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REGULATIONS

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BOARD VISITORS.
OF
JAMES JONES, CHAIRMAN,
Address-Aiken, (S. C.)
DAVID F. JAMISON,
Orangeburg C. H., (S. C.)
WILLIAM J. HANNA,
Chesterfield C. H., (S. 0 .)
DANIEL WALLA CE,
Union C. H., (S. C.)
JOHN H. MEANS,
Buckhead , Fairfi eld Distr ict, (S: C.)

JAMES W. CANTEY, Ad.futa nt and Inspector General,
Camden, (S. C.)

OFFICERS
ANDrEOFESSORS.
CITADEL
ACADEMY,
CHARLESTON
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Major R. W. CoLCocK, Superintendent and Professor Civil and
Military Engmcering.
Captain A. H. BRISBA Professor Belles Lettres .
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1st. Lieut JOHN A. LELAND,"
Mathematics and Astronomy .
Dr. \VM Huilrn,
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}:xpcrimcntal Science .
Mr F . GAUTHIER
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French and Drawing .
Dr H. BoYLSTON 1 8urgeon .
J. L . GREGORIE, Bursar .

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ACADEMY
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Captain J. MATTHEws,Superintendent, &c,
1st. Li eut. C. C. TE\v, Professor :Mathematics.
Dr. A. H. NAGEL, Surgeon .

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To convert the Arsenal at Columbia, and the Citadel and Maga·
zine in and near Gliarkston, into Military Sclwols.
[PASSED

20TH

DECEMBER,

1842.]

1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House if Representatives, A pro riation
now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority if (or ~litary

the same, That the sum of eight thousand dollars be, and the same Schools .
is hereby appropriated annually, for the establishment of a Military
School at the Arsenal at Columbia, and the sum of sixteen thousand
dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated annually, for the
establishment of a Military School at the Citadel at Charleston, in
lieu of the like sums heretofore appropriated for the Arsenal and
Magazine Guard at Columbia, and the Citadel and Magazine Guard,
in and near Charleston.
2. That the Governor and Commander-in-Chief is hereby author- Governor attized to organize Military Schools at the Arsenal at Columbia, and thorized to orat the Citadel in Charleston, the Students and Members of which gtancizel 1a
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shall be employed in performing such services as may be assigned & Charl eston .
them : and he is also authorized to appoint a Board of five persons,
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Board ofViswho, together with the AdJutant and Insp ector-General, shall con- itors ~0 be apstitute a Board of Visitors, for the said Military Schools; any -four pomted.
of whom shall constitute a quorum, and who, at such times as the Q.uorum.
Governor shall designate, shall meet at the said Arsenal at Columbia, and at the said Citadel in Charleston, and establish such regulations as they may deem necessary and proper, for the organization
and good government of said Schools. That the said Board of
Vi sito.-s shall have power to establish such By-Laws for the man- Board Visi 'd
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torshavep"wagement of sa1 S ch ools, an d t he protect10n of t h e pu bl'1c property er to establish
th ereat, as shall not be inconsistent with the laws of this State, or By-Laws .
of the United States; shall inspect the public arm:s, and other pro· A
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-azine at and near Charleston, and make a minute and full report of
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said Schools, to the Governor, to be by him laid before the General

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Professors Assembly in each and every year. They shall have power to ap'
;ho dappointpoint one or more Professors, qualified to give ins tru ction in Mili·
ttliei~eSa~=-ry Science, and in other branches of 4nowledge, which the said
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Board of Visitors may deem essential; to fix the salaries of said
Profes sors, and to remove them for good cause ; but in every case
of removal, two-thirds of the whole numb er of the Board of Visitors shall concur.
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3. That the Students, when admitted, shall be formed into Milibe formed
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Military ta.ry Corps, and shall constitu te the public guard of the Arsenal at
Corp~;and to Columbia, and of the Citadel and Magazine in and near Charleston,
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the Governor, that the said Schools are ready to go into operation,
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Propertyto be 4. That all property in any way belonging to the said Arsenal at
surrendered to Columbia and the said Citadel and Magazine in and near Charles·
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ton, shall be surr endered to the Governor, to be disposed of according to the regulations to be established by the Board of Visitvrs
herein before mentioned.
Repealing
5. That all Acts and clauses of Acts heretofore passed, that a1·e
c1.. use. inconsist ent with this Act, be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

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A..Y ACT to amend tlie second section q "an Act to com:ert tire
Ars enat at Columbia, and the Citadel and ~Iagazine in and
near Charleston, into Jvlil.ta1·y Schcols."
[PASSED

19TH DECEMBER,

1843.]

Amendment B e it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, now
to 2d section. met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the autlwrily of the
same, Th at the second section of an Act , passed in the year one
The Gove:- thousand eight hundr ed and forty-two, entit led "an Act to convert
n~r~1~~~~rc~(the Arsenal at Columbia, and the Citadel an d ~lagazine in :i.nd near
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Vis-Charleston, into Mil itary Schools," be so amended, that the Gover1t rs.
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Organization

an d Duties of Officers.

1. A school is established at the Citadel in Charleston, to be Citadel Acad known as "The Citadel Academy ·" and a school is also established emy and Arse•
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at the Ar~enal m Columbia, to be kno~n as " The Arsenal Acade- const tut e C it:
my: '' the Profes sors and pupils of which schools, shall c0nstitute adel and
the Citadel and Magazine Guard of Charleston, and Arsenal and
a:nd
Magazine Guard of Columbia, re spectivel y.
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Mag. Guard .
2. There shall be to each Academy one Superintendent and such
Professors as may be employed by the Board of Visitors, who shall
constitute the faculty of the Academy and officers of the Guard re- Facult y.
spectively, with such titles and relative ranks, in the Academy, as
may be conferred by the Board : one Surgeon and one Bv.rsar.
3. The pupils shall be known as Cadets, and shall constitute the Pupils known
-non -commissioned officers· and privates of the resp ective Guards.
as Cadets .
4. The Superintendent will have the immediate government of G enera I duthe Academy, and be held responsible for its correct management . ties of Princi All Professors Teachers Academic Officers Cadets and others be- pal Profe ssor .
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longing to or 'employed 'about the Academy,' shall be under his command, and subject to his orders. He shall be charged with the safe
keeping and preservation of the Arms , Ammunition, and other
public stores and property confided to his care: and shall repor t

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their number and condition, and render all returns, estimates, and
communications, concerning the Academy, to the Board of Visitors,
as often as required · by them. The Superintendent of the Arsenal
Academy at Columbia, shall be Arsenal keeper and powder r eceiver.
5. The Superintendent, and all other Professors and Teachers,
shall perform such Academic dutie s as may be from time to time
prescribed by the Board of Visitors.
Noliceofre- 6. The Superintendent will be required to give six months, and
signation. other Professors and Teachers thr ee months previous notice to the
Board of Visitors, before resignation.
Respect to
7. The Professors and Teachers shall receive every mark of reProfessors.
spect to which their rank and office may entitle them, respectively.
Cadets act- 8. The Superintendent is authorized to detail as many Cadets as
ing a!r;each. may be required to act as Assistant Teachers, and the appointment
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will be considered an honorable distinction .
Duty of Sur- 9. It shall be the dut y of the Surgeon to attend promptly in pergeon. son upon the Cadets and others employed about and belonging to
the Acad~my, whenever called upon professionally for that purpose,
by any officerof the Academy. He shall make careful examinati on
of all applicant s for admission into the Academy, and report to the
Superintendent, in writing, all deformities, diseases, or infirmities,
with which any of them may be a:ffiicted,and generally their physical qualifications for military service He sha:11, the requisition
at
of the Superintendent; examine into , and report in writing upon, th~
health of any Cadet, who, complaining of sickness, may ask on that
account to be relieved from any of his duties ; and shall do generally whatever is proper to be done by him, as health officer of theinstitution.
Duty of
10. It shall be the duty of the Bursar, upon the requisition and
Bursar. under the supervision of the Superintendent, to purchase all necessary supplies of food, clothing, fuel, oil -and candles, furniture, medicines, and books and stationery, and to issue the same according to
such regu}ations as may be adopted j to hire cooks and waiters, and
superintend the cooking and serving of all food and articles of diet
for the Cadets; and shall keep his table at all tim es supplied in the
neate st manner, with the articles required in the bill of fare prescribed by the Board of Visitors. He shall act as Quarter-Master,
and, under the direction of the Superintendent, shall have charge
of the public land s, and buildings thereon: of the control of the
. workmen employed in the erect ion or repairs of the public buildings, or in the improvement of the grounds, of the materials for the
erection of buildings, and for repairs and improvements, and of

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all other public property for which no other person is especially
responsible. He shall render quarterly accounts of his expenditures, accompanied by the proper vouchers, to the Superintendent,
who shall examine the same, and make up from them an annual
account of expenditure s, which ho shall lay before tho Board of
Visitor s, together with the quarterly accounts of the Bursar , at the
regular annual meeting of the Board. The Bursar shall give bond
and security, in the sum of five thou sand dollars, for the faithful
performance of his duty and responsibility for all money confided
to his charge.
11. The Superint endent shall keep a Register, in which he shall
Register .
record the name of every Cadet as soon as he shall enter the Academy, with his age, height and general description, and the district
from which he may come, distinguishing the beneficiary from the
pay Cadets; a tran script of which, so fa.r as may relate to the Cadets for the time being, shall be laid before the Board of Visitors
at every annual meeting.
12 . The annu!J, meeting of the Board of Visitors will be held in Annual Meetl
Columbia, on Frida y after the fourth Monday in November in ing of Board .
each year.
Admission of Cadets.
13. Each Judicial District of this State shall be entitled to the
following number of beneficiary Cadets, respectively, who shall be
maintained and educated at the public expense-viz:
Abbeville, - _ - • __- -- _- -- . 2
Lancaster,___________ __ .1
Q.uota of beneAnderson, • • _ -- __ -- -- -- .2
Lauren s,. ____________ •• 2 ficiary Cadets .
Barnwell, --- - --------.2
Lexington , ____________ _l
Beaufort,- __ - ______ -- - - .3
Marlborough, ________ __ .1
Charleston,. ___ • _______ 10
Marion,. __ • ___________ .1
Chester ,. ______________ . 1
Newberry,. ____________ .1

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Chesterfield, ___ _---- - - --1
Colleton,. __________ -- •. 2
Darlington ,. _____ --- ____l
Edgefield, _____ ______ -- .2
Fairfield,. _____________ .2
Greenville, _______ ______ 2
Georgetown,___ • _______ .2
Horry,. ________ ______ •• 1
Kershaw,••• __________ •• 1

Orangeburg ,._----- ---- .1
Pickens, --- • _-- _--- -- _. 1
Richland,. __________ __ .2
Spartanburg,. __________A2
Sumter, •• ___________ __ .2
Union,. ______________ •• 2
Williamsburg,. __ •• _- -- •• 1
York, •• _________ ._ -- __ .2

Thirty-six: of whom shall be placed in the Citadel Academy at
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Charl eston, and eighteen in th e Ar senal Academy at Columbia , at
th e discretion of the Board of Visitors.
Quo ta of pay
14. Th ere may be admit ted int o the Acad emies fifty-four pay CaCade ts,
det s, of which each Judi cial District shall be entitled to the following quota r espectively - viz:
Abbevill e,. __ ___ _______ .2
Lancaster , __________ ••• 1
An derson, . . __ _____ _____ 2
L aur ens,. ____ • _______ • • 2
B arnw ell, _______ _______ 2
L exington , _____________ 1
B eaufor t, _______________ 3
Marlborough , •• • ___ __•• • 1
Charl eston, •. _____ -- __ .10
Chest er, .. _____________ . 1
Cheste rfield ,. _____ _____ .1
Colleton ,. ______ - __ - - - - -2
Darli ngton,._ - -- ______ • . 1
Ed gefield ,. ______ ______ . 2

Marion ,---~ ------------1
N ewberr y,- __ •• __ • ___ ••• 1
Or angebur g,. __________ . 1
Pickens ,. ______ • ____ ___1
Ri chland ,. _____________ 2
Spar tanbur g,. _. ______ • _ .2

