New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-04
THE MILITARY ACADEMY.
A QUIET sEAsON-EXAMINATIoN oP THE SECOND
CLASS IN HILOs0PHY-ARTIILERY PRACTICE
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

. orIrr sFAsON-FXAMIyATIO OF THE SECOND
CLASS IN HILOsoPHY-ARTILLERY PRACTICE
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
OF VISITORS.
rrroH SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRTBUNEl
WEsr POINT June 3.-The military season
At West Point this Summer is extraordinarily dull and
uneventru. There annually two seasons at West
Point. The first Is that in progress, when the
examinations place and the exercises of graduation
occur Friends of the cadets are usually present III con-
siderable numbers The second season begins later anu
may be designated thefashonable season. whengayey
and life abound But al prc-eh, beyond the e1amina-
tons and the daily drill. little doing The visitors are
few In number Another of the unusual dullness
which is commented upon by both visitors and the in
strcOrs of the Academy, Ia that the ateness OF The
examination Of candidates for admission prevents their
coming in large numbers so early IA the present
stage OF the course OF examinations. The number
OF appointments this year is smaller than last,
and the letters Of some OF the appontecs asking
for information various points, and even requesting
list Of the hardest questions to DE put III the e1aha
tion betray surprising ignorance OF the requirements
made OF cadets West Point on the part Of these would
be army officers At o'clock to-day the arrival OF Gen.
W W Belknap Secretary OF War, and his family, was
beraded by salute OF Is guns fired by detachment Of
the Third Class secretary Belknap s expected TO be
present at the graduating exercises he VIII distribute
the diplomas and address TO the graduates The
weather unusually cool aud pleasant during te nrs
three DAYS Of the week to-day the shy cloudy and
there lie prospect of rain , =. -, ~ ,o a.. ,,a
The examinations have progressed To-Day az lr a. Tue
nfth section the Second Class The subject OF Tue
examination il Philosophy, which includes Mechanics
Natural and Experimental Philosophy and, III parucu-
lar Spherical Astronomy III Is sald w pOIh IlsI
and Visitors that the Second Class Is dong rtrkaby
well I'm its examination which ia considered 10 De more
severe and thorough than any other IN the course AT
5.3O this evening there Light artillery dl under
he command of Samuel NJ. Mills OF the 9th Ar
tiery Assistant Instructor Of Artillery and cavalry
TACTICS The chiefs OF guns members or the First
Glass the cannoniers were Ihlld CLASS men, auu
the drivers principally from tho cav
airy detachment. The drill was more than or,
dit,yariIv Derfect. and the with which all
the complicated evoutiOns were performed was com
mcndabie 70 both Instructors and cadets The hng was
by patOOns sections and battery The orders we're ex
eSuted promptly. The spectators were not numerous
and were composed almost entirely OF cadets professors
and the Bos ri of There were but 10 ladies'
nresent among whom Mrs. Gen. Butler ana the
wife of the Hon John Bigelow, who owns country seat
on the Hudson a few miles below West Point. The com
mttecs of Tie Board Visitors have been appointed az
foiiows: ON Administration and Police Admiral = e
Rowan the Hon. 8. A. Huribut; Gen. ~ H. BAKER ana
A II Fay on obstruction, Gen. b. r. Butler, the Hon
N w Ransom, Prof j. F. Kellogg, aud Prof D. G, Gil
man: ON Fiscal Affairs, WIN. Dcwd, the Hon. I. J.
Creamer the Hon. W. b. Allison, and Admiral Rowan
The CouInttees hsVe :i.e.aJ Scsun their WORK, lad
their separate reports will be consolidated Ia the ocular
annual report