Show sen king announces I 1 west point vacancy senator william H king announces that he will have one vacancy in his quota of appointments to the united states military academy at west point in 1938 and to till fill such vacancy will conduct a competitive examination under the of the civil service commission on november 6 1937 in all of the larger cities of utah senator king has received many requests from young men in utah for an appointment to the military academy he states that it is his desire that all young men in utah who are ambitious to enter the academy may hays have an equal opportunity therefore he is conducting this competitive examination the examination will be held on saturday november 6 1937 at A M local time in salt lake city ogden logan provo richfield and cedar city upon request it is possible that the examination may be given in other cities senator king calls special attention to the fact t that hat he will appoint only young men who have been actual and bona tide fide residents of the state of utah for at least two years Jim immediately mediately preceding the date of appointment as prescribed by law 1 the law further prescribes that all candidates must be citizens of the united states candid candidates ates are eligible I 1 for admission from the day they are 17 until the day they become 22 years of age on which latter date they are not eligible the senator further calls attento the fact that he will not appoint any young man to till his vacancy at the academy who does docs not take competitive examination there fore any young man who in prior years have passed the Acad entrance examination or who has the necessary college training which would exempt him h im from taking the Acad entrance mental examination must still take senator kings competitive examination to be considered for appointment upon r receipt of the results of the competitive examination the senator will designate as principal the young man receiving the highest mark in the examination the young man receiving the next highest mark as first alternate and the one receiving the third highest mark as second alternate af actor ter nomination of the principal and the two alternates the young men so nom i abed will be required either to take the Acad mental entrance examination submit their high school credits and if they are accepted take the substantiating examination in mathematics maths matha matics and english or submit a college certificate showing that the candidate has satisfactorily complete one years work without condition in a university college or technical school accredited by the the united states military academy they also must pass the Acad physical examination senator king will be glad to have any young man who can fulfill the residence requirements and who is within the age limits above referred to compete in the examination it Is necessary that application be promptly made to senator king for authorization to take the examination requests tor for authorization must be received by senator king not later than october 20 1937 as arrangements with the civil service commission must be made for this examination all candidates must be unmarried I 1 |