Henry Royall, a member of the senior class of Smithfield High School, has been notified by the Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point that he will be admitted to that school without mental examination. In January of this year this young man received his appointment from Congressman Edward W. Pou, provided he could pass the mental and physical examinations. These examinations are very rigid, the most difficult college entrance examinations of the country. Superintendent Franks sent Henry’s high school credits to the Superintendent at West Point, together with a list of some of the colleges and universities which Smithfield High School graduates have attended. After an investigation of the standing of the Smithfield High School, Henry is to be admitted without examination. This is the finest compliment that has been paid the local high school in a long time. Usually a boy must graduate from a high school and then take special training in a coaching school before getting into West Point.
Smithfield High School is on the accredited list of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the only high school in Johnston county on this list. This had weight with the authorities at West Point, but that alone would not have admitted a graduate of the school to West Point. In addition an investigation of the school’s standing is made.
From the front page of The Smithfield Herald, Tuesday morning, Feb. 24, 1925
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