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THE CADET VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1908 NO. 18 Hoints Ahoni Commia^ sion hi the Army. chanic's, istry. Electricity Vacatu'ios in tlio g'l-adf^ of .second lieutenant are Tilled in t lie following orde)': 1. (Iraduates'of the United States Milita»'y Academy. 2. Qualified enlisted men of the Army. . .'!. Honor graduates of insti-tutions of leai-ninj-v at which officers of the Army are arriv-ing-, not to exceed ten in any one year. Six of these honor grad-uates ai-e api)ointed from the six "disting-uished" institutions throuRhout the country and the othei- four from other institutions. 4. Candidates from civil life. 5. Graduate mechanical, elec-trical and civil engineers from colleges, universities and tech-nical schools of the country. The different classes of candi-dates are recjuired to take the following examinations: 1. None. 2. The general examination for entrance to the field artillery, cavalry and infantry, and the additional examination for en trance to the coast artillery if the candidate desires to entei-that branch of the service; i)hys-ical examination. 8. Physical examination only. Each candidate must in addition he recommended .by army officer on duty at the institution from which the ai)i)licant was grad-uated. 4. Same as class 2. f). The general examination re(iuired for entrance to the field artillery, cavalry and infantry, and in addition candidates are ie(iuired to present diplomas of graduation from the the class of schools mentioned. Thereciuire-ments stated under this head are sufficient for enti'ance to the ('.oast Artillei-y Corps. A physi-cal examination is retiuired of this class of candidates. 'I'he subjects com|)ri.sed in the two classes of examinations are as follows : (ieneral Examinations: Eng-lish (Jrammar, Mathematics, (Jeography, History, (Constitu-tional and International Law, Army and D^'ill Regulations, Probable Efficiency and Aptitude. and Chem- The Motto in the Jackson Memorial Hall No pel-son shall be examined Under Stonewall Jackson's unless he has a letter from the name in the Memorial Hall at V. War Department authorizing his ^ ^ ^ noble sentiment exammation,IS not under twenty- . one or over twenty-seven years I ^^^^^ = ^ou may be of age at the time of the exami-! whatever you resolve to be a nation, and unmarried. j splendid reminder of that stern, Each candidate is reciuired to grave soldier, which no doubt attain a gener-al aver-age of 75 has cheered and encouraged percent, on all subjects and not ^^ny a cadet. less than (>5 per cent, on any one subject. The showing or rank of any class of candidates is determined by their examination marks. The standing or rank of candi-dates who come under class 3 above is determined by lot at the War Department. The next examinations will be held in July, 1908, and January 1909. Oe account of the great variety of duties and the high class of technical work required of offi-cers of the Army, young men who enter the Army should be graduates of colleges, universi- Thomas J. Jackson was profes-sor at the Institute for ten years and was in command of the bat-talion when it moved by foot to Staunton and thence by rail to Richmond where they acted as drillmasters for the Confederate recruits. His love and admiration for the place never lessened and shortly before his death he wrote asking to be allowed to resume his duties as professor after the cessation of hostilities. We have the well authenticated statement of one of his officers of ties and other institutions of a sentence he uttered just before learning of good standing. f^^al battle of Chancellors- I 4 ' ' 4 Baseball Schedule for ville, which rings down through Season of 1908 years with a glorious melody Saturday, March, 28—TF^.i s1h,b urne and warms the blood of every Military Academy, at Lexington. Saturday, April 4—Hampden- Sidney, at Lexington. Tuesday, April 7—Roanoke Col-lege, at Lexington. Saturday, April 11 -Richmond College, at Lexington. Thursday, April 16 -St. John's College, at Lexington. Saturday, April 18-Open. Monday. April 20-V. P. L, at Roanoke. Tuesday, April 21—University of N. C., at Lynchburg. Saturday, April 25 -University of Maryland, at Lexington. Tuesday, April 28—Davidson College, at Lexington. Saturday, May 2 State College of Kentucky, at Lexington. j Friday. May 8 Bridgewater,at I Lexington. Saturday. May 1(5 Open. Thursday, May 21—University of West Virginia, at Lexington, (I. B. WARD, Manager Institute man. Characteristic of the man and the school, it pre-sents a line that printed above the rostrum in the Jackson Me-morial Hall vould cause a cadet to glow with pride and bring to mind the noble records and tradi-j tibns of the place. ' On that day before Chancel- ! lorsville when Jackson with his I marvelous skill and wonderful i foresight had led his forces right I to the heart of the situation, the advance started down the Plank Road from Gordonsville to Fred-ericksburg led, by special orders, by the Second Virginia Cavalry, commanded by Gen. Thomas T. Munford, '52. Twenty-three of-ficers in this regiment were V. M. I. men. Soon the crossroads were reached and