tributed to 58,343 persons daily for a period of four months, at a cost of $2 each per month. A surprising thirst for knowledge on the part of the colored people was discovered soon after the National forces entered the southern states, and provision was made for their instruction as early as 1861. After the organization of the Bureau, schools were taken in charge and, in some states, carried on entirely by aid of its funds and under its supervision. In September, 1865, J. W. Alvord, the present General Superintendent, was appointed inspector of schools. He traveled through most of the Southern States, examining the condition of the freedmen, and providing for the establishment and supervision of schools. Various benevolent societies co-operated with the Commissioner and Superintendent in establishing schools and providing teachers. The act of Congress of July 16, 1866, continuing the bureau appropriated $521,000 for school purposes, the bill also provided for the sale or lease of property formerly belonging to the so called confederate states and the use of the avails for school purposes. After the passage of this act, the schools assumed a more enlarged and permanent character. During the progress of the war, medical aid was frequently required by colored refugees, which was supplied by the medical department of the army. Upon the organization of the Bureau, the care and management of this class of the helpless sick devolved upon it, and stores, medicines, &c., were supplied by its medical division. Land Department. Whole number of acres reported in possession of the Bureau from its organization to December 31, 1867, 636,389. Whole number restored, 400,517. Number of pieces of town property in possession, 4,238; number restored, 3,375. Number of acres in possession Dec. 31, 1867, 235,872. Number of pieces of town property Dec. 31, 1867, 863. Statistics of Schools for Freedmen. January 1, 1866, the whole number of colored schools was 740; teachers of these schools, 1,314; pupils, 90,589. For the six months ending January 1, 1868, there were reported 1,486 day or night schools with 1,744 teachers, and 81,878 pupils; 772 sabbath schools with 2,105 teachers, and 57,177 pupils; and 39 industrial schools with 1,603 pupils. Of the above, 25 are high or normal schools. There are also within knowledge of the superintendent, but not regularly reported, 389 day or night schools with 458 teachers and 18,589 pupils; and 389 sabbath schools, with 2,185 teachers and 30,270 pupils. Schools of all kinds, 8,084; teachers, 6,492; pupils, 189,517. Of the whole number of schools, 1000 are sustained wholly or in part by the freedmen, and they own 364 of the buildings used for school purposes. Number of day and night schools, for six months ending July 1, 1868, 1,831; teachers, 2.291; pupils, 104,327; average attendance, 78,402, or over 75 per cent. Tuition was paid by 32,675 pupils, amounting to $95,860.84. Number of Sabbath schools, 1,009; teachers in same, 4,738; pupils, 89,466. Number of industrial schools, 46; pupils, 1,873. The bureau expended for rents, repairs and construction of school buildings during the previous six months, $361,205.48; and for other educational purposes during the same period, $97,201.67; making a total of $458,407.15. The whole amount expended for the support of the above schools by all parties during the last half year has been $571,446.11. As showing the advancement of pupils, 21,032 are studying geography, 31,539 arithmetic, 30,567 are in writing, and 4,675 are in the higher branches. The whole amount expended for all school purposes from the commencement of the bureau to January 1, 1867, was $1,066,394.28. Medical Department. The whole number of freedmen and refugees treated from the organization of the bureau, to December 31, 1867, was 388,516 freedmen, of whom 19,257 died; 19,722 refugees, of whom 677 died. Greatest number of hospitals existing at any one time, 48; number in operation in 1868, 25; number discontinued during year ending December 31, 1867, 28; largest number of medical officers at a given time, (September, 1866), 118; number employed In 1868, 84; greatest number of hospital attendants, stewards, &c., 430; number of attendants employed in 1868, 317. NAVY DEPARTMENT. Secretary's Office. The Secretary of the Navy has charge of every thing connected with the naval establishment, and the execution of all laws relating thereto under the general direction of the President. All instructions to commanders of squadrons, and commanders of vessels; all orders to officers; commissions of officers, both in the navy and marine corps; appointments of commissioned and warrant officers, and orders for the enlistment and discharge of seamen, emanate from the Secretary's office. All the duties of the different bureaus are performed under the authority of the Secretary, and their orders are considered as emanating from him. He has a general superintendence of the marine corps, and all the orders of the commandant of that corps are approved by him. The Bureau of Navy Yards and Docks has charge of all the navy yards, docks and wharves, buildings and machinery in navy yards, and every thing immediately connected with them. It is also charged with the management of the Naval Asylum. The Bureau of Navigation has charge of the Naval Observatory and Hydrographical Office. It furnishes vessels with maps, charts, chronometers, &c., together with such books as are allowed to ships of war. The Naval Academy, Naval Observatory, and Nautical Almanac are attached to this bureau. The Bureau of Ordnance has charge of all ordnance and ordnance stores, the manufacture or purchase of cannon, guns, powder, shot, shells, &c., and