The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-09
WEST POINT.
Brilliant Battalion Parade
OF the Cadets.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE POST
Final Examination or the Grad
uating Class.
PROCEEDINGS or THE BOARD OF VISITORS.

WEST PoSr June s, 1871
riorc beautiful sight has seldom been witnessed
than that presented to visitors hero this evening IN
the shape Of school or the Da,taon parade OF tho
cadets The weather cool aud clear; not u leaf
rasticd, and the mighty lawn on which tho mauGuvrcs
wore executed shone after tho recent rains green
emerald. Under the last rays OF tho SUI tho gray
coats aud white trousers Of the young soldiers formed
a marked aud bo1uul contrast the held, and 40
they moved hnhcr and thther In solid columns
In single dies or in companies, with the precision OF
autoniata, the effect simply magnificent The most
picturesque and Interesting portion Of the drl tho
skirmsh tactics, when the cadets advanced across
the neld limo after Inc, II In front OF an encmy.
lying down. nrng, moving up reserves TO support, aud
all the movements incidental TO tho beginning Of
battle. As they fred vocy alter vocy and were hur-
ried by tho calls 81 tho bu2les doublequick from
point 10 point the lads up the car
ricd tho affair through with that indicated their
thorough enjoyment OF the work. Several hundred
ladies' ana gentlemen wero present as spectators.
couRrRsfEs FACET.
Lord Clarence Pagct Of England, was shown about
tho Academy this morning and aitcrward attended tho
parade Of tho cadets. Ho delighted with all he
"Why," SAID the old gentleman, under the impress
sion that the whole body wos composed Of graduates,
"instead OF 500 year you ought send 900 such
young men every year throughout the country"
His Lordship and Miss Paset lct, for New York 10.
day.
HAMILTON PnEsExr.
s'Gan Hamilton" tMss Dodge) arrived yesterday
with Senator and Mrs Blaine and daughter There is
hoto ccrk here who is quite up 10 the standard Of
the craft in good looks ana empresssmcnt but who
speaks with u slight German accent, aud whose oars
have prejudice III sympathy with his pronuncia-
ton.
'.Resister Miss Dodge said Senator Blame 10 this
Individual last evening" Tho clerk d,a SO IN his way.
stands on tho book as .'Miss Starchln
TAKEN
Hon. Henry u. Banning, or Ohio, arrived last night
joined his fellows on The Board OF Visitors TO-DAY
Scarcely had tho gentleman this side OF
tho river when he was met by one OF tho occrs who
asked hun what he meant by stating has the officers
at this post had their houses furnished
s0s eHpenso a aa IN The mos. manner
said that In any speech Ia the House, la
SAID. Before no reached tho hotel he was
spoken 10 about that matter and about his oppo.
sitlon TO the army In general by gentlemen
who rode with him in tho stage, and when no got
here he was accostcd IN tho manner by Of
his follow members
Why he crlod, Senators Blaine ana Maxcy
began to talk tho matter over with him the piazza
to-day, ~ arm beginning TO think have been bull
dozcdl Tho army has no better TREND than am"
| THE TRANSLATION
| Ordnance and gunncry tho study in which tho
first class examined to-day. rho lrst three Sec
and his M'a assistant ts Charles sha
hi2hly crcdltauic proficiency was manifested by tho
I
contain themselves this IL tho last study in winch
th class Is to be examined. Probably by tomorrow
called, will have passed through Tho erdsAl ald
tho css VIII bc ready tor the reception OF diplomas
tributed until Thursday next.
/ y, TttE rSFiSisukp HOSPITAL
In compliance wth Tho request OF tho Committee on
Buildings and Grounds OF tho Board o visil0rs q re-
port upon tho condition OF the unfinished hospital was
to-day iurpished BY Captain Q. H. Ernst OF tho En-.
g.pccr corps. From hts statement IL appears that
$Is00J have already been expended upon tho struc-
tuIc, which IS of granite cut from tho government
quarry. Tho floor arches for tho sccoud floor have
been constructed. and ID probsbc that Il they ara
exposed another winter will be necessary to replace
rcmov NJ tho old ones Tne second story walls Will
last longer IN their present condition,
tho work OF destruction VITA Thorn is
slower; bnt each ycar that they icn exposed will
add to the amount necessary 10 compete them About
sis 900 would be sufficient to finish tho walls and
$2l, 00v tho Tho total cost OF
the building would DO about $ll7OOu IL IL recon-
mcnued that tho cdlce should DC At least rooiea over
temporarily at tho earliest possible moment 10
! from tho desincgraing influence OF the weather An
appropriation OF $500 would DO sufficient Tor that pur.
| pose.
