Show PLAN TO CHANGE CADET APPOINTMENTS WASHINGTON Oct 13 Strong Strong opposition op position to abatement of the tho severity of examinations at the tho military a academy acad acad- adr em czar emy is voiced b by Superintendent Colone Colonel Col Col- onel ond one ToY Townsley ey in lila his annual report rt just jus made public lie Ire points out that there has hM laa been a steady steady increase in hi tho pro portion of applicants appearing for examination ex cx- who pass and also of the number of cadets who wh graduate from the he academy as compared d with ith t the thc number of entrants To insure full utilization of the educational educational edu edu- c advantages of the acad academy myr the superintendent suggests a radical change in the tho method of appointing Cadets cadets ca Ca- through senators and ana ivos tives He would throw these desirable places open to the youth of ot the nation is as the result of competitive iona to fo p be conducted by boards in the various various' sections of the country and successful suc sue candidates would thus be re- re from the tho necessity of passing enhance entrance en en- trance hance examinations to the academy a Colonel asserts that only 44 per ler cent of the officers cers of the army are West iVest Pointers This ho he could be corrected if th the academy were filled filed to its capacity for a few years |