The St. Louis Republic., 1904-06-12
Making Of an Officer
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each telling how so and so OF such and
such class fell at Santiago or in the
Philippines or elsewhere, and giving some
added details. These are erected by
their classmates; and for peaceful
nation their number is already large
The camp this year is called Camp
Forse. in honor of Major Forse, grad
uate who lost his life at Santiago.
The handsome library and all halls,
in fact, are profusely adorned with the
portraits of officer graduates who have
died with that honor and in the discharge
of that duty which the motto on the
Academy Coat-of-Arms proclaims Every
senior goes away with a class ring. a
handsome gold band with seal or jewel,
bearing the same Coat-of-Arms on one
side and the class emblem on the other.
This is always worn in service, and
serves the same purpose as the ticket of
identification which every Japanese SOL
dier wears into battle, and which serves
to identify him instantly when he is
found dead or unconscious upon the
field
All that was ever known of the fate #
one t-point lieutenant was the
turn of his class ring, which was deceniiy
forwarded by the Filipinos to the COM
manding officer after the lieutenant had
been ambushed and slain while on out
living service. BY these and other
t..oughtful reminders that death which an
officer must ever be ready to face as a
part Of his duty is impressed upon the
mi.'d d Of the cadet
The present graduating class consti-
tutes a record in the way of numbers.
The Spanish war caused a greatly IN
creased popular interest in the Academy
and largely augmented the number of
aspirants for appointments. The action
of Congress in giving each State two
Senate appointments. in addition to
these from the Congress districts, in
creased the permanent muster roll to
five hundred twenty-five, and the barrack
accommodations are at present wholly
Inadequate. Three st 1ents now occupy
rooms which were designed for only two,
and which do not accommodate more
than two comfortably. The bachelor
officers of the professional corps have now
handsome mess-hall. opened last year,
which was much needed; but they sleep
where they can in rooms which are not
quite what they should be. This need.
however, is shortly to be met by a new
building
The forty appointments given to the
President are being used by President
Roosevelt in a new manner; one which
is giving much satisfaction in military
circles. He is confining them almost
entirely to sons of army officers, a class
of young men which hitherto has not been
recognized, and which in every other
country receives special consideration.
THEY WERE NOT SYNONYMS
THE city editor had sent out a reporter to
interview physicians regarding a story
that the Jar incidental to riding on trolley
cars had caused new nervous disease to
appear.
The reporter returned and said that there
was nothing in the story.
There is no Jar to riding on street-car.'
he said. There is only the occasional Jolt
when the car starts or stops too suddenly"
We'll" said the city editor with some
asperity. there is no difference is there.
between Il jolt and jar"
"Oh. yes there is said the reporter. Did
you ever hear of preserves being put up in
a JOLT"
THE NEW STEPMOThER
A WOMAN recently engaged to the father
~ asked his son, little fellow of seven