All tho members OF the Board, believe agree thas
tho hospital should DO completed at they regard
4 IL as highly dangerous that several hundred young
mon should be pcnncd up hero with hospital ACCOM-
modations for only dozen.
/ WHAT" thoy say, would DO the result II an
epidemic should occur IN their midstfn
THE CADETS BARaACKs.
/ Tho committee Will also recommend tho building OF
an additional wing 70 the cadots barracks. Three
\ young mon arc now frequently crowded Into room
barely large enough Tor two In going through the
barracks today the gentlemen worry unfavoraby
Impressed b. The existing custom oi having but ono
WASH bowl 10 caen room They Inquired Of the of
ncias whether Zach cadet could not DO provided with
! separate toilet iacilitics and told In reply
that the rooms wcro so crowded that u
was necessary 10 place as few articles as possible
/ In them. The committee think that II thu
west wing Of Ihc barracks were extended about ono
hundred icct 10 the south Il would provide ample
I LEI Tor the present ovcrcrowdcd cadcts
Another trouble ~ that tho supply OF Ii neu.
ncicnL |, al present led through pipes from res.
"a wal fa0 upo
an adjacent hill-or mountain ms they call Il hero.
senator Maxcy proposed 70 report In favor OF buIld,ns
an ample handsome and permanent reservoir ut q
cost Of 100000 or less.
ITO supply OF gas also very insufficient aud IN
feror IN quality OWING TO the primitive character Of
the apparatus by winch u ~ manufactured Light "
not supplied by tho government but officer pays
committee to build neat little gas mandatory al
OF s25 ooo that tho nights tho houses ANA quar-
tcrs about tho post shall not be everasngly w.nxing
and blinking aud causing the junior officers To wonder
whether ,hoy had omitted to drink water enough with
Their meals.
EXAMINATION or THE LOWER cLAssw.
Monday The Academic Board. which has boon At
tending tho examination OF the graduating class In
body--spsrding SIX hours per day that service
viii separate INTO three committees, which viii SIC
simultaneously To facilitate the examination OF tho
three rover classes The nrst committee, to be COM
posed oi Professor Of Mathematics Albert H. Church,
lfniessur oi Engineering Lieutenant J. y. Wheeler,
Professor oi Law MaJos Rca H. Gardner and Professor
OF PRACTICAL Military Engineering Captain .. H. Ernst
Will 81 IN the library and examine tho third and
fourth Classes In mathematics
The second commttce, composed Of Professor OF
Cncmisry and Mincraiogy Horny T.. Kcndrlcys. Lieu
tenant Colonel Thomas II. Neil, Commandaut OF
Cadets; Professor OF Philosophy Pctcr :. Niche, aud
Rev. John Forsyth. Chaplain and Nominal Professor
OF Ethics win examine tho second class chemistry,
natural philosophy aud tactics
Professor OF spahisn Language Patrcc dc Janon,
with Proiessor Of French George 1. Andrews,
proicslor Of Drawing Charles w Larncd
and Major Alfred Mordecai, Instructor In
Ordnance anu Gunncry, Will constitute
tho thrd committee To investigate tho proficiency of
tho ihtd aud iourlh classes French, the
IN Spanish, and tho second and third classes draw
nr. F.rst Lieutenant Edgar W. Bass, Corps OF Ensi.
necrs, aud scco9d Lculenants Thomas y. Bailey,
Corps OF Engineers, and IasLer H. BLISS, First attii-
cry, appointed secretaries 10 tho rs second ani
third committees, respectively. Tho examinations
viii probably bo concluded next week.
Tun SECRETARY or WAR TO ATTEND TIN