Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-05
MORE CIVILIAN CANDIDATES.
Others Designated by Secretary Proctor 70
Examination for Commissions.

Examination for Commissions
When Secretary Proctor determined this
spring to open the chances of civilians to get
into the army it was his intention to select
twenty-four young men of good standing and
qualifications from civil life for appoint
mens as second heutenants. Twelve Of
them have already been selected and
assigned to regiments together with
dozen non-commissioned officers who
have been raised from the ranks. There now
remain twelve places for civilians, and to fill
them the Secretary has ordered another batch
OF applicants to appear before the same board
that examined the Others consisting of Majs.
Davis, Macarthur and Sanger. 1t was found
that this board performed its duties SO ju-
diciously and fairly that it was ordered to con-
tinue on the duty of narrowing the souls OF the
youngSmen who want to wear shoulder straps.
The board will in all probability pursue the
same lines as in the other examination and it
will get together in q few days to determine
upon the new questions, which. Of course, must
differ from those asked the first batch, else
there would be less competition and higher
averages than are desired. They will be likely
to hold the examination some time in August.
THE NEW LIST.
The new candidates are as follows: William
C. Avord, Oregon; James N. Andrews, Ne
VI anna Souu I. hTmbEouBs DoAnWdro' u0o' ~
Deshon, Massachusetts,; Jno. W. Ewing. Indiana
Frank M. Hume, Maine; s. H. Larrabee, Iowa;
John F. Madden, California; Julian j. Mason,
jr., Virginia; Albert G. Moore, Washington
state; John s. Murdoch, Connecticut; Harrison
J. Price, New York; Robert Sewell. New Jersey;
w. H. Simons, South Carolina; C. F. L. Smith,
Illinois: Ferdinand w. Kobbe, Delaware; VIM.
Brooke. Pennsylvania; Geo. W. Cole, Missouri;
VIM. Wallace, Indiana; Walter C. Short, Ohio
Brooke. Cole. Wallace and Short were ex-
amined with the first bunch, and although they
one subject. They entered protest against
their being excluded from the list, on the ground
that the regulation providing for the appoint
ment of candidates who obtained a general
average over seventy was not amended until
the day before the examination, when the
Secretary issued circular providing that
those failing to obtain seventy in any one SUBJ
ject should not pass. On this account the four
young men named are to be given another
chance. Wallace is q relative Of Gen. Lew
Wallace of Indiana.
Mr.. Moore comes from the National Guard of
Illinois; Brooke is first lieutenant Of the third
infantry. Pennsylvania National Guard; Cole is
a member of the Missouri Guard and Short be-
longs to the first artillery, Ohio state troops.
STILL A SURPLUS.
There will be twelve selections made, and
thus there will have been thirty-six appoint
ments to the army this year from civil life and
the ranks, an unusually large numhe:. There
will be no more non-cOmmissiOned officers ex-
amined. After thes, thirty-six are provided
with posts there will still be slight surplus Of
second leutenancies. for the original plan was
based on forty vacancies actually existing
when the first orders were issued, and more are
being created constantly.