Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-16
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CONDUCT OF WEST POINT CADETS
SATISFACTORY.
Col. Mills Reports Excellent Effect Of
New Regulationss-Maintaining
High Standard of Efficiency.

Col. A. L. Mills superintendent of the
United States Military Academy, has made
his annual report to the Secretary of War.
He says that the discipline of the corps Of
cadets of the academy has been very salts
factory throughout the year, and adds:
"The soldierly appearance of the battal-
ion and it's PERFECTION at drill and in mill
tary exercises were the 'subject of much
praise and comment. ON the part of the
many distinguished military and other VS.
itors from our own and foreign countries,
who attended the centennial exercises IN
June. The excellent effect of the regulation
put in force in 1900, by which the members
Of each class are divided monthly. accord
ing to their dement's for the preceding cal
endar month, into three conduct grades
which determine their privileges Tor the en-
suing month, is shown by the record o! the
second years application of the regulation
45 per cent of all cadets were in the nrst
grade IS per cent in the second and y per
cent in the third.
During the year there has been no re-
Taxation of proper efforts to make perma-
nent the reforms already accomplished
bearing the treatment accorded new ca
diets by their older comrades. The regula-
lions governing the subject have been care
fully enforced, and, with but single ex-
ception that is worthy of note, cadets nave
shown a Soldierly regard for their oDllga-
tons in the matter. The exception referred
to-the first under the new regulatlons-ls
that of a cadet who, without authority,
made a fourth-class man assume con-
strained position and used threatening ana
abusive language to him. For this offenSe
the cadet was brought to trial by a court
martial. and, being found guilty, was dls-
missed. No one conversant with the prog
resS new cadets now make apprehends any
i'll effect in training from the passing OF
haZing."
uao1fI of Codo4s Good
The maximum number of cadets allowed
is 492 and the academic year opened with
All cadets, divided into four classes. One
cadet is from Costa Rico and one from
Venezuela. AS a result Of the eXamlna-
tions for admission during the last year
the incoming or fourth class numbers l1o'
The health of the cadets has been very
good, although the buildings have peeh
overcrowded.
Colonel Mills says:
Recent congressional action Will pro-
vide the school with an equipment 1or
work as perfect in it's essential REQUIRE
ments as experience can PROVIDE Whue
many thoughtful people believe the num-
Der of cadets could. with advantage TO
the country be larger. their number IS
such as to continue to insure the main
tenance Of high standards OF duty am ELL
cheney in the army
FINALLY, the schools faculty anu IN
structors are composed Of earnest, pfoSies-
sive officers, devoted to their work. ana IN
full sympathy with the sentiments ex-
pressed by the president or the AsSocia-
ton of Graduates in unveling the tablet
concentrating the first century IN tae
to our country that the best Efforts Q.
our lives shall be tor make the record OF
the second century even more meniordoie
than that Of the first ~ sta1aaz