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 | . . | . . | . . | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Arkansas | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | 1 |
| California | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 | 1 | . . |
| Connecticut | . . | . . | 2 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | 3 |
| Delaware | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 2 | . . | 1 | 1 |
| Florida | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Georgia | . . | 2 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 4 | 2 | . . |
| Illinois | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | . . | 3 | . . | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 | 2 | . . | 3 | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | . . |
| Iowa | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Kansas | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 |
| Kentucky | 1 | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | 2 | 1 | . . | . . | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Louisiana | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 |
| Maine | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 2 |
| Maryland | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 2 | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . |
| Massachusetts | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 |
| Michigan | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | . . | 3 | 1 | . . |
| Minnesota | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Mississippi | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 6 |
| Missouri | 1 | . . | 1 | 3 | 2 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 | . . | 2 | . . | 4 |
| Nebraska | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . |
| Nevada | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | 2 |
| New Hampshire | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . |
| New Jersey | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 |
| New York | 2 | 2 | . . | 2 | . . | 1 | 2 | . . | 1 | 2 | . . | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 2 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | . . |
| Ohio | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | . . | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Oregon | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | . . | 1 | 2 | 1 | . . | 2 | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 6 |
| Rhode Island | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| South Carolina | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennessee | . . | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Texas | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 |
| Vermont | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Virginia | 3 | 1 | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 4 |
| West Virginia | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | . . |
| Wisconsin | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 | . . |
| Dist. Columbia | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Colorado Ter. | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 |
| New Mexico | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Utah Ter. | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Washington Ter. | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Dakota Ter. | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Arizona Ter. | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Idaho Ter. | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | . . | 1 | 1 |
| Montana | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Wyoming Ter. | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| At large | . . | 1 | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | 2 | . . | . . | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Grand totals | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 36 | 23 | 70 |
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.