Point
West
An
Picture
Intimate
of
of the
and
Military Academy
National
the
Life of the Cadet
By
Robert
Charlwood
2nd
Captain,
Late
Assistant
Richardson,
Cavalry,
Professor
of
Chief
G.
New
Gbe
of
Army
U.
S. M.
by
Hugh
Staff,U.
P. Putnam's
York
S.
English,
Foreword
Major-General
U.
and
Iknicfcerbocfcer
1917
L.
S. Army
Sons
London
press
Scott
A.
Jr.
COPYRIGHT,
1917
BY
ROBERT
CHARLWOOD
RICHARDSON.
Second
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TRADITION
OF
THE
MOST
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AMERICAN
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AND
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HONORABLE
AND
IN
TO
FOREWORD
played
POINT
WEST
fortified
strongly
long
it
as
held
was
New
the
others
The
and
conquered
the
but
feebly supplied by
mainly
was
Military
Academy
and
memory
their
The
first
Engineer
an
had
created
establishment
detail
of
1817,
who
which
govern
The
much
laid
These
down
the
early
Revolution
Sylvanus
the
who
jealousy
had
graduates
no
felt in the
War
of
students
act
of
the
of
the
were
this
for
too
1812,
and
1802
A
firm
the
in
principles
day.
suffered
of
veterans
educated
the
few
of
in command
Academy
old
to
until
however,
to
the
small
very
cadets.
ten
use
of
that
fundamental
Academy
ism
patriot-
founded,
in
Thayer
the
graduates
and
organic
made,
not
was
Colonel
from
with
Academy
an
the
was
there.
assignment
until
regiment
by
abroad.
was
inception
its
the
by
from
Point
is still enshrined
Academy
beginnings,
West
at
lack
Knox
and
Hamilton,
Washington,
this
and
foresight
the
through
felt
greatly
was
officers
trained
off from
cut
time.
a
Revolution,
Generals
of
of
at
one
as
Revolution
be
not
officers
the
It
could
was
and
Hudson,
of the
patriots
colonies
of educated
lack
of the
key
the
by
England
the
the
as
It
independence.
American
of
ing
gain-
in the
great part
a
to
it
was
make
not
the
dier.
sol-
selves
themuntil
Foreword
vi
Winfield
General
they began
in the Civil War
services
Their
to all who
known
are
Spanish-American
of War, Mr. Elihu
ated
appreci-
to be
had
read
far
Secretary
the
services
in that
Military Academy
of the
of the
the cost
repaid
than
more
the
After
history.
Root, reported that
in 1802.
since its foundation
Academy
inestimable
were
of 1898, the then
War
graduates
alone
war
that
services
their
the nation.
by
of the
eulogized
War
in the Mexican
and
Scott
MilitaryAcademy was what
its name
implies,an Academy, but it has expanded
time to time until it is a militaryuniversity,
from
For
many
giving
instruction
except
the
graduate
specialschools
various
of
any
West
direction
by
for each
branch.
is in
Point, however,
its
world, with
in the
efficiency,discipline, and
The
standing
always
been
train
from
been
large
forces
of
civil life for the
soldiers,as
upon
it,and
the
well
as
abreast, if
Point
not
a
the
citizen
Point
West
try
coun-
that
crisis it has
soldiers
have
had
to
summoned
These
Regular Army
and
has
States
tasks
emergency.
scientific education
of the West
glory
civilized
United
the
at every
the
The
the
reputation for fidelity,
general uprightness.
for
small
too
laid upon
of
army
the
him
of
means
in every
well known
character, now
each
enables
which
foundation
broad
a
securing for
and
Corps,
service
of the
for all branches
Medical
specializein
to
the
years
high
citizen-
itself,
rely
character
graduate to keep the art of
little ahead, of the times, and
war
for
Foreword
the
initiative
mass
and
to
added
Havens
to
the
of
discipline
whole.
War
Point
West
the
permeate
progress
Mexican
the
old
the
to
firm
throughout
after
^Shortly
4
the
cause
uprightness
and
leaven
informing
and
vft
verse
a
of
song
was
Benny
:
blood
[graduates]
'Their
has
watered
western
plains
And
Has
dyed
And
of
Cuba,
from
civil
the
the
to
life
snow,
Everglades,
Mexico."
they
and
China,
about
now
red
time
that
Since
on
deep
walls
of
wilds
northern
the
fighting
of
shed
it
Philippines,
their
take
battlefields
have
for
places
liberty
May,
D.
C.,
and
they
with
and
comrades
democracy
France.
HUGH
WASHINGTON,
copiously
L.
SCOTT.
in
are
PREFACE
1
of
is intended
book
HpHIS
the
he
later.
for
their
of
is
thereon
from
The
Academy
unforgettable
does
become
he
influence
of West
tried
spirit
of
dear
very
public
to
in the
hope
better
of
National
It
gives
here
Colonel
my
heart,
my
that
L.
H.
and
U.
follow
this
a
book
this
countrymen
the
aims
and
subject
the
to
may
ideals
Academy.
thanks
S. A.,
ix
the
words
Point,
pleasure
and
call
greatly enjoyed
I offer
with
greatest
Holt,
have
finable
inde-
that
into
an
cially
Espe-
almost
pages
fellow
my
Military
appreciation
the
of the
make
Academy
West
acquainted
the
me
I
and
to-day.
cadet.
an
translate
about
pages
become
their
and
institution.
these
writing
seize
of
they
the
the
in
and
written
training
and
with
of
we
Point,
to
the
that
of
upon
imbued
have
cadets
unique,
impression
tation
interpre-
experience
own
methods
I believe,
years
Pointers
my
I
with
traditions,
are,
to
what
my
conversations
customs,
I have
regard
but
from
four
West
fellow
that
moment
graduates
my
in
feelings,
the
brief
a
something
Point,
from
he
of
me
drawn
many
Spirit
cadet
some
with
disagree
West
until
duty
Perhaps
will
the
of
feelings
reports
of
sketch
historical
from
aside
give,
to
to
to
Professor
acknowledge
Lieutenant
of
English
Preface
x
History U. S. M.
and
suggestions and
and
A.,
only for his helpful
not
criticisms, but
unselfish
for his encouragement
interest
in
acknowledge
the
the
preparation
of this book.
I also wish
Herbert
Reverend
Chaplain
to
to
the
at
The
the
York, formerly
in
Military Academy,
his poem
use
of New
Shipman
of
courtesy
Corps, with
allowing
I close
which
me
the
volume.
this book
Since
the
Biddle,
has
to
gone
has
Superintendent,
grade of Brigadier-General
and
the
command
He
Colonel
by
until
who
and
West
1910
Point.
E.
the
Professor
was
the
Electricity at
has
Colonel
than
officer in the
is better
qualified for this important
he
an
has
devoted
exhaustive
for
felicitous
of the
rejoice
that
he
POINT,
May,
he
of
needs.
His
possesses
to
seems
a
most
West
N.
1917.
Point
CHARLWOOD
Y.,
be
has
is in such
made
ment
appoint-
particularly
intimate
All West
Military Academy.
ROBERT
WEST
life and
President
He
advancement
to whose
its
Army
position.
of his
study
by the
any
Point,
most
Retired,
Military Academy.
more
graduate of West
ceeded
suc-
Chemistry
perhaps
a
been
of
Tillman
is
to
from
relieved
Tillman,
Samuel
John
promoted
been
the
of
Colonel
press,
edge
knowlPointers
good hands.
RICHARDSON,
Jr.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
PACK
I.
"
IN
DAYS
THE
OF
REVOLUTION
THE
i
.
II.
"
THE
FIRST
HUNDRED
YEARS
.
III.
REALIZATION
THE
DREAM
THE
IV.
37
POWERS
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19
ARCHITECT'S
AN
OF
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.
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THAT
75
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FOR
THE
INHERIT
SHALL
THE
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VI.
"
101
BENDING
TWIG
THE
.127
.
VII.
THE
DISCIPLINE
OF
"
.
.
MIND
THE
.163
.
VIII.
GROWING
"
MUSCLES
174
.
IX.
"
LESSONS
"
.213
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XL
"
.
MELANCHOLY!
LOATHED
HENCE,
.
MARS
FROM
.
X.
.
STRENGTHENING
THE
MORAL
.
FIBER
244
276
.
XII.
"
SPIRITUAL
INFLUENCES
.
XIII.
THE
"
SPIRIT
OF
WEST
.
POINT
,
APPENDIX
.291
.
300
305
ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE
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46
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"We'll
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farewell
blue"
to
Cadet
gray
and
don
the
POINT
WEST
CHAPTER
IN
DAYS
THE
is
Point
West
about
nothing
oldness,
a
history
of
feeling
ruins
the
among
crumbling
the
surrounding
of
Fort
does
feel
the
that
they
old
the
in
their
independence.
of
more
it
filled
than
is
the
century
i
days
rebuild
the
struggle
the
of
for
through
most
the
the
lives
daily
backward
that
to
to
pauses
of
romance
years
desperate
a
debris
Island,
then
only
on
the
the
the
over
Looking
explores
over
age,
It
where
that
ancestors
of
the
Redoubts
of
of
wanders
one
Constitution
past.
events
chain
on
back
races
with
Putnam,
rambles
flavor
the
until
Fort
or
there
feeling
a
linked
are
chitect
ar-
ings
build-
new
suggest
the
the
character,
Not
of
Revolution
stirring
vista
to
hills,
of
Point
imagination
of
mediaeval
Constitution
he
West
a
magnificent
them
works
the
the
of
of
attempts
to
place.
the
REVOLUTION
THE
successful
give
to
at
OF
the
DESPITE
I
common-
our
our
the
2
West
place happenings
seem
of
dust
of
names
possible these
Hamilton,
far
back
both
recognized the
when
the
take
every
It
natural
key
During
from
three
north
as
the
have
prevented
commodities
Lexington,
most
have
the
after
place
to
for
trol
con-
in
was
fortified.
were
south
and
ing
operatCanada
controlled
the
separated
the
eastern
division
would
military
the
bination
com-
necessary
sections.
the
battles
of
Congress
commission
its
British
they
say,
Point, the
was
interchanging
suggestion from
proper
West
most
to
Revolution
patriots from
for both
the
Had
that
sides would
about
colonies, which
from
Immediately
the
bases.
middle
and
the
of the
Strange
defense,
on
they could
from
a
river's
British
fortify the
before
Revolution
the
and
the
and
control
both
banks.
years
the
to
French
therefore,
out
that
so
Manhattan
Hudson,
sent
traitor
and
indifferent
as
British,
the
seem,
seize
to
were
for
progress
of
broke
means
the
a
almost
was
of the
would
Revolution
Americans
upon
who
Americans
the
strategic points along its
the
event
efforts, the
time
great value
River.
Hudson
on
him
their
the
as
Wars
as
each
helped to make
States:
Washington,
of
thwarting
golden
who
men
and
the
Arnold.
Indian
the
with
United
free
in
Benedict
As
the
Knox;
successful
with
powdered
Interwoven
romance.
the
are
Point
the
the
of
New
Concord
York,
Continental
Highlands
erecting
one
and
acting
Congress,
to
select
or
more
"the
forti-
In the
Constitution
fications."
built,
afterwards
Island,
and
and
Montgomery
Forts
where
of the Revolution
Days
chosen.
were
works
for
necessity
Nothing
much
accompanied
Washington,
finally sailed
to
be
into
on
early in January,
brigade arrived at
and
January
began
weather
the
on
carry
and
men
Point.
the
labor.
their
men
as
they
their
have
given
been
the
Fort
Benedict
It stood
reflection
lution
Revo-
1778, but
Due
the
on
of
to
there
Parsons
erection
the proper
with
20th
of
defenses.
situation
debouched
them
at
least
was
originallynamed
Arnold,
but
after
corner
his defection
of the Plain
confronted
the
If any
they
Fort
its
were
Arnold
name
at West
Plain
thought
it must
courage
pressing
de-
very
upon
surroundings.
that
implements
Altogether, a
Clinton
in the N. E.
post
begun
was
General
discouraging
surveyed
could
1
's
the
West
Point
Point
extremely cold, provisions were
the
inadequately clothed, and
was
and
Parsons
Meanwhile
West
General
this
year,
troops poorly supplied with
to
that
its third
1778.
Heath,
West
at
evinced
at
his
scarce,
opposite
1776, and
persistence,work
Washington's
The
absolute
General
by
in
neglected."
fortifications
no
another
Point
glance
shore
on
dragged
still
"a
that
us
going
not
was
river
the
up
tells
without
of
Island.
Constitution
Heath
of fortifications
way
the
West
at
sites
were
recommended
that
commission
the
Clinton1
accomplished, however, in the
despite the appointment
was
3
have
some-
in honor
was
Point.
of
changed.
West
4
off than
better
what
condition,
fires of the
What
contrast
the
of
Instead
ten
from
were
end
the
for the
river
any
was
Clinton
few
in
lonely
a
from
the
affords
to
retreat
Sharon,
but
society of
the
the
of death.
shades
world
News
The
.
of
as
nearly
arrives
beautiful
loves
soldiers
had
the
allied to
here
.
poor
West
delightsin
who
man
prospect
a
.
only."
the
Parsons,
said
'tis
by
Point
West
world
the
to
relieved
for
that
the
when
down
mind
contemplative
timber
the
not
Wadsworth,
name
intense,
General
wilderness.
with
the
that
floated
the
at
direction
most
cut
get
huts
work
the
so
daily toil was
the evening,
Colonel
in writing to
it
be
or
the
rude
then,
was
river,
assembled
hard
veritable
Point, "to
the
up
yellow
efforts to
under
cold
it might
open,
diversions
accident
found
similaritywas
engineer by
The
and
Fort,
Their
a
as
of
strenuous
French
went
men
was
Point.
ground
house
without
soldiers fell to
weeks, the
la Radiere.
de
today!
of
growth
the
splendid young
a
West
of
parade
a
high,
After
high.
of three
but
a
feet
will, building Fort
of
offered
neighboring hills,a
hastily thrown
together, and
logs
of
that
by
only point
The
waist
snow,
sight
level
beautiful
fifteen
or
habitation.
a
to
troops
undulating plain covered
pines
patriotic
by fine granite buildings they
surrounded
an
alive the
first
that
was
Parsons's
to
wretched
Revolution.
a
Point
down
arms
their
despite
bravely keeping
were
in
their comrades
Forge, who,
Valley
at
Point
to
by
repair
In the
of the Revolution
Days
5
night after night to their little log huts
what pleasure they could from one another's
rigors of
The
the
which
brilliant
delicate
the
contracted
a
severe
from
constitution
cold
that
he
died
which
culminated
la Radiere.
de
education
with
and
of his
and
of his
the
Kosciusko
took
much
with
his
his
Kosciusko
Pointers
West
little
the
to
cliff
Fort
near
than
the
the
Clinton
Kosciusko's
into
the
when
the
retreat
of
came
from
chanting
enon
a
Plain
rates
commemo-
put
energy
to
and
the
Revolutionary
cause.
new
life
wards,
Shortly afterto
Washington
expedite the completion
of all of the
and
the
under
the
hanging
helped build,
and
an
his name,
corner
construction.
orders
officer
familiar
more
river, bears
to
only
reason
One
Radiere's, for
tiny
a
northeast
of
Kosciusko,
officers,
conciliating,
mind.
is
la
presence
work
and
of
Pole
a
mountains.
name
that he
his devotion
the
pleasure in accompanying
theodolite
measuring
de
garden,
near
in
monument,
's
summer.
mid-
favorite,not
soft
of
sumption
con-
by
engineeringabilitybut by
manners,
he
succeeded
cause,
great
heights of the surrounding
Today
attracted
Kosciusko,
a
elevation
he
that
wrote
became
charming
by
in
culture, joined Parsons's
he
whom
account
on
Thaddeus
the
following
the
European,
Revolutionary
the
of
Unhappily,
Another
justice of
accustomed
were
Radiere.
la
de
young
get
society.
hardships to
the
soldiers
Revolutionary
overwhelmed
and
winter
the
and
direction
forts, Parsons
of
Colonel
West
6
Rufus
immediately
Putnam,
for
trudged
Fort
hard
was
and,
laborious
add
to
the
to
to
land
taken
passing up
the
Hudson.
Point
the
admirably
The
Hudson,
straight
a
of
a
and
the
up
with
Townsend
link
Fort
Putnam
regiment,
toward
about
the
was
Fifth
putting
it in
for
a
West
quarter
the
a
Island
before
Point
again
sailing vessel
York
ing
com-
would,
upon
great deal of its speed
and
if
be held under
General
stopped by
the fire of the
fore,
there-
Putnam,
Quartermaster-General,
Sterling Iron
Co., for
and
Newburgh
Constitution
shores.
the
from
eastward
New
from
his
through
itself most
lent
miles, strikes
nine
British
could
both
on
of West
topography
of the swift current,
batteries
two
an
feet
named
Works
iron chain
be
long, to
for Colonel
Massachusetts,
shape.
pared,
pre-
ships from
enemy
down
comes
Point, lose
obstruction
well
so
of obstructing the river.
Any
river
account
1
The
cliffs of
Gee's
rounding
each
prevent
it is deflected
steep
were
which
with
being
were
mile, flowing between
the
some
to
of
turning south.
on
it
course
Point, where
extremely fatiguing,
swarm.
plan
as
and
fort's foundation.
adjacent country
the
to
Plain
the
discomfiture, they
defenses
steps were
and
work,
men's
the hill top seemed
the
of
daily
now
by large rattlesnakes
greatly annoyed
While
hill back
small
tions
excava-
men
clearings for the
began making
It
commenced
The
Putnam.1
the
up
Point
Rufus
commenced
of
tracted
con-
Noble,
500 feet long,
made
of the
Putnam
it and
whose
did
much
In the
Sterlingiron 2^
best
feet, for which
the
river.
It
on
April
part
Point
in
pointed
of the
force
buoy
spring
to lay
when
needed
the forts, so
it
that
and
given
Benedict
when
wall
stands
West
Point
ebb,
of
work
the
across
of
Arnold
turned
N.
The
Y.,
furnace
the Erie
on
are
R.
R.,
are
where
still standing.
to
the
blockade, but
280
the
men
work
was
past,
small
still in
operation
the remains
of the
a
pleted
com-
Later,
portion
on
begun
was
Arnold.
on
the
on
Plain
in
Sterling Iron Works
the
to
because
September, 1778, paid
great compliment, stating to General
1
little
used
traitor, its
Washington,
today.
the
obstruction.
of the
of Fort
A
where
strenuously
January
name
Gee's
stream.
corner
the
of
were
up,
labored
the
West
long, a
the
by June, 1778,
in
at
opposition
effective
the
Clinton.
Fort
became
feet
taken
an
northeast
the
la Radiere
de
was
of
landing-place stand.
lessen
was
x
narrowest
west
more
Kosciusko
Meanwhile,
in
it
the
Island
weight
came
navigation
flood and
great
river
the
to
on
winter
the
During
ice in
water
the
up
ends
the
at
or
the
cove
and
boathouse
anchors.
fastened
Constitution
on
large logs,sixteen
Very
by
small
$440.
pay
and
across
and
1778,
30,
second
present small
fort
stretched
was
the
and
Point,
obstruct
to
was
thousand
to
was
swivel
a
clevis to every
a
weight of chain
chain
The
7
with
square,
the government
ton
every
inches
feet and
hundred
to every
for
of the Revolution
Days
name
of
visit
Kosciusko
the
to
a
Duportail,
at
Sterlington,
Revolutionary
West
8
his chief
to
as
engineer, that
Kosciusko's
Additional
West
the
British.
there
was
main
body
under
was
at
one
on
of
he
for
Army
in
he
the
have
been
July, Wayne
brigades ;
the
Haverstraw
this
Stony
serious
a
him
to
than
a
corps
the
capture
could
Wayne
On
job.
his troops
paraded
of
be rid of them
to
gave
the
ever
presence
post
him
man
for
the
position
Wishing
selected
three
concern
directed
not
General
1779,
near
strong
better
attack
an
Washington,
considered
to
sent
Island, and
was
light infantry, and
A
of
with
great
Point.
fort.
feared
spring
Wayne,
British
of
time
Anthony
sent
of
this
Point
with
West
to
at
Putnam.
because
menace
no
Constitution
the
British
Point
the
West
General
the
have
Washington
In
watchful, viewed
of
uneasiness
need
were
because
McDougall
he
ability.
troops
Point
by
Point
the
for
I5th
minute
a
inspection,after which, instead of dismissing them,
he marched
Stony Point, which at midnight
upon
successfully assaulted
he
of
news
his
Washington
brilliant
in the
with
the
exploit
to
o'clock
July 1779.
16
a.
m.
GEN'L:
The
are
conveyed
was
POINT,
2
ours.
The
following refreshingmessage:
WEST
DEAR
bayonet.
fort
Our
determined
and
garrison with
officers
to
be
and
behaved
men
Johnston
Colonel
like
men
free.
Yours
most
sincerely,
ANT'Y
WAYNE.
are
who
the
In
of the Revolution
Days
defenses
supervise better the
moved
River, Washington
To
his
Point, in July, 1779,
West
until November
House,"
a
valley near
of that
that
the shore
of
from
the
of the
he
in
It
1749, and
called
by all the people
"Moore's
Folly"
on
General
into
built by
Clinton
the
American
Commander
dared
attack
not
at West
Point
in the
the
on
and
Putnam
in the
the
and
and
the
Clinton
forces
of
out
but
bay
at
campaign
a
Mecca
for
work
this
during
the
Count
de
war,
the
and
Wyllys
fatigue
for
large percentage of
early period, West
Post
at
one
time
or
the
Point
Revolutionary
every
and
Luzerne,
Webb
by
completed
distinguished Americans
foreigners. Nearly
visited
troops
necessitated
a
men,
and
presence
the
Redoubts
This
summer.
duty each day 2500
at
garrison. Even
was
vicinity
Washington
by Washington's
orders, Kosciusko
Fort
to
pretentiousness.
Revolutionary
of the dangers
because
prior
in the
astute
too
was
present
campaign,
a
tance
dis-
Highlands.
Spurred
his
draw
for
country
open
of its
tried to
the
Moore
John
account
short
a
of
cemetery.
was
"Moore's
Washington
the Hudson,
corner
to
remained
occupying
stood
northeast
Hudson
headquarters
where
year,
structure
9
and
mander
com-
another
while
the
here,
Washington was
French
his
minister, was
guest.
