REJECTIONS FOR LITERARY INCOMPETENCY, BY YEAR:

Appointed from—In the year 18—
’56’57’58’59’60’61’62’63’64’65’66’67’68’69’70
No.No.No.No.No.No.No.No.No.No.No.No.No.No.No.
Alabama. .1. .1. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .314
Arkansas. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .1
California. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .21. .
Connecticut. .. .2. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .3
Delaware. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .12. .11
Florida. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Georgia. .21. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .42. .
Illinois1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .1. .3. .1
Indiana12. .31. .. .1232211. .
Iowa. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .211. .. .. .. .
Kansas. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .2
Kentucky1. .1. .. .1. .121. .. .325
Louisiana. .. .1. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .1
Maine. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .12
Maryland. .. .1. .. .2. .1. .. .. .1. .. .. .
Massachusetts. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1
Michigan. .. .. .11. .. .. .1. .1. .31. .
Minnesota. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .
Mississippi1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .6
Missouri1. .132. .. .. .. .. .2. .2. .4
Nebraska. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .
Nevada. .. .. .. .. .. .2. .. .. .. .1. .12
New Hampshire. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .
New Jersey. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1
New York22. .2. .12. .12. .1417
North Carolina112. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .11. .
Ohio3211223. .1122115
Oregon. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Pennsylvania1222. .121. .2. .1. .. .6
Rhode Island. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
South Carolina. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .111
Tennessee. .. .1. .1. .1. .1111311
Texas. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .2
Vermont. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .
Virginia31. .1. .11. .. .. .. .. .. .. .4
West Virginia. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .11. .
Wisconsin. .. .. .111. .. .. .. .. .. .. .2. .
Dist. Columbia. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .
Colorado Ter.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .2
New Mexico1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Utah Ter.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Washington Ter.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Dakota Ter.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Arizona Ter.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Idaho Ter.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .11. .11
Montana. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Wyoming Ter.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
At large. .111. .. .. .2. .. .12137
Grand totals1616141691111813131514362370

Table VIII—Continued.—SUMMARY OF EXAMINATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY DURING THE YEAR 1871.

Cand Candidates.

Acc Accepted, total.

TR Total (rejected.

PD Physical Disability

W Writing, including orthography.

R Reading.