The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-08

the important federal Revenue laws and helped %
guide the ananccs Of the nation In that critical peroa
Subsequently, he was Engaged Tor two years N the
revision OF the New York Tax laws. He drafted 2
code and made two reports, which, beng repuoisnsd
French Academy assigned him the chair vacated oy
she death OF John Stuart Min IN 1873, and ne
tide societies 81 Great Britain. Later Mr.. Wells
was appointed The head Of commission 70
nsSos. ana es toll Span e. Ere Canal the
report Of the commission. prepared by him. was made
last February. short time ago BIO appeared a. one
OF the purchasing trustees OF the Erie Railway.
Elected as one OF the new directors OF the company
he will take prominent part In the reorgsnza Of
Captain Franklin, vice president OF the Board. Is
prominent In The naval service and At present enio OF
Inanded the vessel Of hts ewn name wnioh brought
Tho secretary or the Board. Mr.. venables was for
msrIy inssrucior In the Military Academy OF South
Carolina When the war broke ous he entered she
Confederate ar,ay IS private soldier and fought 10
gssemsuts. Aftsrward he bssamo General Robsr. E.
Lee's alao-de-camR and military ssSrs,.ry'
being under Ore IN every battle In which
Lee engaged !. HIS reminiscences are Of
Professor OF Mathematics IN The University Of vir.
gnia, he takes active In educational
matters throughout tho south.
or The other members Of tue Board Mr.. Ropes, Of
Boston, lawyer and formerly United States District
Attorney In that city IL ono Of the clio trsst headed.
best informed. He has, perhaps the most thorough
knowledge OF mirlary history Of any iayman 10
with him IN TINS respect Nearly every night since
the arrival Of the Board the OF lis members have
fingered with delisnt until late hour alter
petion Of their business istcDing TO Mr.. Ropes do
scrpti0n and dlscusson OF battles fought ut nome aud
abroad. His private library Of military Works as
Boston Is said 10 DO the largest IN the United StateR
General Augus, commanding nov the Department
OF New Orleans, Is brgader general IN the regular
army, who served with distinction in the civil war,
and wounded At the butis Of Cedar Mountain.
Dr. Wheeler, the Prcsoyterian clergy
nun Of New York and Rev. Mr.. lewis. OF Huwells,
Micb., who served thres years at. the South N
command q = Michigan regimen. aud participated 70
the siege Of Charleston, G., complete the list OF the
raE AcADEMY-rHE REPORT.
The Board early resolved themselves into the fol-
on Disciplsne-Msssra Augur, Wells. Manning ana
Franklin.
n On Poiice--Asssfs vena0les and Lewis.
on Commsssary, Mess and Cadets Quarters and Bar
rasksEMs.srs Lsxs: Ly0ds Wnsssr and Wells
On Grounds and Puonc Bs.ldings-Mr Franklin and
these conni.less, is Just TO say. have displayed
CONNIE dable Asstdulty. vney started In with the
Svsry pas ana have examined Everything from
10 T. Their iubors arc about over ana
their report !. a. good e completed the
ton WAS paid 10 the Military Academy this afternoon
by tho President OF tue Board. Mr.. Wells s'itis an
instance" said he, .'oi public Institution 50 good
and SO VOL managed that there Is hardly thing TO
be suQuestcd by which II could be made bctter Un-
would enable the sapsrinlsndsnt 10 do good many
things which he 10 NOW unable to do here; but Win
his means the Board are unanimous IN saying that
General SchohcId Is doing we'll
sa.e0ff 8ssBN M the EXAMINATIONS IN. f.igAs
SO far the EXAMINATIONS at the library disclose an
unusual degree OF proaciepcy. Those yesterday ana
toaay In constit utonal and military law. borne
by the cadets who took part III them with very
married. sisadinsss AND credit. u some cncmlss OF
edge could be here 10 witness what even the writer
has had opportunity OF seeing within twenty-four
Of The discipline, earnestness studous habits
ana tine bearing Of most OF cadets aud OF the sys
TEN OF education In the academy and IN the field, their
praIudices might be modified. al give as my liked
opinion said General Scott .lhai but for our gradu-
aied cadets, the var between the United States and
Mexico might, and probably would, have lasted some
four or i've years, with, IN It's hrst halt. more oe
leafs than victories falling to share;
whereas, in less than Two campaigns We
wi.SoSl the loss OF single battle or skirmisn."
since The civil war the testimony Of commanders
whose fame Is even greater has been gwen 70 Tue
Point az military training school alone ID written
every page tho couu,ry's history, and IS apparent
hero In q hundred ways whis Iere IL no room to
specify In snis hrst hurried letter. sts iaafsa
MKT wRHK--THE GRAND ANNUAL BALL
Next Tncrsday the annual address WI be delivered
ms as was fret intended, by Hon. David A. Wells,
vi by Rev. James Lewis. General Sheridan Is ex-
pected to be present and speak 70 the Cadets out is
not quite certain that he Will come In the evening
tho annual ball gwen BY the graduating class viii
como oil ia tho mess NALL aud there will also BIO
union OF grad that evening, which General
Daniel Tyler the class OF 1885, s expected 10
SIDE.
the families or the graduates this year there was
among oil last yoars graduates Besides, there
Is no novelty Al the academy us coored cadet.
Consequently some sojourLors at the Point do not an
ucipatc q very brilliant ball.
IL will probably be as gay an occasion, though, az
the boys aAd their friends could wish Tor.
TIA GRADUATING CLASS.
Appended Ia u list Of this years. graduates. with
their standing ~ u STOOD At the last examination