The Washington herald., 1909-06-10

West Point, n. Y. June s.-Rain spoiled
the outdoor programme OF the opening
day OF the weeks graduating exercises
Of Uncle Sans young army men.
The athletics. the Geld artillery drill. and
the baseball game with Colgate had 10
be given up. but the girls and the boys
who are TO become officers of the army
managed to pass the time away in the cory
corners OF the hotels.
The class OF 'O9 consists OF I0s mem
bers. but really there are only IW- TWO
Of the class are the Chinese cadets. Wen
and Chen, and they can't wear the United
States uniform after next Friday.
The authorities here say it is an un-
usually bright class, and viii rank with
any IN scholarship that West Point has
ever graduated
Glass Is Haughty.
This years class is unusually naughty
because West Point has cleaned up An
napolis in football. baseball. and fenc-
ing. all the sports they engage In
The graduating exercises this year will
be minus one regular feature. the usual
board OF visitors. Under the present law
tie board OF visitors is made UP from the
military committees Of both Houses OF
Congress. Congress is IN session. and the
board viii not be here.
The board OF visitors usually brings a
train OF guests with ;hem. and these VIII
be missed this year But the cadets and
girls won't mind II much
Order Of Graduation.
The order OF the graduates was pub
lished to-day. and is as follows:
Stuart c. Godfrey. OF Milford. Mass, is
No. 1; F. c. Harrington. OF Bristol. Va,
is No. ?; c. c. Gee. OF Montpelier, Idaho.
No. 8; J. n. Wright, OF Fairview. y. H,
No. 4: J. r. D. Alattheson. Billings, Mont,
No. 8: ". r. Sage. jr-. Bellport. L l.. No
s; c. J. Taylor. Buffalo. Wyo.. no. Z;
Z. V. Marks, Wilmington. Del. No. s..
Earl North, INLAY Mich. No 8: A II
Archer. Grove City Pa, No 10; G. V. 3
Wilkes, Washington. Ky. No. Il: J. c.
II. Lee. Junction City, Kans.. No. y: F.
). Besson, Amber. Pa, No I3: L c.
, Harkness, Wyncote. Pa. No. "A. and A
h Blyman. HilO. Hawaii. No Is
Ali these young men viii go IN the
engineering corps This is an unusually
large number.
Grades OF Others.
This IS the order OF general merit Tor
the rest OF the class:
Nos. 16 Richardson: I. Partridge. ls.
Aheara; l9. Beere: 20. McNabb; q. Old
field; .. ErlenkOtter; ., Thummel; a.
Beardslee. 3. Whitaker: 26 Miner. q.
Bryce; q, BriscO; q Dunsworth: 30
Crissy; 81. Farnam: 81 r D. johnson;
g. G. L. Van Dusen: "a. Everett: s5.
CatrOn; Sc, Parker; q. CrebIe; .3S. .Delano.
g, Devers; 40, p. Hayes Il. Doniat: 4.
Nix; g. J. l. Walsh; a.. Baehr: s.
Franklin; 46, Patten: A.. Malvan: IS. Z.
L Kelly; ~. Tague; 90 Ord: 81, Hughes;
%. Donaldson; 53 PhilOOn. 81. Mayer; IS.
SteaTns: Sc Taylor; s.. Hi. IS Mount
ford; 50, Fuller: 50, Pergo; 81, Emmons;
g. Krogstad; g. benson: "a. Milling; Is.
Cotes; 6. Munnikhuysen. g.. Gage; IS
Eichelberger; 50. Hickok: 70. Rumbergh:
Il. Goetsch; =. Hanna: 7S, COlley. "A
Harding; %. Morrow; 7s. McGee: Il.
Chase; IS. Roberts; 7S. Smith. 50. Chap
man; 81. Underwood; 50. Wen; So. Sears;
81. Bowen; s.. Reed; Sc. Passenger; s..
Mills; s.. Anderson: 50. Davis: 90, Van
dusen; 81. Purdon; 80 Sehillersrom: 90,
StOkely; g. Cord; 20, Mcdowell; s6. Blue
mel; g. Moss. sS. Hunter: 90. McClelland:
100. Mitchell; 10i Simpson; 102. Robson.
and 105, Chen
Tomorrow the exercises. weather. per
mitting. viii consist Of field artillery
practice IN the morning. battalion drill
al p. m. and the graduation parade an
hour later.
Admiral Uriu was expected here to-day.
but he sent word from Poughkeepsie that
the weather was too unfavorable. He
viii probably be here for the gradua-
tons.