Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-08-13
THE WEST POINT CADET
SHIP.
Competitive Examination in the Third
District

Our Representative, Hon. John Q.
Smith, publishes the following letter
to the boys of the Third District who
may wish to enter the West Point
Military School;
have been invited by the Secretary
of War to nominate a legally qualified
candidate for appointment as cadet at
the United States Military Academy
from the Third Congressional District,
who must be at West Point for final
examination and admission on the
10th day of June, 1875.
Competitive examinations having
been introduced into srYeral Congress
ional Districts, with very satisfactory
results, I propose, in order that every
young gentleman in the district who
desires to be examined for the place
may have the opportunity, and the
best material may be procured for the
United States service, to hold such
competitive examination at the town
of Morrow, Warren County, Ohio,
on Saturday, the 31st day of October,
1874, commencing at 10 o'clock, a. m.
The following named gentlemen
have signified their willingness again
to act as examiners, to-wit: Major
John NJ MilliIzin, of Hamilton, Butler
County; II. Bennett, Esq, of Franklin,
Warren County; James X. Parker,
Esq, of New Richmond, Clermont
County; Judge John B. Priddy, of
Washington C. H, Fayette County,
and Thomas J. Moon, Esq, of Mart
insville, Clinton County, and DR.. j. t.
Mounts, of Morrow, will act as exam
lining surgeon.
A circular containing full informa-
ton relative to the appointment and
admission of cadets will be forwarded
to each of the examiners. For the
benefit of candidates for examination
1 will state few Of the principal quail
ifcations required. Candidates are
admitted into the academy only be-
tween the ages of seventeen and tWen-
| ty-two years; but those who have
served one year in the Regular or vol
unteer Army during the late war, and
have been honorably discharged, are,
by special provision of law, eligible
up to the age of twenty four.
They must be free from any deform.
ity, disease or infrmity, which may
render them unfit for arduous military
service, and must not beless than five
feet high. The Candidates will be ex.
amined in Reading, Writing, English
Grammar, Descriptive Geography
Arithmetic and History of the United
States.
The Secretary of War gives us {
summary of the necessary qualifica
tions: ga sound body and constitu
ton; fixed degree of preparation
good natural capacity; an aptitude fol
study Industrious habits; an obedi
ent and orderly disposition, and correc
moral department.
Candidates should be prepared tC
present satisfactory certificates from
their teachers, or other credible per
sons. as to their good moral character
industrious habits, and Obedient, or
derly disposition. The pay of cadet
is $500 per annum, with one ratiOI
F per day commuted at 30 cents, com
mencing from the day of admission
During the months of July and Au
gust the cadets live in camp, engaged
only in military duties, and exercises
and receiving practical military in
struction. The academic duties ant
exercises commence on the 1st of Sep
tember, and continue till about the eDC
of June.
The examinations at the academ,
for admission are very thorough, ant
= it is my wish that the one at Morrov
shall be so rigid as to leave no reason
able doubt that the candidate selected
l. by the examiners will be qualified t.
J.. enter the academy with every advant
age of the best preliminary prepara
r ton. In this examination there will
+ be neither partiality nor prejudice
r and the high character and experienc
4 Of the gentlemen elected as examiner
gives all an assurance that each cand
idate will be fairly dealt with.
= [ will be under obligations to tn
+ publishers of newspapers througAOu
/ the district if they will give this motto,
/ publication.in their columns.
d ]. Q. SMITH.