New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-15
COMMENCEMENT AT WEST POINT
THE PRESIDENT HANDS OVER THE d.
PLOMAS.
ADVICE To THE GRADUATES BY GENERAL CROOK
,.sD ,,o uOTrK or OHIO.


AED Mr.. HOUK, OF ONO.
WEST POINT june 14.-At last graduating
week Thirty-seeeu cadets have received rom
the hands OF the President Of the United states the
deliberately engraved sheet Of parchment which Is really
equivalent to commission. and from cadets OF the United
States Military Academy have become second leutenants
OF the United States Army From an almost coisterhke
secuson OF four years. broken only by one furugh OF
two months they have suddenly emerged into the world
and are henceforth classed not "boys but as
" officers and gentlemen"
Today has been the only really fine day OF
the week. and the crowd OF visitors con
seauertly far exceeded that OF any day
during the weeE This busy day began for the cadets at
> o'clock when tho revele was heard sounding family
from the barracks For the more fortunate vlsitors
began at o, when salute was fired In hohor ol tne
President who afterwarl received the cadets Who III All
the freshness Of snowy trousers and carefully OruShu
jackets went through their drill the graduating CLASS ioI
the last time
They had Just time to march into barracks wneh
they were marched ont again and formed INTO me-
under the command the commandant TO march 70 te
spot appointed for the graduating exercises ms WIS III
front OF the old observatory building now the HorHry
platform draped with flags had been erected IN IRONS
OF which was ropedtn-space filed with cnarS
and benches The whole shielded from
the snn bv canvas awning. Shortly
after 10 O'Clock, all the seats save the
two front rows were filed with gaiy dressed ladies'
and children while tho slope behind was crowded WIN
the masculine visitors, who bravely slood up tHIouno
At Galfpast 10 President Arthur stepped upon the
platform dressed in gray froc coat and gray rouSeHs
He wore also q white hat and light brown gloves; ne
was accompanied by secretary Ineom ue enc ,9e
dan, General Crook and General Merritt, tne SP
tenden OF the academy. Besides these the platform was
occupied by General Palfrey Judge L. T. Mosler CO2he
II. Raymond q. f. Naring, r. teoTge '" noI 1.nrI
era W. S. Rosecrans, General Danei huSgieS' GT,as
R skinner ."' B Graft Brown and macy, Of the
retired professors, including PROFESSOR L,
the cadets marched to the ground the junior classes
forming an escort 10 the graduating class Inc aleI
occupied the two Of seats III 'front.' o. the V2tols
while the former stood in line behind The bind piayeI
America" and then chaplain POstleihWtH SIuPpcvt
ONO prssdeI of the Board o. Visitors then rose to de-
liver Ms address. He Is stout man, Win SIroLs
half an hour in true Congressional style lie sad IN
substance that the examination OF the GRASSES ti ~
fine presence OF the Board OF Visitors and the practce ~
the voriois military exercises hal furnished most aQahu
ant and convincing proof Of me thnfousnntss o
tlaining and the excellence OF the ulsC
pine adopted. He praised the course 60 OF
studies and referred 10 the good nc fn,gIS
tobacco required from the students He touched on tne
Democratic nature OF the coursg the sosonre ogoc
=. 'i ~ tho f,tf ltat@s OF which he read the pre-
,"bIe cave short sketch or the history Of West Point
and ended nv addressing the cadets and aUurlhE Hen
10 DO their duty and TO their selves De true When
lao s9t -oyU rhe bard PLAYED Yankee Doodle with eX
preston.
GENERAL CROOKS ADVICE.
General George Crook then made few re-
marks OF more than ordinary interest to the students
Delivered in a low, dlient tone they were yet so tul o.