Before
the
to
Washington
left the Post
troops in the
Highlands
their winter
stations.
ber,
in late Novemwere
Little money
distributed
was
avail-
West
io
able
Point
the
equip properly
struggled on bearing their
to
that
of today might
we
fightingfor
not
as
to
those
to
us
by
who
then
the
on
(as
General
of all the
troops
of cantonment;
as
men
barefooted
The
1779.
places
fine
them, is revealed
Heath
troops and
Hudson:
25th Nov.
different
they
hardships
they were
a thought
That
after
command
in
and
diary of
a
but
alone, without
come
in
entry
an
was
Posts
would
burdens
be free.
the present
who
soldiers
hard
the
over
shoes)
frozen
soldiers
marched
were
ground,
their
to
of the
many
in
stood
ever
moving
were
and
with
an
astonishing patience.
Remember
these
Americans
things, ye
in
future
times!
In
the
Steuben
spring
an
Point
attack
by
had
seen
of Frederick
task
in
the
in
that
so
he
ripe experience. With Prussian
he commenced
drillingboth the
recruits
summer
that
he
of
the
he
was
able
had
formed
"that
I dare
flatter
of
allies
our
as
much
men
of
to
a
the
the
the
write
corps
myself
as
Notwithstanding
officers and
with
command,
American
the
service
his
to
ness
thoroughold
soldiers
the result
that
Washington
light infantry
to
of
will be
terror
plished
accom-
brought
a
and
by
This
campaigns
Great,
Baron
sent
troops, for he
British.
the
seven
the
drill the
to
Major-General
officer,a
Army,
1780, Washington
West
to
feared
of
the
of
our
admiration
"
enemies.
of
patriotic work
Army, Washington
the
was
In the
America
that
aware
getting tired
a
of the Revolution
Days
well
as
of the
"There
war.
stage of the war,'* he
has
been
Reed
Governor
1780: "It is
are
and
the
that
been
faction
dissatis-
alarming."
in August,
so
said
bulk
was
of the
people
of the war.'*
weary
The
has
never
Pennsylvania
obvious
Britain
said, "in which
general
so
of
Great
as
11
stage
of
event
therefore
was
the
Arnold.
Benedict
set
for the
the
Revolution,
Had
Arnold
matic
dra-
most
of
treason
succeeded
this
at
period of the Revolution, the hour of darkness
the
Point
and
to
depression, in selling West
nies.
British,we would
probably still be English coloThe
the
loss of
of the
morale
the
the
of
which
Washington's
of the
a
command
hatching
movement
any
to
upon
have
might
army
not
been
gaged
en-
particulartime.
than
more
shaken
commanders,
paralysis of
at that
have
would
American
speak
For
Post
year
previous to
of West
nefarious
his
assumption
Point, Arnold
schemes
to
betray
had
the
been
cans.
Ameri-
travagances
badly, due to his exwhile in Philadelphia. His
conduct
had
been
not
entirely satisfactory while in that
resentment
was
city and open
expressed on account
of his preference for the British
faction,
of his military capacity he was
but because
held
in high esteem
His
abilities
by Washington.
He
needed
led Washington
left
wing
pleaded
of the
that
he
money
to
offer him
army
was
then
the
in
command
the
unfit for field
of the
field,but
duty by
reason
he
12
of the wound
he
the
assumed
command
the
rank
and
the
in
for
interview
river
An
Haverstraw.
with
being
made
and
Arnold
1
the
Hudson
in 1750
been
Andre
Robinson
The
by Beverly Robinson,
personal
a
separated them,
known
He
as
assisted
close of the
was
the
friend
when
"Loyal
Arnold
north
personal
a
of
he went
the
up
near
Joshua
one
West
below
of note
man
a
on
Washington
to
York
New
Andre*
Revolution,
Robinson
17,
in
their
went
1892.
to
house
It
and
wealth.
until
the
raised
under
built
was
He
had
Revolution
a
regiment
the
negotiations.
England.
of
shore
eastern
Point.
for service
and
West
Haverstraw.
the
and
21,
landing
a
Smith's
to
situated
American"
destroyed by fire,March
British.
of the
of
went
was
miles
two
had
anchored
south
then
House
about
Point
uniform,
distance
tunnel
Railroad
Shore
full
in
short
a
gotiations
ne-
midnight, September
at
Andre
Major
When
of Arnold's,
agent
Smith, returned
Hett
cations
communi-
West
which
"Mr.
as
"
requested
Vulture
sloop
with
British
representative of the
then
sent
Major Andre
a
Clinton
the
the
Arnold's
betrayal of
to
diately
imme-
He
of
"Gustavus.
signed
the
chance
addressed
was
Merchant."
with
on
who
crisis, Arnold
a
his
saw
Adjutant-General
all
were
quarters
head-
J
British.
the
1780,
5,
post with
new
and
His
lively correspondence
a
America,
John Anderson,
Point.
August
on
House.
from
into
Major Andre,
General
and
of his
pay
Saratoga,
at
West
Point, Arnold
entered
reached
of
Robinson
West
at
forces
received
command
at
gain
he had
respected
were
Once
Point
that
requested
desires
West
British.
At
the
This house
Point
West
14
Tarrytown,
searched, and
Jameson
North
at
Robinson
the
at
Washington
his
on
Had
Arnold
that
Washington
would
have
this
time,
would
inform
and
to the Robinson
House
hospitality at
breakfast
with
The
.capture.
like
he
a
his wife
of the
for
for the
to
Vulture
Major
found
Andre
Arnold
long
took
himself
himself
New
to
that
to
sary
neces-
to
prepare
Instead,
blame
boarded
sentenced
to
written
to
were
life be
former
exonerating Andre
the
for
turned
re-
court-martial,
and
his
for
York.
by
Andre's
tell
was
the river and
spy,
addressed
communication
upon
it
Point
letters
Numerous
begging
told
tried
a
froid
sang-
calmly
then
Washington.
him
was
perfect
upstairs to
and
down
nold
Ar-
upon
his horse, sent
he
General
guilty of being
Washington
with
West
to
his way
which
hanged.
fallen
ordered
barge,
cross
reception of
rapidlymade
the
be
him
proceeded
enjoying Arnold's
have
his guests whom
to
he
of his
coxswain
the
aides
two
sent
They
himself, rushed
danger,
ington
Wash-
senger
Jameson's mesannouncing Andre's
thunderbolt, but
excused
that
when
must
news
When
he
were
note
a
the
accident
an
of his arrival.
Arnold
into
fallen
Point
to
it is probable
succeeded
opposite West
arrived
Hartford
the Revolution.
ruined
have
was
to
at
and
events,
from
way
Point.
hands
Headquarters
awaiting
House
was
his
at
was
West
enemy's
Colonel
to
over
Castle.
Arnold
Meanwhile,
turned
Andre's
spared.
chief
and
a
ing
tak-
presence
the
In
in
did
suffer
man
any
Even
perhaps
justice
more
or
it less."
deserve
Andre
When
fate
his
accepted
from
but he revolted
all efforts to
the
like
ignominy
change the
followingsplendid letter
Maj. Andre
From
a
brave
of
being hanged.
soldier
of his death
mode
failed, he personally appealed
the
"Never
with
death
15
lines.
saying:
touched,
was
Revolution
American
the
within
disguise
Hamilton
of the
Days
Washington
to
in
:
to General
Washington, 1780.
TAPPAN.
The
st. of
i
Oct., 1780.
SIR:
above
Buoy'd
of
and
stained
I trust
with
that
period
Let
of my
death
misfortune
with
feelings in
I
will
feelingsof
die
have
obedient
your
on
the
and
a
towards
esteem
experience
breast
of
the
a
my
me,
victim
the
me
I shall
sciousness
con-
pursuits
me
remorse,
Excellency,
is to soften
last
my
surely induce
military tribunal
a
to the
marks
resentment,
to
to your
hope, Sir, that if aught in
me
you
not
I make
soldier
a
Excellency and
mode
the
rejected.
toward
Sympathy
your
be
give
can
which
and
by
honorable
to
that
the request that
will not
moments
action
no
death
of
terror
life devoted
a
this serious
at
the
adapt
to
of honor.
man
presses
im-
character
if
the
aught in
policyand
operation
by being informed
of
that
not
my
of
those
I
am
gibbet.
honor
most
to
be
humble
your
Excellency's most
servant,
JOHN ANDRE,
Adj.
General
to
the
British
Army.
1
Point
West
6
His
request, however,
of
afternoon
early
full dress
His
scaffold.
in Westminster
saved
traitorous
with
caused
Orders
Washington
issued
were
fortifications
the
from
lack
of
hand
were
numbered
and
a
all of the
on
At
by
times
barrels
few
a
the
men
stores
of salt
on
pork
little flour.
Knox
After
Post.
of the
assumed
now
out
command
of hostilities he
cessation
the
busy mustering
very
the
defense.
great sufferings of the
provisions.
Major-General
was
more
1782, the
during 1781 and
uncomplainingly
faithfully and
and
garrison labored
notwithstanding
work
continue
to
quences
conse-
even
Point's
West
for
measures
take
to
was
averted
narrowly
its
cause
of Arnold's
shock
The
Americans!
act
stringent
gibbet
it rests
where
1831
the
on
his
beneath
Revolutionary
the
and
the
to
penalty
Abbey.
Point
West
in
England
to
the
buried
was
in
1780, arrayed
2,
paid
he
body
removed
but
October
uniform
in the
granted and
not
was
troops
and
putting
garrison in shape.
Despite
the
Point, Washington
in
held
honor
that
poverty
of
ordered
the
prevailed
celebration
a
of
birth
the
West
at
to
Dauphin
be
of
October,
Joseph, the son of Louis XVI., born
arranged
1781. A magnificent f"te was
in which
all of the
France, Louis
participated. Upon
Major
an
stationed
troops
Villefranche
improvised temple
the Plain
erected
with
a
a
in the
at West
curious
lands
HighPoint,
edifice,
grand colonnade
of
the
In
of
pillars made
entire building was
118
of
trunks
the
with
festooned
designs and
flags,with
French
Revolution
of the
Days
17
trees.
The
American
and
emblems,
muskets
fancifullyarranged. Washington,
with a party of five hundred
distinguishedguests,
in the
A
colonnade
for a banquet.
assembled
series of thirteen
toasts
were
drunk, each one
and
bayonets
accompanied
the
During
their
various
disposed
genesis of
the
the
of
Congress,
serve
as
their
dark
days
troops
could
The
labors.
to
There
the
occupy
the
well
school
the
important
leaders,
of
the
the
No
to
establish
The
a
"to
marching
to
over
however,
for
of the
such
Knox
was
training
war
was
educated
Revolution
National
and
strenuous
least of which
and
act
gentlemen
matters,
for
need
immediately the
Washington,
Hamilton,
urging Congress
and
by
things,
their
lesson
leaders, and
over,
Knox
were
institution
an
Army.
as
not
tion
Revolu-
young
from
rest
were
learned
for
Revolution
now
the
other
among
of the
hop.
foreshadowed
was
being appointed
establishment
officers for
so
was,
military
a
previous to
regiments."
the
1777,
Point
Corps which
Invalid
of the
presence
General
Rochefontaine.
Military Academy
by
by
General
by
Lieut. -Col.
successor,
led
from
over
of
of
ball for the officers
a
dance,
left
cannon.
grand display
a
first real West
details
now
were
his
This
the
was
was
and
troops
guests.
Washington,
The
there
evening
thirteen
of
salute
a
for the
fireworks
and
by
was
began
Military
1
West
8
Academy.
see
have
three
States
West
his
Although
Point
Washington
recommendations
rejoiced,
years
I
after
Military
Point.
carried
am
sure,
his
death
Academy,
at
he
out,
know
to
lived
never
that
to
would
Congress
founded
the
his
favorite
United
Post,
II
CHAPTER
THE
WHEN
free,
immediate
the
last
at
the
It
government.
of
weary
civil
life.
For
filled
been
with
through
with
the
bloody
great
turned
into
could
that
would
of
their
helmets
It
of
mass
be
As
question
without
billhooks,
into
heat
outposts,
British,
the
had
hailed
and
the
ado
they
and
their
beehives.
be
followed
given
was
on
joyfully
and
peace,
days
through
vigils
people
battle-axes
not
a
the
of
pursuits
their
with
encounters
times
piping
tedious
with
snow,
service,
from
marches
arduous
Army,
the
peaceful
years
new
independence,
for
the
long
seven
their
that
release
their
again
once
resume
and
welcome
of
eagerly
war,
of
struggle
long
gladly
should
or
the
with
natural
only
no
thoughts
establishment
was
in
were
the
foe,
any
occupied
long
so
toward
turned
and
from
danger
they
that
realized
themselves
found
colonies
the
and
people,
YEARS
HUNDRED
FIRST
the
to
matter
allowed
the
of
during
that
expected
Revolution
subject
fact,
to
19
for
sleep;
much
of
the
attention
military
seven
but
tion
reac-
years
tion.
educathis
Washington,
West
20
the
alert for the
the
on
ever
suggested
in
Congress
the
his
he
who
had
words
In
not
President
National
a
great prestige
and
the
to
1790
the
as
man
his
Revolution,
until
heeded
by Congress
of those
days apparently
some
afterwards.
The
Congress
and
own
needed
its attention
occasions
' '
that
for
it is
an
pursued."
His
for in
the
This
1794
the
the
that
to
scientific
not
numerous
In
cadets
were
Artillery
there
company
styled
a
Point.
who
and
Government
the
"cadets
of
aimed
to
officers of the
Army.
organization to the
of instruction, so
system
no
did about
in
West
at
each
men
reward,
created, and
was
Engineer
young
whom
the cadets
was
the
however,
nor
on
without
of the
commissioned
was,
their studies
It
of Cadet
garrison.
train to become
school,
that
not
were
composed
was
Service,"
There
definite action
any
established
was
of these
two
were
grade
attached
of
Corps
find
we
efforts
school
school
law
before
to
spoke of his plan, tellingCongress
be too strongly
inquiry that cannot
he
military
times
brought
matter
a
like
was
Washington undoubtedly appreciated
condition
this
have
to
many
taken.
was
by
the
try,
coun-
of
of
spite of
as
new
message
successfully waged
were
years
our
annual
both
enjoyed
of the
welfare
establishment
Military Academy.
that
Point
as
they pleased,pursuing
desultory manner.
until the i6th of March,
a
the United
States
established
by
Military Academy
law.
Congress
was
then
1802, that
definitely
authorized
West
22
sand
dollars
Point
for
appropriated
offset this good
fortune, the Academy
against the hostility of Madison's
War, Eustis, who tried his utmost
institution.
new-born
of the
of 1812
War
But
had
to
fight
Secretary of
strangle the
to
the
happily
frustrated
To
buildings.
exigencies
his hostile
designs.
Despite insuperable difficulties,the Academy
but in a muddling
began to grow, not scientifically,
of
sort
way.
Where
the
up
heretofore
been
a
Posts, he
now
became
West
Point.
rover
The
together with
Superintendent
and
down
the
had
Hudson
located
permanently
professors began
at
work
to
going so far as to
recommend
cluded
inthat
a
broadly planned course
of the subjects studied
most
today. By
the Regulations of 1815, the cadets were
required
at a common
to mess
table, instead of boarding
at
fixed at
private houses, their age limit was
fourteen
to
to
commence
in
July
and
first
in
a
here
the
day
of
of
A
of
of
in which
Academy
August.
the
above
this
infant
picture
letter written
Ellicott,the Professor
came
examination
satisfactory.
Secretary of War,
I
the
condition
general
granted,
were
excellence
the
nitely
defi-
was
being brought
was
after
the
on
from
uniform
vacations
life is revealed
by Andrew
Until
far
was
its inner
the
little order
end
to
features, the
to
their
immediately
Notwithstanding
school
A
Annual
chaos.
of
and
twenty,
prescribed.
out
harmony,
more
in
1815
Mathematics,
he states
was
of
abandoned
:
by
and
the
Professors
the
first of December
to, and
kept
without
last, I kept together
of whom
than
more
to
80,
they
or
last
of
The
from
April following
not
stop
even
other
any
before
students,
found
are
16
last winter
credit
do
would
services
a
winter
July, and
will be
extra
of
twenty
whom
nation, and
These
rulers.
future
our
than
more
some
country
any
aid
the
commissioned
were
students
winters,
two
open
regular assistant.
or
23
practice I immediately put
excluding Sundays,
Professor
first of
until, the
Academy
the
Years
part of the
great
a
This
year.
every
Hundred
First
The
not
among
ideal
"
substantial.
are
Although Professor Ellicott rather emphasizes
his assiduity in his applicationfor extra compensation
be grateful,at least, for the glimpse
must
we
he gives us of the state of affairs in 1815.
days, however,
Better
the
That
Point.
the
there
West
at
the
Point
were
in
Europe
had
Thayer, who
inquiries and
improvement
and
Shortly
in the
dollars for the
after
his
for the
he
return,
relievingCaptain
successful.
had
not
Although
not
was
"to
tirely
en-
prosecute
for
calculated
military art."
instruments
administration
abroad
sent
examinations
five thousand
maps,
an
been
for West
which
handicap under
by
working, is proven
this particular time
at
officer,Major Sylvanus
that
circumstance
was
Department
to
insensible
those
War
in store
were
He
collection
given
was
of
books,
Military Academy.
made
tendent,
Superinwas
Alden
Partridge whose
popular nor
Captain Partridge
been
his
very
was
West
24
criticized
much
the
by
address
farewell
tempted
impress
to
I
which
to
attention.
and
my
anew
have
assured
may
affect
vain
will
inwardly respect
which
consciences
golden
of the
with
the
schools
of
concerning
the
The
were
the
the
thereby
great, and,
of 1812
This
officer
he
in which
had
military
school
served
the
employed.
destiny
and
principles
guidance,
of the
For
foresight that
which
govern
the
he
years
broad
laid
the
institution
down
for
such
possessed
he
with
and
he
his
chief.
was
Thayer
sixteen
Academy,
tary
mili-
edge
knowl-
institution
an
Major
a
profited by
which
over
great talents that
well
of
conduct
the
was
had
studied
had
and
France,
the
of your
began
Thayer
opportunities to acquire a profound
unusual
as
Major
distinction; he
great
will
approbation
the
Academy.
War
vicious
despise, they
you
and
good
true
God.
of
advent
of
age
veteran
of your
and
the
With
the
that
with
the
although
and
correct
and
virtue
of
your
Pursue
ridicule and
importance,
more
called
studies, and
paths
of
this
deportment.
to
precepts
some
before
that
I
gentlemen, permit
minds
your
you,
applause
is of
your
rest
the
the
upon
the
and
ensure
of you,
to
that
:
leave
in your
course
and
it in full
his
of the
Cadets
high-minded
frequently
gentlemanly
honor;
Gentlemen
so
attentive
Be
undeviating
"
was
quote
I take
Before
me
to
cadets
professors and
the
to
Military Academy"
am
Point
shaped
such
dom
wis-
fundamental
the
today.
school's
Major
"The
From
the
Father
Painting
Sylvanus
of
by
the
Thomas
Thayer
Military
Sully,
Academy"
Library
U.S.M.A.
The
To
him,
the
is due
man,
the
taking
drew
upon
result
that
battalion
its
to
the
high
this country
the
were
"Commandant
a
classes
of
the
the
system,
and
The
the
modern
no
this
that
method
of
the
form,
gave
at
civilian
to
check-book
of the
untiring
has
so
much
of
Major
old
board,
black-
West
Swift
the
Point
"a
lations
Regu-
efforts
he
are
as
an
effected,
part of
a
Point.
haps
Per-
influenced
the
cadets
the
Thayer
records
teacher, who
Cadet
over,
More-
of
influence
instruction
introduced
a
rendered.
changes that
he introduced,
although
showing
part of the modern
his
recitations.
made
were
reports,
organization of West
one
blackboard
of
above
reforms
the
quality
essential
of
for study
were
Visitors, the
preponderating
proofs
executive.
and
of
a
daily marks, the
tion
Register,the introduc-
Annual
Board
the
are
scale
into
organized
sections, transfers
and
system
ately
immedi-
organization,with
weekly
studies, were
publication of the
1
cadets
into
in
progress
Baron,
for
sections, and
the
was
genius
companies,
divided
between
daily
his
he
command,
created, the
was
purposes
the
over
of two
Cadets"
80
one
any
25
abroad.
Upon
1
to
Years
Military Academy
schools of learningboth in
among
and
on
Hundred
than
more
of
elevation
rank
First
show
by
in the
Mr.
as
insisted
that
George
autumn
specimen
it
of
of
his
teaching at the blackboard."
Today
it is the prominent feature in Academic
instruction.
in giving West
Point
Major Thayer 's success
mode
of
Point
West
26
and
that
had
impetus
upward
an
observation
were
avidity
The
increased
importance
that
the present
and
the
law
offered.
the
President
the
upon
In
1843,
for
each
was
at
him
request relieved
brilliant
to
future
he
lads
Allan
Edgar
He
genius.
after
West
at
entered
dismissed
was
great
deal
He
steal out
taps, and
a
tavern
"run
Fame,
under
for
of
the
into
later,
years
cadets.
Major
One
Thayer
of
was
America's
foremost
West
July i, 1830, but
over
eight months
Point
little
a
misconduct.
repeated
have
and
morose,
would
for
gain
"Father
young
stay of
is known
his classmates
and
Poe,
to
as
only peered
seen
raw
Point
troublous
a
have
have
of his
three
crowning
the
would
results
whose
title of
from
Thayer
Superintendent,
institution
the
posterity the
Military Academy."
Could
Major Thayer
the
as
cadet
one
Major
administration
beneficial
so
Representative.
a
-
own
Point
West
passed that allowed
was
age
patron-
the custom
to
congressional district.
a
were
law
a
s
men
Congress-
been
men
of
recommendation
his
after
appoint
to
with
Although
obtain, whereby
did not
so
Academy'
at the
appointed cadets, stillit had
for
after
consequent
appointments
tion
atten-
country
sought
now
re joiced
politicians
the
the
throughout
appointments
.
general
attracted
of his brief
cadet
stated
he
that
was
literary
Not
days,
a
but
irritable
excessive
drinking.
ter
of barracks
sometimes, long afit out
to "Old
Benny Havens,"
addicted
kept by Benny
to
"
Havens
on
the
banks
of
West
28
Point
for
obeyed the regulations, but he did not care
effort to conceal
his
military life and made
no
offenses.
tried by court-martial.
Finally he was
For
weeks
two
all of his studies
as
him
against
roll calls and
but
at
the
to
he
not
or
and
did
but
his
him
the
eyes
in
March
Letter
from
a
action
to the
of
orders,
former,
days
the
Whether
humor,
is not
help
to
He
was
later
he
superiors.
Four
guilty
calculated
not
following letter
Allan
of Edgar
parades
of
the
to
sense
was
his
of
the
from
of his offenses.
6, 1831.
Major Thayer
tions
specifica-
disobedience
guilty
obvious
known,
of the
almost
deliberately pleaded
not
this
Two
for
trial, he
latter
neglected
for absences
two
patent and
most
cadet.
a
were
and
the
his trial he
prior to
missed
diswrote
:
Poe, Lately Cadet, U. S. M.
