New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-10
LEADERS AT WEST POINT
F1yAL STANDING IN FIRST CLASS STUDIES.
AN INDICATION OF THE GENERAL MERIT ROLL
PRAISE FOR COLONEL wILsoN-REcoM.
MENpATIoNs OF THE VISITORS

PRAISE FOR COLONEL W1LSON-RECOM-
MENpATIoNs OF THE VISITORS
LET TELEGRAPH TO THE raIBUSEI
West Point n. Y. June 9-The firstclass cadets at
West Point are understood to look upon the afternoon
6ress- parade good deal Of bore, It's novelty hav
ing worn of early in their "plebes' but this
,tenoon the hearts of what In civil college would
h. called the freshmen thrilled the cadetad1utant
announced In stehtorisn tones before the whole bat
TALON and great crowd of onookers the standing Of
the members of the first class in engineering and MILL
,arv scienoe law, ordnance and gunnery and Spanish
re are the subjects the cadets study IN their fourth
year at the Academy, and are, a whole, the most
aifncult OF me course. The Academic Board com
psed Of the superintendent and the staff professors,
hss been busy drawing up the lists since Saturday,
when the examinations closed The final standing OF
the rstclass men general merit Is determined only
after careful computation of each mans achievements
AZ the examinations in philosophy chemistry ana
mathcmatios in previous years. The general merit
roll win probably be ready by Thursday, but the pres
ant lists offer good indication of the order In which
,ha class win be graduated. Messrs. sewen and
Cosby the two highest members, have oeen racing
n.oN and neck during the last two years and, bet
ting al the Point imaginable, the ODDS on each
xnnM be even. The full lists are as follows:
o,sranos and Gunnery-John S. sewen. Of Kentucky :
e C-osnv Of Maryland j. p. McIndoe, OF MaryAnu'
oA,s Horpey Of Ohio J. j. Morrow OF Pennsyfvsn"'
cA.,,.s p Echos Of Alabama z. D. Anderson OF Aen
$3.50 Leroy S Lyon Of Virginia Louis u ocher.I' VI
I,rnesota Andrew Hero Of louisiana T1enann n horn'
q, Nsw-Iersey; William Il Bertsch, OF MieheaA HNMln
u w,nans OF Michigan; II. l.. Hamilton, OF west VIZ
g,n,s Francis H. Sehoefel. Of New-York Frank D arm
strong of Indiana Truman o. Murphy OF ONO La hoS
G linton OF Michigan William J. Glasgow OF missouri
Harry J. Hirsch OF Pennsylvania; Lawson NJ fuiie W
WISCONSIN Joseph l. Donovan. OF Kentucky hienaru L.
IAver1pore of William H. Osborne OF fehn
syayana; G. II. b. Smith. of Maryland George r. "hi'e.
"a Iowa: Ross L. Bush Of illinois, John W. Furions Oh
T. Ii.
of Mississippi Harold p Howard, Of Minnesota w e
Jackson OF Missouri John J. Bradley, OF Illinois W.
Johnston Of Missouri Joseph T. Crabs, OF ILLINOIS 1e
c. Sararrans, OF Kentucky Palmer E PIERCE OF loNu'
Intz VAIL Of Wisconsin Walter NJ. Whitman, oil New
York; J. L. Hines. Of West Virginia; John b. benne"
OF Colorado John W. Heavey, OF Illinois; W. H. H. Ch"p
man. Of Wisconsin Joseph T. Frazier OF missouri A
W. Drew. OF Texas James L. Lahtte' oil Loulsi"i~'
H. L. Ely Of Iowa Robert J. Fleming OF Michigan
W. j. Grote Of Illinois: Gordon VOORHEES, OF KENTUCKY
Thomas n Corcoran Of Massachusetts, G. D. hlhe' ~
Virginia; Charles c. ogden. of Illinois H. A smith,
Kansas Isaac c. jerks. OF Massachusetts,; David 2
Cordray Of Ohio; John S. switzer Of Pennsyl-
vania; Matthias Crowley. Of New-York; Herbert N
Royden Of Connecticut; Albert B. Donworth. Of Maine
Melville S. Jarvis Of West Virginia; George D. Greyer,
OF New.York; H. c. Clark NewYork Douglas Settle
Of North Carolina Lewis s. Sorley. Of Texas.
OWL and Military Engineering and the Science Of
war-Morrow sewell. Cosby. Echols McQuade. HOrney,
Murphy Crabbs. Scherer. Lyon. Osborne. Lvermore.
