The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-14

l larry Acadensy-Scenes ana incidents
Of b Occasion.
WEST POINT. June 6-7.
The examination now proceeding at the
academy is the most noteworthy, If not
the best attended. that West Point has
ever had. The war, which is done, has so
well indicated the indispenssbility of the
IL stitution, that one of two results must
ensue immedistely-the enlargement Of
West Point or the establishment of q
second military school.
No better evidence of the increased pop
ulsrity of West Point can be afforded,
than the favor is is receiving from the
veteran generals of the war.
When Sherman was here, this week he
met the Beard OF Visitors and insisted in
the strongest terms upon the number of
cadets 6eing increased eighty per cent, so
as TO make four hundred pupils instead of
two hundred and fifty.
sine army for q long time hereafter" said
Sherman, "must be composed of one hum
dred thoussna men. Not less thar one
hundred cadets per annum will suffice to
officer it."
General Grant has written in eouslly |
forcible terms, to insist upon the quota of
eHO oS3ANAA bCDk hDbb ~ " hl6 ELd4QArQ I
of the army His visit here shows the in.
terest ne has in it, and with him, or sue
ceeding him, will come most of the sue
cessful soldiers of the war, to demonstrate
that West Point has some hold upon their
affections, as well as upon their pride.
Among the seveLty-One cadets constitu-
ting the class now being examined, to grad
uste officers, sre q son of Mr.. Livermore.
tho Gagn hrIAna HhT1unNh-1-TnN
Colonel Lee, of the regular army; q son of
General Mitchell, the deceased astronomer;
a grandson of Lewis Osss; q grandson of
General Totem; q brother of Msior Rath.
bone, who was in President Lincoln's box
oil the night of the murder; a son of Col.
Brent snephew of Colonel Pike Graham.
and a nephew of General Sloan.
The board of visitorsis composed Of rood
sorts of people; there is a bishop IN It, one
or two volunteer Colonies, q congressman
or SO. q number of loyal southefners, the
masonic hero, Mackey, and q sprinkline Of
merchants, lawyers and politicians. These
sit In q double crescent Of desks, writing j.,
nothing with great industry, and to their :
left are the professors, half in uniform
half in civil clothes some of whom exam 7
inc the cadets, but most of whom ait :
and silent. Among these wa see .
the grey hairs of Professor Mahan. the P
best authority upon military engineering d
we have. His Outpost duty " is the L
correspondents cycl pedis. General +
Cullum, in full uniform, sits near the mid S
die, and Rev. Mr.. French is putting the I
cadets through a course of ethics, feeling y
moral pulse with a fine touch, and
them up often against his will. :
They wear short jackets Of gray, plenti-
ully buttoned, with swallow tailed pend. r
Ints, and on their arms devices of gold. :
heir roWsers are Of white duck, and thew T
deposited their caps on the floor Of [
he vestibule before coming in. They are
Iout LEES going to become good fighters.
,ut are not famous takers, and do not Oct =
long more fuently or more elegantly than
men in the Free Academy. =,
go on" Mr.. Hawks, ssys the exami.
er-"tell US how the order of march il
ranged; where do you put your musie?"
"In the rear Of the drum msior,D ssid Al
iswks promptly. 80
And where the drum-mBjor, MI. Hawk? an
hat do you do with your drum corps : to Nc
hat arm OF the service do the buglers be-
,ng2 tell US all about itD
"The drum corps" said Hawks Hmust
OF beat while the band is playing; u bu- N
go in the front exc pit when a retreat
sounded then they have no fixed posi.
on, but change to the rear. The buelers oe
along TO the srtillery-tOthe-the.n And
awks stuck fast, while the examiner Al
clips him out genteelly and the next cadet I
ops chslkiDg. ton
This is 8 West Point indoor examIns. !" =
On, q very genteel, sedate, humdrum sort TOW
thing, snd 1t Can be realized almost snv
in the week by visiting a grammar p
hool in full dress. After q few dsvs the n
st Class shall have ended Its trial, and the Gre
classes will be subjected to interrogs- and
N IN 3 part of the academic building 40 ~
at We shall have the rullness of this one i
thout Its associated fine room, and pretty sng
rls to help us look at it.
Strollmg around West Point one meets
queer folks among the newly appoint a
cadets, who are waiting to pass their ff5,
lmEry examination, and don the buttons 81
d monkey jackets. One of these was the 9at
t OF 3 too fond mother resident in the p.
per part Of New York State. He stop-
d at Roe's Hotel, and at the glimpse of Pr.
severely drilled young masters, grew
OF heart and lost his appetite. ~
His mother sent for s doctor, who asked ~"
, youth what allied him.
Everything" hessid; Tcan't eat don't q
ep; l want to 60 home"
The good lady ordered up tie post-adiu. No
70 ask if it was really true that her son
Id not be allowed TO visit home for two nj
lrs. Ma
Not unless he resigns, MADAME Herem
youth grew worse. N
Mrs. -" said q blunt officer. avou "
4 better go home yourself; as long as
1 stay here the boy will keep home-sick."
The good lady took the future general SRI
excursions and rides. She gsve him
,ket money, but he did not improve. No.
yesterday be threw up his appoints
mt and went home. NE
This is not an unfrequent case. The p,
ltrsst of cadet life will shock any sensi- o. 5
9 system, and the cadets themselves are sals
SO charitable as to disarm fear. n
Among the applicants this year is b
sutenant In the volunteer service; he -
) been through q hest of Aghts, and q
agined West Point a place where his -
.ecedents would give him great consid-
tion. -
He wss rash enough to state his rank W
q services; to his surprise the old cadets 7a
he passed greeted him with mock So FLo
es, and one facetious fellow stood on his gos
and saluted him wrong side upper. EOs
ct. ~
The veteran lieutenant rushed at the Wit, Ia
4 kiaEad him nnrirhk IT, 0oeu