A.,
Superintendent: 1831.
(Originalinthe library U.
S. M.
A.}
NEW
YORK,
Mar.
10,
1831.
SIR:
Having
"
no
no
longer
prospects
opportunity
to
proceed
obtaining through
Fayette,
Army.
an
In
the
to
the
of
Poland
events
it will be my
object
of the
event
this
to
may
bind
I
"
Paris
interest
appointment
behalf
The
friends
nor
"
ties
any
letter
intend
by
with
the
of the
interference
easily be
is
plan
country
the
De
the
of
La
Polish
in
of France
effected
of
first
view
Marquis
(if possible)in
only feasible
of this
to my
me
"
in
all
procedure.
respectfully to request
The
that
have
may
right
a
further
Anything
Marquis
the
to
letter
be
would
"
is all that
class
my
I
a
to
in Paris
friend
a
which
kindness
or
"
I would
forget.
never
Most
respectfully,
Yr.
obt.
st.
EDGAR
heard
was
more
abandoned
The
two
of his whereabouts
by
other
Jefferson
their
history is
here.
Suffice
mischievous
The
cadets
Davis
and
human
for
spite of
but
its graduates in that
mutterings.
served
win
with
(class of
wick
the
Davis
cadet
was
to
be
escapade.
the
the
brilliant
Many
in
young
this
war
of
achievements
conflict silenced
distinction
greater fame
Thomas
repetition
Jefferson
a
but
Lee,
bear
as
Thayer,
in
Academy continued
its opponents
in Congress who, just prior
Mexican
War, came
near
accomplishing
its overthrow,
their
little
his friends
E.
to
enough
an
of
Robert
known
that
say
prosperity
the
and
Major
under
and
well
too
to
court-martialed
to
plan
POE.
Point.
West
were
ALLAN
the
however,
Poe,
at
be in your
may
expect.
a
"
as
29
views.
of my
standing in
certificate of
A
Years
assistance
such
in the furtherance
power
to
give me
will
you
Hundred
First
for
a
officers
were
in the titanic Civil War.
while
who
later
to
Grant
('40); Hancock
('44);
'43); Sherman
('35);Hooker
('30);Sedg('40);Meade
('37)participated in the campaigns against
Mexicans.
West
30
The
of
nation
given ample proof of
was
Washington,
efforts
officers might
and
them
be
educated
bronze
flagstafTs,
trophies
stated, "as
who
the
to
and
under
indebted
memorable
other
I have
General
that
victories
in
livelypleasuring
trophies (semi-national)to
soldiers
accomplished
The
close of the
Legislature. All
studied
and
supply
to
and
its
of
foe
no
affairs, and
the
open
manifested.
As
before
became
the
object
of her
In
same
of
As
at
in its
time
our
many
were
tously
solici-
were
coming
forth-
went
ever,
how-
on,
door, the usual
of
military
others,
were
history,the Academy
attacks, but
for their
important this
tary
Mili-
National
toward
some
numerous
1852, Brevet-Colonel
seven
the
the
funds
hostilities
cadets
war,
so
continuing unobtrusively
ignored them,
realizinghow
of
part of
of
States
of
requirements
appeared
the
the
found
idol
its wants.
on
mainly
achievements
mother
War
plenty
indifference
Army,
patriots."
and
pet
were
tendering the
the
Mexican
the
Academy
and
the
United
in
are
Winfield
it is
brilliant
a
that
of
the
lead
there
General
by
for those
ize
organ-
mutilated
War
Providence
Military Academy
became
to
today
Mexican
Academy
Commanding
Scott, the
trained
Point
the
to
wherein
flags, and
of the
their
soldiers, and
West
tattered
cannon,
presented
and
citizen
At
victory.
in
Military Academy
a
discipline
to
the wisdom
Knox
and
Hamilton,
establish
to
Point
future
work
R.
E.
was
the
it
paration
pre-
work, little
soon
to
be.
Lee, Corps of
The
Engineers,
First
class of
1829,
his
Under
extended
was
Hundred
administration
English studies
more
riding
hall
Colonel
in
relieved
Service,was
because
April, 1855,
year
to
and
according
in
McNeill
destined
Point
General."
the
a
gas,
He
Whistler
In
called
was
mineralogy
silicon
to
discuss.
"I
Silicon
Whistler,"
said
soldier retired
Another
When
the
story
was
for
a
Major-
for examination
up
also
covered
geology,
called
and
to
upon
discuss
the
"That
in
the
given
recite,
subject
will do, Mr.
artist
the
private life.
to
told
history. "What
instructor, "you do
in
been
Professor, and
quickly
three
discharged
have
required to
is a gas."
am
of silicon.
and
of America's
one
speaking in after years
study, he said, "Had
subject of chemistry, which
stated:
began,
remained
was
would
of
his
he
this
I
studies
he
to become
when
experiences with
silicon been
intendent.
Super-
July, 1851, a cadet,
Whistler, aged sixteen years
deficiencyin chemistry.
of his
that
at
as
Point
West
at
serve
West
greatest artists.
years
Cavalry
law
to
administration
months,
eleven
exercises.
Superintendent,
as
Lee's
James Abbott
new
greatly
the
before
entered
there
A
cavalry
time, only Engineer officers could
The
Law.
1855 which
for
opportunity
course
embracing
years,
Lee, having transferred
of the
arm
the
Military
completed
was
the
increased
five
and
31
appointed Superintendent.
was
include
to
Years
"
!
not
of him
in
said
officer who
know
an
the
an
tion
examina-
date
was
of the
Point
West
32
Vista?
of Buena
Battle
dinner
out
to
the
Mexican
the
and
date
the
you
West
a
you,
to
to
talk
Point
battle.
of the
were
began
company
and
War,
asked
were
Suppose
go
of
man,
What
would
do?"
you
"Do,"
said
things
at
or
of
to
such
dinner."
Whistler
Although
silicon
refuse
talk
would
who
people
with
associate
I should
"why,
Whistler,
of
Professor
the
at
in
success
a
defining
dates, he excelled
remembering
standing
not
was
Drawing
at
his
of
head
time
the
in drawing,
class.
The
Robert
was
W.
abilityhimself and of
fessor
generallyrecognized standing. For Whistler, ProWeir
account
on
always had a high esteem
talent he displayed in the drawing
of the unusual
Weir,
an
classes.
artist of
mean
no
of
Specimens
question began
Northern
of their
however,
noise
the
of the
Southern
over
first the
ardently advocated
sworn
of their
enthusiasm
any
particular
gathering
storm
that
face
cadets
its nature
had
cadet
was
are
to
most
of the
was
face
secluded
Southern
the views
all of the
young
bitterness.
clouds
war
natures
Soon,
and
the
brewing brought
with a problem
difficult to
allegianceto
the slave
in the
even
At
Hudson.
cadets
without
but
a
respective States, arguing with
and
warmth
heard
be
to
of the
Highlands
one
as
1860, the rumblings of trouble
In
of
work
Point.
stillpreserved at West
and
his
the
solve.
Government
the
that
Each
and
oath
taken
an
What
should
their
one's
that
those
must
have
fellow
remain
33
blood, yet
As
support
fight against
resign was
to
Southerner
a
the
mental
of "the
long
upon
cadets
and
to
meant
reflected
often
I have
To
word.
sworn
Years
it against all enemies.
Government
flesh and
own
break
defend
to
they do?
Federal
the
Hundred
First
The
myself,
suffering
line"
grey
their
experienced,trying to decide upon
General
SchafT, in The Spiritof Old
duty.
Point, gives
us
the
Academy.
the
cadets
Southern
vivid
a
So
much
has
left West
who
forces
of
picture
that the
those
Point
West
days
written
been
to
about
fight with
to
following data
at
may
the
prove
interesting.
At
from
this
the
outbreak
of the
the
Southern
States
number
sixty-three
connected
causes
one
who
the
Army,
with
remained
it is
blood
one
half went
one
fifth of the West
hundred
with
and
the
in
rank
of
progress
turned
to
men
the
Point
fighting
of
had
year
from
before
the
been
the
Academy
One
their
own
flag.
the
general officer,the
a
only
whereas
stood
graduates with-
to the
time
cers
offi-
civil life,
South.
went
of
of the
from
Southern
true
the
that
Confederacy,
strain
In
Government.
fact
Pointers
remained
Although up to
graduates of West
the
the
were
leaving twenty-
war,
appointed
sixty-two
terrible
people, and
the
remarkable
of Southern
there
Of
eighty-six cadets.
various
resigned, from
loyal to
a
War
Civil
Civil
country
to
no
appointed
had
war
War
not
to
been
eagerly
lead its armies.
West
34
In
September, 1861,
the
Regular Army
of the
six graduates
generals in
eleven
six of the
At
graduates.
were
the
sixteen of the seventeen
war
general officers
Point
of the line
during
rose
major-general and 112
of volunteers, which
to
the
war
that
of
the
to
Sixtygrade of
brigadier-general
that
means
Regular
graduates.
were
clusion
con-
than
more
one
to
rose
graduates engaged in the war
Nine
the
received
the grade of general officer.
of Congress for conspicuous gallantry.
thanks
third
of the
Turning
similar
the
state
Of
of affairs.
Confederate
forces,
Confederate
the
to
the
West
service, eighteen
we
find
Pointers
were
a
in
full
made
generals,fifteen lieutenant-generals,forty majorgenerals,and eighty-eightbrigadier-generals. In
of
command
of the
scarcely
and
West
famous
most
was
Jefferson Davis,
was
Confederacy,
The
side
all
Ulysses
less
noted
S.
a
West
were
Pointer.
Pointer
Grant,
President
class
Sheridan
on
of
the
Union
1843,
but
('53),
and
services
('45). Other graduates whose
most
were
conspicuous follow: George H. Thomas
Meade
('35),Sedgwick ('37),
('40),
('35),Hooker
McClellan
('53),
('39),McPherson
('46),Halleck
Rosecrans
('50),Pleasanton
('44),
('42),Warren
and Gregg ('55).
find
Lee
On
the Confederate
side we
('29),
Early ('37),Jackson ('46),A. S. Johnston ('26),
A. P. Hill ('47),Daniel
H. Hill ('42),and
Longstreet
('42),Ewell ('40),and Stuart ('54).
of the Civil War, a strugglebeAt the conclusion
Sherman
West
36
and
largement
this
Professor
is
It
and
Mills,
and
of
needs
Once
the
citizens
The
to
the
in
return
stands
lips
have
of
and
of
all
to
honorable
this
Point
West
triumph
ready
ings.
build-
a
which
time
to
long
the
the
meet
to
their
the
press
and
that
face.
to
will
struggle
Mater
of
sons.
greeting
true
in
have
they
that
Alma
as
prove
as
knows
loyal
with
enemy
upon
cup
time
this
war,
Point
West
in
at
called
been
traditions
past,
Root,
over
resourceful
and
graduates
their
Elihu
improved
is
country
powerful
most
our
the
again
General
Army.
new
our
efforts
new
during
and
expanded
were
War,
magnificent
1911,
self.
him-
late
the
extended
to
1904
W.
Charles
of
of
Secretary
its
In
indefatigable
ability
has
Point.
distinguished
his
to
construction
from
courses
Drawing,
and
Point
Their
period,
of
due
the
to
West
that
late
largely
West
Colonel
the
foresight
the
to
of
rebuilding
connection
Larned,
Point
will
they
who
ever
to
the
III
CHAPTER
the
WHEN
of
Trains
and
sisterhoods,
in
the
of
Barracks,
and
along
chief
the
appear
either
cadets,
When
the
Corps
they
gather
visitors'
seats
to
their
express
delighted
a
languid
As
about
I
the
what
To
many,
the
along
the
watch
everything
and
in
interest
watch
their
are
of
course,
or
of
the
meals
37
glimpse
a
dress
to
or
sidewalks,
see,
the
at
or
Some
openly
genuinely
others
while
taking
apparently
main
re-
only
surroundings.
strolling
I
Academy,
impressions
the
Walk.
individually.
fellow-countrymen
my
grounds
their
Public
the
catch
pleasure,
they
Post,
Flirtation
to
the
in
marching.
phlegmatic
and
Plain,
masse
either
Little
the
of
corners
is to
course,
Point.
galore.
famous
enthusiasm
at
silent
on
en
starts
parade,
all
the
of
interest,
in
West
brotherhoods
various
picknickers
of
area
Their
and
them
Buildings,
of
annual
visitors, tourists,
official
disgorge
the
at
the
and
best,
arrive
to
DREAM
around
its
at
delegations
scouts,
of
begins
boats
boy
groups
is
River
visitors
and
rolls
springtime
Hudson
influx
ARCHITECT'S
AN
OF
REALIZATION
THE
of
historic
this
often
der
won-
institution.
traditions
of
West
38
West
Point,
well
as
Point
its functions
as
but
thoroughly familiar,
are
West
Point
is
never
have
with
the
do
because
of
opportunity
an
majority
vast
a
They
the
see
from
but
they
themselves
Academy.
from
They
visit,
their
In
outside.
the
cadets,
position of regarding
in the
are
the
full benefit
the
they
acquaint
to
life of
intimate
institution
purposes,
buildings,perhaps parade,
derive
not
the
closed book.
a
the drills,
the
to
and
many
the
cases,
spiritof investigationis restrained by a feeling
in
their part, a feeling of awe
timidity upon
the face of
military surroundings.
to
Army is so little known
The
the
United
there
States, that,
be
to
seems
police duty,
natural
to
appears
consequently marred
greater
told
that
his
freedom,
his
departure
he
have
friend
dissipates
the
the
he
unless
some
but
has
of
wants
he
of
apparently
every
his
visit
and
he
shrinks
cold
feels
being
from
Upon
but
done
fortunate
at
is
investigate
to
great work
stationed
on
necessity have
been
in
man
"Verboten."
are
of
a
check
a
extent
He
must
of
as
some
projects
superficialidea
Academy,
to
ing
surround-
pistol,doing plain
pleasure
ill-at-ease.
with
act
The
average
presence
belt and
waist
a
impulse.
somewhat
the
people in
civilian,
of mystery
sort
some
military life,and
uniform, with
the
to
the
West
the
at
enough
Point
atmosphere
a
to
who
of
military life.
I have
often
regretted,as
swarming around,
that
each
I watched
individual
the
crowds
might
not
'
*
-""*
.
of
Realization
of
instead
Unless
it is
life.
both
as
have
Dream
of
and
the
for
as
the
fully the spirit
of its intimate
West
Point,
officer,prompts
an
American
the
people
their
spiritof
aims, ideals, and
from
graduated
clear idea
a
Point,
superficial
most
seize
39
West
long familiaritywith
cadet
portray
has
impossible to
My
a
the
only
one
institution, or
of the
to
with
leaving
impressions.
Academy
appreciation
real
a
away
carry
Architect's
an
National
me
history,
Military
Academy.
Point
West
in
whether
sight not
that
form
to
glance
sunshine
a
rises out
wanders
rests
eye
border
of the
little
a
of
West
achievement,
the
the
seems
beholder
material
of the
noble
as
he
grandeur
of
the
West
the
eye,
Academic
to
but
a
ing
Ridit
seems
one's
as
it drinks
Chapel.
filled with
and
He
the
the
in
the
crenelated
Building, and
contemplate the
crowning
withdrawn
admires
worthy to
thought, "frozen
When
Cadet
impressions.
mists, is
the
on
pauses
Point's
world,
river,
monumental
higher
moment
a
roof
the
Headquarters; higher yet,
Post
for
from
of the cliffof which
then, higher still,it
beauty
The
part, first fixes the
towering pile of
the
through
or
forgotten.
soon-
Hall
for the first time
seen
architectural
For
from
a
a
the
moment
sordid
multitude
of
experiences a spiritualuplift
majestic simplicity and
umph
triarchitectural
buildings, an
beautiful
have
inspiredRuskin's
music."
Government
determined
Point, nearly fifteen years
ago,
to
rebuild
the presence
West
40
fine
of two
and
buildingsof
the Cadet
Gothic
that
institutions
limited
Gothic
who
work
beautiful
hue, and
unanimous
years,
who
In
writing
of
the
is
that
for
The
on
John
M.
work
these
upon
than
the
seven
under
was
the
the
Government.
Point,
the
mention
any
of
name
and
the
an
intelligence. The
splendidly
are
architects
structures
which
Colonel
with
difficult work
buildings
new
mirable
ad-
Carson, Jr.,Quartermaster,
West
zeal
of
about
period of
a
because
and
rocks
rather
natural
the
harmony
of the
construction
the
of
amount
constructed,
eye
The
time
on
so
they received the
of judges composed
representing
book
a
Good-
for
drawings
board
a
were
that
buildings involves
who
performed his
unusual
result
which
was
all
in
treatment
architects,Cram,
over
of Colonel
direction
Carson
of
architects.
during
and
designs
Renaissance
a
of
buildings lasted
new
A
ago.
participate. Several
to
treatment
approval
of eminent
out
for
group
Gothic
educational
century
for
Ferguson, submitted
a
perhaps
Collegiate
as
for
a
tecture.
archi-
distinguished themselves
invited
designs
one
half
Library
styleof
the
of
vogue
held
was
had
were
offered, but
in
country
competition
architects
the
examples
much
in the
"
buildings ranked
two
was
the
design
decided
"
successful
most
Gothic
Barracks
These
the
Point
had
to
seem
an
grow
ing
they stand, emphasiz-
detracting
Point's
West
from
beauty.
north
road
the river side, the
from
Power
the
station
House
passes
built
of
first,
granite
of
Realization
local
from
the
entire
and
power,
a
institution
and
the
It
assumes
almost
the
The
In
a
Dream
designed
to
buildings
with
41
supply
electricityfor light
this nature,
building of
for
be taken
heat
granted and
contrary, its design is
the
its function, but
the
not
building
link in the architectural
important
an
with
would
pardoned, but, on
only adapted for
is
central
steam.
factory-likelook
forms
It
quarries.
exhaust
from
Architect's
an
whole.
its
place quite naturally and modestly,
unobtrusively in the natural landscape,"tying
buildingsin the upper terrace with the base.
is
tall smoke-stack
cleverlyconcealed within
the walls of an
imposing granite tower.
On
a
slightlyhigher level, and paralleling the
river, is the Riding Hall
splendidly impressive
with
its broad
almost
akin
large
very
of
the
The
latter
seem
serve
in
classic order, and
reconcile
to
measure
Gothic
but
the
to
The
the
occupies
the
also of the
old
the
of
hall
site of
not
The
Hall,
"
the
present
only
the
old
was
of cadets
place.
Cavalry stables, and
built in 1855 and, for
West
a
classicism
Memorial
neighboring Cullum
its surroundings" with
among
exotic
Hall
flat buttresses.
an
nant
domi-
Riding
old hall,
barracks.
the
ber
num-
Point
during the ensuing
crease
fiftyyears, it was sufficiently
large. With the inof the Corps of Cadets, and
the quickened
interest
throughout
however,
served
the
Service
in
equitation,
spacious accommodations
more
required.
were
has
at
a
useful
and
Usually
when
honorable
for instructio
a
building
purpose
for
many
years,
with
regret.
its demolition
There
attachment
hour
bare
the little
and
House
back
or
of
in the
plaza
the
at
Riding Hall,
the mediaeval
under
Hall.
arch
and
admiringly
in
whose
tanbark.
spongy
of the
junction
the road
winds
of the Post
and
Power
passes
Headquarters,
stand, imprisoned, it would
we
quadrangle
a
and
sternness
the
beyond
Middle
of
solemnity
arch, the
reached
being
by
lower
retainingwall
150 by 600 feet
is
roof,
this
so
glass so
to
as
that
afford
a
back
of
steam-heated
winter
and
months,
afternoon.
into
three
to
The
tanbark
smaller
cling
The
by
first
is
roof
of
to
a
tilever
can-
ters
encoun-
holds
mostly
light,and
make
The
be
durable
en-
from
building is
during
divided
halls, a scheme
of
the
more
drills extend
can
to
great
unexpected descent
equitation
hall
paces
galleries
that
electric lighted, for
The
few
a
of its vastness
capricious beast.
a
entrance
the
of
eye
maximum
and
sudden
any
of
road.
the
when
grip.
with
the road
symbolic
is covered
and
in its
floor is covered
main
the
interior,a sensation
spectator
seem
level
of
fortresses,
Age
flightof steps
a
steep
arena
late
raw-boned
a
disciplineand strength. The
from
the Riding Hall branches
the
its walls
Building. At this point, the
dignity of the buildings are stupendous,
and
seem,
the
painful
learning
horse,
a
Administration
bulk
the
Many
spent within
floundering around
In
is
Riding
cadets
the
on
generally viewed
however, no sentimental
was,
the
for
had
ride
to
or
Point
West
42
into
by
that
the
the
tains
cur-
per-
of
Realization
classes
three
mits
In
time.
same
for
is
the
drill
so
A.
and
the
the officers and
afternoon,
cadets
of cadets
against
balconies
who
once
for
a
imposing
at
towers
the
sixty
these
days
built
of
the
main
building, on
a
their
up
Saturday
other,
try
or
the
Along
south
and
of visitors
admire
we
an
At
whose
Building
with
four
smaller
dred
hunin
interestingfact
that
the
level with
this tower
southeast
base
the
in
eagle carved
enormous
portions
pro-
precipitatelyone
is
solid masonry.
an
and
arch,
of steel construction
floor,is
keep
graceful Herculean
tipped
feet. It
good
the hall is open.
the
rises
corners,
a
Moreover,
each
Administration
tower,
square
and
the
in
accommodation
under
more
the
horses
to
whenever
moment
of
the
of
The
it for
wall, and the north
welcome
are
Passing
again
barracks.
Artilleryuses
play
the
stalls
are
majority
civilian opponents.
for
the
at
months
enabled
are
full length of the west
are
the
Every Wednesday
teams
their skill
hall
well instructed.
men
practicein polo.
of
of
Battery
43
winter
ground, thereby keeping
condition
end,
but
mounts,
are
S. M.
U.
of the
kept at the cavalry
large that during the
the horses
hall
portion
one
Dream
instruction
undergo
to
hundred
one
Architect's
an
is
angle
of
the
granite,
its head
and
back
the edifice,
as
if
high, its wings outstretched
proudly against the two sides of
proclaiming
over
heart
the
to
the
is enclosed
the
world
Academy
its mission
whose
in this structure.
stairway,alongside
flattened
the basement
of protection
administrative
As
we
at
ascend
the
left,
West
44
we
pass
to
a
Point
large Gothic
a
vaulted
hall
window
used
for
which
affords
courts-martial.
interior of this hall is in keeping with
donjon
of such
in the
chill and
a
accused
flightof
Post
proper
where
The
exterior
representing
the
official
laws
of
the
seals, and
top of the
east
States
will
entrances,
the
the War
of the
of
of
with
shields
various
states,
from
be
of the
respectively,of
of
the
the
great
and
Department
the
addition
In
various
of
an
the
at
courtyard.