F airfield ,. --------------2
Gree nville,. ___ • __ - ____ _2
Georget own,. ___ -- _ -- __ .2
H orr y,--- - --- - - - __ ____ l
K ershaw,_______________ 1

Sumter ,----_-- -- ------ .2
Un ion,- __________ -~ - __. 2
William sburg , _____ ___ __ 1
York ,. ________________ . 2

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T hirty-nine of whom will be adm itted into the Citadel Academ y at
Charl eston , and fifteen into the Ar senal Acad emy at Columbia.
15. Th e Ar senal A cademy is t o be considered auxiliary to th e
Citadel Academy: and a. 1 Cadet s of that A cademy who, from their
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A cademy . stan ding and condu ct , deserve to be continu ed in t he In stitution ,
T ransfer of will, at the expir ation of th e first year of th eir t erm , be tran sferred
Cadets .
t o the Cita del A cademy.
T ime and
16. All appli cations for admission into th e Acad emy shall be
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addr essed to th e B oard of Vi sitor s at Columbia , accompanied by
time of exami- writt en t estim onials of fair moral char acte r, and of th e claim s and
na tion,
qualificat ions of the applic ant , on or before the annual meeting of
the B oard , and th e candid ates selected will r epair t o th e A cademy
indicat ed by t he Board by the first of January then next ensuing ,
and report th emselves t o th e Sup erin tend ent , by whom they will be
examine d. Ad missions will not be permit te d at any other t ime,
except und er special circum sta nces, of which the Board of Visitor s
will be th e. sole ju dge.
Pay Cadet
17. Eac h pay Cad et , immediat ely after r eporting himself to th e
placet~.c lass, Superinte nd ent, shall be examin ed by the Fac ult y, and pla ced in
such Class as in th e jud gment of th e F aculty his pr oficiency and
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degree of advancement may warrant; but no pay Cadet shall be
placed in any higher Class than the second.
18. Each candidate, before he is admitted into the Academy as Knowledge
requisite for
a Cadet, must be able to read and write with facility .
admission.
19. No pay pupil shall be admitted in the Academies until such ~ay pupil_to
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graduation, or otherwise regularly discharged : and the assent in in Academy
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writmg of th e parcn t or guar a· of t h e pup1 to sue h obl'1gaL10nb e until graduaian
tion or displaced upon the files of the Institution.
charge.
He shaJl subscribe, in a Book to be kept for that purpose, the following matriculation promise:
"I hereby engage to serve as a Cadet in the State Military Acad- Matricu~ation
"emy at Columbia or Charleston (to whichever I may be appointed
promise.
"or transferred,) until graduation, or until I shall be r egularly dis" charged · by proper authority-and
I promise on honor to obey all
"legal orders of the constituted authorities thereof , and discharge
" the duties as a Cadet with regularity and fidelit y while I continue
"a member thereof/ '
"As parent (or Guardian) I do hereby assent to the above obliga-A
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20. In making selections of Cadets from beneficiary candidates, Beneficia
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the Board of Visitors will give preference to those recommended by Cadetsd
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the Comm1ss10ners of Free Schools. But whenever the full quota Commissionto which any District may be entitled, shall not be recommended by Serhs ee
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the Commissioners of Free Schools, the Board will consider the
claims of those that may be otherwise recommended.
21. No Cadet will be admitted who does not submit testimonials
of fair moral character, or who is less than fifteen or more than nine- Mor~l& phyteen years of age, or who is below five feet in height , or deformed, sical 9.ualifica
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unfit for military service; or who may bring with him, at the time
of presenting himself, any disorder of an infectious or immoral
character. ·
22. No difference shall be made in the treatment or duties re· No distinction
quired between the pay Cad ets and beneficiaries; nor shall any dis-kn own 8:mong
tinction between Cadets be known in the Academy, other than that
pupils,
arising from merit.
23. If any District shall fail to make application for the admi s- Bo'lrd to supsion of its full quota of Cadets, at the annual sitting of the Board ply defi~ie~cy
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applicants of other parts of the State .

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Cadets not to 24. No married person will be appointed a Cadet; and if any
marry.
Cadet should be married while in the Academy, he shall leave the

institution .

Terms.
25. Pay Cadets shall pay annually two hundred dollars, by transaid
to the Superintendent quarterly, in advance,
6a-mitting on the first day of January; fifty dollars on the viz : -Fiftyof
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dollars
first day

Amount
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April ; fifty dollars on the first day of July ; and fifty dollars on
the first day of October: which sum of two hundred dollars shall
be in full of subsistence, clothing, tuition, books and stationery,
medical attendance, and all charges and expenses whatever, for the
year. Upon failure to pay the sum required, within one month
after the time specified, the Cadet shall be discharged.
26. The term of service of the beneficiary Cadets shall be four
Matric~l ation years and they shall subscribe in a book to be kept for 'that purprom1se
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serve as a State Cadet for the term of four years, and promise, on
honor, to obey all legal orders of the constituted authorities of the
Academy, and discharge the duties as Cadet with regularity and fi.
delity, while I continue a member thereof. "

Clothing.

27. No Cadet shall be furni shed with any article of clothing, furArticles re- niture, shoes, or equipments of any kind, by the Bursar, without an
quired.

order in his account book, expressed by the initials of the Superintendent's name, or the senior officer commanding.
28. The memoranda presented by the Cadet s to the Superintend ent, with their account books, shall be neatly and correctly written ,
otherwise such wants will not receive attention.
29. Each Cadet shall be required to keep himself supplied at all
times, with the following articles of clothing and toilet, which shall
be issued to him by the Bursar, viz:
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with a festoon turned at the back end; a standing collar, trimmed with
black silk lace, to fit the neck, and hook in front; the cuffs 4 inches
wide ; the bottom of the vest and hip buttons to range; on the collar one blind button hole of cord, formed like that of the breast 4
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three buttons down the plaits ; the cuffs to be indented, with three
small gilt buttons and cord holes likewise on each sleeve, corresponding 'With the indentation of the cuff, in the centre of which is
to be inserted the lower button.
2 pair of grey Sattinet Pants ,for winter, with black velvet stripe Winter Pants.
down the outer seam, one inch wide.
6 pair of white Cotton Drilling Pants for summer, without the Summer
stripes, in form same as for winter.
Pants.
Forage Cap-Blue cloth, with black patent leather visor.
Forage Cap.
Dress Cap-Body of black felt, 7 ½ inches high, a black sunk
leather crown, extending down and over the body ¾of an inch; a Dress Cap.
black leather band on lower edge, I½inches wide; a chin strap of
black patent leather, i of an inch wide. Ornament-A brass tulip,
shell and flame, with a brass Palmetto tree in front. A blackpom-

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1 fatigue Jacket for winter: of grey Cassinet, with standing col- Fatio-ue Winlar, plain, single breasted, with one row of 9 Palmetto buttons.
ter°Jacket .
2 fatigue Jackets for summer, of unbleached Russia Drilling, F .
J k
.
.
.
atigue ac •
made as the wmter Jacket, except the collar, whwh will be stand et for Sumand fall, with one gilt button ½inch in diameter on each side of the
mer.
collar.
2 Vests of grey Sattinet for winter, single breasted, small gilt
Vests.
Palmetto buttons, trimmed with black silk lace; white for summer.
• 6 Shirts.
4 pair Drawers.
2 Stocks of black Bombazine.
4 Pocket Handkerchiefs.
4 pair Woollen Socks, in winter .
6 pair Cotton Socks, in summer.
2 pair Monroe Shoes.
2 pair Berlin Gloves.
l pair Shoe Brushes.
1 dressing Comb.
1 Fine Comb.
1 Clothes Brush .
1 Hair Brush .
1 Tooth Brush.
Cadets acting as officers and non-commissioned officers, shall be
·
·
.
Badges of
d es1gnate d by the following badges, which shall be worn as pre- Military disscribed: Captain-4 Chevrons of single lace on each arm, above the
tinciion.
elbow, points up . Lieutenants-three . Sergeants-two . Corpo-

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rals-one.
.Ac?J'utant-t he Lieutenant 's Chevrons with an arc on
each arm. Quarter-Master-Lieutenant 's Chevron with a bar on
each arm. Color &rgeant-the
Sergeant's Chevron with a star.
Colur Corporal-the Corporal 's Chevron, with a star. &rgeant
Major-the Sergeant 's with an arc. Quarter-Master Sergeant-the
Sergeant's Chevron, with a bar.
Uniform of Ojficers.
30. Coat-Dark blue, double breaste d, two rows of button s, 10
in each row, at equal distances; the distances between the rows four
inches at top, two inches at bottom, measuring from the centres or
eyes of the buttons. Stand up collar of black velvet, gold-embroidered wreath on each side near th e front, of laur el and palm, crossing each other at the bottom, encircling a star of gold embroidery.
Cuffs of black velvet, without indent ation, 3 inches deep ; slashed
Coat.
flap on th e sleeve, of black velvet embroidered wit~ gold-fo r a
Captain 4½ inches long, with 3 buttons ; for a subalt ern , 3 inches
long, with 2 button s-th e width of th e flap, in each case, to be 2¾
inches at the point , and 2¼inches at the narrowest point of the
curve. Against each button , unit ed gold embroider ed sprigs of
palm and laur el; th e opening of sleeve to be closed with hooks and
eyes. Skirt to extend within 3½ inches of the bend of the knee ;
bottom of the skirt not lesss than thr ee, nor more than five inches ·
broad . Turn backs of the same cloth as the coat; at the bott.om of
the skirt, a gold embroidered wreath of palm and laur el, encircliug
a cross cannon and bombshell, on a diamond shaped piece of black
velvet, whose diagonals are 2 3-5 inches, and 1 4-5 inches with embroidered edging. Two large butt ons, one at each hip, one at the
end of each skirt, and one int ermediat e, between th e hip and skirt
button s.
Ep aulettes-Go ld , according to rank in army.
B uttons-Gilt convex Palm etto t of an inch in diameter.
Cap-Black beaver 7 ½ inches deep, with lackered sunktip, &c.,
Gap.
as in the Artillery of the Army, substituting the Pa lmetto for the
Eagle, and omitting the cross cannon and number .
Pl ume-Bla ck, of swan or cock feathers, falling from an upright
Plume,
stem, 8 inches long, with gilt sockeL.
1rowsers-From 1st October to 30th April, sky blue cloth , to
Trow sers. come well down over the boots, and made perfectly plain 1 except a
black velvet stripe down the outer seam, 1½inches wide, and welted

attl
line:

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wept a
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15

at the edges; from the 1st of May to 31st of September, of white
linen or cotton, without the stripe.

Boots.
Sword-As

the Artillery Sword of the U. S. Army, with ~l.etal
scabbard, covered with black leather, gilt mounting, with waist belt
of black patent leather, two inches wide, with . sliding frog, to be
worn over the coat, and clasped in front with a round clasp. F~r
dress, black velvet, with sprigs of laurel and palm, may be u::ed. ~
Sword Knot-Crimson and gold, with bullion tassel.
Sask-Crimson
silk net , with silk bullion ends, to go twice around
the waist, and to be tied on the left hip, the pendent part to be uniformly worn one foot in length from the tie .
Stock-Blue Silk.

Sword.

Sash .

Gloves-White.
Prock Coat-Dark

blue cloth, single breasted , with 10 large Pal· Frock Coat .
metto buttons down the front, at equal distances, and two small
Palmetto buttons at the fastening of the cuff; plain stand up collar ;
two large buttons at each pocket in th e skirt, one of which at the
hip , and the other at the bottom of the folds of the pockets, making
four buttons behind. Lining of the Coat, black. Shoulder straps
of black velv~t, one inch in breadth, bordered with an embroidery
of gold ¼of an inch wide ; for a Captain , three gold embroidered
Palmetto trees of ¾of an inch in length, two at the ends, and one
in the centre-the
centre tree pointing towards the head , and the
exterior trees pointing inward. 'fhe first Lieutenant same as Cap·
tain, except the omission of centre tree . 1'h e second Lieut enant
same l!S first, omitting the trees.