the equipment of vessels of war, with every thing connected therewith. The Bureau of Construction and Repair has charge of the building and repairs of all vessels of war, and purchase of material. The Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting has charge of providing all vessels with their equipments, as sails, anchors, water tanks, &c.; also, charge of the recruiting service. The Bureau of Steam Engineering has charge of the construction, repair, &c., of the machinery of steam vessels of war. The Engineer-in-Chief superintends the construction of all marine steam engines for the navy, and, with the approval of the Secretary, decides upon plans for their construction. The Bureau of Provisions and Clothing contracts for all provisions and clothing for the use of the navy. The Bureau of Medicine and Surgery manages every thing relating to medicine and medical stores, treatment of sick and wounded, and management of hospitals. CHIEF OFFICERS IN NAVY DEPARTMENT. Chief of Bureau of Provisions and Clothing.... HORATIO BRIDGE... ..3,500 Chief of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.. THOMAS FILLEBROWN.... ..1,800 .3,500 Chief of Bureau of Construction and Repair...JOHN LENTHALL.. .3,500 HUGH A. GOLDSBOROUGH.. .1,800 .1,800 Chief of Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting.. MELANCTON SMITH. .3,500 .S. HENRIQUES.. .1,800 President.... Vice-Admiral DAVID D. PORTER. ACADEMIC BOARD AND STAFF. Vice-Admiral DAVID D. PORTER. Commandant of Midshipmen® and .Lient. Commanders FREDERICK V. MCNAIR, MERRILL MILLER, Head of Dept. of Mathematics.... Professor WM. H. WILLCOX. Assistant Professors... Head of Dept. Steam Engineering. Head of Dept. of Astronomy, Nav- Acting Assistant Professors. Head of Dept. of Natural and Ex- Assistant Professor... Head of Dept. of Ethics and Eng lish Studies... Acting Assistant Professor. Head of Dept. of French... Head of Dept. of Spanish...... .Lieut. Commanders JOHN A. HOWELL, ALEX. H. MCCORMICK, .1st Asst. Engineers CHARLES E. DEVALIN, LOUIS J. ALLEN; Lieut. Commander ROBERT L. PHYTHIAN. .Lieut. Commanders JAMES O. KANE, GEORGE P. RYAN. Professor HENRY H. LOCKWOOD. .Lieut. Commander WM. T. SAMPSON; 1st Asst. Engineer JOHN W. LANGLEY. Head of Dept. of Drawing. Assistant Professors.. Sword Master....... Assistants.. Lieut. Commander EDWARD P. LULL. Boxing Master and Gymnast.. HENRY HITCHINGS, MARSHAL OLIVER, A. W. WARREN. THEODORE MAURICE, ADOLPHE AUBRY. FRANK COMMLOSEY. OFFICERS NOT ATTACHED TO THE ACADEMIC STAFF. In charge Grounds, &c.Com'r BUSHROD B. TAYLOR. Paymaster (Storekeeper) G. E. THORNTON. Com'dg Marine Guard.Captain MCLANE TILTON. Chaplain... Asst. Librarian. Secretary. D. MCLAREN. JOHN J. GRAFF. RICHARD M. CHASE. REGULATIONS GOVERNING ADMISSION INTO THE NAVAL ACADEMY. I. The number of midshipmen allowed at the Academy is one for every member and delegate of the House of Representatives, one for the District of Columbia, ten appointed annually at large, and ten selected each year from boys enlisted in the navy who have been at least one year in the service on board a naval vessel. II. The nomination of candidates for admission from the District of Columbia, from the enlisted boys, and at large, is made by the President. The nomination of a candidate from any Congressional district or Territory is made on the recommendation of the member or delegate, from actual residents of his district or Territory. III. Each year, as soon after the fifth of March as possible, members and delegates will be notified, in writing, of vacancies that may exist in their districts. If such members or delegates neglect to recommend candidates by the first of July in that year, the Secretary of the Navy is required by law to fill the vacancies existing in districts actually represented in Congress. IV. The nomination of candidates is made annually, between the fifth of March and the first of July. Candidates who are nominated in time to enable them to reach the Academy between the twentieth and thirtieth of June, will receive permission to present themselves at that time to the Superintendent of the Naval Academy for examination as to their qualifications for admission. Those who are nominated prior to July 1st, but not in time to attend the June examination, will be examined between the twentieth and thirtieth of September, following: and should any candidate fail to report, or be found physically or mentally disqualified for admission in June, the member or delegate from whose district he was nominated will be notified to recommend another candidate, who shall be examined between the twentieth and thirtieth of September following. V. No candidate will be admitted into the naval academy unless he shall have passed a satisfactory examination before the Academic Board, and is found (in the opinion of a medical board, to be composed of the Surgeon of the Naval Academy and two other medical officers designated by the Secretary of the Navy) physically sound, well formed, and of robust constitution, and qualified to endure the arduous labors of an officer in the navy. VI. Candidates for appointment as midshipmen must be between fourteen and eighteen years of age when examined for admission. All candidates for admission will be required to certify, on honor, to their precise age, to the Academic Board, previous to examination, and none will be examined who are over or under the prescribed age. They must be of good moral character, satisfactory testimonials of which, from persons of good repute in the neighborhood of their respective residences, must be presented; and testimonials from clergymen, instructors in colleges and high schools, will