Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-08
Examination of EIigibIes for
Uncle Sans Academies.
APPLICANTS IN DISTRICT
Civil Service Commission and Board
of Surgeons to Act.
ADOPTION OF RULES SUGGESTED
President Macfarland's Recon-
mendation to Commissioners Gov
erning Appointments.

Candidates for appointment from the
District to the United States Military
and Naval academies will he examined
rs to their mental qualifications by the
civil service commission and as to the
physical condition by the board of po-
lice and fire surgeons. Those who stand
highest in the examinations will be
recommended by the Commissioners to
appointment.
Commissioner Mcfarland announced
this morning that he has been notified
by the civil service commission that 1t
would conduct the examinations. and he
has recommended to the board OF Com
missfoners the adoption Of rules for
procedure to be followed when appoint
ments to Uncle Sans schools for SOL
diers and sailors are to be made from
the District
The Suggestions Made.
The United States civil service commits
sion" he has said to the Commissioners
having agreed to conduct the examina-
tons for candidates for the District of
Columbia appointments at the Military
Academy and the Naval Academy i'm or
ucl tildt TIE commissioners NAV MAKE
recommendations to the President of the
United States under the arrangement pro-
posed by the President of the board Of
Commissioners TO the President o. the
United States and approved by him. I
have consulted informally with members
OF the commission ana it's examiners, and
as result Of the interchange of infor-
nation and suggestions desire 10 recon-
mend to the Commissioners as follows:
That the United States civil service
MT e,sN L. L.,
before the date upon which the next ap-
pointments are to be made from the Dis
trict OF Columbia to the Military and
Naval academies the Commissioners will
announce that they will receive applica-
lions Of candidates residents Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia, vino shall rot have
resided elsewhere for three years next
preceding, who shall be OF suitable age
and have had q full high school course or
it's equivalent, and who shall furnish Ger
tificates OF moral character: that tie
Commissioners shall provide for tEe phys
ical examination OF such candidates by
the board o. tclicc ana fire surgeons ::
that the names OF those who successfully
pass that examination shall be certified
TO the civil service commission for mental
eXaminatio that the commission after
such examination andk the rating of the
examination papers shall certify to the
Commissioners OF the District of Column
bia the successful candidates in the or
missioners shall recommend to the Presi-
dent OF the United States for appoint
ment as principals and alternates the
candidates who stand highest on the list
Of eligibles furnished by the civil serv-
ice commission in the order in which they
are certified
First Appointment in 1911.
No examinations will be held in the i'm
mediate future. il is announced, because
the District representative at the Mill
tary Academy does not graduate until
1912 and those at the Naval Academy do
not finish their courses until 1911. The
next District appointment to the Military
Academy. il is declared, cannot be made
prior to March, 1911. II the present rep
resentative from this city, Sidney Vim
cent Bingham. completes his course. The
appointments to the Naval Academy must
be made. under the law, between June
IL. 1910. and March 4, 1911, the present
representatives Of the District at Annapo-
lis J. NJ. Sylvester and r. w. Paine, not
graduating until 1911. Under the law one
principal and two alternates are to be
nominated for each vacancy. and these
will be picked according to their stand
ing in the examinations by the civil serv-
ice commission.