Forage Cap-Of black Cloth, with black patent leather visor, en- Forage Cap .
circled with a band of leather , covered with black velvet, 1½inches
wide, with gold embroid ered edges, ¾ of an inch wide, with cross
cannon and shell in front, encircled with a double wreath of palm
and laurel.
31. No other dre ss, than that which is prescribed, shall be worn The prescribby a Cadet, on any occasion, without permission from the Superin - ed dress only
.
worn .
tendent, nor will any Cadet be permitted to keep in his possession
any other ar ticles of dress.
32. All the articles of clothing, which may be furnished to any
Cadet by P arent s, Guardians , or other persons interested , shall be Clothing re.
exhibited to the Superintendent, and ente red in the check book of cheivedfi&rom
t he Cad et, wit h such remarks as may be necessary to show the source ome1 c.
·
from whence derived,

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OF THE

A ccounts.

'

Debts for33. No Cadet shall contract any debt, or open any account whatbidden. ever, except such as is prescrib ed, with the Bur sar.
Bursar to keep 34. The Bursar shall keep a clothing account open with each .
Clothing Ac- Cadet , in which he shall annually credit the Cadet with the sum of
count,
.
.
.
sixty dollars, and charge him with all articles of clothing issued to
him at the cost price ; and at the expiration of the term of service
of the Cadet, he shall be entitled to re ceive in money any balance
to his credit on such account.
35. No article of clothing shall be issued to any Cadet without
the permis sion of the Superintendent, expressed by the initials of
Acct. Books. his name, und er the specification of such article, entered in a Check
Book to be kept by each Cadet. The check books of the Cadets
shall be examined quarterly by the Superintendent, and if found
correct, shall be vouchers to th e Bursar for his issues.
36. No Cadet who shall leave the Academy before the expiration
Not to receive of his regular term of service, or be discharged for misconduct , shall
balance. b e ent1t1ed to any b a1ance stan d'mg t o h'is ere d'it upon h'1s cot h'
·
1 mg
account.
To inspecthis 37. Any Cadet will be permitted to in spect his accounts on appliaccounts. cation for that purpose during office hours.
38. All moneys received by the Superintendent at Charleston on
M oney to be
h
depositedin account of pay C:.1.det or on any other account w atever, shall be
s,
Bank.
by him deposited in the Bank of th e State; an d all moneys received
by the Superintendent at Columbia, shall be by him deposited in
the Branch of the Bank of the State at Columbia; subject in both
cases to the order of the Board of Visitors.
Not to receive 39. No Cadet shall apply or receive money or any other supplies
supplies
.with-from his parents, or from any person whosoever, without the permisout leave. s10n of t h e B oar d of v 1s1ors, on r ecommen d a t'ion of th c Superm.
· .t
.
tend ent. Any infraction or violation of this rule will be considered
a disobedience of orders, and puni shed accordingly .
Discharged
40. No pay Cadet, who may be discharged for misconduct, shall
Cadets not re-be entitled to be refunded any part of the money paid in advance.
funded.

Course of I nstruction .

Classes
.

41. The Cadets shall be arranged by the Superintendent in four
distinct annual classes, corresponding with the four years of service
and study. The Cadets employed in the first year's course shall

con~
thir,
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iration
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in both
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in four
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17

constitute the fourth class ; those on the second year's course, the
third class ; those on the third year's course: the second class ; and
those on the fourth year's course, the first class.
42. The· following shall be the prescribed course of study in the
Studies
.
Academy:
Fourth Class.-Arithmetic, Algebra, English Grammar, IIistory,
French; the duties of a private soldier.
Third Olass.-Geometry and Trigonometry, Descriptive Geome·
try, Surveying, Analytical Geometry, Universal History, French,
Topography, Tactics.
Second Class.-Calculus, Natural and Experimental Philosophy,
Rhetoric, Chemistry, Mineralogy, Topography and Tactics.
First Class.-Civil and Military Engineering, Moral Philosophy,
National and Constitutional Law, Chemi~try, Mineralogy, Geology,.
Architectural Drawing, Artillery and Infantry Tactics.
43. The time to be employed in each branch of Instruction, daily Time emallowance of time for the class studies, and hours of recitation, shall ployed pre-.
scribed
.
be presc-ribed by the Superintendent; and a programme of such arrangement shall be submitted by him to the Board of Visitors annually, they reserving the right to make such alteration as they may
deem proper.
44. The classes shall be considered as taking their commence- Commencement on the· 1st of January annually, when the result of the Examin-mentofcourse.
ation held in the preceding November shall be announced.
45. Each instructor shall keep daily notes of the progress and Class Reports
.
relative merit of each pupil in the classes under his immediate charge,
and at the end of each week he shall make report thereon to the
Superintendent, according to such form as he may prescribe.
46. Each Professor and Instructor at ' the head of a separate de- Manner of Inpartment shall be the judge of the proper mode of conveying instruc- struction.
tion in his own department, and shall be held responsible for the
correctness of that mode.

General Examinations.
47. An annual examination of all the classes, preparatory to their
advancement, will be held at the Citadel Academy on the third Monday in November, and at the Arsenal Academy on Tuesday after
the fourth Monday in November in each year, at which time the
Cadets shall be examined by the Superintendent and Professors of
the Academy, in pr esence of the Board of Visitors and such liter3

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REGULATIONS

18

OF THE

ary and scientific gentlemen as may be invited by the Board to
attend.
Not to rise if 48. Any Cadet found deficient at the annual Examination , in
the studies of his class, shall not be advanced to the next higher
class ; and if, in the opinion of the Superintendent, his deficiency is
to be attributed to the want of capacity or habitual want of applicaDism1.
issed, if tion , or his conduct be grossly or generally immoral or improper,
wan mg capa- .
. . .
.
city.
his case shall be reported to the Hoard of V is1tors at their annual
session, to the end that he may be discharged.
Semi-annual.
49. A semi-annual Examination shall be held, in the presence of
such members of the Board of Visitors as may attend, commencing
at the Citadel Academy on the third Monday in April, and at the
Arsenal Academy on the last Monday in May in each year; and no
pupil hereafter admitted by the Board of Visitors in either of the
Military Academies shall be considered a Cadet, or furnished with
any article of Uniform clothing, (except such articles of undress as
may be needed,) until after the semi-annual examination next succeeding such admission, at which time the Superintendent and Professors of each Academy, respectively, shall have power to dismiss
from the Institution all such probationary pupils as shall have shown
utter incapacity, or whose conduct shall have been grossly immoral,
or generally improper, or insubordinate . And if any pupil should
be admitted at any other time than at the regular annual ·meeting
of the Board of Visitors, he shall be subject to a like probation of
four months, before he shall be admitted to the grade of Cadet.
Distinguished
50. The Board of Visitors, in conjunction with the SuperintendCadets.
ent, will annually, immediately after the general examination, select
for publication the names of such Cadets as have most distinguished
themselves in the examination, not exceeding two in each class, and
will specify the studies in which they particularly excel; and the
standing both for conduct and scholarship of each Cadet shall also
be at the same time communicated by them to their parents or
guardians.
Diploma .
51. After the annual examination, a diploma, signed by the Board
of Visitors and the Professors of the Academy, shall be granted to
each Cadet of the first class desiring it, who shall be found to have
deserved it, as well by his moral deportment as his proficiency in
his studies.
Merit Rolls.

the
rel:

52: At every examination the Superintendent shall lay before

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Rolls .

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19

the :Board of Visitors such rolls as shall be necessary to exhibit the
relative merit of each Cadet, in .his studies and conduct.
53. At every examination the Faculty shall form rolls, in which Particular .
the names of the Cadets shall be arranged in their respective classes
in the order of their merit or proficiency in each branch of instruction upon which they are examined.
54. At every November examination, the Faculty shall, in addi· General.
tion to the aforesaid rolls, form others, in which the merit of each
Cadet, in each branch of instruction upon which he is examined,
shall be denoted by a number proportional to his proficiency, and
to the importance of the subject; and in which the names of the
Cadets shall be arranged in their classes in the order of aggregate
merits, as determined for each, by the addition of the numbers expressing his merit in each particular branch ; but in forming the
final merit roll of the first class, the result of the actual examination shall be incorporated with those of former examinations.
55. At every semi-annual examination, a roll similar to the one
described in the last paragraph, omitting conduct, shall be formed
for the fourth class.
56. The relative weight to be given to the different subjects in
Scale,
forming the general merit roll of each class, is represented by the
following numbers-viz;

1st Class.
Engineering and Science of War, _____________________ 3
N~tural Philosophy,. ______________________________ .3
Mathematics, .. ________________________ ·____________ 3
Conduct, .• -- -- -- --- ------ -- __-- ---------_________ 3
Rhetoric, Moral Philosophy , and Political Science,. ______ .2
Chemistry'and Mineralogy,. ___,:______________________ 2
Artillery Tactics,- _________________________________ • l½
Infantry do.. ________ _____________________________ . l½
French, _________________________________________ •. 1
Drawing, _______________________________ ___________ 1

2d Class.
Natural Philosophy,. _________________ _____________ .3
- athematics, ____________________ __________________ 3
M
Rhetoric,. ____________________ ___________________ .1 ½
Chemistry,. ______________________________________ .1
Drawing,. _____ • _____ • ___ : ________________________ .1
Conduct, _______ ____________ ______________________ .1

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REGULATIONS OF THE

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3d Class.
Mathematics ,- • ..,
.•• _____________________ ______ --- _ .3
French,- __ - __ - - • _ - .• - - • _______ - ____________ • • - •• - - 1
English Grammar, Rhetoric and History, _____________ __ !
Conduct,- _______ - ___ -- - - -- __ • - ______________ ___ - • _ l
Drawing, ___________ -- __ • _______________ • _____ • __ • l ½

..

4th Class.
Mathematics, . ________ __________ - ____ - - - - ___ • _______ 2
French,. ________________ · ___________________ •. ____ .1
Conduct,. _____ _
______ _____ • _________ • ________ _ ______ l

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English Grammar and History,. ______________ - - __ •• __ .1
57. Rolls exhibiting the relative merit of the Cadets in conduct,
shall be formed by the Facult y from the register of delinquencies
at the :{ovember· examination for the whole of the academic year ,
in the following manner :
1st. All the recorded delinquencies of the Cadets shall be arranged in seven classes, each of which shall comprise those of near ly the same degree of criminality .
2d. The degree of criminality of an offence of each of the classes
so formed, shall be .expressed as follows :
Offences of the 1st class by 10
"
2d
"
8
"
3d "
5
"
4th "
4
"
5th "
3
"·
6th "
2
1
7th "
"
For each year (after the first year) that a Cadet may be a member
of the Acad emy, his offences shall be made to count more, by adding to the number expressing the degree of crim inality of each offence, one-sixth for his second, one-third for his third, and one-half
for his fourth year.
3d. The total demerit of each Cadet will be expressed by the sum
of the products of the number of offences of each class, by t he num ber which expresses the criminality of one offence of that class.
58. When any Cadet shall have a number expre ssing his demerit
Deficiency in
conduct
on the general conduct roll , gr eater than 200 for any one year, such
Cadet shall be declared deficient in conduct, and be reported by the
Faculty to the Board of Vi sitors for discharge .

ConductRolls .