The
great seal of the United
above
found
obverse
coat-of-arms
the
the
to
George Washington,
of
the
into
is constructed.
of
only
the
building
expressed according
The
reverse
of the
volens.
level
ornamented
elevation
Engineers.
devices
inspire
to
as
foreign possessionsprepared
is that
and
building
are
Heraldry.
obverse
view
coats-of-arms
individual
of
the
val
mediae-
building, and
the
to
eastern
walls
territories,and
the
large sally-portleads
which
The
guilt, nolens
mounts
an
A
around
court
feeling of
stairs
disclosed.
whole
forbidding aspect
a
The
is
of the
appearance
light
the
east
and
west
ing
Flank-
sally-port.
seal
are
device
to
the
the
seal
of
of the
Corps
shields, the
staff
departments, usually
associated
been placed
with a headquarters, have
of them, the
in the sally-port. Two
AdjutantGeneral's
Department,
Department,
are
on
and
shields
the
on
Quartermaster's
the
north
side
ment,
Departsally-port,and the Subsistence
Signal Corps, Pay Department, Ordnance
Inspector-General's Department,
Department,
of
the
of
Realization
Architect's
an
Judge -Advocate-General's
Department,
the bases
at
In
the
the
courtyard
the
selected
Colonel
that
names
for the
Colonel
carved
are
the
:
first Superintend
emy.
Acad-
Military
G. Swift, first
Joseph
in
followingreasons
Jonathan Williams,
of
SWIFT
corbels
on
are
of the ribs of the arch.
granite were
WILLIAMS
45
Medical
Department,
Chaplain's Corps,
and
Dream
ate
gradu-
of the
TOTTEN
General
Military Academy.
Joseph G. Totten, the
and
graduate
while
ex-officiothe
of the
inspector
tenth
serving
first
Military Academy
Chief of Engineers
as
from
THAYER
DELAFIELD
1838-1864.
of
Major Sylvanus Thayer, Father
the Military Academy.
Colonel
Richard
Delafield, Superintendent
from
Thomas
the
United
under
much
United
whose
struction
con-
President
States, during whose
1801
Military Academy
James Monroe,
the
86 1, under
Jefferson, third
administration,
MONROE
1
completed.
was
of
to
administration
whose
JEFFERSON
1856
was
fifth
to
the
founded.
President
States, 1817
administration
Academy
encouraged.
1809,
developed
to
of
1825,
tary
the Miliand
was
Point
West
46
the
Upon
room,
second
Gothic
a
windows
Academic
floor is the
hall illuminated
and
sciences.
The
room
is the
massive
stained
with
emblems
containing
of the
and
world's
greatest warriors.
with
ornamented
and
descriptionof the statuettes
for selectingthe subject are
given in a
Holden, late librarian,dated November
That
the
piecebe
of
from
the
The
"
in
three
heads
the
the
harmonize
to
selected
of the
with
appearing
the
reasons
1906.
23,
:
the
on
the
have
"
statuettes
subjects as
themselves
23, 1906.
mantel
relation
small
to
shields
the
diately
imme-
tive
however, indica-
are,
follows:
Sun
and Moon
JOSHUA.
legend describing the
standing still of the
ary
legend-
or
top of the
no
The
mantle-
architectural
architects
the
at
the
letter to Dr.
historical
"
the
by
underneath.
below
the
lists in this letter of November
crenelations
statuettes
figures
general military type
a
and
treatment
of
the
by
of
of officers recommended
character
salted
best
"
Board
of
statuettes
The
Advisory
arts
modeled
mantel,
stone
glass
various
striking feature
most
Laurie
An
Board
Sun
on
"
taken
from
the Biblical
distinctlymiraculous
the
occasion
of
a
tain
cer-
battle.
HECTOR
of
TROY.
OF
triangular fylfot,which
civilization.
to that
figure.
of
This
Troy
Scroll
Mycenaean
device
of which
stands
for
would
apply
Hector
was
"
a
sort
Mycenaean
the
equally
greatest
Colonel
First
From
the
Joseph
Graduate
Painting
of
by
Thomas
the
G.
Swift
Military
Sully,
Academy
Library
U.S.M.A.
of
Realization
the
"
of
harp
selected
"
Dream
and
of all Israel,warrior
King
DAVID.
Architect's
an
little sling,especiallysince the head
a
ALEXANDER
severed.
knot
Gordian
GODFREY
DE
of which
part of his
whole
the
In
of his
purpose
Heraldic
BOUILLON.
city he
king
was
career.
of
cross
which
and
salem
Jeru-
forms
a
coat-of-arms.
own
The
MACCABEUS.
actual
the
perial
im-
Holy Grail,
The
ENGLAND.
OF
symbolizing the
JUDAS
The
"
crown.
ARTHUR
KING
Franks
of the
King
CHARLEMAGNE.
iron
the
by
Legions.
Roman
famous
carried
standard
The
GESAR.
JULIUS
of Goliath
conventionalized
A
GREAT.
THE
instead
figureabove.
of the
the foot
is under
ist
psalm-
architects
the
by
47
hammer
"
meaning of the name
mantel, the figuresare
"
is
which
Maccabeus."
logically
chrono-
arranged
of them, i. e.y
historically.Three
Heathen
Hector, Alexander, and Caesar,were
; three
Christians, viz.: Charlemagne, King Arthur,
were
and
and
Godfrey;
David,
The
Sir
Judas.
of subjects
choice
Caxton's
by
Thomas
viz.:
the
of the
figuresis
it is
world, that
was
Joshua,
suggested
preface to
Malory's
Morte
taken
notorly
there
be
to
the
the first volume
d' Arthur,
following quotation covering
which
For
Jews,
were
and
architects
of
three
and
from
the choice
:
known
nine
through
the
universal
and
the
best
worthy
that
West
48
ever
were,
and
three
named,
is
Christian
both
of
Rome,
had.
And
to-fore
first
for
as
land
and
Jerusalem,
and
acts.
And
been
three
noble
the
through
nine
best
since
Great, of whom
both
in French
Godfrey
was
are
room
the
into
Of
the
floor
years
and
which
gathered
nations.
whom
the
children
and
histories
have
admitted
number
of the
noble
first the
was
Charles
or
in
is had
of
of these
Incarnation
and
third
the
the
Academic
the
places,
many
And
as
offices of the
three
the
last
valuable
some
relics, and
models
Visitors
well
are
the
the
Museum,
left of the
has
Museum
of
printing shops,
Ordnance
the
ters
Headquaroffices
the
the
Board
Superintendent,
The
clerks.
the
is at
in 1854, the
Begun
also
David, King
Charlemain,
English.
Office, and
to
entrance
were
noble
the
whom
and
known
the
stalled
men,
history
same
Adjutant,
Post
ander
Alex-
of
Lord,
building houses, moreover,
Treasurer, the Quartermaster,
the
second
of Boloine.
the
Upon
which
said
the
was
and
Jews,
brought
world
the
well
all their
Christian
second
be
our
rehearseth
worthy.
The
Arthur.
history
Judas Maccabeus,
third
universal
and
the
behest, the second
of
the
Bible
the
three
of
Joshua which
Duke
Israel into the
of
three
Incarnation
the
was
the
the
were
Julius Cassar, Emperor
histories
the
whom
of whom
in prose,
third
the
they
Christ, which
of
Troy,
and
in ballad
Great, and
the
of
Jews,
Paynims,
for the
Incarnation
the
three
Paynims,
As
men.
first Hector
the
comen
of
is to wit, three
that
to-fore
were
Point
sally-port.
throughout the
trophies of
of
the
repaid by
arms
a
war,
of
terestin
inall
visit to this
of
Realization
Architect's
an
interesting "spot. Historic
I
rooms.
might mention
flagstaffthat
of the
American
horse
equipment;
speak
of
of
a
and
of
and
rare
all kinds.
of
the
beautiful
Not
the
portion
a
in 1861 ;
uniform
the
with
war
the
distinguished
to
Grant's
mementoes
in
Sumter
belonging
generals; General
insurrection
them
Fort
at
49
abound
among
was
swords
presentation
relics
Dream
and
Philippine
Spain,
not
to
collection of weapons
least
interestingpart
of
the exhibit
are
the
glass cases
are
preserved five flagscaptured by the
American
which
the
George.
these
during
army
British
were
from
trophies of the Revolution.
Revolution,
royal colors, and
German
The
the
mercenaries
former
sent
taken
were
at
In
of
two
three
taken
by King
over
Yorktown.
All
the property of General
originally
Washington
by whom
they were
bequeathed to
Parke
of his
George Washington
Custis, the son
adopted son, and grandson of Mrs. Washington.
He in turn
bequeathed them to the War
ment,
Depart-
flags were
which
The
the
same
into possession of them
came
in
Secretary Floyd presented
year
1858.
them
to
Academy.
Across
the road
from
Cadet
Mess.
is the
buildings,the
architecture
of the
in
front, it
conforms
not
only
sets
the
well
in
back
dignity
in addition
It is
one
With
more
certain
oldest
1850.
way
its broad
from
of its
a
general
a
ing
Build-
the
of
part dating from
buildings.
new
but
main
the Administration
the road,
to
The
that
pavement
possessing
imposing neighbors,
quaint charm.
Point
West
50
The
doors
large central
hall whose
walls
with
hung
are
graduates, chieflythe
the Academy.
Perhaps
of
painting is that of
was
Superintendent
General
in
the
to
access
main
guished
portraitsof distinformer
ents
Superintend-
interesting
the most
Lee, who
E.
Robert
I have
Frequently
1852.
surprise that
visitors express
heard
give
General
Lee's
portrait should hang in the halls of the National
a graduate
MilitaryAcademy, notwithstanding he was
and afterwards
a
Superintendent. The fact
that
he fought against the Union, they argue,
West
a
united
people
learned
his
Alma
that
but
for
together
At
these
tables
to
enter
the
Hall
Mess
a
first
whom
he
his
fame
having
of
section
rule,the
ten
classmen,
classmen,
and
the
a
the
are
of
a
meal.
its snowy
dets,
ca-
tables
floor
It is
any
mess
ten
there, two
cadets.
with
polished cutlery, and
cadets are not seated by
company
and
prior to
its
As
be
accommodate
economy
twenty
are
is immaculate
in the
should
him
hall
in the
to
They are made
occasionally,here
shoved
each
are
we
glory.
tables^
table
from
brought
Symmetrically arranged
are
since
that
Mater
honor.
the
of
his record
more,
lessons
the
considers
once
his
recognized by
and
bestowal
preclude the
Point, however,
should
space.
pleasure
Every
clean
cloth,
shining crockery. The
classes but by companies,
certain
of
number
tables
hall assigned its battalion.
messmates
two
second
three
fourth
are
made
classmen,
classmen.
up
of three
two
third
The
latter
11
1
a
I
*o
"8
""
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0)
of
Realization
given, by
are
perform
to
such
mess
coffee and
the
Three
of the
custom
at
long
the
the
the
clever
numerous
for cooking
Each
The
labor
the
liberal
machine
bushel
The
chef
use
of
them, in
make
and
few
a
saving devices
limit, and
it would
of
the
the
with
Cadet
Mess
or
with
viewed
dined
of
cadets,
a
attracted
to
cooking, and
for
the food
kitchen
proper.
it
whereupon
cooked
the
and
served.
potatoes,
whole
a
minutes; other
wash
and
the
be
ances
contriv-
to
the
dry
aid
is tested
in the
present
a
maintain
Even
four
new
Mess,
long
now
almost
to
its
years
The
hall.
Grant
great regret by many
for
labor-
Corps to 1200
to enlarge the
either
build
merable
innu-
of these
impossible to
necessary
will be
South
be
increase
of the
reallyhistoric
the
its kind,
plant
disappearance
who
strikes
for the cadets.
mess
cadets, it will be
present
the
of the
Without
excellent
capacity
glance
soon
for
main
the bread, sterilize the milk,
cut
dishes.
the
curing
pro-
preparation is greatly reduced
by
of machinery.
A clever electrical
of
rapidly peels
an
duties
the
preparation of
to
freeze the ice-cream; and
such
first
devices
prepares
the
to
At
is
outside
occurs
department
is carried
from
surroundings
labor.
and
various
lead
attention
his
51
carving the meat,
as
kitchen.
observer, but
Dream
milk.
super-cleanlinessof
time
Corps,
passageways
dining-hallto
saving
Architect's
an
Hall,
ates
gradu-
within
its
walls.
the
Cadet
Mess
is the
Hospital
large granite building perched
on
for
a
West
52
back
terrace, well
central
with
portion
The
older
of
are
from
of two
in
is,
Each
respect.
the
on
of
different
to
be
to
those
not
of
kinds
to
at
the
in the
every
as
duty
is
there
in
To
entering
haven
a
cadets
more
so
many
minor
for
the
reveille,and
in what
French
does
some
irk-
where
to
appears
than
renown
ments,
ail-
It is the
free from
no
place
a
especially
of rest.
are
there is
building
a
it is
some
tinguishe
disWest
at
cadets
Vatel, the famous
cadet
hospital at
his course,
ailments
and
fellows.
into
has
them
chef,
the
cook
least for
those
who
One
at
the
West
of
the
Point
hospital."
longing to be
period during
secret
a
regarded with
are
plebe learns
broke
making
hospital.
Almost
their
in
revel
feasts.
enjoyed
every
former
large number,
a
succeed
convalescents
never
that
feeling.
avoided, but
epicurean
cases.
in
of
on
surgeons
arouses
place where the
routine, where
the
of
wards,
two
in honor
suppose
it is viewed
one
portion of
modern
contains
which
who
main
course,
Wheaton
Post
wings
wings are
respectivelyCuyler, McElderry,
and
I do
the
The
the
a
basement.
and
possible isolation
military
Point.
each
of
basement,
1875, but
from
wing
all,named
McParlin,
and
construction.
recent
more
It consists
stories
portions date from
equipment
four
road.
stories
practically detached
the
building for the
The
the
three
of
wings
two
Point
short
a
in"
"break
a
slight
by
special esteem
first
adages
is "faint
The
for
heart
surgeons,
that
never
how-
a
of
Realization
situation
I
that
cadet,
a
a
day,
winter
in
meeting
remaining
C
who
occasion
mutual
"rest
cure,"
congratulatory
of the
their skill
also
and
in this abode
Arthur
of rest.
of the
successful
to
disciples
the
"Some
ward, finishinghis discourse
when
forever!"
on
and
come
C
was
but
next
/
stay
in walked
and
opened
remain
oratorically;
go
may
door
the
Cadet
the surgeon.
some
to
plaining
ex-
little
in
heads
cots, the strategy necessary
may
bed
a
upon
of
line
admiring
an
snow-white
in
perched
was
one
were,
,
of the
I
when
wards, the burden
the most
was
the
case.
their luck
long
so
53
size up
convalescents
a
the
of
Dream
they
one
of
holding
being
conversation
each
upon
group
one
and
men
clearlyin
very
remember
was
in
clever
pretty
are
ever,
Architect's
an
day
returned
duty.
to
The
officer in
Medical
the
the Soldiers'
enlisted
for the
The
men
relativelya
the
Cadet
the
two
and
West
are
four
in
Post
captains
several
also
the
Dental
of
charge
Hospital, a separate building for the
of the garrison, and
are
responsible
general health
chief
or
by
and
officers
hospitalis
three
by
Corps,
These
Surgeons.
of the
is assisted
Surgeon, who
of
charge
of the
buildings
small
Mess
area
and
Academic
Academic.
of
of
command.
the
Academy
Just
ground.
occupy
north
road
flanking the main
the
as
buildings, known
The
East
building is
having been completed in 1913,
provided for in the rebuilding
one
of
of
West
the
of
are
East
new,
last
Point.
West
54
West
The
Academic
in
and
Civil
dollars.
hundred
five
and
located
are
in
History;
the
the
Modern
of
Departments
of
chemical
building
latter
modern
most
lecture
both
recitation
accompanied by
The
more
it
gives
the
of
portion
for
rooms
admitted
are
if
officer.
an
of both
of the
of
new
these
has
one
for the first time, but
buildings
is
building is of
Splendidly situated,
East
or
of bulk
impression
feelingthat
same
and
mineralogical
section
Visitors
exquisite beauty.
a
electrical
major
the
contain
architecture
Gothic, but that
the
with
provided
a
The
purposes.
is
besides
laboratories,
buildings
building
rooms,
geological museum.
and
East
Languages, Chemistry
losophy.
and
Experimental Phi-
Electricity,Natural
The
in
and
much
mass,
nought
dread-
regarding a
this
impression soon
certain delicacy
appreciation of a
treatment, a simple dignity that pleases. One
the best impressions of its beauty is obtained
gives way
about
to
only by
an
when
dusk
and
on
thousand
Military Engineering, Mathematics,
and
Ordnance
Drawing,
Gunnery, and
and
of
pleted
com-
about
Departments
of
was
granite
building
English
the
which
and
Law,
the
building,
1895, is built of Massachusetts
cost
In this
Point
the
its surface
the
is bathed
either side of the main
Academic
facing
Building
and
dim
its outlines
in shadows
relieved
mediaeval
lanterns
of the
glimmering
Immediately
mists
evening
door.
the
across
center
the
of
East
the
road, is
a
large
of
Realization
opening
known
sections
of
of
space
road
with
that
derives
buildings that
one
which
form
cadets
recitations, and
the
Academic
of
with
a
well-groomed
ground.
The
word
To
brings
a
the
mind
to
wearily trudged
afternoons
"
however, it is the
place
and
the
The
is the
Tactical
red
the north
Cadet
360
architecture
guard
contains
clock
mount,
tower
and
small
a
where
ants,
his assist-
feet
and
and
west
of the
Barracks, built in 1848.
frontage,
granite,with
sandstone,
a
a
meals; the
officers.
building on
South
for
of Cadets
Commandant
edifice, of
native
with
majority,
assembly
the
life,
an
insignificantbuilding
the
of cadet
they
Saturday
the
To
inspection or
important of all, it
most
dwell
and
recitations, sometimes
for
of many
scene
hub
the
vividly
that
tours
Wednesday
"
gives
to
of cadets, it
its surface.
across
that
dure,
ver-
great connoting
punishment
on
near
of
is devoid
has
large number
their
of grass
gravel
on
barracks.
appearance
"Area"
of its
to
the
plot
fine
in
the
walk
cement
area
and
power.
portion
marched
small
a
clean
a
be
from
name
a
a
the
of barracks,
borders
building the
is covered
but
to
sidewalk
a
exception
the
bound
which
passageway
area
its
side is
perimeter. Along
the
This
the
55
recitations
to
building.
ground
brown-stone
With
march
must
the main
connects
a
cadets
Dream
sally-portthrough
a
Academic
East
the
as
Architect's
an
crenelations
the
harmonizes
area
This
is constructed
and
Elizabethan
perfectlywith
of
cornices
of
style of
its
the Gothic
of
the
is
of
one
buildings. There
the building, 14 x
modern
number
certain
often
I have
looked
that
fills half
the
the
when
of
Highland
the
of
with
all its
charge
our
A
or
snow,
over
the
leave
angle
the
Point's
to
hill the
and
the
of the
Plain
foreground,
out
the
to
heat
which
upper
the
the
winter
half
against
Highland hills
in the
swathed
sometimes
flutteringof
implore
its
its
resisting
precious
its release
join
to
breeze.
the north
between
here.
shivering under
of
strength
the flightof the
we
section
the
emblem,
seems
the
present
beautiful
a
no
pany,
com-
a
sally-port to enjoy
national
which
to
of Barracks
flagstaff,sometimes
slender
folds
on
north
is
quartered
are
summer,
of
At
in the Area
In
angrily blow.
far-away background
is the
As
D
divisions,
divisions,but
assigned
resignedly spread
fleecy blanket
winds
the
strength.
picture,
modate
accom-
There
are
it framed.
either
the
its
to
to
into
rooms.
between
stood
through
fine vista
the
sixteen
A, B, C, and
Cos.
Bn.
1st
divided
of them
according
planned
completely supplied
electric
heating, and
are
communication
lateral
in
rooms
is
It
barracks
containing
each
feet, each
22
handsomest
hundred
two
are
Cadet
old
Point's
plumbing,
The
lights.
fact, the
West
cadets.
two
with
In
buildings.
new
Barracks
a
Point
West
56
the
sally-portand
two
monumental
sets
Cadet
spiritualfortress, looms
effectiveness.
of
It
has
turn
barracks, high
Chapel, West
above
a
toward
fine
with
site
ordinary
extraon
a
d.
o
Point
West
58
Officers' Mess.
Directly below, in the shelter of
ings
chapel hill,are grouped all of the main buildpertaining to the cadets, the most
ous
conspicu-
the
of which
height
a
barracks.
the
are
the arrangement
Viewed
of the
from
this
buildings resembles
regular nest, le nid des cadets.
A
winding
road
the
Chapel.
The
feet
long,
The
nave
and
contains
later be
of
the
window,
with
fourteen
Erected
glass but
faithful
of
memory
200
windows,
which
will
the
chancel
great
inscription:
of Battles
departed
the
Military Academy,
States
is
to
windows.
glory of the God
the
to
Chapel
large Gothic
temporary
its noble
leads
transepts, 72 feet wide.
replaced with memorial
jewel of the interior is
The
United
the
across
barracks
of the
interior
filled with
now
back
in
and
graduates
of the
Point, by the
West
living alumni.
The
deep
the
about
beauty,
There
glass are
four
it is
and
for
and
red
are
obtained
It
in the
is of
be
to
give the
dow
win-
best
lights
The
early
rare
subject, color, and
unexcelled
in
afternoon
richness
and
arrangement
our
country.
tains
panels,each of which conlife-size figurerepresenting one
of
twenty-seven
almost
the
chief
militant
are
held
in
a
purple
o'clock.
thought
an
at
of
extraordinary richness.
an
from
shades
quarter
the
figures in
Chapel
before
the
every
eleven
and
Bible.
Services
Sunday
morning
are
attended
by
The
Interior
of
the
Chapel
Realization
of
Architect's
an
cadets, officers,enlisted
in the
service
of
hundred
one
is
five voices
recitals,free
of organ
In addition
Chapel, where
and
the
to
59
their families,and
men,
of visitors.
large number
Dream
the regular
to
the
a
cadet
choir
feature, a series
a
public,is given
each
year.
