New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-06
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The new cadets will be drilled In the awkward
squad" until about middle Of July going Into camp
with the cadets About that time they will receive their
uniforms and cOnstitutethe new fourth class.
The Board Of Visitors passed thelnornng after spend
ing an hour in consultation upon their future report in
visiting the mess hail. inspecting the food furnished and
charges made for it, They also visited the hospital
The present building for that purpose is old and
inadequate, and the Board last year recon-
mended the erection of @ now one. This Is
70 he built upon the sOpeof the hill TO the right Of the
cadets quarters IL not be out OF pace to remark
here upon the very general good health OF this place
Only two are in the hospital-One with broken
leg from fan from horse; the other with slight at
tack OF chs aud fever They do have that disease
casionaIly in tins favored REGION The Board have
settled right down to work now many desire to leave
West Point during next week. The following commit
tees have been formed:
On Instruction-Messrs. Chaplin Curtis and Mc&OwD.
On Diseipline-ldessrs. CObtrn, Alderman and Mar
shall o ,,,,,
ON POhce-Messrs Stevenson. L irly and MsMulien.
On AdIninsIration-Messr Akerman, Curtis aud Mar
shall.
These Committees Will Investigate the SUBJECTS com
itted 10 their charge and their united reports will be
submitted the Secretary Of the Treaeury, probably
within three four months.
The examiuationof the Graduating Glass began this
afternoon at p. 10. At tnat time the first section
WAS ordered into the Library There, before
audience composed Of the Board OF Visitors,
several ladies'. and Others they obliged
10 make manifest their knowledge in engineering.
The whole Academic Board sit in judgment, and
yerely though kindly crtese the performances OF each
cadet The blackboard is the Of operations. and
why's and whercOres OF defeat or victory explained,
forts are built upon the most approved principles of
warfare seges laid, and lines OF operation planned
10 supposed cases The explanations and descrip
tOus given THIS afternoon seemed very satisfactory
the unearned CIVILIAN, aud Judging from appearances
the examiners also pleased But the entades and
yedettcs and unettes. and all tbose military terms
terribly confusing, and the auditor is generally left in
state OF adhirug uncertainty The examination will be
continued section at time until the mysteries of
engineering, mneraOgy, geology, ordnance aud gun
BeTy ethics and law aud cavalry tactics, have all Ueen
cXemphh> d..
Tho second Of the series OF exercises before the Board
" V took place at $3.50 Pun at the battery the
West Point EOJe and consisted of target firing. Tie
chief interest In this lay in watching the effect OF
shOs Tie target was at distance Of about lC0 yards
against the hank Of the river Bat the wind was very
cdprcJus and ~ whatever position the spectator AGED
himself, IL seemed rs though the smoke aud dust would
spoil bis view OF half the shots. Tue secOndcss cadets
under command Of Lieut. John NJ X. Davis manned the
guns aud loaded and tired them with precision hitting
the target several times.
The hotels are beginning to III up very fast Gen.
Sherman is e-'peCted r.. MORROW.