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ny do； subject themselves and their friends to the chances of future mortification and disappointment； by accepting appointments to the Academy and entering upon a career which they can not successfully pursue。
Method of Examining Candidates for Admission into the Military Academy。
Candidates must be able to read with facility from any book； giving the proper intonation and pauses； and to write portions that are read aloud for that purpose； spelling the words and punctuating the sentences properly。
In ARITHMETIC they must be able to perform with facility examples under the four ground rules； and hence must be familiar with the tables of addition； subtraction； multiplication； and division； and be able to perform examples in reduction and in vulgar and decimal fractions； such as
Add 2/3 to 3/4； subtract 2/5 from 5/6； multiply 3/4 by 7/8； divide 2/5 by 3/8；
Add together two hundred and thirty…four thousandths （。234）； twenty…six thousandths （。026）； and three thousandths （。003）。
Subtract one hundred and sixty…one ten thousandths （。0161） from twenty…five hundredths （。25）。
Multiply or divide twenty…six hundredths （。26） by sixteen thousandths （。016）。
They must also be able to change vulgar fractions into decimal fractions； and decimals into vulgar fractions； with examples like the following：
Change 15/16 into a decimal fraction of the same value。
Change one hundred and two thousandths （。102） into a vulgar fraction of the same value。
In simple and compound proportion； examples of various kinds will be given； and candidates will be expected to understand the principles of the rules which they follow。
In ENGLISH GRAMMAR candidates will be required to exhibit a familiarity with the nine parts of speech and the rules in relation thereto； must be able to parse any ordinary sentence given to them； and； generally； must understand those portions of the subject usually taught in the higher academies and schools throughout the country； comprehended under the heads of Orthography； Etymology； Syntax； and Prosody。
In DESCRIPTIVE GEOGRAPHY they are to name； locate； and describe the natural grand and political divisions of the earth； and be able to delineate any one of the States or Territories of the American Union； with its principal cities； rivers； lakes； seaports； and mountains。
In HISTORY they must be able to name the periods of the discovery and settlement of the North American continent； of the rise and progress of the United States； and of the successive wars and political administrations through which the country has passed。
THE COURSE OF STUDY AND BOOKS USED AT THE MILITARY ACADEMY。
＇Books marked thus * are for reference only。＇
First YearFourth Class。
DEPARTMENT TEXT…BOOKS。
Mathematics。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。Davies' Boudon's Algebra。 Davies' Legendre's Geometry and Trigonometry。 Church's Descriptive Geometry。 French Language。。。。。。。。。。。Bolmar's Levizac's Grammar and Verb Book。 Agnel's Tabular System。 Berard's Lecons Francaises。 *Spier's and Surenne's Dictionary。 Tactics of Artillery。。。。。。Practical Instruction in the and Infantry Schools of the Soldier； Company； and Battalion。 Practical Instruction in Artillery。 Use of Small Arms。。。。。。。。。Instruction in Fencing and Bayonet Exercise。
Second YearThird Class。
Mathematics。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。Church's Descriptive Geometry； with its applications to Spherical Projections。 Church's Shades； Shadows and Perspective。 Davies' Surveying。 Church's Analytical Geometry。 Church's Calculus。 French Language。。。。。。。。。。。Bolmar's Levizac's Grammar and Verb Book。 Berard's Lecons Francaises。 Chapsal's Lecons Et Modeles de Litterature Francaise。 Agnel's Tabular System。 Rowan's Morceaux Choisis des Auteurs Modernes。 *Spier's and Surenne's Dictionary。 Spanish。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。Josse's Grammar。 Morales' Progressive Reader。 Ollen… Dorff's Oral Method applied to the Spanish； by Velasquez and Simonne。 Seoane's Neuman and Baretti's Dictionary。 Drawing。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。Topography； etc。 Art of Penmanship。 Tactics of Infantry；。。。。。。Practical Instruction in the Artillery； and Cavalry Schools of the Soldier； Company； and Battalion。 Practical Instruction in Artillery and Cavalry。
Third YearSecond Class。
