New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-12
THE CADETS LAST PARADE
rsE GRADUATES ENJOY THEIR FINAL DRILL
ATWEST POINT.
p.1S INTERPRETERS WITH THE sKIRMIsH MA
xoEuvREs-GENERAL SHERMAN VISITS
OLD scENEs--NEw PORTRAITS
FROM Mr.. cHILDs-
TIE HOP.

s... po,r,, ~ Y. June 1I.-.Tho pleasure oil
,sst a.v nrccedlng graduation was spoiled by rain
r.. hAa. Of the early morning was tempered AZ noon
hy a hr,sN shower and for few hours al'or"aru
the weather was delightful. At oeiOoh' ho"e'os'
br,ous Storm came over the Crow Nest anu c0n'hucu
for two hours, causing postponement Oh inc sMiiis'
sr,l. The fourth class gave cFou.So'o :,
exhibition in the Academy buioins '"'
to~s q large crowd Of spectators
'''o $50, Sherman and General Stanley, from san
-, ,vsr. notable arrivals to-day olo
n,..n,nS,hs s.,d he "iust slipped up without let
~. .~r,ody know, to see II they were training the
une uon now az they did In my tune
Most A, the afternoon he spent on inc ho'ei pld~Ta
chatting with various persons thero Ooins always
INC, ~ interested moa and women ABOUT "n- "a
ronns oe3eer remarked to him that toe elris AZ tne
most were prettier than ever thS year "1 gn
a.. go Cor Afty years, 10 my knowledge sala tne
wv q srarv wear they get pretter. Have you
rot one picked out ye'' wv N"'
,rr.. thev,u be prettier next year"
|,.n.vaI sherman and General STANLEY went oNe' W
N' n.rs,s quarters to call Just before the shower
~ - IN waiting did not know them ana "ouia
-. =, them In, and they had to run BACK 70 Iue
.s,.l t,oueh the pour General Stanley sau ina.
e. shsrmau easily beat him running. General
ooners, 10 exceedingly disappointed because he
oae' Nv. a.. shrmsh drill. He believed that In
-. h.itiss will be fought I'm thin sRirmsh hnes'
To- =. wanted to see how well the boys could go
,bro,xh the movements -,
An important subject before the visiting Board
"a. Ran the location Of the academic building ueh'
"a, sherman favers the removal OF me ola ouiluinS
~ he erection of q new one on Us site. senator
r,,vis sald to him that the Board Visltors haa
han considering the advisabihty OF recommending
,hs. Latin be included in the curriculum OF mo
academy. Don't do 1t. don't Keep 1t out" SAID
General Sherman.
This afternoon Major John NJ. Carson, represent
ing George W Chllds. OF Philadelphia, hung In Grant
Han two ina portrait paintlngs-ono OF General
sheridan and the other OF General Sherman. Last
wear Mr. Childs hung in the ha portrait OF General
Grant. They are faithful pictures, elegantly framed
and cost 900. 1t was the intention OF Major
Carson that the pictures should be unveiled TO morrow
and that General Lew Wallace mako a brief address
rsngement thinking that tho presentation was az
eyont of tco great Importance 10 be huraety passed
over and urged that II be made a
speeinl ceremony on some iutulo Gay
TSe Board Of visitors passed q resolution 10 that
eect and the formal presentation OF these portraits
was accordingly postponed.
ina graduating parade took place At p. M and
,usS a pretty sight. There great crowd present
Ifhe graduating class marched out In front OF the
Nsttaiion, facing Colonel Hawkins, who said fow
esrttns with them, and said he would always watch
Aefr career In the Army With peculiar interest The
rest Of the battalion marched past the graduates and
salutes exchanged. Soon all had disappeared
behind the barracks and the parade ground was de-
segted. .,,-,
Tonight the graduating hop was held in Grant Hall
IL was grand and joyous affair, opening at O'clock
and continuing until the morning