New-York tribune., 1879-06-05

prehcnsve-eared monitor heard the pleasantly. and
the officer has been sKnned which interpreted means
repOf. ed In West Point slang. spade is called q
"digger.' and what more appropriate nickname ior
Geology than f" Rocks"f
ished These are regarded as the most Important OF ALL
perhaps affecting more tnan thai IN any other bra-on
oclocE the Fourth Section faced tue Academic Board,
Professor Henry L. KendrlcG, Professor dc Janou,
Niche, Professor George l.. Andrews. the Rev. John
Forsyth, Professor Junus Whee!er Professor Chares
". Larned. Professor Edgar Bass Pro- iessoT Guido
y. LieDer, MJor Alfred MoTdecai, aud Captain Charles
W. Raymond well the Board OF Visitors ready for
Official ut,eranee a0c observ vition Tue cadets drew
OF deienees on the bacSboar aud pl ned their
uses. and also how tney would handle troops To as
academic maps. Frequently the examiners threw heav
Ter smell tnaB the cadets were prepared tor aud one
before the imaginary stronghold. being nnaly hited
carefully over the parape In oher emergencies he ae-
Between forty and fity ladies' many OF them young
ana several of them beautiful occupied all the space Of
found occasion TO remark poor felow" In under
and sympatnetieaiiy and when Que young man
officers son" One the Professors remarked 10
hls lady friends, II IS long time since have seen
such formidable array OF ladies IN Library Hal Isn't
10 strange thai ladies tKo suc an Interest IN the ar
raugements uIeu make 20 Kil tneir irilo"-meuT The
ladies smiled, .esying IL TO sarcastic s-cUn enaDt
10 say, There's no danger or that tons AnS any
body, whicL was rather rough criticism ON tue FOurh
Section. Ia the AFTERNOON tine ftn see,l0n aias the
lHnortais. alas tne Scrubs, nad their turn Ihey
Stand lowest IN the class, and lew OF them may be
AT o'clock the battery Of Napoleon guns was manned
by the Third Class ana fired the usua salute lH Gon0l
tine Board Oi EIsIIOIs Ana al O'clock vas the grand
the ucst spectacle Of the DAY. The four classes
were dIyidcd into egnt companies ana drilled as fes-
ment passing Ia review before General Schu neld super
Iutendcny Of tue Academy, Ills stall tue Faculty and
the bOdId o Visitors, iOr whom tuo reEe" "as espe-
clally Intended. LIcuEcuaut-COiOneI TnOD&s III. Ncu
commanded the hatthOn. The oand gaye throe-Ourtis
lung power 10 PlEa ore -" dm tue captain,
etc, yrlug cadets during me marcl-Jut. and
cOndescended to play Hail COldmOia whLe General
osnOlcd. waking arm la arm WItn Pre-iuent Porter
aud members VI the BOaru or VISITORS IN
dOuDe e passed down the rOnt ana by the rear Oi e
line, President Porter especially SHOWING that ne de
prIved ~orld Of grcat soldier when hc bee lne
great professor ana doctor IN the cBurcn maIt Next
the Ddtaou marched In go nDdUg nr twice around tDc
qIaIrllAters, concluding Win qmch-step. Tie pre-
oisun of tBer movements aad their sOidiery bearing
deserved highest praise. IDe review lasted all
hour, and DcauflIuI spectacle. In the evening
Genera SchOfeld gave reception az his residence IN
LOuOr OK tnr Board OF Visitors.
Ine Board nave been invited to visit "ashingtons
Headquarters at NeYDurg on saturday. President
Porter deliver a sermon before tne cadets an the
CndYel on sunday.