The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-19

to twenty-five, and the selections are
made without any reference whatever TO
Congressional districts. An applicant
from any part Of the United States can
.end in his application, and II it is one
thn. impresses the department favorably
they give him leave to report at the Naval
! Academy at Annapolis, Nd, for
Examination. The only advantage
therefore that we can see in 60
ing before the proposed commission
here IN Wheeling, is simply that the party
whom such commission may recommend,
after examination, will be likely TO re-
ceive permission to go to Annapolis to
undergo the prescribed examination re.
quired by the rules OF the Academy.
When he gets there, however, he has no
more chance for m appointment than a
boy. who, without going before such 4
commission as Col. Ben proposes to
raise here, has received permission 10
present himself at Annapolis for e1ami-
nation.
The course OF study will comprise four
academic years, with two additional years
at sea. All cadets who finally graduate
will be commissioned Assistant Engi-
neers in the Navy as vacancies occur:
The pay OF n Cadet Engineer at the Naval
Academy Is the same as that OF Cadet
Midshipman, $500 per annum, and at sea
The same as ihat Of 3 'MidshipmAn.
The academic examination previous 70
appointment will be competitive, and will
be on the following subjects, namely I:
Arithmetic; algebra, through equations
Of the first degree; plane geometry; rudi-
\ mentary natural philosophy reading;
writing; spelling; English grammar; Eng.
lish composition; and geography. The
candidate will also be required 10 exhibit
u fair degree Of proficiency in pencil
sketching, and 10 produce satisfactory
evidence Of mechanical aptitude. Can.
didates who possess the greatest skill and
experience 10 the practical knowledge OF
machiuery, Other qpal ifcqtions being equal,
shah have precedence for admission.
Candidates must be physically sound
we'll formed, and Of robust constitution
they will be required to pass a satisiac
tory examination before medical board
com posed OF the surgeon Of the Naval
Academy and two other medical officers
to be designated by the Secretary OF the
Navy.
Any one OF the following conditions
will be sufficient 10 cause the rejection oil
candidate: 81.
Feeble constitution, inherited or &c.
quired;
Greatly retarded development;
Permanently impaired general health
Decided cachexia, diathesis, or predls-
position;
All chronic diseases or results or in'
iuries that would permanently Impair
efficiency, viz
Weak or didordered intellect;
Cutaneous and communicable diseases;
Unnatural curvature Of spine, torIlcol-
lis, or other deformity;
Permanent inetticiency OF either 0i the
extremitics or articulations from any
cause;
4 Epilepsy or other convulsions within
five years;
Impaired vision, or chronic disease oil
the organs Of vision;
Great hardness Of hearing, or chronic
disease OF the ears;
Chronic nasal catarrh, onana, pOlypi,
or great enlargement Of the tonsils;
lmpediment OF speech to such an extent
rs to impair efficiency in the performance
Of duty; !,
Decided indications OF liability to pull
monary disease;
Chronic cardiac affections
Hernia or retention OF testes in ingui'
nal cavity or abdomen;
Sarcocele, hydrocele, structure, iislula.
or hGmorrhoids; 'li...ss5-
Large varicose veins Of lower limbs
scrotum, or cord, Tytff.
Chronic ulcers.
F.. Attention will also be paid TO the
. stature Of the candidate; and no one man
| ifestly under size for his age will be receiy'
cd into the Academy. In case Of doub'
about the physical condition Of the candi
date, any marked deviation from the
, usual standard Of height will add ma
terially to the consideration for rejection
Five feet will be the minimum height for
the candidate. ~,
The board will exercise a proper dis
creuon in the application'of the above
, conditions to each case, rejecting no can
didate who is likely 10 BE e-efficient in th'
:, service, and admitting no one who i
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