The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-06-06
CADETS WITH NOTED NAMES.
West Point Men Who Are Expected
to Muke "A Mark.
CFrom the New York Tnbune.)

The roster Of the United states Military
Academy for 1900 contains many f1Eo-s
names The owners are descendants Of
soldiers and statesmen whose deeds are
we'll known Time and opportunity Will,
70 doubt show that the youths now s-rJg-
Cling with mathematics and military tao
tics are III sons OF brave and gallant sires.
The Grants, Sherida1s and MacATtlurs
Who are now trying 70 keep above the
goat sections at West Point will one
day, should the occasion arise, come 10
the front and add new iuster 10 Their
names The Military Academy gives them
a thorough training in the art o. war II
also gives them a general education Men
tally and physically IL eQu-ps them for the
hardest kind Of fighting.
When Gen L. s Grant realized that he
conquerer OF humanity had him fast. lis
last request, written By his Own hand. was
that the President Of the United States.
whoever he might be when his grandson
and namesake came Of age, would aPPoin>
the boy 10 the Military Academy p es--
dent Mckinley carried out the last wish OF
the brave old warrior, and Cadet Ulysses :
Grant III entered West Point last June at
the dawn Of his eighteenth year. Ca ct
Grant had received good education p-iCr
TO his entrance and therefore finds little
difficulty in keeping well forward in his
class. Cadet Grant is tall well built and
athletic. with bread shoulders he went
through the regular setting up exercises
| and. as hazing had not been fully s1ampei
| out during his ''plebe' camp. the bed CT
roses upon which SOM. persons ims g. ne
| he reposed had a fair Shrinking OF ID IT'S
! mixed in
Among the yearlings who made you- g
! Grants tasks easier last sumner wss
| Philip n. Sheridan, son Of the gallant u
eral. Young Sheridan was also appoi1ted
10 the academy BY the President He en-
1 tered on June 20. 1895. within one month OF
/ his eighteenth birthday. Cadet Sheridan
L is built like his father. Short, alert, ac-
! tive. with a quick. positive manner. it re-
| ouires no expert to discern in hin at a
| glance the latent qualities of a soldier He
| does not stand near the head OF hs c ass
Like other brave West Pointers. he keep
/ far enough from the goat section e
| avoid the danger line. He viii be allowed
a three months furloagh next sum0el
/ after his promotion to the second c-ass
Cadet Douglas Macarthur. son Of II,
! military commander Of the Philippines, il
a classmate and close friend OF Csds
Grant. They entered the academy at tn
same time His appointment was credite,
TO Wisconsin. and was won through a coz
petitive examination He is fine speci
men Of manhood. over six feet in be ga
and a soldier every inch OF him
James NJ HObSOn- IT.. Is a widely ? now
cadet The yearlings paid particular attsn
ton to him after the fame Of his brother
Lieutenant Hobson. of the Navy, haS
spread abroad. He is now member Of th'
third class, and wears q corporafs chsv
rons. He entered the academy soon afte
his brother sank the MerTimac in Santi3g
Harbor He Is over twenty-five years @
age, and one OF the many six-footeTs at N
academy. A veteran professor recently re
marked: Keep your eye or Hobsor
When the chance eones he will throw hi
brother in the shade.
, Among the noted cadets in the fist cias
is Julian A. Benjamin, grandson o. Haml
. ton Fish. Cadet Benjamin stands high
his class He will be graduated ncxt June
He was appointed by the President and en-
tered the academy in June. 1896. Resem
bling the Fish family In everything b.
stature, it is safe to say his future is as
: sured-