The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-03

lanentation. The hotels thronged, and with the
evening music. nightly moonlight stros and triweskly
hops Life enjoyable This in fact is the great carni-
val season at West Point
SUNNI oAsGP
An animated spectacle Ia seeing the cadets in their
summer tents.
Wn PorT, July I, 1885.
Tho camp here is like any ordinary regmentalcamp.
The CORPS Ii divided into . battalion Of four COM
pauies and tho tents arc put up in regular company
streets and the usual places assigned to tho officers
There sxtyo tents for prvaes ten tents for the
cadet company ofoers including the adjutant and quar-
termaster guard tents, one each for four army on
GERS commanding the different companies; two for drum
men one for boot blacks, and . marqus for tho
mandant The tent used Is the ordinary army wall tent
All tho fonts are noored. Bedseads and camp cots
not allowed Four privates occupy tent Everything
10 reduced 10 the rigid simplicity Of camp fe and tho
rules prevail 10 getting up a revele, guard
mounting guard relief and putting out lights and going
TO bed ct tattoo and taps The cadets will 60 into
camp with tho rest The second class having boon
allowed tho usual fuough makes the corps smaller than
It would be otherwise. II may not be unnterestng
fact some that the trees shading the camp
ground were set out by General Robert T. Lee, late
commanding the rebel forces, while conmandant here.
oYrICHRs OF THE CANT.
The following are officers Of tho camp
Csmmondamt Corps ef Cadess-Colonel Henry ". Black.
Officer g mpany A-Lioutenant John Egan, First United
States artillery.
oGcsr company B-L Lieutenant Henry B. Noble Eighth
0Joe, Company cAoaptain Leroy L. Jones, Second
United states artillery.
Third United States artillery. VISA.
The popularity Of Colonel Black is well known. There
respected commandment placed over the cadets Tho
subordinate officers belong 70 the academic san and are
all young men q ssisd capaS Each has served In the
TRI-wEEKLY HOPS.
The cadets remain in camp until the close Of August
great feature Of the camp life the triweekly hops
On these occasions there slight let In the gdity
Of discipline and military exactitude. The printed pro-
gammes have already been arranged and the initiatory
hop was On Wednesday evening The hops take
place In the same room whore the last graduating class
had s great hop Bare mention Of hop carries fullest
description with 1.-THE crush Of crnone gushing music
bewderng intermingling Of cadet uniforms and airy
DWELLING TIE IxBEs
From time mmemoral, as Ii well known Il has been
the habit particularly during encampment TO sdev the
Plebes," - making the newly admitted members the
victims Of ell sorts Of practical Jokes is mildly desig
mated Growing abuse Of this custom at length COM
PEELED stringent measures to DO taken prevent it. Now
every CADETS required before hs get the furlough
DO .'has in no manner Or way Improperly. inter.
fered with or molested, harassed or injured new
cadet e. This w;s a.. striking right 3. tho root
the old second class here through inability to
sign this certificate Adopting the present rule has
good deal Of pitiable embarrassment and confusion to
the elected victims Thus far the behavior towards the
novitiates has been very exemplary
TEE BOARD or vslroRsL
The Board OF Visitors have all left This board has had
unusually protractsd soourn every reason to
believe that IL has aimed 70 do It's duty fully and
scientiousy. Each ocer here has been requested 70
furnish In writing any suggestions Of change he thought
workings Of the institution has been allowed to escape
their attention and careful insight In previous letter
have referred to the only two radical changes they
pose 70 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the corps Of cadets 70
four hundred and extending the Of the nsu
ton from the engineer department to all the graduates
Many other changes will DO recommended, but all Of
minor significance compared with those One change Of
rather vital moment ID TO make the standard Of scholar
ship higher At entering than 10 required at present
understand that will be some time before they mako
their report. The well known intelligence and high
character and position Of every member Of the board
sufficient guarantee that Il will be comprehensive, i'm
partial and fearless manifest Of their views Ali the
designated members OF the Board have been here,
bering eighteen altogether.
TIE sww mIirARY AND AcADEnc srAvys
The following are the military and academic STAINS fer
the ensuing II will be seen there have been some
changes made since the late examination began.
BrisadIer General George W. Cullum, Superintendent
Of the Military Academy and Commandsnt Of the Post
Captain Edward Q. Boynton, A. NJ, AdjutAnt and
surseon-John T. Head, M D.
Assistant Surgeon-Edward 8. Dunster, n. d.
AcADrzIc rAr.
Dennis H Mahan, Ii. D., Professor OF Military and
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel George H. Msndel, Major Of
Engneers Assistant Professor Of Military and Civil En-
cheering
First Lieutenant William A. JONES' Engineer, Acting
Assistant Professor Of Military and Civil Engineering
william H c. Bartlett, IL. D., Professor Of Natural
and Experimental Philosophy.
Captain Joseph @. Clark, Jr, United States Army
Assistant Professor Of Natural and Experimental Phi
losophy
Captain Josiah H. Kellogg, United States Army, Act
ing Assistant Professor Of Natural and Experimental
Philosophy.
Albert T. Church, IL D., Professor Of Mathematics.
Captain Herbert A. Hasca, Fifth artillery, Assistant
Professor Of Mathematical
Captain (Aidde-Camp) Joseph b. CAMPBELL, First Lieu
tenant Fourth artillery Captain John Rodgers Second
artillery; Brcvct Major Samuel N BENJAMIN. Second