New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-02
The yest-Point Academy.


Tne Republic u Saturday contains TIE report o.
tais years Board q Visitors 70 this Institution, con
ssting Of Messrs John Il Ls,rebe. Nd JOHN J. ~
boa lie Horace Mann. Mass. Daniel Tyler Conn
Jerome Fsler y Y John L. Cow Pa PsireN ~
Henry. y. c. !. McCaleb Wiley. Ala. r w baFre
Ohio. H. s. Burard La. W T. stockton fls-' L.
| Houehton Ia A. II. KensD, Ga The boai1 'e'o'N'
mend greater care in the besto~s Of appointments
than has heretofore been used also that me ssten &c
Of drnsssl from the Academy once pronounced 'ho~'1
be ,revoeable except the most uost sssiactofy eTi
depee Be brought tbs, 10 pronouncins H. gross wrong
- 5,s - the Individual. After strict exsmi
-, the BOARD think the method Of instruction pur-
,n,es q, the Academy admirable and the Institution
,,,elf thorough and full As the report says
r.ss he examination At West-Poot me Csde; must
r5.rstsnd what been taught nm. No exercise here
can be commited % memory and gAhy parrOied a. .
sting u words The COMMUNICATIONS u me board tn.s
cbeery expressed, are not due merely % me smooA
reciist one Of the Cadets Of To- who "ere *
ahmed before them On the contrary more reg ieny
happened that he satisfactory exam nation ~as one
a here Tod vidus hestsed a. fret and perhaps tnfo1R'
out. hut who, finally and SOW ~ came % tle correct GU
concentrated mena. effort "nics ne va. mos @ 49,
making not 70 remember words but 20 ooliae loeas
whose comparison aHd adjustment wOu'o o'lhs h'n u ~
night results.
The repor; complains that the Cadets do not speak
loud and plain enough in the examinations 1t recon
nends that in the course Of study Physiology be subs
tuted for Logic. II opposes the addition Of fifth
yesr 10 the time passed 10 ike Academy, but goes
for = new professor 10 teach constitutional and na-
uonal law The military education and drill OF the
Cadets spoken Of perfectly satisfactory but forty
or sixty more horses wanted for cavalry and light
artillery drill The administration Of the School, the
Board are content with the mode OF boarding the
Csdets ought 10 be improved aecessaTies should be
Furnished them not from store with storekeeper
profit but At prime cost the pay Of the Cadets should
be Increased 10 what It formerly, 90 20 per
month instead of s2i 90 the pay of the Superinteno
ent should be raised that OF Colonel Of Engineers
the new barracks are all that could be desired the
health Of the Cadets Is good but some improvement
ngh, be made In the hospital buildings and not cold
and shower baths should be added thereto and some
Improvement might be made in ventilation The
Board also recommend that the Surgeon be enoned %
repor, all violations Of the rule against tobacco ana
Quor that come under his notice professionally other
officers being required 70 report all smoking and drink
ing that they yet wind Of The Engineer department
has i i,s hands balance Of S45ll9 ~ and in addition
., this sum it will take sis 800 70 complete the bar
racks and outbuildings which Congress must sp-
propriate riding house hall, barracks ior sap
pers and miners and hospital for soldiers, nave also
been partially provided foT. and should be begun and
finished without delay. Tho Quariermasters depart
ment has in hand baauce Of - 1872 -. There were
s3iO29 u appropriated for the Academy, Of which
s24s96 q have been spent the Board think wisely
rom the conclusion Of the report, we clip the ioilo"
ing testimony to the alue OF the institution
Ihas so happened that FIVE OF the attending members
Of his Board now and for ma yeas engaged in me
lusn.ss OF civil e have At different uines be en- pupils
OF the Military Academy so that the Board has had win
u Itself a. experience OF affairs here, commencing up
ward Of hry years since and continuing At nerent pc
RODS In the interval down 10 the present time tbs hss
not been without value IN the Investigate In whcn
the Board have been engaged. Means OF nsuiuuns D
careful comparison always at hand ana win 'he
and thorough examination OF affairs. achsied IN every
particular hy the officers having charge OF hen me BOARD
are a to bear testimony The fact that the progress 81
the institution through successive years, has been one o
consia Improvement keeping pace win the Tines one
ahead Of them taking the lead IN whatever was hbefa
and enlightened and fulfilling IN ell particulars. the great
and important national purposes for which The MlIAfy
Academy was originally founded