The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-06-15
OFF TO BE REAL SOLDIERS.
GEN. CROOKS PRACTICAL TALK 70 THE
GRADUATING CADETA


There has not been In many years such
hero at West Point 40 young Irving Hale. Yes
terday tho crowds that camo By boats and trains
run to give an opportunity to tho public to see
tho President all began to ask for Irving Hnle
az soon "a they touched tho Government soil.
The place filled up with ladies once again. and
Irving Halo was tho subject OF most OF their
talk. and tho object OF most OF their sight
seeing. 1t is no triHing matter to get high
marks at final examination but ho seems to
have walked over The heads OF all his follows
and dropped down In front OF them In almost
every study. This is his record:
Natural philosophy. |; modern MISUNDERSTANDING I;
French 81 Spanish q civil and military engineering
drawing. !; mathematical !; chemistry, tninernlogy.
and geology, history geography. and ethics. l. !,
history; tactics IL law. 1; ordnance and gunnery.
I. 1; practical military engineering. !.
1t Is said that in history and Spanish ho and
Sanford were alike. and as both could not be
first the leadership went to Sanford. In
French he was sQuarely beaten by a triile. The
cadets. who admire him greatly. have assured
tho ladies that he would have been first in
French II he had not forgotten to cross {.
which therefore was mistaken for an J. Men.
women. and children pestered their friends to
point him out when tho full corps Of cadets
marched in review before tho President.
marched by himself at the head Of a
company limo wearing red sash and q
dainty lustrous sword. He has slightly curly
tow halr. baby face the shape Of q full moon.
with O singular little pink nose. turned up and
ending in a bulb. He is very short and very
round and chubby. Yet at tho second glance
and high spirits shine in his round twnkling
eyes. and strength and grace 9ro In his move
as S%s The Sa sa tse1 MS IKE o is
him. The young ladies cast their eyes over the
entire corps and refrained from replying. T.,
FAINT was taken to Colorado. His parents wore
poor. and he had to begin young and work hard
ns s r9 Ms sSsd ' y sa aH
likes best to recall are freigh!ing IN Middle
times that were marked by ;hs bsorn
| Tribune and Denver Times. Congressman Boil
the BGng ss Of sSs him
friend s or special iniusncs behind him in the
Academy. He is deeply religious.
ton sI and nd nobody lob remembored the Board Of
| Visitors As there is nothing about these an:
npal!y recurring visitors except their sense Of
sSey were TRs year. as rs
ally the case: thoy are nearly all kindly Sld
They always 60 about asking infantio qpes.
tons, and strang'in wide-eyed engagement at
onss tak hS sssrs the
tive ones, jab at everything with their rmbrrel.
las and the man who ,d is to make max The The
West Point blending the facts thus obtained
away somewhere in Washington. Nothing
II that i to ssy nothing s SSsT aid
to one Board. pitched into the food the cadets
getting and offered f. board Tdr them all
w Was done By The dovernment. but the Officers
ments, and now under Major spurgi9. who is
good zoo food in plenty and great variety. cooked
In q kitchen as complete as any in New York.
I Prssidsnt Arthur arose s early ana soon aisr:
ward appeared on the verands Of Con. MerritLs
TS.n al the IN ia q ss sas
whom the pretty re girls al envisd because Of her
asd and re RsF' Of e4s,ss Ro'Rf5
house, Then The Pres idsniwas seon 10 seas
Been aSsEyssos o EsG hn
played. and the cadets tumbled out OF the bar
and ran toEStsHr in Pns hss NE
sh Ste s Cen. Crook and HdiStant heyie
march up u' IN two"ty rcws and suddeny
geal into q long double line Of snow statues.
President wore % suit and a g, gray
gray hat h The s cf ' biazed With gold
sSsf ihs oa ssse T Rs ss %a
sas % ane fiss' sas 1,hs ss
ssstsest figure and bohsa 20 ga FACE
show II. but he must have been. For twenty
h. toGd In the v;S a. she
preston and eloquent ears. folded Ike the
Of two SS, y down In the
| ON one aide hung ont her tongue and looked
at the great mans knees. lady said Como
Ss cssa often
ton to the dog. and everybody iet relieved
Presently On enlisted man poke;d the dog away
On another side, Of the square plain teni
with no sides had been put up under some
s%s b Fn nso4 hs IL e e%ns
RTsesdens xTtSar. Secretary Lincoln: Cen
%smSer q f the Board Of yisitors The rest p
nd hs = saf * EnS Of III
was sleepy. Mr.. Lincoln knitted his brows
sU1 b 20
The graduates filed in and took the two from
& seats under the tsns mhH ,nSb
dots stood up behind the public. On lie side
sat tho ladies. a remarkable array Of handsome
Nebe among hsm wsre s
Sheridan. Mrs. Merritt, and Miss sturgis
Th bs Ksard n ysors
long and efiervesGent speech about West Point
and one: third milk and honey.
Gen. Merritt in neat sentence or two said
that he congratulated the graduates upon tn
fact that they had triumphed at thelr Studio
hand each one his diploma. The Preslden
arose and said, 1T gives me great pleasure
with. the superintendent's request to deliye
the diplomas. congratulate you and wish 70
you are now entering. whether in the paths 9
war or pence. an honorable and successful
career" The first parchment sheet, was e
face. the President said, I wlsh especially I
nv I'm Rsad ~ 9ou Of
Creek the Indian liar ShtSss
read yell but he is e RraStIc" LA apd h. sen
most cover his face and hang IN two poin!
I short. thick hair. that stands up like 80 niue
+ short wire. Those are some OF his points: