Show senator watkins may nominate three midshipmen senator arthur V watkins has been notified that he may nominate three midshipmen to the united states naval academy in 1948 two vacancies occurred by graduation of midshipmen in the class of 1947 and one resulted by a failure of a previous midshipman A principal and three alter nates may be ba nominated tor for each vacancy and interested applicants are urged to make application at the earliest possible date nominations must be made ie be tore fore march 4 1948 candidates must be not less leas than 17 and not more than 21 years of age except candidates who have served honorably in the armed services for not less lee than one year may be 23 years yeara of age they must be citizens oi of the united states and of good moral character candidates must be qualified mentally tor for adais slon to the academy by one of the following three methods 1 by passing the regular mental examination three days are required for this examination 2 by passing the substantiating examination in mathematics and english and submitting an acceptable certificate of credits on graduation from an accredited secondary school one and one halt half days are required tor for this examination 3 by submission of acceptable certificates of credits froni from accredited secondary schools and colleges without mental examination the regular and ana substantiating examinations will be held the of april 1948 candidates meeting these required qualifications are urged to make application to the senator in the senate office building washington D C these applications application will be screened by a board of prominent utah educators prior to the final examinations |