New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-13
WEST POINTERS HOME.
BACK FROM EXPOSITION
Didn't Like The Food-Graduation
Exercises Begin TODAY.
LBy Ta,esranl 90 The Trl.a,ne l

IT3y Telegraph 20 The TrihaneI
west Point, y. y June 12--Bronzed and tired
and also hungry AFTER their weeks encamprnent
at the jamestown exposition. the cadet corns
Of 429 officers and men returned to the T-rfto,
states Military Academy to-day on the trans
port Sumner
There was plenty Of seasickness on the Sum
ner. but the only patient confined to the sicl,
bay was Lawrence Campbell Kicker. q second
class man, who was appointed from Maine The
corps surgeon diagnosed his illness as apner,di-
citis and aa ambulance was WAITING NJ tho
docl, hero to take him to the academy hospital
The homecoming, however. was = Joyous one
The dock WAS crowded bv the bellies Of the most
while many OF the villagers came up from HIGH
land Falls and from Garrison across the FIudeo,
The cadets had been absent since a v-eel, 90
Tuesday and everybody was anxious to greet
them When at last the white and buff transport
bore into view around the bend to the south
cheer went up. and soon the Sumner was near
enough 10 show its decks lined with gray mi
formed lads, each in heavy marching order with
heavy blanket roll around his shoulders
As the transport was warped into nosi+ior to
landing, the band the after deck DIaved
Home, Sweet Home" and c. D. Rogers a fret
class man, led the cadets in the long cheer.
'Rah, rah, ray! Rah, rah, ray! West Pointl
West Point Arm-e-e-y" once again n was
given for the transport Sumner and last of all
for the mess hall. At the exposition the com
nissariat had been anything but satisfactory,
and the cadets had taken many of their meals
at restaurants and hotels. Those who had been
able 10 eat at sea had complained of the regu-
lation army fare that had been the lot of all
except the cadet officers
Lieutenant Colonel r L. Howe commandment
Of West Point. was in charge of the cadets. and
he watched them swiftly Chamber down the
gangWay and form for the march to the acad-
envy he remarked that It had been a hard week
al the exposition. The boys will be glad to-
night, he said. Ito get TO their mess and their
rooms. There viii be no parade tonight"
Nevertheless the cadets had looked upon their
trip as great deal of lark. The Sumner had
been entirely renovated for their use, and its
commander, Captain ]. w. Scott Of the trans
port service. had given them free range while
there were two band concerts day at sea
Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock there will
be the graduation parade, a ceremony kept in
memory by every West Pointer, for it is then
the first class lines I'D for the last time In
the evening there will be a hop and sisters and
sweethearts. who have already begun to arrive.
viii be there as numerous and pretty as ever.
On Friday morning the diplomas will be given
out by Brigadier General William P Duvan
after address by Colonel A. R. Lawton The
graduating class numbers Ill, and the list in
order Of merit. as issued by the War Depart
fnent, is follows:
5-steese. 5I-Geary, ". D.
@dolahird. h8-Teall.
H-OConaoT. 6J-NaEner
e-Natkins Goldman. F. II.
e-IIumphrey. 62-Pierson.
7-Park. 63-Chandler
e-sultan e5-EveTett. c. T.
io-Colez 7. Z ee-ATnold.
jj5-TSoTI SS3a- -NaGso9
i5-RogeTs, y. P. e9-Dailey.
14-E1aTTs' c. T I0-Kimbail.
ie-Murray, Il. 7l-Boone.
iT-shedd. 73-Crafton
!s-Pritchett 7+Moose
,sss-Gal!ogly- L5-Rogers. G D.
s1-Greene. 77-RockwelI.
2l-GlsssbuTn 1s-Snyder.
t3-Rutherford. 79-Seibie.
f=-Korton- s0-Christy.
2-crase. s2-MoTTissey
2T-Marley. S3-Jenkns
A-Arthu-- sz-white.
2e-Keeler. s5-GuteEsohn.
Se-Booth. F6-Ja-nes. e I.
s5-E-atson: Z L s7-Alexander P.
s2-Calvo. A P Bloomsbury.
S3-Potter. e9-Sulvan.
Sz-Ffeii. GG-Hand
s5Bane sI-wadsworth.
SSS-East-nan a2-GarTson. 2. G G.
5s-Davson. 94-Colns
s0-Hova-d. aG-Greer
zi-Morrtson. g7-Buttler.
t5-AcLaehlsr. @S-Lewis, z. f.
z3-Rice, z. i. g9-Larned
z4-Lot IGA-Glespie
t5-Pslnner. i0I-McChord.
se-Fe-,s. ro2-Henry.
<7-slaish 4G2-Laubaoh
<s-9icCaugher Io4-Iiarrison.
1s-tiouseholder. Ic5-DUsenbury.
59-Tsylor J. G foe-Spencer, T. =.
bi-santschi. 1g7-Patten, G. 7.
b2-Gsnoe. 1uS-Wilder.
ss-Rice, EF Ioa-Cheney. p u.
6s-AcNe5l, 2. e, Iic-Iartin-
Ks-Rohins. I:I-A:lIler. F. N.
5e-Castle.