The evening times., 1900-09-19
NAVAL ACADEMY TESTS TESTS
Thirty Candid ties Appear TO Try
for CadetShips.
The Examinations Conducted I,~ a
Board OF Officers Headed by Lieut..
j. II. Parker requirements: IA
English. Arithmetic. Mathe ms,tics,
Geography, and other studies.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Sept, 19.-1hirty can
didates fer naval cadetships entered the
examination at the Naval Aca0@my yes
terday. The examination is being con-
Quoted by board CT officers. Of which
Lieut.. ]. p Parker is head.
In these examinations candidates are re-
quiIed TO read understandingly and with
proper accent and emphasis, and to write
legibly, neatly, and rapidly. In spelling
they must be able to write from dictation.
paragraphs from standard pieces of English
literature both prose and poetry, sufficient
in number to test fully their qualifications
in this branch. The spelling throughout
the examination will be considered in
marking the papers The academic board,
however. will not reject candidate whose
only deficiency is in spelling when the
mark therefor is above 4 certain figure, to
be fixed by the board, subject to revision
by the department. They must be familiar
with the rules of punctuation and for the
use of capitals.
Thorough familiarity with English gram
mar is necessary Candidates must be able
to anaIyze and parse any sentence given,
showing clearly the relations between the
different parts Of speech and giving the
rules governing those relations.
Candidates Will be required TO pass 4 sat
isfactory examination in descriptive geog-
raphy particularly OF the United States.
Some of the questions include the defni-
tions of latitude and longitude; the zones;
The grand divisions OF land and water;
character of coast lines, the direction and
position Of important mountain chains and
the locality OF the higher peaks; position
ard course of the principal rivers, their
tributaries and the bodies of water into
which they flow, position of important
seas, bays CUFFS. etc; the position of inde-
pendent States, their boundaries and capi-
tai cities; position and political connection
Of important Islands and colonial posses
sioEs; location OF cities of historical. polit-
ical. or commercial Importance, attention
being especially called 10 the rivers and
bodies of water on which cities are situat-
ed; the course of a vessel in making yoy
age between TWO welI-known ports.
Accurate knowledge Will also be re-
Cuired of the position OF the country with
reference to other States and with refer
ence to latitude and longitude, OF the
boundaries and relative position of the
States and Territories, of the name and
position OF their capitals and of other i'm
portant cities and towns.
The examination in United history in
cludes questions concerning the early set
Elements in this country; the forms OF
government in the colonies, the causes,
leading events and results of wars, and
prominent events in the history of our
Government since its foundation. FamiI-
iarity is necessary with the general his
tory of the world. including the rise and
fall of empires and of dynasties: changes
in territory as the result of wars or for
other causes; the most important treaties
Of peace; the relations between church
and state in different countries.
Candidates are required to posses such
a thorough understanding of all the funda-
mental operations of arithmetic as will
enable them to apply the various princi-
pies to the solution of any complex prob
lem that can be solved by the methods of
arithmetic: in other words they must
possess such a complete knowledge of
arithmetic as Will enable them to proceed
at once to the higher branches of mathe-
matics without further study OF arithme-
tic.
The examination in algebra includes
questions and problems upon the funda
mental rules: Factoring greatest com
mon diYiSOT. least common multiple, alge-
braiC fractions, equations o fthe first de-
gree, with one or more unknown quanti
ties, simpIifcation of expressions invOly-
ing surds and the solution and theory OF
QgadTatiC equations.
In geometry candidates are required TO
give accurate definitions of terms used in
plane geometry to demonstrate any prop
osition of plane geometry as given in The
ordinary textbooks and TO solve simple
geoInetricaI problems, either by con-
struction or by an application OF algebra.
After passing a successful mental eX-
animation candidates are put through a
severe physical test before the medical
board and must be in perfect health if
their ambitions to become naval cadets
are to be realized.