, 1866-12-15
VEST POINT.
Report Of the Board Of Visitors.
h1Aninaalons Of Cfasaes-Emportanr
suEEesf1ons and Recommendation

eoEGeAons and Rccomu en- daftoux
/ WET PoNr. June 19, 1856.
1 u9e boatd o. Fisitors. invited 10 attend The IN
n9al examination OF the Mtlinry Ackdemv Il
e reinL and 70 examine into 'tthe actual State
aisetfiine. Instruction, po1rp. Adninis triton
5i1n, beg leave mos, respectfully to snbnis ihe
upon the arrival of sevcss1 Of the mrma,r. =,
iisp,s, L. nc, % On N u Of J1ne, the Eeaaias oi
oIaiuclFa1e y the last sad rl1es paid 10 fhr d.
toaea ~ hero. In eommemoration Or the event.
eaa a. t"ken of hesr resnect to the illusfIIons
natens Ertef Tic Board adopted series ~ rrsns .as
,n!ions, which ate herewith Submitted, md rbieb
Tbe msIoasyy y es o1 ,de ,hs ~ PET Of shs report
,smrosly ASSIMILATION. The % lemander @ @aaf oI ina
IL rubae II masanG General inspection Of
Gsdeisp Gsd isppaFsfus' aud rcsiew OF iLe Corps 1f
On the 5th instant, all the nen,be,, h.,,.
ported, the Board was peEmaDentjv orr,1E6,aS r.
ley !hen ntoeeeded, by invitation of the Sn3eI.
Of e1sdn.i,no 1o sa u the s1su,natiou Of the dt
defee themselves assiduous1y 10 his e,nt1 nt4' t
into on il.1 .ssDi TtsE he Board dlv4ed seif
otHss Eases proceeding at the aAne tine.
s.andine committees we're appoInted to make a
pasneul3s y n ne1:m!5ation Into the li1eIon. depst;
a W. pnec7s3'y 'asIqii9n to which uet s:tenhon
a. ne general Arrangements for tho ednestfon ot
.stsisssn a' asSs19ped b. The s1am1uatlon are
hsir entire fitness for Their posts and Inc as.ist.
ant IL. ,usso.s With fex Exceptions, seem veil
The subjects eHo1aced II tie % cousas a, .,d,
eie aai1sa 4. t. t. The ,snal I'd
fomnIste thoioash en- spe:s pe..,s!9 T. b
Tne a essns,}aa s ns'e9' Ct f1sasls9'isa &: s. t's
p9nfeaey " the ab:1act selehccs, md thelr a..
h ePse,2 IL h1 ,naa,, s af r5 :na es1
eedels well as 10 he pstienee se. sng Or ths
Snnr;r ~ 1nsi = R1t the Board roaid o. q.
tsuty m.laef egt' sy sai'es to noaes sse
pes sed .aeeat 3sneas.sx xsi, e
1rr7ss to Il hsgo honeS'on e. VIII this also me Bossd
ihs ,cpies Il IL e,de,s IL '0as
pPspea nPs sh'ea iadie.ed %.ss Il
sionsl e,ammsiieai errJrs nd tneIe,,oes;aa e oesa.
z, g. eap,s:sion % The Board wers lmp1essed Tiss
upper and lower sections Of the ssns e1.. eea tae
oPoA s a1adu1ted scale Of que> tons TheT a. not
s,tbns Il 1mp1se Ibis 10 The professors. but
appointment Of astsant i.i4ucio,5 s5ss1 sa ol tne
70 re sendrelr different degrees OF an siHelInay
" ~ mo eaos" upon ttefr admission 70 he aosd.
