The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-14
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faction. He reports that he enjoyed
the honor very much.
The change petitloned for in Rural
Route No. from Denison is receiving
prompt attention through Congress.
man Conner The matter has been
placed in the hands of rural route in
spector OF the post Office department
with instructions to submit report in
accordance with the prayer of the
petitioners, if such action is found to
be desirable.
BY far the most interesting item of
news to the young men of the Tenth
District wha have military inclinations
and aspirations, will be the fact that
sometime before the first day of next
July competent examination will be
held in the Tenth District. at a place
and time to be hereafter designated,
to determine who will represent the
District as Cadet at the West Point
Military ACADEMY. In June 1908,
there is expected to graduate from this
institution, the present representative
thus leaving q vacancy which the law
requires shall be filled by the nomin-
alton OF some one to be chosen by the
Congressman OF that District, one year
in advance of the graduation time of
his predecessor at the Academy. In
the matter of the appointment of Ca
dets to West Point, the law provides
that. leach Congressional District and
Territory is entitled to have one Cadet
at the Academy. Each State is also
entitled to two Cadets from the State
at large, and thirty more are to be ap-
pointed from the United States at
large. The person appointed must be
an actual resident OF the State, Dis
trict or Tetritory from which the APP
pointment is made The appoint
ments from the State and District are
made by the Secretary of War at the
request OF the Senators and Repre-
i sentatives, while the President has the
duty of appointing the thirty from the
United States at large. An applicat-
ion can be made at any time by letter
addressed to the Adjutant General,
War Department, Washington, D. c.,
asking to have the name of the appli-
cant placed on the register from which
it will then be furnished to the proper
Senator or Representative when a
vacancy is to occur. The applicant
must state in his letter his full name,
date of birth, permanent abode and the
number of the Congressional District
in which he resides. For each candi-
date appointed there is also two alter
mates named who will be entitled
to try for admisson to the
Academy in case the principal
candidate fails TO qualify The qualifi-
cations for admission are as follows:
"No candidate will be admitted who
is under seventeen or over % years Of
age, or who is deformed, or afflicted
with any disease or infrmity which
would render him unfit for military
service, or who has at the time of pre-.
senting himself, any disorder of an in
fictitious or immoral character Candi.
dates between II and IS years OF age
must not fall below feet, 8 inches in
height and 100 pounds in weight; if be.
tween lS and 19years of age. 5 feet,
and one-half inches high and los
pounds in weight; if over 10 years old
they must not fail below 5 feet. four
inches in height and 1 10 pounds weight.
And they must be unmarried"
1t must be understood that this first
examination to be held in the district
sometime this summer is merely pre-
liminary and held only to enable the
Congressman to determine what person
is best fitted for the nomination by
him, and thus give each application 8
fair and even show. Then, before ad
mission to the Academy, the candidate
must pass another examination both
mental and physical by the Academy
authorities before he is finally ad
mitted. This final examination before
the Military Board is very rigid ant
consists of questions on the following
subjects: Reading, writing, Arithme
tic, algebra, plane geometry, English
grammar, English composition ant
literature, geography, history ant
physiology and hygiene.
Each Cadet receives pay at the rate
of S54O per year from the date of his ad
mission to the Academy.
The following pensions have recently
been allowed through the efforts o1
Judge Conner, who is always glad tt
help the soldiers and their widows:-
Application for increase pension O.
Daniel |. Ceprley Of Gilmore City, Ia