I DEFINITION OF CERTAIN OF THE SUBJECTS CONTAINED IN THE FOREGOING LIST. MATHEMATICS. A1. ALGEBRA TO QUADRATICS. ONE UNIT. The four fundamental operations for rational algebraic expressions. Factories, determination of highest common factor and lowest common multiple by actoring. Fractions, including complex fractions, and ratio and proportion. Linear equations, both numerical and literal, containing one or more unknown quantities. Problems depending on linear equations. Radicals, including the extraction of the square root of polynomials and of numbers. Exponents, including the fractional and negative. A2. QUADRATICS AND BEYOND. ONE UNIT. Quadratic equations, both numerical and literal. Simple cases of equations, with one or more unknown quantities that can be solved by the methods of linear or quadratic equations. Problems depending on quadratic equations. The binomial theorem for positive integral exponents. The formulas for the nth term and the sum of the terms of arithmetical and geometrical progressions, with applications. It is assumed that pupils will be required throughout the course to solve numerous problems which involve putting questions into equations. Some of these problems should be chosen from mensuration, from physics, and from commercial life. The use of graphical methods and illustrations, particularly in connection with the solution of equations, is also expected. Permutations and combinations, limited to simple cases. Complex numbers, with graphical representation of sums and differences. Determinants, chiefly of the second, third, and fourth orders, including the use of minors and the solution of linear equations. Numerical equations of higher degree, and so much of the theory of equations, with graphical methods, as is necessary for their treatment, including Descartes's rule of signs and Horner's method, but not Sturm's functions or multiple roots. C. PLANE GEOMETRY. ONE UNIT. The usual theorems and constructions of good textbooks, including the general properties of plane rectilinear figures; the circle and the measurement of angles; similar polygons; areas; regular polygons and the measurement of the circle. The solution of numerous original exercises, including loci problems. Applications to the mensuration of lines and plane surfaces. D. SOLID GEOMETRY. ONE-HALF UNIT. The usual theorems and constructions of good textbooks, including the relation of planes and lines in space; the properties and measurement of prisms, pyramids, cylinders, and cones; the sphere and the spherical triangle. The solution of numerous original exercises, including loci problems. E. TRIGONOMETRY. ONE-HALF UNIT. Definitions and relations of the six trigonometric functions as ratios; circular measurement of angles. Proofs of principal formulas, in particular for the sine, cosine, and tangent of the sum and the difference of two angles, of the double angle and the half angle, the product expressions for the sum or the difference of two sines or of two cosines, etc.; the transformation of trigonometric expressions by means of these formulas. Solution of trigonometric equations of a simple character. Theory and use of logarithms (without the introduction of work involving infinite series). The solution of right and oblique triangles and practical applications, including the solution of right spherical triangles. This subject is the same as the preceding except that no topics from spherical trigonometry are included. ENGLISH A AND B. The study of English in the school has two main objects: (1) Command of correct and clear English, spoken and written; (2) ability to read with accuracy, intelligence, and appreciation. GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION. ONE AND ONE-HALF UNITS. The first object requires instruction in grammar and composition. English grammar should ordinarily be reviewed in the secondary school; and correct spelling and grammatical accuracy should be rigorously exacted in connection with all written work during the four years. The principles of English composition governing punctuation, the use of words, sentences, and paragraphs, should be thoroughly mastered; and practice in composition, oral as well as written, should extend throughout the secondary school period. Written exercises may well comprise letter-writing, narration, description, and easy exposition and argument. It is advisable that subjects for this work be taken from the student's personal experience, general knowledge and studies other than English, as well as from his reading in literature. Finally, special instruction in language and composition should be accompanied by concerted effort of teachers in all branches to cultivate in the student the habit of using good English in his recitations and various exercises, whether oral or written. LITERATURE. ONE AND ONE-HALF UNITS. The second object is sought by means of two lists of books headed, respectively, reading and study, from which may be framed a progressive course in literature covering four years. In connection with both lists, the student should be trained in reading aloud and be encouraged to commit to memory some of the more notable passages both in verse and in prose. As an aid to literary appreciation, he is further advised to acquaint himself with the most important facts in the lives of the authors whose works he reads and with their place in literary history. READING. The aim of this course is to foster in the student