New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-06-04
FEST POINT.
ANNUAL EXAMINATION by TIE BOARD


ANNUAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES by TIE BOARD
OF VISITORS
The first Of Juno is always an important event in
che calender Of West Point that day the annual
Examination commences, and consequence the hotels
begin to I'll up with friends Of the cadets or visitors for
che Summer Last Saturday Cozzenss Bote was OPENED
For the rst time this for the reception Of visitors
and Roe's Is already beginning to fill up This latter
house stands within the limits Of the military post ana
Although the Point is one Of the loveest spots on the
Hudson IL has not for some time made as hants4
appearance now does The eopous ralHs O ~ .tnS
month have kept the earth and vegetation rom ba
parched as they sometimes do here ana ptchef The
bright sprnglike appearance BIg59 t iy Tl,roy-
present superintendent has spent nue. 1 Of
The post, in which he has been remasD3 Sndcr the
Heretofore the Military Academy has Dcel It The
XXXVIIIth Congress passed law empowering lne 81 So
fetary OF TO detail any officer OF me army 10 lth
United states Infantry, is the first appointment uno d
that law Gen. Pitcher is practical man u 5 "a CONS
changes ia the manner in which the Cadets as wei do ~
academy and It's surroundings are BOARD OF Is
persons usually citizens who are RreeP az any
changes they deem desirable as well as upon me SC s
condition of the Academy and the progress t9S oTd
OF Visitors was composed Of the following gentlemen
B Is G,S or y " ps9 lS q H the Hon
Campbell EIl Gsa'E esq, o Ca tf S a2n H. c he Rev.
eOrgs Masona I5Ta tie ioa Joseph W. MsCcIA NeTsas
R9 sSI Ps's s %e' nv n noe Newell Thompson Ms the Rev
{Taps Spton b. D. n Y Hezekial W els Mich A.,
S1f these Richard T. Chenery, Prof john kcdIlck tne
12sy Henry slicer, ard the Hon. Newell A. Thompson
were the only ones who were present on lst & ~ c
AT l2I O'Clock the officers Of the academic stan me- W. e
Euperintendents Office in full dress ana marehe9 eu
So body to the hotel where they were So Roord anu
At about ~ O'Clock the Board of Visitors under the
eft the hotel ana proceeded the academic building
AS soon as head Of the column appeared on ,e t
terry Of Napoleon guns, which was placed on te eastern
side OF inc pni Tue C AIexonder Piper Captain sd
@ psrS Of Visitors then proceeded to go through the
hniidinr commencing with the Library, and Chalel anu
ending with the Barracks The moral tablets III Ino
cbepe7 exciting considerable interest, especially those
,oIe reccnty mt up The attention Of Strangers
naturally attracted TO tablet over the |eat =, tr
Gen-and the date OF his death, but The name Is care
fully erased This IS the tablet Oh % ~ 6ccce OH
saers of the lasting inamy and disgrace Seh snou Va
Atachsd 10 the crime OF treason ana inc n"in' VI
Great care Is taken to foster high sense Of honor in
and one another But to follow the Board Of visit
ors AGAIN. at the foot of the stairs leahg 10 1ne
boards upon which dragon was engaged IN mapntng
with chalk section OF WOODED ana nsni ycSn
some of the cadets will be compelled 10 snow nov Isyy
would conduct campaign against an enemy III country
very Favorable to defense, and difficult to march
We otced that al the corners Of the road passing one
in front of This building there or two brass can
non buried as far the tunnions Just rs we paSseo
was standing by what these guns was pointed aat way
fort To III,
With china The Guerist looked little foolish and passed
on The visitors by this time at the TOP Hoor e
recitation building where the section rooms OF me
Glasses in drawing engineering, etc These mathelna
tca seotiOnroOmS possess no particular interest,"
epeering department fnd models OF sebastopO f0It
Wagner and OTHER works which are used 70 Th e%c n5
the same oor-the top floor Of the building room set
apart for stationery %h,eh GOn'.H t cfns some Of
which quite wen designed while All oi them are more
or less creditable their youthful artists The most III
feretng study that Of the attached to the PIC
lures The trophy-rOom, which was next ySteq Is de-
serving of letter ITSELF as IN u are 1o
and other relics sent to the Academy for piservaUon
This room has recently been realIaneeo D olue %
PITCHER, and WILL when finished show the IssS' etc' 10
very good advantage - - - -, -,
but as there is nothing particularly interesting
about these rooms, their neatuess order and q ~
lness we will leave the inspection Of them 10 tue
S anu az r 81 re b0ITScks arc I'VE bows in citizens
eeStbes Being marched about with their heads up and
their little fingers apparently glued TO me seams OF tae
trOusers These this years pe6es who have Just
arrived whose names are: Geo. i. Davis, Geo. f. En-
merson. DAME Z. Mahan, Chas. Ward James W. Frost.
The welknOwn sound Of Bentz's buge Is the prepara
tory signal for the cadets 10 turn out for review by the
Board Of Visitors Quite number OF ladies arc srSaGy
occasions The battalion paraded IN grey Jackets "a
turned strong The OLD drum major has been DIS
charge sG9 R opy few Weeks since He is cel
tainly very feTcelooSing soldier with lIS shake an
story Of the father a cadet who on bringing his son
the Academy and eounseng him TO DO himself snd hi
gain for ySaTSe amy bSE ySId Ge a %
pointing 70 me pIuh MAJOR, VIC & a. ~ 49, ~
proud uniform" The fond father mistook the Drum
Major for Gen. Scott.
At the review by the Board Col Black commanded the
battalion, BrcVCt LeutCOls. Hldt and Kent acting re-
spectively LieutenantCOlOne and Major. When the
members Of the Board had resumed their positions after
passing around the battaOns IL broken into eight
patoons and passed in review first in quick ana then In
dOublequck time in splendid style.
At the close Of the review Gen. pitcher received the
Board and the officers present TO his house The board
Of visitors retired to their hotel The usual dress
parade the only Other ceremony Of the day The fol-
lowing list of the graduating class in the order in
which they stood at the close Of the last examinations
GRADUATING CLASS