The New York herald., 1870-06-09
WEST POINT.
The Examinations in Spanish Completed
How the Class Have Done So Far.
a Grand Review Before the Secretary Of War
Tho Ladies' Attraction and the Young Officers
Of the Period-The Standings Of tho
Graduating Class In Engineering and
Ethics and Law Promulgated.

WEST POINT, June g. 1870.
The examination In Spanish was completed to-day,
and to morrow cavalry tactics VIII be the next SUBJ
ject In order The class so far has done spendidly
and II 1t goes through the remaining ordeal
as well as 1t has done up to the present the
general merit" standing Will be something the
graduates win have good cause to be proud
OF. There have been classes which have
left the Academy with their general merritt as
classes not of the very highest order, compare.
lively speaking and the fault OF all OF them has been
that they did not apply themselves to study during
the undergraduate years they might have done to
come up to the standing OF previous first classes The
present class is not one of this kind. From the
day 1t bade farewell to its "plebe" dress
II has been known as a studous class and the result
has already shown itself In the way that not only the
first sections, but the last, able to "stand
up In row" and 20 through the examination with
flying colors This has been especially noticeable
In the OF the 'immortals, or last sections OF
the class In engineering. 1t Is always con.
cedel that when the "immortals'' pass q brilliant
examination the class cannot be made of other
than good "stuff''-to use the common phrase -and
the "immortals" who have gone through the acade.
mic "excoriations" so far this year have done so in
a way that has gratned the professors immensely
West Point win certainly never be ashamed OF the
class OF TO no matter in what branch OF the service
Its members may be found in the years that are to
come.
A GRAND REVIEW
and battalion drill was given by the Cadet corps this
evening at five O'Clock in honor of the Secretary Of
War; The drill was, of course splendid, and II the
Seventh regiment had been present on the plains
when IL took place, either in uniform or out of uni
1orm IL Is quite likely that they woulu have been
very much astonlshed and have left very hmriedly
nlunt hiatt fn0vo ora mt en-
perfect That their perec ion could not be vastly i'm
proved upon. The review was magnificent sight
tary OF War; at the close OF the drill, expressed him
self very highly pleased with the exhibition.
THE LADIES' ATTRACTION.
The hotels are beginning rapidly to iii up, and
as the day when the awarding OF the diplomas
draws near the lady visitors especially begin to
increase In numbers; They come, OF course, to
enjoy themselves like the men and 'don West Point
thoroughly 1t Is generally conceded that the greatest
attraction for ladies hereabouts Just about this time
OF the year at least, is the cadets, but the
most magnificent creature IN his own opinion
at all times is the young officer who has worn ms
kind allude to Is only an exception to the general
rule else the Academy would De very stff-neck ed
probability. when he was o cadet, as thorough
q gentleman IN every respect as the majority
OF cadets are always found TO be; but somehow or
comes over the spirit OF his actions. Once he dons
the blue, civilians to whom he always as cadet had
pleasant word to speak whenever he met them, he
k@~SSS
air OF dignity that
CIRCUS. CLOWN
would make his fortune In initiating and II he ever
does let his martial eye wander toward them his
gaze Is that Of the most shocking condescension
Il It. doesn't matter IN the least with MIN whether
carries his head as high and acts as
grandly as though the armies Of all the
on the side OF his head. Bowery fashion. He Is never
anasned ss when general, simply attired In citizens
CIVIL CIVILIAN crosses hla a frutS aIO
grandly, as haughtiy as ever What there Is in the
creatures uniform to make MIN feel so much
lessor Doremus might possibly fathom by chemical
agency. The uniform Is not gorgeous. The Shout
sh snockngy short tails and Wen padded DIFF fronts
ana tightness about the waist the sight of which
would rignten Newport belle out of her own COM
an ordinary
PEACocK's FEATHERS.
And yet II his utter contempt for civilians does not
spring nom admiration for his taorgot-up appear.
ance, know not what he can lay claim to for supe-
rS Now sanS be for what the uniform
that he is met at every step by officers,
and young men at that, whose diplomas have
fought battle, and who do not put on the extraor-
dnary airs OF the nedgin0, ought OF itself to make
him know hts own litileness. West Point has many
enemies, who are ever ready to grasp at anything
to use against her that can work her Ill, and It
therefore behooves every graduate Of the institution
to so compOrt himself that the most popular cry
against it-that Of being 'nes Of overbearing
aristocrats- not be strengthened by any act OF
theirs 1t is a false cry that of the Academy being
anti-republican in ideas; but the hundreds who
come here every summer do not lose their sense OF
%here tnev because 'ney come to place
meet with these shouder-strapped civilian
cOntemners too often in their ramblings they
the influence Of the majority Of the officers who are
not Of the species have described may, in the
strangers view, be crowded out of sight by the
small pomposity Of the West Point peacock.
The following standings OF the graduating class
were Ofclally promulgated at parade TINS evening.
ects named:-