The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-30
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.

The Artillery School Commencement-Nnmes
of the GraduRtes-Conferring OF Degrees
General sherman Not Present-The Ceremo-
nies and Festivities.
Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
FORTRESS MONROE, Va, April 2s.-The graduating
ceremonies OF the Artillery School, United States
at O'Clock, and was attended by large and select
audience, General Barry and the staff of the school
TegVPS essay oa
w. +. Reynolds essay on the "Innuence of Steam
and Electricity on the Operations Of War" was also
After the reading of the essayswas completed,
Major-Genera Barry Informed the audience that it
SION would have been honored as If was last wear
by the presence OF the General of the army; that
he had also good reason to hope that the Honorable
the Secretary of War would do the school the honor
of visit at this time, but that almost at the last
moment he had received letters from these dis
of their public duties in Washington would un-
fortunately prevent their attendance. General
Barry stated that they had charged him. in express
ing their regrets, to convey to the officers OF the
school, and TO those just graduating, their COM
mendaton OF the exertion made, and their great in-
terest in the purposes and accomplishments OF the
The following officers were then called up in the
order Of their standing on the general merit roll and
W. f. Reynolds, LIST Artillery; First Lieutenant G. e.
Kilbourne, I'd Artillery; Second Lieutenant +. t.
80 Artillery; Second Lieutenant G. H. Whistler, 6th
Artillery; Second Lieutenant Il. L. @. Richmond I'd
Artlery, BreVeJ captain IL. tlelu, 4Ln Artlllery;
Brevet Major o. ii. Howard, 5th Artillery: Breyet
MAJOR H. c. Cushing, 4th Artillery; BreVet Major
w. o. Graves, I'd Artillery; Breyet Captain j. b.
Eaton, 2d Artillery Brevet Major j. R. Brnkley 9th
Artillery: First Lieutenant T. II. b. Councilman,
st Artillery; Brevet Major d. II. Kinze, 9th Artil-
lery; Brevet Captain b. S. Humphrey, 1st Artillery.
There were FIVE other offcers in the class OF this
year. but they had failed to pass a satisfactory
examination they received no diplomas Under the
regulations OF the school, established by the War
Department, these officers will have to remain at the
school for another year.
When the officers had all resumed their seats the
following named enlisted men were then called for
ward corporal Petit, Battery X, 2d Artillery
Private Danter, Battery IL, 1st Artillery; Sergeant
Major Reese. Battery X, 2d Artillery Sergeant Ellis
worth, Battery 4, Sd Artillery; Sergeant Baker,
Battery G. 1st artillery.
In a few appropriate remarks General Barry COM
plimented these enlisted men for their proficiency in
their studies OF the past winter, proficiency which
he stated in the Judgment OF the stan OF the school,
entitled them TO be ranked the first tive in their
class OF thirty-siX non-commissioned officers. He
then handed TO each one, as a testimonial, gold
pen and pencil case, or a handsomely bound book.
This incident OF the evening, which was not an
nounced III the programme, and which was entirely
unexpected by any one, brought forth prolonged
applause from the audience. Quiet having been re-
stored, General Barry then addressed the gradua6
Inc band OF the Artillery School then struck up
a 0aop; the hall was cleared and dancing inaugu
rated, which was kept up TO late hour. The gradu
atDg class all leave tn day or two for new fields o
duty. Some go North, some South, and many tC
the Pacific Coast The new class for the ensuing
wear is now arriving and will get to work In go0C
shape about the 10th instant.