, 1869-12-11
WEST POINT,
Report Of the Inspector OF the MIL
ilury Academy.
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Report OF 10o I0fpGct0f OF tuG s1A1s
isnrY Academy.
wan DYrAN1xEKT.
OFFICE or 1SsrEcLoK or Mlll1aaI AcApEAr,f
WASHINGTON, Oct 81, 1860.
Nh SEcRKrARg: Since NJ las: annual report
on the condition OF the Military Acadeo1!. seven
ty ncw cadets, rostetsed OF the qusi1 cations re-
qni1ed b. law, have been admitted, and thttt5;
nlne eaSets ~ s3'IDg sompsLsd sas pIrscHse
satisfactory examination beiotc the Academic
Hoard and the Board Of FiatioIs, have been
he srs sna ol to
There orr nos - Cadets At tho acadetay. THIS
number, eTen when increased 70 ~, the utntopt
low me anticipated fnInre wants Of tic peace
estabtt1hHcat-.2n establishment which. with Al
average strergth of 10,oo0 enl!1ted ueo as
The b,eatirg out Of The laie rebellion, yea1iy Al
soTbed the average number o. fnrJ EFAa-
rases. btalces drawing 70 some me- extent on tse en-
CEN. With only that strength tamAu ID CON.
parteon with the. present md tte possible future
80 sne spre;,ed opn1on .! M eonpetea. re efsons
awtFc sf the proportion between the yearly LIST Cf
graduates End The Annual casualties or The ntcJ.
trrased some even advocstinx doobl,na Of theif
existing number. II neceasarJ q that ume, II Is
far more Necessary now. wheu the army has
reached much greater strength.
ms Inspector here retels 70 the report OF The
Board oi Tisisoss List snmner, contto1erttng to
nany OF :heu, eone q xh,eh re quote.l
tnat,eps tha'. exctps IN tne technical terms seed
IN their stud!es there prevailed amor2 the cAfets
= marked dsociel cy in the choice Of woIdA ana
A1en IN facility Of usterance. TO CORRECT this :
higher degree Of cnlruse In the Eagttlh language
! u declared to b. exceedingly desirable, and \
q ,9x y Ss 81 taS % Il
part Of the present oral Examinations, are ae-
cuEdlrGiy Ipcommcnded
lecture N physical geography as connected Win
military opefsuoni, IN military hygiene, Aol es-
pedali5 ii ctIf 1ad military history. are set forth
seadeie Sci s. e r. 7.
| IN the academy ste attiooted b. the board
primarily 70 p: aov stasdnsd q !;
universities and colleges Of our own country
By from W ..,,s 70 sa;ee ye'Fs' ,taa!i
IN reaching the admission standard Of tae
4 HILLARY schools Of France. 4 further elevation
consequently urged BY the boar1- In this recon-.
| mencsttou do not concur. unlesa the sJetcm OF
appointment be 70 changed "A 10 throw tue cadet
each Congressional District. Experience psurea
that except upon this condition. no further En-.
1stgensss Of 1he list Of educstionA quaa1eattos.
III that u atfalaabte % l,fEe majori.,
sns ess q Ieaa from Mhsa .a' .sa g.
usuAl requrr ments Of tae law Of 1864 the Average
proportion Of reJecttons for want OF Sufficient pr
r2ratotJ stpdv or kt'stnmeut to the number t1'
eefoIe he a enaasnto - eeas nd IL
| EotWtthstandls The compromising adraxtA%e o
appointing the cadets lck7 IN advance Of tnt
| Of non two To three months III ADVANCE, ~ foz
neriJ. 4 feature ot appos1toeot upon Compel
.re sx.n!n,sioa sy ~ nleed ,D5odaesd 3 3
1siaa u vas Of 7 100 Tesa.eted md inpsseae.als
character 70 proite a1y nsps o. tnpso,eIaeSns r.
| lects ~ere uAnNea{ed. In the confederation a1
tn,s Eneses t ought 70; to Be forgotten soa:
70 = eIact asaer es,nis nom % tao.e d
Ut Ct preparatory q0A1inea,io1a mrEt Of neoea
} military cflce11 arc to be tza1a, by dlntnisn
} on TIC paft Of tne more ucedacated c.ass Of ~
en- competition might be niely TO fesalt IN con
tez1tng ! monopoly Of The appointments upo1
,hoss potss1soo Of sE msa1S =, aoo @1se
ltpcral education THAI ieks tArored asptr1nfs. All
thus afford more ground, nr.te though !, nas2ns o<
FOR the imp1eauota Of excluAseness sometime
: nade sga,ns. lhe seaoe1uI than nss ever yer ez
- enen.ton et tae present. tour 5s.,a. soa..
q ON, The .ets ss'ne Ssint.st Viz .iEs iaSs9 @!s.?
sshee% & s, acs sae &c sp, ~oa; &
meniaI1 Fcnools, md leavs the higher eour9s
| and {ne epkfI21Rtt Ql eAGu III 140 EtaeASu
corra 10 the schools Of Application But the auaA
number Of professionally educsted o11ccn te:
DER It ntccsszg Thai each enc should saafe |
Z couIfe OF fn1uucuon reaching to frtzt ofant
OF sfe military ri, and more than The sndlmeu
Of znch course could not Be iupAf;ed
!; | nuch le0 time tnan ionf IeAn e
y i W should be remembered, When The 81
Z vet Of itpsthentuS fhst period u considered, u
8 now, belo1t IL e1erauon, tae saAet nsdi Z. .
: utdef d1scsp2tne which, though greatly tetnperE
Of ae yesIs, u st,ll upATo rzosuaA Rfow1!
U uksorna and weat1sa1ta Aud under soea e
.e cutnsances Il u only The rewards Attatnahle
y him u the enc thai Can ordinarily keep
v sp,sttz, hi interest, End hts endy1ea nom a
Rlog under ahs noootnaJ od eaoes "
leauon, oe ii graf q sEaaM- KvEn a.e Jeal
I. Of poexft1y lonte, wuotd be eoo h<tet un
!. | in which % Ie4te 6AsMptisasd o8c1S sod q
r netta IN the Fatiooa branches of military s1en6
nsf co1l6 thts be ao&a Nholly At tos Aced4my, u