Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-05-25
For Appointment to West Point.

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70 IVES; Point. which teTm VIII begin
one year after appointment. In tins
connection, Congressman Maynard has
issued the following statement
In order TO give the young men OF the
District an equal chan0e 70 compete for
the appointment based OK merit. have
decided 70 have held in the City ofPorts
mouth. on Saturday, the pad Of June.
1901, a competitive examination, under
the following rules and conditions. whicl
herewith publish. 50 that all properl,
qualified young meu. who desire 10 enter
the contest, may have the fullest iufog-
mationt.
lst. Each applicant 10 submit 10 m,
o. writing, request 20 entereHamination.
said request being properly supporte,
by TWO endorsements Of well known dem
oeFats- The right i reserved TO reivc
any spphcatiou.
@nd- All applications 20 give name Cd
applicant and nou DC plume which ar
plicant must use ou papers. Contest.
ants and members OF the board of e2am-
iners must use every effort 20 conceal ia.
identity OF al examination papers undcs
pcualty Of forfeiture OF contestant
chances.
3rd- That The examination be held OF
June 22nd, as shown below
4th VIII furnish each applicant al
Iuitted 10 the examination with an orde.
TO The Board Of Examiners 10 admit
aim, provided re j. accompanied by g.
ceTtihcate frou - reputable physiciaf.
stating that thcrl H. 20 physical delecs
which would exclude from army. This
statment cannot be made zoo emphatic
ID a man passes the mental examination
here, bc wall surely pass the examination.
az West Point. but not 50 with the ply
seal examination. which j. very rgid
there Physicians should therefore b,
cautioned that the slightest deect OF
morbid tendency VII cause applicant T.
thrown oat az West Point. and 20 sens
a boy on with such defect or tcudenc,
Il 20 Put parents 20 a great deal of vi
necessary expense Where there IS am
doubt II the mind 81 the family physici
an. he should 80 report IL and the DO,
should * further examined. The night
. reserved 10 appoint Boar consis ting
% two reputable physicians 20 examine
al candidates who are accepted TOR ex
animation On The day before the mental
examination a. kcld
9Th The examination 10 consist Of
| (al Five examples or problems OF
Anthmetic- There must be no catches
no examples properly belonging TO alse
bra, and none OF the unusual rules suci
As allegation. progression. equation o
accounts. etc.
| Oh Five examples or problems on al
zebra 20 cover no further than affected
quadTatics.
lcl Five original Problcms in Plan,
Geometry, one from each book-same 1,
be taken from "a geometry not known {,
~ used a. a textbook IN Virginia.
I'D Five Questions or blocks on Ills
tory OF Us
ge) Five questions OF blocks on Geog
raphy 81 the Worid
90 Fifty words commonly met with
and a composition Of about two hun
drod words. IN which the form. the WI,
ing. the spelling. the expression. and ID
Engish generally shall be considered.
9Th These six branches ga) Cd fc
etc, shall oOuut one huRdrrd each, max
ing 500 counts possible.
9th Each paper Of each appIican
mast be examined by every examiner
Inc examiner may Increase or diminisl
any marx . per cent. for neatness. zen
eral appearance and general intelli
gcDoe.
oth. Bach study shall be allowed IL
hours-Arithmetic. Algebra, Geometry
Spelling aud Composition from . 70 3
june ~. History and Geography from
8 70 7, Jane Pend.
9th The applicant should bear il
mind THAT the age of admission 10 III
Academy Is be- ~ewn the ages Of IL an'
y. whieh age must be as Of July, 1902.
10th The Board II Examiners viii b
composed u three welLknown educator
Whose names will not bs published anti
the day Of examiDatian.
18th. AL apphesnts must be resident
] q she sscoEe Congressional District"