Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-31

Military Men Interested h the Infantry
 1IanGuvres Under the New DrilI Regula-
 tiOns-A Squadron Win be Preaent--The
 Cadet Hop.
 WEST FonGz, N. F., May S1.-Thsrs are just 10 days of nervous excitement and delightful gayety in the whole year Rtthe Military Academy here, and those 10 days will begin tomorrow.
 The annual examinations are to be opened on that day and the Board of Visitors are due to arrive then. It has come to be accepted as one of the most important duties of the Board of Visitors to furnish the cadets with pretty girls during examination work.
 Secretary of War Elkins intends to be- present during the entire week and has engaged six rooms. MT. Elkins cannot very we'll occupy six rooms himself, and it Is presumed that he will bring q party of guests. No man was ever known to act so cruelty as to bring . party of male guests when 800 cadets are languishing for an opportunity to be gall lant, end MT. Elkins is probably as far Sikhted as other men. --,-... -..
 AIr. A. J. Cassatt, of Philadelphia, Is on the Board of Visitors and is expected to bring large party with nim. His son is cadet in the second, or junior class. The other gentlemen on the Board of visitors this year arc Gen. Lucius Fairchild. of Wisconsin; Gen. Felix Angus, of Maryland3 Gen. Samuel of Oregon; Capt. AM Ogele, of Indiana, and John w. Linsey, of Georgia. They will meet at the Vest Point Hotel, which the government allows on | the post purely forstheir Accommodation, ! and organize themselves into various committees. The members Are supposed ! to attend all the examinations and drills, to look the whoya post carefully over and then compile report to Con- gress. Last year's board succeeded in | having the entrance examinations held \ at various points throughout the coun- \ try instead of at tho post. The incom- ing class will be admitted in that way.
 These examinations are the ordeals | which the boys dread and in which they are the most interestedg about the mili- tary display they care precious little. It is just the other way with the visitors. The examinations seem decidedly stupid and As . rule incomprehensible to them, but tho drills are highly appreciated. | Military men are especially interested in the Infantry manosuvres of the cadets this year, as 1t will be the first important ! public exhibition Of che workings Of the new drill regulations.
 A review of the corps will be held on Wednesday sfor the Board of Visitors. General Wilson, the superintendent
 will give a reception to the Board oi Visitors.
 The most enjoyable event, the cade1
 hop, will occur on Friday night, JunG
 10. On this occasion "taps" will be de layed until midnight. The following morning, Saturday, June ii, the first class will be graduated out under thu trees in front of the library. The grad
 uates will take the boat to New Yorl
 and attend the Casino in 8 body in thu evening. The third class, going or furlough at the same time, will also gC to New York and to the same theatre Both classes will have suppers after thu
 performance.
 There is a firm belief here that several
 men-of-war will come up the river anG
 anchor of the Point during the exer
 cises. The squadron is expected to az
 rive June 2 and remain four days.