The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-06-15
ASPIRE TO BE- CADETS
Nineteen Young Men Taking
the Examinations.
AT HIGH SCHOOL THUS AFTERNOON

Candidates for Appointment To Cadetships
at tho Military Academy Mt West Point
and tho Naval Academy at Annapolis.
Some OF the Requirements.
At the High school building in this
CITY there is being conducted this after
noon an examination Of number Of
young men who are candidates for ap.
pointment rs cadets at the United States
military academy Mt West Point and the
United States Naval academy at Annap-
oils. One appointment for each institu
ton is to be made by Congressman
Robinson under whose instructions the
competitive examination is being held.
The examining committee consists OF
Prof. Pile of Wayne, Prof. Wade of Ne
ligh, Supt. Crum Of Madison and DR..
Mackay Of Norfolk.
Nineteen young men are taking the
examinations, whose names are not
given even to the committee. The ar
rangement Of withholding the names
was made by the contestants themselves,
who did it so that each one would be
judged upon his own merits rather than
from the prominence of his father or
the section of the district in which he
lives.
| Candidates for admission to the mill
tary academy must be between the ages
II and 22 years at the date of their ad-
mission into the academy, unmarried,
at least five feet three inches in height,
free from any infectious or immoral dis
order, and generally FROM any deformity,
disease or infirmitv which may render
them unfit for military service. They
must be we'll yersed in reading, in writ
ing. including photography, in arithme-
tic, and have knowledge Of the ele-
ments Of English grammer, Of descrip.
tive geography, particularly Of this
country, and of the history Of the United
States
The candidate who is successful at
this examination will not be admitted
at West Point until next year, and be-
fore admission he will be required to
pledge himself to serve In the army of
the United States for eight years from
the date Of admission, unless sooner dis
charged by competent authority. The
expenses of such cadet are about 800
and his pay is $50 year to commence
with admission to the academy, which
is sufficient with proper economy, TO,
his support. No cadet is permitted tc
receive money or supplies from anyone
without the sanction of the superintend
ent. Four of the eight years are de-
voted to the academic course of studies
> and between June and the end of Aug
7 ust of each year the cadets live in camp
: engaged only in military duties and
exercises, and receiving practical mill
tary instruction. Except in extreme
! cases, cadets are allowed but one leave
. of absence during the four years course
as a rule the leave is granted at the enc
> of the first two years course of study
. At the end Of four years if the cade
. graduates and receives regular diplomi
: from the academic staff, he may be pro
, NOTED and commissioned as SECOND
< lieutenant in any arm or corps of tn,
? army in which there may be vacancy
s In case there shall not be a vacancy h,
= may be promoted and commissioned a
r an additional second lieutenant, Will
t the usual pay and allowances of a sec
: ond lieutenant, until there shall be
, vacancy, The appointment is made b.
0 the secretary of war upon recommenda
: tion of the congressman. An alternat
{ is also selected SO that the place may b
t filled in case the cadet should die.
3 The United States Military academ,
at West Point, n Y, was founded b,
e an act of congress approved March l6
1902 The experience of the country il
the war of the revolution convinced
Washington and other statesmen of tn
+, need Of such an institution, and the ac