability may
at no very distant period, impair his efficiency, be will
be rejected
| /. Feeble consultation and muscular tenuity un-
sound health from whatever cause indications Of
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toms Of scroinla.
2. Chronic cGtaneous affections, especially Of the
scalp, or any disorder Of an Infectious character
3. Severe injuries Of the bones Of the head con-
i vulsions.
| 4. Impaired vision. from whatever cause; inAam-
matory affections Of the eye-lids mmobility iITeg
n'ariiy of the iris; dstlla laehrymalis, &C.. &C.
5. Deafness copious discharge from the ears
G. Loss OF teeth, or teeth generally unsound.
! Z. lmpedimcnt OF speech
/ y. Want Of due capacity OF the chest and any 9th
er indication Of liability to pulmonic disease
! .. Impaired or inadequate efficiency OF one or
both OF the superior extremites account Of frae-
lures, especially Of the clavcle contraction Of iunt
extenuation, deformity, &c, &c.
10 An unnatural eKcurvature or incurvature Of
the spine.
| IL. Hernia.
| II. varicose state OF the veins Of the scrotum
and spermltic cord, (when large) sarcocele hydro
cee, hermorrhoids, iistuas.
ID. Impaired or inadequate efficiency Of one or
both OF the inferior extremties account Of vaI
veins, fractures, mafomation. (dat feet &C.. llme-
ness contraction, unequal length, bunyons 0verying
or supernumerary toes, &c, &c.
II. Ulcers, or unsound cicatriees Of ulcers likely
to break tafresh.
JOHN D. FLOYD.
Secretary Of War.
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