Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-08-22
Naval Academy.

WASHINGTON, July 30, 1866.
GENTLEMEN Il am officially notified by the
Navy Department that there are two vacancies in
the Naval Academy at Annapolis, which will be
filed upon my recommendation, as the Representa-
tive of the I'd Congressional District of Tennessee
The candidates are to report for ex animation, at
Annapolis, by the Goth of September next.
AS there have been several applications, have
decided to invite DR.. James Rodgers, DR.. Edward
Goetz, and DIR. d. T. Boynton, as Medical Boardi
and Rev. Thomas W. Humes, Prof. Thomas j. La
mar, Prof A. E. Blunt Prof. John K. Payne, and
Midshipman Washburn Maynard, an Academic
Board to assemble at Knoxville on the 10th of Sep
TENDER, for the examination of all applicants, and
to recommend upon their reports-that is to select
the two who shall be deemed the most worthy by
the Academic Board, provided that in the opinion
of the Medical Board they are physically sound
For the information of applicants the fifth and
sixth of the Academy Regulations are hereto ap-
pend ed 1 am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
HORACE MAYNARD.
Messrs. BrotcnLol0, HGscs q Co.
REGULATIONS.
V No candidate will be admitted into the Naval Acade
my unless he shall have passed. satisfactory examination
before the Academic Board and is found lin the opinion Of
Medical Board to be composed Of the Surgeon of the
Naval Academy and two other medical officers designated
by the Secretary of the Navy,) physically sound well
formed and of robust constitution and qualified to endure
the arduOus labors of officer Of the Navy.
VI. Candidates for appointment as Midshipmen must
be between fourteen and of age when ex
amined for admission. All candidates for admission will
be required to certify honor to their precise age, to
the Academic Board previous to examination, and none
will be examined who under the prescribed
age. They be Of good moral character satisfactory
testimonials of which from persons in good repute in the
neigh of their respective residences must be pre-
scntod and testimonials from cergymen, instructors in
colleges and high schools viii have special weight They
must also pass satisfactory examination before the Ae
ademic Board in reading writing, spelling, arithmetic
geography and English grammar viz in reading, they
must read clearly and intehgbly from any English mar
rave work-as, for example, Bancrofts History of the
United States in t9iny,d spelling, they must write
from dictaton, in legibls band and spell with cor
rcctness both orally and in sriiRg IN arithmetc, they
traction multiplication and division of whole numbers
the rule Of three in geography they will be examined
as to the leading grand divisions-the continents
oceans and seas the chief mountains and rivers, and
the boundaries and population of the chief nations, their
governments, capitals and ctef cities; in English m
mar they will be examined to the parts of speech and
the elementary construction of sentences, and will be
required to write original paragraph Of few sem
fences the Board will judge whether the proficiency
of the candidate in these branches is sufficient to quail
ify him to enter upon the studies of the Academy.