The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-09


Eg,,f Rrduch-ThOS. J. Blair,
fS.rynd LTdncI.-wm- q. Battelle-
The ApDOInfmcnt of IA Cadet To the |
n. =. Military Academy at West
Point from this Congressional Dis
trIct.
Attention is called to the announce
meut. in our advertising columns, of n !
vacancy that is about to occur in the
representation of this Congressional
district ut the West Point Military
Academy. A. the appointment is II
very desirable one. in the estimation
OF many persons, the probability is
that there will be considerable compe-
tition for it, and it is, therefore, desira- |
bio in order to save time, expense, dis
appointment, LSc., that we should state
the regulation that govern all such
appoiutments. We think that our
member of Congress has done wisely
in opening up the appointment to com
petition, and, so far as he is able,
comforting it upon the best fitted
applicant. Generally speaking, ia
voriIism has marked the large
majority of the West Point APP
pointments, and the consequence
has been that very few selections have
been made, and but few of the appoint
ees heve done any credit to themselves
or their districts. The competitive sys-
tem, wherein all have chance, rich
ind poor. is the only fair one, and that
system is to be tried for the first time
in this district, ON the 18th day of next
month, the day set apart for an exami-
nation of candidates. Those Intending
to present themselves for examination
nro referred to the following regulations
of tho War Department. 1t will, of
course, be useless for any person
coming within the disabling speciiica-
tons to present themselves, as under no
circumstances, whatever might DO
their merits, could they receive the ap-
pointment:
Candidates must be over seventeen
and under twenty-five years of age mt
the time of entrance into the Military
Academy; but any person who has
sci we'd honornbly and faithfully not
less than one year as an officer or en-
listed man in the army OF the United
States, either rs II Volunteer, or in the
Regular service, during the war for the
suppression OF the rebellion, shall be
eligible for appointment up to the age
of twenty-tour years. They must
be Mt least five feet in height,
and free from any defOrmity, disease,
or infirmity, which would render them
unfit for the military service, and from
amy disorder of an infectious or immOr-
al character. They must be able to
read and write well, and perform with
facility and accuracy the various opera
tious OF the four ground rules OF Arith-
metic, of reduction, OF simple and COM
pound proportion, and of vulgar and
decimal fractions. The Arithmetic is
tn he studied understandingly, and not
merely committed to memory. They
will also be required to have Il know
ledge ofthe elements of English Gram
mar. of Descriptive Geography, particu-
larry of our own country, ana OF the
history of the United States.
Candidates must be able to read with
facility from any book, giving the
proper information and pnuses, and to
write portions that arc read aloud Tor
that purpose, spelling the words, and
puuctuatinE the sentences properly.
In ARrrnMEIc they must be able to
perform with facility examples under
the four ground rules. and hence must
bc familiar with the tables Of addition,
subtraction, multiplication and divis-
ion; and must be uble To perform eX-
umPles in reduction and vulgar truc-
lions.
They must also be able to change
vulgar fractions into decimal fractions.
In simple and Compound Proportion,
examples OF various kinds will be
given, and candidates will he expected
To understand the principles ofthe rules
which they follow.
In ESGLlSH GRAMMAR candidates
will be required TO eXhibit a familiarity
with the nine parts of speech and the
rules in relation thereto, and must he
able to parse any ordinary sentence
which may be given them, and gener
ally they must understand those pOr-
TONS Of the subject usually taught in
III" higher academies ana schools
throughout the country, comPreheuded
under the heads of photography, ETY.
moloGy, SyutaX and Prosody
In Descriptive Geography they are to
nHme, locate and describe the natural
grand and political divisions of the
earth, and be able to delineate any one
of the States or Territories ofthe Ameri-
can Union, with its principal cities,
rivers, lakes seupOTtS and mountains.
In History they must be able to name
the periods of the discovery and settle
ment of the North American continent;
oi the rise and progress OF the United
States, and of the successive wars and
political administrations through which
the country has passed.
1t must be understood that a full
compliance with the above conditions
will be insisted on; that is to saw: the
candidate must write fair and ieribIe
hand, and without any material mis-.
takes in spelling, such sentences as
shall be dictated by the examiners: and
he must answer promptly and without
errors un their questions in the above
mentioned rules OF Arithmetic: failing
in any of these particulars, he will be
rejected.
Extract from Section ., Act approved
June $, 1866.
No person who has served in nnT
capacity in the military or naval ser
Vice OF the so-called Confederate States
during the late rebellion, shall here
after receive an appointment as II cade
AT the Military or Naval Academy"
1t will be useless tor any person VIII
has had n brother educated ut the mill
t'ry academy to apply, AS the rules {
the War Department will prevent HI
appointment.
Candidates must be actual and pc
manent residents of this First Coz
OCCASIONAL District, As required by Law