Hide Article Text (OCR)
WON ill 1 HIM 1WEST POINT CADETSHIPJohn Arthur Young: Carries OiT ike j Prize—Highest of All contestants in yPiiysicol Qualifications—Close to the S Head in Written Work. *1JstsJVom Friday’* Daily.The Waterloo boy has won and Ar- J thnr Young, of this city, will be recommended by the examining board for ap- 8 pointment by Speaker Henderson as a cadet in the United States military acad- e emy at West Point. His superior phys- .a ical qualifications were what won him t the place, although on the written ex- a animation in the prescribed branches he 3 also stood very close to the head, his h percentage being only one point below V the highest of hie three competitors and one-seventh of a point below the e next highest. The grades as they appear on the record of the examing board are as follows:Phys. Men. Ave. Arthur Young—.100 72 4-7 80 2-7 _ Chas. A. Barber.'.. 90 72 5-7 81 5-14 pBarney M. Gibson. 80 73 5-7 76 6-7 . Chas. A. Morton... 85 57 1-7 • 71 1-14 IIn the averages above given, it will be seen that Arthur has a clear lead of ^ about 0 points over his nearest competitor and moTe than nine points oyer the next nearest. It will be more than a year before the appointee will present himself at West Point for admission to c the academy, and Arthur will doubt- d less put in the time very profitably pre- a paring himself for the much more y rigid examination which he must un- b dergo at that time. # CThe successful aspirant was born in fi Waterloo, June 7, 1883, and has lived n all his life in this city. He is a son of t) J_ B. Young, the well known coal and g ice dealer, his fnll name being John a Arthur Young. He has been a student 0. in the West Waterloo schools in which v he has just completed hia junior year, b and will have time to complete his 3: course and graduate before leaving this b city for the military academy. During 0 the summer vacation last year he was J conductor of a local car on the Rapid 5 Transit. Arthur’s height is 0 feet, 8£ ft inches and weight 147 pounds. He was A the shortest of the four young men who ft passed the physical test, but outweigh- J ed each of the other three. JArv occinCMT np.ATi. s
Newspaper Details
Semi Weekly Iowa State Reporter
Waterloo, Iowa, US
Tue, Jun 19, 1900
Page 1
Full Page
Clipped by
Kelly Y.
IA, USA 12 Sep 2015
Other Publications Near Waterloo, Iowa
Iowa State Reporter
Waterloo Daily Reporter
Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo Courier
Illustrated Atlas of Black Hawk County Iowa
