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Military College Returns from the Sessional Papers

From the Government of Canada Sessional Papers of 41 Victoria 1878 (8)

List of successful Candidates for Cadetships during the year 1877.

Name of Cadets	Age of Joining Military College	Where Educated	Marks obtained at examination for entrance to Military College	Remarks
Doucet, A.E.	17	Montreal College, Montreal, P.Q.	6,515	Joined 2^nd February, 1877
Gibson, J.G.	17	Dunham Academy, Quebec	7,110	ditto
Laurie, R.C.	19	Manitoba College, Winnipeg	6,646	ditto
Ross, A.B.	16	Goderich High School, Goderich, Ont.	6,507	ditto
Bridges, W.T.	16-2	Trinity College School, Port Hope, Ont.	5,378	Joined 2^nd April, 1877
Clarke, G.C.	16-3	Grammar School, Kingston, Ont.	5,645	ditto
Coryell, J.A.	16-2	Grammar School, Strathroy, Ont.	2,596	ditto
Dunscomb, W.G.B.	14-9	High School, Quebec	4,671	ditto
McVicar, J.M.	18-7	Manitoba College, Winnipeg	4,030	ditto
Shanly, C.W.	11-11	Upper Canada College, Toronto, Ont.	3,346	ditto
Van Straubenzee, A.H.	15-5	Trinity College School, Port Hope, Ont.	5,863	ditto
Campbell, H.M.	16-6	Collegiate School, Fredericton, N.B.	9,209	Joined 8^th September, 1877
Daniel, A.W.	16-10	Grammar School, St. John, N.B.	3,304	ditto
Drury, E.H.	18-2	ditto	2,377	ditto
Ford, E.	15-2	Collegiate Institute, Kingston, Ont.	4,424	ditto
Graham, W.J.	19	Everet School, Tossorontio Towns'p, Ont.	1,577	ditto
Greig, W.R.	18	High School, London, Ont.	6,729	ditto
Hubbell, E.W.	15	Collegiate Institute, Kingston, Ont.	2,401	ditto
Kent, R.E.	15-11	ditto	2,926	ditto
Shaw, G.W.	16-3	High School, Quebec	7,546	ditto
Cartwright, R.	17	Dr. Barron's Rice Lake	4,613	Passed entrance examination, December, 1877
Hogan, H. H.	15	Collegiate School, Montreal	4,643	ditto
Mackay, H.B.	19	Not yet known	8,200	ditto
Mcllhinney, W.J.	15	Brockville High School	3,100	ditto
Sears, J.W.	16	Grammar School, St. John, N.B., and Collegiate School, Galt, Ont.	3,246	ditto
Yates, B.W.	18	Dr. Barron's, Rice Lake	3,881	ditto

Signed by E.O. Hewett, Lt.-Colonel, Commandant, Military College.
Kingston, 16^th January, 1878

Nominal Roll of Cadets, their Classes for next Term, and positions therein, as determined by aggregate marks, from date of joining to 31^st December, 1877.

Names	Class	Order as determined by Aggregate Marks	Remarks
Cochrane, J., Cadet	Fifth	12
Davis, W., Lance Corporal	ditto	7
Des Brisay, C., Corporal	ditto	9
Sixon, F., Lance Corporal	ditto	13
Fairbank, O., do	ditto	10
F? H., Corporal	ditto	8
Keefer H., Serjeant	ditto	4
McPherson, D., Corporal	ditto	3
Perry, A., do	ditto	1
Rivers, V., Lance Corporal	ditto	11
Spelman, J., do	ditto	5
Wine, H., do	ditto	6
Wartele, A., do	ditto	2
Clarke, G., Cadet	Sixth	8
Davis, F., do	ditto	9
Denison, S., do	ditto	5
Doucet, A., do	ditto	10
Dunscomb, W., Cadet	ditto	11
Gibson, J., do	ditto	3
Irving, L., Serjeant	ditto	6
Learie, R., Cadet	ditto	1
Reed, T., do	ditto	2
Ross, A., do	ditto	4
Van Straubenzee, A., Cadet	ditto	7
Bridges, W., Cadet	Seventh	3
Campbell, R., do	ditto	4
Coryell, J., do	ditto	1
Daniel, A., do	ditto	10
Ford, E., do	ditto	9
Greig, W., do	ditto	8
McVicar, J., do	ditto	6
Perley, G., Corporal	ditto	2
Shanly, C., Cadet	ditto	7
Shaw, G., do	ditto	5
Cartwright, R., Cadet	Eighth	7
Drury, E., do	ditto	2
Graham, W., do	ditto	3
Hogan, H., do	ditto	6
Hubbell, E., do	ditto	4
Kent, R., do	ditto	1
MacKay, H., do	ditto	5
Mcllhinney, W., do	ditto	10
Sears, J., do	ditto	9
Yates, B., do	ditto	8

Signed E.O. Hewett, Lieut.-Colonel, Commandant, Military College
Kingston, Ont., 16^th January, 1878

Comments from the report:

In the 6^th class Cadets Perry and Spelman, in the 7^th class Cadet Laurie, and in the 8^th class Cadet Coryell, give great promise of becoming great mathematicians.
From the rapid but sound progress of many of the cadets since they joined the Military College, I am perfectly satisfied that at the end of their full course of four years (viz: June, 1880) the cadets of the then 1^st class will be composed of young men of as high ability and education, and I trust of equally high moral and physicial [sic] qualities, as any country or Government could obtain or desire, for its servants in any Department of the Public Service.
The time has now come for rendering it advisable to distribute the cadets into divisions, and to bring the instructional staff into more intimate relationship with the cadets, by requesting the Military Instructors to undertake the supervision of divisions, and I trust that every facility will be given me to effect this most desirable arrangement, which is not only the best, but also the most economical organization practicable.
The Staff, bot superior and subordinate, have assisted me with energy and ability. The, as yet, incompete [sic] organization of the College has necessarily demanded from the Staff, unusual and arduous labour, and this has been cheerfully and zealously accorded by all. The ability and great experience in instruction of Major Kensington, Royal Artillery, has been of special value.

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