Telegram-herald., 1889-06-09


cslled Grant han. Here there are
num1eg q tables where the cadets tSAs
sszss. aaa VIXEN the meal hSs been IN
isae4 tbs order l. given Il rase Aud fe-
tire, and each company liaarcsAss cal and
back - barracks
There are t.so sets of officers II West
Point those Who are ordered there
u instruct cadets aud cadet othceEs-
The csdet officers consist II captains
ard ileatsnants II comps -. sergeant
msjor. guarter5Easter serge1s&s company
ssrgez1lts, corpoEals~ One II the cadet
heutenants acts as adJaSSnE The cadet
officers do noG wear shoulder straps or
epauleltes, but ehe,Tons Of gold lace on
the arm For every day there Is "a
officer Of the day and n officer Of the
guard The officer Of the day wears lis
sash over his right shoulder, aud the
officer Of the guard wears hls Ssh
around his waist. They are quite mill
tary looking ia their gray uniform and
cocks feathers waving IN their hats.
The cadet Uniform has been substan-
TALLY the same ever since the academy
was founded. The oaly officer Of the
army who appears with the cadets ia
their ceremonies Is the command2Dt of
cadets, who appears At dress parade.
One Of the prettleSt ceremOaies an the
army is guard mounting. This. at West
Point, occurs at z O'Clock. The cadet
oifioe, Of the day and adJutant are pres
ent; the adjutant irspects the guard while
tire band plays. This over, he presents
the guard to the officer of the day and it
is marched past in review. After the
guard has been mounted. u bugle sounds
and the academic duties for the day COM
inence. The morning is taken up prin-
cipslly with Rotations and exercise IN
tie gymnasium and the riding hall.
at o'clock the cadets are marched 10
dinner. Formerly the mess was very
poor, but today the cadet hes no reason
to complain OF his rat;ons. Major WHY
lam +. Spurgin is now III charge OF tie
mess hall, and here is a sample OF what
he gives the cadet for one day:
BaEAEFAsr.
Oatzaeal poridse, ham omelet, French fried
potatoes. hot rolls. Iulk. coffee. bread. butter,
eiTrp, etc
pENEa-
Scotch broth, cold slaw, assorted sauces. roast
beef new strin, beans with butter sauce, mashed
potatoes, fariEa cake. cream sauce.
At 9 o'clock come more Rotations till
4. when the drills begin. At sunset the
battalion is marched out TO dress parade,
over which the commandant of the corps
presides. After dress parade is supper,
followed by brief period of recreation.
Then a bugle announces study hours
till half past o'clock, when tattoo"
sounds, with taps or flights out at 10.
The cadets go through the course of
study by classes, each class being divided
into sections. There are four sections in
all the studies. The best students, soon
after entry, are put into the first section,
the next best into the second, and so on
down to the fourth, where are usually
10 be found those who are lowering be-
tween home and commission. Cadets
are continually passing from one section
- another as they improve or retro
grade. Besides tho regular academic
staff there are cadet professors who are
DISTINGUISHED from the other cadets by
a slight change III the uniform they
wear.
After the June examinations the corps
IS marched into camp and for two
months live the life OF "a soldier in the
field, though the only enemy in front is
the girls who skirmish about over the
plain and tempt the cadet to incur de-
merits for the sake of joining them be-
yond ''limits," or remaining away from
camp beyond the time OF leave.
This year tho examinations, as an
nounccd in an order by the superinten-
dent, promulgated by the adjutant lieu
tenant, w. G. Brown, began on the lst
of June, continuing till they are fin
ished. The members of tho first class
will be graduated on June II. The pro-
gramme of military exercises is here
given:
iReview. June 3.
INFANTRY. School OF the battalion, June B.
Battalion sEirnli5h dTlJi, June 8.