The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-09

nlnerslosy asd ssslo9y ssoSnA-Thssvssssai and
practical instruoson in infantry aeses, police end ds
tactics practical pssruotion cavalry tasttos natural
and experimental philosophy, chemical physics and
chemistry, and remainder Of the course Of Arswins
Tbird-Pactica instruction In infantry tactics prac-
tcal instruction In cavalry tactcs police and discipline
practical instruction in artillery tactics remainder OF the
course Of mathematics remainder Of course Of French
the Of Spanish and rst part Of he course OK
drawing F0urth-Practical instruction in infantry tac-
tics police and discipline; practical instruction in ar
iey tactics practical instruction In laboratory duty
struction IN small arms, &C. first part OF course Of
mathematics and first part Of the course OF French
o ,S z, d. % m ~ a. Ave o'clock
al halfpast I'VE o'clock NJ from the lst to the 3lst
OF March, and from the LIST TO the 31st Of October
call at halpast six O'Clock A. n Peas upon Trcncher
the signal Tor breakfast ~ O'Clock A. NJ Troop,
al naii- past seven O'Clock A. H. when IN barracks at
eght O'Clock A. N. when in camp. Roast Beef the sig
nal for dinner at O'Clock p. n Retreat a, sunset
Call TO quarters for study in barracks thirty minutes
after return from supper and Sunday in addition u
thirty minutes Inspection and At three O'Clock r. NJ
supper Immediately after evening parade except that
At no time shall be earlier than halfpast five O'Clock
r. NJ. tattoo at hafpast O'Clock r. NJ. Taps, the
signal to extinguish the lights, at ten O'Clock T. N.
Church call haifpas ten O'Clock A. H. sundays The
employment OF time during the day at this OF the
year conforms generally 10 the annexed-From revele
TO seven A. NJ, roll call, police OF quarters, cleaning
From seven A. n. to elghtA M breakfast guard mount
ing, recreation class parade From eight A. NJ to eleven
A NJ. frs, class, recitation in military and civil eng
branches study second, recitation IN natural and ex
permen,a philosophy, study third recitation mathe
study. From eleven N. to ono NJ, nrst class, rec
tation an ordnance and gunnery cavalry exercises,
study; second, recitation m chemical physics and
chemistry, cavalry exercises study rd Rotations IN
French and Spanish, study, fourth OF swords &C.
study. From two N. to four p NJ first class recita
tons in ethics and law mneralogy and geology, ordnance
landscape with lead pencil landscape with colors reel
tations in infantry tactics artillery tactics, sndy:
hir1 draz uhv laad nan
and colors figures with pen ink cavalry exercises
study fourth, Rotations in French study from four
O'Clock p. NJ 10 sunset, military exercises, recreation,
parade; from sunset 10 evening "csn 70 quarters
supper recreation, call TO quarters from call TO
quarters" to half.past nine O'Clock T. NJ study; from
alf.past nine O'Clock T. NJ tattoo, extinguish
lights, inspection.
Under this caption but shall again refer to it,
there the highest Of honor truth encouraged
and maintained among the cadets, as q standard code
supreme above all earthly laws and inferior only to the
will OF the Creator, and be unto him among them
who is found wanting. Thus is that more honorable
set OF men existed than this corps Some OF their
peculiar ideas and private codes may be erroneous
but they not unreasonable; they open to
viction and amenable TO the decisions OF tho right
THE CADETS BARRACKS AND THEIR REGULATIONS.
