The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-23
TIE CADEYSHlP CANDIDATURE.
The Old First Ward Wins-ThOmas A. Fitz..
simmons Takes the Prize.
TIE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL rs.1AmlNaqIoHS
A Strange Despatch fror< the Secretary II War
Withdrawing the Nomination from tho
Fifth Cor 1eresaonal District
inc Reply Of Com
freeman Roberts.

Filth Cor eresdonal District
the Reply Of Com
Igresmaa Roberts.
Vest, Sedsy was held at the Board OF Education
the competitive examination OF eight young school
O1ys, the guerdon being a vacant cadetship al the
Academy OF West Point IN the gift Of the Hon. VIII
liam R. Roberts, Congressman from the Filth dis
trsct ofthis city. Ra4@. "A. G&f
At ten O'Clock A. NJ. seventeen candidates for the
cadership ranging from fourteen to nineteen years
OF age entered an appearance as competitors for
the prize. Ont ofthatou lumber nine boys were re-
jected the ground OF physical disability, two Of
whom were furnished for the occasion with beauti-
ful sets Of false teeth.
Dr. Neass. the City Physician at the Tombs and
DR.. Daniel De Wolf Harrington, formerly the Police
Surgeon OF the sixth precinct, examined the
seventeen Juveniles. At the request OF the Con-
gressman from the district, who was present dur
ing the examination, committee consisting Of the
following gentlemen was present to listen to the
examination OF the candidates :-Ex-Alderman
William Walsh, as Madison street; Pat. J. Meehan.
editor OF the Irish American; John Patton, Pacific
Rotel, Greenwich street; Patrick Lysaght, Alder
man, City Hail place; Edward L. Carey, 4s Pike
street; John Fl. Walsh. Greenwich street; James
Sullivan, POI Pearl street; Dennis keenan,, AZ
Greehwich street; Luke G. Grimes, SO Thompson
street. and Ambrose O'Neill, las Mulberry street.
superintendent Henry Riddle, OF the Public
Schools, presided at the examination, and the in
terrogating examination was conducted by the
Assistant superintendent, Thomas I. Harrison, OF
the Grammar Schools, who, from long practice, is
an expert in such matters.
The names OF the eight lads who presented them
selves as candidates for the honor OF
DEFENDING THE AMERICAN FLAG
ut some future time were as folIows:-William J.
Foley, aged II, l22 Worth street. Grammar School
No. "a William F. Ryan, aged Is, 80 City Hall place,
(n0 SCHOOL, Charles Kaiser aged 10, 40 Delaney
street, Grammar School No. "a Thomas A. Fitz-
simmons, aged II, Is Morris street, college of st
Francis Xavier; Nathan H. Hail. aged IA, 1875 Mad
ison street, Grammar School No. 2; James F. Cell
ran, aged 49, 6seK Pearl street, Grammar School
street. Grammar School No. A, and Eugene sheri-
dan, aged II, 26e Madison street, Grammar
Assistant superintendent Harrison examined
the boys from eleven O'Clock until quarter past
two in the afternoon in the following exercises =:
Reading aloud writing from dictated prose and
poetry, spelling arithmetic, decimal and mixed
ilsStlons grammar parsing and analysis,
selating to patriotic occurrences IN the United
0: The examples were made in writing bv the can.
didates, and there was no oral examination, such
- has been made on previous occasions
was goo marks, and IN some cases the questions
sample, some Of the words which Mi. Harrison
''ss Tee e%pr
cal" "psrricide.n unparalleled" ..discernible,
.sycophant "excrescency,n s.scn,illation," :sur-
reptitious," "avoirdupois," "nuisancy," 'sexhila-
rated" ''precocity." .'crystailize" and 'chrysa.
IN DESCRIPTIVE GEOGRAPHY
sns % wsfs Of an extremely ma
she question locating Brazil and its capital But
.'Rio Janeiro" In relation to the history Of the
state q New York there was consider
the CITY. by the Dutch: One lad, however.
serse and socurase The name Of this lad wa:
Thomas Q. Ftzsinmons, who had been eight years
First ward Of this city Of which Mr.. P. G. Duny is
For the last nine months Master Fitzsimmons has
belongs 10 the Introductory class OF which Frofes
sor Cunningham Is teacher. In addition to the
Latin, Greek and German During the examine.
ton. Ftzsimnons, who is OF o dark COM
and awkward in manner Was the rst candleste
TO present his written examples to Mr. Harrison.
The brightest-looking and handsomest candidate
school, who, being only fourteen years OF age, was
therefore not eligible as Q candidate IN the Mill
THE PENAAEsHIP
OF the boys w0e exceptionally bad, and their read.
ing ALOUD was done In q Sng-song manner; but
Master Fitzsimmons pleased his auditors and exam
liners by his clear rendition OF the evolutionary task
Imposed upon him. In arithmetic the boys were all
quick and prompt in their answers, and the
historical interrogations OF Mr.. Harrison were an
swered with fair average. OF intelligence. In
poetry the youngsters seemed very much troubled,
and every lad present punctuated the following
example difIerently:-
All, why does the white man follow my path
he tiger fs fruc
Does the flush on my dark cheek waken his wrath
Does he covet the bow at my backf
AZ the conclusion OF the examination the CON-
mlttee retired to The room OF superintendent
Riddle. and
THE WRITTEN EXAMPLES
OF the canddates we're then closely canvassed.
After the examples had been looked over the COM
mttee returned to the main room OF the Board OF
Education. and superintendent Riddle ascending
the rostrum, announced the result OF the examine
ven snce and assiduity and also adding that the
cei1 would be $780,
M Riddle then stated that Master
THOMAS A. fiTZsrMxoSs,
OF SEA ool NO. ~, had won the appointment for the
caueta UP by MS accuracy, acquired In the public
schon4 OF which he had been a member for eight
years.
The N arks gained by the candidates are as fol.
r A. Fitza nmons 80 per cent? acknowledgements. ms
Eugene 81 ssidan. 6sl
Thomas Y. Kehoe.. III
Charles HA ner $50
" uiam bs3
mailman ~
william 5l7
Just "a tn boys were being dismissed BY MIR.
Riddle q n ,ost extraordinary and unexpected
event occurn ID Colonel William X. Roberts in
whose hands was the gift OF appointment con-
tested for, an6 who had BEEN watching the exami-
nation with intense interest, WAS handed the fol-
lawIng teiegTa1khc despafch:-