The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-26
Weeding Out the Delinquent
Cadets.
The Board Of Visitors in Secret Session on the
claims Of the Deficient Scholars.
List of the Plebes to be Admitted
This Year,
&C., &C., &c.
Our West Point Correspondence.
Tn IQQI

This has beun blsy lively, tumultuous day. As the
academic clock peaed forth the hour Of midnight the
xaduaiins class accompanied by the academic band,
started upcn series scrcnades Until SIX o'clock this
morning the reseanded with the music Of operatc,
patriotic lively seous, sentimental and all Imaginable
sorts airs with songs renesed In solos, Asets quar-
tees and singing meioees and chorwscs in which
oil joined with speeches which, they could be re-
ported would o doubt make their authors SHINE in 'ne
galaxy of mats orators sparkling ant a. shoIe
che silrery stars saer heads; With cheers whos
Wild vocrsrations Weakened boistercss echoes among
shese cliffs sed peaks thai would have reused
from his SAUNDERS re somnoleat ,ap Van Winlle had
he still been sleeping here 81 was, in fact prolonged
OCCASION wherein tho olaer 81 feet and VOICES and
IN sic and speechs and cheers Sas altogether marvos
Iously wsndorfulsnd somewhat tnarveloosly mixed.
eKu CULLya MIKES SPEECH.
Frs honoreG With being aroused from his mdyg ht
sluns1er was Rgadier General Caum, superntos dent
s;,tne Academy. Rarely hes superintendent been
successful II winning the respect esteem and good will
Of the school All love hla as father for he has al!
WAYS looked zeaously after he interests and comfort
and while FIRM and oxsc.ag true soldier and disc
plnariane has shown aimsef impartial and conscicn
tous by the kishe Of justice and right
He thanfd class fer the honor they had done him.
congrate them the completion Of their academic
cou,so ninging with words of praise words of counsel
for the future and ished them cordial benignant and
hearty Godspced LITER he had finished tho band psssi
'ifaY TO the Chief
CoAMAyDAv COLONEL SPEECH MAKING.
" xt to General caum lives Colonel Black, comsnr,d
ant Of the post de is immensely poTaar, rs evesytcdy
knows with tho boys; but on speech ak
Ing tho music and cheers called him forth and
he could get Off without saying sdmehng Bv,af
his re1arks he promised with saying that he
much better on the drl ground than at speaking.
NJ tbo
he was In the position and he hoped that eighteen
years hence ne would find them all occupying high
honored positions in their profession. b wsad trust
she Of 1885 anywhere He felt they woald be
faithful TO themselves their God and their cOrtry Al
Che close Of his speech which was interrupted with re-
pcaed applause, the class sang their famous the
"Army Blue, " winding up with tho followipg,npromptu
verse;
Here's our noble commslant.
Who's proved kind and true;
Well toast him on the morrow,
When we don the army blue.
Chorus-Army blue army blue,
Wen don the army blue
Wen bid farewell W cadet gray,
Aud don tho army hluc.
R-r-r-rp-s.am bang hurrah
rns s,FElHta
An unending task would u 20 give alb the speeches
Of officers professors and Others IL il enough TO know
shat though most were brief, they we've al lifting the
bwshp All tho paraphrass for -utterng good wishes
wero gone through, and so nearly the usual catalogue o.
for their appearance showed themselves with the drapcry
Of shcir couches st cnging about them he nature OF
the should be ample apology forhen AS TO the
cadets they made Jolly night OF i. And 1t was jolly
asht all about. The cadets Will long remember it.
Everybody else will remember it.
piProsAs.
Al nine o'cocksGeneral Cuumi began giving the class
diploma awarded him The, General accompanied saoi,
aud council 1t almost pleasing sight TO note the
smiles Frightening up each face as, with diploma in
hind, they came from tho Generals Office They have
anally won reward Of their labos AN true and
loyal hearts will mngle smiles with their smiles, JOY
SETTING or Acoousrs
receiving diplomas 1t required all the remainder
God that under present arrangements each cadet is
allowed by the government $500 year, from which 10
ments, books stationery washing &c. Many Of the
cadets had some money coming TO them. 1t Is fixed
principle that every must be entirely sq1arc ON the
books before he can leave.
Tho present class are given three months leave OF
absepce each, DATING from the LIST or July Since the
war began there has been uniformity In the leaves
grntcd. The present ruo is the one that used 10 pre-
vail aud unless there to interrupt
national hsrmonie will doubtless continue In force in
she future.
The rCcs OF the graduating class present this fore
noon chaotic commingIing OF confused furniture,
bedding, Clothes books, pipes and tobacco. 1t Is har
for the members OF the lower classe the gTa-
ates either give them what they don't with to have
shemselyes sell at such low prces as to amount TO
about the same thing rs giving tn IN away. very
small trunk, and more often vafsc contains all the
cadet to take away with him. In the midst Of tho
songs omnipresont pipe Some claim to b. tcarfol
a going away, ami go through icavetaking with the
soIemnlty Of mock realty II is evident that all are
pleased.
Cadets Francis G. Post and A. isbet Lee have boom
named-as the to remain In conformity with long
apdpg rule, and take supervision Of the cadets during
s or sn are
They viii receive their three months leave Of absence
she close of the period OF cantonment.
DRortrD GRADUATING cLAes.
Whenthe present grad ang class entered on its AGA
demcai course II numbered one hundred and eiit
dropped through deficiency In their studies Three have
Aied and The rest have resigned
NAMES cF TtiE DEcrAsKD
The nansss OF the former members Of The class who
have died during the academic are Thomas Terry
X. Martin, srpointcd from View Hampshire. About the
hast act the present class has done has been 10 arrange
for the erection Of suitable monument to their memory
oLr.sr AND rouxoxsr or rns CLASS
The Oldest , o. s GSs. ss class ass Aa Hates sp
Hall appointed 1t large The first has gone by the name
DADDY Bates account Of bong not only he old
q T. but the Oldest looking OF all the members His
O. twenty five yssrs, lacking month. Mr. Hall " one
eek psst twenty years old. Il III b. remembered that
SIC rul require tbose entering 10 b. not less than xix
g. and swcnLy years Of age Mr.. Hall
tao adjuiSxt OF tbs corps.
DrfErvBE. .Df TIE GAS
FROM tho middegr the cny every Hl1.on River Rail
road train Nd every boat stopping here has taken away
portion Of the elanl Toeeht ands less than bali a
bore Tue pcseiits asi brothers ,u. p stcfs Of
many ware here to bear tisn company home All
went ava In tight spite, aIt Ell ie, wysr NJ civilian
ssits noi s Vndgg t.er vglg OF .'dunni.g Tic army
blaen add She wondrogs thivss tnoy wouir do then.
kindest Sisies Love gone with "a aud oxIee'ant aud
assured korcs OF militant LrtircsJ
T,NDAY's sxArTt.fypN
Notwithsias .ng NJ the eAcm Spi about The depart
Of the gIadrsng lass the cxa Of be other
glasses has gosa uninterrupted The subjects OF
Santnaton Lee bxon philosophy, Chemistry and
Frnch.
FR@tri,E WIFI siEsa Guns
The second elase 4 soNe excellent hring at i've
prosenGs Of tRe BssTd 81 Yisior Tho firing from
t.npch colsmbhds h1d onehunde,f and two hundred
pound Partkts. of'yiour shots aiss Of tar
fifteen est square anu distant ons tborfand two
ndrod yards Nine OF fhe shots hit ia. target which.
onsidef,a, the lynited sracce this ca.as has had Il
'ousidf ,ad eIcelaA sboot'pg.