New-York tribune., 1902-06-22
THE WEST POINT TRAINING
JAMES HENRY LEARNS FROM HIS
GRANDFATHER OF TIE MILL
TAEY ACADEMY
TAEY ACADEMY.


Poinj and he a C.det. said James Henry. ANA
then become an officer IL the United States
army i must be 4 fine thing 70 be there and
drill ana go 10 camp in the summer time and
have gca time And then I hear tnat It costs
nothing - be a cadet and the boys Set pay IL
the tar=..in. Is that So"
TIL cadets receive ray from the DAY They
enter The academy said James Henry's grand
father but as TO their having SUCH a tae time
! don't know about that. When you are Old
enc gh and stl el Tx being eolGi=- you may
receive an appointment Tor If you are hearty
and well formed ana are fairly Wei posted in
yoUr school studies j; is easy 10 pass The en-
trau,e examination, But that is OILY lhe frs
S:er II is harder to relna.H = West Point Il an
10 I-t -I-re.'
..Ee,aus- the older ones haze the new cadets.
wouldn't care for that said James Henry
No vas The reply: that las been done
away with 10 "a great extent There Is 40
mcre cruel hazin- al The academy. Though the
upper efase..-n make the now .s,'. s,aaa
around AID toe the mark and giE- them an idea
q what il means Ia oAe. orders H1; i = jl-
work that makes il hard 10 stay there. II -
work, work. .so.l- ali day. from early .-5 '.s'i
ur,H HI. .f-,ast nine It night. And every Lt,le
while there IS AN examination. which must he
passed # the cadet wishes - remain IN the
academy The VEeet Point academy is not like
o,he. schools. because lo matter Eyap -.as here
if he is rich gr poor. i his father h- a great
general a leading business nam or a h'a car
ris-. his .as5.faa docs the cadet 20 E.s'd or
harm = cadet IS dependent ca himself No
boy at thar place can he excused for not know
ing his lessons He amt depend GA hls room
male. becau=. the motto of the pi4.a !s 'E'tfy
cadet proficient in everything.
but SEE tl- good times they have drilling
and I1G5a- I'D fencing. and al that sort OF
thing" sa.a James Henry.
1t is all in the line q duty s4.d his grand
father ..ar8 Tho duty is so hard that neafE
ever! cadet comes near resigHl.-2 heioI" he mas
been ~ West poin; siE months Many 81 them
do, but others stay and don't resign until they
have been ll.., a year OF more. There is iio
vacation. except n the second year The hlst
year is the easiest All the cadet has to do IS
70 take up algebra geometry, risonoInetry'
crics. sections surveying and The English ana
French language Then be must have hls Iegu-
lar infantry drill and must take a gymi4'is1c
course. THAI isn't much, is it,
NO fun about that especially II the boy mas
20 dc all his own Lousen ork, too as you 81! ne
must"
There is no such thing as having G""dIeS
s=nt from NOME and 10 cadet can buy any li'lh1,
because d. is not allowed to have any money
In fact. T.. would have difficulty in carrying It,
because there Is not a pocket IN any garment
beIo.--ug L. tie cadet uniform
Wen Lo.y about their pay
That is credited 10 the cadets account, and
he IS charged with his outfit and with all that
is furnished 70 linn at the academy, and what he
docs not Use lp he receives when ne graduates
IN the winter months when there are no dress
par@3es. the cadets have nothing TO do from
10 90 in the afternoon, but they catch II at
night Their supper is finished about O'Clock,
and twenty minutes later the buSle sounds, and
tat means that eyery young nla'a must 20 10 his
room and study II a cadet wishes to 90 so, ne
may loaf but his life as cadet would not last
Ion"
Docs a cadet never have any money
Wei, there is a provision that he may have
3 month for confectionery and that he
usually receives. Think of it-less than seven
cents day, and that put down in the account
q The future general as confectionery money!
'Neil, gTaucfather, this makes think West
Point is picnic, and I'd better not go there
It's picnic but that is no reason Why you
Should not be ambitious TO 20 TO q school from
which some of the greatest men III our country
nave been graduated. The man who has grit
enough and sufficient force to conquer the OBJ
t'a'les 1t West Point and comes from there
ana is entitled 10 the respect Of his fellow citi-
Nei.s- That Is worth working for even if the
"ofk IS hard and ia picnic President Roose-