Jackson came up at this point. On his staff was Col. Stapleton Crutchfield, '55, chief of artillery. Co'. Mun-ford turned to the General and V, M. L at W^t Point Last Friday Itiornlng'ftt 10:30 a. m., the class of 1908-at Vf^t Point Military Academy held' their graduatinsr exercises: This class numbered 109men alf t 4 ^ and of these V. M; 1: hlftd six representatives, that is, meti vAa-had been here one year or more. First on the list was Hfei^ Fairfax Ayres, from. Tensesaee. Ayres was at the I n s t i t^ years in the class^ o f j S ' i^ In graduating at West Pciiki^^liii stood high in class left end on the 'Varsity^ Simon Bolival* Btt^BiKfVr Jtv, was atfthe Institutedie^ y'efti^ ii^ the class of 1907. In firradttatins* from the Academy he^stood^bigb the class and Held the positioffrol' cadet quarter>master. Charles Shattuck Jiwllsonf^ at* West Virginia, was at the tute for one year in the cltuw^' 1907. Hegot24tK 3 t ^ i » f l i i d kt uating class ai^d fMi^i^ - nent in literary wprit^T Gilbert Mar^adl gv^tHited tflk V. M. L in the class of'1904.r the graduating: clas» at WMi" Point he got 10th stand. selected to command a^ baitifyr of enlisted artillery^ in t h » ' 0 0 i^ manouvers last summer. Walter Read' Weav^ the Institute for two yeu^a-in tbi^ class of 1906. He got 19th stands in graduating class tmd held the position of rankin9^ec4oiK guard. Arthur Carl Wilboum, o^Xex-ington, Va., grft^ated in 1904%!^ the Institute. He had 2l8t stand-in graduating class at West Point. This list of represefitotivea does not mean that V. M. I. itf by any means a prep for West Point. According to ment Istatements a V. M. I. graduate is as fully equipped in every branch, except cavalry^ m a West Pointipr for army life. The life and course of stupes is practically the same at both places. However, these men surely db remarked that four V. M. L pro-, us justice and are added to tljlfc fessors were in sight. The col-1 long and^ fast increa^g ii^t of umns of attack lay drawn up on Because of excessive use of water in barracks Captain (iil- u^nlof attack lardrawn m^ Their train-moi- e has found it necessary to ^ ^ ^^ ^ * ing at West Point combined witft be here, in order to read the ^ ^ ^ A t the front was Gen. ^^^^ y^ ^ ^iH make them water meter daily at 5 a. m. and Division, sup-1 particularly fit for their Ijfe's Additional Kxaminalions: Me-j lu p. m. UiiH'liitluil Oil I'ourth pui^i- calling.
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Repository | Virginia Military Institute Archives |
Collection | VMI Cadet Newspaper |
Title | VMI Cadet. February 18, 1908 |
Issue Date | 1908-02-18 |
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Frequency | Weekly during academic year, except during examinations and vacations |
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Full Text Search | THE CADET VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1908 NO. 18 Hoints Ahoni Commia^ sion hi the Army. chanic's, istry. Electricity Vacatu'ios in tlio g'l-adf^ of .second lieutenant are Tilled in t lie following orde)': 1. (Iraduates'of the United States Milita»'y Academy. 2. Qualified enlisted men of the Army. . .'!. Honor graduates of insti-tutions of leai-ninj-v at which officers of the Army are arriv-ing-, not to exceed ten in any one year. Six of these honor grad-uates ai-e api)ointed from the six "disting-uished" institutions throuRhout the country and the othei- four from other institutions. 4. Candidates from civil life. 5. Graduate mechanical, elec-trical and civil engineers from colleges, universities and tech-nical schools of the country. The different classes of candi-dates are recjuired to take the following examinations: 1. None. 2. The general examination for entrance to the field artillery, cavalry and infantry, and the additional examination for en trance to the coast artillery if the candidate desires to entei-that branch of the service; i)hys-ical examination. 8. Physical examination only. Each candidate must in addition he recommended .by army officer on duty at the institution from which the ai)i)licant was grad-uated. 4. Same as class 2. f). The general examination re(iuired for entrance to the field artillery, cavalry and infantry, and in addition candidates are ie(iuired to present diplomas of graduation from the the class of schools mentioned. Thereciuire-ments stated under this head are sufficient for enti'ance to the ('.oast Artillei-y Corps. A physi-cal examination is retiuired of this class of candidates. 'I'he subjects com|)ri.sed in the two classes of examinations are as follows : (ieneral Examinations: Eng-lish (Jrammar, Mathematics, (Jeography, History, (Constitu-tional and International Law, Army and D^'ill Regulations, Probable Efficiency and Aptitude. and Chem- The Motto in the Jackson Memorial Hall No pel-son shall be examined Under Stonewall Jackson's unless he has a letter from the name in the Memorial Hall at V. War Department authorizing his ^ ^ ^ noble sentiment exammation,IS not under twenty- . one or over twenty-seven years I ^^^^^ = ^ou may be of age at the time of the exami-! whatever you resolve to be a nation, and unmarried. j splendid reminder of that stern, Each candidate is reciuired to grave soldier, which no doubt attain a gener-al aver-age of 75 has cheered and encouraged percent, on all subjects and not ^^ny a cadet. less than (>5 per cent, on any one subject. The showing or rank of any class of candidates is determined by their examination marks. The standing or rank of candi-dates who come under class 3 above is determined by lot at the War Department. The next examinations will be held in July, 1908, and January 1909. Oe account of the great variety of duties and the high class of technical work required of offi-cers of the Army, young men who enter the Army should be graduates of colleges, universi- Thomas J. Jackson was profes-sor at the Institute for ten years and was in command of the bat-talion when it moved by foot to Staunton and thence by rail to Richmond where they acted as drillmasters for the Confederate recruits. His love and admiration for the place never lessened and shortly before his death he wrote asking to be allowed to resume his duties as professor after the cessation of hostilities. We have the well authenticated statement of one of his officers of ties and other institutions of a sentence he uttered just before learning of good standing. f^^al battle of Chancellors- I 4 ' ' 4 Baseball Schedule for ville, which rings down through Season of 1908 years with a glorious melody Saturday, March, 28—TF^.i s1h,b urne and warms the blood of every Military Academy, at Lexington. Saturday, April 4—Hampden- Sidney, at Lexington. Tuesday, April 7—Roanoke Col-lege, at Lexington. Saturday, April 11 -Richmond College, at Lexington. Thursday, April 16 -St. John's College, at Lexington. Saturday, April 18-Open. Monday. April 20-V. P. L, at Roanoke. Tuesday, April 21—University of N. C., at Lynchburg. Saturday, April 25 -University of Maryland, at Lexington. Tuesday, April 28—Davidson College, at Lexington. Saturday, May 2 State College of Kentucky, at Lexington. j Friday. May 8 Bridgewater,at I Lexington. Saturday. May 1(5 Open. Thursday, May 21—University of West Virginia, at Lexington, (I. B. WARD, Manager Institute man. Characteristic of the man and the school, it pre-sents a line that printed above the rostrum in the Jackson Me-morial Hall vould cause a cadet to glow with pride and bring to mind the noble records and tradi-j tibns of the place. ' On that day before Chancel- ! lorsville when Jackson with his I marvelous skill and wonderful i foresight had led his forces right I to the heart of the situation, the advance started down the Plank Road from Gordonsville to Fred-ericksburg led, by special orders, by the Second Virginia Cavalry, commanded by Gen. Thomas T. Munford, '52. Twenty-three of-ficers in this regiment were V. M. I. men. Soon the crossroads were reached and Jackson came up at this point. On his staff was Col. Stapleton Crutchfield, '55, chief of artillery. Co'. Mun-ford turned to the General and V, M. L at W^t Point Last Friday Itiornlng'ftt 10:30 a. m., the class of 1908-at Vf^t Point Military Academy held' their graduatinsr exercises: This class numbered 109men alf t 4 ^ and of these V. M; 1: hlftd six representatives, that is, meti vAa-had been here one year or more. First on the list was Hfei^ Fairfax Ayres, from. Tensesaee. Ayres was at the I n s t i t^ years in the class^ o f j S ' i^ In graduating at West Pciiki^^liii stood high in class left end on the 'Varsity^ Simon Bolival* Btt^BiKfVr Jtv, was atfthe Institutedie^ y'efti^ ii^ the class of 1907. In firradttatins* from the Academy he^stood^bigb the class and Held the positioffrol' cadet quarter>master. Charles Shattuck Jiwllsonf^ at* West Virginia, was at the tute for one year in the cltuw^' 1907. Hegot24tK 3 t ^ i » f l i i d kt uating class ai^d fMi^i^ - nent in literary wprit^T Gilbert Mar^adl gv^tHited tflk V. M. L in the class of'1904.r the graduating: clas» at WMi" Point he got 10th stand. selected to command a^ baitifyr of enlisted artillery^ in t h » ' 0 0 i^ manouvers last summer. Walter Read' Weav^ the Institute for two yeu^a-in tbi^ class of 1906. He got 19th stands in graduating class tmd held the position of rankin9^ec4oiK guard. Arthur Carl Wilboum, o^Xex-ington, Va., grft^ated in 1904%!^ the Institute. He had 2l8t stand-in graduating class at West Point. This list of represefitotivea does not mean that V. M. I. itf by any means a prep for West Point. According to ment Istatements a V. M. I. graduate is as fully equipped in every branch, except cavalry^ m a West Pointipr for army life. The life and course of stupes is practically the same at both places. However, these men surely db remarked that four V. M. L pro-, us justice and are added to tljlfc fessors were in sight. The col-1 long and^ fast increa^g ii^t of umns of attack lay drawn up on Because of excessive use of water in barracks Captain (iil- u^nlof attack lardrawn m^ Their train-moi- e has found it necessary to ^ ^ ^^ ^ * ing at West Point combined witft be here, in order to read the ^ ^ ^ A t the front was Gen. ^^^^ y^ ^ ^iH make them water meter daily at 5 a. m. and Division, sup-1 particularly fit for their Ijfe's Additional Kxaminalions: Me-j lu p. m. UiiH'liitluil Oil I'ourth pui^i- calling. |