New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-10
THE MILITARY ACADEMY.

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CROWDS or VISITORS At WEST POINT
DISTINGUISHED AI.MY oFTICEE~. ALUMNI cili/'N'
AND LADIES Sizing rNJOY;n'Nr At TIE
CADETS BILL WHICH ProNr~ j" HH 4 BELL
LIANT AFFAIR NoTwIIu-rANIIN" iii hAIN.
! frRoMA -rrcIAL CrrEG-ToNrL>f ul ri;f llIt Ne.
| WrsT PoIvr. juno g.--Thr stream cd Ni.itorr h'-
| can in the carly morning One load alter announcer
was brought 20 the overwhelmed West f"" no.
tel New arrivals stalbcd proudly up DE steps 'u'
wilted into abiect humility before T." bland
Indifference Of the Semitic clerk. as u" c!rri'lIF
advised them TO seek another anidir- ,la,'. H. th'
forenoon the clouds lifted lttl-, ard There
was an occasional faiat pimpt, OF sunshine.
! There were those of the cadets who suffered from
family Vistafions and dutlfullv r'r'd SISTERS
AMI cousins and auuts ahput tho grounds. But
others were LEFT free aud hrr4Mc easy victims Oh TIE
fair face, that greeted on 90 every turn However
these delights were interrupted hy tn ram
which drove staying couples back To- s"'I'''-
and desirable privacy was i'lHt "'-
to he obtained al tie Post to-day. son"
of the ladies visited the library where the S''"""
class was undergoing an Namination in Philosophy
There was row OF hd.-it costumes and syiM-
hctc face. behind the desks Of the Acaa mic j ara
in the middle of which sat General Howard. ID
one corner sat p section OF unhappy ca lets a""ihs
their turn for viyi,ccion. while above the 'c'N''"
faces of military and CIVIC digaiidrcs io'N,'
ernly down. one 10y one ''
| cadets covered the blackboard7 with m,S-
tc~ols diagram, end hioroelyIhics IA when '""
PLAYED q conspicuous part. while the ia'''S 3'"i'i
| only rousing 70 q plying interest wh'h an ""''"
ally handsome cadet seemed in da"g'r oil o'''s
"plucked."
Meanwhile the weather had driven almost every
one indoors. The vcrandasof the hotels ana Of the
officers houses were filled with brilliantly a;tlr'd
ladies' and uniformed men. and cadets were bn-IIy
decorating the mcssroon for tie ball. Vt 3 oclo'
sevcnty-iivc of the alumni held business inc"lngh
the chapel The president General Daniel 'ier"ith'
class Of $40 was to have delivered an address, hu'
delegated hos ask to judge J. X. findiay, VII" gave
some Interesting "Reminiscences Of his cadet days
ard spoke of changes in the Academy, and Ita pros
poets, and of events among the alumni
NEUROLOGY OF rHE PAST YEAR.
Tho secretary. Lieutenant Braden, rad the list
of the alumni who have died during the past year
which is as follows;
Iheophilus II Holmes, 20. Franklin + Hunt 90. 800
Paul q. Uobcrt 10 Charlie . IleluiIfinih, o.
Alfred r. 4. Torhcrt. - Charlcs r. Baker ~.
Eushrod H. Johnson, 40. Thoua, L. Alexander, 80.
Henry y. Walker. -. lu"r{ pinn, o.
Asa H. Hocatc. 'G3. John McNutt 10.
Erskne Cuttings 81. Timothy VI Er,an. 80
Edward ID. Mansfield, 10. George \. kcu-rl. %.
George l.. Crtenden, 81 Samuel 4: cherry, -
Edwin Mauck. 90 William II. French. 81.
Archie Gibson. 70. BtiiaIlin II. Wright, -.
John Love. II.
Eleven Of the twenty We're in the Army ana
twelve in civil life.
CAVALRY FNrRCISTs.
About ; o'clock the notes Of buge rang ont aud
the cavalry in three sections dciilod out ;ho pa
radc ground under command of Captain Godif"y
and Lieutenant Gilmore The rain poured down in
torrents. but The parade ground was cncirclrd hy
throng OF spectators. patiently dripping under UNI
brellas. The mist settled over the mountains along