Telegram-herald., 1889-06-03
THE STATE TROOPS
Notes cg Interest % the Militia OF
ths State.
TIE EIlNIyiII0sS Al VEST P0IsT
Hos We Glasses &Es sift~d OF foor Pa
Pizs-fhs state Eaeamgnsnt NAY
30 DsslaFsd ou-LaFss Aaai-
tis1 - gAs tz4ass klAes.

alphabetical order, they remain a that
order only one week. AZ the end OF
each week the standing 81 each cadet
. posted u the hall of cadet head
quarters, where they car be seen.
Those who have the highest standing
are placed IL section one, aud tie
Others are moved about by sort OF
sitting process at the end OF each week
until by the time the fFst examination
arrives those Who viii be found de-
lc.ent are known to all the school, and
they are discouraged and usually do
| Lot try.
Cadets are only appointed cOadi-
! t.Onally, for the trst six months, and
| u they 10 not pass the first eXamint-
| ton .n December they are discharged,
bat ( they succeed IA passing they rc-
| cc4Fe commission as cadets vi the
| United states Military Academy.
The examination for the plebe, or
frst-year class, Is held the last of
| December, and ls simply an oral
examination. one cadet may bc given
| two or three slmIse problems 90 solve
man next % him may be invited 10
elucidate Sturm's Theorem or Homcr's
! method. or discuss imaginary quaint
tes, or some othersubject which strikes
terror 10 the heart Of the student OF
algebra.
Ihis, OF course, gives a splendid
chance 10 show favoritlsm but whether
tins i done or not Is best known TO
those who have been instructors IN the
academy. II is nOtan uncommon thing
for forty or fifty out of class of one
hundred and fifty to be found de-
iicient.
There is no standard fixed for which
cadet may strive. Those who stand
lowest are discharged, and those who
stand highest are retained; that Is, such
a number of the highest rs the manage
ment' of the school may choose. As
there are places for only thirty-iive or
forty Lieutenants from the school each
year, the classes are sifted down To
about that number. and thev graduate
and 90 INTO the army as Second Lieu
tenants
\ boy IS required TO be a good scholar
IN the common English branches only
IN order % enter West Point. and many
bright boys who have that knowledge.
and dOnOt know with what they haveto
contend, 90 there expecting that by
hard study they will be able 10 get
through.
When he gets into the academy, he
will find I'M his class graduates from
Harvard, Yale, Columbia. Oberlin. Ann
ArbOr and tine other leading colleges of
the country, and TO these men the
aF - ~
gain the highest places IN the class and
pass the examinations with but little
study, while the boy who has only
high-school education nearly kills hIm-
self TRYING 70 keep from being COM
pletely buried by those above him, and
Is found deficient TO repay hum for his
struggle.
The effect of this IS easy TO see. The
wealthy young man who has been
given fine opportunities to get an edu-
cation graduates with honor, while the
poor boy who has labOred hard 10 pay
ms way through some high school IS
found deficient and sent home dis
graced in the minds of his friends be-
cause they do not know the unfairncss
Of the contest III which he has been en-
gagged.
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big company, and have added a large
number of new names 20 their roll.
The following have been added III the
pa = two weeks:
J. q. Scheyer, W. ;. Motley, F. f.
Jekes. ". L. Staats, +. &. Roys, f. c.
Walc0tt, A. Ward, VI. GuinOn, f. :.
Gulnon, W. c. Engenzinger, l.. Ball.
j. TOshia, l.. Il. Noble, G. II. Schield,
4 A " II
III. +. sweet, &. III. Daily, J. II. Mat
thews, F. II. Gresham, o. L. Denis, W.
&. Jackman, W. Leichner, and G. +.
Kemps.
A mass meeting Of the citizens Of
Battle Greek was held recently 10 make
arrangements for the coming state en-
campment AT Goguac Lake. 4 COM
mlttee of nine was appointed, consist
ing Of the mayor aud prominent citi-
zens. % have general charge OF the ar
three 10 solicit the $500 necessary to
put the grounds IN shape and provide
water. ice and other things required by
the state military board.
The state military board is not salts
fed with the rate OF fair charged by
the railroad companies for carving the
tNf'tr NAVNAfo ~ NAtt ftA'tAlA flA4f.liA tliAA
General DabolI has written to the War
Department at Lansing suggesting that
the cucampment be declared of unless
4 rate of one cent per mile he granted.
Col. Grafton +. Fox of the State
board said yesterday that the money ap-
propriated for the enCsmpment Vas
limited. and II the railroads persisted
In holding % the rate now adopted. the
encampmeut could not bee held: bat
It is hoped that the railway companies
vii give the rate wanted.
The Alrer Zouaves are badly broken
up over their failure to get INTO the
state service. This new company have
been d0lag some good work and would
make a good company ia the militia
II admitted.
The companies were all ready 90 turn
ont for Memorial Dav, but were pre-
vented from taxing part by the heavy
rams.
Company B's inspection aud hop
Monday evening was perfect success
The Guard always give mics parties.
An error IN makeup on tee Mar
sha. IDig Cinaie.s made the following
curious item The Cass club. of pe-
trot. wlH play two games Nth tie
Battle CreCk bali team in the latter
ety July 4, and Nj them reform and