The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-28
Young Men Wanted

Editor tribune. e.-oMlhS ~ i'''i"'
OF the midshipmen appointed by
my predecessors, congressman Coon
and Brooks. .here are two vacancies
in the United States Naval Academy
at Annapolis to be filled by me. In
order that every boy in the state who
desires 10 enter the navy may have
a fair and equal opportunity to real
ize his ambition | have determined
TO select the candidates by com
petitive examination.
This examination will be held NJ
the state capital in Denver on De-
cember 2S and %. 1909. l make
the announcement this far in advance
so that all qualified young men may
have full notice and ample opportun-
| ity for preparation. The examina-
| tion will be conducted by non-par-
tisan board of eminently qualified
educators and physicians.
Every candidate must be between
6 and 90 years of age on the third
Tuesday in April. 1910, when the Of
fetal government examination VIII
be held.
Every candidate between ! 6 and
is years of age must be at least five
feet and two inches tall; and not
less than five feet and four inches
between is and 30 years: and the
minimum weight at 16 years is one
hundred and five pounds, with an
increase of not less than five pounds
for each additional year or fraction
of year over one-half.
The government requires him to
be sound mentally and physically,
and | will require him to be of good
habits and clean morally. before |
will apoint him as a midshipman to
represent this state.
The boys who have been sent from
this state to West Point and Annap-
oils in former years have been splen-
did young men of whom we have all
been justly proud. and | hope that
the midshipmen | appoint will at least
equal the standard set by their pre-
decessors. They will be representa-
tives of Colorado, the same as | am,
only this position is likely to be for
life, while mine is necessarily tenn
porary. / hope to select two splen-
did young men OF whom the state
will be proud. and whose character
and habits are such that they will be
worthy examples to the boys of the
state that thus honors them; and |
will say in advance to all young men
who contemplate taking this exam
ination that do not believe that any
boy who is at that age a chronic or
cigarette smoker, would
ever reflect credit upon the Centen-
NAL state.
l will appoint two principal and
six alternates, in the order of their
standing.
All eight of these appointees will
then prepare for the government eX-
animation, which will be held first in
this state. on April 10, 1910, at Dem
yer. Durango. Fort Collins. Grand
Pueblo and Trinidad, all
on the same day; and those who do
not take the examination at either of
those places at that time may go to
the naval academy at Annapolis and
take the regular examination on
June 21, 1910.
II either or both OF the boys whom
appoint as principals fail to fill
any of the requirements of the men
tai or physical examination. the ap-
pointment will go to the first alter
nate, provided he successfully passes.
If principal and first alternate both
fail, the second alternate would be
admitted, ii he fills the requirements.
and if not, the appointment will go
to the third alternate, if he passes,
and so on.
1t often happens that the princi-
pal and all three alternates fail So
that every strong, healthy and natur-
al sized boy who has improved his
educational opportunities in the
schools, and has gone as far in the
high school branches as the compile
tion of geometry, has a possible op-
portunity of this appointment.
| will be glad to send every young
man who thinks he can meet the re-
quirements, and who really intends
to take the examination, a copy of
the rules and regulations governing
the admission to the naval academy
as midshipman: and ] think I can
also procure and send to each OF
them, some of the examination pa
pers that have been used at Annapo-
lis during the past six years
I have no appointment to West
Point this year. But in December
of next year I will probably have
the appointment of a cadet to West
Point and another midshipman to
Annapolis.
| am taking the liberty of writing
you thus fully and thereby answerinc c
many questions in advance, because
of the number of urgent applications
for and inquiries concerning these
appointments that I have received
] am confident that there are many
boys, as well as their parents. among
your readers who are interested in
this matter, and believing that you
will as matter of general interest
be desirous of so advising the pub
lie. at least in brief If not at length
and thanking you for the courtesy
OF such mention of the matter as yor
deem its Importance warrants, ! re
main.
| Yours very rpsporfffI1y