The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-03-25

10 W0pHt II May oo1NexA
1 - requested t. nominate candi'
date for appointment rs cadet to thu
United States Military Academy Al
West Point, and for the purpose o.
making selection. an examination
will be held at Cambridge City OF
Wednesday, 2od day of April, 1874
which all eligible persons desiring Il
compete for the nomination are re-
quested to attend. Applicants mus
reside in the Fourth Congressional
District of Indiana. composed of the
counties of Fayetse. Franklin, Ham
cock, Rush, Shelby. Union and
| Wayne. They must be between the
| ages of seventeen and twenty two
yesrs. excepting those persons who
| have served at least one year in the
regular or volunteer army during the
late war. and have been hororably
discharged, are eligible up to the age
| of twenty-four years. No candidate
less than FIVE feet in height can he ad
mitted" Nor can any one be admitted
who has any disorder. deformity or
infirmity which may render HIM unit
for arduous military service.
THE MENTAL QUALIFICATIONS
required are as follows:
THE candidate is required by law
to be proficient in Reading and Writ
ing; i'm the elements of English Gram
mar, in Descriptive Geography, par
ticularly of our own country, and in
the History of the United States.
In Arithmetic the various opera
tons in Addition, Subtraction, Multi
plication, Division, Simple aud Com
pound Proportion, and Vulgar and
Decimal Fractions must be thorough
ly understood and readily performed.
The successful applicant will be re-
CURED to report at the Military Acad-
envy not later than the 18th day of
May next.
NAVAL CADET.
l am also requested to nominate .
candidate for appointment as cadet at
the United States Naval Academy ut
Annapolis, from the same district.
The following extract from the
regulations" will advise persons de-
string to compete for this appointment
as to the requisite qualifications for
admission:
Candidates. for appointment as Mid
shipnlan must be between fourteen
and eighteen years of age when exam
ined for admission. All candidates
for admission will be required to eerti
fy Oh honor to their precise age to the
Academic Board previous TO examina-
ton; and none will be examined who
are under or over the prescribed age.
They must be of good moral character,
satisfactory testimonials Of which,
from persons Of good repute in the
neighborhood of their respective resi-
dences. must be presented; and testi-
monials from clergyman, instructors
in colleges and high schools. will have
special weight. They must also pass
satisfactory examination before the
Academic Board in Reading, Writing
Spelling, Arithmetic, Geography aud
English Grammar.
In Reading they must read clearly
and intelfigibly from any English mar
rative work, as for example. Bancrofts
History of the United States: in Writ
ing and Spelling, they must write from
dictation in legible hand, and spell
with correctness, both orally and in
writing, in Arithmetic they will be ex-
amined in Enumeration, and the Addi-
ton, Subtraction, Multiplication and
Division of Whole Numbers and Vul-
gar and Decimal Fractions. and in
Proportion. or the Rule of Three, and
show a good knowledge of the subject.
1t is desirable that the board should
ascertain the aptitude Of candidate
in this branch of study. which, ifgood
should count in his favor. IN case Of
slight deficiency in other branches; in
Geography candidates will be exam.
ined as to the grand divisions, the
continents, oceans and seas, the chief
mountains and rivers, the boundaries
and populations OF the chief nations,
their governments, capitols and chief
cities; in English Grammar they will
be examined as to the parts of speech
the rules connected herewith, and
the elementary construction of sen.
fences. and will be required TO write
such original paragraphs as will show
that they have proper knowledge Of
the subject
No person can be admitted TO tho
Academy unless physically sound in
all respects, we'll formed and Of robust
constitution.
For the purpose of selecting a nom-
inee for this appointnea ut an axamina-
ton will be held at Cambridge City on
Wednesday. the 9Th day Of May.
1874. a1n
do not expect to be present at
either of these examinations, but will
recommend for the respective appoint
mcnts above referred to, the persons
respectively whom the boards Of ex-
aminers shall find to be the best quail
fed to meet tile requirements herein
stated. Very Respectfully, &C.,
j. M. VII SON.