6~

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DecE
bee :
may,
gran
indu
ded,
the (
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publ :
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59. Copies of all the merit rolls will be forwarded to the Board
Copies.
of Visitors, and the rolls shall also be copied into the register of
merit kept at the. Academy.
60. A copy of the merit rolls shall be sent to the parents or
guardian of each Cadet.
61. Besides the merit rolls, the Superintendent shall cause to be Official Regismade out and published annually, a "Register" containing t,he name · ter.
of each Cadet, arrang .ed according to the order of general merit
in each class; exhibiting the District from which appointed, date .of
admission, age when admitted, and order of merit in their resrective studies :

. Furloughs.
62. There shall be a suspension of the Academic studies for the How granted.
month immediate succeeding the semi-annual examination, and in
December in each year; and the inst.ruction of those months shall
be exclusively Military. During these months, the Superintendent
may, at his discretion, on the application of parents or guardians,
grant furlough:;; to such of the Cadets as may have deserved such
indulgence, for a length of time not exceeding fifteen days. Provided, that such a number of Cadets shall at all tiµies_be retained at
the Citadel Academy at Charleston, and at the Arsenal Academy
at Columbia, as will be fully sufficient to discharge the duties of
public guard for the Arsenals efficiently; and no leave of absence
shall be given at any other time, except in cases of strong necessity.
63. Any Cadet who shall overstay his furlough or leave of absence, will subject himself to dismissal; unless he shall produce, on
his return, certificates satisfactory to the Superintendent of his having been prevented from returning by sickness, or some other unav:oidable cause.
• 64. No Professor or officer shall absent himself from the Acade-T P
·
·
. .
my, .c a Ionger time t h an one day, wit h out t h e permission of th e o rofessors.
1or
Board of Visitors ; nor shall any Professor or officer be absent from
his duty any time, without the assent of the Superintendent.

Library.
65. A member of the Academy shall act as Librarian, who shall
be responsible for the property in his charge ; he shall attend at the
~ibrary at such hours, and under such by-laws, as shall be prescrib ed by the Superintendent.

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66. No book shall be taken from the Library without the knowledge and presence of the Librarian.
67. No person except members of the Academy, shall be allowed
to draw books from the Library.
68. For every book drawn from the Library, a receipt shall be
given.
69. No officer shall be allowed to have in his possesion, at one
time, more than four volumes, and no Cadet more than one, with
accompanying plates, except by the special permission of the Superintendent.
70. No person shall lend any book drawn from the Library.
71. No person shall keep any book more than one month, without
special permission . ,
72. All persons drawing books from the Library shall be responsible· for any damages done to them, the amount of which shall be
estimated by the Librarian, and reported weekly to the Superintendent; no person shall be allowed to draw books from the Library
while a fine remains unpaid , or while books, previously drawn, are
retained beyond the prescribed time.
73. All books drawn from the Library shall be returned on the
2d Saturday in April, annually; from which time until the 1st of
May following, no book shall be taken out without the written permission of the Superintendent.

Discipline .
..
.
74. The Cadets of the Academy shall constitute a Military corps,
Military 0 is- anil sha 11 e sub"
b
cipline.
~ect to M"l'
1 1tary d' . 1· un der t he command of
1scip me,

the Superintendent, or, in his absence, the next Professor in command.
.h
ts
75. The punishments to which a Cadet shall be liable, are com.
P ums men .
prised in the seven following classes, viz :
1st. Privation of recreation, extra tours of duty.
2d. Private reprimand.
3d. Public reprimand, or reprimand in orders .
4th . Arrest and confinement 'to prescribed limits .
5th . Imprisonment in a light room-imprisonment
in a dark
room.
6th. Suspension until the Board of Visitors can act upon the case.
7th. Dismission or expulsion.
The punishment of the first six classes, may be inflicted by the Superint endent or officer in command; that of th e 7th class, by the

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Board of Visitors only, upon the report of the Superintendent, and
after such examination of the case as they may think proper to
make.
76. The Cadets are not only required to abstain from all vicious, Gentlemanly
immoral, or irregular conduct, but they arc enjoined to conduct conduct
.
themselves on every occasion with the propriety and decorum of gentlemen; and any Cadet who shall be guilty of conduct unbecoming
an officer and a gentleman, shall be dismissed, or otherwise less se.
verely punished .
.
.
Keeping
77. No Cadet shall be allowed to keep a waiter, horse, or dog.
horse,&c.
78. Any Cadet who shall drink, or have in his possession any Spirituous
liwine, porter, or any other spirituous or intoxicating liquor; or shall
quors.
go to any inn, public house, or place where any of those liquors are
sold, without the permission of the Superintendent; or shall play at Gaming
.
cards or any other game of chance, or have any cards or materials
used in any game of chance in his _ ossession; or use tobacco, or Use of Top
bacco
.
have it in his possession; or insult a -sentinel by words or gesture; Insultinga
or answer for another at roll call, or engage another to answer for Sentinel.
him,· or behave indecently or irreverently while attending divineAnswerhingfor
anot er.
service ; or profane the Sabbath ; or use any profane oath or exe- Sabbath
.
cra,tion ; or insult, traduce, or defame or strike, or in any manner Defaming.
offer violence to another Cadet; or shall enter into any combination Combination;
or agreement to hold no friendly or social intercourse with another
Cadet; or shall be guilty of any disrespect or disobedience towards Dsisres_pect
dto
.
.
upermtenthe Supermtendent , Professors, or constituted authorities of the ent, &c.
Academy--shall be.dismissed, or otherwise punished, according to
the nature and degree of his culpability .
79. Any Cadet who shall wantonly damage any buildi~g , quarters, Damaging
or other appurtenances, or lose, damage or destroy, sell or otherwise publi proper
c
dispose of the arms, accoutrements, books, instruments, or other pubty.
lie property , shall, besides paying for the same, be otherwise punished according to the nature of the offence.
80. Attendance upon divine service on the Sabbath, shall be im- Sabbath
.
perative; and the Superintendent is required to prescribe such regulations upon the subject as shall enforce strict obedience from every '
Cadet.
81. All immoralities, disorders, misbehaviour or neglect, of which Misbehavior.
any Cadet may be guilty, to the prejudice of good order and discipline, though not herein expressly mentioned, are to be punished according to the nature and degree of the offence.
82. All combinations, under any pretext whatever, are strictly Combination
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prohibited. Any Cadet who, in concert with others, shall adopt
any measure, under pretence of procuring a redress of grievances,
or enter into any agreement, with a view to violate or evade any
regulation of the Academy, or shall endeavor to persuade .others to·
enter into such concert or agreement, shall be dismissed .
83. The Superintendent shall prescribe such limits around the
Limits .
Academy, as he may deem proper, beyond which no Cadet sh.all go
without his permission .
84. If any Cadet shall consider himself wronged by another, or
Redress.
by a Professor or officer, he is to complain thereof to the Superintendent, who is hereby required to examine into such complaint,
and to take the proper measures for redressing the wrong complained of. Should the party complaining be refused 1'edress, he may
appeal to the Board of Visitors.
Communica '":. 85. All communications to the Board of Visitors, from any per tions .
son belonging to the Acad emy, shall be made through the Superintendent, whose duty it shall be to forward them to the Board, with
such remarks as he may think proper.
86. It shall be the duty of every Professor, Teacher and AssistOfficers report. ant Professor, who is knowing to any violation of the rules and
regulations, or to any crimB, irregularity, neglect or other improper
conduct, of which a Cadet has been guilty, to report the same without delay to the Superintendent.
87. The Superintendent shall have full power to prescribe such
Superintendent may pre- rules and regulations of interior police and discipline, as he may
scribe rules, deem proper, to insure regularity, order, cleanliness, propriety of
&c.
conduct , and strict attention to, and due performance of duty by
every Cadet; to regulate the times of parades, inspections , mounting and relieving guards, the duties of guards and sen.tinels, and
generally every other thing necessary for the good government and
well being of the Academy, not herein specifically mentioned-subject, however, to the revision of the Board of Visitors .

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88. The Cadets shall be organized into a company, to consist of Comrany .
one Captain, two Lieutenants, two Sergeants and four Corporals.
89. The commissioned and non-commissioned officers shall be
Officers.
appointed, by the Superintendent, from those Cadets who have been
most active and soldier-like in the performance of their duties, and
most exemplary in their general deportment. In general the commissioned officers will be taken from the first class; Sergeants from
the second class; and the Corpo1als from the third class. In the
first two years, temporary details will be made as acting officers, but
in all cases the appointments will be made from those most distinguished for general good conduct and soldier-li ke deportment.
90. From the 1st of March to the 1st of December, there shall
Drills.
be an infantry or artillery drill every day, when the weather is fa_
vorable, (Saturdays and Sundays excepted,) at such regular hour of
the day as the Superintendent may appoint, and for the residue of
the year at his discretion.

91. Each drill shall continue one hour at least, and shall not exceed one hour and a half.

Duration.

92. Ther e shall be a .dress parade at retreat, when in barracks, Evening Para ccordirtg to the form prescribed in the general Army regulations.
ades.
93. There shall Be an inspection of the company under arms, Saturday Inevery Saturday morning, (when the weather permits,) at ten o'clock, spections.
according to the form of the Army.
94. No Cadet shall be excused from any duty whatever, withput Excuses from
permission from the Superintendent, unless excused by the Surgeon.
-duty .

95. Reveille- Will be regulated by the beating of the Picquet Hours for daiGuard .
ly duties .
Retreat-At sunset.
'Iattoo-At 10 P. M. from 20th March to 20th September, and
9 P. M. from 20th September to 20th March.
"Pease upon a Trencher"-SignaI for Breakfast, at 8 A. M:.,
from 20th March to 20th September, and at 7 ½from 20th Septem ·
her to 20th March.
"Roast Beef"-The Signal for dinner, at 1 o'clock, P. M.
Surgeon:s Call-At ½past 6 o'clock, A. M.
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signal to extinguish lights, 30 minutes after Tattoo

Roll Call.
Church Call-At
Study hours.

10 o'clock, A. M., on Sundays.
Call "to quarters"--For study, in barracks, at 30 minutes after
returning from Supper, and on Sundays at 3 o'clock, P. M.

96. From Reveille till breakfast call; from 9 till 12, A. M. ;
from 2 till 4 P. M. ; and 30 minutes after returning from Supper
till Tattoo.
Roll Calls.
97. There will be five general roll calls daily, and invariably:
The 1st at Reveille, 2d at Breakfast, 3d at Dinner, 4th at Retreat,
and 5th at Tattoo; at which all Cadets not on duty, or absent by
permission, or excuse~ by the Surgeon, are required to attend.
Dress.
98. No Cadet shall retain in his possession any articles of dress,
other than prescribed by the regulations, without permission.
99. The Jacket shall only be worn in quarters, on class parade,
in section room, and wJ.thin the Citadel grounds when not on duty.
Hair trimmed.
100. Cadets shall have their hair trimmed close behind; Mustaches and Whiskers shall not be worn.
Arms.
101. No Cadet shall .lend or exchange his arms or accoutrements,
nor use those of another Cadet, nor shall the arms be taken from
quarters, except for duty, without permission.
102. No Cadet shall alter his musket by filing or scraping or
varnishing the stock, or remove the lock without permission of one
of the Professors or the Superintendent.
103. Cadets are prohibited from having in their possession any
description of fire arms, or other weapons, not issued by the proper
authority.
104. No Cadet shall remove from the room or bed assigned to
him, without permission of the Superintendent.
Policeofquarl05. Every Cadet: on rising in the morning, shall roll up his
ters.
matrass, with the bed-clothes neatly folded in it, put it into the bedsack and strap it. He shall hang up his extra clothing, put such
articles in the clothes bag as it is intended to contain, clean his candlesticks, and arrange all his effects in the prescribed order.
106. Every Cadet shall attend to the good order and arrangement of his own arms, accoutrements, clothing and other effects ;
the Orderly shall attend to th 1 general polioe of the room, and shall
require each occupant to discharge his proper duty.
107. Cadets must prepare their clothes for the laundress, before
7 o'clock on Sunday and Thursday mornings of eaoh week.
l 08. No Cadet shall throw stones, water or any other articles

