The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-16

with the cheering news that their studies
had inst begun and the admonition 70
aaouit themselves like men. Gen. Howe
turned the graduates over y the Seore-
tnry Of War.
Ar Dickinson ,1ld them that tho his-
tories OF countries deal largely with wars
and tina il was not unjust % estimate a
ne0ple Nv the qualities displayed ~
their military leaders. -
-ladged by this staldard the american
people have eXPerienoed sxceplonai W.
icitv. sad Nh. dickinson 'Eva.y great
war m which We we're ENGAGED revealed
generals % exceptional ability and chaf-
acter Zach has bern followed ~ the
immediate elevation u a military hero
e. the highest oiiioe.
The War Of the Revolution elevated 20
the Presidency Washington. that Of lSi1
jackson. that with MsAico Taylor. that
betwsen the states Grant and that with
Spain Roosevelt Thsre were many 9TH
ars IN all Of thess wars who discharged
great trusts with exceptional abilities.
who had the hi CHEST ushties OF manhood,
who though less c0nspicuoualy. acted
their part during and after hostilities lliat
~ patriotiually, and bore With honor high
civic trusts 20 which confidence. largely
ntsplNNN W Nu0h HAhieAg N''''N"'' a@t'0e
them
This day, that marks such an eventful
period IN the careers of 20 many who will
he in line for leadership 81 our armies
and perhaps high civic once, does not
PASS unheedsd BY the American people
Our army and navy schools are looked 20
with pride and inspire hope. Your coun-
try has every rirht 70 expect much 81 you.
You we're selected In compositions Tor
your pFoaCioncy. you have withetood a
winnowing process u four arduous year,,
you have been In an atmosphere Of high
deals and surrounded by ennobling IN
-nirations But your military ednoatton
has only begun
Gloved hands thumped together when
the Secretary took a moment's rect be-
fore he started 70 distribute the diplomas
This was apparently the Part that the
cadets had bsca waiting Tor and they
stirred around and got ready Discipline
and IDEAS a that kind don't make theae
graduates act az all differently from the
ways Of capped and gOwned men in other
institutions They showed that night
away by the cheers and yells 81 You
Freddiei- when an intense young man
came up for the first one. He was Frsder-
ick y strong. Jr, who led HE class. The
first eleven w order can pick any branch
of the service The next thirteen can 60
anywhere except with the engineers. and
the res, are counted out for servioc IN the
Ordinances Department. but they can be
taken IN the artillery. the cavalry or the
infantry
Number two on the liz: was Creswell
Garingtu snn 0f the Inspector General
A olattsr q friendly feeling followed
him as he mounted the Steps. The Secre-
tary received the diplomas from Col.
scott who stood AZ he right with Capt.
oscar J. Charles. ldiuiant al the acad-
emy Each cadet ieft hH place when
the auperntendent read his name TAX
ing them stng,y that way there vas plenty
Of chance for the Observers % size ~
every one And more than one highly
polished pCir " heels clicked a little
nervo,Blv m front ~ Mr. Dickinson
and more than une pair II hands SEEMED
to ~ just a. anEiots TO grip that sheep-
skim a. 20 grtp the Hecrctary's hand.
10 they ran through the hist CALLING
the cade.s IN he order of general merit
William 4. sherman came third. and
DANIEL De Pullen. the fosi hail captain
from Aiassa. followed HIM. The others
among he frs eleven were Carey II
Brown. Oscar y S1hlbHrg, Beverly G.
Dunn. Dunald a. Connolly. Raymond
, Fowler. James g. B iampert and
David Met nnrh. Jr Whenever a favor
te came up hero was a lot % ioshing for
him, with a solid foundation u admiring
applause
one 81 the men who got tho biggest
hand was Lauson Moore from spokane
10 has been the cadet adiu.aut q the
clrPs. and as one % them pa, % yes
'e-dly whom a man can he aiiutan. and
popular ~ - gong some It's mighty
hard SAID this cadet. % 10 on tho lavei
with hiA friends ard every one IN the
corpa and sill remain ON good terms
with the tnC4Cs department Moore
apparently SUCCEEDED. tor be bed his
lob and made n hi with The cadets at
lhe same lime
A little chap with a RAPIDLY rrcidening
face had the hardesi kind e time max
ing the platform and getting away with
HE diploma, Their was a riot when
he name was called and t keDt up until
there WASH 3 a wfole lot q self ponaession
lei, N him, lie was Robert NJ Bar q
Missouri. and the occasion Tor the Ceie-
bratton vas that he was going 20 gei
married Tvs, as soon az be- could change
he clot hes after The EXERCISES. Inci-
dentaily h. was ~ good a. his word.
and the ceremony was performed up
in The new chapel on the hilltop by eN-
Chaplain Herbert Shipman
naniei a. 1orrey and John p Beiler
we're pretty fused themselves when they
made their bows 10 the Secretary The
ciass knew that they tOO had imminent
matrimonial Intentions, but they weren't
a. suoedy as Bobby Barr They daWdlad
around Eith their weddings until to-day.
The minute that the last one Of the
eiGhty-tWo had received HE diploma you
could see that they had trouble in com
posing themselves for the benediction
And With the last word the graduating
class was on its feet and starting for the
barracks. The battalion formed a the
rpst u the cadets In the corps followed
more leisurely AZ march speed Over
there across the parade II has always bean
The custom Tor the general orders ind
eating the appointments 81 new corps
officers % be read 50 the friends Of the
under classrnen couldn't get over the
grass fast enough 20 he on hand when
this was done
somehow or other the arrangements
went astray and Col. Sibley gave the
order 20 fall out before the order was read
The Corps found ont about ID later In the
day. though Il was learned that the new
captains are. Curtis Hoppin Nance.
appointed a. large: Benjamin Curtis
Lockwood. Jr. from Utah: Frank Hall
Hicks, from TeNas. John Weley stewart.
from Pennsylvania; Thompson Lawrence.
from Tennessee, and Gustav Henry
FRANKIE. from Iowa Freeman Nate
BOWisy Is the new adiutant. with the rank
% lieutenant
The graduates and the furlough class
which i tho one that has just completed
IL second year. we're just a. glad that
they didn't have 90 wait Tor anything more
than the exercises There was going to
h. special train on the West shore Rail
road Al i.15 and IL was then after r..
inside the ara % the barracks you
could hear Wild calls for assistance In