Fuller White. E. Lindsey. z. D. Anderson, Hero,
Donovan Horn. Bertsoh COrcoran Howard Winsns. Arm
strong Fleming Johnson. Hines. Upton Schoeel Heavey
Crowley Bush Frazier FuronG. Jarvis Chapman. Wahl
Hamilton. Glasgow. Pierce. Safsrrans Grote, Guyer
SwitEer Whitman. Bennett. Royden. Corday, g. H B.
Smith. jerks. Drew. Hirsch. Donworta Jackson, II. A
Smith Settle Ii. G. Clark. Ely. Bradley, Ogden, Williams
LATTE VOORHEES, Hine. Sorley.
Law-Cosby, seweu. Herney, Anderson Morrow Schocf-
fel Echos johnston Jarvis Fleming Lyon, Hero, Horn
Donworth seherer Furlo0g, McIndoe, Hamilton. Hirsch
Lindsey, Settle II. A. Smith, jackson. Winans, White
Livermore, Drew, Hne Murphy, Donovan Bertsch
EuIe, SaNa aft
eorsn Osborne Upton Crabbs, Williams, ogden. Clark
VOORHEES,, Whitman Frazier Glasgow, Ely. Hines, Arm
strong Chapman. Bush, Heavey, Wah, Royden. Bradley
Crowley. jerks Guyer, Grote, G. IL. B. Smith, Sorley
Cordray, Bennett.
spanish--Cosby sewen, Echols. Corcoran, McIndoe-
Hine, Jackson, Horn Bradley, Clark Hero, White Jar
Wis, winans Howard. LATTE Furlong, Lyon Donovan,
Anderson. Scherer Fleming Hirsch, Morrow, Whitman
Upton Drew Fuller, schoerel. II. A. Smith, @. II. B.
Smith, Bennett Harvey, Sorley, sararrsns, Hamilton.
Murphy Switzer Hesney, Bertsch Dsnworth VAIL Bush
VOORHEES,. Livemcre, Hines Frazier, Glasgow ogden.
Guyer. Chapman, Crabbs, Armstrong jerks Osborne
Pierce. Williams. Ely, Crowley, Settle Johns
ton. Royden. GrOte. Deficient, Cordrsy.
Senator Pugh and Congressman Lanham VIII be
mssed from the future meetings Of the Board of Wis
,tor Both left here this afternoon for New York, the
buIk OF the Boards actual work having been accom-
lished Previous Boards II Is safe 10 say have never
worked harder or endeavored more zeaousy 10 suggest
necessary Improvements. Their personal visitatiOns
ended to-day the cadets mess hail. where they dlned
on barley soup roast beef and pineapple and declared
that they had never been better satisfied. The visit
was made without warning.
This afternoon reports from all the remaining sub
committees were handed in and adopted. That on
discipline and instruction" contained high eulogium
Of Colonel Wilson and his staff recommended
that more attention be given in the course
In the future, If possible, to English, and ex-
messed the committees inability, after searching
scrutiny 10 discover the slightest ground for crlti-
tha
report on armament and equipment advocates the
replang of the Anticipated muZzel cannon that
are made TO do duty on parapets. by modern breech
leaders, and the assignment to the Academy Oh ar
tIery horses for the six gun battery. TINS "oulu
relieve the overwOrked cavalry horses OF labor ior
which they naturally untitled
The report OF the whole board to the Secretary OF
War will be drawn up bY Major Carson. its secretary,
who is thoroughly familiar with military subjects and
sntertains enlightened with regard to the Acad
emy. The report will recommend the reception OF
hand recruits at the Point and It's conversion into
sort Of music school for the entire Army
Colonel Wilson, OF whom the visitors speak so highly
fz still overwhelmed with work. This morning ne
presided at the sessions Of the Academic Board visited
sergeant Flynns school where the children Of the ell
listed men the post educated made speech ana
presented to the children set Of books and called on
Admiral Gherardi This afternoon, after prosecuting
his ordinary business superintendent ne witnessed
the infantry skirmsh drill and the dress parade and
tonight he watched the pyrotechnc bombardment Of
Crows Nest from the mortar battery the water
front. -, .., -. -,
zeal sOundness OF the graduating class at the rate OF
Ave cadets an hour. On saturday the 200 new nom.
inees 10 the Academy viii begin TO arrive. Admiral
Gherard came TO the post az Ie gGes oi oesD
He was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Dixie, Miss
Jessie Dixie and Miss Van Nostrand