Natural and Experimental。。Bartlett's Mechanics。 Bartlett's Philosophy Acoustics and Optics。 Bartlett's Astronomy。 Chemistry。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。Fowne's Chemistry。 Chemical Physics； from Miller。 Drawing。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。Landscape。 Pencil and Colors。 Tactics of Infantry；。。。。。。Practical Instruction in the Artillery； and Cavalry Schools of the Soldier； Company； and Battalion。 Practical Instruction in Artillery and Cavalry。 Practical Military。。。。。。。。Myers' Manual of Signals。 Engineering Practical and Theoretical Instruction in Military Signaling and Telegraphy。
Fourth YearFirst Class。
Military and Civil。。。。。。。。Mahan's Field Fortification。 Engineering； and Mahan's Outlines of Sciences of War。 Permanent Fortification。 Mahan's Fortification and Stereotomy。 Mahan's Advanced Guard and Outpost； etc。 *Moseley's Mechanics of Engineering。 Mineralogy and Geology。。。。Dana's Mineralogy。 Hitchcock's Geology。 Ethics and Law。。。。。。。。。。。。French's Practical Ethics。 Halleck's International Law。 Kent's Commentaries （portion on Constitutional Law）。 Law and Military Law； by Prof。 French。 Benet's Military Law and the Practice of Courts… Martial。 Tactics of Artillery；。。。。。United States Tactics for Cavalry； and Infantry Calvary。 Practical Instruction in the Schools of the Soldier； Company； and Battalion。 Practical Instruction in Artillery and Cavalry。 Ordnance and Gunnery。。。。。。Benton's Ordnance and Gunnery。 Practical Pyrotechny。 Practical Military。。。。。。。。Practical Instruction in Engineering fabricating Fascines； Sap Faggots； Gabions； Hurdles； Sap…rollers； etc。； manner of laying out and constructing Gun and Mortar Batteries； Field Fortific… ations and Works of Siege； formation of Stockades； Abatis； and other military obstacles； and throwing and dismantling Pontoon Bridges。 Myer's Manual of Signals。 Practical Instruction in Military Signaling and Telegraphy。
The second paper was a printed blank； a letter of acceptance or non…acceptance； to be filled up； as the case may be； signed by myself； countersigned by my father； and returned to Washington； D。 C。
The third； which follows； is simply a memorandum for use of the candidate。
MEMORANDUM。
It is suggested to all candidates for admission into the Military Academy that； before leaving their place of residence for West Point； they should cause themselves to be thoroughly examined by a competent physician； and by a teacher or instructor in good standing By such an examination any serious physical disqualification； or deficiency in mental preparation； would be revealed； and the candidate probably spared the expense and trouble of a useless journey and the mortification of rejection。 The circular appended to the letter of appointment should be carefully studied by the candidate and the examiners。
It should be understood that the informal examination herein recommended is solely for the convenience and benefit of the candidate himself； and can in no manner affect the decision of the Academic and Medical Examining Boards at West Point。
NOTE。There being no provision whatever for the payment of the travelling expenses of either accepted or rejected candidates for admission； no candidate should fail to provide himself in advance with the means of returning to his home； in case of his rejection before either of the Examining Boards； as he may otherwise be put to considerable trouble； inconvenience； and even suffering； on account of his destitute situation。 If admitted； the money brought by him to meet such a contingency can be deposited with the Treasurer on account of his equipment as a cadet； or returned to his friends。
After I had secured the appointment the editor of one of our local papers； which was at the time publishing weekly； I thinkbrief biographies of some of the leading men of the city； together with cuts of the persons themselves； desired to thus bring me into notoriety。 I was duly consulted； and； objecting； the publication did not occur。 My chief reason for objecting was merely this： I feared some evil might befall me while passing through Georgia en route for West Point； if too great a knowledge of me should precede me； such； for instance； as a publication of that kind would give。
At this interview several other personswhite； of coursewere present； and one of themafter relating the trials of Cadet Smith and the circumstances of his dismissal； which； apropos； had not yet occurred； as he would have me believe advised me to abandon altogether the idea of going to West Point； for； said he； 〃Them northern boys wont treat you right。〃 I have a due proportion of stubbornness in me； I believe； as all of the negro race are said to have； and my Southern friend might as well have advised an angel to rebel as to have counselled me to resign and not go。 He was convinced； too； before we separated； that no change in my determ
