The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-10
WEST POINT A
CENTURY OLD
m. Of the Foremost Military
Academies in the World.
.o9gER GRADUATES ATTEND

TVhW
noosEvELT AND PARTY TO AT
TEND TOMORROW.
.rsT FONT, n. Y, June 9.-The
Ia centennial anniversary exercises
" NJ tbe United States military
5.r,v hogan today and viii continue
.-,g Thursday. when the present first
,..s cadets. dfty-four members, win
--s5rated. The committee of Off
m receive the visiting graduates
80. kent busy. Among the early ar
..-.rs were Generals Joseph Breckin-
I., Tohu Saunders and John Mooney.
' rofoueIs John NJ Carson and Asa
81 Gardner. General Henry G. Cor
IT. General James LOugstreet. Cap
.-ig chadwick Of the naval war COLI
,--. General Bates. commanding the
fl,srtucrt of the Missouri General
Greeley. chief of signal corps.
r,rrgvfug are on the retired list.
,-.crlr Sfclles. General Bell, Generals
rgrparfcr Daggett. Grierson, Hawkins,
,fr-s Patterson and SternbeTg.
.-ra first and second classes of cadets
demonstrated 10 the board Of visitors
,.Iav the manner OF pOntOOn and spar
bridge building.
Salute General Miles.
General Miles arrived at o'clock ana
mas hon0red with a salute. A luncheon
MAS served in the assembly room of the
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former cadets OF the military academy.
The graduates met In the assembly
hall and at o'clock marched to Thay-
or hall The other graduates in the
order OF classes followed. The class of
1852 and an preceding classes were pro-
ridad with seats on the stage. other
classes we're seated together in the
body of the hall. The meeting was
called t0 order by General John 5. Nc
C8Tmout "a graduate Of the class OF
1892. General John NJ Schoheld of the
class of 1913, president Of the AssOCia-
ton of Graduates. delivered an address. /
He said, i'm part, as follows:
During the entire colonial period of
this country. during the war of indie
peudeuce. and even the subsequent war
with Great Britain, the military forces
of the country were mostly unframed,
uudiscipIIned militia, until the latter
period of the revolution. when Wash
iugt0n succeeded, after great effort. i'm
organizing and disCiplining the troops
of the continental line Even then.
except for the few gallant foreigners
who cast their lot with the young re-
public technical military education was
almost unknown in this country.
But the leading soldiers and states
men of that period were not unmind-
ful. 40 any time, Of the great disad-
vantage under which the country la
bored because of the lack of such edu-
cation. At the very beginning of the
war with Great Britain steps were
taken Co introduce some sort of mill
tary instruction among the new levies.
and efforts 20 this end were continued
hy Washington and his subordinates
until he had. in the regiments Of the
continental line. d fairly we'll disci-
pinned regular army.
Explains West Point System.
"It would require too much time to
explain iD detail what constitutes the
West Point system, compared with all
others. But the more salient features
may be briefly stated.
First and most important Of ALL rs
discipline. The military and naval
academies alone. of all the educational
institutions I'm this country. have the
necessary power 90 enforce the disci-
pin" which is requisite To their course
of training. Second. is the incentives
i' great and constant cxertion and
strict observance of regulations on the I
part of cadets, afforded by the prizes /
HH-.# u.
ttion. This prize is not only "a COM
mission in the army cor navy, but !
commission i'm such corps as the grad |
uaie may prefer If his class rank emit /
ties him 20 the choice. The strife for I
lfese coveted prizes Is very great.
l1lrd. is the published daily record of
each cadets scholarly performance and
iHe final summing up Of those records. /
jig each and every subject. their con-
Soidatou. together with their conduct I
re'ord. az the end Of each term. and at
i1t end of the four years course. so |
that the academic board may decide |
wisely and justly. not only the relative
merits OF an the members of class.
tai what corps or arm Of the service ]
'arA cadet is qualified to enter. The
OBJECT of West Point training is not
simply to tt young men for the army.
'sl To- justly determine the appropriate
place for each in the several corps and
arms of the service.
Graduates Men Of Honor.
Our beloved academy has always
Sel before It's students the highest I
STANDARDS OF manly character. Veraci- /
,s- honesty. honor. fidelity and patriot /
''.. no less than scholarly excellence. /
nave pHen held indispensab BILE on the
t... %. all who would win the diploma. I
"..l exceedingly rare exceptions the /
.. .t graduates is one long roll OF /
--'''.' OF men who. in every walk of /
'... nave been distinguished for meri- !
,.'..-s services 90 the country. and es- /
..'.} Cor honorable conduct among /
frir fellow men.
.l many have gained distinction /
l ...t.aty leaders and some have re-
..t me applause OF the world as
-t commanders Of great armies.
ltlier, most noble sons of the
's' during all the vicissitudes of
t' whether IN victory or in defeas.
..a.ilained toward each other and [
t'.a me people of the country that
-A'.r cnivalrous and Christian
....-.- which most adorns the noble
q. where they learned the art
s...--..'. briefly and very imperfectlv
.1.t is what the military academy
'....-. ern and what it has done for the
r-...l .n The first century OF its life
.r. .tSlnning of the new century finds
hos .Siluiion I'm a condition and in
r-..> .i.'N worthy of the past. The
sr.t.. demands of the future are. ii
ny. .ll iUily appreciated and viii be
s---. WIN courage and zeal commen-
,L-- WIN the just expectations OF
~ country. Let Us ali inhuIro IL