have special weight. They must also pass a satisfactory examination before the Academic Board in reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic, geography, and English grammar, viz: in Reading, they must read clearly and intelligibly from any English narrative work-as, for example, Bancroft's History of the United States; in Writing and Spelling, they must write from dictation, in a legible hand, and spell with correctness both orally and in writing; in Arithmetic, they will be examined in numeration and the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers and vulgar and decimal fractions, and in proportion, or the rule of three; in Geography, they will be examined as to the leading grand divisions-the continents, oceans, and seas, the chief mountains and rivers, and the boundaries and population of the chief nations, their government, capitals, and chief cities; in English Grammar, they will be examined as to the parts of speech and the elementary construction of sentences, and will be required to write an original paragraph of a few sentences. The Board will judge whether the proficiency of the candidate in these branches is sufficient to qualify him to enter upon the studies of the Academy. * Attention will also be paid to the stature of the candidate; and no one manifestly under sized for his age will be received into the Academy. In case of doubt about the physical condition of the candidate, any marked deviation from the usual standard of height will add materially to the consideration for rejection*. The Board will exercise a proper discretion in the application of the above conditions to each case; rejecting no candidate who is likely to be efficient in the service, and admitting no one who is likely to prove physically inefficient. VII. If both of these examinations result favorably, the candidate will receive an appointment as a midshipman, become an inmate of the Academy, and be allowed his actual and necessary traveling expenses from his residence to the Naval Academy, and be required to sign articles by which he will bind himself to serve in the United States Navy eight years, (including his term of probation at the Naval Academy), unless sooner discharged. If, on the contrary, he shall not pass both of these examinations, he will receive neither an appointment nor his traveling expenses, nor can he by law have the privilege of another examination for admission to the same class unless recommended by the board of examiners. VIII. Each midshipman must, on admission, deposit with the paymaster the sum of one hundred dollars, for which he will be credited on the books of that officer, to be expended by direction of the Superintendent for the purchase of text-books and other authorized articles. IX. A midshipman found deficient at any examination cannot, by law, be continued at the Academy or in the service, unless upon the recommendation of the Academic Board. X. A midshipman who voluntarily resigns his appointment within a year of the time of his admission to the Academy will be required to refund the amount paid him for traveling expenses. XI. A midshipman may be advanced to any class which he may be found qualified to join. either upon his admission or at any subsequent examination; and he may be graduated at any June examination at which he shall be found fully qualified to pass a graduating academic examination. REGULATIONS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF CADET ENGINEERS IN THE Navy. I. In pursuance of acts of Congress of July 4, 1864, and of March 2, 1867, applications will be received by the Navy Department for the appointment of Cadet Engineers. II. The application is to be addressed to the Secretary of the Navy, and can be made by the candidate or by any person for him, and his name will be placed on the register. The registry of a name, however, gives no assurance of an appointment, and no preference will be given in the selection to priority of application. III. The number of Cadet Engineers is limited by law to fifty. The candidate must be not less than eighteen nor more than twenty-two years of age, and his application must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence of moral character and health, with information regarding date of birth and educational advantages hitherto enjoyed. Candidates who receive permission will present themselves to the Superintendent of the Naval Academy between the 20th and 30th of September, for examination as to their qualifications for admission. IV. The course of study will comprise two academic years. All Cadets who graduate will be immediately warranted as 3d Assistant Engineers in the Navy. The pay of a Cadet is the same as that of Midshipmen. V. The academic examination previous to appointment will be on the following subjects, namely: Arithmetic; the candidate will be examined in numeration and the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, and of vulgar and decimal fractions; in reduction; in proportion, or rule of three, direct and inverse; and in involution and the extraction of square and cube roots. Algebra, (Bourdon): Geometry, (Davies' Legendre); Rudimentary Natural Philosophy; Elements of Inorganic Chemistry; English Grammar and English *The Medical Board of 1864 adopted the following standard for the height of candidates; 14 years of age, 4 feet 10 inches; 15 years, 5 feet; 16 years, 5 feet 2 inches; 17 years, 5 feet 3 inches; 18 years, (nearly), 5 feet 4 inches; the candidates to be of proportionate size, especially with regard to cerebral, osseous, and muscular development; the youngest to weigh not less than 100 pounds, and the oldest not less than 120 pounds. |
