The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-12
PLACES FOR CADETS
VACANCIES AT WEST POINT AND
 ANNAPOLIS.
Consre..nan wiiey Announces That Competitive Examinations VIII De Canauefed For the. second Das-
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washinston, D. C., Dee. 1I.--(Spe- efai. O. C. Wiley today rave out the following statement:
 'sThere is one vacancy ct the United states Military Academy and two va eancies at the, United states Naval rional District, to be filled by me.
 sIu order that every boy in the dis triet who may desire one of these places may have an opportunity to re- aIize his ambition, have determined to select the candidates through the medium of competitive examinations.
 'sThase examinations will be held at the state Normal College, at Troy. Al abama. under the direction of the fac- ultv of that institution, on December %. 1908. Any young man who comes within the physical requirements indi- cated below. may communicate with President E. NJ. shackeiford. of the State Normal College. at Troy, Ala hama. stating which examination ne desires to stand for. whether Tor the military academy or one of the va cancies at the naval academy, wno Wiii advise him of the particulars or ar engagements and the subjects to be em- braced Tn the examination.
 sCompetitors for the military acad- euny must be actual residents of the Second District. not under seventeen or over twenty-two years of age on the first day of March. 1908. the date of ad- mission to the military academy. and not less than Ave feet four inches tall at the age of seventeen, or less than five feet i've inches at the age of eighteen or upwards.
 sCompetitors for the naval academy must be actual residents of the Sec ond District, not under sixteen or over twenty years of age at the time of the official examination for en- trance into the academy. not less than five feet two inches tall at the age of sixteen or less than Ave feet four inches at the age of eighteen or up- wards
 "The competitors for appointment to the military academy making the high est rating will be appointed by me as principal. and will be required to re- port at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, on the second Tuesday in January. 1909. for examination for admission to the academy at West Point. Should he successfully pass the examination he will be admitted to the academy, if he possesses no physical disqualth- cation.
 'The two next highest will appoint, if they 60 desire, as first and second alteTnates. In the order of their rating They will be allowed to take the ex-
  souri. and should the principal fall and the first alternate pass, the latter would be admitted to the academy. Should the principal and first alternate both fail, the second alternate would be admitted to the academy, provided he successfully passes the examination. s'The two highest competitors for the appointments to the naval acad- smy will be by me nominated as prin- cfpals for those two vacancies. They must report for examination for ad- mission to the naval academy, either at Montgomery. Ala, on the third Tuesday In April, 1909, or at the na- val academy. st Annapolis, on June Is, 1908.
 -Four alternates, two for each prin. cipal will be selected and may take the examination in the same manner as in- dieated with reference to the military academy.
 'I will be glad to send to all those desiring 1t, copies of the rules and reg ulations governing the admission to the military academy or the naval academy, OF ookh
 T trust that every young man who navy and feels that he can meet the mental and physical requirements will communicate with President ShaekeI- ford. at Troy. at once.
 T shall greatly appreciate it if the newspapers throughout the Second District will copy this in their next issues.
 70. c. Wiley"