wholesome advice inspired by long experiences mat tne
rduat,e class looked upon them the speech OF the
drv lie warned them against the danger OF suddenly
throwing of the restraints Of academic fe as haDs 81
application were not easily Iornleu 80 ~
fEc Indian question which he considered practically
solved and directed tham As 90 tHe oesS NJ, o GI,
ug With tue poor Indian; VINO ne slawa5 nol rs
as ne Is sometime painted In the IntuIe he 7sl, y,
Army Is likely 10 ba hardly more than NauonI ponce,
n corcIsion - referred 10 the historic scenes amid
winch iour years OF their lives mad been p4ssai WIN M
her ann be yours he sad. and though may not he
your lot take that place IN history Iney ""' !ou vi"
not have lived in vain
coner, Merritt then ntroduccd President Arthur, who,
he said had kindly offered hand the diplomas to Tue
class The President stood up and as General merritt
called Irving Hale" the head OF the class the Fresr
dent ad Young gentlemen, t gives me much pleasure
In copy with the sur-rnteEdents request and 10 hand
10 The students Of the graduating class tb'lf upot9'
congratulate You Oh the neutQrious eC1peuon OF your
studies visa each OF You In the ne!d OF newer ana
m ~ Lar ar ~ peace an honorable and successful
career" As Young Hale who las made one OF the most
successful recorus known, s.cppeI forward TIE
Pr,edenf handed him the large parchment. saying, -
wish ar especially express 10 you my CONTAMINATION
OF The record have made at the hed OF your cd5a
There was loud applause Hale stepped back to his
1iace mich wa repeated az each IN turn responed
10 his caiet by General Merritt ana stcpu up
to receive his diploma from the iTesidenL Tue onO"s
Is the class Oi 81
Irving Hale, Colorado. 20-E. s. Benton, Mass
> Ia'r,cs 4 san forl Y Y 2I-Farrant Sayre. Mo.
al NJ Cbitteudcu y. Y. 22-W.P Richardson, Tex.
4-Cassus L. Gillette, Penn. 23-H J. Gal9shcr Iowa
Sd In b. Gaillard, . Z. -. r. DentleI, = Nh
WIN s sibert, Ala. 20 h Thompson Iowa
: ToiIn Combine Ir v Y. 27-George O. trcSs III.
q-Cbas T. Corfhet Mas. 2s-Ernest :. Robins, Ind
10-sterhen NJ Foote VI 29-4e4r{ ~ 10y Ell. rSnn
l1-Isaac y. Lcwis Kan 5OTI b bf. 1 n ~.
l2-Eugene f. LadG, VI. 3l-Wald0 T.; Ayel' Mass
13-S II Sturyis ir ID. T. 81 Robt H. Noble, Md.
I4-W. L. Simpson, glch 33-DaVldC' 9ni,AAsI d.
Everd ID lT.tcb. 3i-l5cuj {. Morse, Micl.
~ E;rd,t T. f,imeT Ca 35-John T. Knight, Va.
is-DeR. q C1bei. Ark 37-P II. Clarke, La.
l9-EdwIn BaoDitt w. T.
When the last man. handsome lad the faYorite OF MS
class had rrtakru MA seat the chaplain pronounced the
benedict on and the exercises were over Ihc boys
marched bae to barracks where they broke ranks and
the happy graduates rushed Into the rooms tnere hu
redy to tear Oft the obnoxious ondet UNIFORM ana
nxraf n the almost forgotten gl0res and comforts Of
easy-htling civilian dress. soon they were marching
spring OF varying degrees OF speHu' sumo
IN the shiIest Of tau hats in the newest OF straw
but AN alike King geutieuanly lads, whose bear
Ing alone was sufficient mark them true soldiers
The rSird Gas men who have furlough Of two
mouths were also arrayed Ike collection OF Young
that they were not yet released from the house OF
bondage.
The afternoon boat from Albany was alive yesterday
after leaving West Point with young men, The gradu-
going meet for the last ne at Delmonlco s.
while the juniors celebrated their holiday by dinner at
MaItInelPs The latter the way down cheercd every
thing ana every the boat passed with succession or
startling yes but the second eutenants chated to their
friends with dgnihed dBda!n during these ouIDuIsts
The DelmOncO dinner great affair." 9n0 lor the hst
time the Graduating Class dinner OF 1883 the walt
shown what appetite H. " We haven't mao
time 70 eat for the last two days said one OF the class
THE was taken up with the hop on Ihlfsuiy
and the alumni dinner Friday, ana We only hau sahu
witches served out West Pointer forgets ne has 40
appetite IS a rule. Meuls part OF ones daily duly
and It rather pleasant than otherwise To Sink
them"
RENSSELAER, POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.
lHY TELEGRAPH To THE TEIBUNE.i
Troy, June 1.-THE trouble between the
faculty and the students Of the Rensselaer, Polyteche