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from their windows, or in or about their quarters . Tubs and bari-els will be placed for the reception of dirty water at convenient
places.
109. No Cadet shall keep any unauthorized article of furniture.
11 0. No Cadet shall keep a light after Taps, except when on duty
and authorized so to do.
·
111. No Cadet shall play on any musical instrument on Sunday,
nor in study hours on any other day, (this applies to all persons In
the Citadel,) nor shall they play at cards or other games of chance
at any time, nor keep implements used in such games in their rovms.
112. Cadets shall walk the halls and galleries of the barracks,
and pass up and down stairs in study hours, with as little noise as
possible : running, loud talking, or scuffiing in barracks is strictly
prohibited.
113. Cadets will habitually ascend and descend by the staircase
over the . wood house. The stairs ascending under the archway
are appropriated to the officers,private persons, and such as come
on business.
114. Every Cadet having permission to be absent, must leave his
name with the Sergeant or officer of the guard on going out and
returning to quarters, who will report the same, with the time absent, on his daily reports.
115. No loitering or idling around the barracks, in the guard
room, or archway, or any other place, can be allowed during study
hours.
116. No Cadet shall post up any placard or notice upon the public buildings without permission, nor shall he mark, cut, deface, or
injure any of the public property whatever.
117 . No Cadet or other person shall introduce a citizen into the
barrack rooms, during study hours, without permission from Superintendent of barracks.
118. There shall be an Orderly detailed for each room occupied Orderlies of
by the Cadets, who shall perform the duties for one week.
rooms .
119. The Orderlies of each room shall see that the names of all
their room mates are on the orderly board, with those of themselves
at the head of the list ; and that the board is hung in its appropriate
place.
120. 'fhey shall be held responsible for the cleanliness of the room,
and for the strict observance of all regulations and orders therein;
every violation of which they shall promptly report. They shall be
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out the rooms, daily, fifteen minutes after reveille roll call, and shall
attend to the fires and see that there are lights in their rooms, within ten minutes after the evening call to quarters.
121. Every night, at or before Taps, they shall see that the lights
are extinguished, and fires secure, if there be any.
122. Every other Saturda.y, between 6 and 10 o'clock, A. M., they
shall, with the assistance of their room mates, wash the floors of t,he
rooms, the wash-stands, mantel pieces, and shelves; &c., and put the
rooms in complete order.
123. They shall answer promptly and fully every question put to
thel)1 by any officeror Cadet on duty, and when the Orderly detailed for the week is absent, the Cadet longer off duty shall be re spon·
sible as Orderly.
Superintend124. The first and second officer of Cadets, shall be Superinten ents of rooms dents of rooms, and are charged with and responsible for their police and the preservation of good order therein.
125. They shall visit and inspect the rooms of their divisions, at
least once during the day, at Taps at night, and see that all is \\ ell.
126. They shall prescribe the order in which the room and furniture shall be arranged, shall change Orderlies , and shall require the
Orderlies, who have not kept their rooms in good order, to perform
an extra weekly tour of duty, and shall report daily, in writing, a.11
delinquencies which have come to their knowledge since la.st report,
with the condition of the rooms, to the Superintendent of the
Academy.
127. They shall suppress all noise and scuffling, or other improper conduct in the rooms under their charge, and forthwith report
t.he case to the officer in charge.
128. They shall communicate to the occupants of the rooms, all
orders given them relative to the police, and shall cause them to be
observed.
129. They shall inspect the rooms, and see that the beds are duly
arranged a.s prescribed , 30 minutes after Reveille ; and shall visit
every room aft er Taps , and see that all the occupants a.re in bed,
and fires secure ; reporting all delinquencies to the officerin charge.
Weekly in130. The Superintendent of the Academy will inspect the quar·
spection by ters, at least once a week, and oftener , when there should appear
Superintendent.
to be a necessity for so doing.
Offic in
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131. Each officer of the Fa.culty shall be detailed in turn as offi.
charge.
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132 . He shall superintend the performance of all tho duties of

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133. He shall promptly correct all irregularties which may occur
in the barracks, or in their vicinity .
134. He shall be present at all class parades and roll calls, dur·
iag his tour, and shall not absent himself from the barracks and
their vicinity , except at meal times, without the approbation of the
Superintendent.
135. He shall visit the quarters of the Cadets (at least) once between Retreat and Tattoo, and on being relieved shall report in
writing, to the Superintendent, all violation of regulations on the
part of any one which may have come to his knowledge during his
tour.
136. The officer of the day, shall be detailed generally from the Officer the
of
r-oster of Cadets acting as oi;licers but every Cadet of the first
,
day.
class shall be detailed to perform this duty, at least once.
137. He shall, after receiving his guard, report for orders to the
Commandent of Cadets, and shall receive and obey such orders as
may be given him, during his tour, by the officerin charge.
138. He shall give the guard the orders of the day, regulate the
relieves, and have such of the guard dismissed as are not required
for duty.
139. He shall cause the Sentinels to be posted at the proper
times, and shall visit them ten minute s after they are posted.
140. He shall cause all the Academic signals to be sounded at
the proper times.
141. He shall superintend the formation of the classes and sections, and require the marchers to report the absentees, and to preserve good order on parade, and while marching to and from the
section room.
142. He shall then immediately seek all who have been reported
to him as absent, (except those properly excused,) and order them
to repair forthwith to their respective recitation rooms, or wherever
their duty may require their presence. He shall report immediately to the Superintendent or officer in charge, all who.m he does not
find, and all such as fail to obey his orders.
143. During the season in which fires are permitted in barracks ,
he shall frequently visit the rooms during recitation hours.
. 144. !f e shall take prompt and effectual measures for suppressmg all Hregularities and disturbances that may occur in or ne~r
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145. He shall station himself in or near the guard room; between
Reveille and Tattoo, constantly, except when absent on duty or at
meals.
146. He shall be held responsible for all public property deposit·
ed in the guard-room.
14 7. He shall, fifteen minutes after Taps, visit the rooms of all
Cadets, who are reported absent, and he shall repeat his visits at intervals of fifteen minutes, to the room of each absentee till his
return.
148. On the back of his guard report, he shall ,note all violations
of the regulations, which may have come to his knowledge during
his tour; stating the name of each delinquent, with a clear and precise description of his offence, and the circumstances of time and
place, when they are not necessarily understood; he shall also state
particularly the orders given him by .any authorized officer, and the
time at which each absentee, at Taps, returned to his room; and he
will subjoin to his report the word " Certified," with his signature.
149. At evening parade, each Orderly Sergeant shall warn the
Cadets of his company, who are detailed to mount guard the ensuing day, always taking those for this duty first, who have been longest off.
Guard mount- 150. The ceremonies of mounting guard shall be performed as
ing.
prescribed in the general regulations of the Army of the United
States.
151. Every Cadet of the guard, shall appear at guard mounting
in perfect order.
152. Cadets detailed for guard 1 shall not, during their tour, leave
the barracks for a longer period than ten minutes, except on duty
or for meals.
153. Every Sentinel shall obey the orders of the Superintendent,
officer in charge, officer of the day, and of the officers and non-commissioned officers of the guard.
154. As soon as a Sentinel is posted in the barracks, he shall visit
every room under his charge, see that the fires are secured in suc-h
as may be vacant, and order (if it be in study hours) every Cadet,
whom he may find visiting, to go to his room.
155. Every Sentinel on post, when the call "to quarters" is sounded, shall immediately visit the rooms un ier his charge, and report
t}lose Cadets who shall not have obeyed the call.
156. No Sentinel shall permit a violation of the regulations to
take place within the limits of his post, without taking proper mea-

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sures to prevent it ; nor shall he fail in any case to report to the
Corporal of the guard, every such violation which comes within his
observation or knowledge whilst on post, and the name of every Cadet who, during his tour, shall have been absent from his room, in
study hours, longer than ten minutes.
157. The Sergeant of the guard shall parade and inspect every
relief at the proper time.
158. In all cases, not provided for in the foregoing paragraphs,
the service of the guard shall be performed as prescribed in the
general regulations of the Army of the United States .
159. The Superintendent alone, or the officer commanding for
the time being, shall have power to arrest a Cadet, (except in cases
of mutiny, direct disobedience of orders, or gross disrespect to a
superior officer, or in case of fighting or committing a breach of the
peace ;) in the last case, the offender may be arrested by any one,
(though inferior in rank,) and must retire to quarters ; the case being reported to the Superintendent for his approbration .
160. Every Cadet under arrest shall confine himself to his room
until released, unless otherwise ordered, except when required to be
, absent therefrom for the _
performance of some of his Academic or
Military duties; to all of which, (except those of guard ,) he shall
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161. No Cadet shall be released from arrest, except by authority
of the Superintendent, or the commanding officer of the post ; and
every Cadet proved guilty of a breach of arrest, will be suspended,
or otherwise less severely punished, at the discretion of the Superintendent.
162. At the Surgeon's call, the sick, not in the hospital, will be
conducted to the hospital by the first Sergeant of the Company,
who will present to the Surgeon the company booli:,with the names
of the sick registered; and no Cadet shall r eport, or be reported to
the Surgeon, or be excused by him, whose name is not registered.
163. Cadets requiring medical attendance at times other than
those specified in regulations or orders; will report the fact to the
officer of the day, who will, according to his judgment, either send
for the Surgeon, or send the Cadet to the Surgeon, under the charge
of such person as he may find expedient at the time.
164. Every Cadet excused by the Surgeon from all duties, shall
be sent to the hospital.
165. The sick Cadets, who remam in quarters, shall not leave

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and report to the Superintendent, any failure on the part of a Cadet to comply with this regulation.
187. All officers shall duly acknowledge the salutations, in the
form and manner pre scribed in the · regulations aforesaid. Tho se
compliments and salutations shall also be observed by all enlisted
persons employed about the Citadel.
Societies.
188. No society shall be organized among the Cadets, without
special licen se from the Superintendent ; nor shall any assembly of
Cadets be held, for this or any other purpose, without his express
permi ssion promulgated in orders.
189. The recreation ground for athletic exercises, such as walkLimits .
ing, jumping, running, and playing ball; (in all of which the Superintendent would recommend practical exercise,) will be bounded by
the fence surrounding the green-commencing
on the east of the
Cita~el, and continuing to the brick wall in front, and on the south;
thence in a direct ,line to the Citadel, by the front of the gun-house,·
but not to include any ground west of the front of the gun-house.
190. The lot on the southwest of the Citadel, on King- street , is
not included in recreation grounds, and no Cadet must enter it
without permission.
·
191. No Cadet will be allowed to walk on recreation grounds:
when he is on guard, sick, or during study hours.
192. A permit to walk on recreation grounds, or for any indulgenc e, will be r..endcred invalid if the individual's name is on the
sick report, unle ss it be so expressly stated.
193. The strictest attention to study and all other duties is required. Every Cadet, therefore, who shall absent himself from duty
of any kind, and fail to render a satisfactory excuse in writing, for
such absence, shall be reprimanded, put on extra duty, or confined,
according to the circumstances of the case; and demerit marks, in
number proportioned to his offence, will be recorded against him.
194. All delinquencie s, for which Cadets have been reported, for
any one week: will be read out on Friday afternoon parade.
195. Any Cadet having a satisfactory excuse for such delinquenExcuses. cies, shall express it in writing, after the form prescribed, and submit it to the Superintendent within his first orderly hour, after the
publication of the report on parad e. No excuse shall be niade by
any Cadet, many other manner, nor at any other time, unless unavoidably prevented from complying with the above dir ections, in
which case the cause of delay shall be annexed to the excuse.
196. No Cadet shall address an officer or Cadet, who has report-

