New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-02
CLOSING DAYS AT THE POINT.
THE GRADUATING CLASS BEFORE The
AWFUL BLACKBOARD.
BEGINNING AGAIN THE FAMILIAR ROUTINE OF
OTHER YEARS-TIIE BOARD OF VISITORS IN
FORM COLONEL WILSON OF THEIR
PRESENcE-sCFNEs AND INCL
DENTS AT THE POST
DENTS At THE POS

DENTS At THE POST.
| West Point June 1-west Point sits among her
hills and Is beautiful Like the LADY Of Slalott' tilS
ancient and honorable Institution wcaves BY Inc
broad river the web and wool OF the Nations mill
tary history and the affairs of tho outside world
only passing reflections In a glass The young
| man in the graduating class Of The civilian college
looks forward TO various professions ana luincs'es
In which he shall struggle With his fellow men. but
| to the graduating cadet there looms beyond the
mountains which encirclc the academy the vision OF
a life whose mnut,st detail has been arranged for
| him before he born. lie knows that he VIII
enter such branch Of the service that his promotion
| will be so npd. his pay much; his duties WITHIN
certain limits VIII BE- such and such and that
he will be retired at such an age
The bugle Will arouse him q bis lif"
work each morning With the same SURFING
notes Of rcvec and every night the werdy beau'liu
notes OF TAPS will release him from the cares oi
| the day until the time comes when a straight ana
solemn soldier shall step ont Of the ranks before his
| tomb and. lifting his shining bugle, with Its red
tasses TO his lips Shall sound tho final TAPS. lie
knows already every detail of that buglers Uniform
and exactly how the rcd cord Will be twisted rouiu
| the bugle.
All the members of tho Board Of Visitors are mere
today excepting a. J. Cassatt OF Pennsylvania
| This morning the Board organized, General Felix
Agnus of Maryland, being elected president C0lohe
John ". Lindsey, OF Georgia. wee prcsdei'' "'H
Captain Alfred NJ. Ogle, OF Indiana. secretary Nhcn
| the Board had organized word was sent to 'olonci
Wilson that this had been done. and that tho boaru
| was at the post. Before this Colonel Wilson was
supposed by an Official fiction, 10 be- Ignorant OF INC
very existence Of the Board. When the Colonel was
| Informed officially Of the presence Of the Board lie
replied as he has done TO similar notifications eaoh
year and all the sup"rntendentS gone before nave
| replied, expressing his qualification AT having the non
oraIe gentlemen at the post and rendered the usual
| Ion - NJ
members OF the Board went out upon the sun hoVeu
| plain the cannon awokc the echoes Of old 'm'
Nest and long lines gay and glticring steel pouh
from the bntcmened cadet barIpcks across the green
parade II is wonderful how much the corps OF cadets
OF today looks like the corps Of cadets Of other years
Old Army officers visiting here VIII frequently sop
and catch their breath squad Of cadets pass ana
then sav "Great scott, forgot that the years had
! ROLLED nwnv and thought that that young man was
| Jones" jones' poor fellow, fell on the heights oi
ChapulteIrc before the fathers Of most OF the present
cadets were born and the "Great scott sleeps III "
| cemetery over yondcr on the point, where 20 hi'N
| gloriouS bones are moudcrne.
| Inst night nj "thr mess n farewell dIll'r WIS
| Owen 10 General George l.. Andrrws and the
| officer, II the post. who viii shortly b'
! relieved from duty herr and "rderh ]"
their regiments General Andrews VIII riic this
year on account 81 al7 lie has been IN charge on TIC
department Of modern languages ut the acli"m' sin'e
| LII. His Of s"iNlcf I'D ii' NHh ''''H '''''
1s47 iii, life has been devoted 10 the best Interest
~ the Army and he r.tr,, fun u years ana honofN.
The other officers who departing guests at the
| dinner were Captain Petit - the ordnance corps
] Colonel Hawkins. 4 the 2h Infantry Lrh"'h'''.
