Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-10-12
THE NEVADA CADETsHIP.

The young man who was appointed to
he West Point Cadetship from Nevada,
failed to pass his examination for
admission, Congressman Cassidy writes
hat the vacancy will now be filed by COM
His own words In . private
letter to . friend are: my desire ID that
the boy in Nevada. best developed men
tally and physically, shall have it," The
successful applicant in the proposed com-
examination will not be allowed to
enter West Point until the beginning Of
the next term; that is. June IA, 1884.
This will require q larger range Of sub
jects and Q greater extent of study in tho
test examination at home, which should
DO. and doubtless will be, Of such .
thorough nature ss to give the victorious
competitor q certificate Of admission into
West Point at ono The requirements
for entrance are not many or great, and
the additional preparation required in this
instance for entering . term ahead can
readily be made by at least . dozen bright
boys in the Silver State.
The proposed examination, under direc-
tons from the Wal Department, will be
conducted by . committee Of three
appointed by the Congressman,
and composed Of q practical
teacher, . lawyer and q physician" This
committee will be selected from among
gentlemen Of recognized ability and in
tegrity in their professions. They will
subject the candidates for the cadetship to
. rigid test mentally and physically, and
there is hardly : doubt but the 'best'
young man they recommend for the va
cancy will get it easily and fill it very
creditably. A similar examination was
held at Carson during Mr.. Daggett's Con-
gressional term, and the young man sent
IN to Annapolis first would have stood q
brilliant examination In the studies re-
quired, but he never reached that test.
The examining physician gave way to the
appeals Of the lads mother, and resolved
. possible doubt as to his physical psrfec-
ton in her favor. The consequence was
that he was rejected in the preliminary
examination on the ground Of under size
and physical imperfections otherwise. To
show the excellence Of the proposed ex-
animation, however. the boy who stood
second on the list Of candidates in the
literary examination, but was q fine physi-
cal specimen Of young manhood, passed
into the Naval Academy without . strug-
gle. He is now honoring Nevada in the
unusually high stand he holds in the
junior class, being at the head in mathe-
mates, which is about the best general
criterion Of excellence in scholarship.
This is no mean distinction for q little
community, and one 80 much sneered at
as Nevais is.
The place and time at which the COM
petitive examination will come off have
not been decided On. Mr.. Cassidy init
mates that he will endeavor to select the
most eligible town and the earliest date
advisable, though there 10 no special haste
in this latter respect. The question at any
time between now and next June will be
whether the applicant can stand the or
binary examination for admission added
to the examination for the first term up to
June IA Of the first year. Full particulars
as to the date and place, the details Of the
examination. its quantity and quality, the
names Of the examiners, etc., will be pub
lished in due time.
This is q splendid prize offered to the
young men Of Nevada to compete for. As
thorough an education can be got at West
Point as 1t any other school in the United
States-and generous Uncle Sam bears the
entire expense.