H. PROPER here % slate that their criticism, are
aPp.eans 70 The examinations ID spantsh
evdeat tbst sss atea1tg ia snneFy T. ,e
On The e1ovdiuc Of tie xrst eia.s III sua e1tsnt
1ndtee. = eume1ent time has not bean 5cyotsd ~
toGs9 f. 31n ,no1tant branches Of MILITARY education.
on "a, hlEhlJ eredbe ID he as,erpsIan sfn'e r.
oa!,ss. r the delaament Of engineering msnV
ire. a aseuTs.a a,'1a ea1easnS .lent ~
.aosonEn aequaintance With atsatc9teal ind tsr.i.
se,ea .na 4 !n ihe department. or military
accss la3et precision Of drilj and ne{ers
-. psto.a y. aatsipuae at.p worthy Of al praisa
et esss. ahe nos t9s on s1S}es! Of ssad Of The
ofle4l and mirera1ogic1l specimens Ee.e ohr,xxr
: smai ~ sn number &nd +1ziesy and werc rsnrI.
Ill., - Gi .ae NOT COMMON KIND; In view q tos
'oTid susEe*t sn appropriation by conr1,ss ron ~
~ ~ the aeeeet.ry addlttons to ihe cs6eet n5
he tiee eeies:a q sBBesas .,se ~
1sss departments of teenee promise ihe e.eans;
!nMpoe afd most probable results.
examination Of the junior el21ses vae h,rb1v
.a .asneso1. In natural philosophy. chrmisir1 :
% = sss tssoss r. f16ssd
ere sa.ea With The precision and seeaSssy vh!es
,son IT, g,;s97'ass. "a lases. wi q itias. M 6
cauns dat ,he in.trueaoos IL aG I'll. a. T. +
aen IL II *, not s9rp4sss ey those q my
efe csedifsbse, alike 10 pupls ara profrssors
= "a ,h Ic,e esoesiall{ connendable il tiea oi he i
sas as aSseae of.ae
|
TE Tor several months entfrcls under the srnrr I.
eson or assistant tuturB - -
ns y sSs.d e. would aox aoee particularly
sEsatons a. sosy occur to them. TheT Ire faii. 8
ns1oGfa 1.as thai the sJsem OF appointment Of -,
saon. 1ne trrra Of ftettioe OF The assistaut nrs- N
% toTr not axsd bJ law. Pr,oE 10 ISIS euatorn - -
1e ~ . 5eaaaan hern a. long he
pos51on. The re1ult vas Thai us5crrs rrr,sir x
.Gt 1a1ttqaenuy. tcn or ntteen yea.a Since Ii
msIe ge,ead Ell oeen en- iseqaent. md At present y
TsWd 81 The. secretary ofWas. Ihera f At
sRs r. sr1 hehl5 I'D vile
. ~ = forr Hea1s IN the lne1oz1b,e demsnd, q ~
4, e - ns ne BosEd regret to ~ nat, lndepend III
EEeNiag tendency to shorten r1;her lhan IN H.
aee me tem of ser'ce OF tie assistant tpy,ruct Re
l. Board a,e a,n,, ,nn,r...a ~, II!
,hs: the various depaitaeu. ns .s1rt Too 81
diaeas9 a. foos .nd Tsat at..dyantases
si:, and ot1et.inIpg sho.e Who f. atg;,I g1es a.
ndeat length Of time 10 cre he1, Ihst iotercst b.
II ts.ehiss .hieh ale E sb.01}r,ei1 1aen13 aess ss
lstr success a. TEACHERS, It il ristsrs y tnr 1
pess Ut .ny oaerr xao hzs rraduase.i =, he @.
:, ~ must hsve IN aptnes, for teachiur. .. III
! u eoradsy ior acquiring krowledg-s nd Il
&c qnnhdes, without IN actual e1perienee nf III
Il L. {hs nr1 eoe recitation fooH- are OF Itle lee
.. thst pssee + restored md The service. Of co
ID thas Il tae hi7ss,s ,si.t II 70 ns gn
- NIL Be selected Tor duly, thas E0ch DR.
IT,. degree Of ptrnaoeney sl1 l. s,vea % 70 VI. ~
With the service @lll b Gsered 10 fhtn r. H.. ~
Z tnferetted tn aud devoted to theIr dtttes AZ
hoa1d Woold not attempt t, Five sny special btti
snt "a, .houd d be q ~ Ge'Sn
aS Ssys fsr Il. 81