New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-10

the Academy although their influence probably
really controls it's policy, but they direct the
educational work of the classes. and are sup
ported by the great corps of Army officers de-
tached for that purpose. In the department of
mathematics alone there are employed as teach
ers one professor. assistant professor and
never less than nine Of these detached officers
who are sometimes increased TO a dozen In
none Of the other branches are so many teach
ers employed.
LIST OF WEST POINTS OFFICERS.
The following list of line and staff officers
detached to these duties at West Point is copied
from the last official Army list:
Lieutenant-Colonel George B. Davis. Judge Advo-
Gates Bureau; Major ]. NJ. Banister. Medical De-
tain A l. Mills 1st Cavalry tsupeTintendent' Win
rank and pay Of colonel; Captain Otto l. Helm LIST
OF Heu{enant-coioneD; captain John B. BeiiinEer.
Kuhn, Corps Of Engineers; Captain CHE Rev) H.
Shipman, chaplain; Captain J. F. r. Lands LIST
Captain c D. Wilcox. 4th Artillery; Captain c. 9.
Treat, 9TH Artillery; CAPTAIN F. W; Sladen, 18th
First Lieutenant F. NJ Kemp Medical Depart
F4eers First Ieufenan j. Morrow Cops of
Engineers; First Lieutenant F. r. Stuart, Corps of
Engineers First Lieutenant J. T. Hotter, Ordnance
airy; First Lieutenant NJ c smith I'd Cavalry;
First Lieutenant S. 6. Jones 9Th Cavalry; First
Lieutenant J: N Jenkins. 9Th Cavalry; First Lieu
ant EDWARD Anderson 7th cayalry First iT;
Lieutenant n, AyereGmi, , IN n. SSavaiiry:
First Lieutenant A E. saxton Sth Cavalry; First
tenant r. L. Livermore 10th Cavalry; First Lieu
tenant G. F Hamilton; 10th Cavalry; First Lieuten-
William Lassiter LIST artillery; First Lieutenant F.
". Coe. LIST Artillery: First Lieutenant William
Chamberaine, LIST Artillery; First Lieutenant Ais
George Bakeiey, ID Artillery First Lieutenant R
RqTs % A TsTyy First First keTtsnant L
Hener, zth Artillery; First Lieutenant F. NJ Blake.
Artillery First Lieutenant G. F. Landers' 4t6 Ar
tiery; First Lieutenant Writ Robinson, 4th Ar
lery; First Lieutenant R E. Calan, 9th Artillery:
First Lieutenant w HinckIy 9Th Artillery; First
Lieutenant Andrew Hero, il, 9Th Artillery; First
tenant B. C. Gilbert 6th ArtiIlery First Lieuteqant
Bugge, Sd Infantry; First Lieutenant F. W Lewis,
18th infantry; First Lieutenant W. w. Fiscus, IT..
ga Infantry; Second Lieutenant H. c. smither 1st
Cavalry; Second Lieutenant F. II. Pope, % Cav
cavalry; Second Lieutenant ?. A. Murphy, 7th
Cavalry and Second Lieutenant G. T. Summerlin,
Sth Cavalry.
NEED FOR REFORM AT ACADEMY.
This is certainly a formidable list; but, no
matter what the needs of the regiments in the
field. present remote it is rather likely to in
crease than to grow less. The cry at West
Point, in the War Department is always for
more. The worst aspect Of 1t is that the officers
called for are always about the most accom-
plished among the younger class in their several
corps II seems evident that the Military Acad-
envy employs too many Army officers, particu-
larry a critical time when there is loud and
continued complaint Of a shortage Of officers
with the regiments in the field. No other insti-
tuition Of learning in this or any other country
requires so many teachers 20 so small proper
ton Of students as the United States Military
Academy, and notably teachers drawing such
high average pay. In that respect. If not in all
others, Il is the most costly institution Of learn
ing in the world. It's absorption Of money under
one form or another is simply stupefying.
Just as good results could without doubt be
obtained at a far more moderate expenditure,
So long the West Point authorities have the
entire army list to draw from it is not thought
that the military students at West Point viii
suffer from lack of instructors. Meanwhile the
burden.