New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-31

MAsD-THs EXCEPTION or THE PREsID4hf-
NANaS or ru1 ACADEMY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
GR.sD nor OF rlIs sgAsoS, SO.
'' wtsr ToNT. Aug -. Zoo.
Til. Lal been day o. much excitement az his place.
g.,,. ug or of Nh. fr r,ng ot Con George ". Guum
~ ma been ,up.-ui nieat ~ this post since 1901, aud
a.. s.,4r.ne % hc clmnlri by B-ey,i Gen. 1lomes g.
Pitcher h., -aects.... & noon Gen. Pitcher took hoid
O.! The rr.4s. and Gen. .am r,i.red t"n lhe Once
watch De has held to- th pa. two wears h''eto"Ie
the select on SGpelu. rnteut OF The Academy mas IN
every instance been m1c t'1 no EHSiuegf UP, anu
ile appointment 81 Gta l1'cl"; from me lniAnu} ",
partincnt - the beginning OF new rue ms usui"
,n Go.. not meet wlh favor nom the members "i me
Engineer Corps. vh, gr1euly underslooh To DE- we
cnUrolut 90 p. OF theamv The, hold that ihcappolnt-
ment Of - porn'cudent outside al the Elrnccr Corps
cst,bi.'e. precedent which, d strictly .oowcd, wili
Ultimately uilr, the reputation and value oi west foiht
a. an 4 iir.. for the o,.gciti0n ~ soldier.
on the Other hand the niaury-thc ouisdc-men Ga m
that thc ui which hI. been pursued heretofore hahcy
tie appointment %: member ~ ~ ENGINEER corps l"
fhe EXCLUSION % any other branch OF the army very
ratst and tended 10 destroy, 20 considerable extent,
the ,sD, d. corps which necessary 10 IN" proper aud
complete Irgiiili'.0u ~ national army.
Al the dress parade his atte noon an ORDER OF rthcr
address iron Gen. tGlum YVES read, ID when Dc tloN
leave Of the cadet, and The ore recently under ms
command Ilc seldlug u the document wa hsIcnd TO
with prtound i''eut on and seemed To make deep I'M
preston on the students. Cen Pitcher assumed command
by promu eating oricr, which "a' ais" eau al tue same
time. -, 49,, .
As 1t mas be matter Of inerc, to many to know who
have Lee Inc .up.rn.udeufs Ut the Academy, your cor
respondent has prepared the following ''eh''' "oN -
correct in every plniculhr: ..,,., 49,, III
co. gonaisn Williams from l-o3 until si2 Gen. Joseph
Syir Ms. from 1870 until 1915, O. ~ - Uranus Ia'cI'
Mass from lsl1 until -5i. Gen Reno T. DE kuss,' ~
Tom i-yJ until l,1- Gen Richard u.ihod n y TOP &c
uni 1916; Col IIcnry Bewster " y from ei' nnt 49,
CO. Eober; T. Lee Va from ls59 until 800 Zen D. o.
BARNARD Mus from l-i5 until l-G' ecu Ech ia Ds'uf''
Y fom h - until l-6; co. Peter q. I. Beauregid La
from Jan e 10 Jaa. l,i; Co.. \. H. IoNman "a il9m
lsGl ls6i Gen H. H. foyer M@ss Tow months % S
Ger Tnonit, g. Pitctcr lad, present Siperinieuden
The new commiadant Of the post graduated IN the cas-
tf..t FsNts Z
the LIST Infantry Iuly of the year became second
lieutenant OF me ~ lnfn,ry sept 81 1910 ana was
brcvetcd fist lieutenant Aug H. lSi COR g'ia.t anu
mcrtoriaus conduct in sereml affairs with g"eHcro AT
Puso Oyess National Bridge and Cerro Gordo, Mexico
lie was rromutc To secold Aeulclancy III the keSu"r
Army Jan. !, 1878. ,. ,oo, .,i ,,o,
nr,moel ~ A Capisiacv IN the Regular Army, july !,
iSs was appointed Inspector of Practical Engineering ~
West Point March Is, 1873 lie Is the author Of work
entitled " Military Bridges with indla kuDDet ioh'ooH'i
published in 1872. ~,
Tic great affair Of the at hs place, the grand
closing hop took place last night. All uy .cSt,G; ny
cas and DO Is deposited their precious feShtS nt te au
inc Inc guests comprising lad, ana asses rom the No
S,rth Eas, and West. Army officers ana theH WiSeNl
frrl,uehed cadet. and far daughters Of I've sSonea
,ba la of arrivals q hundreds. Huge pies OF
/ trunks DISTRACTED the per. and the captain o' ,ng
ferry boat, which plies between "'st I. i c wv
Garrison Ia AS much rs he could 40 10 coecI tlc ,
rom hi. passengers who came here via tue hudson hFeI
RAILROAD The dinner hour Of 'he Cadets was enanseu
from p. m 10 . p NJ, 80 ~ % hl'c tc iini
Of time - prepare tho immense mess ha ior inc evening
roterisnment After dinner hour and until SHUTDOWN INC
hour tor p,raI tho cadets mingled anoh5 theii tinus
and ated with newly arrived ai. ones. Al parade honr
The space IN front Of the guard tents was crowded Win
visitors to witness the parade.
The cadets Ne, II H. where the hop took place IS
b,din, al ea., 80 feet n length, aud - or - ieei Ia
gith AMI ore story in hight T. each end of the build
ing are towers and aparm ats 10, M oLsers ana io '
puryeyor. The officers qudrie" ald u.llt'd-Iooh N.i9
sr,n no f., the accomTo ation NJ the ladies', tnd usei
iy them as d.cssinsroom. Tho pur'e,or5 Once ohy
Was preserved The plor or lower room "a ih' ohoes
With tie main ball hy prepared arch~ay. ..
Al an early lour carriages lnd onmhusse. ana pltAlo
couyeyauccs from Coz4euss Harrison o'" ', 49,
Rn,s Hotel and from tho residences ol The posi- "'i.
dI!fea up q .le Ness Hail. wAeIe tleu psesl9us hes"