The New York herald., 1875-03-09
WEST POINT.


APPOINTMENT OF CADETS FOR THE MILITARY
ACADEMY BY THE PRESIDENT TO FILL VA
cANcIEs UNDER THE NEW LAw-CANpIDATEs
AT LARGE FOR 1876-rHE BOARD OF VISIT
oRs.
WASHINGTON, March S, 1878.
clause in the Military Academy Appropriation
bill. which recently passed Congress, authorizes
the President to fll any vacancy occurring at the
said Academy by reason OF death or dismissal OF
any person appointed by MIN. Heretofore when
the President has made his annual selection OF
cadets at large he has had power 10 ill the va
cances occasloned by the discharge. failure. res.
ignation or death OF those previously appointed,
and, heretofore there nave never been io-ty cadets
at large at the Academy az any one time. Under
the above mentioned legislation he on Saturday
appointed the following named cadets TO enter in
June, 1875 These are additional 10 the ten ap.
pointed for 1875 last spring.
NEW CADETS
r. q. Van vliet, son OF General Stuart Van vliet,
Assistant Quartermaster General, United States
Army; John s. Lugenoeel, son OF Lieutenant
Colonel Pinckney Lugenbee. First infantry.
United States Army; Henry II. Benham, son OF
Colonel II. W. Benham, Engineer corps United
States Army; Harris Lee Roberts, son OF Lieu.
tenant Colonel Benjamin S. Roberts. United
States Army deceased; Thomas l.. Casey, son OF
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas l.. Casey, Engineer
corps, United States Army; Lea Febger. son OF
Paymasier George L. Feoiger; Louis Garesche,
son OF Colonel Garesche, United States volunteers.
Killed In battle; Aiber; b. Scott, grandson OF Il.
Il. X. Whiteley, Ordnance. corps, uniic1 states
Army; g. II. Sands, son OF Rear Admiral Sands,
United States Navy; William Van Leer OF Penn.
syvania, son OF William j. Van Leer, Killed In
battle.
The President has also appointed the following
persons alternates TO supply the places IN Sep
who may Iail in June -Edmund b. Smith, OF Con.
necticut, son oil Hon. Truman Smith, first alter
nate; Winfield $ scott OIL Memphis second alter
nate; George w. GoOde, OF Missouri. third alter
nate; John B. Marcom of Massachusetts,, fourth
alternate; ] Guy =; hase fltn ate,n nate; William
dore Bingham, OF New Hampshire, seventh alter
nate.
CANDIDATES FOR 1873.
The President has also, under the la requiring
appointments TO be made year IN advance OF ad:
Apo Of for usnTy ans &
corps, United States Army; George Bell son OF
Major George Bel, subsistence Department,
% 'a son Ss' tPy aen,ra Brce, bice
Unhed States Army; Marx Deans, Jr., OF renn.
MA cavalry, killed IN battle; otto Gresham, OF
Indiana, son OF General w. G. Gresham, United
states volunteers; Jonn Guest, .lr., son OF Com
Hunter. OF the District OF Columbia, nephew or
General D: Hunter; William B. lie Dac, OF MINNIE:
sOta son OF Brigadier General lie Due, United
States volunteers; John D. Run, OF Pennsylvania.
son oil General Q. +. Run, United States volun-
Ray, OF Cinclnnau.
The following are the aternatcs for 1875, so far
as appointed :-George II. Upton, OF Oregon, first
alternate; Leonard c. Couch, Of Connecucut, son
OF the late Major General ID. II. Couch, seco1d
alternate; Charles Clark, son OF tho bandmaster
0f the Twenty-thlrd infantry, third alternate.
THE BOARD OF VISITORS.
The following compose the Board OF Visitors to
West Point Tor June. 1875, as appointed by the
Presldent:-Gencral JACOB Ammen, OF MARYLAND;
Vice Admiral Stephen G. Rowan, United States
Navy; United States Judge Gresham, OF Maryland
lex Brigadier General OF VOlunteers) William
Dowd. OF New YORK, President of the Board or
Education Of New York city; II. II. Fry, OF New
port RI. Professor Daniel G. Gilman, OF Cali
fornia. President OF the California University; Pro.
lessor j.. +. Kellogg, OF the Northwestern Uni.
verSity, Chicago. The members OF the Board ap.
pointed on the part OF the Senate are:-HoD. Will
liam b. Allison, United States Senator from Iowa;
Hon. NJ. w. Ransom, United States Senator from
North Carolina. and on the part OF the House OF
Representatives, Hon. B. +. Butter. OF Massa.
cnusetts; Hon. ): A. Hurl6nt, o; Illinois, and Hon;
Thomas ]. Creamer, OF New York. The Board
meets at West Point on the 1St OF june to witness
the annual examination OF all the classes, and Is
by law required to examine into the actual state
OF discipline instruction. police administration,
fiscal affairs, financial and other concerns of the
institution. and to report the result OF their exam
inaton thereof to the Secretary or War lor the
formation Vi Congress.