The
is of
organ
for
surprisinglyeffective
manuals,
being
both
finest
the
of
the
the
its
present
"
to the
recitals up
to
now
the
of
fourth
a
in the
gallery opposite
eloquently vacant,
part of the service
musical
highest efficiency.
of
the
improvements
will become
organ
three
performance
addition
completion
the
of
still incomplete,
proper
located
organ,
the
to
the
Upon
contemplated
art
pipes
is
it
is
and
for this cathedral-like
The
bring
is needed
and
music.
with
manual,
But
undersized
building and inadequate
quality
instrument
an
keyboards.
or
fine
unusually
of
one
the
gloriesof the country, and with the Chapel,
tics
perfectin architecture,surroundings, and acouswould
"
The
indicated
or
of such
create
acquisitionof
by
bronze
a
key desk,
tablets
unique,
traditions
would
but
to
also
the
every
tablet
of the
not
of
atmosphere
an
only
placed
organ.
make
in
stop
new
upon
The
this
ism.
ideal-
rare
given is
the
sole,
con-
significance
organ
and
sole
con-
establishing historic
in
affording substantial
volunteer
organist and to
couragement
en-
the
choir.
The
for
opportunity
anyone
desirous
here
of
presented
is most
establishing a
worthy
memorial
60
to
graduate
a
wishing
the
Academy,
the memory
family, for
lives
Point
of
honor
to
West
for
of
class gift,or
a
in
furthering an
of
the
future
graduate
a
of his immediate
one
for anyone
artistic influence
officers of
ested
interthe
over
the
Army
of the
organ,
of
our
country.
To
assist in the
known
the
as
which
is
completion
Fund"
"Organ
alive
kept
has
recital
by
been
the
transepts
also
are
view
by
A
covered
the
the
place of
To
and
West
other
who
of office
crypt,
is
hidden
nave
from
a
vaulted
to
be the
illustrious
of the
appointed by
four
final
resting
military dead.
of
Post, there
the President.
but
years,
the
beneath
room
spiritualwelfare
residents
is for
will enable
sexton
designed
Point's
for the
is
the
to
the
that
care
seats.
not
suspended flags.
see
Chapel
"The
of
they are
Along the
galleries,almost
request made
visitor to
sale
galleriesbut
are
present equipped with
at
started,
offerings,private
proceeds from
subscriptions,and
Corps," a popular West Point song.
In
fund,
a
is
he
the
cadets
is
a
lain
Chap-
His
term
usually
re-
appointed.
The
many
location
of the
places on
the
grounds,
every
once
effective
view
of
beholder.
than
the
remains
Each
the
fine
glimpse
the
one,
walking
while
a
and
Chapel
it visible from
makes
In
Post.
in
previous
that
Chapel
an
a
the
extraordinarily
building
seems
around
more
strikes
the
beautiful
general impression
holds
a
spiritualdo-
of
Realization
minion
main
Dream
Every
of the
corner
under
seems
its influence.
Barracks
pile of
ethereal
and
I
in the
sky.
point
without
that
beauty
view
never
of
thinking
this
at
gaze
old
the
between
sidewalk
the
Cadet
the
I like to view
of Major
the
from
Chapel
one
of Maxfield
for
which
was
this
unveiled
of
the
and
Post
cemetery
sculptor of
On
the
the
the
Cadet
curriculum,
that
he
has
Academy.*'
of the
November
on
monument
side
west
Barracks,
one
in
The
1908.
of
treatment
somewhat
1833.
to
brought
distinguishedofficer was
reinterred
in
Brain tree, Mass., and
South
the
intendent
Super-
1817
services
Father
and
of the
body
from
"the
buted
contri-
were
was
real
a
The
1808.
Academy
from
his
were
the
Thayer
establish
first to
called
been
The
of
where
monument,
1883,
n,
Academy
valuable
so
since
the
of
class
General
friends.
by loving
was
June
Nights.
granite statue
beautiful
loyal graduates
by
He
but
modest
this
Par-
Plain, from
white
a
new
lose itself
to
the
Thayer,
Sylvanus
funds
is
Chapel,
we
monumental
seems
of the
angle
southwest
as
and
rish's imaginative paintings of the Arabian
In
61
feeling is particularly strong
This
on
Point
of West
part
stand
institution.
the
over
Architect's
an
that
dignity, beauty,
exists between
of
and
the
Plain
the
new
Conrad.
is the
North
buildings
pleted
com-
style employed in
building, while resembling
Gothic
this
of
Carl
was
of
The
8, 1877.
the
old
barracks,
Not
grace.
the
two
to
cause
has
enough
any
more
ence
differlack
of
Chief
harmony.
the
of
has
conform
to
of today
are
the
to
area
The
its
of
hordes
around
thin
icy
were
No
would
one
it
that
order.
It has
its
it
of
affairs
only
body
a
of
the
environment
the
best
hydrant.
picturesque
ranks,
the
me),
clustered
from
which
the
into
a
papier
floor of barracks
each
water!
I wish
that
be
tary
mili-
building to
the
study
a
ecclesiastical
great pleasure in
the
of
separated
men
world.
and
from
It
noblest
which
greatest inspiration. A
I
have
seems
made
in
nature,
ideals
group
of
ary
sanctu-
material
the
from
high
times
these
at
shelter, the
the
refuge,
acter
char-
contemplating
imagination
my
religious
some
immediately.
one
a
of its lines would
of
home
undeniable
an
and
as
to
cold
the
was
derived
fancies
to
the
of
hydrant
and
impresses
beauty
down
run
and
trickled
Rather,
suggest
always
cadets
bitterlycold morning.
upon
judge
barracks.
that
to
the
again !
cadet
a
Modern
that
dismissal
water
hot
cerned
con-
old barracks
the
from
seemed
Now,
with
faucets
a
little
poor
buckets.
mache
on
(it
is
tered
memories, chieflycen-
the
cadets
of
in
water
many
upon
one
identical.
of this ancient
reveille
stream
are
their
draw
Immediately
is
triple
are
interior
longer obliged
no
around
the
neighbor, so
new
brings back
custom
which
as
installed
been
mention
very
far
arrangement
plumbing
to
As
in
made
changes
the windows
are
single.
the
the
among
barracks
new
instead
I
Point
West
62
house
to
to
be
receive
happy
the
their
smiling
Point
West
64
equipped with
development.
every
houses
natatorium,
feet
80
The
fine
a
long, with
feet long;
besides
for both
is
cadets
the
and
building
wide
and
92
feet wide
40
and
boxing-room,
a
officers.
for
a
dressing-
necessary
shooting gallery
a
physical
the
feet
77
fencing-room,
a
wrestling-room,
rooms
of
remainder
swimming-pool
a
for
possible device
In
the
ment
base-
rifle and
indoor
pistolpractice.
North
of the
the
are
from
old
ironwork
to
be
a
central
the
it
rooms
exotic
both
on
suite
the
on
Point
house
offers
a
A
of
quaint
a
old
the
of
is the
fascinating
dates
that
is
enough
beautiful
more
of
vista
quarters,
three
large
filled
terminating in a conservatory
plants. Delightful hospitality has
in
these
in the world.
people
and
to
women
some
of
school
and
are
always
the
Point.
is
by
a
number
of
been
most
American
soldiers, noted
Superintendent. If
these quarters could speak they would
interestingincidents of the official
beauty
with
Royalty, distinguished
the
The
the
constantly visiting
are
inspect the
by
to
rooms
the
well-proportioned
charming suites of
sides
left
foreigners,civilians,and
men
old
Surrounding the house
porch of later date, but
rooms
dispensed
noted
fronting the Plain,
Superintendent
curiosity today.
hall gives access
to
spacious
for
the
interesting
an
1820.
but
of
quarters
Academy,
and
Gymnasium
the
of
rooms
fine
West
tained
enter-
walls
relate
life of
of
some
West
hanced
today enfamily portraits,
Realization
Corps
of
At
any
official function
the
fascinating old
porch
stone
steps
movie
men
to
tall
gracefulelm
traveler
majestic
view
a
Point
far
go
and
little
the
the
side
side
opposite
surrounded
beholder
the
most
old
chain
he
Point
passage
On
a
of the
wooden
the
River
from
For
pure
by
dim
background
and
in the
land
himself
imagine
lies
distance
ground
fore-
nestles
On
the
abruptly
to
seems
to
Hudson
the
spot
so
that
so
in
the
Europe
Lakes.
are
across
to
will behold
descends
Nest
a
number
of
trophies,among
portion of the
the Revolutionary
War,
the river from
just above
interestingof
that, during
stretched
Gee's
and
lawns
Breakneck.
rugged
well
this spot
Upon
quarters
Coldspring
of
all sides
on
Italian
the
was
of
this
might
among
village
Cro's
At
water.
the
opposite,
Monument.
Battle
it is
to
Plain
Hudson
of the
that
as
before
unsurpassed. In
city of Newburg, against a
the Shawangunk
Mountains,
close
watch
to
trees.
may
the
the
the
upon
usually
guests
photographers. The
by beautiful,well-kept
surrounded
beauty
John Biddle,
and
are
Trophy
of
property
they indulgentlystand on the front
for the breathlesslyimpatient
pose
sometimes
A
cadets
of the
evolutions
be
the
65
Engineers.
the
crowd
of
Sully, and
Dream
present Superintendent, Colonel
the
the
Architect's
an
Thomas
painted by
or
of
which
is
Constitution
British
a
Island
to
prevent
ships.
carriage
is
a
large Armstrong
West
66
gun,
captured
War,
and
nearby
Mexican
and
the
from
the
in
cruiser
twenty-pound
outstretched
names
wreath,
with
war
comrades
WAR
OF
BATTLE
THE
of the
have
arms
STATES
UNITED
DURING
THE
REBELLION
ERECTED
BY
THEIR
COMRADES
SURVIVING
words
1861,
MEN
THE
IS
MONUMENT
of
THE
OF
IN
its
upon
THE
AND
OF
FELL
in
ment.
Monu-
MEMORY
OFFICERS
ARMY
read
with
memorial.
OF
REGULAR
be
Regular Army
their
memory
is Battle
of the
this beautiful
the
stone
may
IN
In
in the
which
the victims
whose
THIS
captured
upon
are
WHO
Swartzkopf
railingwas
Viscaya
in
Smyrna, Turkey.
of granite nearby
polished monolith
tip stands winged "Fame,"
poised
and
created
iron
an
taken
guns
The
Civil
from
The
to
Wars.
Spanish
the
other
many
the
during
was
trumpet
rolls
Fisher
ball
brought
whose
are
Spanish
and
Spain,
The
Fort
at
inclosed
torpedo
Point
late
built
Colonel,
Larned
"this
by a grateful country,
the hard-won
but by voluntary offeringsfrom
pay
in the field within hearing of the roar
of comrades
memorial
was
not
c
I
I
Realization
have
MacMonnies,
labor
enthusiastic
memory
received, and
a
and
generous
far
in
beyond the
the true spirit
patrioticcitizen."
east is an
equestrian bronze
artist and
of the
Toward
the
the
of
Father
charger and
buildings as
with
raised
hand
if in
labored
Country,
our
he
days
of materialism,
so
hard
magnificent gift
Academy
by
base
simple inscription
the
of
institution
the
In
made
refused
to
"Presented
pedestal
by a
these
that
note
recently
the
his
Academy
establish.
who
statue
upon
interestingto
was
someone
The
name.
of
to
it is
seated
toward
benediction
that
his
given
work,
the
to
recompense
this
whose
67
right to add that the
erick
White, and the sculptor,Fred-
...
designer, Stanford
of
the dead
Dream
It is but
it preserves.
money
Architect's
an
sight of
in
battle,and
of
of
to
the
disclose
bears
the
Patriotic
Citizen."
hotel, just in the
The
Monument,
was
to
in
of the
1829, and
Washington
with
the
ception
ex-
in 1850, it has
added
wing that was
It is not
ficult
difpracticallyunchanged.
imagine, therefore, that its appointments
of
remained
built
rear
a
fail to
satisfythe luxurious tastes of present-day
Americans, so that many
complaints are heard,
and
not
humorist
his hand
in
a
a
One
jokes passed at its expense.
remarked
that Washington
was
raising
few
not
warning
in benediction
to
the guests to
of the
keep
Academy,
but
from
the
path
en-
away
hotel.
From
the hotel, a steep little graveled
Point
West
68
visitor
tices
the
that
skirts
the
into
steep
three-quartersof
For
with
its way
its
the
chain
old
Lantern
the
river.
mile, Flirtation
Walk
sues
pur-
stroll
along
the
behold
to
nature,
is to
Walk
the
the
days
who
the
opposite
the
it is
its
who
seek
themselves
from
time,
colored
or
end
the
Battery Knox,
the
Bachelor
ment.
refine-
maiden-hair
fern
of the
On
and
river
summer
their
girls,
with
eyes
away
nooks
choice
the
profane
Officers' quarters.
and
gaily
a
Academic,
of the
brown
while
straight
to
Library
of
Memorial
building
Hall
and
than
and
the
more
the
gray
harmonize
Hall.
of
buildings
new
approach
its flat buttresses
lines
This
is darker
of
relic, stands
Memorial
Hall,
Cullum
alongside
to tie the
serves
Its color
Officers' Mess.
granite of
Walk
Revolutionary
classic Cullum
the
dark
a
limestone,
brick and
the
of her
cadets
of Flirtation
old
the
bloom,
graveled path whiling
out
a
delicacy of
framed.
are
a
parasol.
Near
with
feel the
is
been
in
are
little vistas
for the
along
wander
screen
bank
favorite
a
trees
like
foliage seems
charming
through which
and
have
to
quintessence
The
Hall
latter
The
Garden.
When
Pole.
of the
favorite
old
past
on
of
site
of Cullum
base
plateau, said
little sheltered
cool
to
Kosciusko's
in
ings,
turn-
Point, past the Bachelor
Officers' quarters, until at the
it ends
the
farther
and
Gee's
on
abrupt
descents, past
Battery,
Battery
and
windings
and
ascents
precipice along
a
its
walk
enchanting
most
a
the
pink
closely
of the
with
of
Realization
and
rooms
beautiful
Erechtheum,
on
the cornice
under
"To
is carved:
and
"
Military Academy.
is
small
a
in action.
The
both
Cavalry,
In the
is the
style,the
Athens.
left of the
the
columns
of the
who
main
walls
whose
room,
Just
have
hall
contain
killed
been
flags are guidons, carried by
regular and volunteer, during
fittingbronze
of the
the
tablets to
are
Superintendents
Academy,
shields, recounting
in which
War
our
of the
memorial
Civil
our
War.
Spanish
Professors
deceased
battles
ment
base-
Graduates
and
graduates
halls
lower
the
to
besides
the
to
chiefly during
wars,
and
To
assembly
tablets
bronze
in
the four Ionic
above
Officers
the
in the
rooms
resembling somewhat
the Acropolis at
and
marble
of three
Hall, built of Milford
Memorial
Cullum
suites
69
Officers' quarters
Bachelor
the
Dream
for officers* servants.
janitor and
Adjoining
forty
are
each, besides
bath
a
for the
pink
there
building
this
In
Architect's
an
graduates
of
the
Academy participated.
Bronze
are
trophy cannon
adornment
of the
in the
on
hall
Mexican
the
and
(south
of West
the
Among
cannon
the
the
are
main
France,
from
most
two
1755,
Beranger, royal
the
Point)
entrance.
in
second
in
in the
floor.
Confederate
captured
were
walls, both
in
freely used
lower
They
hall and
chiefly
are
trophies, but
British
July,
at
under
commissioner
were
the
few
a
Stony
Point
1779.
interesting perhaps
in
large bronze ones
Both
the
made
of
the
front
at
Douay,
supervision
of foundaries.
of
of
J.
The
Point
West
70
"Le
inscribed
"Le
right (as
the
on
one
F"cheux,"
Conquerant." Both
Blanca
Battery in
Punta
Cuba.
These
duplicate of
the
de
Naval
two
the
1778 for
in
use
surprisingthat
in Cuba,
them
of
guns
the
the
the
of
corners
the
stone
at
by
and
War.
have
in
is
It
been
using
manufactured
Spaniards
of
in like
or
defenders
they
mortars
were
the
enemy
to
a
In this hall
small
are
stage and
the
only gained the
of
known
were
in
employed
of
masses
in
were
American
the
siege
stone
advanced
Hall,
Thayer
a
used
dances.
few
a
for
At
scenic
portraitsof graduates
rank
and
at
of its
assault.
an
floor is called
two
clear the trench
to
manner
beautifully proportioned room
functions, officers' and cadets'
is
surmount
the
to
These
preparatory
second
that
mortars
precipitate large
to
heads
the
trenches,
not
about
Virginia
by
should
Mexicans
the
mortars,
operations
there
tute,
Insti-
cast
made,
piazza were
Barcelona, in Spain,
forces,April 22, 1847.
The
France
bronze
the
two
surrendered
upon
lar
simi-
very
equally high quality.
Sevilla and
as
States
part of several
Revolutionary
since
exact
United
and
others, are
Spanish
four inverted
The
the
the
Santiago
the
latter guns,
from
purchased
cannon
of
Virginia Military
The
before
from
almost
at
the
at
cannon
years
harbor
are
cannon
Lexington, Va.
eighty
the
left
the
on
taken
Annapolis, Md.,
Academy,
to
one
were
cannon
five
the
and
building) is
the
enters
one
large,
public
one
end
fixtures.
who
general officer,but
have
have
of
Realization
in
commanded
Architect's
an
time
of
units
war
Dream
71
commensurate
their rank.
with
meals.
their
The
kept
officers
duty
on
West
at
conforms
closelyto
Cullum
and
modest.
It
more
and
of its
and
funds, but
Point.
funds
of
In
design
it
Hall, although plainer
built
so
was
from
detract
not
constructed
was
by personal
managed
is the
officers obtain
Government
from
and
up
Hall
bachelor
the
building
partiallyfurnished
it is
Memorial
of
building south
Officers' Mess, where
The
to be
as
classic
the
spicuous
incon-
beauty
statelyneighbor.
interior
The
especiallythe
of
the
Mess
is
quite beautiful,
dining-halland
main
reading-room,
ornamented
principal features are mantels
with small replicasof the figures
of Day and Night,
Morning and Evening, that adorn the tomb of the
whose
in Florence.
Medicis
Mess
designed by
were
completed,
The
1903.
under
the West
by
Army
long
stated
as
the
Point
General
that
term
a
that
is
Mess
laws
has
as
few
Library
affection.
for
the
of
The
It
the
White
and
latter in
the
continued
Mess,
English
or
of New
and
York
in
started
was
There
a
this
which
State
Mess.
had
trip around
1899 and
and
ated
organized body incorpor-
McClellan.
old in the above
The
in
an
Army
Hall
the late Stanford
former
the
Cullum
Both
is
no
Mess
continental
1841
in
existence
I have
as
our
for
so
heard
Messes
it
are
sense.
the
buildings brings
we
quiet and
all entertain
repose
a
to
us
the
genuine
of its fine
rooms
have
that
attraction
an
other
no
filled with
of
the
frequent
pleasure,
greater
draw
I
that
library and
cadets
it is usually
there
is
Point
than
in
over
one
world
the
forget
ever
when-
There
West
armchair
women,
rooms
itself.
at
winter
men,
various
believe,
big leather
a
and
books, especially on
opportunity presents
an
of the
officers
Cadets, officers,enlisted
children
and
both
for
building offers, so
lovers
afternoons.
to
Point
West
72
no
corner
in
good
a
book.
Like
it
so
built
was
style of
of
many
the
of native
architecture.
erected
in
1841
The
the
and
officers
used
was
upon
Cadet
South
these
that
Academy
the
years
100,000
99,148
mark
memorable
the
The
The
the
dominant
the
to
gave
Library
of Army
determined
in
later
and
however,
was,
board
a
shed
was
present
that
note
character
of
the
style of
comprehensive rebuildingof the
the
in 1904.
founded
was
grown
until
books.
I
volume.
for all its former
building
architecture
am
will be celebrated
oldest
Gothic
Point, determined
began
has
by
years
library proper
it contains
be
West
in the
architecture
with
seven
Barracks.
at
structures
The
style of
buildings
two
in the
1900-1901.
originally designed
was
to
in
Point
old gun
It
$50,000.
entirely remodeled
West
at
present
site of the
the
on
approximately
cost
a
buildings
granite, and
The
in
at the
1812, and
present time
informed
by
the
that
purchase
the
of
be said
Library may
inhabitant
of the neighborhood,
associates, the old Riding Hall,
of
Realization
are
and
Barracks,
Cavalry
the
Architect's
an
Dream
old Cadet
the
73
Chapel
gone.
building, however, has not permanently
tion
against its demolidisappeared. Sentiment
latter
The
was
so
strong
obtained
to
remove
used
it
as
taken
was
each
down,
that
late
the
but
Ordnance
The
Professor
British
the
northeast
flags have
been
removed
a
while
cannon
died
in
General
George
he
was
with
later
Lowe
In
erected
of
New
set
the
in
York,
Year's
New
day, 1817,
by the premature discharge
The pedfiringa salute.
estal
the
of other
names
cadets
the illustrious dead
Among
the cemetery
are
Major Sylvanus Thayer,
Winfield
Scott, Robert
Anderson, and
the
Plain
on
terminates
and
the
on.
A. Custer.
Along
officers
to
dead.
monument
M.
On
killed
was
Point's
cadet
Vincent
is covered
the
preserved,
beautiful, peaceful spot
of West
is the
Cadet
Lowe
buried
War"
and
been
his fellow-cadets.
who
to
appearance.
have
is
angle
to
Cadet
so
impossible
Weir
for the repose
1818,
in 1911
Museum.
cemetery
aside
a
it is
be
and
marked,
slightest change in its
tablets,and the painting of "Peace
The
of
Consequently
stone
was
to
cemetery
the
detect
by
the
chapel.
carefully reconstructed
by
appropriation
an
it to
mortuary
a
that
Field
are
main
modest
duty
in
roads
a
at
both
north
dwellings
West
broad
Point.
plain
Artillerydrill of
used
and
south
furnished
The
the cadets.
for the
south
for the
of
end
Cavalry
Point
West
74
In
order
these
that
arms
be
may
imparted
of Cavalry
the
at
form
of
part
of
examples
placed
gracefully
with
provided
The
enlisted
stables
the
are
the
on
the
that
as
Engineers,
is
absolutely
instruction
of
the
An
and
is
of
description
to
necessary
cadet's
have
life
given
Point
is
places
have
place
with
the
finest
the
future
in
a
this
so
beauty
a
of
detachment
of
efficient
the
to
prominent
money
buildings
the
landmarks
of
appreciation
The
show
many
by
that
buildings
can
States
buy
for
officers.
