Evening star., 1934-08-26
Il REP RATl0Ns are being made
In the Ne tional Guard of the

cati ms from enlisted men for
commission to lake the competitive ex-
animation for appointment to the
United Sts tes Military Academy at
wesf Point from he local militia. Col.
Johr w. OF hl11 ann, acting commander
of the locs mil tia, received notice
from the Var Department. last week
10 ir 'orm th lccs. militiamen that one
appc intment hho been allotted to the
local outfit.
Pr aparatiOns arr being made for the
hold. ng Of the examinations by the
United States Civil Service Commits
sion and tn. succ sSsful candidate has
to be certified 70 the War Department
prior to D.ceY1ber Is next. 1t was
saio. While only one appointment has
been allottei tc slis city, the depart
inert reqles Is t1a1 the names OF other
desirable candidates be sent in, so that
in the event that tertain States do not
fill rseir quo tss the appointments may
be S flotted elsewhere.
"-he regu lat MI for the selection OF
enlisted nler OF the National Guard to
the United i;ts ea Military Academy"
the Var Depf -tIaent letter to Col. |
Och ann sa i'd, provide that the can
didatrs snail he apportioned among |
the States, Ter itories and the Dis
trict If Colmnba & according to the en-
listeci strength " heir respective Ma
tionfl CT ard organizations. Candi-
date: from t1e states and Territories
will ~ sci sctsd by the respective Gov
erno the reof frorl successful Compel
itors In g preliminary examination OF
a sec De ard nature similar to the reg |
MAR exam nation for entrance to the |
Milit Try Academy, To be instituted ana
condl cted by the Governors and to be |
held 1etwe en- November l and Novem-
ber l. Of each year. Under the statute |
suths rszing these appointments the |
Cove nors are restricted In their |
choict of candidates to enlisted men
of tht Natl onaI Guard who conform to |
the r. quire mentioned.
"Tc he eligible fox appointment from
the N tiont Quart, an applicant must
be al enli ,ted rlsn of q unit recog-
nized by the Federal Government. he
must. On the dssa Of admission, July
l. 19g,, have sal"7ed as an enlisted |
man ut less than one year, must oe |
betwee eel the ages Of 19 and % years |
and must be not less than 5 feet
inches in .ieight. The age and service |
reuuil nelts are 8tatutory and can
not be We ived or modified, but 1t Is |
not essentIal that the service be con-
tinuolt, 81 that former service In the |
Guard may be counted in determin-
ing an applicants eligibility. Simi-
larly, ervice with o. National Guard |
organic att m prior to its recognition by |
the Federal Cover nlent may be con-
sidered tie cate o. enlistment Of the |
soldier go rerring, and not that Of the
recogr tiol OF the nit"
The recuir smerL for admission to |
the Military Acad3my are fully set |
forth IN a pamphlet, a supply Of
which is ava. liable in the Office of the
.adjuta1lt gen sral ci the local Guard.
"The CENT idate SO selected" the
letter contin les, will be authorized
by tn. War Department to report for
the regulsr ertrance examination,
which is sch edu eC to be held begin
ming On Ma ch S, 1885, and the ap-
point nents i.vai axle on July !, 1885,
will BE- aware ed o he qualified candi-
dates in the orc II NJ merit established
at that eEs mil atiIl, which Is com
petit We am one all National Guard
cand dates. In view Of the competi-
tive feature in olved, failure for any |
cause to r.poi for examination at
the time and pla ~ designated will
yacate the apl ,intnent.
"You are, serefore, requested to
select, in acce dance with the FORE
going, one tan idate from among the |
enlisted mel he National Guard Of !
the District Of Columbia, and to desig-
nate him for he entrance examina- |
tion mentionet using therefor the in |
closed blank I'm. These cadetships |
being awarded as a result of compe-
tition, alternat cannot be considered. |
There is no L litation to the number
who may CON Iete in the preliminary |
examination I'd 1t is suggested that |
this matter be widely advertised |
Throughout Gh National Guard organ
izatlons Of tie District of Columbia, |
so that ever enlisted man who is |
eligible as to age snd length of serv-
ice may be a1iorced this great oppor- |
tunity.
"In the past ONE States have
failed to taEe antags of the op-
portunity tn d.! gnate candidates,
while other Gts 5 have designated |
their full quotas md are constantly |
asking for The ivilege Of making |
more appoiItt7etS. AS result, it |
+. has been decjcItd { require that desig- |
nations shall he made promptly fol- |
lowing the Eo en fer preliminary ex-
aminations, anl no case later than |
December II, 1tI4 When sending |
in your desigg atoms, it is requested |
that you info: m The department as
to the number Of other desirable can
didates, If any you may have avail
able The allt tIaents Of those States
which allow tie opportunity to lapse
through failur - I'LL their quotas by
December Is 1884, will be given to
other States.
Pvt Q1rst Class) Clyde w. Smith
has been ordered promoted to corporal
in Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery,
to Ill q vacarcy created by the re-
duction CT Corp. Daniel Davis to be
private.
Leave # absence for two months
Hhas been granted Capt. William F.
Bulls, B, ttery p, 26oth Coast Artil-
lery.
Pvt. W liam A. Bennett has been
ordered 'ansferred from the inactive
to the active list Of Eattery B, 260th
Coast Art illery.
Fvt. (First c aSs) william L. AID
ridge has been ordered promoted to
SERGEANT in Battery 3, 26oth Coast
Artillery.
FvS CTirst Glass; John Storm and
William ). Taylor have been ordered
prom oted to ,orpogsls in Company D.
121st Engines rs. The same order di-
recs the red lction of Corpl. Alexan-
4 der J. Sweei ey to be private. All
s chs ges we're ordered on the recon-
mer iatioa tf the company COM
ma Ter.
Fvs. (Firt C.sSSD Malcolm r.
War iweu 81 Francis A. Heaton
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