the habit of intelligent reading and to develop a taste for good literature, by giving him a first-hand knowledge of some of its best specimens. He should read the books carefully, but his attention should not be so fixed upon details that he fails to appreciate the main purpose and charm of what he reads. HISTORY. (a) Ancient history, with special reference to Greek and Roman history, and including also a short introductory study of the more ancient nations and the chief events of the early Middle Ages, down to the death of Charlemagne (814), one unit. (b) Medieval and modern history, from the death of Charlemagne to the present time, one unit. (c) Modern history, one unit. (d) English history, one unit. (f) American history and civil government, one unit. UNIT OF ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS. In order to facilitate the comparison of adınission requirements with one another, the board has given its approval to the following statement, formulated by the National Conference Committee on Standards of Colleges and Secondary Schools, descriptive of a unit of admission requirements: A unit represents a year's study in any subject in a secondary school, constituting approximately a quarter of a full year's work. A four-year secondary school curriculum should be regarded as representing not more than 16 units of work. This statement is designed to afford a standard of measurement for the work done in secondary schools. It takes the four-year high school course as a basis, and assumes that the length of the school year is from 36 to 40 weeks, that a period is from 40 to 60 minutes in length, and that the study is pursued for four or five periods a week; but under ordinary circumstances, a satisfactory year's work in any subject can not be accomplished in less than 120 sixty-minute hours or their equivalent. Schools organized on any other than a four-year basis can, nevertheless, estimate their work in terms of this unit. (From Document No. 93, College Entrance Examination Board. Address for further information, 431 West One hundred and seventeenth Street, New York City.) GENERAL INFORMATION. Candidates from the United States at large, the Regular Army, and the National Guard may submit certificates, but such certificates will be considered only in case the vacancies from those sources, respectively, for that year are not filled by the regular examination. Certificates should be submitted not later than February 1. A certificate received between February 1 and the examination will receive consideration, but in view of the short time left to the academic board to investigate its value, no assurance will be given that such certificate can be acted on in time to exempt the candidate from the mental examination. Candidates who submit certificates on a date which does not allow the academic board sufficient time to investigate their value and notify them regarding the final action thereon prior to the day set for the examination should proceed with the regular examination. Candidates who are informed that their certificates have been accepted must present themselves at the regular time and place, as herein prescribed, for physical examination. A certificate which is accepted as satisfactory for one examination will be regarded as satisfactory for any other examination which may be set for entrance with the same class. Any certificate accepted for one class and presented for a succeeding class should be accompanied with a full statement of the candidate's educational work in the interim, and both certificate and statement will be subject to careful scrutiny by the academic board. (Par. 57, Regls., U. S. M. A.) All necessary papers, including a set of blank certificate forms (except Form III, which is sent only upon application), are furnished by The Adjutant General of the Army to each duly nominated candidate with his letter of appointment. Any candidate who contemplates submitting a certificate shall, immediately upon receiving his appointment, forward to the Adjutant, United States Military Academy, West Point, N. Y.. the names and addresses of all educational institutions from which he expects to obtain certificates, in order that information as to the status of those institutions may be procured before the arrival of the certificates. Any appointee who can not accept appointment should so advise The Adjutant General promptly. Date of admission.-Candidates who fully conform to the requirements set forth in the preceding paragraphs, and who report in person to the superintendent on the first week day in July, before 12 o'clock, noon, shall be admitted as cadets of the United States Military Academy, and shall receive their warrants of appointment as soon as practicable. Engagement to serve.