earnestly recommended not to subject themselves or their friends to the mortification and disappointment consequent upon failure, by accepting nominations and attempting to enter a service for which they are not fitted. EXAMINATION. VI. Each candidate for appointment as Cadet-Midshipman must present to the Academic Board satisfactory testimonials of good moral character, and must certify on honor to his precise age, which must be over fourteen and less than eighteen years at the time of the examination. No candidate will be examined whose age does not fall within the prescribed limits. VII. Candidates must be physically sound, well formed, and of robust constitution; they will be required to pass a satisfactory examination before a Medical Board composed of the surgeon of the Naval Academy and two other medical officers, to be designated by the Secretary of the Navy. Sarcocele, hydrocele, stricture, fistula, or hemorrhoids; Large varicose veins of lower limbs, scrotum, or cord; Chronic ulcers. Attention will also be paid to the stature of the candidate; and no one manifestly under size for his age will be received into the Academy. In case of doubt about the physical condition of the candidate, any marked deviation from the usual standard of height will add materially to the consideration for rejection. Five feet will be the minimum height for the candidate. The Board will exercise a proper discretion in the application of the above conditions to each case, rejecting no candidate who is likely to be efficient in the service, and admitting no one who is likely to prove physically inefficient. No candidate rejected by the Board will be allowed a re-examination. IX. The candidate must pass a satisfactory examination before the Academic Board in reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic, geography, and English grammar. VIII. Any one of the following con- X. All the examinations, except in ditions will be sufficient to cause the re-reading, will be written. Candidates who jection of a candidate : Feeble constitution, inherited or acquired; Greatly-retarded development; Permanently-impaired general health; Decided cachexia, diathesis, or predisposition; All chronic diseases, or results of injuries that would permanently impair efficiency, viz.: Weak or disordered intellect; Cutaneous and communicable diseases; Unnatural curvature of spine, torticollis, or other deformity: Permanent inefficiency of either of the extremities or articulations from any cause; Epilepsy or other convulsions within five years; Impaired vision, or chronic disease of the organs of vision; Great hardness of hearing, or chronic disease of the ears; Chronic nasal catarrh, ozæna, polypi, or great enlargement of the tonsils; Impediment of speech to such an extent as to impair efficiency in the performance of duty; Chronic diseases of heart or lungs, or decided indications of liability to cardiac or pulmonary affections; Hernia,or retention of testes in inguinal cavity; fall below the standard will receive a second and final examination in the subjects in which they fail. Deficiency in any one of the subjects at the second examination will be sufficient to insure rejection. XI. "Candidates rejected at such examinations shall not have the privilege of another examination for admission to the same class unless recommended by the Board of Examiners." (Rev. Stat., 1515.) GENERAL CHARACTER OF THE QUESTIONS. XII. ARITHMETIC.-Notation and Numeration. The candidate is required to express in figures any whole number, decimal, or mixed number; to write in words any given number; and to explain the Roman and Arabic systems of notation. Denominate Numbers.--The 'tables of money, weights, and measures in common use, including English money; addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of denominate numbers; the relation existing between the troy and avoirdupois pound; number of cubic inches in a gallon; reduction of differences of longitude to their equivalents in time, and vice versa. Fractions.-The candidate must be familiar with all processes of common, great lakes, and inland seas i position and decimal fractions, and is expected to be able to give clearly the reasons for such processes, and to be familiar with the contracted methods of multiplication and division given in the ordinary text books on arithmetic. Properties of Numbers.-Test of divisibility of numbers by 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 25, 125, etc.; the resolution of composite numbers into prime factors; the method of determining whether any number is prime or composite, and of finding the greatest common divisor and the least common multiple of large as well as of small numbers. Ratio and Proportion.-Definitions and explanations of the nature of ratio and proportion; different methods of writing a proportion; solution of problems in simple and compound proportion. Percentage, Interest, and Discount.-Examples usually given under these heads in arithmetics. Mensuration.-The measurement of rectangular surfaces and volumes. Evolution. The extraction of square and cube roots. Analysis. Miscellaneous problems usually classed under this head, similar to those found in school arithmetics. It is essential that the candidate shall be thoroughly proficient in all branches of arithmetic; unusual excellence in this will be allowed to count in his favor in case of a slight deficiency in other subjects. Should persons intending to present themselves as candidates acquire a knowledge of algebra, it will be found to be of material assistance in the course of study pursued at the Academy, although not required for admission. and political connection of important islands and colonial possessions; locality of cities of historical, political, or commercial importance (attention is specially called to the rivers and bodies of water on which cities are situated); the course of a vessel in making a voyage between well-known seaports.. GRAMMAR.