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1902 — The reputation for true democracy in the Corps of Cadets and a clear refutation of the false but frequently heard characterization of the cadets as "sons of the rich" is to be found in the following statistics:
(Centennial U. S. M. A., Vol. I, Pages 482‑3)
(The Genius of W. P. Col. Larned)
Occupations of parents of candidates for admission 1842‑1891 and of cadets admitted 1892‑1899.
Farmers and planters |
1,149 |
Lawyers and Judges |
645 |
Merchants |
722 |
Physicians |
367 |
Army Officers |
362 |
Mechanics |
341 |
Manufacturers |
151º |
No occupation |
191º |
Clergymen |
128 |
Bankers and Bank Officers |
90 |
Clerks |
90 |
U. S. Civil Officers |
85 |
County Officers |
74 |
Editors |
62 |
Agents |
62 |
Navy Officers |
59 |
School teachers |
56 |
Hotel keepers |
55 |
Brokers |
40 |
Unknown |
39 |
Contractors |
38 |
Insurance |
38 |
Real Estate |
37 |
Members of Congress |
32 |
Laborers |
29 |
Professors |
27 |
State Officers |
27 |
Mining |
26 |
Ship Captains |
25 |
Officers of Volunteers |
21 |
Lumbermen |
21 |
p105 Bookkeepers |
18 |
Liverymen |
15 |
Dentists |
14 |
Secretaries |
14 |
Commercial Travelers |
13 |
Druggists |
13 |
Civil Engineers |
13 |
R. R. Officers |
13 |
Printers |
12 |
Millers |
11 |
Mechanical Engineers, Heads of corporations, Speculators and Stock dealers (each) |
10 |
Accountants, Architects, Bakers, Barbers, Brewers, Builders, Butchers, Collectors, Conductors, Dairymen, Detectives, Locomotive Engineers, Enlisted men, Express business, General business, Inspectors of Police, Factory Inspectors, Jewelers, Journalists, Librarians, Musicians, Nurserymen, Oil Business, Overseers, Photographers, Policemen, Police Justices, Politicians, Postmasters, Presidents of Colleges, Presidents of Insurance Co.'s, Publishers, R. R. Employees, Ranchmen, Salesmen, Stock Raisers, Superintendent Gas Works, Superintendent Schools, Surveyors, Tanners, Undertakers (each) |
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Auctioneer, Auditor, Author, Baggage Master, Capitalist, Chief of Police, City Marshal, Clerk: House of Representatives, Cutlery Commissioner, Cook, Cotton Buyer, Distiller, Dock Master, Dock Commissioner, Draftsman, Electroplater, Stationary Engineer, Fishing Master, Foreman, Hatter, Iceman, Importer, Inspector of Buildings, Inventor, Justice of the Peace, Letter Carrier, Lithographer, Manager of Engines and Boilers, Manager of Brewery, Manager of Land Co., Manager of Factory, Marble Dealer, Member of City Board, Member of State Legislature, Merchant Tailor, Messenger, Museum Keeper, Musician Band Leader, Newspaper Correspondent, Newspaper Manager, Pilot, President Steam Heating Co., President Manufacturing Co., President Wire Mill, Proprietor Elevator Co., Restaurant Keeper, Saloon Keeper, Steamboatman, Steward, Stocks, Superintendent Factory, Superintendent Coal, Iron, Co., Superintendent Prison, Superintendent R. R., Superintendent Iron Works, Teamster, Theatre Manager, Music Teacher, Teacher of Garment Cutting, Warden of Prison (each) |
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"It will be seen at a glance that no institution in the land not excepting Congress, is at once so representative of every condition and locality, so purely democratic."
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