Hodges Of tie Engineer Corp. Lieutenant D"id'' ~
th. 9th Infantry Lieutenant Noycs. If the ON IL
| fautry Lieutenant N"wcomb. II III" an NF'l''N
! Lieutenant Freeman. 81 The 10Th Ca'alU' l'ui"nih'
Nvpi,i Of the I'D Infantry, and lcri"''i J. 'ln-'.
| Of the 9Th cavalry The first toast At thc dinner was
| f, Edward ". Casey that gallant oA'"r WHO Was
| murdered 10y Brulc sioux In tn OUTBREAK u f'"c
| Ridge, Captain Petit responded TO tbs toast ana
every word he said the hearts of his henr"rr
Whom Captain Petit had finished hi~ speech thc ns-
scmblei officers sang that wcll known 20 military
men wherever the English language II sIalch' The
| chorus OF which Is
Then st,nd 70 your ca'scs si'ir.
| We Will drink 10 our cour1d'.' ycs;
IIcrc'- h,-lr, 70 The 81 elf.air.
And hurrah ~ ihc r.>t that ai..'
| prof,...pr faricd General Andrews. L. I H'-laum
| Lieutenant WISER. Licu'oraat rodd, and colonel
| John Eddie Porter responded - other io.si,
Til, morning the examinations bcr'n. The fafn
| atng class wa examined In engineering and IN"
second class I'm natural AMI experimental philosophy
| II was aronnd tn examinations - th' nI~t
| class Of course. Nat the gVa'ct irtcrci centred
All day the different sections Of the c'l wcn' march
ing into the library and. one Is oar going np &, III"
awful blackboard and dlatng upon couutcr-carp ani
rlvclin. Vauban. Noizct and Mahnn-nil those in"H
who have scientifically told their + l'v men how T.
| build structures to prevent theme from beng
! shot and vet afford vantage point, from which -
shoot ulmanncry cner.lc,-wcrc apparently familiar
+, the cadets q, the opening Inc, ~ the Acncll are =
| a college graduate. james y. Cayanaugh. cadet mp
poInted from Washington. Is the lcddnf man ~ inc
| class this year. The exact Standing II the cadet
will not be known. 81 course, until after the cNainm
lions AFRO over In the last official rcei ter CavaIhu"h
.tood first: James =. Jervcy. Of Georgia, Second
| rf.ra ipl lay
Pennsylvania fourth, and George Blakcl"y, Of Penn
| syvana, nth.
Conceal Agnus president Of the Board Of Visitors,
th, afternoon appointed the following committees;
| Amendments and Examination General Lnrns
raIrchild. A. g. IIovey and Colonel John W. Lindsey.
| Discipline and Instruction.. Donald cameron
| A. T. Hull and Jacob \. Gclssrnhaincr.
| Armament and Equipment Mathew {. Butlcr'
General Sarnuc, Dalton and General falrchild.
| Eulldngs Grounds and Lichts-Jonn \. 7. HUI.
| Colonel John ". Lindsey and Captain Alfred ogc.
supple, and Expenditures for Cad'tS-Iacob \.
Gcsscnhaner, A. j. Cassatt aud General fehS
Fl cal Arairs-Joscph II. onthw'ie aud y. q.
| IIOvcy.
Thr,c committees will get TO work 70 morrow mon.
Ing bright and carly AVID - rummagng around he
| nrcscnt state Of affair. Boirds Of Visitors urc
always prolific In recommendations, but snruarH
| barren In results. For many ycar II was apInirnt
| Ia the most casual observer that new ar"hcn'
building was needed at Wet Point. Vet no les than
sixteen Boards Of visitors recommended In the strong
est terms the construction of building before ai
! appropriation could b" secured for H.. On SIS ar,
| arriving by every train and every boat. Tie hotrI
ON fin. post Is already full and CranStons az lllsh-
| land Fails l. rapidly hng NJ. MIS-. Jesse Grant was
among Inc arrivals at CTnstOn's 10 daN. Among W,
| arrivals Al the West Point Hotel today were colonel
Jo,cph Conrad Miss Minnie Conrad. John q. Builcr
and Miss Hattie Butler. Of Augusta Ga; Nils NJ l.,
| dexter and Mis- |. Y. Dexter. of Boston: Mr. ana
| Mrs " H. Chamberlain and Miss 'Hinlefalnc
! Wss Taylor and Ml.s Ramsey Of Norfolk Va. Mr..
and Mrs. H. G. Weir and MIS- Weir Of New York and
! actor came up the river today his yacht and viii
remain here day or two
| Is tbcre ANYTHING YOU want 10 buy, hire or sell
~ en- TAX, a look az the short advertisements on the
| ninth page.