New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-13
WEST POINTERS GRADUATE
Ninety-five Enter the Army as
Second LieutenantS.
DIPLOMA FOR FOREIGNER
Costa Rican Completes Academy
Course-Gen. Barry Singles
Out Leading Athletes.

West Point. June 12.-Brght skies favored
the eleventh commencement at the United
States Military Academy to-day. The ca
diets who received diplomas included one
foreigner Herman a. Ulloa, Of Costa Rica.
The exercises were held under the battle
monument on Trophy Point. Heretofore
the commencement programme has been
carried out In front OF the library.
At 10 o'clock escorted by the military
academy band. the graduates marched into
the Enclosure and took their seats. Chap
lain Travers opened the exercises with
prayer An address by Colonel George W.
Goethals, chairman of the Panama Canal
Commission, followed. Major General
Thomas II. Barry, superintendent OF the
academy, introduced Colonel Goethals and
presided over the exercises.
Following Colonel Goethals's speech, Cen
eral Barry addressed the class Of ~, men
tioning the names of those in the class who
had distinguished themselves as athletes
Before delivering the diplomas General
Barry read a telegram from Mr.. Taft In
which the President regretted his inability
TO attend the exercises.
| Heretofore the Secretary of War has de-
| livered the diplomas, but he. too. was I'M
able TO he present. AS their names were
called the graduates received their diplo-
mas. Charles S. Bonnion, of Utah. headed
the list
! The first five graduates will be assigned
to the engineer corps. Besides Bonnion.
they are II. c. Kuldell. of Pennsylvania
r. c. Crawford, of Pennsylvania; T.. c.
| Paules of Washington: b. G. Cheynoweth.
Of Minnesota, son of the late Major Chey-
noweth of the 18th Infantry.
The last OF the ninety-sX cadets on the
list was Ulloa, the Costa Rican. He was
warmly congratulated by General Barry
The exercises closed with the singing OF
the Alma Mater and the benedlction.
Bennion, who has been at the head OF his
| class since he entered the academy four
years ago. is reported as exceling in nat
ural and experimental philosophy, chemical
physics. mineralogy and geology, ordnance
and science of gunnery. Spanish. drill regu-
lations, cavalry. artillery and infantry and
military hygiene.
With the exception OF the five who 30 TO
the engineer corps. and Ulloa, who re-
turns 10 Costa Rica to become a colonel
or a general Immediately, the other cadets
will be assigned to the cavalry field artil-
lery, coast artillery and infantry as sec
ond lieutenants. Among these are:
William c. Harrison. a son of the late
Lieutenant Colonel George +. G. Harrison
and a brother of First Lieutenant Ralph {.
Harrison, coast artillery: oscar J. Catch
ell, a son of Lieutenant Colonel George
w. Gatchell, coast artillery: D'Alary Fc-
chet, a son Of Lieutenant Colonel Eugene
o. Fechet, L. s. A., retired; Sidney v.
Bingham, son OF Colonel Gonzalez ).
Bingham. quartermasters department;
Franklin &. Sibert, a son OF Lieutenant
Colonel William L. Sibert, corps OF en-
gineers: Willard +. Harmon, jrr son Of
Colonel Harmon and brother OF lAeutcn-
ant Kenneth B. Harmon. coast artillery;
Adrian X. Polhemus son Of the late Ma
ior Adrian s Polhernus, and a grandson OF
the late Brlgader General George II.
Weeks, ouartermaster general: George II.
r. Brown, IT,, son OF Colonel Brown.
retired.
Most Of the graduates and members or
the classes receiving furloughs hurried 10
New York. where. according 10 custom
they attended a theatrical performance to-
night. Others went directly 10 their
homes in various states. The new second
and third classes will go into camp to-mor-
roW