The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-06
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n aucnoon ~ tho elaborate improvements
already undsr wav W. prplHctel hnro ~
AIRY thn~' o,t Congress u asked IN arpro.
rt,,n si iCn,Opn and tho matter Ia nog
hsf ~ ihr conference COMMITTEES ~ tho snh
A.. and tho IIrisr Tho horrl NJ visitors
ras mo doubt that tho appropriation viii ho
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rho-c arc nov In rtocoaa ~ s,r%iction
,-,l, nns west Point n cavalry barracks,
,sl|lorv barracks. cavalry stables, artillery
Tahlra. IN artillery gun ahed new cadet
barracks. n number ~ anta of officers quar-.
,ers a boating and lighting plant and tho
nry t,r admins ttnlion building.
In the new schetre all tho old buildin ~
will nn preserved wherever " Ia possible
tr,luding tho old cadet mcss hall, tho library.
M, academic building, designed 10y tho late
Richard VI Hunt, and the cadet barracks.
Inc gymnasium will ho tho only really
frat class building To bc taken down and
nat because IL would cost nearly "a
m'rh 10 enlarge II "a to build a now one.
The present gym Is far too smal for present
ant future nccda. and its ate is not regarded
a. well adapted to its uaes.
The most imperative Of the improve
mcnts is the new cadet barracks. At
present many Of the IL by 20 rooms shelter
three or four men each. They wcre do
signed to accommodate only two each.
The cadets themselves have a design
for a New Wost Point that IL all their
own. They have recently published a map
Of the graduating class. 1t embodies
some original features. They include a
Turkish b~athhouse, a racetrack down by
the polo field, a betting booth, a grand
stand and a cadets yacht club on the rivers
edge. Quarters for cadets valets' occupy |
vaudeville theatre, a Tyrolean Alps exhibit,
a beer garden, an all night restaurant. q
hospital with 200 beds, q subway station
and a scenic railroad.
What the cadets think Of the guard house
lie shown by the fact that they have moored
ii lin the map out In tho middle OF the Hud-
con River along with he headquarters |
Of the tactical officers 1t Is likely that
this impressive scheme has not yet bee
recommended to the consideration Of tho
War Department. Indeed, its most ardent
advocates have no hope that it viii ever be
adopted The HouitFer fires a good many |
humorous charges at both faculty q nd
cadets Witness, In evidence:
Col F.-"Mr. Nodlgan. II you were In COM
nand of a company holding a detached pest
with an impossible gorge IN the rear, insur-
mountable mountains on either side and q
hostile force o~utnumbering you 200 to 1 In
your front, what would you do?'
Cadet Nodigan: ION his third examlnation)
why, Colonel, I'd resign
The following recitation in history Is
attributed to Cadet Quekemeyer, Captain
Of Company E:
The Hyksos invaded Egypt by way OF the
suex, which was begun by Rameses II. or
Murad or Egyptian Deity or one Of those
Emperora-
The scholarly professor Of chemistry
gets it in the neck in this fashion:
Colonel, what's sloe glni.
Col T1lman: i don't know Mr. Yount, |
what tho difference Is between slow and fast
gin"
The class poet gets going str ong and
steady with this explosive ballad:
Sing q song Of chemistry.
A test tube fun Of nitric
some powdered charcoal
pack q little tighter.
Hold o'er . Bunsen dame and Try 10 smell the fumes
The hospital Il very near
And you can stay TIL June.
There are few Of the departments that the
don't fall foul Of somewhere
In tho pages OF the Houhzsr. In the rawln
room, for example:
Capt S.-(Looklns at Han beard)-Mr.
Hall, I don't like your figure.
Han-Can't help it. sir. l brace as hard as
can
In the English department 1t Is required
of Cadet Parker to state what he regards
as the most important rule OF emphasis.
According to the Houitzer, Mr.. Parker
The best place for a strong ending Ia at
the end Of the sentence, sir.
Torney, the football star, m up in a
class in hygiene:
Hop-tLieut.- c o Harry G. Perley. D.. A..
N. A. NJ D.. Surgeon Of the military academy
Mr.. Torney, what is the chief fault OF the
cooks?
Torney-They can't cook, sir.
Nor does the Houitzer entirely neglect the
tender passion:
Indulgent Military Father twho has created
a cormotion by walking into the parlor where
his pretty daughter is entertaining a young
you were!
This time the physical instructor gets it:
Hans TO Kaiser, who wishes to go to the
hat not di dime for to go to
der hospital, it is alretty dime for to drill.
Kaiser-But, Lieutenant. to-day is Wednes-
day there is no drill.
Hans-Den, for Wy do you wand to &c to
der hospital'
All Of which indicates that the strenuous
life Of West Point cadets Ia not all one dull
round Of drill and d uty.
1t looked very much like rain when the
hour for field battery drill came, but the
spectators were not to be intimidated n
lined up in good numbers on the edge OF
the parade ground facing the cavalry
plain. Capt c. p. Summerall led a squad
Of enlisted men, who brought the four field
guns TO the south end Of the plain where
about eighty cadets met them, marching
over from the barracks
The first class cadets acted as officers
and drivers and the third class cadets as
cannoneers. The field pieces used were
the new three inch long reooil guns that
are believed to be the very best in the line
of field artillery. They are effective at
considerably over three miles. The cadets
galloped through practically the entire
school Of the battery at the call Of the
bugle, the board of visitors, escorted by
Gen Miles and his officers, Watching tho
maneuvres from the parade ground The
cadets would pass the board at the walk,
trot and gallop, swing into column, into line
and into battery in line.
Then the big guns swung into battery
front bafo-a tba 100 ~ a nd nara urin,haraI