The Washington herald., 1913-01-08
GOSSIP ON INTERNA ATIONAL
SUBJECTS OF GREAT INTEREST

tcorynght. 1913. By Court Gossip syndicate)
In the course of the past few weeks
| several hundred young fellows of the
| aristocratic and upper middle classes at
London underwent a civil service exami-
nation emitting them TO hold an officers
| commission In the British Army. Tncy
were competing for cadetships at Sand
| hurst and Woolwich.
The examination Is held twice a year
In June and Noyember-and, the success
full candidates Join the Royal Military
! Academy or Royal Military College in
September and February There are
usually about 800 vacancies In the two
institutions. eighty, or, so. of these being
Woolwich cadetshfps for Royal artillery
and Royal engineers. and the remainder
for cavalry. infantry and Indian Army
cadctsnips at Sandhurst.
Candidates may elect to 20 either to
Wootwich or Sandhurst, but the Wool
wich cadsfships. which are the more
eagerly sought, are alioteo TO those pass
ing highest on the list provided they ex-
press preference for the Royal Mill
tary Academy. Having satisfied the Civil
Service. Commissioners, candidates are
required to appear before an official med
ical board to be examined as to their
physical fitness for. the service. These
boards meet at London. Dublin and Edin-
living in Connemara, or the Highlands
OF Scotland, is not compelled to travel
all the way to Lordon to pass the doc
tors.
The fee for residence is f15o per an
mum In the case of a cadet whose father
is a private gentleman. but the sons of
officers-serving or retired-of the navy
or army pay considerably less. The sum
OF f35 per annum also Is to be paid for
UNIFORM, books, instruments, SC. BY a
recent innovation candidates may COM
pete for n certain number OF prize cadet
ships. A prize cadetship brings substan-
tial pecuniary advantage. gaining a re-
duction Of f65 per annum on the fee for
residence where the same is fixed at the
ful rate OF el50 year: a remission of
the amount usually paid for uniform.
books and instruments: and a grant OF
f65 as an outfit allowance
Some cadetships are entirely free. They
are given to the sons OF officers who
have been killed, or who have died in
active service. leaving their families in
bad circumstances. The persons who OBJ
tain these are called "the Kings
cadets. Also they are admitted with
out having to pass the competitive ex-
animation.
When joining the Royal Military Acad-
emy or Royal Military College the cadet
undergoes a course Of training calculated
to fit him for his future position as an
officer of the British Army. The task |
Is fairly severe.
The course includes the teaching of
tactics. field engineering. military sketch |
ing. military history, military law and |
dminstration. and one foreign language
either French. German, or Hindustani. |
At Woolwich more extensive range OF
subjects is in vogue than at Sandhurst. |
to fit the candidate for the more scientific !
duties which fall TO the lot of artillery |
and engineer corps officers Higher |
chemistry. electricity. light. |
and heat come within the scope Of the |
woolwich training
At Woolwich the course lasts two
years. while a Sandhurst cadets train |
ing extends over eighteen months only. |
There are two terms in the year. and |
at the end OF a term the cadets have |
TO pass an examination to qualify for |
into a higher division or class. |
The position taken by cadet at his |
final examination decides his seniority |
in the army, and gives him certain priv |
ileges as regards to choice of corps or |
branch of the service to which he wishes |
to be appointed.
Whether a Washington statue is placed 7
in Westminster Abbey or hall. its pres
ence will have great political significance. |
Such testimonials in Great Britain al !
ways are the reflection of political convic- |
ton. Milton had been in his grave sixty |
years before his memory was honored |
in Westminster Abby. and the tribute !
was paid only after the prolonged insis- |
tence of English Liberalism, that he !
could not be repudiated without the |
reputation involving constitutional
progress also There Is statue Of !
Cromw,n Il at Westminster, but II is not
in either the Abbey or the hall. while |
near the Houses of Parlia-
ment This recognition OF Cromwell was
brought about only a few yesEs ago. and
after a stormy controversy.
Without the stain that blots Cromwelrs
fame, without CromweIrs despotism,