New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-13
CADETS GET THEIR DIPLOMAS.
THE CLASS OF 1913 FULLFLEDGED LIEU
TENANTS.
FINAL EXERCISES AT WEST POINT-GENERAL
sCHoFIELD DELIVERS THE DIPLOMAS AID
Ex-sECRETARY FAIRCHILD MAKES

SCHOFIELD DELIVERS The DIPl-OMho ANO
Ex-sEcRETARY FAIRCHILD MAKES
THE GRADUATING ADDRESS
West Point. July IL speciaD-The members OF
the graduating class OF 1903 OF the Military Academy
At West Point received their diplomas to-day In que
and ancient form. The Major-General commanding
the Army presented the diplomas under an awning
In front of the gray old part OF the library build
Ing and two hours after the cadets, bursting the
chrysalis Of the gray uniform. were on their way
down the river on the Albany boat, sober and
sedate ueutenants clad In citizens clothes and look
Ing seriously at the world and all that there is In It,
This was no shouting aggregation Of young men sucn
az are sometimes seen when a train boat leaves
the town Of some civilian college. but OF dignifcd
young gentlemen who patronized the bar INTO
quently and felt that becoming officers In the Reg
uIar Army carried with 1t grave responsibilities.
General Schoheld arrived a, the Point on the Army
boat General Meigs at 10 80, and guard OF honor
OF the cadets escorted HIM from the landing up the
steep bill 10 the plain where a large number OF
people had assembled 10 see the final exercises Inc
General accompanied by his stan, ana as Ills
carriage halted on the plain the guns OF the hght
battery fred Major Generals salute, and the entire
corps OF cadets marched past under command Oh
Colonel Mills Commander OF Cadets. the Academy band
n,av,ng " Benny Ravens" and Army Blue After
tho General had been escorted TO the house OF the
s,lpertntendent. he came back escorted by Colonel
Ernst and took his place on the platform. among
those on the platform. besides the onicers OF the
Academy were Mrs. L. S. Grant, General d. sian
lev General ssxton, Colonel lie Comte Of tho swiss
Armv: General Eugene A. Carr Colonel Lansdon
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Cassatt. John Bigelow and Gen
eral Andrew Porter. Colonel Wilson. the former
superintendent OF the Academy. was there Also TIC
came to the Academy as superintendent al 'he sahe
time that the class OF 1898 entered and therefore o"s
upon the class as his. the one In which ne Is
especially interested.
Ares the benedcuon exsecrctary Charles
s Fsirchid. OF the Board OF visitors. read
~. graduating address, Then Colonel Will
son spoke and after that Genera ochoneIo-
in short speech presented the diplomas
Colonel lie Comte, OF the Swiss Army, Who was on
the FORM has who graduated To-Day. Inc
Young man stood No. IL the list, and has made
himself favorite while here. He was allowed 10
receive his education at the Academy at the request
OF the Swiss Government IL, is dcsious OF entering
the American Army, but doubts are eApreaseu rs "
the possibility of arranging this.
L. B. Lawton Is the youngest man in the graduating
class and his record before lie came 10 the Academy
application. The roll OF the class and the states from
which the young men were appointed are as follow,
knit Fennsylvanla Meriwcther L. Walker, Virginia
Robert p. Johnston. North Carolina Gordon o.
Heiner Penn ylvania Edward J. Timberlake. IT, on
nessee George II. McManus Iowa; William NJ Cr'hk
shank, District Of Columbia; Robert T. Raymond.
Comte. Switzerland David NJ. King Ohio Howard
L. Laubach. Indiana Andrew r. Williams, texas
Lincoln c. Andrews. New-York, Elmer W. CarK
Iowa Samuel J. b. SCHMIDT Pennsylvanln samW 1,
G. Hazard Pennsylvania John MORGAN ONO VIII
lam r. Snaedberg 5r., California; Louis H. Lawtol.
New-York Walter &. Babcock, Massachusetts; ONO
W. b. Fsrr Maine: Herbert B. crosby Il, pnd.
William Yates. Georgia; Robertson Honey, K1ooe
Island Amos. u. Martin. Pennsylvania Bne b' bhs'
se,t Connecticut, Thomas L. smith. Indiana Sen.
jamin .. Hycr. Ncw-lork Lincoln j. Kyoourne, at
| large: Mathew {. Smith. Alabama EDWARD r..
Hartvlck Michigan; Arthur NJ. Edwards. Nebraska
Edward B. Cassatt. at large; Charles I" shwlrne
ir. al large: George f.. Houe, Massachusetts, krnAe
| IL Walker Texas Verlng X. Hart, wyoming Harry
H. Pattison, Indiana: Robert r. L. spence" Georgia
Howard X. Perry Illinois: Edward Taylor ldhho
| William G. Rogers New York. George H. Jam"rson,
| Virginia: Frank b. McKenna. California iiami a
smith. Georgia Edward {. Carey. New Mexico nun
ter r. Nelson Tennessee Albert Laws, Maryland
Mathew T.. Saville, Missouri.