The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-16

SOUTH CARO-. llIa HIVE
TWO MORE HAWAI- CADETS.
Senator iIIInan Makes a Special
Announcement as to The Exanli-
nation for The Positions.
Senator illnaan has sent The State
she following Of Interest to many
young men IN South Carolina:
The recent naval appropriation bill
authorized the appein ntnent eftwo mid
shipmen at large, for each State; TO
be selected BY It's two senator's.
i The navFsd department, by arrange
Iaent With the civil sesviee commis-s
sion, I'll have examined young meg,s
DESIGNATED by senators on the llth OF
Augus at either Gfeenvale, Colum-
BID 81 harIasson. This saves the ex-
pense of travel TO Annapolis for the
entrance exaninatien heretofore held
there. The: exmianation papers are;
prepared By shs s academic board at
Annapolis, so there viii be no exami-
nation on entrance to- the sacademy
excerpts d physical one.
s In order 20 make sare that there
shall be no Vacancy each senator is
anthorizsd to designate SIX young men,
one as DrinGipai andS the others sas first,
second, tEa fourth and fifth, alter
mates IL TIE principal tails the 9TH
ers take lis place by succession. IN
their order TO afford an opportunity
for the best aleat inyoR-s State to. win
tfi,is prize, have decsdsd TO- have a
competitive examination held ia the
State house at Columbia on Monday,
July Is, beginning at 8 o'clock a. Ea..
10 saIscI q principal end i've alter
Mates, Those selected IL 81 spRsar BE-
fore the ssxaniners OF ciVl service
commissioners on the l15h Of August,
after having been nominated by me: to-
the navy department. No one viii
s5e rernit5ed to enter the examination
who IS not ysically sound, as It
weuldsonly cause a waste of time. No
student who has been expelled from
college and none but bona hde white.
residents of the State need apply.
8 All applicants for examination VIII.
rspors promptly to the board Of exam.
irlers to be appointed hereafter and
announced through the papers at the
hour and place designated. The board.
Wiz prepare the examination papers
and hand them out That day.
The score OF the examination IS as
follows: Reading, writing, spelling,
arithmetic, geography, English gram
mar, II. S. history, worlds history,
algebra through quadratic equations,
and plane geometry i've books Of
ChauVenet's Geometry, or an eaiuYa-.
lent.
The age limits are from IS to 20.
years.
For the information Of candidates
the following is quoted from the regu,
lIations:
{ a sound body and constitution,
suitable preparation, good natural
capacity, an aptitu6e for study,
industrious habits, perseverance, an.
obedisnt and orderly disposition, and
a correct moral department, are such
essential qualifications that can
didates knowing themselves de-
feient In any OF these re-
speess should not, as many do, sub
iect themselves and their friends to
the chances of future modification
and Disappointment by accepting ap-
pointents at the naval academy and en-
tering on a career which they cannot
successfully pursue. -
This examination viii be at my per-
sonal expense, and the six highest
candidates will then bts examined be-
fore the examiners Of the civil service
commissioners.
The examination Will be absolutely
In the hands Of the examiners select,
but previous good conduct at school,
character and good habits will no doubt
have weight with them in making
their selection, as we'll as common
sense and manliness Mental ability
is not the only test to be applied.
The names of the SIZE highest COM
petitors will be sent by me to the
navy department Immediately after
the examination, not later than the
first Of August, and that depart
ment viii issue permits to appear
before the examiners of the civil
service commission on the 11th of
August, at one of the three cities herein
before specified. All the papers will
be forwarded to Annapolis by the civil
service commission examiners and
the highest successful competitors will
receive the appointment to enter the
naval academy at the beginning of
the next session. In the event the
midshipman thus appointed fails on
examination or at the first
annual examination, I will give the
place to the next highest competitor
o the list. a.,,
In order to give the widest publicity
in the shortest time, ] hope the daily
papers of the State will copy this no
tice, and also the weeklies.