Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-07 | Page 3 | Admission of Army Men to West Point S Success

r Admission of Army Men Mento to West Point Is Success WASHINGTON Jan 7 AP AP- AP Success of or the effort launched twelve years ago to draw a proportion proportion tion of or the cadets at West Vest Point from the Ule ranks of ot the regular arm army and national guard is indicated in war department figures published toda today showing a a. total of ad admissions admissions admissions ad- ad missions to the academy from tb these se seso so sources during the period In addition the statement Is made that hundreds of young men filled with ambition to win appointment to tI the e military academy have joined both the regulars and national guard during these years jears ears for that purpose when they would not have havo enlisted d otherwise The Th figures figures' res' res show how that Of the former enlisted men taken into the academy have been graduated from the regular army and two sixty from the national guard The total number of ot nominations for each service during this time was waa 2006 for the regulars and for fog the national guard 73 regulars being admitted and 20 guardsmen