Arizona republican., 1906-11-07

had settled on being a lawyer. and from my boyhood my mind was bent in that direction. As a young man I was poor and did not see my way clear to ever getting an education, but still I intend ed to do it if possible. I was born in New York but had very early removed 10 Illinois. At that time the leading lawyer in the town in which I had set tied, was Thomas J. Turner. He was a member of congress from that dis trict, the district that was afterwards so ably represented by E. B. Wash Durne Turner became acquainted with my desire to study law and in Vlted me into his office. It was a tempting offer, but after long ,onsid- erauon, l declined it. telling him I did not intend to begin the study of lau, until l had finished a collegiate course. He agreed with me that n colleeiata course would better fit me for the study of law, but to me collegiate course at that time looked a long way off and of very uncertain attainment but still hoped on. When MT. Turner returned from Washington he brought with him my appointment as a cadet at West Point. I had never thought of such a place, never asked for it. and no one had ever suggested it to me.
 told him l did not want to 20 to West Point; that I was not cut out for soldier. He simply said if I wanted to study law, and would not do it until had mastered a collegiate course, West Point was the best place for me. that I was poor and had no means to enter college. but at the Point would get the education I desired without cost to me, and that after leaving there I could study law. I took the appoint ment and after passing the usual ex- animation entered the Academy. but with no thought of ever being a sol dier. graduated in 1853. while Rob- ert E. Lee was superintendent and Rob Garnett. commandant. The conditions of life at the Point are the same now as when l entered the Academy. An officer of fifty years standing may go back there and find things just as he left them. It is the one institution that does not change except in the personnaI of the officers and the stu dents. The cadets get into the same scrapes now they did when I was a youth. When I was there Benny Ha- Vens- was in full blast, and paiI more than one visit to his place I remem- Der of having run away one night for a little fun, and getting Ravens to row me across the river" And then. with a far-away look in his eyes. and a smile on his lips, he said: "I had my fun as other boys have had theirs. and as other boys will have theirs when we are all dead and gone"
 Referring to General Robert E. Lee. he said he remembered him as a man of fine department, great dignity. and very handsome Lee impressed him strongly as a man of very. serious cast of
 timately. as Lee had been in the acad- emy only short time when SchofeId was graduated. He had never met him after his leaving West Point He spoke of him in the highest terms as a general saying that he would ever rank high as one of the great com manders of the worlds history.
 After graduating Schofeld was aD- pointed second lieutenant of artillery. but as the duties were very light he spent the most of his time for two years fin studying law. his intention being to leave the army as soon as he had qualified himself for his chosen profession. He was about to resign when he was promoted to first lieu tenant and assigned to West Point as an instructor. W. J. Hardee. after ward lieutenant general in the Con
 lA- Hardee had but recently returned from Europe, where he had been to study the tactics of the European armies. Of General Hardee he said:
 T knew him very we'll met him aI- most every day played cards with him. and was on what might be called int mate terms He was very fond of a game of cards. and I liked him very much He was a good soldier and an accomplished gentleman. but not man of reall-- great ability. He was a strong, self-reliant man. with a good deal of army experiences and a good education. He was a strict disciplin- arian, and to officers without experi- ence 1t might have looked as if he was dogmatic, but to those who had expert ence those presumed do@matisms were simply soldierlv qualities To his juniors in rank and years he was very arniable and kind. and was often help ful to the students. I do not think he possessed any great qualities as n commander, but he was brave to a fault