The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-23
A TO BE OFFICERS,
PROSPECTIVE SECOND LIEUTENANT
BEING EXAMINED.

A Fine Lot of Young Soldiers PressnN
Themselves as Candidates Before the
Examining Board Which Convened Here
Yesterday-Physical Test to BE Severe.
A board appointed by the Secretary OF War
TO examine candidates for admission to the
United States Army In the grade Of Second
Lieutenant convened at the Army Building
yesterday morning. The board is made up as
follows; Major J. h. Myrick. Fifth Artillery. sta
toned at Fort Wadsworth: Capt. A. w. VoR-
des. Fifth Artillery. Fort Wadsworth; Capt. ],
7. Nisser. Seventh Artillery. Fort slocumi
Surgeon ]. d. Hall. Fort Wadsworth; Surgeon
@. B.. Wilcox. Fort Schuyler. The recorder Of
the board is Second Lieut.. Charles II. Paine,
Thirteenth Infantry. stationed at West Point
The following candidates presented them
selves for examination:
Alfred Aloe. Lieutenant. Second Missouri
Volunteers; Theodore A. Baldwin; John More.
ley Campbell. Seventy-flrst New York Volun.
teers; Frederick w. Coleman. Jr.. Washing
ton; Eleutheros Hugh Cooke. Fourteenth
Minnesota Volunteers; Martin Labor Grim.
Minis. Sixty-ninth NewYorkVoulnteers; Warren
Dean. First Illinois Cavalry Hugh A. Drum, Bos-
ton; Thomas J. Fealey. Washington; William
Dennison Forsyth. First Ohio Cavalry: Harry
s. Rowland. Washington; James Brown Kem-
per. Cincinnati: John w. Kilbreth. Jr. Fitz-
hugh Lee. Jr.. Richmond: Paul Hester Mo-
SOOhs CIDt hil AhioLbLJ Aeuiph Glu0TbOu
Meyer. Chicago; Charles Nellis Murphy, SEQ.
ond United States Volunteer Cavalry; Frank
Wheaton Rowell; Jonathan Ashley Sexton,
Lansing. Mich; Louis Pintard SCHMIDT,
Charles f.. Severson. Thirty first Michigan In
fantry; Marion Merle Weeks, Washington Al
s @,t 2 MaS TS MethSsFiilli william Q:
George. g; Pond. and George A. Charters.
All of the candidates who are now serving In
some OF which bore the stains Of service In the
field. Not all Of these uniformed young soldiers
were commissioned officers Of volunteers, two
or three being privates who have seen service
II Cuba and some non-commissioned officers.
fathers hfReF r stan. Is a ash short T"S SLIGHT hs e boy a1ae With II ans an
olive complexion and large brown eyes. e.
t$1sey 5s ' of the fSe 8 81 afarS Of G5oSISS@2hb si !nf a nfIs
4; Il, Drum n, Of fn Boston Tont Is t The son s e. The late Capt.
who was killed at the battle Of San Juan Hin.
William DennIson Forsyth is the son Of Major
retired list about a year ago. and the grandson
of 1.-THE late Coy. Dennison. a war Governor OF
SaPs. charles fRnPs Y: E EowsEEIl i se s6S ff Gn Gt dh sta lSs:
Capt. howell was killed at San Juan Hill, and
shortly after his death was reported President
Mckinley named his eldest son as one OF the
candidates to appear before the Examining
The examination is conducted under general
orders No. 35 Of the War Department. which
less he has a letter from the Secretary Of the
War Department authorizing his examination.
II the candidate has been graduated at an in
stitution where he received military instruc-
ton. he must present a diploma or a recon-
mendation from the faculty Of the institution.
If a member OF the National Guard. he must
present recommendations from the proper Ma
tional Guard authorities. A rigid physical eX-
also. inquire into the moral character OF The
candidates. and the certificate presented on
this point must be conclusive. Addiction to
the use Of intoxicants will be an absolute dis
qualification. No applicant will be appointed
Of 81.
The physical examination .precedes the men.
since. IL q candidate fails In that. he need
not try the mental examination. To pass the
each candidate must secure. Q
grade OF rs per cent. in each subject. The rela-
weight attached to each subject is: Gram
tory. 8: constitutional and international law,
aptitude and general efficiency. 3.