Evening star., 1936-09-27
GUARDANNOUNCES
ACADEMY TESTS.
Examinations for West Point
Appointment to Be Held
October II.


The National Guard Of the District
Of Columbia has been authorized to
designate one Of its enlisted men for
appointment to the United States
Military Academy at West Point for
the class which enters next July. Un-
der the law, the National Guard is al
lowed Is appointments to the Acad-
emy, and these are allocated to the
various commands throughout the
country, the selections being made
within the organizations by competi-
tive examinations.
It was announced by brigade head
quarters that appointments available
will be awarded qualified candidates
in the order Of merit established in
the regular entrance examination,
which Is competitive among National
Guard candidates from all States and
which begins March 2, 1887.
Examinations for the selection Of
the local National Guard candidate
will be held by the Civil Service Com
mission at 8 o'clock am. October II
next. Enlisted men desiring to take
this examination will be required to
file written application to the Guard
commanding oficer, through his unit
commander. Applications must be re-
ceived at the brigade headquarters not
later than the close of business on
October 8. Circulars describing the
competitive examination for the selec-
tion Of the local candidate and the
regular entrance examinations are
available at headquarters to those in
terested in participating. The exami-
nation for the selection Of the District
Guard candidate, 1t was explained,
consists Of five parts-theoretical,
armory drill, field training, length Of
service and length Of residence in the
District Of Columbia.
To be eligible for appointment from
the local Guard an applicant must be
an enlisted man who on the date Of
admission, July 1, 1887, will have
served as an enlisted man not less
than one year; must be between the
ages Of 10 and % years, and must not
be less than feet 4 inches in height.
It was pointed out that the age and
service requirements are statutory and
cannot be waived or modified, but 1t IS
not essential that the service be con-
tinuous, so that former service in the
National Guard may be counted in de-
termining an applicants eligibility.
1t is expected that interest In OBJ
tanning this appointment will be as
keen this year as 1t has been in the
past and that number Of young men
will make application to take the pre-
liminary examination.
Already one man has applied to
take the tests and his application has
been approved by headquarters. He
Is Pvt. Harry v. Ellis. jr., 1901 Park
road, q member Of Battery c, 260th
Coast Artillery,
Although only one candidate has
been allotted to the local contingent
It Is sometimes possible to obtain an
other appointment. If other areas fail
to name q candidate or the candidate
fails in the entrance tests.
Among the group Of 100 high COM
petitors in the Presidents match at
the rife competitions at Camp Perry,
Ohio. were four members Of the Dis
trtct Of Columbia Guard, according
to information received here. They
are:
Staff Sergt. Harry B. Parsons, Com
pany e, 121st Engineers, score IA;
Second Lieut.. Henry M. Bo1dinot,
Company A, 104th Quartermaster
score. 14l: Mai. Just @.
Jensen, Ordnance Department, State
Staff, and captain Of the local Guard
team, score al, and Sergt. Raymond
L. Taylor. Company D, 121st En-
gineers, score, 14o.
Authority has been granted the Ma
tional Capital Rifle Club to conduct |
! caIiber % tournament on the Ma
honal Guard rifle range at Camp |
Simms, Congress Heights, D. c., on
October 8, 10 and IL.
Capt. Lee J. Rutz has been ap-
pointed a member of the Athletic |
Board of the 26oth Coast Artillery |
according to orders issued |
It was announced to the various
commands of the Guard last week |
that members Of the Civilian Conser-
vation Corps are not authorized to
enlist in the National Guard. It was
added that the decision was made by
the head Of the department in which |
they are employed under the pro-
visions Of National Guard regulations
requiring the approval of head Of de-
partments prior to enlistment of Gov |
ernment employees.
However, it was said that members |
Of the National Guard. who later
enroll in the C. c. c. are entitled to
leave for attendance at field |
training encampments. Members of |
the c. c. c. who have been enlisted |
In the National Guard without ap-
proval of the head of their depart
ment will be discharged on their own
application.
Pvt. (F1rst ClaSS) Raymond L. Mar ,
tin has been ordered promoted to
corporal in the Headquarters De-
Special Troops, 29th Di-
vision.
A reorganization Of the enlisted
personnel Of Company B, 121st En-
gineers has been ordered, q number
Of non-commissioned officers being
and others promoted to I'LL
the vacancies.
The following reductions have been
directed: Staff Sergt. Edward w.
Howard, jr.; Sergts. Isadore Frank,
Albert O. Brockman and Emmett F.
Gibson; Corps. Fred T. Haines, VIII
liam L. Jarvis, Henry c. Dixon and
Elmer w. Watkins, to be privates.
Promotions have been ordered as
follows: Pvt. Ira D. Waltz to be staff
Pvts. Samuel G. Jones and
w. Howard. jr, to be ser
geants; Pvts. Emmett r. Gibson, Al
bert o. Brockman, Isadore Frank and
Frank J. Romph to be corporAk.
Pvt. Francis M. Freeman and Pvt.