New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10
DRILLS NEARLY OVER.
CLOSING EXERCISES AT WEST POINT.
sr.yprxe OF THE GRADUATING CLASS ANNOUNCED
TIM LAST DANCE.

sr.SpISc OF THE GRADUATING CLASS ANNOUNCED
--THr LAST DANCE.
west Point June p-The ordeal OF drills and cx-
sclses Is nearly and wlvn the standing OF tho
rr,dra,es was decided by the Academy Board this
,nernoon the cadets brcathcd easier. They already
knew their fate fairly well and now they arr Inter
,s,cd only IN tn, proceedings on Monday which will
,,ns,orm forty-four of them from cadets into real
re-s ard in the subsequent announcement, scarcely
,o,..d for before the middle OF July, which will
,Irn such OF them room can be found for 10 their
rcrsmcats IL is highly improbable that the service
,al admit OF the assignment Of more than half the
.,ss Military men arc exceedingly healthy follows
rbey die hard and slowly The effect OF the creation
81 50 many regular officers during tho wGr has not
.ssed away yet There men who entered the
.crvIcc twenty years ago as second lientenants who
Az, first neutesants yet. As usual the five ranking
e IN each graduating class assigned TO the Corps
~ Engineers, but If the first three men get Into that
oyeted branch OF the service this year they VIII thnH
themselves fortunate.
ONE OF the most intere sling of all the exhibition
a-ls took place this morning In the Riding Hall 1t
,.s cavalry practice by two pla;oons from the grad
.tine class Ths Riding Hall is ancient structure,
all oyer-Fown WITH ivy and highly picturesque TO look
a, outside Blu: Ike the Museum Building it is miser-
by adapted the purpose for which II is intended,
srsu. close and not. Two little galleries with
enough in each for only two Of people, have
hecn erected each side, and into these as many
srectstors as could get there packed Themselves The
poerd OF Visitors, with its sisters and its cousins and
Ne .rnts were admitted first, and they pretty well
f,led up the first gallery. Captain Dorst of the
sboo OF Tactics, COMMANDED the class and put them
Aro-ch series Of exercises designed to test their
shrity TO Keep IN their seats matter what might
hspren After mounting they dashed brishly around
The hall firing he blood of their horses TO properly
enthusiastic degree Tho horses used by the cadets
arr mono too young firstly. Hurdles were placed
on each side Of the room together with wooden figures
intended to represent hostile foe Tho cadets dashed
about Jumped the hurdles and slashed at the figures,
firing their pistols meanwhile at imaginary indvid-
nails Then they dlsmountcd and took off their saddles
They rcmountcd bareback and vaued from the ground
10 hor horses backs then clear over their horses
and back again repeatedly, stlll In mimic encounter
Another interesting drl. the skrmsh was given
on the campus in the afternoon. 1t introduced all
the features Of infantry engagement with muskes.
swords and bayone;s.
Flushed with victory the cadets drew up In parade
and the adutant read them the news for which they.
or at least the graduating class had been mpatienty
awaiting since Wednesday. 1t vas the record of the
standing Of tho fcrtyfour graduates, the official result
OF their four years Of study and work compiled by
the Academic Board after several long sessions since
the examinations were concluded. The following is
list Of the graduates IN the order Of thoir rank: