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Examinations of the several classes are held in January and June； and at the former such of the new cadets as are found proficient in studies and have been correct in conduct are given the particular standing in their class to which their merits entitle them。 After either examination cadets found deficient in conduct or studies are discharged from the Academy； unless； for special reasons in each case； the Academic Board should otherwise recommend。
These examinations are very thorough； and require from the cadet a close and persevering attention to study； without evasion or slighting of any part of the course； as no relaxations of any kind can be made by the examiners。
VI。 A sound body and constitution； a fixed degree of preparation； good natural capacity； an aptitude for study； industrious habits； perseverance； an obedient and orderly disposition； and a correct moral deportment are such essential qualifications that candidates knowingly deficient in any of these respects should not； as many 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；
