Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-06-30

S. fences are exceeded by none IN u'uuy' anu
surpass all others inthe rspidiliy and extent OF
their Improvement.
While speaking Of the improvements OF the
Professors. the Visitors would remark, that one
of these gentlemen (he Professor of Naursi
and Experimental Philosophy much moe
highly paid than mis- colleagues. This mad
yeItrnce, for such i, is understood 10 BE-, should
be rec,6ed. AL! the Professors should have
assistants in proportion TO their respective
wants, and be placed upon perfect equah'y'
both as regards rank and remuneration.
IN The Examination Hall, and daily In the
e. Id, the Visi'eis had ample evidence OF tie
skill and dex,erity Of the Cadets in Infantry
tactics Equal at,ainments were manifest >"
drawing; and in this department, which is iuliy
pro, ided with every requisite, 1t IS worthy OF
observation, that, on makiog The comparison
the class Of each year surPasses that oy WEIGH
il was preceded.
If any one subject taught at this institution
deserves superior attention. that preeminehce,
III. Vi,iters conc Give, should be bestowed upon
the Depa, ,mentof Artillery The value oil IN
s,ruc,inn in this department results mol Only
Lam the intrinsic importance o. this arm OF the
public fence, but from he pecuiiarity O. the
knowledg. which il requires knowledge not
TO be elsewhere very readily attained. Under
these impressions, the VIsirrrs are bound 10
state that this branch Of nslru' ton, though con-
Quoted with great zeal and talent by lAieu'enan'
Kinsley, labors under greai disadvantages. In
The first place, the appropriation Tor 'he e'e',
lion Of buildings, 81. al, hough not exhausted
from The grra, economy observed IN IT'S eHPrn-
dture, is ue,errheL SIS inadequate Secondly,
more time should be bes,ow upon the man.
acemen, Of grea, guns, the preparation OF am
tpch nv p
,aily. Lastly, meri, in This department. should
be more highly e,,ima ed, in determining the
relative standing OF he Cadets, slnct thos" stu-
dies will alw avs be he most eagerly pursued,
in whic h rank is conferred by proficiency.
Having thus, Sit, disposed OF the subjects
which ore taught in hr Academy, of the man
ne in which instruction OIL those subjects Is
impaired, aud of .he Requirements OF the ga
C. u.s. he Vi>iIers Wi next cul your attention
10 he general concerns Of the Instnu'ion. And
here the Visi,ers with great pleasure, remark,
tina the police AID discipline WHICH prevail IN
he esta shmeut are admirable in themselves,
and are lthfoIy auG 'mpartially admin's cred.
b., the officers, TO whom are corhded such I'M
portaut trusts as police and discipline, labor
under difficult y which the Visitors would car
u, stly repre- sent, cannot be 100 speedily and
IF ctuall, removed he evil slluded 20 arises
in this manrer: 10 enforce The regulations OF
the Academy; To keep the Cadet III all things
and at all times Ia his duties; /, tax ich
admits of no relaxation. is never agreeable, and
Frequently be { ONES odious. is not % be sup
nos, d. therefore, tha, fiji ,rs will either seek
such rmployment, rr remain IN il longer than
they art phli ced, unless '"ere - something 10
ompen>a,e hem for he iikscmeness It their
.,u,t,on So AR i, his from being he case,
however that in flee, whose day, and lights
are dc vo,ed o the un ole -sani duties ich ha'e
been mentioned ,-du,i-s. /, j, almost needless
10 say. aff-ct not Only he property, but he
very existence of The AcaGtmy,-is actually IN
a worse condition than if he we're al hi pos,
since his chance for promo ion 20 s'aH "p-
poin men,s is les, Aud it mus, too. be borne
! in mind lha, those officers who are selected
for he duties Of which we are speaking, are
precisely lhus- who's merits w"u'd lead I" the
promotion mrn'ion"d Compulsory service,
consequently, on he one hand, and, what is
worse frequent changes on The other, are una
void be, aud constitute the most serious evil
10 winch the Academy Is al any time subieo ed
The mischief may be, IN part, if no. fully, re-
medei, by moe liberal, and, il is believed,
by u JOS err ns.inc ion # the law grau,iog
Office of mppnes, "he'her capt 'i"S or leu
euan,,, tx'r, pay fo" extra services. Than
THIS. nothing Can be more proper, d, well
aware of us wtieN,y importance, the Visncrs
c.nno TOO strongly urge i, upon your early aud
/ most favorable auerlion
! rhe man. z, Tie Of he Academy, as 1t re-
gard, The di, Of the Cadets, their supplies OF
clo,hi~g nccessaries. sc has not escaped the
a,en ,on of tn, Visi,er,. All these sub jects
save ben inquired in'o, aud were found, in
every re>Dcc, W II regulated.
The AS. opic to which the Visitors would
call your al ention, i he wants of the ms iu-
ton. A large numbrr NIGH be- easily tnumr-
rat. d; hut the Board, well k"owing hat 4 sound
economy should ever chardcteriz" a wise ADM.
n >,ra ian, will mention bu, swo-a house to
preserve the heal'h of the Cadets, and build
ing for the worship of God.
| With ,rgard 10 In, first il is well known @
all - nav attended to such ing Try, thai Sc
we're mental la,or, without C rresponding COR
por-sl exercise, will und' rhine he slronges,
CONSTITUTION The cause # this need not be
here Investigated. TIL fac, is notoI ,ous, and
has been observed in this lace ss well ss else.
where. True it,s, hat many Of The Cade ? do