New-York tribune., 1908-05-20
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Permanent Board of Tisitors for
Military academy.
From The Tribune Bureau. ]

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Washington, May 19.
WEsr POINT vISITORS.-The Military Acad-
emy appropriation bill contains important clause
which has the effect of giving permanency 10 the
board visitors that institution Hitherto this
board has been made up OF members Of the House
and Senate with certain civilians added by Presi-
Dental appointment. the latter including
two army officers of distinction and rank This
board has visited the Military Academy the
casion of the graduation exercises. and has sub
mitted perfunctory report. to which little at
tention is paid. 1t is understood that most OF
the recommendations originate with the officers at
the Military Academy, who must be depended upon
TO furnish such casual board with it's informa-
tion. While the report of the board OF visitors Is
courteously quoted in the recommendations made
for tn, appropriations for the Military Academy. il
is never considered of much Importance. the main
reliance being upon the testimony the s1perin-
tendent Of the Military Academy before the House
and Senate military committees in determining
what shall be appropriated. Now IT is provided
that the board of visitors shall consist of members
Of the Senate and House military committees and
who shall constitute joint committee visit the
Military Academy every year. between November
and March /, in order to the institution in
operation. The only expense attached 10 this hoard
VIII be the actual cost of travel between Washing
ton and West Point. BY this means the members
OF the military committees will be able to acquire
knowledge at first hand and by personal observa-
ton at West Point and consultation with the off,
GERS on duty there of the needs Of the Military
Academy
ORDERS issUED.-The following orders have
Major EAsLEs LAB LYNCH. medical corps detached Cen
%aieei s'h csSs s9s oas aa @oRh Ge5tf9
Second Lieutenant RUSSELL. V. vESABLE, 22d In
RsI5 lilg ss SsSaFs F.evi6s captain G '0 MATRT
Commando 4 ~ NIRI1ck- detached Hartford: TO
Lieutenant . n, WOOD. detailed aid to commandant.
s1gS t. The bs detached
sy sbsd sa @ Chicago
Assistant Paymsster P NJ. IATHRoP. detached
Island continue anf as os
Lieutenant Commander N l. MILLER detafisd Captain
Of yard naval station. olongapo. and command the
Commando E F. WRIGHT detached the Rainbow to
Gemmana the cha5j2RT1sa T0mFR 5,,cba1 -.
Of navigation insuIar government. Manila
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPs.-The following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
May 1.-THE Sioux at Boston, the ARarenda. at Brad
May lsThe oIattaaooss at Hong @ Kong the Mayhors-
the Thornton and the Tfneey. at charleston: the |
Easle at GusnsanaPo she PanheT & a. Mar Island
Colorado the Maryland. Pennsylvania the Ten
nessee. California and the Washington. Santa
SAILED
NAV ron Bradford:
Chester ron y. Bradford |
Panther from san Francisco Mare Island: the |
Relief from Island Francisco: |
Connecticut Louisiana. the Kansas the Vermont.
Virginia. the New Jersey the Rhode
Ohio, Nebraska.
ae %ontutRy and the Relief o San T for
Puget
formed INTO special service squadron. The tOrp9lO
ororoissf in full STA
Newport proceed to Hampton Roads in connection /
Florida