New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-13
ARMY NOTES or INTEREST.

The camnus and Covers walk at west Polht
will be a stupid place for the next three weeks LOT
the camp of cadets has been struck ara the .ou'H
ful and entertaining major-generaIs OF ''e lu'u''
have begun to make their final arr inSemeh'S III
their Worlds Fair excursion on which they WIN
s,ar, IN rb,rsdav next Major Spurgin has had
charge of the arrangements for the big party ana
he has had his hands full or course me s COM
delighted Whom Tea ane Rh an allowance of pocket
money amounting to about - cay, 10 ray Nv I' he
derived from the Fair itself
The "oticial Register Of the Officers and Cadets
OF the L. s. Military Academy, which hA' o
published is a book which would no. 'tu@C'
special interest to those who know nothing Oh II
beyond the title as given. But 1t ~ an a''u',
which il ncrused with interest by the officers OF
o. the ARMY by the cadets and by the parents
and relatives OF the cadets. comparison Will"
the Register OF last year shows many chanseS
The list shows that there are hfty-seven cadets III
the first class sixty in the second class ioi all
,he third class and in present fourth class
ninety-nine who admitted in June, eHcIuSt r
OF those turned back from the now thlrd cldsS lo
deacencies The casualties are eleven resigh sS
twenty DISCHARGED and one nen in the In
cadetship 10 accept CIV" ei'P0' ~ "
terror Department
On the subject Of West Point which Is JUST now
a., ,n,orss,ipg one with the War Department. the
report of the Board Of Visitors submitted lew
days AGO will probably be the OASIS vi SUM M
portant legislation by the new Congress Among us
mos, innortant recommendations Is the increase IN
the number of cadets at the Mh''"i! N'
,a ~, ,.,eiro NJ the standard of qualification Tor
admission The Board urges that the Acaueihy
should be required to educate az many !o1'e
as its capacity will justify as any pm '. ,,
fails to secure to the Nation the fui' oe'''n' " r
institution in the education anu d mi"n The board
adds this in support of It's Acadanv are
Nnadf
TO organize and lead armies VIII ,,roner trainne,
@ Sev are eouiped for the duties OF civil
hfe-they ar also htteu " 'e
In war and In peace.
Surgeo, General Sternberg has prepared 0'''u
lar OF information for candidates seek"s "ppOn "'.
ments in the Medical Corps. 1t nciuoes
ton of the recently organized Me'l''"i W.. s.,
tablished after the manner OF that io' '"e IN,
81 the Naval Hospital. Brooklyn The school VIII
~ oa,ah,,shed IN the Museum and Library Build
inc IN Washington where there will be iaD .I ~,
res chemical and biologicaD ProvIueu ell, aIv,avs
needful appliances but the teachifS w. WIN ,,i,h
hsv IN View the accomplishment of results WIN
such apparatus may conveniently ne eA''F0
lied at military post
:, rss,ed s,eaffast)y the recommendation as 10
an increase in the number of cadets mish" " -
predicted, catch the fancy OF enough 'oi's' -
10 secure Immediate attention and favorapie "0'o''
II was also pointed out that class OF TWO hu"u eu
coud be graduated at the Military Academy WIN
n comparatively slight increase OF the expense ~
auired to graduate the number now usually Su,'
forth II is assumed that the same schoo' o"'''
ings the professors and tutors ana other paris Va
Tho p,ant could accommodate the instruction re-
ou,rements for two hundred as well as Tor one ON,
hundred But there would have to be addi''oni'
dormitories and some other additions; 'heh' .oo'
each cadet receives salary OF $io year wH"e
at the Military Academy Still an ATTRACTIVE ie".
ure of the suggestion is that 1t would give 20
senator and Representative in Congress the priVi-