The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-12

Theoretically tomorrow Is the big d,v
~ commencement week 49, Tomorrow,
when Ia" graduates receive their d.
plnnas from the sympathetic hands OF
Secretary Garrison and are formally on
rolled as active officers. But to-day had
tn real life and color and inspiration Of
commencement week. Hundreds OF the
alumni. officers active or retired. were
IN reunion. DISPLAYING their class badges.
receiving the runctilious salutes Of IN"
cadets and as punctiliously returning
them. Fathers and mothers and sisters
and sweethearts Of the first class men
were very welcome guests Of the acad-
envy. There was n deal OF lovemaking
over on Trophy Point. among the old
cannon that are inscribed 'Chapult.pec"
and "Nera cruz" and "Matamoras.' and
more than one pretty girl Of underclass
gossip Is trueb Yes as she
looked northwnrd toward the Crows
Nest and Storm King and agreed 10 be-
come an army wife. Wherever me
glanced there were stiolling couples,
most deeply engrossed. sometimes In
deed too deeply 10 mind the golfers who
drove among the and an
Client muZzlr leaders as they targeted
for the putting greens of the parade
ground. Some of these days, when hu-
man ingenuity pcrtects "A camera that
viii give positive pictures in color. "A
PROPER picture of West Point on the
eve Of -ommencemen day can he offered,
but until then the Kaleidoscope PLAYING
over the vast field of green among the
tall mountains can hardly receive full
justice.
The play-the lovemaking and flrta-
tons, the groups OF family parties. the
reminiscent alumni, the hurrying Off
GERS In full dress. the cadets in all white
or in gray jacket and white trousers,
the girls showing like flowers in a gar
den-all were incidents and figures of the
morning They settled into the back
ground when afternoon arrived with its
! formalitics and intens. seriousness.
I They were just the same, but they were
less obtrusive.
Along about half past 3 o'clock, as
one loafed In the sunshine near the
quarters OF col. Clarence =. Townsley,
The superintendent, there came across
ia" parade ground the high, clear notes
Of a cavalry bugle, Col. Townsley, ac-
cOmpan!ed by Gen. Scott. stepped into
an automobile, saluted old graduates
and swung rapidly down the mountain
to the West Shore railway depot.
Ahead uf them trotted a troop Of regu-
lar cavalry. negro troops. accoutrements
iingling, horses hoofs clack-clack-
ing ON the fintlike roadway. After
them, in "A procession of automobiles.
rOdr the members OF Col. Townships
stan and tho senior officers of the
academy. They were on their way to
receive the Secretary OF War with full
military hOnors.
The Secretary arrived at 3 40 o'clock.
The sabres OF the negro troops flashed
Ia salute. Gen, Scott and Col. Towns
ley escorted the Secretary to their au-
tumohile. There WAS q swift, staccatJ
command from Lieut. Col. Morton r.
Smith, cOmmandant of Cadets, who
headed the escort of regular cavalry.
TIL" troopers whirled In tours and
breasted the steep hill, folloWed by tho
long line of automobiles.
The six companies OF the cadet corps
had been drawn M meanwhile along
Ia" south and west roadways of the
reservation. and the lads came 70 pre-
else salute as the Secretary, tho Chief
Of thc General stan II the superin-
t"ndent Whirlcd past. The three stepped
from their car, and Instantly Lieut..
'"l smith whipped out another shsrp
order, With a s-s-s-s click. out came
the sabres of the cavalrymen as they
backed their horses in line at the front
OF Col, Townships quarters and held
them at salute, Another order and the