Few
with
Nature
such
and,
adorned
has
equipped
the
I
West
ways.
picturesqueness,
Congress
the
that
survey
will
in
endowed
and
of
the
chapter
magnificent
United
of
uses
correct
generous
that
ment.
equip-
detachments
the
fortunate
been
barracks
the
the
essential
activities.
indeed
wonderful
addition,
and
of
cadets.
understanding
some
for
side
modern
two
of
do
can
west
are
most
these
fine
are
directly above,
and,
and
of
well
as
men,
the
hillside,
best
presence
and
taste
Along
convenience.
drill field
the
and
intelligence
stables
and
buildings,
new
what
and
comfort
the
ments
detach-
stationed
are
barracks
of
both
cadets,
Artillery
Their
Academy.
the
to
Field
and
in
instruction
thorough
in
the
with
training
of
Point
West
76
it
with
fascinating work,
great responsibility,
a
and
large powers,
is in
office.
no
He
intrust
The
of
selection
Academy
March
13,
the
all of
an
the
easy
to
of affairs,and
the
the
of
general
to
has
been
to find
the
the
neers
Engi-
institution,
of
law
the
entire
just the
requirements
officer's
of
Corps
passage
opened it to
task
necessary
addition
In
to
establishment
1866, which
It is not
the
rank
any
lieutenant
confined
was
16, 1802, till the
July
for
important duties of the position to
character, ability,and
experience.
of the Superintendents of the Military
the
from
officer of
an
dent
Presi-
selection
policy always pursued
the
officer
in his
second
from
officer,but
an
appoint
may
whatsoever,
to
limited
way
The
prestige.
enormous
of
Army.
with
man
for this office.
military ability,grasp
experience, it
is desirable
that
his
be of a distinctly
scholarlyattainments
high order,
the
President
of the
for, since he is ex-officio
Academic
Board, he will find occasion to use his
scholarshipfor
In
the
general,the military demands
officer's time
part, of cultural
degree,
so
on
the
and
preclude
make
of the
the
upon
pursuit,
studies
to
officer may
an
character,
whole
the
academic
that, while
highest moral
and
benefit
permanent
have
an
great
any
be
riculum.
cur-
age
aver-
his
on
great
of
the
experience,
admirable
trative
adminis-
chief,yet he might lack scholarship,which
deficiencywould lessen
Superintendent.
as
his value
to
the
Academy
The
Besides,
men.
to
To
be
the
age
immature
able
whole, is
a
of
us
could
of young
the
judge
superiors
of
years
in
which
trivialities
the
they
have
military
life
fear of
an
Some
but
standing
under-
the
part of
often
dency
ten-
a
held
by his
broad
a
word
a
that
man
all of
the
big
for
seem
of the
his subordinates
participationin
of
excess
life
and
standard
Moreover,
relieves
the
gained only through
with
and
moment,
haunting
by
on
is too
the
cadet
dissipates
of
and
minds,
our
lacking
are
experience.
command
fresh
sympathy
officer there
a
ory
mem-
men.
many
exert
Where
men
commanding
to
to
would
we
incapable.
are
many
it if
do
given
giftnot
a
in
the
re-grasp
young
youth, and then make
youth's inabilityto see
for
allowances
back
good
a
of
viewpoint
proper
as
twenty,
be
particularof
oneself
throw
to
of
in
and
nature,
77
should
Superintendent
the
of human
judge
that Be
Powers
their
affairs.
During
the
its existence
West
Superintendents,
influence
present
is Colonel
graduate
The
of the
and
to
hundred
one
Point
each
for
at
but
had
has
the
in
John
of
of West
appointed
Biddle, Corps
Point, Class of
of
years
twenty-six
left
a
Academy.
incumbent,
June,
nent
perma-
The
1916,
Engineers,
a
1881.
military staff of the Superintendent consists
Adjutant, the Quartermaster, the Treasurer,
the
Surgeon, all
perform the duties
The
has
of whom
good
fifteen
and
Adjutant
is the
officers of the
of their
Army detailed
respective offices.
Superintendent'sright-hand
Point
West
78
He
man.
is in
chief
his
fact
representative in
all official
He
charged with
is, moreover,
and
of the
papers
Academy
of
the
personal
choice
essential
that
perfect
these
officers.
between
layman
the
much
like
to
a
tribe
the
residents.
and
the
In
the
describe
his executive
when
days
necessity for
their
abandonment,
some
city or
small
town
people.
district
that
consequently, as
of yore,
live
together
tribe.
Point
West
is the
does
as
in
social duties.
and
a
has
at
posts has
their
not
financial
benefit
of the
Representative
retain it,
officers' families must
The
posts.
extent
same
of
man
possessed
of
his administration
As
great
may
tact,
Machiavelian
near
presence
exist to the
other
long
authorized
never
a
society.
Adjutant
peacemaker, diplomat, aide, buffer
Superintendent
be
one
condition
This
at
as
for
is sufficient to
and
head,
officers' families
influence
The
of
stationed
were
these
means
archal
patri-
a
is the
another
because
to
officer.
posts, the
one
exist
relations
the
troops
upon
it is
is very
an
disappeared, Congress
of
for
of interest
be
Superintendent
frontier
towns
officer is the
harmony
It may
since
to the
and
trust
records
relating
Superintendent,
better
The
olden
Although
the
those
except
that
entirelythrown
were
all of
matters.
Army Post
large family, or perhaps
would
isolated
on
know
Adjutant
the
social
and
Ordinarily, this
disbursements.
to
and
spokesman
be
for the
of
military
imagined,
good
he must
judgment,
diplomacy.
He
and
is al-
s
^
"
"u
'O
"
The
being called
ways
since
decisions, and
for
feeling
a
is tantamount
official decision
79
adversely, he
affects somebody
of
great need
has
make
to
upon
decision
every
that Be
Powers
in whose
he is
of the
that
to
name
His
humanity.
perintend
Su-
always supposed
act.
to
official letters
All
officers,must
between
desk,
in
that
so
the
on
Post's
and
nothing
do
to
for
but
gives
He
makes
it his duty
officers of the
visitors
guests arrive
uniform
some
and
guests
at
goes
are
officer to
sightseerswith
subaltern
the
to
of
the
public
general
social
forms
of distraction
Superintendent.
mingle freely with
when
station
he
dances
very
Post, he puts
the
of the
Naturally, he
acter,
a private char-
other
of the
to
introduced;
are
or
; at the
command
ance
annoy-
public buildings is used,
authorization
the
the
functions
of the
one
to
hub
the
as
cadets.
hops, dances,
where
he
authorizes
with
shield
a
the
initiates
He
officers and
of the
events
as
from
him
regarded
wheel.
social
entertainments
the
is
addition, he
In
and
details.
routine
of the minor
for the
departments
also acts
He
Superintendent, saving
the
has
various
the
operator,
ties
invisible
the
Post.
central
is the
he
of
making connections
time being, between
persons
pass
sense
a
Superintendent, or
the Adjutant's
over
the
to
on
the
that
sees
distinguished
his full-dress
to meet
them.
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merely distinguished, he details
act in his stead, and if they are plain
letters of introduction, a
young
gets the
job.
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is Adjutant
of the
Point
West
8o
Military Academy
and
The
former
duties
of
the
of the
Post
men,
and
pertain solely to
instruction, whereas
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sort
and
of Damon
The
public lands
erection
buildings,and
of
other
no
Under
and
rolls relative
charge.
employed
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of
of
suggests
one
is in charge of the
the material
for the
the repairs and
the
to
the
provement
im-
is also
Superintendent,
makes
and
purchases
all accounts,
prepares
in the
Adjutant
public property for
especiallyresponsible.
is
person
into contracts
Academy
for
the
are
for all other
direction
the
enters
mention
a
buildings;of
and
which
Pythias
Quartermaster
and
enlisted
officers,
of the Post.
and
Quartermaster:
the other.
the
concern
residents
other
Point.
office
cadets, their disciplineand
the duties of the latter
of West
in
control
erection
or
for the
returns,
public property
of
repairs
and
under
the
he
his
workmen
of the
public
buildings,or in the improvement of the grounds.
is in realitya supply officer.
A Quartermaster
for the up-keep of the Post
Everything necessary
his storehouses.
and
the command,
from
come
Clothes, trucks, wagons,
frying-pans,rakes, roadrollers,twine, furniture, garden hose are a few of
the
diverse
In his work
articles
at West
officers,among
duties
The
his
that
Point
whom
of the
jurisdiction.
must
keep
he is assisted
he
pertaining to the
of supplies,pay of
supply
he
care
distributes
of the
officers and
cadets, however,
hand.
on
by several
the
various
property, purchase
enlisted
is not
men.
under
The
that Be
Powers
the
tape
that
all Government
clogs
it check
does
efficiently
up
minute
to the most
even
officers' wives
house
her
first
thought
Hello!
have
the
house
had
madam,
and
holds
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tinguishers.
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telephone:
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away
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the fire extinguisherleave
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shall I do?"
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lived
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years
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branches.
upon
great respect for its routine
from
entirely free
machinery and red
official cumbersome
from
the
is not
Quartermaster's office
The
81
better
telephone the Quartermaster,
get his permission, for the Hospital
memorandum
fire extinguisher on
receipt."
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and
under
and
and
The
one
40 cents
the
to
supervision of
for the
of the United
States
ration
per
allows
per
day,
day, making
each
or
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the
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detailed
Army
Commissary
Government
ment,
clothing,equip-
cadets, including the
of the
officer of the
an
Treasurer
relate
subsistence
purveying
and
that
matters
Corps
Mess,
as
are
master
Quarter-
of Cadets
and
Military Academy.
cadet $600 per year
commutation
total of
thereof,
$746.00,but
the
82
cadet
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never
amount
who
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keeps
credits
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with
basis
receives
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due
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him
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with
itemized
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he has
them
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the
initial
cadet.
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This
are
of
insure
less whatever
as
close of
The
pay
vided
pro-
economical
lose
no
and
ment
govern-
responsible, are
are
that
is paid to
that all cadets
from
is known
an
the
the
as
cadet
the four
is
be
been
outfit has not
has
been
will be held
of such
have
not
been
out
fore
Be-
years.
submit
to
that
ordered
and
received
or
in
and
that
case
paid
amount
for this purpose,
applied promptly
articles of his uniform
yet been
Equipment
paid for; that,
paid
and
of each
pay
the case,
officer's uniform
have
their
deposits
required
effect,if such
shall
with
Treasurer
for, he has in his possession $475
payment
an
just how
debts, and
month
each
by him
complete
sum
the
knows
balance
$704 during
totals
all articles
which
plies.
sup-
cadet
at
who
without
fund
certificate to the
the
each
clothes,who
to
per
graduation
received
pro-rata
a
graduation.
dollars
and
charges
clothingand
owes.
equipment paid for, the
fourteen
on
he
they
in which
and
pay
or
nice
a
order, however,
leave
Fund
saved,
accumulate
upon
In
that
so
for which
property
to
monthly
for
Treasurer,
cadet
furnishes
of their
care
each
spent
period
ample.
take good
to the
over
of his account
statement
money
able
has
Treasurer
settlement
much
his
his pay.
manages,
of his maintenance
cost
plus what
nor
with
account
an
The
a
Point
West
received
and
and
to the
ment
equip-
paid for;
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and
that he has
time
the
he
This
is
terrifyingload
the
a
Fund
in New
spent
and
the
for
many
weight
months
a
few
a
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of
do
of
the
is
officer for
and
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well
wholesome,
this
food
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just
not
gladden
of
age
Club,
will
you
"
forced
feel
for
quite
their
the
high
the
long
much
of
cost
in
ity
qual-
plain
and
at
expect
a
sufficiently
fastidious.
ern
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for fried chicken
oysters.
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is
is
menu
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successful
a
requires
would
the
duties
hundred
is excellent
one
even
be
general it
In
what
palates
Englander
dinners
To
provided
prepared.
palates are
Eastern
right,
debt, else
eight
to
number
large
Military School, but
varied
to please
so
as
nor
all
of
in the
enced
experi-
one
are
out
are
catering
this
study, especially in
supplies.
ladies
appetites.
young
Mess
As
swallowing the baby's socks.
most
important and difficult
Treasurer
ravenous
wife.
you
drink
a
his
are
of the
One
take
you
if you
as
until
marry
time
every
feel
not
a
started
his neck, to which
"The
officer remarked,
but
He
around
that
The
for his uniform
thereafter.
added
graduating
whatsoever.
in debt
was
millstone
a
the
to
ment
Equip-
largest part of it was
days after graduation,
the
officer
young
with
career
York
the
one
from
free
Formerly
over
that
was
consequence
Service
restrictions
any
during
beneficial
and
the
enters
turned
cadet, without
contracted
wise
very
of debt.
was
83
cadet.
a
cadet, for he
the
to
been
provision
debts
unpaid
no
has
that Be
Powers
home
gastronomic
To
make
the
periodic boiled
lives.
Then,
West
84
Point
too, ice-cream, since the
freezer, has become
The
monthly
cadet
The
of his
all other
mattress,
necessary
of the
entire
The
is
Government,
The
member
who
with
eyes
is
from
his
cadet
his
pay.
for the
keep
up-
from
nice
sympathetic
take
you
into the
first whiff of
a
to
to
one's
a
bad
Dr.
head
he
jasmine scented
a
of
account
stands
the
as
When
is choked
for
officer
an
duty,
the
up
cold, illnesses
St. Peter
the
on
Paradise.
hospitalfor
estimate
hospital for
excuse
whatsoever
of
of the
men.
incapacitateone
not
is the
of the cadets
fatigued, or
running
the health
over
charge
Gates
the
is the
assistants, medical
authority
duty
any
of
learn
the
military staff
four
for enlisted
In the eyes
realitydo
aries
sal-
heating, lighting,and
watch
has
Surgeon
guardian
body
Army,
that
cadets, and
illness.
of
cost
and
halls of the
provides
of the
his
Under
command.
cadet
room
separate appropriations.
officers of the
The
the
charged against
however,
fourth
Surgeon,
the
buildings, the
repairs, from
charges against
board, but also
text-books, in fact,the cadet's
maintenance
of the
is about
clothing, his
clean
who
bootblacks,
hops, athletics,and
proteids.
pillows, sheets, towels,
articles.
Moreover, the
policemen
the
barracks,
his
electric
an
cadet
per
Treasurer
not
equipment,
soon
mess
of
the
as
only the cost
laundry, his uniforms,
his
or
common
of the
cost
dollars.
twenty
the
as
installation
and
in
that
to have
jinglehis keys
a
and
brief rest is like the
spring.
The
cadets
sympathetic qualities
The
of
word
whether
quickly
85
around
pass
commenced
has
there
adamantine
an
and
Surgeon,
new
a
that Be
Powers
the
the
reign of
an
tender
^Esculapius.
The
officers and cadets are
required to undergo
annual physical examination, of which
accurate
records
or
noted
In
kept.
are
cadets, and
Surgeon's
In
rare.
enlisted
cadet
or
of
case
his record
is
men
constantly
under
the
really serious illnesses are
cer
persistentor long illness,the offithat
so
eyes,
is
health, therefore, of officers,
The
Washington.
in
filed with
and
special cards
on
of illness,
the nature
case
be
may
granted
sick leave
a
the
upon
Surgeon's recommendation.
of the
conduct
The
of the
departments
Superintendent
the
on
from
Washington
recommended
the War
days
later.
made
They
were
who
or
until
West
appointed
from
Point
graduation,
shown
to the
annually visits
the President
at
comes
In addition
of Visitors
arrived
who
remained
and
all parts
the first
about
the workings
ten
of the
explained to them the necessities
whereupon they
changes and improvements,
written
to the President
a
report containing
school, and
for
Board
tary
mili-
and
by officers
tions
specificinstruc-
distinguishedcitizens
this Board
June
acting under
Formerly,
of the country,
of
Army,
purpose,
Department.
inspection,a
the institution.
the
for the
him
by
from
to
his
and
methods
Military Academy, by the
staff,is annually inspected
Inspector-General of
by
above
business
comments
had
and
The
recommendations
Board
performed
that
seemed
its duties
sirable.
de-
well, but
Point
86
West
Congress thought
that all information, upon
appropriations
law
A
passed therefore
was
The
Academy
of
chairmen
respective
said
the
the
as
session
of
committee
Congress
Affairs
shall
of the
by
the
annually
together
or
ately
separ-
elect, during the
may
It shall
;
mittee
Comseven
appointed
Military Academy,
said
Military
of the
who
thereof,
:
Senate, and
be
Representatives, to
that
States
Military
on
direct.
more
members
of the
Committee
of the
members
United
of five
Affairs
Military
on
visit
consist
shall
be
decreeing
of Visitors to the
Board
House
based, should
are
which
be
the
...
of the
duty
inquire into the actual state of
instruction, policeadministration, fiscal
discipline,
Board
the
Visitors
of
affairs,and
With
other
to
the
passing
Board, some
former
of the
concerns
the
picturesqueness
flavor of the social life of June week
this
the
the
year
formed
Point
of West
scenery
the
of
season
of the
visits in June
of the
of
Academy
has gone.
At
natural
beautiful
a
and
superb settingfor
drills,the cavalry charges, the
thrillingartillery
the
cadets
dances
at
were
their
bridge building, the
the
infantry manoeuvres,
arranged
their best
in
for
spring training
recruits in ranks
of these
time
the
best
and
report upon
Accompanying
to
spoil the
an
they
and
honor.
had
there
smoothness
It
manoeuvres.
for
their
The
just
were
and
therefore
Inspection
Board
certs,
con-
pleted
comno
cision
pre-
seemed
to
view
the work.
the
Board
of
Visitors
were
West
88
Point
Chaplain
I
Librarian
I
Civilian
Instructors
Civilian
of
Languages
Instructors
of
3
Fencing
and
Military
Gymnastics
3
of Music
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Organist and
i
Choirmaster
i
Pay Clerk
i
Total
majority of
The
the
135
of the
heads
and
methods
all Departments
of
the
including
Academic
detailed
controls
which
Board,
instruction.
of
heads,
the
pertaining almost
the various
learning.
of
branches
struction
In-
compose
program
solelyto
More
cadets, decide
examine
to
are
of
is non-military
It
in character, its duties
its duties
from
varying periods of time, but
The
intendent,
Superprofessorsare permanent.
the
the
detailed
are
for
Army-at-large
seven
officers
the
especially,
their
upon
mend
proficiency,
grant diplomas, and recomin the Army.
It reports,
for commission
ment,
Departthrough the Superintendent, to the War
merits
and
the
on
It also
instruction.
be
to
Each
The
used
by
of the
both
Committees.
the
has
member
work
of studies
course
recommends
in
cadets
one
Board
latter
is
the
of
methods
text-books
each
department.
intendent.
including the Super-
vote,
General
The
and
largelydone
Committees
are
and
composed
by
mittees,
com-
Class
of
the
The
of those
heads
class
who
who
The
War
the
to
by
lower
a
Academy
Professor
the
are:
and
These
History.
the President
and
of the
pleases for
Professors
of Yale.
in
be
position.
English
1910,
a
members
present
When
created
should
the
at
of
lines
in his choice
restricted
Professor
attached
man
and
the
it
who
and
of
from
their
officers of
who
have
department.
officer
an
of the
and
English
appointed by
Academy,
mended
recom-
Board, but he
select whom
may
All of the permanent
graduates except the
History who is a graduate
are
Department
was
and
Experimental
are
usually appoints
the other
by
charge
dis-
Electricity,Modern
usually selected
Army, graduates
specialized along the
President
and
members
the
for
of Civil
Drawing,
Languages, Mathematics,
conduct
Board
professors permanently
Philosophy, Chemistry
he
the
or
names
class.
Natural
is not
the
Department
Military Engineering,
The
one
any
the Academic
deficient in studies
are
transfer
seven
the
and
studies
examination
recommended
are
or
to
to
reports
of all cadets
and
of every
close
the
Board
whose
departments
89
pursuing.
are
At
that Be
Powers
felt that
had
of
English
the
head
was
of it
specializedin English
Literature.
Without
the
graduates of the
reflectingon
Academy, no one officer appeared upon the horizon
with the requisitequalifications,
to be
a fact not
wondered
in a position
at, for few officers are ever
that would
to pursue
English courses
equip them
West
90
for
Point
this
the
position. Upon
Department of English,History
this
Department
with
which
In
it had
addition
Board,
the
to
the
to
of the
seat
a
the
the
are
of
of Ordnance
Gunnery,
and
Secretary
for
of
War
of whom
from
of four
period
a
four
Department of
Languages the Professor
assistant
an
in the
other
be
said
Mathematics
has
an
work
In
minor
much
as
the
associate
have
Professor
of the
questions.
occupied in
The
the
Modern
professor
the
as
only
the
Adjutant
tion.
instrucassistant
Army
of his
The
fessor.
Pro-
remaining officers,
routine
ing
duties,reliev-
necessity of attending
Professor's
solution
time
be
not
trivialities that
employed
arise in the
to
is very
of problems
Academy as a whole, in addition
development of their respective courses,
so
unavoidable
who
for the
affect the
his time
assist
the
administrative
is essential that
the
Army
is to
duty
from
an
with
common
they perform
the
act
by
and
well
as
departments
to
detailed
officers of
professors, officers detailed
might
Professor
Commandant
the
professor whose
administrative
The
the
Law,
are
the
Military
years.
In the
and
of the
of Practical
Professor
Cadets, all
Law
Surgeon, who
Hygiene, is entitled
of
Engineering, the
of
members
Department
and
of
to
associated.
the Professor
;
the
transferred
was
permanent
ones
of
Department
been
long
detailed
the head
as
from
creation
that
to
the
that
with
it
the
conduct
Department.
great
mass
of officers
on
duty
at
the Acad-
The
of course,
are,
emy
who
Academy,
but
years,
Congress,
the
instructor
dependent
with
No
officer
that
It
is apparent,
is
instructors
by
that
West
detached
than
more
an
Point, is
he
has
years.
service, such
four
therefore, that
the work
of
the
of
corps
blood
new
as
years.
constantly changing, resultingin
into
introduction
law
duty that
preceding six
the
on
Point, for
West
at
remain
can
for
familiarly
time
at
was
of
amount
during
troops
the
duty
on
a
Law,
the
various
duty
of
passage
Law,"
the
upon
of
Service
remain
men
of
in the
duty
the tour
the
since
These
graduates
for
Detached
can
had
detailed
"Manchu
the
called
Army,
Formerly,
departments.
four
the
are
91
instructors.
the
of
all officers
are
that Be
Powers
and
the
fresh
tains
viewpoints. This changing of instructors mainof enthusiasm
for teaching,
a
high standard
often lacking in institutions
of learning where
so
a
teacher
subordinate
out, the
the
Moreover,
their
the
over
presence
foremost
primary
importance
the
by example
a
and
the
year
disciplinaryvalue
West
cadets.
that
the
cadets
and
shall
cadets
maintains
of the
is the
between
it is of
absorb
military
advantages
contact
West
are
selected
for
duty
at
the
of
that
Point
Army.
