New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-01
CLOSING DAYS At VEST POINT.
THE GRADUATING CLASS TO ENTER ON ITS
FINAL EXAMINATION To.DAY-sEcRE-
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THE GRADUATING CLASS TO ENTER ON ITS
FINAL EXAMINATION ToDAY-sEcRE-
TARY PROCTOR AT THE POST.
West Point May 81 spedaD.-sixty-hve young
men, who for four years have rigdly adhered to the
1000 rules prescribed for the government of military
cadets will tomorrow enter on the final examina-
ton which is TO determine their fitness to officer en-
listed troops. At the Same time the other 210 stu
dents In the Military Academy Will be officially scrut-
nzed have their intellectual standing regulated.
The graduating class will be tested orally or by written
examination In engineering law Spanish, ordnance and
gunnery its proficiency In the other branches Of In
strucHon, such as French mathematics chemistry and
philosophy having already been asoertained. The
examinations will begin in the library building exactly
alb half.past o. and will continue daily until halfpas'
L. The Academic Board" Of stan professors const-
tutes the two examining committees, over which inc
superintendent, Colonel John NJ Wilson, OF the bngi-
neer Corps, Will preside.
The entire graduating class Is expected to pass and
in accordance with the Government provisions, more
benefcent here than at Annapolis, the successful
cadets for whom as regular vacancies exist Will Dc
attached to different regiments as additional second
ueutenants.n The Academy officers, an-powerful at
the post exert also strong influence on the future
Of their disciples, the head men on graduating list
being recommended for any branch Of the SERVICE,
those next them for "any branch except engineering
and the Others for the Ordnance Department, artillery
cavalry or infantry, according to fitness. The exami-
nations will probably last until June o. the diplomas
being distributed and the graduates harangued by q
member of the Board OF Visitors on June H. To-
morrow there will be review, and on the following
days the exercises will be diversified by skirmish
drills heavy artillery drills with seacoast guns and
siege mortar, battery drills with field artillery mill
tary gymnastics, cavalry evolutons, pontoon brloee
building fell signalling, and sword and bayonet eA-
hbItions. On June IS the undergraduates Will go
into their annual summer camp, suspchding literary
studies for practice in actual sodlership
Sunday Il always quiet day at the Academy.
President Ihrrlson ordered time ago that all
Sunday labor be stopped and the students work is
confined 10 an evening dress parade They attend
church IN tie morning and the superintendent inspects
the hospita and mess-haIl. Just now TINS Region
a leafy paradise. The uphill road from Higilanu
Falls has ben crowded all day with pleaslreseekerS
I'm summer dresses, and the grassy spaces outside
the gates have been invaded by lmpromptu picnic
marbles Te armed sentries around the barrack build
nes have been busy repellng intrusive (<itors not
content with the privilege OF roaming among uie
smooth treeshaded lawns. The headquarters Dulid-
ing is closed the excursion boats make no effort 10
land and the interchangeable superintendent SPENDS MS
time explaining the regulations TO interested caners'
The hotel at Cranson's is beginning 10 M and at the
West Point Hotel the reservation. lone men are
accommodated with the understanding that they shall
take 10 cots as son as the sisters and the mothers
and the aunts of the lucky sixty-fve svoop down IN
force.
Secretary Proctor arrived here Unexpectedly thls
afternoon on his way 10 Vermont. lie will return
here on June IL to b. present at the final graduating
exercises.
OF the Board Of Visitors, Congressman Joseph A.
scranton of Pennsylvania and Major John NJ Carson
the veteran Washington correspondent nave arrived;
Major Carson's son. JOIN NJ Carson. IT, Is the preseh'
most adjutant President Harrison has been com.
PEELED 30 decline Colond wilson's invitsuon 20 v'sae
ihe Academy but VicePTesdent Morton expects 10
arrive In a few days with his daughters: Inc Other
members of the Boar q Visitors, besides those al
ready named the Rev Frank A. o'l3rlen. Roman
Catholic clergyman from Kalamazoo ooi2nei =; 81 =.
Murfee OF - bama JudG James ~ Maymire, OF san,
Francisco: David ". Payne, Of Elmrs General
Theodore S. Peck the Acknowledgement OF vermont,
Robert o. Fuller. of Cambridge. Mass C,neressmhh
julius C. Burrows, Of Michigan; samuel "; 4. L2n-
ham, OF Texas. and senators Henderson, OF Nebraska,
and purh ~ Aahama Tomorrow afternoon Colonel
and Mrs Wilson will holi reception In honor Oh
Tho Board OF XisltOr--