The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-07-13
LEAVES TO Join CLASS TODAY
Will Be Fourth Kenosha Boy to Be Ad
mitted to West Point from Kenosha
in Past Thirty Years-Au Kenosha
Soldiers Make Good Records.

Arthur Mikkelsen left Kenosha this
morning for the United States Military
Academy at West Point and he will
enter the service of the United States
army as a student on next Monday
morning. The entrance of this Keno
sha boy to West Point is of unusual
interest as he is one of the few third
year High School boys to ever gain
admission to the National Military
School. The examinations for West
Point are regarded as the most diff
ficult examinations demanded for en-
trance to any institution in the
United States.
On May 9th Arthur Mikkelsen was
named by Congressman H. A. Cooper
from the first district. He was ordered
to take the difficult entrance examina-
lions at Ft. Sheridan just week after
his appointment was sent out from
Washington. He prepared for these
examinations in that short time and
passed them with credit to himself.
His work reflected great credit on his
ability as student and on the Keno
sha High School in which he had done
his three years of preparatory work.
Mikkelsen enters West Point as a men,
Der of the emergency class which was
provided for by the recent act of Con.
gress. This class is made up of one
cadet from each congressional district
and two from each senatorial district
in the United States. A regular four
year course must be taken by these
men, the same as has been taken by
other men admitted to West Point.
The members of the class will be grad
uated with the rank of first lieutenant
in the summer of 1920.
Arthur Mikkelsen is the fourth bow
from Kenosha county to enter West
Point Military Academy during the
past forty years. His appointment by
Congressman Cooper precludes any
other appointment until after he has
finished his course at the military
school. This will mean that other first
district boys seeking an appointment
to West Point will have to want until
1920 to secure an appointment from the
United States senator or the president.
Kenosha has furnished to West
Point three men who have made excel
lent soldiers. The first appointment
from Kenosha was that of Charles
Symmonds, a son of Captain Robert
Symmonds, who entered West Point in
1886. He was graduated with the rank
OF first lieutenant in 1890 and he is now
a major in the army and commanding
officer of the 18th Cavalry. Just at
present he is located at a post near
Manila, P. I. 1t is expected that he
will return to the United States at
the end of two years TO resume his
regular command with his regiment.
Roy Holderness, who was graduated
from the military academy in 1904 is
now captain in the army and he is
with the 9th Cavalry on the border
awaiting the order to go into Mexico.
Arthur Holderness, who was graduated
from West Point in 1905, received his
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is attached to the 9TH Cavalry with
headquarters at Ft. Leavenworth.
Captain Holderness is now at Newberg,
New York, but he will join his com
mand within the next few days.
Kenosha has contributed but one
man to the naval school at Annapolis
during the past twenty years and that
was David Theleen. He is now q
lieutenant commander in the navy and
is on one of the vessels speeding to
the Mexican coast for the protection
of American interests.
Arthur Mikkelsen is certain to give
a good account of himelf and make a
worthy addition to the list Of Kenosha
men who have been educated for the
army and navy in the government
schools. He is son of James Mikkel-
sen of Congress street.