The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-06-04

AtonaA District
a Score OF Young Men Want to Go
for to be Soldiers.
c hArIes M. TruItt wins the Prize.
Saturday last was the day fixed for the
examination Of candidates for the vacant
West Point Cad etship for this congress
siOnaI DISTRICT. IL Was the first cadet ever
awarded To southwestern Kansas, aud
the AnnOnDc ement that one WAS to be ap-
pointed created quite a stir among the
boys. The applicants came from all parts
OF the district, except Topeka. Strange TO
say that quiet and peaceful burg did not
put In un appearance. IL Is the first in-
stance on record wherein that city did
not go for all that was out
To the young mind especially there is
something grand ia being u soldier, and
hence we were not surprised TO see a
room full OF applicants when we entered
the Normal room designated Tor the exer-
cises OF the examination. Doubtless il
the boys had known what it was to go to
West Point and stay there through the
four years required, some Of them would
have remained in the quiet precincts of
their homes. The instructions to the
board are very strict, and the statements
of what will be expected Of the candidate
when he arrives ut the academy, are rath
er discOuraging TO any hut the stout
hearted and determined. The process of
grin ding out SheTmans, Grants, and Sher-
Idans Is u severe one, ana requires the
greatest pluck and perseverance on the
part of the applicant for the honors of
our government soldier manu- factory.
We clip from the sheet of printed In
structions To the. board the following par
agraph, which is but Il II lid foresh adow-
Ing of what West Pointers have to under
20:
- sound body anu constitution, suIta-
BILE preparation, good natural capacity, an
aptitude for study, industrious habits,
perseverance, an Obedient and orderly
disposition and y correct moral deport-
ment, are such essential qualifications
that candidates, knowingly deficient in
any OF these respects, should not, AS many
do, subject themselves to the chances of
future modification and disappointment
by accepting appointments at the acade-
envy, and entering upon career which
they cannot successfully pursue.
The examinations at West Point ara
very thorough, and require from the Ca
Diet close and perseVering attention to
study without evasion or sighting of any
part OF the course, as no relaXationS of
any Kind can he made by the examiners"
We found President PomeroY, of the
Normal, Mr.. Hunt, of Chase county,
the educational examiners. and DIR.
Jacobs, OF this city, the medical exam
liner, ut their posts promptly at 8
O'clock, and the following young gen.
tlemen waiting the ordeal of the pre-
| paratory examination:
Joseph w. Murphy, Emporia; Her.
bert Broadwell, Emporia Oswell Nor
ris, Emporia; John H. Hlbben, Empo-
ria; VIM. f. Mcmillan, Emporia !;
Charles NJ. Truitt, Emporia; Robert
Howe, Emporia; Charles S. Cross
Emporla; VIM. d. Jeffreys, Chase Co. {;
Geo. w. Morris, NeOsho Falls; Cory
don S. Richmond, Wichita; James w.
Rambo, Plymouth; Robert w. Dem
er, Winfield; Frederick Cotton, Wa
baunsee; John o. Stockwell, Burling-
ton; Walter While, Hutchinson; Har-
vey Brown, Augusta; Leon d. Math-
err, Council Grove; Geo. NJ. Huffaker,
Council Grove.
VIM. w. Holsinger, of Cottonwood
Falls, was rejected on the start be-
cause lac was over the specified age
and Henry Mclean, of Florence, and
Howard Clark, OF EmpOrla, were sent
away because they were too young.
Mr.. Morris, OF Emporia, was rejected
by the physician, while Mr.. While, of
Hutchinson, speedily gave It mp on
grammar, AMI did NOT pass In his pa
pers.
The President stated that every APP
plicant would have fair examination,
and that honesty was expected from
the applicants. Any indications to
the contrary would vitiate the exam
ination of the person engaging in it.
President Pomeroy then went to the
blackboard and wrote the following
grammatical propositions
LIST. Name and define the parts of
speech, giving an example of each.
I'd. Which are infected and which
unaffected? Infect ''old,'' 'fOr,' y
swell"
Sd. Give q synopsis OF the verb
"write," second person plural, in all
the moods of the active voice; also of
"srrike," third person singular, pas
sive voice, in all moods.
18th. Give synopsis of the verb ''to
be-" first person, singular, subjunctive
mood, affirmatively and interrogatiYelY.
9th. Parse in full the italicised
words in the sentence: ''The friends
thou hast and their adoption tried,
grdppIe them TO thy soul with hooks of
steel"
9th. Analyze the sentence. "Tine
but this impression deeper makes as
streams their channels deeper wear
The class was given something oyer
an hour on this exercise.
Arithmetic came next, and an hour
and half was devoted to this exer-
else, led by examiner Hunt:
LIST. What Is q prime number?
I'd. What Ia the least common multi
pie Of two or more numbers?
Sd. What Is the greatest common
diyisor OF two or more numbers?
4th. What il complex fraction?
9TH. What Is the difference between
q common fraction and decimal frac-
ton?
9Th, Why do you iaVert the terms of
the divisor in dividing one fraction by
anOtherY
9Th. How do you find the value of
fraction in integers of a lower demon
inatiOn?
Sth. What is ratlos
9TH. What is proportions