The evening times., 1899-12-11
MARINE OFFICERS NEEDED
An Opportunity for Young Men to
Serve Their Country.
SIxty-six Second Lieutcnants Wanted
for the COrps-What Is Required
by the Examination Prepared for
Applicants The Advantages of
the Service and the Compensation.

The Navy Department is looking for six
ty-six young men between the ages of
twenty and thirty years to fill positions OF
second lieutenaEts in the Marine Corps. The
positions will pay the young men who have
the proper qualifications sl,400 a year.
When not on duty al post or station they
will be allowed s12 month for room rent,
but must pay for their own maintenance.
Examinations TO fill these positions will
be held in Washington January 2, 1900,
and those applicants passing successfully
will be appointed at once and assigned to
duty The President has expressed desire
10 distribute the appointments SO as to in
clude all of the States OF the Union.
To secure permission for examination
the prospective candidate should get the
endorsement of his Representative in Con-
gress or Senator from his State, and 9TH
er public men. and with these credentials
apply to the Secretary Of the Navy who
will give him letter authorizing him to
go before the examining board. II the can
Gidate has been graduated from an ins,itu-
tion where he received military instruction
he must present a diploma or recommen-
dation from the faculty of that institution.
If he was a member of the National Guard
he must bring recommendations from the
officers under whom he served. He must
first undergo rigid physical examination
and also answer questions as TO his moral
character and habits.
The physical examination is followed
by a mental test, and while the subjects
may seem easy il has been found that lot
more than 20 per cent of the candidates
succeed in passing. At a recent exam
| ination only five out of twenty-five were
successful. The mental examination re-
quires:
knowledge of English grammar. and
ability to read, write, and spell with fa-
cility and correctness.
A knowledge of arithmetic, and ability
to apply it's rules to all practical ques-
tions; knowledge of the use of logarithms
and ability to apply them to questions of
practice; knowledge of algebra, to include
the solution Of simple equations, kuowl-
edge of geometry, plane trigonometry, and
the elements of surveying. A knowledge
of geography particularly in reference to
the northern continent of America; a
knowledge of the outlines of general his
tory, and particularly the history Of
this country; a knowledge of the Con-
stitution of the United States. and the or
ganization of the Government under it.
A candidate must attain an average Of
at least 65 per cent in each subject. and a
general average of not less than 20 per
cent.
officers in the Marine Corps may reach
the rank of brigadier general, which is
equal to that of a rear admiral, and car
res with 1t salary of $1,000. On retiring
they receive 20 per cent pay of the rank
they hold at the time. For every five
wears in the service they receive an in
crease of 10 per cent in salary.
The Marine Corps has many advantages
over both the Navy and Army. The Off
GERS are subject to three years shore duty
and three years on a cruise. In cruising
they are attached to the large vessels Of
the Navy, and have an opportunity OF see
ing much of the world. They are also
likely to be stationed on remote islands,
like Guam, or they may fall into an easy
berth in Washington. Some of the re-
cent appointees have been sent to Ma
nila, and others have been assigned to the
big battleships. The Marine Corps is be-
ing increased, and promotion in it has re-
Gently been rapid.