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cd him for a delinquency, on the subject of such report, unless specially permitted by the Superintendent ; and no officer or Cadet,
having made such report against a Cadet, shall hold any conversation with him relating to it, unless referred to with_ the proper permission.
197. The class sections shall assemble at their respective hours of Recitations.
recita t ion, on the barrack parade ground, where the roll will be called, afLer which they will be marched to the section room. Silence
and soldier-like deportment are required of all Cadets, while on
class parade, and while marching to and from the section rooms.
198. Every Cadet, unless he is an assistant teacher, or excused by
the Surgeon, shall assemble and march with his section.
199. Every Cadet permitted to leave the section, shall return as
soon as possible ; and any one who remains out more than ten minutes, shall be reported, by the marcher, to the officer of the guard,
and on the weekly class report by the in~tructor.
200. Whenever an officer or Professor enters a recitation room,
or Cadets' barrack room, all Cadets will rise; and silence and decorum will be observed while they are present.
201. The Cadet whose name stands first on the class roll, at the
Marche1·s.
commencement of the term, shall be marcher of his section during
the whole term, unless otherwise ordered; and as soon as the signal
is given, the marcher shall form his section, at the place appointed,
in two ranks; shall call the roll, note each absentee , and immedir.tcly thereafter report the names of all absentees to the officer of
the day.
202. The marcher shall march his section in a soldier-like manner, and upon being dismissed from the section room, he must march
it back to the parade ground in the same manner and dismiss it.
203. Every instructor shall note, in his weekly class report, the
Instructors.
name of each Cadet of his section, who has been dilatory, with the
time and description of his offence. He will also state, in his report, the progress made during the week by his section, and the
subject on which he has been engaged, as prescribed in the regula~
tions of the Military Academy of "\Vest Point .
. 204 .. No in str uctor shall dismiss his section before the proper
st~nal 1s made, without mentioning the same on his weekly report,
with reasons therefor.
205. The instructors shall hand in their class reports to the Superintend ent , on Saturday, between 7 and 10 o'clock, A. M.
206. The Superintendent will transact business with the Cadets
Officehom·s.
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, 207. The Superintendent 's office shall be open on Tu esday and
Friday of each week, from 1 till 2 o'clock, P. M. for the visits of
Cadets to examine such rolls and records as may be left open for
th eir inspection ; but no Cadet shall visit this office at any other
time than above prescribed, and at regular orderly hour s, unless spc·
cially permitted by the Superintendent.
Mi scellane208. No Cadet will interfere with or int errup t any sold ier of the
ous .
guard, in any way wh,Ltever; and no Cadet must speak to or inter·
rup t a sentinel on post.
209. No Cadet will be allowed to pass out of the Citadel gate
after R etreat or before breakfast, except by special permission from
the commanding officer.
210. No loitering about, or crowding in the archway, or before it,
so as to interrupt the guard, or its office will, at any time, be al·
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lowed, and especially not at Tattoo.
211. Cadets are parti9ularly enjoined to conduct themselves,
when on recreat ion grounds, in an orderly, gent lemanly and soldierlike manner, and any conduct other than such, will be punished according to the nature of the offence.
2 12. And generally, in all their intercourse with their officer ,
s
each other, and all persons whosoever, it is expected of them to
preserve the high toned feeling and courtesy which ever distingui sh
the soldi er and gentleman.
Citizens, &c. ' 2 13. No Cadet will introduce any citizen, lad, boy or other pernot to imro- son into the barrack rooms, without permission from one of the Produce, &c.
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fcssors or the Supcrmtendent.
2 14. Any Cadet who shall be habitually neglectful of his studies
and duties , shall be dismissed from the Academy.
Professors,
215. Each Profess or and I nstructor, at the head: of a separate
&c. acc_ounta-departm ent , will have charge of and be account able for the instruble for mstru.
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ments, &c. ments and apparatus supplied for the use of his department.
.
2 16. No Pr ofessor, Assistant Professor, or Teacher, shall give a
Certificates
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& statements. certificate, or make any statement or report, relatmg to the qualifications, standing, conduct, or character of any Cadet, or of any person
having been a Cadet, or concerning the examination of any candidate for admission, unless required so to do by the special direction
of the Principal Professor .
News a ers
2 17. The Cadets are prohibited from taking any newspaper, or
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one newspaper, or peri odical, to each Cadet, and then only on condition of its being paid for in advance.

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Interior Police and Discipline.
218. The Cadets shall be organized into a Company, the officers Company .
of which shall be appointed, by the Superintendent, from those Cadets who have been most active and soldier-like in the performance of
their dutiers, and most exemplary in their conduct.
219 . There shall be an infantry or artillery drill every day, when
Dnlls.
the weather is favorable, (Saturdays and Sundays excepted,) at such
regular hour of the day as the Superintendent may appoint; to con- _
Duration.
tinue not less than· three quarters of an hour, nor more than one
hour and a half.
220. There shall be a dress parade at retreat, when in barracks, Dress Parade .
according to the form prescribed in the general Army regulations.
22 l. There shall be an inspection of the Company, under arms, Saturd~y Inevery Saturday morning, (when the weather permits,) at nine o'- spections.
clock, according to the form of the Army.
222. No Cadet shall be excused from any duty whatever, without Excuses from
permission from the Superintendent, unless excused by the Surgeon.
duty.
223. The hours for daily duties will be as follows :
Hours for daiReveille-At 5 o'clock from 1st April to 30th September· and at ly duties and
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Roll Calls.
6 o'clock for the remamder of the year.
"Peas upon a 1hncher"-Signal
for Breakfast, at half past 7
o'clock.
"Roast Beef"-The Signal for dinner, at 1 o'clock.
Surgeon's Call-On the arrival of the Surgeon.
Retreat-At sunset.
Tattoo-At half past 9 o'clock from 1st April to 30th September,
and at 9 o'clock for the remainder of the year.
Taps-30 minutes after tattoo.
Church Call-At a quarter to ten o'clock, A. M., on Sundays.
Call "to quarters"--For study, in barracks, at 30 minutes after
returning from supper, and on Sundays at 3 o'clock, P. M.
Hours for study will be from Reveille till breakfast call, and
Study hours.
from 9 till 12 M., from 2 till 4 P. M. and 30 minutes after returning from supper; till tattoo.
There will be five general roll calls daily, and invariably: The
1st at Reveille, 2d at Breakfast, 3d at Dinner, 4th at Retreat ,
and 5th at Tattoo; .at which all Cadets not on duty, or absent by
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224. No Cadet shall ret ain in his possession any artic les of dress,
other than pre scrib ed by the regulations, without permission;
225. 'Ibo Jack et shall only be worn in quarters, on class parade ,
in section room, and within the Arsenal grounds when not on duty,
Ha irtrimmed . 226. Cadets shall have their hair trimmed close behind j Mustaches and Whiskers shall not be worn.
227. No Cadet shall lend or exchange his ar ms or accoutrements,
Arms.
nor use those of another Cadet, nor shall the arms be taken from
quarter s, except for duty, without permission.
228. No Cadet shall alter his musket by filing or scraping or
- varnishing the stock, or r emove the lock, without permis sion of the
Sup erintendent.
229. Cadets are prohibited from having in their possession gunpowder or any description of fire arms, or other weapons, not issued
by the proper authority.
Police of quar230. No Cadet shall remove from the room or bed assigned to
ters.
him, without permi ssion of the Superintendent.
231. Ev ery Cadet, on rising in the morning, shall roll up his
matra~s, with the bed-clothes neatly folded in it, and strap it. He
shall put such articles in the clothes bag as it is intended to contain,
clean his candlestick, and arrange all his effects in the pre scribed
order.
232. Every Cadet shall attend to the good order and arrangement of his own arms, accoutrements, clothing and other effects;
the Orderly shall attend to th; general police of the room, and shall
require each occupant to discharge his proper duty .
233. Cadets must prep are their clothes for the laundr ess, before
7 o'clock on Monday and Thursday morning s of each week.
234. No Cadet shall throw stones, water or any other articles
from their windows, or in or about their quarters, or on the .Arsenal
grounds.
235. No Cadet shall keep any unauthoriz ed article of furnitur e,
and no Cadet shall keep a light after T aps, except when on duty
and authorized so to do.
236. No Cadet shall play on any musical instrument on Sunday,
nor in study hours on any other day, nor shall they pln.y at cards
or other games of chance, at any time, nor keep implements used in
such games in their rovms.
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237. Cadets shall pass up and down stairs, in study hour s, with
as littl e noise as possible : running, loud talking, or scuffling in barl'acks is strict ly prohibit ed.
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238. No loitering or idling around the barracks, or any other
place, can be allowed during study hours.
239. No Cadet shall post up any placard or notice upon the public buildings without permission, nor shall he mark, cut, deface, or
injure any of the public property whatever.
240. No Cadet or other person shall introduce a citizen into the
barrack rooms, without permission from the Superintendent.
241. Every Cadet having permission to be absent, must leave his Leave of abname with the Sergeant or officer of the guard on going out and sence from
quarters.
returning to quarte rs, who will report the same, with the time absent, on his daily reports.
242. There shall be an Orderly detailed for each room occupied Orderlies of
rooms.
by the Cadets, who shall perform the duties for one week.
243. The Orderlies of each room shall see that the names of all
their room mates are on the orderly board, with those of themselves
at the head of the list; and that the board is hung in its appropriate
place.
244. They shall be held responsible for the cleanliness of the room,
and for the strict observance of all regulations and orders therein;
every violation of which they shall promptly report. They shall be
responsible for all public property therein, shall police and sweep
out the rooms, daily, thirty minutes after reveille, and sha ll attend
to the fires and see that there are light s in their rooms, within ten
minutes after the evening call to quarters.
245. Evei:y night, at or before Taps, they shall see that the lights
are ext inguished, and fires secur~, if there be any.
246. Every Saturday morning they shall, with the assistance of
their room mates, put their rooms in complete order, preparatory to
the weekly inspection by the Superintendent.
247. They shall answer pr omptly and fully every question put to
them by any officer or Cadet on duty; and when the Orderly detailed for the week is absent, the Cadet longest off duty shall be responsible as Ordcrl y.
248. The first officer of Cadets shall be Superintendent of rooms,
and is charged with and responsible for their police, and the preservation of good order therein .
249. He shall suppress all noise and scuffling, or other improper conduct in the rooms under his charge, and forthwith report
the case to the Superintendent.
250. He shall communicate to the occupants of the rooms all
orders given him relative to the police, and shall cause them to be
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251. He shall see that the beds are duly arranged as prescribed,
thirty minutes after reveille, and see that all the occupants are in
bed at taps, and fires secure ; reporting all delinquencies to the Superin ten dent..
Inspection of
252. The Superintendent of the Academy ' will inspect the quarquarters, &c. ters minutely, at least once a week, and oftener when there should
appear to be a necessity for so doing·; at which time the Cadets
will produce all the clothing, books, and other propcrLy which they
may have received from the State, or account for the same. This ·
inspection will take place on Saturday morning, immediately after
that of the Company; unless otherwise ordered.
253. At evening parade the Orderly Sergeant shall warn the
Cadets who are detailed to mount guard the ensuing day, always
taking those for this duty first, who have been longest off.
Guard mount254. Th e ceremonies of mounting guard shall be performed as
ing .
prescribed in the general regulations of the Army of the United
States.
255. Every Cadet of the guard shall appear at guard mounting
in perfect order.
.
256. Cadets detailed for guard shall not, during their tour, leave
the barracks for a longer period than ten minutes , except on duty
or for meals.
257. Every Sentinel shall obey the orders of the Superintendent,
and of the officers of the guard.
258. No Sentinel shall permit a violation of the regulations to
take place within the limits of his J>Ost,
without taking proper measures to prevent it ; nor shall he fail in any caso to report to the
officerof the guard, every such violation which comes within l1is observation or knowledge while on-post.
259. The officer of the guard shall post the sentine ls at the proOffic of the per times, v1s1tt h em f requent 1y d urmg th e1r tour, an d mstruct them
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upon all points of duty.
260. It shall be his duty to preserve good order in the barracks,
during his tour-he shall cause all academic signals to be sounded
at the proper hours, and superintend the formation of the classes.
261. He shall attend all roll calls; seek absentees, not properly
excused, and cause them to repair where their attendance is required.
262. During the season in which fires are permitted in the barracks, he will frequently visit the rooms during recitation hours.
263. He shall station himself in or near the guard room: between

