New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-11
THE OLD CADETS BACK AGAIN
READY FOR REUNION AT WEST POINT.
A QUIET AND soMBRE SUNDAY FOR THE Gradual
ING cLAss-TugIR LAST PARADE AT THE
Posr-RxERcIsRs OF ALUMNI DAY.
BY TELEGRArH TO TIE rKrnUNE.

ING cLAss-TugIR LAST PARADE AT THE
Posr-xxERcIsEs OF ALUMNI DAY.
BY TELEGRArH TO TIE rKrnUSEI
West Point, n. Y, June l0-The cadets spent
ouiet but most impressive Sunday. The day was
a symbol Of their sombre feelings, for 1t is not
light thing to approach the end of such comrade-
ship as is found here and all of them undoubtedly
felt O trfe subdued. The graduates attended
service in the morning for the last time, and
Professor Postlethwaite, the chaplain, talked to
them Of God and their native land, the service
of whom and OF which he declared TO be ever
associated and the noblest service upon which
men can enter. His address was eminently patr-
otto He urged them not to consider that their
work was completed but only just begun, and
warned them against neglecting TO pursue those
studies which make men of soldiers as well as
soldiers out Of men.
In the evening the reveille was sounded, and
for the last time, too the graduates marched out
10 parade. The entire corps formed in a single
line, before which the band marched, playing a
medley, consisting Of " The Soldiers Farewell
dodbve Lang s Girl ESs BEHIND Meet and
sHomc, Sweet Home" Then all the members of
the graduating class left the ranks and marched
forward TO the spot where Colonel Hawkins, the
aommandant of cadets. stood with uncovered head
lie spoke 10 them briefly, congratulating them that
they had reached the goal for which they had been
long STRIVING ana WISH Jhat tflclr
promotIons would be swift and frequent, and that
they would deserve them all as fully as they de-
served that now in prospect They saluted and
stood for a moment while the other three classes
marched by them.
Among the distinguished graduates here are
General Slooum, General Morris Schaf, General
A s Webb, who was graduated In '55; General
u ID. Green, '54: General Burns AZ; General
Couch, '46 General 4. j. Perry, 81; General
Wilcox who graduated in '46 and won his
rank in the Confederate service; General Davies,
'29. Colonel Arden and Professor kendrick, 35;
Colonel Bradford. 81, also Confederate officer;
General Hatch, AS; General Cellom, 33; General
FRYE and General Vanburen, AZ; Professor RdneS,
'A2: General Palmer and General Jones, '46;
General Sheppard, 40; General Abbott, "a Pro
lessor Chaplin, Of Harvard, a graduate Of 20;
Colonel Carey, '5S; Captain Green Captain Hills,
CAPTAIN John r RodInan and Captain Russell
After the graduates have left here tomorrow, the
remainder Of the day will be given up to the
alumni who have been pouring in rapidly In the
last few days. The class of '6S is more largely
represented than any other, as they Will celebrate
with especial ceremonies their entrance upon the
third decade Of their military life. The associa-
tion will hold its annual meeting in the afternoon
and its dinner in the evening. Upon each Of these
occasions General G.. T. Green of the class of
100 will preside. 1t is expected that about eighty
graduates will be present II is considered re-
markable that so many Of the old graduates could
be got together.