New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-08
DIETS FINISH DETERMINATIONS
A BRILLIANT ARTILLERY DRILL AT WEST
POINT.
THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE AT THE ACADEMY
A BATTALION DRILL TO DAY UNDER
THE NEW TACTICS

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West Point, June : (SpocialJ.-The weather Is hnd
the class Of l8Jo and the days which are succeed
Ing each other here such ones as The cndctS VINO
will 60 ont Into the world as officers saturday
| next will look back upon ir coming years with a
pleasure akin TO pain. MI the trees ere green all the
skies blue all the hopes of the Young men nrc
high Nature smiles benignly on the graduate ana In
the storms OF the coming years something OF the sun
,hnc of these days and OF the daily miracle of the
dawns above the purple mountains viii linger la his
heart.
Every cadet N the graduating class Is. OF course In
love. II Is part Of the unwritten regulations of the
Academy hnt he should be- That willowy Young man
who looks as II he hnd been melted and run into his
uniform walking with that beautiful girl IN white
thinks he Is going 10 marry her, and she thinks ~ too
But he isn't He Is going to post In the south
west where bis ewes will weary OF stretches OF burn
ing. arid plains and his soul sickcn Of the duh
routine Of garrison life lie will marry the c1loneIs
daughter and rear large family sending his Oldest
son to West Point. and he Will come back herc IN
other June DAYS just like these. To see MIN
graduated. She Will marry prosperous mer
chant her daughters come up mere
In the summers that shall be ana 90
inst As she is doing now. No doubt uo'h vi
Them. however in after life. Will sometimes hear
,ba bprlcs calling under the shadow OF Gro
Nest. and live over in memory their dreams OF teday
The graduating class finished all examinations -
day, law icing the liSt suDc'' III "h'h "'c "'o"''''
of tho cln>. were called upon to Tccte. The exam
ipa;ion was oral. and conducted BY Professor
Lhn " C:ous a..l,ted by ueutcnantS Daniel IL.
nouehton and Frank L. Dodds. The cadets dis
plavcd a good knowledge Of civil and military law
and showed proper appreciation of thc a"'nonl
o, the supreme Court. one cadet t"TScIy sum
moriznr the effect Of It's decisions by saying "Wha'
+ good enough for the supreme Court of thc 'mt u
>,ntc, Is good cnougi for any court
III
On the plain before th> Board OF Visitors The horses
which yesterday appeared IN the roe o! r' chargers
I'm the Hiding school, came on Inc scH'
In the second character rs artillery horses,
and FOR an hour whircd the guns o the lgh' tnfcry
and the cai.sons over The rumblns plain. IN"
battery was IN command Of Lieutenant John ID. q.
IIaskins OF the Sd Artillery. and was ohie"rei by
members of the sTadirntIpg class. members OF tho
third class acting cunpers. Tho chiefs ~ pntoons
we're Cadets Rarnhardt. Burgess and Norman; the
chiefs of sections Cadets kippnri. Reeves MOT
ton Davis Ilorer and Lindsey. the cai's' n cor
porals were Cadets Tpcs. jameson. lakehr, shp'"n
Parker and Chnsc: Cadet Dickson was chef 81 Gals
sons and Cadet Mlc,ie gulion. The battery. after
crcliug aisnit the Ia n few times diroy"r'd That
there Wis an enemy I'm the vicinity Of the hotel th>
OF the bugl. wheeled them into lln", the guns "cT'
unllmbercd and began blazing away. Inc roar ~
the guns wa. answered by the mountain echoes ana
the Invisible batteries Of Cro' Ncs gave back gun FOR
cun Then the guns were llmbcrcd mp. and away the
battcry went. rushing with noise and dust and smoke
to the other end ~ the plain. where a tremendous
fir, was opened The village of "arri'onS, sieephS
,.ace,,lIv ocr,ss the river Again the mountain
echoc. answered with brisk return fire. and II was
inp,slbe 10 tell which got the best Of the artillery
duel the gun- OF Lieutenant ilaNllnS or the elm
batteries which answered him from the mountains
FINALLY after an hours had firing in every drec-
lion the leutcnant withdrew hi, for's and the tired
cadets went 10 their barracks. The rapid manner Ia
which the cudcts would get IN" battery IN Pl,itloh
and the dash with which they rushed the pieces acr0N,
The plain and performed artillery cxoutlons calico
forth much praise from old Army officers VINO VII
neS>cd the drill. , Al, ,,, . ...o
Tho Eoard OF visitors held meeting this afternoon
AT which colonel Wilson. the aupeIfntclment OF the
Academy WINS present 1lrc members OF the l'o|ru
are now absent General Ludus Farchild, a. g. li0vcy
and senator Butler -, .,
Colonel and Mrs wilson have issued cards for
reception on Friday afternoon TO meet the secretary
OF Mar Mr.. Elhns and party of friends IRE expected
10 arrive here to might the steam yacht Stranger
from New York. Tomorrow there VIII be "a BATTALION
drill by the entire corps Of cadcS \, II VIII be con
duct -d according the new tactlc-. II VIII be ol
o.pcrai ncIrs, those Interested In military AFFAIR."
@v,ral militia officers Of this slate aud connecticut
are rx xpertef to be here 10 see It,