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or at meals.
264. He shall be held responsible for all public property deposited in the guard-room.
265. H e shall take prompt and effectual measures for suppr essing all irregularities or disturbances that may occur in or near
the barracks.
266. He shall visit and inspect the guard, at least once during
his tour, between tattoo and reveille, and assur e himself that the
sent inels are well instruc ted in their duty.
267. On the back of his guard report he shall note all violations
of the regulation s, which may have come to his knowledge during
his tour ; he shall also state particularly the time at which each absentee returns to his quarters, and the length of time which he may
have overstai d leave ; and he will subjoin to his report the word
" Certified," with his signature.
268. In all cases, not provided for in the foregoing paragraphs,
the service of the guard shall be performed as prescribed in the
general r egulation s of the Army of the United States.
269. The Superintendent alone, or the officer commanding for
the time being, shall have power to arrest a Cadet, {except in cases
of mutin y, direct disobedience of orders, or gross disrespect to a
superior officer, or in case of fighting or committing a breach of the
peace;) in the last case, the offenders may be arrest.ed by any one,
(tliough inferior in rank,) and must r etire to quarters ; the case being reported to the Superintendent for his arprobration.
270. Every Cadet und er arrest shall confine himself to his room
until released, unless otherwise ordered, except when required to be
absent therefrom for the performance of some of his Academic 0 1·
Military duties; to all of which, (except those of guard.) he shall
atte nd, and except also for a necessary occasion, and to march to
meals.
27 l. No Cadet shall be released from arrest , except by authority
of the Superintendent, or the commanding office of the post; and
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every Cadet proved guilty of a breach of arrest, will be s11spmted.
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272. At the Surgeon's call, the sick, not in the hospital , will repair to the hospital; and the hospital Steward will present to the
Surgeon the company book, wiLh the names of the sick registered ;
and no Cadet shall report, or be reported, to the Surgeon, or be excused by him, whose name is not registered.
273. Cadets requiring medical attendance at times other than
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those specified in regulations or orders, will report the fact to the
Superintendent, who will, according to his judgment, either send
for the Surgeon, or send the Cadet to the Surgeon, under the charge
of such person as he may find expedient at the time.
27 4. Every Cadet excused by the Surgeon from all duties, shall
be sent to the hospit al.
275. The sick Cadets, who remain in quarters, shall not leave
their rooms except for the purpose of performing some duty, or
taking such exercise as the Surgeon may have prescribed, with the
approbation of the Superintendent .
276. But no Cadet shall, for any purpose whatever, be absent
from his room during any drill, parade, or roll call, from whieh he
may have been excused by the Surgeon.
277. The sick, in the hospital, shall obey the orders of the Surgeon,
and all such police regulations as he may prescribe, with the appro-bation of the Superintendent.
278. No person is allowed to visit the hospital, unless by permission of the Superintendent.
Commons
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279. The senior officer of Cadets present, shall be commandant
of the mess hall; he shall preserve order in the hall, a1:1d due oba
servance of the mess regulations ; and shall see that the mess squads
are conduct ed to and from the mess hall in a military and soldier like manner .
280. The Cadets shaJl be divided into as many squads as ther e
are tables, with a first and second carver to each, who shall cause
the regulation s of the hall to be observed by all in' their squad, and
shall report all delinqu encies to the Superintendent.
· 281. At the respective signals for meals, the squads will be form- ,
ed on the company parade ground, by the first carvers of each squad,
as squad marchers, und er the superintendence of the commandant
of the hall, who shall march them to and from the hall.
282. Th e sq·1ad shall be formed and marched by the second carver, in the absence of the first ; but in other cases, he shull march
at the head of his squad. He is also responsible for any violations
or the regulations in his squad, and shall report all such to the commandant of the hall.
283. All Cadets 8hall march to and from their meals, (except the
sick in the hospital,) and t.hey shall leave the hall at the signal given
.by the commandant of the hall.
284. Each Cadet shall have a particular place assigned him at
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shall not change it , except by permission of the Superint endent .
285. All unn ecessary talking is strictly prohibited in th e hall,
and the carvers alone shall call on the waiters.
286. W asting pr ovisions, or tak ing them from the mess hall, or
injuring or abstracting mess furn iture of any kind , is strictly pro·
hibited.
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287. The commandant of mess shall see th at no Cadet takes his
seat in the hall before the command "seats;" and also. t hat every
Cadet leaves the hall after the command "rise;>' but for the better
preservation of order, each table will be made to ri se in turn, and
form _ squad in front of the hall, and march back in the same or·
in
der as marched to the hall.
288 . No Cadet shall go into the mess hall, (except on duty,) at
any other time or in any other manner tha n is herein prescribednor into the kitchen, nor tailor shop, without permission fr om the
Super intendent .
289. All deficiencies in or complaints of t he mess hall, will be
xepc, ted immediately, throug h the commandant of messs, to the Su·
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290. 'l'he academic limits, between r~veille and evening study
Limits.
call, will extend to that part of the Arse nal grounds lying on the
west side of a line drawn from the middle of the fence connecting
the officers' and Cadets' quarte rs to the middle of the south fence of
t he enclosure. Between evening study call and reveille, th e limit s
will extend only to the night privy, the well, and the Superinte ndent's office, and to no other parts, on pain of suspension.
29 1. Climbing or j umping the fence around the Arsenal grounds,
is strictly prohibited.
292. Cadets are required to pass out and in; by the large gates or
doors, on the east and west sides of the Ar senal lot ; and in going
out of the east gate or door they will pass on the south side of the
A rsenal.
293. No Cadet shall go into Town, at any time, except with per·
T own.
mission of the Superintend ent.
294 . No excuse whatever will be taken from any Cadet who shall
leave the Arsenal grounds without permission from the Superintendent; he will most positively be suspended.
295. Every Cadet shall pay to his superior office th e compli- Compliments.
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ments prescribed by the general regulation s of the Army to be paid
to office
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296 . All officers shall duly acknowledge the salut ations, in the
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compliments and salutations shall also be observed by all enlisted
persons employed about the Ar senal.
Societies.
297. No, Society shall be organized among the Cadets, without
special licence from the Superintendent, nor shall any assembly of
Cadets be held for this or any other purpose, without his express
permission promulgated in orders.
Visiting.
298. No Cadet will be allowed to visit the room of another, during st udy hours.
299. On Sundays, the Cadets are enjoined to relinqui sh their
Sundays.
sports ; to devote their spare hour s to study and reading ; and to
conduct themselves in a peaceable and quiet manner. The Cadets
can have permi ssion to go to Church in the afternoon : but any
abuse of this permis sion will be severely punished.
Excuses.
300 . The strictest attention to study and all other duties is required. Every Cadet, therefore, who shall absent himself from
duty of any kind, and fail to render a satisfactory excuse in writing
for such absence, shall be r eprimanded, put on extra dnty, or confined, according to the circumstances of the case ; and demerit
marks, in number proportioned to his offence, will be recorded.
against him.
Delinquencies. 30 l. All delinquencies for which Cadets have been r eported , for
any one week, wilt be read out on Friday afternoon parade.
302. Any Cadet having a satisfactory excuse for such delinquencies, shall express it in writing, after the form prescribed, and submit it to the Supe rinte ndent within his first orderly hour., after the
publication of the r eport on parade. No excuse shall be made by
any Cadet in any other manner, nor at any other time, unle ss tlnavoidably pr evented from complying with the above dir ections, ia
which case the cause of delay shall be annexed to the excuse.
303. No Cadet shall address an officer or Cadet, who has reported him for delinquency, on the subject of such r eport, unless specially permitt ed by the Superintendent ; and no officer or Cadet
having made such report against a Cadet, shall hold any conversation with him relating to it , unless r eferr ed to with the proper permission.
Marchers.
304. The class sections shall assemble at their respective hours of
recitation, on the barracks parade ground , where the roll will be
called, after which they will be marched to the section room. Silence and soldier-lik e deportme nt are required of all Cadets while
on class parade, and while marching to and from the sect.ion rooms.
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306. Whenever an officer or Professor enters a recitation room
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or Cadet's barrack room, all Cadets will rise, and silence and decorum will be observed while they are present.
307. The Cadet whose name stands first on the class roll, shall be
the marcher of his section, unless otherwise ordered; and as soon
as the signal is given, the marcher shall form. his section, at the
•place appointed, in two ranks; shall call the roll, note each absentee, and immediately thereafter report the names of the absentees
to the Superintendent.
308. The marcher shall march his section in a soldier-like manner, and upon being dismissed from the section room, he must
march it back to the parade ground in the same manner and dismiss it.
309. The Superintendent will transact business with the Cadets, Office hours .
at 8 o'clock, A. M. daily, and at no other time.
310. The Superintendent's office shall _ open on Monday of_
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each week for the visits of Cadets to examine such rolls and records
as may be left cpen for their inspection ; but no Cadet shall visit
this ·office at any other time than above prescribed, and at regular
orderly hours 1 unless specially permitted by the Superintendent .
311. No Cadet will interfere with or interrupt any soldier of the
guard in any way whatever; an_ no Cadet must speak to or int erd
rupt a sentinel on post. . '
312. .Cadets are particularly enjoined to conduct themselves, Miscellane'wben in the streets of Columbia, in a quiet and gentlemanly manous.
ner . Any Cadet misbehaving, while in Town, will be suspended.
And generally, in all their intercourse with their officers,each other,
and .all persons whomsoever, it is expected of them to preserve the
high toned feeling and courtesy, which ever distinguish the soldier
and gentleman.
313. The Cadets are forbid to go into the Arsenal, or to make
any application so to do, unless in company with those friends or
relatives who may come to. visit them.
314. No Cadet shall apply for or receive money, or any other Mon ey not to
supplies, from his parents, or from any person whomsoever, without be received,
the permission .of the Superintendent. Any infraction or violation
&c.
of this rule will be considered a disobedience of orders and punish·
ed accordingly.
315. Any Cadet who shall be habitually neglectful of his studies Habitual neand duties, shall be dismissed from the Academy.
glect.
316. Ignorance of any published order or regulation, will not be
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The following is a general form of application, for admission into
the Military Academy as a beneficiary Cadet; which may be varied
to conform to circumstances.' If the application is for a pay Cadet,
the word pay must be substituted for the word beneficiary, and the
statement as to pecuniary means, and certificate of the Commission.
ers of Free Schools omitted:

FORM OF APPLICATION.
DATE.

To the Chairman if the Board ef Visitors :
I apply for the admission of (name in full) as a beneficiary Cadet in the State Military Academy. He is a resident of
District,
years old,
feet
inches high. He can
read and write with facility: . is cf fair moral character, and free
from all physical defect or deformity, and is not afflicted with any
disease or infirmity which would render him unfit for military service. He is without pecuniary means in his own right, and his
parents are unable to pay for his education.
(Signature.)
The following certificate must be annexed:
We, the Commissioners of Free Schools, for the District of
(or Parish of)
recommend the above
named (name of the boy for whom application is made) for admission.as a beneficiary Cadet into the State Military Academy. He
and his parents are without sufficient pecuniary means to educate
him, and we consider him worthy of the beneficence of the State.
Signed by the Commissioners, or,a majority if them .