-Candidates will be examined in the whole of English grammar as treated in the common-school textbooks, embracing the following subjects: The divisions of letters and the use of capitals; the parts of speech; the classification of nouns, and the distinctions of persons, gender, and number; under number, the rules for the formation of the plural, nouns irregular and defective in number, the plural of proper names; under case, the different uses of the three cases, the rules for inflection, the changes in ending to denote case; the difference between the definite and indefinite article, and the use of a or an; the classification of adjectives; the explanation of the different degrees of comparison; the rules for comparing adjectives; irregular and defective comparison; numerals and their classification; the double classification of pronouns, first, into substantives and adjectives, secondly, into personals, relatives, etc.; peculiarities in the use of personal pronouns, as the difference between my and mine, between thou and you, and the various uses of it; compound personal pronouns; the double office of relatives, and the different classes of objects to which each of them is applied; compound relative pronouns; interrogative pronouns; adjective pronouns, or pronominal adjectives, and their classification; the classification and When practicable, should the candi-conjugation of verbs; the relations bedate so prefer, algebraic solutions of problems may be substituted for arithmetical solutions. GEOGRAPHY.-Candidates will be questioned on the grand divisions of the land and water; the character of coast-lines; the direction and position of mountainchains, and the focality of important peaks; the position and course of rivers, their tributaries, and the bodies of water into which they empty; the position of important seas, bays, gulfs, and arms of the sea; the political divisions of the land, their position, boundaries, and capital cities; the position and direction of great peninsulas, and the situation of important and prominent capes; straits, sounds, channels, and the most important canals; tween transitive and intransitive verbs; the principal parts of regular, irregular, and defective verbs; the uses and inflection of auxiliaries; the essential peculiarities in the use of voice, mood, tense, number, and person; tense-endings and personal endings; impersonal verbs; the classification, formation, and comparison of adverbs; conjunctive adverbs; the use of prepositions, interjections, and conjunctions, with the classification of the latter. The rules for the construction and arrangement of words and sentences, given under syntax. Parsing, according to the following model; giving in the case of each word the explanation of its grammatical relation to the other words in the sentence case. Article: Definite or indefinite; qualified noun. Adjective: Class, compared or not compared; comparison, if admitting it; degree of comparison; qualified noun. Personal pronoun: Person, gender, number, case. #8 white shirts..... Relative pronoun: Person, gender, 2 pairs drill-gloves........ number, case, antecedent. 2 pairs Lisle-thread gloves... Interrogative pronoun: Gender, num-1 pair suspenders.. ber, case. Adjective pronoun (or pronominal adjective): Class; qualified word. Verb: Class, form, principal parts, tense, mood, voice, person, number, subject. 1 neck-tie 2 clothes-bags....... 1 hair mattress... Noun: Class, gender, number, person, | 1 parade-cap.. $4.10 1 undress-cap... 1.63 #2 pairs high shoes..... *1 coarse comb. Adverb: Class, derivation and comparison, if derived and compared ; qualified word. Preposition: Words between which the relation is shown by the preposition. 4 pillow-cases.. *1 tooth-brush. #1 hair-brush #1 whisk..... Interjection: The kind of emotion ex- 1 fine comb... pressed. Conjunction: Class; words or tences connected. 1 mug. ex READING. Candidates will be amined in reading aloud English prose. WRITING AND SPELLING.-Candidates will be required to write a short original letter, and an exercise in dictation, and to spell twenty-four words in common use. An examination in English branches containing eight or more mistakes in spelling will not be considered satisfactory, and will be sufficient of itself to cause the rejection of the candidate. ADMISSION. XIII. Candidates who pass the physical and mental examinations will receive appointments as Cadet-Midshipmen, and become inmates of the Academy. Each Cadet will be required to sign articles by which he binds himself to serve in the United States Navy eight years (including his time of probation at the Naval Academy), unless sooner discharged. The Academic course is six years. The pay of a Cadet-Midshipman is $500 a year, commencing at the date of his ad mission. XIV. Cadets, immediately after their admission, will supply themselves with the following articles, viz. : 1 parade-suit...... 1 undress-suit 1 working-suit.. 1 overcoat.... 1 rubber coat... 1 soap-dish. 1 requisition-book. 1 stencil and ink; 1 brush 1 thread-and-needle case... wash-basin and pitcher....... 1 slop-bucket... Total. The articles marked *, not being required to conform to a standard pattern, may be brought by the Cadet from home, but all other articles must conform to the regulations, and must, therefore, be supplied by the storekeeper. Each Cadet-Midshipman must, on admission, deposit with the paymaster the sum of $20, for which he will be credited on the books of that officer, to be expended, by direction of the Superintendent, in the purchase of text-books and other authorized articles besides those enumerated in the preceding article. All the deposits for clothing, and the entrance-deposits of $20, must be made before a candidate can be received into the Academy. ..