Tho barracks is the south side Of the plain four
stories high, and completed in 1861 Il constitutes
the most imposing structure at the nstuon and is the
most interesting to visit IL is built Of stone with FIRE
proof casteated and cornced with red sand sonc
in the Elizabethan STYLE The building 800 by 90 feet
with wing extending in OF the 400 by 90
feet. II contains one hundred and eighty rooms Of
which
feet without interior communication and arranged in
eight divisions. The "West Tower'' and the adjacent
divisions used as officers quarters; the basement
contains profuson OF bathing rooms, bot water appa-
ratns for heating the whole building and quarters for
the employees single ROOM or house, as Il runs IN
the vocabulary OF West Point in the barracks is type
OF the rest Uniformly with occupants every arti-
Gle is arranged according 70 prescribed system The
Ss o. ii very
absence Of all the Injuries Of fe Is unworthy Of col
der's home The special regulations for the barracks
the greatest regularity within these homes viii
DO noted BY the suboned found ON tho back Of every
door the building
the back OF the door Of his room When room 10
being washed out by the policeman reporting 70 the
officer Of the day, and statng 70 him the number Of
will be permitted visit that particular until his
own be occupied during the day the unifosm coat
the Coz; win BE- busonsd tnroeancus and side ssms Wi
be worn. A. night any uniform garment drsesing
gown, May be worn in their own rooms but ~ time
will cadets be in their shirt sleeves unnecessarily.
During the " call 70 quarters," between "nspccti0n
call'' in the morning and Tattoo" the following
cap on gun rack shelf; cartridge boxes waist belts,
sabres forage caps hung pegs gun rack shelf;
usksss in gun rack n.yonsts n me sc.soards; spurs
alcove against side wall Of rsom The heads against the
back wall bedding mattresses TO be folded once Sheets
folded that the folds shall be Of the width OF
binary pillow. and piled ct the head or the bedstead In
blankets, conforters the front edge Of This This
pile TO be vertical. On sunday afternoon the beds
may b made down and used Clothes pres,
books the top OF the against the WALL and with
the backsto the 'front.' brushes tooth and hair combs,
shaving implements and materials such small boxes
may be allowed vias &C. TO be neatly arranged the
upper SHELF bolts, collars gloves hsndkerchiefs socks.
&c to be neatly arranged on the second shelf from the
&C. 20 be neatly arranged on the other shelves-ihe
heaviest articles the lowest SHELF all articles OF the
kind 10 be carefully and neatly placed in sepa
and with the front edge OF the shelf nothing
in be allowed between these piles OF clothing and the
hack Of the press unless she want OF the front
edge renders necessary dirty clothes be kept in
clothes hag shoes and shoes to be kept clean,
busted and arranged IN line where they can be seen
n the sde the foot: woollen clothing, dressing
gown, clothes bag TO be hung the pegs in aicove Of
front from. Of the sicovs 70 the back. VIZ. Over
coat dressing gown, uniform coats and jackets
and bag 10, assone S !, ssS
kept clean and in the IRE place. spittoon TO he kept
on side OF the hearth near foot Of mantlcpiece;
chairs when to be against the table;
looking glass in the centre OF mantcpece washstand 20
70 he ken, clean and inverted on he sop Of be
stand: water bucket to b kept shelf OF wash
stand sop bucket TO be kept near to and side Of
statues trunks and large boxes viii be allowed IN
quarters window curtains 70 BE- kept drawn back during
the day acovc curtains 10 Be kept drawn except when
dressing and between TATTOO aud reveile cuftsins OF
clothes press TO be kept drawn except when policing
room. The floor INNS, be kept clean and free from
grease sposs and stains the walls free cobwebs
and not TO be injured by nails or otherwise. These
regulations strictly enforced
me GRADUATING CLASS or 1861, Erc
The graduating class OF this year very large sixty
three against forty OF last ysarthat Is assuming they
all pass fiery ordeal Of the examination BY
the Board Of Visitors in June next This " thought 10
be almost foregope conclusion the class 10 said 70
b composed OF young men Of extraordinary ability and
character There seems to be Q general agreement
among those who supposed 70 be posted that this
class, superior, viii equal in every respect any
that has preceded IT, Their Names the States which
which they STOOD the last examination, 10 FOL-
lows
Ncna Bognia Appciriea from
1-Ernes IL Rarnsr. ........ Kentucky Virginia
John G Mallory ......... Penn. Alabama
3-Clufon New York. virginia