-Immediately after reporting to the superintendent for admission, and before receiving their warrants of appointment, candidates are required to sign, in the presence of the superintendent, or of some officer deputed by him, engagements for service in the following form: I, of the State (or Territory) of -, aged years, months, do hereby engage (with consent of my parent or guardian) that from the date of my admission as a cadet of the United States Military Academy I will serve in the Army of the United States for eight years unless sooner discharged by competent authority. In the presence of In the case of the Filipino cadets, the engagement shall be made to serve in the Philippine Scouts. (See sec. 1321, R. S.) Oath of allegiance. Each cadet shall, previous to his admission to the Academy, take and subscribe an oath or affirmation in the following form: I, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and bear true allegiance to the National Government; that I will maintain and defend the sovereignty of the United States paramount to any and all allegiance, sovereignty, or fealty I may owe to any State, county, or country whatsoever, and that I will at all times obey the legal orders of my superior officers and the rules and articles governing the Armies of the United States. (Sec. 1320, R. S.) Sworn to and subscribed at this day of nineteen hundred and ―, before me. No candidate shall be admitted who is less than 5 feet 4 inches in height, or who is deformed or afflicted with any disease or infirmity which would render him unfit for the military service, or who has, at the time of presenting himself, any disorder of an infectious or immoral character. All candidates must be unmarried. Candidates are eligible for admission from the day they are 17 (or 19 if from the Regular Army or from the National Guard) until the day they become 22 years of age, on which latter day they are not eligible. The age requirements for all candidates, as well as the service requirements for appointment from the Army and from the National Guard, are statutory and can not be waived. The mental and physical requirements are the same for all candidates. Each candidate must, on reporting at West Point, present a certificate showing successful vaccination within one year; or a certificate of two vaccinations, made at least a month apart, within three months. PRELIMINARY PHYSICAL EXAMINATION. Each candidate designated as principal or alternate for appointment as a cadet of the Military Academy should ascertain as soon as practicable whether or not he has any physical defect that would disqualify him for admission or any that should be corrected by treatment before presenting himself for examination. For this purpose he should immediately cause himself to be examined by his family physician, and, if he desires, also by an Army surgeon at the nearest military post. Such an examination should enable the candidate to decide whether to devote the time and possible expense which may be necessary for preparation for the entrance examination or to relinquish his appointment. The presentation by an appointee of his letter of conditional appointment, with a request for physical examination, or the presentation by a prospective appointee of a letter signed by a Member of Congress stating that the bearer is a candidate for cadet appointment and requesting that he be physically examined, will be sufficient authority for an Army surgeon at any military post to make the desired physical examination. Upon completion of this examination, the Army surgeon will inform the candidate of the result, and, in case a disability be found, whether such disability is believed to be permanent and disqualifying for military service, or whether it is believed to be of a temporary or curable nature. The examination is to be regarded as preliminary only and in no manner to affect the decision of the regular medical examining board. CHARACTER OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION. Candidates who, upon reporting, present evidence that they have been excused from the mental examination under the provisions of the certificate privilege, or as the result of having qualified mentally at a previous examination, are usually examined physically as soon as possible after reporting and are not required to wait until the schedule of mental examinations has been completed. The physical examination of all candidates taking the mental examination begins in the afternoon of the third day and is continued daily until completed. Hearing must be normal (20/20) in each ear for the "low conversational voice," as well as for watch and tuning fork. The following-named conditions are causes for rejection: The total loss of an ear, marked hypertrophy or atrophy, or disfiguring deformity of the organ; atresia of the external auditory canal, or tumors of this part; acute or chronic suppurative otitis media, or chronic catarrhal otitis media; mastoiditis, acute or chronic; existing perforation of the membrana tympani from any cause whatever. Vision as determined by the official test types must not fall below 20/40 in either eye without glasses. If below 20/20, it must be correctable to 20/20 by proper glasses. Hyperopia, hyperopic astigmatism, or compound hyperopic astigmatism, with vision less than 20/20 without glasses is cause for rejection. Both eyes must be free from acute or chronic disease. In the record of all examinations the acuity of vision without glasses, and also with glasses when the acuity is less than 20/20, will be given for each eye separately; in the latter case, the correction will also be noted. The following-named conditions are also causes for rejection: Color blindness for red, green, or violet; trachoma, or xerophthalmia; chronic conjunctivitis; pterygium encroaching upon the cornea; complete or extensive destruction of the eyelids, disfiguring cicatrices, adhesions of the lids to each other or to the eyeball; inversion or eversion of the eyelids, or lagophthalmus; trichiasis, ptosis, blepharospasm, or chronic blepheritis; epiphora, chronic dacryocystitis, or lachrymal fistula; chronic |