Show SAYS NAVY TESTS ARE NOT SEVERE WASHINGTON May 16 That 16 That the tests required of ot candidates for admission admission sion to the naval academy aro are not so BO f revere as 88 to be beyond the aspirations ot oL the average American boy is the theas theu as section of ot the navy department in a 4 statement issued today referring to tho the entrance examinations held at Annapolis lis ha on April 21 In support of at its claim the department calls attention to the large number of ot successful candidates candidate at that time At the examinations held beld on April 21 according to the department It hap it-hap hap i petted paned not Dot infrequently that all U the tho e nominees principals and alternates of ot cert certain in congressmen men succeeded in qualifying Conspicuous among these appear the tIie nominees of Representative Oglesby of New Now York and Holland ot of Virginia Mr Oglesby had two vacancies dies cies to fill H He Re nominated two tiro principals and three alternates to each principal One alternate did not participate but of the seven so who ho did al all gual qualified od Representative Holland had but trat nt one vacancy for which he dej designated a principal and four alternates all of at whom qualified d I Either f the young youn men of ot two I congressional districts are possessed of exceptional abilities 8 for naval service i ithe the department concludes or or the admission admission ad ael mission minion tests testa are ara not beyond the tha aspirations aspirations aspirations of ot average crage young Americans American ambitious ambitious am am- to follow th the tbs navy J |