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ACTS OF LEGISLATURE .
Converting Arsenal at Columbia, and Citadel at Charleston, into Military Schools,---·---·------------Appointing Governor (ex-officio)member of the Board
of Visitors, •. - -- ------ .• ---- ________________ _
ACCOUNTS.
Debts forbidden,._ - -- - - -- _____________________ _
Bur sar to keep Clothing accounts, ___________._____ _
Ac count (or check) Books,- - --------------------Cadet leaving before t&e
expiration of term of service,
not entitl ed to balance, _______________________ _
May inspect his acco"unts:-___________________ ___ _
Sums received from Pay Cadets to be deposited in
Bank,-------------------------------------ADMISSION.
Applications for, into Military Academy, time and manner of making,.-----------------·
·· ----------Knowledge requisite for,_________________________
Moral and physical qualifications,. __ • • __ - . ____ . _ _ _ ·
R ecommendation of Commissioners of Free Schools to
be preferred, ___________________________ ____ _
Form of application, (beneficiary or pay Cadet.) See
appendix.
APPENDIX.
ARRESTS.
(See Interior Police and Discipline of each
Academy.)
ARSENAL ACADEMY.
Li st of Officers and Professors, •••. ___ .:._ - - - - -- - - Establishment of,_________ ---- --- . - ---- -------- -

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Profes sors and pupils to constitute Arsenal and Maga·
zine Guard,. ______ •. ______ • ____________ • ___ _
Pupils known as Cadets,-------------- ---------Auxiliary to Citadel .Academyr- ________ ________ •
Superintendent, (Arsenal keeper, and Powder receiver,)
Annual examination,. __ --·· _____________________ _
Semi-annual examination,. ______________ • _______ _
Police and Discipline. (See" Interior Police and Discipline." )
BADGES OF MILITARY.
Distinction, __________________________________ _
BOARD OF VISITORS .
Li st of,. ______________ · ____________________ __ _
Annual Meeting of,___________ _________________ _
BURSAR.
Duties of,. __- • _- - • - - - - - • - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - -- __ _
CADET.
May be detailed as assistant Teacher,-------------Quota (beneficiary) from each District, ___ • ________ _
No t to marry ,._ - •• __ •. __ . _ __ __ __ ___ _ ________ •
Matriculation promise, (beneficiary,). __. _______ • _ ....
Habituall y neglectful, to be dismissed,. __. _______ . __
Not to receive supplies, &c. without leave,. ________ •
Distinguished, publication of names,. __ • __________ _
CADET , [pay .]
Quota from each District,------------·---______ _
On enterin g, to be placed in each class, as Facu lty may
decide, - -- -- --- --· --·-- ---------·------ ---Not ad111ittcd,unti l signed an obligation to remain in
int-titut ion until graduation or discharge, ________ _
Matriculat iou pr omise,. -- - ----- --- -- -- - ----- ____ _
No distinction between pay and beneficiary Cadets, .••
Amount paid by,------------------------------If discharged for misconduct, not refunded any part of
money paid in advance, ••• __ •• ________________ _
CITADEL ACADEMY.
Lis t of Officers and Profe ssors1•

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Establishment of,.. - - - - - - - - - - . - - - - - • --- - - - . ____ _
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CI T ADEL ACADEMY.
(Continued. )
Pup ils known as Cadets, --- -- - - -- -- - - ---- - --- - --Annual examination,. __ - ~__ ____________________ _
Semi-annual examinat ion,. ______________________ _
Police and Discipline. (See " Interior Po lice and Discipline .")
CLASS ..REPORTS.
Each instr uctor to make weekly reports to Superintendent, . _________ • __ ._ .. ______ ________ ________ _
Also who has been delinquent, &c.• - _____ . .• ______ _
And hand in reports on Saturdays, . __ .• __ _____ . ___ .
CL OTHING.
Articles furni shed each Cadet, by an order, expressed
by Superintendent 's initia l,. __ --------- ------- Accoun t Book to be neatly written, _ . _ . __•••• __ .. _
Li st of Clothing allowed,_________ , _____ _______ _
COMMONS. (See Interio r Police and Discipline of each
Academy .)
CONDUCT ROLLS. .
To be formed at November examination; - - - - - ______ _
Delinquencies classified,. ____ . . __ • . . _ . - .....•
• • __
Deficiency in conduct, ___ ______ _________ •. ______ _
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
Cadets to be arranged in four classes,•. ___ • ___ ____ _
Prescribed course of study, ---- --- - ----- --- --- -- -_
Time employed,- ______ - - __ . • _ - --- - - -- - - - - - - ---Commencement of course,- - - - - - - -- __ .. _________ _
Class reports. (See "Class Reports." )
Manner of instruction, . -- - - - - ____ --- _____ •• ••• __
DIPLOMA .
Granted to each of first class desiring and deserving it,
DISCIPLINE, [general.]
Cadets subject to l\Iilitary discipline,-- - -- .-- --- - - -_
Punishments,._ - - - - -·-- - -- - - - - - - - - -· - --- - - -- - -.
Gentlemanly conduct,- -- - . - . - - - - - - - -- - - -- - - --- - Keeping horse, &c. _ . _ . _ - - - - • - . . - - ..- __ ~ . __. __ . _ .
Spirituous Liquors, . _. _. __ - • - • - - - •• - •• - - - • • • - - - -

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Tobacco,. _____________ ________________ _______ .
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DISCI PLINE, [general.] (Continued.)
An swering for another~ -- -- __ --- - -- - - - - - _ - --- ___
Sabbath, _______________ _________ ___ · _________ _
Offering violence to another Cadet,- __ - - - _____ • -- - Combination,_~ ________ _.,: ___________ __ ____.._
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Damaging public property,- ______ • _____________ _ •
Divine service,_____ ~ ______ _____ ______ _______ .:. _
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Misbehaviour, not express ly mentioned , to be punished,
Combination under any pretext> ______________
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Limit s to be prescribed by Superintendent,--- ---- -Redr ess of grievances, _________ ·_ -- -- _. -- ______ _
Communications to Board of Visitors, ____ _________ _
Officers to report all violations of regulations,_____ _ _
Superintendent may prescribe regulation for int erior
police and discipline ,-------------~-----------DISTRICTS .
Number of beneficiary Cadets entitled to,---- --- --Do.
pay
do.
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----+----Failing to make application, deficiency may be supplied
from other applicants,- _______ • ____ _., • _______ _
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missioner s of Free Schools,- __________ -,-- ______ _
EXAMINATION.
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Semi-annual, do.
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Cadet not to rise, if found deficient ,______________ _
Dismissed, if wanting capacity, - ______ ___________ _ _
After annual examination, names of distinguished Cadets to be published,. ________________________ _

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Who constitute, (to each Academy,)--------------FURLOUGHS.
When granted,. _________ _________ __________ ___ _

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GUARD . (See Interior Police and Discipline of each
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IN TERIOR POLICE AND DISCIPLINE,
[Arsenal
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Company,- ____________ _______________________ _
Drills, .•. _ __ _ _ __ •. ______ • ___-_________________ _
Dress Parade,. _________ ______________________ _
Inspection of Arms,--- _____~ __________________ _
Excu..sesfrom duty,----------------------------Hours for daily duty and roll calls,---------------Dress,. ______________________________________ _
I-Iair trimmed,. _________________________ ~- ____ _
Arms,. ___ · __________ • ___________ - ___________'
Police and quarters,. _________________ ___ ____ -~_
Le ave of -absence from quarters,- ________________ _
Orderlies of rooms, _________________________ ___ _
Inspection of quarters,- ________ .:,
_______________ _
Guar d mounting, _______ ___________ _ ___________ _
Officer of the guard, ___________________________ _
Arrests,. __ •. ____ • ______ _____• ________________ _
Sick, _____ -- __________ -- ____ ---- ---- __--- ____ _
Commons,----- ______ -·- - ~- _________ -~ ________ _
Limits,- _________________________ • ___________ _
Town,. _____________ -- -- ------------------· -Compliments,. ______ __________________________ _
Societies, _______________________ _________ • ____
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Visiting, __________________ . __________________ _
Sabbath, __________________ ··------------·-----Excuses,- _____________________ __. ____________ _
Publication of delinquencies on parade, ___________ _
Marchers,- ____________ • _____________ _______ • __
Office hours,. __ ----··- _______________________ __ _
Gentlemanly conduct in streets of Columbia,. ______ _
Money not to be r eceived from home,._. ___ _. _____ _
Habitual neglect,. _____________________________ _
Ignorance of published order, no excuse,. _________ _
INTERIOR
POLICE AND DISCIPLINE,
[Cit adel
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Company,- ___________________________________ _
Officers, __________________________ ___________ _
Drills,- _____________ ________________________ _
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POLICE AND DISCIPLINE , [Citadel
Academy.] (Continued.)
Dress parade,. _- ____________- ___ • ___ - _____ • ___ _
Inspections, __- - - - - - - - . - - -- - - -- - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - Excuses from duty, . ----- _____ -- ---- ____- --- - -- Hours for daily duties,- _________ . _______ -- . .:.-- - - Study hours, •• - ------ --- --- ------------.
- - -- -- Roll calls,. ___ • ___. _________ • _________________ _
Dress,. __ -·- ·- ___________________ · ___________ _
Hair trimmed,. _- - - -- - - - .. - - - - - - - - - -- .:- -- - - - - - Arms,. __ •. ______ • - - - • _________ • ___ • _ • _______ _
Police of quarters,. ___________ . ______ -• _- • - - - ___
Orderlies of rooms,_• _ • _____ .:.
________________ • __
·superintendent of rooms,. ____________ -- ___ •• ____
Weekly inspection by Superintendent, . __•. - _- _- - • _
Officer in charge,. __________________ .• _________ _
Officer of the day,. ___________________ . ________ _
Guard mounting,. __-- _________________________ _
Arrests,_-- - ---- - ----------- -- ______________ _
Sick. - - - __- _- _- ____- - -- ___________ • _. _.. ______ _
Commons, ____________ • ______________________ _
To,vn, _________ • _____________________________ _
Compliments,. __________ .. • _____ •• ·- ___________ _
Societies, ______ • _____________ .___ .. ___________ _
Limits, .. ___________________________________ _
Excuses,. ___________________ . ________________ _
Rcci ta tions,. ___ . __- _. __ ________ _____.____: ____ _
Marchers,. _____________________ --:- ___________ _
Class Reports. (See "Class Reports. ")
Officehours,. _. _______________________________ _
Interrupting guard, . ______________________ •• ___ _
Cadets not to pass out of Citadel before breakfast, or
after retreat, without permission,. ______________ _
Loitering about archway, not allowed,_____________ _
Gentlemanly conduct enjoined,. ______________ .. __ _
Citizens not to be intro duced in barracks ,. _________ _
LIBRARY .
Member of the Academy to be Librarian ,. __ .. ______
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LIBRARY.
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No persons , except members of Academy, to draw
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Books not to be lent, ___ --- - - --- ________________ _
Not to be k.ept more th an one 'month without permission, • __ _____ . __ _• __ _• __ ________ __• _ . ____ • __
Persons drawing books to be r esponsible for damage,&c.
B ooks not to be drawn, while a fine remains unpaid , &c.
Wh en books must be returned, and when not to be
drawn, - _____ - - __- ___ - - _- - - - - - -·. __ • ________ •
MERIT ROLLS .
To be laid before board at every examination,. __ ___ _
Scale, ____ _______ ________ • _________ ____ ______ _
Copies of Merit Rolls to be forwarded to Board of
Visit ors, _______ -- _ - --· - - - __ --- _____ -- ______ •
And to be sent to parents or guardiansr -- - -- -- ---NEWSP APERS, &c.
Cadet s prohibited from taking, without permission, •• _
OFF I CE HOURS.
Citadel Academy,-- _ ___- -- __ ____________ . ___ __ _
Ar senal Academy ,. ______________ ______________ _
PROFESSORS [and Teachers .]
Under command of Superint end ent, ________ ______ _
To perform such Academic duties as Board may prescribe,. __ - _____ - ___ - ___________ ____ _______ _ _
To give 3 month s notice of re signation, _________ __ _
To receive every mark of respect, ___________ _____ _
N ot to abEent themselves for longer than one day without permi ssion of Board-nor at any time without
permission of Superintendent,- ______ __________ _
To r eport all violations of regulations , ____________ _ _
Accountabl e for instrument s, &c. of which they have
charge, __ . _____ ______ . ___________________ __ _
To make no certificate or statement, relative to any Cadet, unle ss required so to do by principa l Professor,
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REGISTER.
To be kept, recording name, age, &c. of each Cadet,. _
Official, to be published annually,- ________________ _
RESIGNATION . (See "Superintendent" and "Professors.")
SUPERINTENDENT.

Duties and respon sibilities of,___________________ _ _

To perform such Academic duties as Board may prescribe,- - - -- . - --- - -- -- . ____ - -- - -- - - -- - - - -- - - To give 6 months notice of resignation,------ -- -- - -Authorized to_ detail Cadets as assistant teachers,.
Of Arsen al Academy, to be Arsenal keeper, and Powder
receiver, _________ --------_-·____ -- _____ -- ___
SICK. (See Interior Police and Discipline of each Academy.)
SURGEON.
Duties of,•. ____________________________ • _____ _
UNIFORM.
Cadets,- ________________________ _____________ _
O:ffieersr- ____,_____ ---- -- _____ --·--- __________ _

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