New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-07
4 PAIyY DAY AT WEST POINT.

PROGRESS OF THE EXAMINATIONS.
TIE PROFICIENCY or THE FIRST CLASS HIGHLY
Co,iMESDED - FAVORABLE REPORTS cF COM
MIirEEs-A CAVALRY DRILL-sCLOIFHs NOT
OnATDEs.
frrov THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or TIE TEIBUNEl
VEST PoINr June 6.-To-day is cold and
rainy and coercss the plain is flooded there are no
premtnllcs THROUGH Filtration Wall, and few ee"-;et'5
on tLc hotel piazza. The rain began last evening Just
after the goodnight f.om the band, and way INTO tie
st,.U hour, il one walked from slcep he heard long
echoes flom The Catsk'ns. showing ti.at iEP Van
WinElcs dyarks Still playing nne-lins there To-
ward morning the lightning ceased hut the lin has con-
timed MI dav Tlue 3 itta com! aiEt, However for u
was needed on the thin soil of the parade, which was
growing parcled and dusty.
IL. examination OF the irst class concricd This noon,
has revealed praari,ncy which TIE Beard 81 Visitors
unite in commanding most his'ly. Pro-. K,nas!cHs
method, OF instruction and mode OF cxaiuaon aic ie
subject OF unqualified praise. Tho cXauIHa' ION Va law
is Row Progressing. prcL Gardner OF that department
tells the board that there are no suitable textbooks On
the laws ana usacs 81 war; and noac Whatever on ihi
ry law so that lectures on these subjects !oru both
bass ard commentary o. hrs Instruction.
III, committee oi to board n tho commiiary aaa tie
mess hall report TO Prof Thompson lat after careful in
sUcn they fad cycry here such satisfactory stale -
thiues as leaves no room even for sug- ston OEc ?
Lion. Mills the ucss bill has been reduced since Inst
September from go to $40 for two months .thoit
affecting the quantity quality Of tie food T"c com
n,ttc found the hall spacious aud wei Ventilated
with such cleanliness everywhere that not trace O..
q" bo.el smell was anywhere 10 be perceived The
laundry rates are extraordinarily low fortunately Tor tie
cad IT'S for here where ueau'ss 3 even NOR % al"y
Imam scholarship. wash!n bills are no 81. III iitIA St.
enc can make himself quite attractive wien 10 costs on;
tlce cents 10 wash ar o cray trousers, and "o ctn''
10 wash plir OF white ones or = INT
owing to TIE rain the troops cauid not occupy re
plan this afrnoon, and There was cavalry dfi! ~
first ciassiucn i'm the Riding ACADEMY under Capt.
beaumont The nCiag for the o>t part was good, ana
soe f the rucn lrd their h0rses rt" t6' hurdles with
admirable .kul Mary Of the to.s, However, we've not
col.. ii enough TO- ielp well, AID tic di play Was aiio
thcf less satisfactory than II WCdd have been Oh the
..i, rls.r one uruccl, in "atcing the mancuvers
N 10: hearing occasionally feminine sArok betr1yng
M p,cuce OF an anxious mother, fof II cannot be- sup
uo.d That au thc ladies from Sparta. AID lmost
everything that II .dOno here seems to nave some
uerl in H. II g., certainly wonder that there
-. 500 lew accidents. might almost say that there
are no,.. Mt very long ago q m"h was thrown from
his horse fell hurdle and broke several nps' ana
tle TO the ground, breaking OF his legs. To crown
i tie horse Jumped on him. breaking ais other leg, and
10 a appearance crashing him. the doctors said he
co,d ROT live Dat ~ i,S months he E"5 blely imp
nr around the post a.'n sLoit time Since piece Of
oltluluea close beside which number OF cadets were
staEi.u blrst. aud great pieces o IL wef" hurled IN
every rcc.on, bJi was injured All these err
ctI-daccs are remembered, ana now The saying Is,
IOu can't Kill "a cadet"
The visiting boards usually complain thathc cadets
atc very roorlv ana les accom- shed IA speaking
generally than in any other act The course CONSTRUCTION
does not recognize tie possibility that soldier may tnin
orator for there j. no training Ia elocuon but one of
fine Instructors who has made private experiments, has
become convinced tha The average cadet knows how to
sneak plainly and cnphltcIiy when occasion Offers.
lie thinks hat the library IN which The limitations are
conducted Is responsible for thc fact that one who
doe, not know what Student ought to say can tell what
be acluiy does sav. Wherever the fault may ie 10
aluos. iupos- Die for those ROT Immediately n ront 20
follow the examinations with any degree OF Interest OF
profit.
About 80 new corners registered here to-day, bat
the Delinquent visitors, Congressman Banning and
walker have not yet appeared aud am no longer eN'
pectcd A bright day tomorrow would doubtless bring
tlrong OF quests 20 the hotels. The BAN wall be Given
a week from OnisA and not Thursday night, one
OF The committee inadvertently told me.