New-York tribune., 1877-06-14
AT THE NATIONAL SCHOOLS.

THE ANNUAL HOP AT WEST POINT
EXCITEMENT AMONG The CADETs-A BRILLIANT
SCENE THK DECORATIONS AND PROMINENT
GUESTS.
lTRoM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE rRIBuNE.]
WEST PoINY, June 49," Et Minerra ct
MGr is the of the graduating class but for this
evening the goddess OF wisdom has yielded her place TO
Venus. and the god OF has beaten an igno-
mnious retreat before the eons OF Terpsichore The
arrivals the hotel have been constant and numer-
Gus, and whatever may he true OF an omnibus,
IL is certain that there Is no longer room
for here. Tie departure Of Senator
Blaine with his wife and daughter, and of one or two
other meinbers Of the board OF visitors, afforded only
very temporary relief, and for two DAYS not room or
bed has been unoccuped aud more than hundred per
have been turned away. Prof Thompson mas been
busy pairing tue formal report OF the board which
comprises the reports of the committees already gwen
The report discipline handed in yesterday, makes no
recommendations and without doing 1t injustice may be
condensed into the emphatic statement that the dsci
pine nearly perfect anything human can be- Ihe
significance of this opinion lies in the fact that 1t is rem
dered BY three experts-General, Senator Maxey,
Gen. Hills, and Gen. Hyde.
salute of II guns was fred this morning in honor
OF the presence Secretary McCrary ut the post The
Secretary, with Gems Sherman and Hancock, spent u
considerable time inspecting the various departments OF
the Academy. Tnis afternoon they have reviewed she
corps full dress parade Aside FROM TINS there nave
class who are allowed great liberty at this and
others who have secured permission to visit the hote
been whisking about the piazzas, filling their own
dancing cards ana those Of their friends.
The ball iseasOn is always given by the second
class to the graduating class, and the second casse
make all the preparations for the event The cadets
messha whore annually held, is large room. Will
excsentlyald hoor and is uncommonly well Venti-
lated-a great Importance, for the crowd Is
always immense. The floor managers TINS year are
Cadets Bailey splman. and Carrow and under their di-
rectioD the decorations have been arranged Long es-
toons OF hemock hang along the walls and curve
from the ceiag to the sides Of the room.
Large flags of all nations. belonging to tie
academy are drsped between the windows,
and above them float the guldons borne 10y
army CORPS during the Rebellion. AT the nortl end of
tie the word " farewell IN evergreeIis mas been
fastened upon the wal, between the numerals OF ehe
upper classes II and 7S and ABOVE 1t the monogram
u. 5 NJ n Directly opposite are Lc c.itS sea,s IepTe
sentng various devices snd on either sde thc
monOerams Of The academy On tie wall facing 'a9 ne
Miaerra At Mdrte." In eyorgreens.
The to ne danced ley 60 couples In the draw
inr0om OF the Iacsdcuic building IL o'clock. That
hour is locked forward TO with pleasure by OIL the
OF its popularity and by the rest OF the dancers because
until that time the floor TOO crowded for comfort.
nasu'n The dre,sns rooms are In officers
binding. and rOu Of the parlor windows covered
floor tor dancing has been carefully waxed and every
pract,caoe ,sa'nre wle though conc deVsse as %e
OF aancug, the latter representing the word farewell
blown in cloud OF smoke from mortar Gie elaborate
specimens Oi the cngraycrs art 80
A gay scene t.an now presented the messial has
perhaps never Witnessed The fCOr and bc dressing
crowded, the costumes OF the ladies iofIh
Brilliant contrast with the fun dress uniforms Of the Off
ce.s aud cadets. Among those present MalOr-tien.
sehOneid with the officers and instructors OF tie aca
envy; secretary OF War McCrarv, Mis- McCary and
Their two daughters; Gen Sherman and Miss Sherman,
Gen. Hancock and Miss Hancock, Quartermastcl-Gvn.
Marcy, Gen Poe. Gen Van VlIet, Gen. Hannibal
Day, Col. McIae. Col: Fuller. recently wounded
under Gen. Miles; Gen. b. Alyord and Miss
Aivcrd. ecu Roheitson OF Kentucky; Gen j D. Bi1s-
ham aud Mrs Bingham, Mrs. John BigelOw Mrs. John
MCGlnuts and the Misses hcCiinnis. cXMayOr Usnier
and Judge McCne Of Brooklyn Senator PcraOn. Gen.
Rufus ingalls,. Gen. SWt@er, Cen john " Dubois, Gen.
". n. GicT, sEeif Elliott ~ Philadelphia. Col. Audtu
riet Gen Hills ana Mrs. Hills, Gen Eydc and Mrs.
Hyde, Prof. Thompson and MIs. Thompson. Senator
Maxey and Mrs MaNey. COngTess ssmRn Plat and Mrs.
Pmtt, Col McCalnon Bishop Quinturd. the Hoo. il. b.
stevoneOn, Gen Horace Porter, Layall Iaragut. Col.
heudcnshdll aud Mrs Mendensali, Major j. IS. Whte
move, Mrs Rufus Hoyt Mrs i. W. Payne, Mrs Roberts
and the Misses Roberts.
NJ flowers used IL the decoration OF the ballroom;
but the effect 0t hOweTa is not altogether lost for the
bouquets Of the ladics unusually uum"rJis and
beautiful Altogetc. the hall is pronounced BY officers
who have been stationed at tb- pOst Cor years bill
liant and successful than given here for several