Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-05-18
WEST POINT.
The Sights and Scenes Incident
 to a Great Military School.
Course of Instruction to Which the
 American Youth is Subjected.

This school IS AS miles from New
 York City and is beautifully situated on the river bank amidst beautiful and varied scenery, mary historical associa-
 tiops, stately old shade trees and smooth lawns. Just above West Point is Cro's
 West, one of the highest of the High land group, l42S feet high, is the scene of Rodman Drake's poem, the Culprit Fay, beginning. "This is the middle
 watch of a summers night, the earth is dark but the heavens are bright" On the opposite bank are hills with back ground of hills, also on the opposite bank is the Robinson house occupied by Arnold at the time of his escape to the British vessel. Vulture. The United States military academy at West Point was established in 1902 when there were but 50 cadets. The academy is 8 stone building 275 feet long by 75 feet wide and three stories high; it is managed by a uperintendent, military staff and an academy staff.
 The course is four years; the acade. my year begins July first and on or be- fore that date the results of the examin- ations held in June are announced 10 the cadets, then they are promoted from class to class; the studies include draw ing, mathematics, philosophy, chemis- try, mineralogy, geology, history, geo. graphy. ethics, civil and military en- gineering, practical military engineer ing, law, tactics, modern languages, ordnance of gunnery. Each congress ional district and territory can have a cadet there, the appointments being made by the Secretary of War at the re- quest of the representative or delegate from the district or territory from which each cadet comes: there are ten at large specially conferred by the
 PREsIDEaT OF THE UNITED STATES, applications are made at any time to the secretary of war, the appointments being required by law to be made one year previous to the date of admission. Last year there were several in the academy from California, the one from Arizona was J. H. Bradford, Jr. Csndi- dates have to be examined before 8 board of army officers as to their mental and physical condition, required to be between IT and 22 years of age, uDmar- ried, at least five feet in height and have to possess certain educational qualitica- tione. They are allowed but one leave of absence in the four years snd that is given to the second class, two and half months during the summer; at this per iod the other classes afe placed in en- campment and practical millsary work is done by them; the academic stEdles being renewed September first upon the return to the barracks. On Saturday afternoon they have half-hollday. Dur ing the summer excursionists and friends of the cadets visit West Point and ramble among the chains of wood land and winding paths, also on
 FILTRATION WALK,
 these grounds are a powerful centre of attraction to wound ladies. Sl00 has to be deposited with the treasurer before the candidate can be admitted, this is to furnish his uniform suit, etc. The cadets annual pay is S540 and none of them are allowed to receive money from any source without the consent of the superintendent; the government bearing the entire expense of young man after he becomes cadet; it is considered that the cadets by being relieved from the anxiety of financial matters in provid- ing there food. clothing and other ex- penses are enabled to accomplish more in a given time than students else- where. They are required to keep them selves euplied with certain clothes and room furnishings, the latter being of "Spsrt ,n simplicity" two occupy room, each makes his own bed, cares for his own shelves and every article of cloth ing in;his own alcove, his room mate taking turns with him for the respons bilIty of all they hold in common.