Officers
of
is
Point
spiritof discipline,and
least
is
instructors
Military Academy,
Not
the
deportment.
having officers teach
presence
officer
of the
account
on
of
system
first and
their
in and
year
ground.
same
employed
over,
goes
Academy
West
92
the
by
Heads
effort
to
work.
of
and
Artilleryofficers;in
staff and
in
line who
English
all
are
and
every
in the
ment
Depart-
Ordnance
officers ;
Electricity, usually
officers
Mathematics,
excelled
in this
study
Coast
of the
cadets
as
line officers with
History,
the
Engineer officers;in
Gunnery, mostly
Chemistry
make
instructors
the
example,
and
who
especially qualified for
men
Engineering
Ordnance
in
of Departments
secure
For
Point
;
nized
recog-
literary tendencies; in Languages, officers
whose
them
to
advantages have enabled
acquire
a
good speaking knowledge of either French
or
of the
Spanish. Until the outbreak
European
of Languages
War, officers on duty in the Department
ordered
were
in
either
able
France
this
Department
along
carry
opportunity
far
as
allotted
these
time
of the
The
on
his
as
duty
whose
he has
at
the
two
hour, he instructs
therefore, from
of
the
are
the
structors
officer in-
cadets,
the
to
tailed
De-
Spaniards
employed
cadet
abilitywill permit
that
so
to
him
gress
pro-
in the
studies.
officer is well
Academy.
sections
of
is offered
of recitation
period
native
services
that
that
extent
an
were
instructors.
instruction
as
study
thereby
to
two
whose
the
well
as
time
They
are
in
summer
efficient
most
Frenchmen,
two
every
Spain.
or
them
to
to
spend the
perfect their knowledge
to
rendered
and
to
In
is
daily,but
three
fifteen to
those
an
while
employed
departments
hour
if the
sections.
and
a
half,
period is
He
eighteen hours
one
averages,
of actual
The
week.
teaching per
Professor
the
conferences
lesson
or
and
conferences, the
from
vary
of
means
is able
to
in
the
these
standardize
the personality or
restricting
teaching without
individualityof his
routine
These
material
By
Professor
the
The
the
cover
work.
advance
either
of his assistants.
one
hours
in
or
be added
must
held, usually daily,and
are
two
to
one
this amount
To
93
of the instructors,conducted
the conferences
by
that Be
Powers
officers.
work, that is,the keeping of records,
weekly reports, the correctingof exercises,problems,
and
a
compositions, all demand
greater or less
time, and
of
amount
instructor
the
known
night until midnight
of the
day.
the demand
is given the fact that
in his career,
incident
his
at
a
of
hours
study.
When
couple
and
becomes
more
and
arm,
solution
with
and
disposal,whether
he
of
the
or
per
important,
in preparation.
instructors
work
to
the routine
after
work
officer's time, consideration
an
upon
hours
many
many
every
In
is most
what
spend
must
have
I
then
with
he
he
day
absent
him
teaching
therefore
must
it
uses
for
or
is
an
have
not, at least
professionalwork
from
troops
less rusty upon
officer
an
of his
the duties
should, consequently, by reading, the
problems, writing or
progress
made
in
of the
Army
what
his
not,
branch
keep
up
of
the
Service.
General
Orders
prescribealso
that
be employed in
day must
bodily exercise, riding, walking, tennis, golf,
at
least
one
hour
per
Point
West
94
swimming, polo, etc., and the officer is required to
submit
certificate stating that he has taken
the
a
prescribed amount.
I give in somewhat
do.
the
expressed by
of the Army
officers
It
is
mind
of
made
up.
this idea,
the
morning
he
practicallynothing
difficult to
their exercise
few
a
perhaps
time
a
that
duties
that
the
with
afternoon
been, until the
unjust
than
criticism
In order
are
in four
four
with
the
first
year's course
in
the
Class, those
Class, and
years
any
the
other
department
officer,who
will
forenoon
in
all
and
evening in preparation.
deceptive.
very
Army, which
us, subject to
has
more
professionalbody.
instruction, the cadets
of study.
constitute
in the
get
distinct classes,corresponding
second
those
often
upon
facilitate the
to
arranged
those
all
are
to
the
interfere with
A.M.,
9:30
cadets, and
came
trying
same
the
war
have
for each
of
in
spend
to
officers
will not
That
Appearances
particularlytrue
already
playing golf in
are
begin
hours.
varying
Point
to
their
little realizes that
players,
of golf at
plays a game
probability spend a part
is
it is
all
that
tennis
at
their academic
This
disabuse
officers
assumes
He
nothing to do.
same
golfers,or
frequently
opinion that
chiefly because
seeing
ment
employ-
so
A visitor arrives at West
day and
the
the
layman,
have
ordinarily
the
at
detail
officer's time, because
of the
I hear,
tedious
third
in the
year's
cadets
The
the
Fourth
course,
the
in the
Class,
Third
the Second
year'scourse
the
fourth
year's course
Point
West
96
"Why
don't
stripeson
your
"Well
that's
0
er
"
at West
Until
but
0
Mores!
Tempora
cadets
Poor
they desired.
from
the
of the
large part
had
to
chaps,
scarcely
had
them
In
warm.
1814,
little attention
but
to
G.
a
Ramsey
what
blame
them,
enough
a
In
paid
the
ter
win-
clothes
uniform
was
for
that
in rags.
dress, everything being
R.
but
much
it appears
records
time
I
especially,they hardly
up
Mutantur,
pretty
wear
were
fancy
now.
regular uniform,
no
they
keep
me
Point.
permitted
because
"
with
private matter
1816, the
were
lovely gold
see," replied the 'buck/ "why
you
"
Temporal
not
of those
some
arm?"
of
sort
a
wear
you
was
to
scribed,
pre-
the
scribed
pre-
according
worn
to
to
General
major-general's uniform.
(Cullum Register, Vol. III.)states
"during the winters of 1814 and 1815 cadets
were
greatly exposed to cold; great coats had not
the fashion for boys and such comfort
become
was
wardrobe
had
been
a
specialty. My
carefully
prepared, but the inventory did not include the
that
great
coat.
"
This
is the first mention
of the cadet
overcoat.
In
1816, however,
General
changed
modifications
few
uniform
been
have
Scott
the
is
and
order
from
uniform
of
an
the
made
today.
adopted out
from
The
worn
of
his troops who,
inabilityof
the
the
1814, and
time
to
compliment
government
with
time, this
color is said to
gray
clothed
Adjutant-
to
General
in gray
to
furnish
(due
to
them
The
blue),had,
with
July 4, 1814,
Chippewa.
on
British at
the
over
the
Today
that Be
Powers
have
cadets
few
a
97
won
victory
a
uniforms,
more
and
the
general appearance
pattern
The
have been only slightlychanged since 1816.
present list includes a full-dress coat, a singlebreasted
of blue gray
coat
cloth, with three rows
of giltbell buttons
in front, and button-holes
of
but
the
silk cord in
black
turned
at back
is ornamented
and
front
like that
formed
side.
each
the waist
of the
The
in
three buttons
coat
is
have
never
a
well
time
to
for
that anyone
me
well set-up in
When
seen
in full dress without
shoulders, and
buttons, and
a
tended.
it is in-
which
clothes him
and
cadet, with
full-dress
The
good carriage of the
smart
the
on
I
beauty and taste.
militaryuniform, one that
the
seems
button
a
rare
It accentuates
elegance. It
in
skirt,ornamented
holes.
cord
more
same
with
a
rear
purpose
at the
collar hooks
off in front just below
the
so
cadets and
of
garment
seen
expresses
and
festoon
a
blind hole of cord
a
breast
is cut
coat
with
of
with
line,but has
a
with
herring-boneform
end.
The standing
cadet
with
an
air
could look
full-dress coat.
his accoutrements,
his slim waist, his
well-developed
chest proudly displayingthose shiny
the little tail hanging down
stiffly
conservatively,appears for all the world like
cock-robin
proud young
going a-courting Jenny
and
Wren.
The
full-dress
coat
is
worn
for
nies,
ceremo-
church, official receptions,hops, and for social
calls,dining out, and entertainments.
7
Point
West
98
For
it is
habitual
garment
suited
a
trousers
white
gray
braid,
material, of height
one-half
and
cap,
or
a
wide.
In
stripe
mer,
sum-
white, blouse,
coat
This
uniform
is the
the white
belt and
breeches
black
of the gray
when
drills
full
a
combination
trousers.
certain
inch
either
effective,especiallyen
suitable
of
mohair
cloth with
most
and
It is of the
being
black
same
is worn,
the white
For
The
edges, the cuffs,and
with
of gray
are
trousers, and
and
(as
wearer.
the side, one
up
blouse
a
15,1 889.
the
collar of the
to the
The
around
in the back
seams
having
June
officers' blouse,
the
bound
and
the
up
first worn,
was
style as
cloth
or
familiarlycalled) is prescribed.
more
same
dress coat,
a
wear,
a
mixed
masse,
belts
cross
flannel
gray
are
a
ceremony
worn.
shirt is issued,
for
riding. The
various combinations
of the uniform
are
published
in a table and
designated by letter,so that the
consults
the table for, we
will say,
"Full
cadet
Dress
A," where he finds in detail all articles of
uniform
utility.
are
for
worn
It is
used
in
lifeless
ugly
olive drab.
and
attractive
out
This
the
in color, appearance,
It is
in appearance,
easier to clean
when
only article of
of harmony
with
headgear has no
The
ceremony.
regrettablethat
Regular Army
is not
more
a
is admirable
uniform
The
and
to be
provided
at
the
gray
instead
color
of the
equally as invisible,
easier soiled,
no
soiled.
cadet
the
uniform
rest, is the
distinction
and
that
seems
cadet
should
cap.
be
The
abolished.
It
I do
replaced, some
after those
patterned
cap
think
not
that Be
Powers
that
years
change
was
any
forage
a
ago,
in the Civil
worn
the
99
War, but
ment.
improve-
drooping, and the crown,
is clumsily fashioned.
The
and rigid,
too narrow
majority of the cadets look as if they had put on
by mistake, their small brother's hat, giving them
visor is too
The
a
vaudeville
includes
the
so
of
him
by
passes
think.
to
that
see
To
out.
life as
these
the
his time
that
comet
a
other
he
is
of
Not
he
Olympus
of the
train
and
from
their
the
mon
com-
of circumstances.
Academy
at
so
occupy
into
comes
from
Superintendent
the
that
wondered
The
comparatively
Like
cadets.
them
little
Henry
he appears,
he is,when
by
of
much
who
tell each
:
is he,
To
summoned
before
character
far removed
as
because
of the
"That
cadet
great aim
being successfullycarried
are
with
the
personal contact
IV., by being seldom seen,
like
things than
the style of
stantly
conSuperintendent must
fingeron the Academy's pulse to
gods
it so, but
big problems
Be, however,
that
The
man's
a
aims
mortals.
wishes
that
cap
unnoticed.
the cadets
were
ludicrous
The
his
keep
cadet
a
mold
is to
Academy
as
important
more
many
appearance
the cap
cases
of the Powers
day's work
The
some
Fields.
and
Weber
as
in
appearance,
be
the'Supt.'"
before
he
anticipate the feelingwhen
the
final bar
of
makes
his presence
justice.
He
a
will appear
dons
his full-
uniform,
dress
gloves,
it
pulls
puts
Woods,
for
ready
sallies
of
thought
finds
he
human
and
the
but
to
passed
in
made
affords
upon
"Beast
a
is
fact
It
the
he
he
has
is
only
tendent's
Superin-
saying:
ordered,"
as
the
that
of
presence
that
the
due,
that
a
very
he
too
the
long
to
too
to
he
that
and
his
they
was
their
has
example
argue
a
his
cadet,
a
similar
for
he
much
once
success
many,
ago,
so
was
profession,
to
Superintendent
not
experiences
chosen
Barracks."
what
that
before
reports
cadets
time,
the
at
offense.
and
prestige
inspiration
senger,
mes-
a-tremble
course
standing
appreciate
their
have
to
himself.
like
the
thread
band
wondering
past,
in
hat
lisle
Olympus.
of
is
white
heart
some
through
They
own.
in
he
wonderful
rank,
his
Ducrot
that
with
has
Superintendent's
saluting
person
The
the
his
himself
Cadet
realizes
he
his
thinks
he
desk
"Sir,
in
committed
unwittingly
when
card
before
reviews
for
done,
has
of
forth,
appearing
quickly
He
pair
a
on
visiting
a
and
once
Point
West
ioo
new
that
cadet
fsf
V
CHAPTER
BARRACKS"
"BEAST
Blessed
"VfOU
your
person
addressed,
short fat chap, looks
a
with
glasses,
mute, apparently
tortoise-shell
big round
unfeigned interest,but stands
white
fascinated by the immaculate
the militarybearing of the speaker.
Do you hear me
talkingto you?
name?
Take your slimy eyes off me
the front!" sternlycommands
young
11
a
few
steps
blank
and
tries to
"You
other
here!" shouts
of
a
The
nearer.
man
in
this cadet
the
"You
you?
The
man,
justsauntered
there, do
What's
your
as
look
Mars,
to
ing
com-
arrival looks
at
necktie,
green
he catches
once.
come
sight
Hart, Schaffner, Marx
suit,long flat tan shoes, and
has
and
the orders
officer
a
trousers
and
new
digestall of
tall lanky civilian in
who
Area!
the
across
name?"
What's
his
over
up
there, slouching
man,
The
for they shall inherit the earth.
the meek
are
a
flaming green
through
you
hear
the
me
tie,
neck-
sally-port.
talking to
Step out!"
Green
Necktie
smilinglyapproaches
101
the
Point
West
ice
and
ground,
"How
officer
the
forgetto put
pocket.
The
rapidity.
view
Put
those
your
place is? a
straight!"
machine-gun
buttons
the
sers,
trou-
in
is almost
candidate
on
on
up,
your
them
with
necktie
cuffs
reluctantly the
on
off all of
hats
your
Stand
this
command
green
the
as
think
you
follows
Command
from
do
dudes?
for
cuffs
stick
and
Who
name.
here?
coats, take
scarfpins
What
of your
the
down
your
up
and
shouts.
turning to
spectacles,"don't you
around
are
Turn
button
he
"
Dumbguard,
the end
on
you
of you.
Jinks, SIR,"
Harvard
Sir
a
think
you
Mr.
Mr.
too,
with
chap
school
"my
get that!"
you
you
badges
cordiallyremarks,
glares.
is
name
Jinks,
both
he
Jinks.
"And
do
the
on
"
"Your
"Mr.
do?"
you
cadet
The
suitcase
his brow.
mops
do
is
name
the
dress
officer, deposits his
cadet
smothered
his
trousers
coat, and
turned
are
down.
"
Pick
"And
this is
so
ruminates
chap
the
suitcases
those
up
Meanwhile
is
Some
West
Point,
' l
I wonder
me
"
this
where
all
are!"
over
a
to
"
me.
spectacles, strikes
brusque.
fellows
other
Building
introduction
an
the Harvard
is somewhat
follow
and
in front
large group
laughing
of the
Administration
of candidates
just reporting.
silent, plunged in
joking,others remain
thought, wondering why they
feel
About
so
are
strangely.
and
the
same
impression
fills
"Beast
usual.
than
faster
The
in"
"breaking
few
Some
those
parti-colored
thumping just a little
in
delay
reporting seems
thoughts of
heads, they await
their
their
103
all sorts
With
interminable.
through
is
heart
each
striped shirts
or
Underneath
one's mind.
each
Barracks"
to
reception,
fearful interest.
with
been
have
their
racing
West
Point
before, but
been
fortunate.
so
large majority have never
it only by Cadet Days, General
King's
They know
entertainingbook of cadet life,or by The Spiritof
the
Old
words
a
that
I know
being
a
he
of
about
to
life,and, it
be
must
admitted,
the
he
once
King
of
honor
The
that
sure
am
Arthur's
candidate's
for years,
visions
mind.
he
feelingof
at home,
boy friends
his imagination
the
ideal
vague
Gawain's
court
dazzling
secret
that
so
that
he
of himself.
had
has
frozen
sees
a
his
righteous superiorityover
"all these thoughts crowd
I
stories
of physical and
mental
possibilities
tion
ambifear of an
the soul-satisfying
be realized,the glamour of military
immense
always
be.
the
magical as
it conjures
as
seem
to
about
romantic
candidate
hopes
charming
cadet, the privilegeof wearing the uniform,
achievement,
for
Corps,
by
or
the
To
of all that
vision
the
there.
Point."
"West
War,
and
here
gathered
No
Civil
the
of
time
of life in the
book
reminiscent
Schaff's
Morris
Point, General
West
has
were
dim
of West
For
striven
in
Point
months,
for
impressions of
comparison with
first
an
in
that
fill the
some
appointment.
cases
All
of his interests and
becoming
living
He
great ambition.
actually
is
he will like the life :
how
the
after
runs
and
on
his
wants
hopes
to
graduates
realized.
the
awaits
on
When,
he
home
again
his
cadet
a
joins
a-
officer.
tinglewith
arrival at West
however,
the
is
His
to
pleasure
study hard,
his
his
Army,
on
comrades
his
In
spans
delightfulit
imagination
How
Spain!
the
and
old
; he
and
All
next,
promises himself
family to be proud of
be
he
wonders
he
pride
years.
in
castles
build
and
he is troubled
moment
greeting
of two
absence
an
is to
of
prospect
he
What
eye
uniform,
thrills with
he
furlough, and
of his
imagination
probability of failure, the
in thought and
is back
years
the
he
one
last
that
Point!
the
by
at
in
himself
sees
believe
mind's
his
In
journey!
beguile the
arriving; he
night
At
the road
on
his
crowd
a
career.
West
to
way
pictures
enchanting
his
hardly
can
the
on
sleep many
forth
he sets
when
comes
to
upon
literature
all the
read
has
place,he has gone
in imagination
over
day
He
centered
been
have
hopes
cadet.
a
the
about
the
Point
West
104
excitement
record; he
reverie
he
ambition
he
eagerly
Point.
great gray
buildings
loom
day-line boat approaches the wharf, his
cools
begins to ebb, his exhilaration
buoyancy
the joy of
mental
Texas
under
Norther, and
a
up
as
the
anticipationso recentlyexperienced receives a chill
lornly.
him to gaze around
that causes
uneasily and forand
feels a little sad
He
melancholy.
Thoughts
of home
sweep
over
him.
t
c
Barracks
"Beast
about
is,however,
There
lank
lean
unnatural
the
about
new
suitcases, the
him
to
asks
he
''Are
Instinct
has
again
friendship
timid
creatures
suffer
a
of
seat
all of us,
and
blocks
A
he
sort
climbs
we
can
of vague
suitcase
Building
sets
his
where
his arrival.
upon
the
and
he
hotel
some
where
of whom
trying to
Here
friends
they
are
all
the
for
forth
the
have
been
lessly
relentmust
a
to
candidate
the
to
he
the
Point
made.
report,
tant
Adjugrasps
to
he goes
to
several
before
On
report
candidates,
great many
at
as
Headquarters
of time
impressions
quickly
ordered
that
tell him
If he is ahead
finds
are
a
like
we
the
station
directions
some
such
would
report, but
must
he
absorb
At
whom
pervades
terror
's office where
his
the
forward.
go
hill from
the
strongest
penetrate
We
with
and
are
children, to have
shelter.
way
of
the
life.
little
be
to
Land
feelingin
ugly, grim Reality
our
battle before
to
unknown
an
under
us
from
away
about
when
all want
queer
newly
We
the
even
timidity,a
we
run
the
Bondage.
moment
take
the
to
of
surrounding
to
flood-gates of
House
mystery
someone
the
enter
compassion,
draws
is unnecessary.
to
of
twinge
that
the
candidate, too?"
a
and
about
the
and
look
unreservedly opened
are
Egypt
shoulders,
answer
won,
companion
made
the
you
An
hopefully.
hats, something
fearful
same
side.
their
of
droop
gers,
passen-
himself, something
their
about
responsive, something
fellow
certain
like
youths
105
the
when
days
reporting.
day
that
they feel
Point
West
io6
that
they
about
are
freedom,
bid farewell
to
reluctantly
they
set
Unwilling though
few
the
they
quarters.
Head-
be
may
having
to
port,
re-
entered
Academy.
The
Rubicon
lost in the
the
After
directs
him
general
officer
could
in
first
The
the
cadet
new
he
that
has
at
in his
to
the
which
to
together with
time
the
does
as
urer's.
Treas-
deposit all
possession. Each
hundred
cover
and
initial cost
an
is credited
amount
same
the
to
surplus change
any
of admission.
Although
Regulations require this initial deposit of
and
hundred
sixty dollars, the requirement
the
one
is not
absolutely obligatory, so
he should
receives an appointment
from
accepting
He
first
he
later,
to
deposit one
entrance
account,
mind
is directed
has
he
upon
equipment,
cadet's
a
is supposed
sixty dollars
month
one
military product
simple soldat at the
cadet
new
that
money
No
finished
of
sight
who
Treasurer.
candidate's
the
orderly
an
the
full uniform,
in
of the
impression
office of
the
is
receiving the
the Adjutant,
to
to
over
time
no
of
reporting
is turned
to
create
this
routine
administrative
cadet
new
passed, however,
once
material.
raw
of
for
out
life regret
in after
ever
their civilian
to
should
equipment
later
can
account
on
on
will be
wipe
are
make
great effort
a
to
at
out
raise
the
be
not
if any
boy
be deterred
financial
all
issued, and
it would
parents
poor,
come
of the
that
lation.
stipuThe
events.
with
debt.
economy
If
a
boy's
foolish for them
this money.
Let
to
the
Point
West
io8
down,
goes
down,
thrown
had
someone
But
the
goes.
heavy feeling,but
it is
He
no
heavy mantle
something dreadful
that
is all this
stay, what
Running
back
barracks
are
and
forth
is cast
cadets
in stern
instructions
"
men
trousers.
heels
lovely
They
well
set-up
giving
them
men?"
those
are
inquiresone
are
your
classmates,
new
"
explains
orderly.
then
Just
orderly
candidates
who
their
grips on
easy
while
awaiting their
Charge. No sooner
the
shouts
up
"Mr.
cadet
a
along
this line!"
heads, and
as
a
he
goes
turn
to
have
they placed
of
to
other
report
take
yearling
commands
in your
the
line
to
life
porals
cor-
one.
chins,
"
giving
personal attention.
put that hat on straight."
little
Dumbguard,
many
drag
down
of
men
with
flock
Guardhouse.
your
another,
new
than
the
begun
the
from
all
and
ground,
waiting,
up
and
are
emerge
"Hold
charges
places in line
their
the
forward;
comes
his
over
take
the Officer in
"Stand
lieutenant
a
turns
squad
each
in
candidate.
"Those
the
a
tones.
