. The Tribune almanac and political register . admission, and be-fore receiving his warrant of appointment,the cadet must sign the following engage-ment for service, in the presence of theSuperintendent or some officer deputed byhim: I, , of the State (or Territory) of . aged years months, do hereby engage (with the consent of myparent or guardian) that, from the date < fmy admission as a cadet of the U. Academy, I will serve in theArmy of the U, S. for eight years, unlesssooner discharged by competent authority. In the presence • • The candidate must then take the fol-lowi
. The Tribune almanac and political register . admission, and be-fore receiving his warrant of appointment,the cadet must sign the following engage-ment for service, in the presence of theSuperintendent or some officer deputed byhim: I, , of the State (or Territory) of . aged years months, do hereby engage (with the consent of myparent or guardian) that, from the date < fmy admission as a cadet of the U. Academy, I will serve in theArmy of the U, S. for eight years, unlesssooner discharged by competent authority. In the presence • • The candidate must then take the fol-lowing oath or affirmation: I, . do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the and bear true allegiance to the Na-tional Government; that I will maintainand defend the sovereignty of the U. to any and all allegiance, sov-ereignty or fealty I may owe to any Stateor country whataoever. and that I willat all times obey the legal orders of mysuperior officers, and the rules and articlesgoverning the armies of the U. 176 THE TRIBUNE FOR 1898. applicant from earning his living by or sailors whose pensions exceed$16 a month are not eligible to the Homeunless the reasons are explained to themanager, and are satisfactory to him. There are also twenty-six State Homes,located as follows: New-York State Sol-diers and Sailors Home, Bath, N. Y.;Vermont Soldiers Home, Benningtor\, Vt.;Soldiers Home in Massachusetts, Chelsea,Mass.: Fitchs Home for the Soldiers, Nor-ton Heights, Conn.; New-Jersey Home forDisabled Soldiers, Kearny. N. J.; Pennsyl-vania Home for Disabled Volunteer Sol-diers and Sailors. Erie, Penn.; MichiganSoldiers Home, Grand Rapids, Mich.; OhioSoldiers and Sailors Home, Sandusky,Ohio; Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home,Quincy, 111.; Wisconsin Veterans Home, Waupaca, Wis.; Minnesota State SoldiersHome, Minnehaha, Minn.; luwa SoldiersHome, Marshalltown, Iowa; Nebraska Sol-diers and Sailors Home, Grand Island andMilfor
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