$37.72 The value of clothing brought from home is to be deducted from this amount. Each Cadet-Midshipman, one month after admission, will be credited with the amount of his actual expenses in travelling from his home to the Academy. XV. A Cadet-Midshipman who voluntarily resigns his appointment within a year of the time of his admission to the Academy will be required to refund the amount paid him for travelling expenses. Upon graduation, to complete which two years' service at sea, after passing the academic course, is requisite, Cadets receive appointments as Midshipmen in the navy, and according to their proficiency as shown by their order of merit at the date of graduation. REGULATIONS FOR THE APPOINT- I. In pursuance of law, applications will be received by the Navy Department for the appointment of Cadet-Engineers. II. The application is to be addressed to the Secretary of the Navy, and can be made by the candidate or by any person for him, and his name will be placed on the register. The registry of a name, however, gives no assurance of an appointment, and no preference will be given in the selection to priority of application. III. The number of appointments which can be made is limited by law to twenty-five each year. The candidate V. The academic examination previous to appointment will be competitive, and will be on the following subjects, namely: Arithmetic; algebra, through equations of the first degree; plane geometry; rudimentary natural philosophy; reading; writing; spelling; English grammar; English composition; geography; free-hand drawing, and an elementary knowledge of the principles governing the action of the steam-engine. Candidates who possess the greatest skill and experience in the practical knowledge of machinery, other qualifications being equal, shall have precedence for admission. Persons who contemplate presenting themselves as candidates for admission as Cadet-Engineers are cautioned that the number of applicants is large, and the competition exceedingly close. It is, therefore, useless for candidates to present themselves unless well prepared on the subjects of the examination, and unless their physical qualifications are within the prescribed standard. VI. Candidates must be physically sound, well formed, and of robust constitution; they will be required to pass a satisfactory examination before a Medical Board composed of the surgeon of the Naval Academy and two other medical officers to be designated by the Secretary of the Navy. The requirements relative to the physical condition of candidates for admission as Engineer Cadets are the same as those prescribed for Cadet-Midshipmen, as set forth on page 179. must not be less than sixteen nor more VII. Cadets, immediately after their than twenty years of age; he will be re-admission, will supply themselves with quired to certify on honor to his precise the same articles as required of Cadetage, to the Academic Board, previous to Midshipmen. his examination, and no one will be ex- VIII. Each Cadet-Engineer must, on amined who is over or under the pre- admission, deposit with the paymaster the scribed age. His application must be sum of $50, for which he will be credited accompanied by satisfactory evidence of on the books of that officer, to be exmoral character and health, with infor- pended, by direction of the Superintend mation regarding date of birth and edu-ent, in the purchase of text-books and cational advantages hitherto enjoyed. other authorized articles. Candidates who receive permission will present themselves to the Superintendent of the Naval Academy on the 15th of September for examination as to their qualifications for admission. IV. The course of study will comprise four years at the Naval Academy, and two additional years at sea. All Cadets who finally graduate will be commissioned Assistant Engineers in the Navy as vacancies occur. The pay of a CadetEngineer while at the Naval Academy is $500 per annum. All the deposits for clothing, and the entrance deposit of $50, must be made before a candidate can be received into the Academy. SUMMARY OF EXPENSES. .$162.47 50.00 Total deposit required...................$212.47 The value of clothing brought from home is to be deducted from this amount. and receiving-ships, at stations and at the Naval Academy, and those detailed at stations as inspectors of provisions and clothing, are each allowed a clerk. ENGINEER CORPS. This Corps consists of seventy Chief Engineers, of three grades, viz.: ten with the relative rank of captain, fifteen with that of commander, and forty-five with that of lieutenant-commander, or lieutenant; one hundred and forty Assistant Engineers, with the relative rank of lieutenant, master, or ensign. Twenty-four chaplains are allowed for the public armed vessels in actual service. Twelve professors of mathematics are allowed. Naval constructors and assistant naval constructors, in such number as may be necessary, are appointed, and they have rank and pay as officers of the navy. A civil engineer and naval storekeeper is allowed for each of the navy-yards. The number of persons who may at one time be enlisted in the Navy of the United States, including seamen, ordinary seamen, landsmen, mechanics, firemen, coal-heavers, and including 750 apprentices and boys, shall not exceed 8250. The term of enlistment is not less than three nor more than five years; boys between the ages of fifteen and eighteen may be enlisted until they arrive at the age of twenty-one years, with the consent of parents or guardians. PROVISIONS FOR THE RETIREMENT OF NAVY OFFICERS. Officers are retired on their own application, after forty years' service; and when sixty-two years old, with some exceptions, they are retired. They are, also, retired on account of disability, to be inquired into and reported upon by a board; and if the disability is the result of an incident of the service, the officer is entitled to full retired pay,—that is, seventy-five per cent. of active pay,-but if the disability is not the result of an incident of the service, the officer will only be entitled to furlough pay. Officers of the Medical, Pay, and Engineer Corps, chaplains, professors of mathematics, and constructors who shall have served faithfully for forty-five years, shall, when retired, have the relative rank of commodore; and officers of these several corps who have been or shall be retired at the age of sixty-two years, before hav |