Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-11-09

ina TIC CecOuQ OOuBtcSsiono DiSsiiSt
is entitled 10 two app intinents each to
the Military Academy at West Point
and the Naval Academy at Annapolis.
A board OF examiners, composed of the
county superintendents OF schools of
this District, will hold a preliminary
competitive examination for the pur-
pose of obtaining nominees for these
appointments. Nominations for prin-
cipal and alternate candidates will be
made by the Congressman in the order
in which they qualify at this prelimi-
nary examination.
The examination will he held on
Monday, December 3rd, 1917. at the
high school building, Wildwood, Nj,
beginning at nine O'Clock ia the morn
ing and continuing until five O'Clock
In the evening, with intermission for
lunch. The subjects for examination
are as follows. For the Naval Acade-
my, English, Arithmetic, Geography,
Algebra, Geometry and United States
History; for the Military Academy
the subjects will be the same excepting
that general history will take the place
of arithmetic.
Owing to the many failures of candi-
dates in the examinations held by the
Government last spring, the Examin-
ing Board has decided to make this
preliminary examination more rigid
than h%eretofors, and it will approx
mate very close the entrance examina-
tions to West Point aud Annapolis. Be-
u of this the board has determined
not to encourage the taking of this
preliminary examinations by boys be-
low the Senior Glass Grade of a four
year High School, or it's equivalent, as
the board does not feel that pupils with
lower requirements stand any chance
of passing the entrance examinations
to either of the Service Schools.
This preliminary examination is open
to all boys between the ages of sixteen
and twenty-five years : Is to 20 for An
napolis, and II to % for West Point;
these are the minimum and maximum
ages at the taking of the Government
examinations, which will be in Feb
ruary or March OF 1918. .
All applicants must be bona fide res
idents Of the Second Congressional Dis
trict, which comprises the counties Of
Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May aud
Cumberland. A good moral character
and arugged physical makeup are the
two additional essential requirements
for permission to take this preliminary
examination. Applications, accompan-
led by two letters of recommendation,
one of which should be from the ap-
plicant's teacher, should be made to
J. j. Unger, Superintendent ofSchools,
Bridgeton, N. j., and a duplicate ap-
plication, without letters of recommen-
dalton, should be addressed to Con-
gresham Bacharach at his office, in
order that the applicant may be kept
fully advised with reference to the ex-
animation. Such applicants will be
supplied by Mr.. Bacharach with speci-
men questions of both the West Point
and Annapolis examinations, which
will be of much benefit to the candi-
date 10 preparing for both the prelimi-
nary and final EXAMINATIONS.
In order that the examiug board may
-, $50 IA nfAnf ipn IN rrnnnFn for fh0
examination, applications will not be
accepted II not filed on OF before No.
vember oath. Applicants should safe
In their letters whether they desire TO
take the Weot Point or the Annapolis
examination.
Congressman Bacharach stated that
he was very much chagrined in the
poor showing made by his nominees
at the examinations last spring, when
eight out of nine ofthose who had TAX
en- the preliminary examination failed
to pass the Government tests, and that,
apparently. the boysof the Second Dis
trict fail to appreciate the wonderful
opportunity that is offered to them in
this chance to enter the National Ser
vice Schools, where they would receive
an education superior to that offered by
any college In the country, and at no
cost to them whatever, as the cadets
are paid a sum equal to about $500 per
veal, which more than covers the ex-
penses of a year at either school.
The failure OF nominees to pass the
Government examination is very en-
barrassing to a Representative and, nat
urally, does not reflect much credit
upon the Educational institutions OF
his District. Because Of the shortage
of Army and Navy Officers the Govern
ment is very anxious to keep the schools
up to their full quota, and Mr.. Bacha.
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