The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-08
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performed with morr precision and finish.
In tho Afternoon the entire cadrt corps
appeared upon the beautiful parade Rrnuhd
for an othihitiun II military c%alisthenioa
For tho first time this week. Lieut.. Col
Ifowsa, cnmmandant ~ tho cadets, np-
Feared NJ tho head ~ tho ak companies ON
horseback Tho cadets wnfe aocoutr rod In
heavy marching order, wearing gray shirts
aud lMeochos, gloves, cgginga, black tIns
and tho regulation campaign hats, Oyor
their shoulders they carried each a blanket
roll, containing half a tent cover. AZ their
hip swung cantcena, tin cups and tent prga.
After they had lined up before the Board OF
Visitors and the throng Of spectators at tho
weat Of tho parade ground, arms were
stacked and the companies marched to the
far aide Of tho plain, faced about and
marched back. Then the commandant
turnedthem over to Capt. Koehler, the ply
steal instructor who mounted a big table
brought out by two enlisted mon
Capt. Koehler has been looking after tho
physical side of the cadets at West Point
for twenty years. AT his command the
cadets shed their accoutrements, took of
their campaign gloves, put on White ones
and prepared for work. Then for half an
hour they reeled of an elaborate and COM
plicated setting up drill, all the white gloves
flashing in unison at Capt koehlers CON-
mand, shooting forward and backward and
round about like 80 many semaphores.
Out Of the nearly 500 cadets engaged In this
exercise only one made a slip. He over
looked one shalt" and kept right on.
This morning the detachment Of enlisted
privates stationed here was busily prac-
Using target range, firing at 500, 800 and
1000 yards. The soldiers used the new
.3O-calibre Sprngflelds, which were issued
to them only a few weeks ago. The rivalry
was keen, for the men were shooting for
their marks man, sharpshooter and expert
grade.
The detachment has recently been re-
inforced by the addition Of thirty-fiye re-
cruits and O harder lot Of chaps with the
rife will seldom be found. They're regular
squirrel hunters, sure,' said one old timer
In the ranks. From the way they have
started out, it Is expected that most OF the
thirty-flvs will make the grade oil marksman
the first time out of the box.
Ben Greet, the theatrical manager, made
a visit to the post to-day. be will bring
his company to West Point later in the
month to give an outdoor performance, of
some Shakespearean play His visit to-day
was for the purpose Of selecting q site Tor
the erection of q sta ge,
A cadet hop, held in Memorial Hall'this
evening, was largely attended, as the COM
menoement crowd ia daily increasing.
Another will be held Saturday night, and
the graduation hop on Monday evening.
Senators Blackburn and Hemenway OF the
board of visitors nave been called back TO
Washington by the press OF business incident
to the last weeks of Congress. They may
return for the graduation exercises.