Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-12-19
Dear Herald:

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Will you please publish the enclosed
letter from Col. +. V. Randall. 1t ex-
plains itself, and l desire through you
to say to the County, that | should be
pleased to correspond with any one
who desires to avail himself of this
most excellent opportunity to secure a
| good military, classical and scientific
course of study at much less cost
than can be obtained elsewhere.
If have more than one application
for this place, l will appoint time
and place to hold competitive ex-
animation, notice of which will he
given hereafter. S. D. HOBSoN.
East Brighton, VT, Dec. Is. 1884.
The following is the letter referred to:
Ny Dear Sir:
The Legislature as you are aware,
passed an act at its last SESSION, pro-
viding for the appointment of thirty
Cadets to Norwich University, distrib-
uted to the Counties in proportion
to their Senatorial delegation in the
State Senate. Such appointments are
TO be made by the Senators, and it OF
course, gives one appointment to each
Senator. | enclose IL blank form for
certificate to be given the appointee
as evidence of his appointment on pre-.
senting himself for admission to the
University.
We require boys to be not less than
fifteen years old, with good moral
character, and to have educational ac
quirements equal TO the graduates OF
our high schools. This will entitle
them to enter our freshman class, but
we take them conditionally, and put
them in preparatory class; when
they have completed the common
English branches so that they car
pass a good examination for teachers
of our best district schools, taking
their place in the freshman class when
able to do so. We have concluded tc
submit no interrogations or other spe
cial instructions for your guidance
than the above.
In the competitive examination we
would not have you make the educa.
tional attachments of the candidate
the sole test. The purpose of the Uni
versity is to fit young men for the mil
itary service, and to do this requires
a good physical organization without
defornlity or other impediments that
would unfit them for the service. We
are advertising in the papers of this
State, and explaining to the boys that
are to apply to'you, and we hope you
will feel like seconding our efforts to
the extent of filling the appointments
by the first of January, and then they
can commence with our term at that
time.
Good table board can be obtained
here for two dollars and fifty cents per
week. The Cadets room at the bar.
racks, and are required to furnish
their own room equipments in the way
of furniture, etc. There are no extra
charges, and very few incidental ex-
penses, and boys need very little
spending money, as the opportunities
to spend money are not very extensive.
When an appointment is made, you
will make duplicate certificates on the
blanks sent. and send one to me and
give one to the appointee. Any infor-
nation desired will be furnished on
request by letter addressed to me or
Prof. Chas. Dole, Sec. Young men
desiring board had better write me at
once, and l will see that they are
suitably provided for. They are al
lowed time after coming here to pro.
cure the uniforms, the expense OF
which is very little more than ordina-
ry clothes of the same quality. They
are made here by our University tailor
at the lowest price possible.
J.. v. RANDALL,
Vice Pres. Norwich University.
NorthfaIJ We naa OIL 1904