The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-12
WEST POINTS LARGEST
Glass PASSES IN REVIEW
Secretary Garrison, Gen. Scott and Other Notables
Pleased by Showing of Cadets-Commence- ,
ment Exercises Take Place To-day.

bugler gave TO Secretary Garrison his
due OF THE Generals March," which
Is a very fine flourish indeed.
Presently, The Secretary, the Chief of
the General STAN and the Superintendent.
left Col. Townships quarters and walked
to the parade ground. followed by the
staf OF Officers. They paused at the
colors of the academy until the six COM
panies Of cadets had wheeled into corps
front clear across the Width OF the
parade grounds from north to south and
had clicked into beautifully locked for
nation with the color In the exact CEN
tire OF the long gray and white line.
Then the Secretary and his companions
walked north until they came to the
head Of Company A.. the frs class. n
cannon doomed. the first report of a sew
enteen gun salute for the Secretary. Be
fore five reports mad stirred the noun
tain echoes. Mr.. Garrison. hands clasped
behind his back. was walking between
Col. Townsley and Gen. Scott along the
perfect line. They turned at the end.
and returned in the rear OF the line.
A few minutes later they were back
at the academy colors and the compa-
MES were swinging by. first at ordinary
pace, then at the double quick.
VIVA can a man say who has just
seen these young men? % replied Secre-
tary Garrison. when asked what his i'm
pressions had been. SAY this-that |
am proud to be Secretary Of War and
to have the honor VI reviewing u corps
so perfectly trained. No citizen who Oh
serves these young men need doubt their
value to the nation In time OF peace or
- and the Secretary paused Just "A
moment-"or in time OF war"
After tea and things on the lawn OF
Col. Townships quarters the graduation
parade was held at 6 i. NJ. The first
ciass. the 1874 new second li~enteuants.
marched from barracks with the rest
~ the corps, then fell out. their last
manpuvre az part OF he corps. and
finally themselves reviewed the rem an
ing Ave companies. Happiness and pride
CLEANED In their faces.
Tonight Secretary Garrison. Gen.
Scott and other visitors attended tho
graduation hop and chatted with many
distinguished alumni. Among these were
Con. HurStio g.. Gibson Of the class
Of a.. the oldest alumnus present.
Gen. Gibson was graduated with the
class that produced Gen. A. +. Hin of
the C~Onfederacy and Gems. \. T.. Burn
side and \. !. McCook OF the Union
forces while In the class of tho previous
wear were George Il. Mcclellan, Jesse
L. Reno. Stonewal. jackson and George
+. Pickett. Among other alumni at the
commencement exercises are Gen. Hor-
ace Porter. 60 Gen. J. VI. Whltiemire,
80 Gen. John VI. Wilson, 80 Gen W.
II. t'pham. so Gen. :. NJ. Mansfield,
90 Gen. fully Mc,irea, so Gen. Frank
II. Philips. '63 Gen. John Pi,man. 81 .
Gen. Charles +. Roe. IS, and Gen.
Loyal Farragut. IS.
The graduation exercises will be held
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. or
the 1854 men who will he graduated 1853
Will receive @ mmissions In the United
states army and one. Cadet AIastaciC
Quevedo Yer. a Filipino, will be com
missioned as an officer Of the Philippine
Scouts.
The sixteen men OF highest general
merit ank and h have been assigned
20 the engineers. are In The order OF
their honors, William 4. Z. Coyell of
the District OF Columbia, Edwin X. Kim
BILE OF Texas. Joseph II. Arthur. Jr., OF
South Carolina. Ernest T. Miller ~ Iowa.
John :. Bragdon OF Pennsylvania. George
j. Richards of Pennsylvania, Alexander
. l.. Cronkhitc OF New York, Jonn 5.
Smylie OF Mississippi. l.. W. Miller OF
New Hampsnire. Douglass l.. Weart of
Illinois. Earl T.. Gesler of Illinois. T.. \.
Bethel OF Illinois, John F.. Conklin of
New York. Alfred l.. Ganahl OF Massa-
chusetts. John T.. Harris OF California
and Walter Y. Tompkins of Virgil IA.