Show Apostles Apostle's Son Realizes Ambition Gets Appointment to to West Point 00 Rates dates Highest Among 12 in Exam An ambition to be bf a D. soldier w which 1 ch he ho h has 1 been harboring since Inco ho he was WiS G C years old was wu realized Thursday by John It K Talmage 18 when hen ho he hor r received an in appointment t to West Went WestPoint Point through Colonel William G G. Williams William adjutant general central of ot the Utah national guard The Tho youth Js is the son Ion of ot Apostle p James Jam E. E o of oC the tho council o of the twelve t of ot tho I L. L D. D S. S church and Ir Talmage In 1917 1317 Just after hi his two brothers brother had entered the the- World far var John who was wan then 6 S years ears old appeared at a 1 local recruiting station one da day according to his father I I want to be bo a a. soldier he Is wild MId to leave have Informed the tho officer stationed there Since that time he be helias helias lias his had but one ono th thought thought to to to bo be able ablo to serve nerve his country country lila Ills father tt taM said Friday Youns Youn Talmage whose ap ap- b by Governor COV George II n Darn Dem was as tr transmitted to Washington Wash Wash- Washington ington ton Thursday m mado do th the tho highest mental and physical l average n of ot twelve members of oC the national guard who took examinations for tor West Point November J 13 15 Talmage's grade ade In tho test was i of II per cent while hUo that of or his ills nearest competitor John M 1 tf Dorl Dorlus Dorius s. s 20 0 son n of or Mr and Mrs Irs S. S R. R Dorlus Dorius 77 S street was as 8 78 per cent Final entrance examinations will willbe willbe be given cn the youth at West Weal Point In the spring and If successful he will report for tor duty In July He lie Is j at present a n. sophomore In the University Un of ot Utah engineering school |