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West Point Academy

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Parent Issue
Day
16
Month
January
Year
1847
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

- Since thefoundation of ihisinstiiution, twelve hundred cndets have conripleied (and doublé thit num'oer hnve commenced) their collogiate education at ihe expense of Government ; orte third of ihese graduatps have resigned and f coutsr tenJered no equivalent whaiever fr their enormouslv expensive elucntion. The Missouri Ueporter says it cosis more money to edúcale one Lieutennnt, who may bo a verv úseles1 officer ofter nll, than is pad to any sprvant of the United States eXcept the Jent, and hints strotigly that the monev could be Letter employed.- -