The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-08
WEST POINT.
The Prospects of the Season
Looking Up.
CADET SMITHS CASE.
The Law and Ethical Examination and New
r Professorship To Come.
WEST POINT, June I, ls7l.

WEST POINT, June 7, l674.
clear sky, with the mercury in the thermome-
ter among the n1neties, yesterday came to every.
body on the post as o blessing made all the more
welcome BY not having been expected even By Tho
hotel and private boarding house keepers who
during the week past had well nigh become de-
mented by the prospects OF pront ~ laid before
them by the rains which swept over the place and
the fogs which had enveoped the mountans, day
In and day OUT. The fact that all day to-day tho
new departure OF the elements continued unbrok0n
was by no means ungratifytng to any one, and tho
hotels have, as result OF the sudden change
from grave to gay, already begun to realize that
even In the hotel heavens there Is occasionally
silver lining to the darkest cloud. The late trains
and boats on Saturday evening, brought up from
New York quite crowd OF visitors, many OF whom,
however, only came to stay until tomorrow morn
ing. few OF them, judging from the size OF their
trunks, can safely be set down as among the per.
manents Saturday Is always
HOLIDAY FOR THE CADETS,
and is the only day OF the week when they are
allowed to roam about pretty much at their win
within the prescribed limits beyond which. with
out special permission, no cadet who has any idea
OF what the terms 'close quarters'' and ''suspen-
sion" really mean will ever go with impunity.
There were no military exercises other than the
usual guard mount in the morning and the parade
In the evening. Still owing to the new way OF
conducting the examinations, the third class was
not allowed to wait until Monday to get Its frst
dose OF the annual excavations, and they were
supposed to be for all gray coats, to undergo an
overhauling in mathematics The results OF the
known as yet, nor viii they be until the graduates
are In every way done for BY the authorities and
was not very damaging one apparently to the
third class, and II 10 not very probable that any
one OF Its members will be declared found" so
far as mathematics are concerned The subject Of
the "found" probabilities reminds one that
now seems desperare. oicisi n Information a. 70
whether he did not really fail to pass mis- examl-
nation IN philosophy as well as is exacted BY the
involuntary home trip. with little or no prospect
OF return, cannot be obtained; but certain CIR.
cumstances which have come under nv notice
to-day almost confirms me IN the belief that he il
doomed. 1t may be that the result OF the c0mpar-
ing OF notes BY the examiners Will lead to diner
ent result bus the prospects, 30 far as have been
able to fathOm them, look very gloomy for the poor
fellow. 1t should be understood that when q cadet
private notes OF his examination and the
AVERAGE QUALIFY" tsa
OF these notes. is tn, standard by which he must
stand or fall. This comparison in Smiths case has
believe been mn made Is YETI and Se &c only 1d
who are believed to hold confidential relations
away as matter OF course hts friends
Will do all they can to get him returned.
and its gories. which, to him, have always come
In the shape or fluctuations and trials and heart
bS'u I and 4 he y declared found" TINS year
induce him TO get another taste OF these same go-
ries. But his going away, anyhow, win not, BY
THE QUESTION OF COLOR
at the Academy, Tor there will be yet coored boy
smith ever was before he began gradually, as he
aid after MS arrival here, TO grow white.
near sne nor Gsaduaen S% ona as
social danger to the corps and to other fractional
portions Of West Point tnat are foolish enough 70
mix up the question OF color with the question OF
smith, on Friday, was given every opportunity to
lens to do II he had failed to solve TWO ana nad
succeeded IN solving but one, | was informed to.
allowed to pass But the aicuy about D ssis
three-proolem question Is that no one OF the ex-
ons o s ss " II he did solve
LAW AND ETHICS.
The subject upon which the graduates will be
which always attracts large number or yisisors.
who profess to be, ir they are not learned in the
law and preachers Of Gods oly gospel II y said,
do not know with what TRUTH that the bill now
pending before Congress creating professionally
OF law at the Academy Is destined to pass II this
be considerable shaking up OF the dry bones IN
this locality and general scramble for fat
love Their Country better than they love them.
selves, and who consequently are ever ready to
take any new office that promises plentiful emolu.
ment and very little work. II Is believed that q
PROFESSIONALISM OF this kind would do great deal
Of good, especially so II 1t should be made as
believe 1t Ia intended to make 1t, from the Judge
Advocates department In their dealings with
the civil authorities, military officers in our de-
partments nowadays have many delicate duties to
perform, and 1t Is understood that many bunders
by officers in their dealings with them during the
past few years, more or less mis-
chfevOus In their results, have prompted
certain parties in washington to bring about the
law referred to. Still, there are those who say that
the law itself Is mschievous anair, and has some-
thing back OF 1t, or, rather viii have something
back OF II, when 1t is finally passed that viii be
like the III wind that blows nobody any good This
view OF the matter, however, is rather ridiculous
one, and can have but little OF anything like fact
to make 1t worth paying any serious attention to.
STILL ON POST
The Secretary OF War is still here, with hts
family, and Will remain until the diplomas are
awarded to the graduates. General Sherman il
expected IN o few days.