Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-07-12

ne board examined the system OF accounts the
keeping, and the vouchers under this head with entire
aPproya and has only record that ordinary expenses
ogesher with the appropriation for the library (Which ought
S29, 1874.
Paper marked co. hereto annexed, shows the army
pay OF all officers instructors and professors connected with
the Military Academy to be annually S35 4SS their add-
iona pay, in consequence of their connexion with the
Academy TO be and their total pay be $50 32s
On inspecting this document the board struck with the
that the compensation Of the professor Of drawing much
less than that OF the other professors while the importance Of
his poisssorshp, his accomplishments and his abors would
be acknowledged by all the professors equal TO their
The board but performs set of Justice in repeating
earnest Recommendation of Brevet Brig Gen. G. Totten
in bis report to the Secretary Of War Of November lS49
that the professor of drawing at the Military Academy be
put upon the same ground in respect pay, with the pro-
fessors OF engineering mathematics ethics, and chemistry
Paper marked D shows the disbursed for cadet
barracks since June 1885, to be Sls and the
available for the to be sal O55 6s the dis
bused for the Mess Hall be SI2 3sOll and the amount
available for the same 5l6, ,s97.l7.
Il appears from the foregoing that the
Annual expenditure for the pay Of cadets 76,s4O SO
Do do do current and ordinary
expenses. 29, ,8A 90
DO do do officers, instructors
and professors is. 6,32S 90
Amounting to the sum Of. ......... .sl6a,2l2 Sc
The average number Of the cadets belonging the Academy
during the last five years is 236. 43
Not regarding either the interest the principal Of Gov
ernment expenditures West Point for lands buildings, and
permanent Improvement and considering that the officers
employed here might be usefuy employed elsewhere 10
the service Of Government, down above the annual
expense of tho institution Sl63 &c. making the annual
cost to the Government for each cadet S69O.s6.
In views the above may large annual
expense but when compared with other Government
penses is SO, $40 less than it costs TO keep aoat
for year first class gae; and when considered in its
results, that obtain from this expenditure body of off,
who will compare in scientific attainments, in military skill,
in noble bearing with the officers Of any army in the world
Of enlarged patriotism and national feengs-men who
diuse military knowledge through the country, who have
executed many of the great works. military and civil of the
couny-men who, scattered through the land in military
civil life, capable of differing and nstructng in good
sodershp army of So 900 men, at any moment the
call of their country thus giving the Union the advantages
without the dangers and expense, of large standing army
when considered thus the sum sinks into insgni6cance
The board has been led 10 examine whether the pay Of the
cadet is sufficient for his support.
The course adopted in investigating this question was,
take the of the cadets Of the graduating Glass;
and examine them with the greatest in DETAIL and thus
ascertan from the examination and by inquiry the Cadets
what clothing, what furniture, what books they had pur
chased and what miscellaneous expenses they had incurred
selection made of some Of the most exemplary and
poorest Cadets who had had during their every motive
and wish exercise the stctes economy, and who,
being the of graduang had motive TO increase
their own pay.
From this examination your board has made list of
the furniture which each cadet must have, and the prices
which is furnished at the commissary store This list,
marked Cd 3D. shows the expenditure necessary during four
years, for furniture, &C., to be S65.7S.
Paper marked (E, hereto annexed, shows the clothing
which must be furnished each cadet during his four years.
and the prices Of the same, the commssay and the
cost Of the same to be S4s5.72.
Paper marked F) shows the miscellaneous expenses in
CURED amount to $3s.42.
Paper marked (G) shows the permanent and necessary
charges on the therein stated, which made
against the pay Of every cadet during his four years, to be
S7l7.34.
Paper marked H shows that each cadet must spend for
books $4609. m
The cadets pay, at S24 the month"; is. S,l52 90
The account then stands thus .s...a
The cadet pays for furniture. 65 78
Do !. do miscellaneous expenses 3s AZ