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land and the Philadelphia team. The former wera VIC
torous, winning by five wickets.
THE VEST POINT Glass.
THE COMPARATIVE STANDING OF ITS MEMBERS
THE BEST RECORD IN CADET HISTORY.

THE COMPARATIVE STANDING OF ITS MEMBERS
THE BEST RECORD IN CADET HISTORY.
wrsr PoIyr June 0.-The Academy has been quiet
today Not even a gun fired, except those for
sunrise and sunset The crowd Of visitors has not yet
come. Occasionally plebe Ia seen emerging from
Treasurer Spurgns Office, where he h told by the Adj
jutant to leave every penny that he has. and Is then
poted to the barracks oarpet-bag in hand, and
begins, If he Ia not "found," his fouryear term OF
schooling In the Academic building the Third Class
IL struggling through their examination in mathematics
and the Fourth Is wading through English.
Great interest attaches to Irving Hale who carries on
the honors of the graduating class this year He is
native of NewYork State, and Is twenty-five years
old In stature he stands FIVE feet six inches and
stontiy built with figure well proportioned He has
small face with a determined expression, and his hair
Is of the genuine blonde order He was born in North
Bloomfield When he was four years old he crossed
the plains with his father and mother with mule
team the journey consuming thirty days. The oo-
ectve point of the Hale family was Central CITY,
Colorado and when the Lad became seven years orc;
he entered the public schools of that place In 1913
he entered the Hgh School Of Denver and there TOOK
the highest honors in his class which was The rst class
that graduated in that Territory ne rs 1n Only
son His father, u. NJ. Hale, is teacher lie ma,
been the State Superintendent Of Schools OF 1o,oEo
for four years. and is a Regent OF the coiorapo
University. The boys record s'rpasses that OF any
other cadet who has ever graduated from this
The First Glass studies are engineering, ordnance
and eunnery law and Spanish. Al the end OF their
recitafops the boys stood given below in the four
different studies and the graduations Will not mater'
ally change the order given:
Engineering-Hae, Chittenden. Gaard, Gillette,
Sanford TAYLOR Sibert, Conklin. Simpson foote,
CortheIi sturgis Lewis, Cabe, Hatch, Ladd Benton,
Palmer Babbt Hutchinson. Sayre, Gallagher, kicbarn-
SON Cole Dentler, THOMPSON, Robins, Morse, pen
niger, shanks. Cress, styer, Aver Noble hughes'
Knight Clarke. c.,
Ordnance and Gunnery-IIale. Gallard, Sanford,
TAYLOR. Chittenden Sbert, Conkln, Ladd, Gillette,
Foote Lewis, Corthel, Hatch, Gallagher, Palmer,
simpson, Sturgis, Cole Benton. Rabbit, Sayre Morse
Richardson, Cabell Styer, Denter, Hutchinson
Shanks Cress. Noble Robins, Thompson, aver,
Hughes. Bellinger, Knight, Clarke.
SDanish-Sanford, Hale. Palmer. Cortheil, foote,
Gaiard, Chittenden, Sayre, Gillette SIbert Conkhn
Sturgs TAYLOR Gallagher, Styer, Lewis Cress, CaDe
knight Cole, Aver, Rabbit, Hatch, Hutcheson'
Dentler LadJ Robins Shanks, Benton, +. > Rici'-
ardson, Clarke, Bellingcr, Simpson, Noble, Hughes
Thompson, Morse. n,
Law-IIale. Sanford, sBenion, Palmer, Foote Hatch,
Lewis TAYLOR Gaillard Gillette, Chittendcn Corthen,
Gallagher Richardson, Robins. Babbitt, Denuer,
Thompson. Bellinger, Cabe. Sayre, Cress, aver,
Soer, Noble Hutcheson, Morse, Shanks Knight
Hughes Clarke
The exercise in pontoon bridge building took place at
: n m before the Board of Visitors. The pontoons
Aoated IN the Hudson just in front OF the sea coast
battery The practice Is OF the seyerest through
which the wards of the Nation obliged 10 60 Two
bridges constructed being OF canvass pOntoon
boats and large government teams were driven over
them to test their strength The work was periormeo
with great precision and rapdity.