Say, soldier,who
bold
the
Area?
the
others
Several
their
at
are
But
individuals, some
uncomfortable.
young
sure
sally-portand
a
military shirt and cit trousers,
pink striped shirts and gray cadet
very
is
He
in
disturbance
in
appear
off his
happen.
to
between
lead.
days elapse
aside.
is about
if
as
of
shake
Many
lot of bareheaded
a
cloak
a
tries to
use.
the
before
feels
soon
him
about
squad
on
he
and
down,
-t-"
I
Barracks"
"Beast
All hats
assumes
heat
becomes
globules of perspiration,roll
whose
depictinggrief. Slowly
officers
cadet
of his
number
"Mr.
find it, put
candidate
each
is 1223,
the
and
out
step
report back
and
there
baggage
your
"
immediately.
Mr.
Ducrot, whose
that
The
by
he
received
has
all of the events
off in the
of
that
school
They
of the
in
his
desirable
that
influence
of the
first
thought
the
has
detailed
in the
care
care
It is
of my
never
should
I shall
cadet
seen
the
of his room,
and
use
cadet
cadet.
in
They give
squad.
in the
assistant
as
cadets
new
have
of the
cadets
men,
of the
new
older
I had
he
might
personal hygiene.
impressions
that
new
instruction
and
officer
an
his work
themselves
drill the
his correspondence, and
equipment
is under
In
are
soldier and
individual
division.
twelfth
of the
cadets
experience in breaking
First (or senior) class
instructors.
minutes,
ten
assistants.
cadet
the
what
some-
instructions
and
cadets
new
become
last
the
Department.
officer and
In order
in
direction
instruction
of the Tactical
both
intellect has
clouded
hurries
my
More
line advances.
the
room
your
here
him
set,
in barracks.
room
Ducrot,
faces
crimson
permanent
a
giving
appear,
rigidity.
Large drops,
off the
assumed
have
features
line
of
appearance
intense.
more
whole
The
adjusted.
once
extraordinary
an
The
at
are
109
never
of his
highly
feel
the
forget
instructors.
such
immaculate
I
Point
West
i io
human
in my
beings
life.
With
backs, their lean faces, piercing
coldly
almost
that
they
from
the
duck
trousers
all English
were
War.
Boer
be
then
was
I
me,
stared
was
sure
generalsimported
know
white,
so
straight
that
eyes
at
I didn't
could
I
shiny.
so
contemptuously
their
that I had
sure
that
brass
nor
direct
white
buckles
incapacity
an
for
a
attain such
milita^ life,that I would never
degree of excellence, and I inwardly withered
their
before
glory.
Mr.
Meanwhile,
Ducrot
having found their
approaching the Guardhouse
the
insistence
them
like Men
"Fall
in,
at
A
at
Two
Messrs.
Wrathful
the fiercest
few
a
semblance
Ducrot
One, until
a
issued
have
gray
again
who
glare
of
the
looking
one.
movements
a
line
by
fresh-faced
lieutenant
initial uniform,
shirt,campaign
hat,
cap,
and
the
almost
to the Cadet
over
a
is formed.
ignore the suggestion of
a
if
as
remarks
emphatic
pullsthem into line.
The squad is now
herded
to
upon
Once
corporal.
are
of Wrath.
something,
a
run
of their instructors
commands
corporal, and
dates,
candi-
barracks,
dead
a
shufflingof feet, indefinite
do
to
"
in
rooms
cadet
a
in front
stand
they
of
his fellow
and
Store
consistingof
gray
flannel
trousers.
In less than
takes
candidates
half
place.
that
an
hour
The
entered
a
complete
heterogeneous
the
store
has
phosis
metamor-
crowd
of
lost
the
Barracks"
"Beast
of
appearance
no
all that
cadet
have
been
It takes
in
the
except
wear
a
than
a
These
garments
that
so
fit is
issue
an
fairly good,
plebe, however,
blouses.
A
loose
blouse.
appreciatesa
to
is funnier
sizes
The
once.
ously
harmoni-
are
learn
to
nothing
in stock
up
at
time
day. By
pect
militaryas-
a
they
first outfit.
his
made
made
be
can
they gained
properly,and
new
sale
on
be said is that
can
clothed.
uniform
counter
have
however,
means,
:
bargain
a
in
When
the
soon
cadet
structor
in-
command:
"Mr.
yet!
More
in
appear
therefore
Man
day's
Store
go
of
number
blouse.
the
and
back.
wrinkles
looser
The
therefore,
work
donned,
cadets
new
the
rapidly.
on
goes
are
to
duce
pro-
task
of
easier.
of Wrath
the
shoulders
less effort is necessary
uniforms
new
Cadet
of
wrinkles,
first
the
back
it is, the
appeasing the
as
yet!'* a
More
the
many
The
get those
Dumbguard,
As
again
once
to draw
soon
the
to
their
room
equipment.
"New
the
cadet
division.
the
cadets,
turn
instructors
Down
out
in
novitiates,and
lower
of
the
pillows,and bedding.
A
hall
each
hurriedly come
line up
man
Cadet
command
the iron steps
Store, each
the
promptly!"
ning
run-
in the Area.
is issued
At
his mattress,
long procession of
young
Atlases, sweating like horses, stagger through the
bearing
sally-port,
sleeping,except
aloft
the bed.
everything
A
few
necessary
zealous
ones
for
add
West
112
the burden
to
inside, and
top of the
is
mass
that
see
"Take
Mr.
Poor
tall,whose
side of
a
Wrathful
tribe
on
the
ever
has
Ducrot, step
about
been
down
"
!
five feet four
obscured
to be
attempts
out
of
more
a
by the
hustler,
pillows, mattress,
come
all.
Mr.
Ducrot,
re
you
grossest plebe I
the
about
the
this time
and
toe,
bucket, and
"Well,
in
view
mattress,
his
stubs
Standing
time, Mr.
Ducrot,
inches
drop
to
sure
loiteringoccurs.
no
double
a
up
is
that
reached.
of the
few
the
in the
somewhere
of indelible ink
is
dipper rattling
a
recklessly on
sways
Concealed
room
a
are
alert to
that
mattress.
the
Area
broom
bottle
a
before
bucket, perhaps
a
a
Point
a
pretty
mess,
saw!"
consoles
ever
you
re
one
sarcastic Arch-Fiend.
"What
do
out
here, Mr.
you
think
you
you're going
"What's
trouble?"
the
he
in
cuts
take
to
officer
cadet
of
in imitation
a
celebrate
another, "do
nap?"
a
forward:
comes
inquires.
(afterremembering
Ducrot
Mr.
"
Dumbguard,
senior
The
you're trying to
think
salute)speaks
to raise his
up
from
hand
the midst
of his debacle:
"I
."
was
Sir!"
"Sir!
"
commands
"
Sir,
through
the
by
"Pick
the officer.
Mr.
recommences
Ducrot,
sally-portwhen
the roll of
up
that
a
"
I
was
coming
"
details of this domestic
Further
short
.
.
tragedy
are
cut
drum.
stuff and
get ready for dinner."
West
ii4
But
who
that
Nothing matters
appetite!
ravenous
Dinner
All cadets
wherefrom
like
protrudes
What
a
:
that
sun-burnt
despair
dejectedly
one
the
to
the
that
be
in its
piled,only
floor
the
suffers
distant
hair
it is
task
the
is
same
"
be
drop
be
kept
must
compliance
with
tinguish
dis-
to
histrionic
with
musically
clined.
in-
of
of times
Dozens
and
pulled down
Wrathful
Tribe
correctly
the
orders
are
thrown
detailed
The
done.
ignominious
on,
some
damsel,
to
for
reason
appears.
is met
and
for
the
on
see
bedding
treatment,
slightestirregularityin arrangement
hard
It seems
severe
punishment.
but, later
where
every-
wavy
impossible
cadets
noose.
days. First
arranged strictlyaccording
a
place for everything and
place.
to
the
by
plebes
Thick
poetically and
Regulations
everything
belts
Point
must
rooms
headed
vanilla.
yet in sight,this busiest
rest
the
shaggy
The
that
so
those
leanings, or
of
The
barber
to the
marched
some
one.
West
at
No
by
all times
at
of
acted.
en-
style
alike.
caught in a
barber
shop! Hair
hair, yellow hair, and
sight is that
black hair, red
locks, the
short
is
serpent
some
resembles
satisfy
to the
be shorn
must
long line
a
to
tary
the aspirant for mili-
consequently
are
position
afternoon
attention
cutting preferredby
cadets
shop
of the
no
pays
the
except
tragedy
Point
honors.
new
the
over,
West
of hair
this first meal, about
cares,
table?
at
Point
the
with
aging,
discour-
such
Only by
strict
con-
repetitiondo
stant
Barracks"
Beast
"
learn
cadets
new
115
do
to
thing
a
thoroughly.
Tired
the
in
out
"New
cadets
is lost in
rushes
the
upon
divisions
places in
But
who
new
square.
Mr.
moment
a
is about
what
late?"
of the
cadets
are
greets his
barracks.
The
cadets
question
are
lined up
National
long
along
colors and
you
ance
appear-
all
to
their
in blue
unanswered.
three
the
fall.
be-
to
From
scampering
is not
sort
do
walk.
along the cement
the grave-looking officials
are
The
echoes
bewildered
a
calamity
here
stoop
rest, when:
Not
Dumbguard,
out
new
ranks
uniforms?
The
what
wondering
on
this command.
stairs in
the
down
sits
promptly!"
Division.
with
complying
Ducrot
moment's
a
out
turn
"Hurry up,
mean
by coming
the
for
the hall of the
through
of way
brain, Mr.
and
of his bed
edge
He
body
sides of
Corps
a
colors
Notary Public, in
of the Superintendent and his staff,
the presence
reads the oath of allegianceto the assembled
new
Heaven,
body, who with right hands raised toward
States.
their fealty to the United
The
swear
is simple, but to the plebe tremendously
ceremony
he agrees
to give four years'
impressive. When
after graduation, he
service to the Government
his life.
feels as if he is signing away
cloud without
its silver lining. To
There
is no
Mr.
Ducrot 's great joy, the chief Man
of Wrath
are
brought
commands
:
to
the center.
The
West
n6
'New
cadets
For
a
the
little
will
and
Mr.
over
his
to
room
feet.
with
charge
he
lasts
await
Pretty
tapes and
of shoes.
measure
Ducrot
are
soon,
foot
Alas,
allowed:
"
no
and
the
to
the
refreshed
in pops
sticks
the
for
pointed
and
times
inspection of
all cadets
shoes
ill-fitting
when
he double
taking
the
lish
Eng-
or
must
wear
Mr.
few
prevent
his
officer in
toes
military shoe.
Regularly, are
feet inspected during his first
remedy
the
A
sensible
's
enjoys
under
confidences
elsewhere.
busy
"
bath.
a
since
stolen
occur
are
feelingcreeps
shoes
take
reporting
relaxation, splashing around
instructors
to
immediately
first time
showers, where
back
Point
a
crot
Duweeks
cases
of
soreness.
Years
ago
sort
was
an
of
in the
ent
days of hazing, a vastly differThis
inspection of feet occurred.
unofficial
inspection of
the
plebe's feet by
the night when
upper-classmen. In the middle of
the tired plebe was
snoring away,
dreaming of
and
pursued by raging
being late to a formation
demons, he was
suddenly awakened
by a hollow
voice in his tent, commanding:
said crisply
"Inspec-shun! Feet," the "feet"
and emphatically.
Without
sticks his bare feet
delay Mr. Ducrot
for the inspection of the midnight prowler.
out
He then, by order, opens his toes into the intervals
the
of which
gloating upper-classman poured
candle
melted
tion.
grease, thereby ending the inspec-
Barracks"
'Beast
'
eight-thirty in
At
wearily
have
rest, blessed
a
o'clock
nine
At
all
folded
remained
Ducrot,
his bed
down
that
day long. At last, he
sleep is in sight.
orderly in
the
three
beats
Mr.
evening,
the
joyfully,makes
but
117
taps
is to
of the Guardhouse
front
his drum
on
has
and
taneously
simul-
the cry:
out!"
"Lights
echoes
officer doing his
the
Mr.
Ducrot
bring
little order
a
oft
The
indescribably
stern
-
of failure
The
of
the
All
through
hide
play
which
and
night
men
a
and
are
melancholy
along
and
his
his
through
head,
pillows,
mattresses,
of
yearling
breast
seek.
smothers
A
drawn
in
for
his
home
spasmodic
great
fills him
a
Ducrot
lessly
hope-
are
the
almost
solitude
him.
seizes
sharp
pains
loneliness
with
pleasing drowsiness
Mr.
down
feeling
and
The
prey,
day
him,
yearning
until
the
mind.
over
his
Dumbjohn,
officers, vicious
events
in
creeps
Ducrot,
plebes, chins
perspiration streaming
the
jumbled
of his mind.
red-faced
of
faces.
with
to
chaos
float
cadet
looking
corporals,rows
in, and
way
their
names
confused
strives
sleep, and
of the
Dumbguard
pillow, dead
his
upon
to
out
-repeated
Dufiicket,
I
tired
too
night.
back
sinks
tired, almost
plunged
are
Only the tread of the
half -hour patrol in the Area,
stillness of the
disturbs
the
silence.
and
into darkness
cadet
the barracks
Immediately
divisions.
of
halls
the
through
into
to
sadness
drifts
sciousness.
uncon-
West
u8
Point
This
period of training of the
Barracks/'
familiarlycalled "Beast
about
men
three
to
sent
are
to
necessary
time
length of
that
weeks,
in the head
with
this
some
severe
In
the
front
rank
origin of
cadets'
the
files
the
mind,
name
their
is
To
imaginary creation.
it seems
awfully real.
feelings.
own
wooden
so
only comparable to the taming
The
wild animals.
trainingis undeniably
for a tenderfoot, but its "beastly" character
breaking
an
be
bayonet.
a
Barracks."
in
least
at
would
stickingtheir
difficult to discern
It is not
is
for
they
be
new
It is
otherwise
:
these
join the Battalions.
them
would
of
to
camp
is
It lasts for
of which
end
segregate
they
"Beast
the
at
cadet
new
When
I
the
new
I well
remember
standing
was
ever,
how-
man,
my
in the
fierce
walk
"bracing" in ranks along the cement
the
the Area, occasionally a white
dog upon
come
lazilysnooping around
opposite would
of
sun,
ash
to
in
I envied
that
me
In
misery.
above
letters
hope
ye
As
I
think
died
for
punishment
"There
I
officers
must
a
was
my
wicked
be
some
reflected, but
and
Mr.
cadets
It seemed
my
saw
classmates
in
flaming
"Abandon
all
I
to
Ducrot,
else,I felt
this
I
the
"
here.
someone
that
except
I entered:
door
re-christened
was
freedom.
imagination
my
enter
was
and
his
everyone
every
who
I
this,"
him
I envied
cans:
hill
if I must
as
second
began
tour
on
have
earth, a
first life.
way
of
getting
then, I thought that
in
charge
of
me
had
out
of
if the
gone
Barracks"
"Beast
training
this
with
through
119
I could
also.
And
I
how
all
did," Alleluiah!
It
of
was
academic
cadets
of
scandal.
Corps
of
which
scandal
gossip, known
Ducrot
Ducrot
Ducrot
with
all
to
un
once
ing
follow-
fils et
fils et deux
un
a
famous
a
traditional
became
name
was,
the
as
Monsieur
The
and
the
at
Madame
Scandal.
in Keetel's
mysterious
a
French
private life. All plebes were
relate to the upper-classmen the
I.
2.
appeared
his
required to
bit
During
study
to
exercises
uncovered
had
concerning
file.
He
out
Ducrot.
began
acquaintance.
in the
Grammar,
French
older
I
his
I made
Mr.
as
when
year
I found
before
be addressed
to
came
us
the
long time, too,
a
une
files.
in
the
criminately
others, applied indis-
many
plebes.
we
Early the next morning, Mr. Ducrot, whom
his first reveille.
left sleeping,attends
Although
do not begin to play until five-twenty,
the drums
dusts, shaves, and
sweeps,
being
time
on
the
morning
Mr.
Ducrot
awake
headed
and
for the
gun!
until
dresses, for fear of
the
Down
the
iron
door
meet
him
and
convoy
place
in
ranks.
I
was
not
sounds
steps all the
to the cement
out
attention
for
cadet
officers emerge
half
Woe
the sleepyunto
is late!
Division
Boom!
rigidlyat
disagreeable.
who
conscientiously
formation.
they remain
plebe
of the
and
noisilyclatter,bolt
minutes
ten
out
s
where
walk
long before
of bed
he steals out
a
As
he
couple
him
once
at
peeks
his head
of the Wrathful
top speed
late:
I shall
to
his
never
West
120
Point
forgetthe experience.
were
chasing me
that
terror
by
At
child
a
but
was
to
rooms
an
wall
Adam's
in front
of
them,
apple, shoulders
fireplace,looking
the
near
run.
make
a
that
they
sory
curare
chins
for all the
of
Two
glassily
eyes
way
spoiled children about to
inspector rubs his white gloves over
couple
sued
pur-
little bravado.
a
fixed
their
same
entering they
authoritative
knock,
gray-clad figures,with
the
the
Before
the door,
with
erals"
Gen-
being
to
see
immovable,
on
of
instructors
the
flavored
one
with
unable
and
War
Boer
dreaming
breakfast.
before
sharply on
knock
seized
cadet
the
5:50
order
I
burly policeman
a
inspection of
in
my
in
has
i l
When
caressing
back,
stand
world
like
cry,
while
a
the
the tables and
chairs.
Upon
of the
During
day
in the
cadet
new
is carried
second
the
the first few
out
the instruction
commences
elementary
weeks
the
drills.
following schedule
:
Infantry
Instruction
7:15-
745
a.
m.
Physical Exercises
8:15-
9:00
a.
m.
Infantry Instruction
9:30-10:15
a.
m.
a.
m.
10:45-11:30
:oo-
3 40
p.
m.
4:15-
5:00
p.
m.
3
Each
day
the
prescribed by
drill the
new
soldier, the
of instruction
course
the
cadets
officer
are
marchings,
is
definitely
charge. At the
taught the school of
in
haltings, facings,
first
the
and
These
saluting.
rifles.
Usually
arms.
As
to
shoulder.
your
will
cadet
platoons,
some
whose
Those
as
platoons
men
improve
the
drills
to
inspire the
It
seems
the
that
the
to familiarize
The
efficient would
efforts
squad
were
go
made
to increase
instructors
knew
cadets
told
were
by
It
was
at
a
made
on
a
rapid walk,
what
they
as
one
year
very
best.
drills included
Post, in
with
their
ings.
surround-
that
only the most
Consequently great
of
the
awkward
military efficiency.As
and
the
plebes
anything
after
the
later discovered
broilinghot summer's
not
a
order
their
and
is
practicaljoke
their
members
"sightseeing trip" was
the
a
the
by
the
this tour.
on
of
of
around
new
plebes
others.
into
Last
do
to
schedule
"sightseeing tour"
squads
than
formed
thought
cadets
new
the
companies.
faster
transferred.
are
the cadets
befogged
are
carry
ence
experi-
Squad" whence,
instructor
bright cadet
that
into
seem
"Awkward
the
they
progress,
to
a
vivid.
squads,
the
intellects
complexities of
known
been
ever
too
progressive,so
into
young
to carrying
has
remains
assembled
gradually
Naturally,
is
it
while, to bore into
officer who
Barracks"
instruction
into
these
require an enlisted man
long, until fatigued. His own
in "Beast
are
short
a
under
pounds,
never
his rifle too
The
nine
weighs
unaccustomed
one
after
Any
given
gradually
To
weight.
it seems,
rifle,
a
rifle
without
given
drill is
accustom
lads to its
121
are
second
service
the
is desirable
exercises
the
"
Barracks
Beast
"
the
but
a
treat.
afternoon
fashion
of the
Point
West
122
Metropolitan
pointed
I.
Sandwiched
the
are
the
between
I intend
the
drill is
now
it
as
a
known
He
nevertheless
cadet,
bone
These
the
at
halt
and
rests
while
to the
muscle,
body
act
as
every
sinew, and
has
become
every
when
and
accustomed
elixir.
To
a
visitor
always interestingas it is rather
due to the numbers
acting in unison
perfect cadence.
The
and
in the
is devoted
early afternoon
cleaning of
shade
of the
the rifle.
old
to the
their
and, after cleaning them, try their
together again.
or
tacular,
spec-
and
ture
nomencla-
Scattered
gymnasium
Store, perspiring plebes take
new
influence
drill is
with
them
exercise, but
naturally fatigued
tonic, an
a
cadet
minute
a
physicaldevelopment,
young
that
marching.
of half
different
every
seems
cadets*
new
them, they
to
setting-up exercises
the
forty-fiveminutes
being relentlessly
punished.
setting-upexercises are a potent
fresh
the
is
-of
For
if every
as
was
in the
in the
after
it
will make
name
dispensed. This
and consists
Gymnasium
given frequent-short
minute,
a
This
drill
physicalexercises,
for a drill
distinguishingname
them, both
is
infantry morning
all drills are
form
be devised.
executes
most
of exercise
essence
given
of every
can
the
physical exercises.
where
or
out
plebes laugh, for
but
in the
terest
of in-
Objects
wagons.
ner:
military manI.
Eyes Right; 2. Hudson
River; 3. Front,
Eyes Left; 2. Battle Monument;
3. Front!
were
or,
rubberneck
in groups
the
Cadet
rifles apart
utmost
to
put
feels cheered
he
Point
West
124
and
Up
down
the
line walk
the
of the
cadet
day.
specting
officers in-
"bracing'* the plebes, commanding:
back!
shoulders
More
yet! More
and
"Get
for the remainder
up
your
yet!"
"
Hold
your
"Suck
For
and
weeks
three
severe
so
Lean
of
cadets
new
on
put through
are
instruction
before
fit to be put in the ranks
deemed
forward
on.
the
course
chin !"
up ; drag in your
stomach!
your
hips!"
your
this
up
head
they
of the older
are
cadets
without
of the Battalions.
ruining the appearance
It is astonishing to behold
the progress
made
in
elementary training in this short period. It is
crammed
that
the days are
true
full, and the
is of
instruction
results
the
so
even
expected
the
under
far
and
begin
bearing. The
a
little the
themselves
No
to
distinct
tary
mili-
acquire
a
gaitis replaced by
of
to
way
of
of
smart
arms
appears.
dis-
crude-looking
very
has
have
men
ing
droop-
erect
an
swinging
days
and
been
dividual
in-
changed
military body.
begun
to
adjust
their uniforms.
less marked
attitude
of
appearing
new
be
might
lose all appearance
of
first few
harmonious
by
to
excessive
group
of the
Little
men
gives
the
The
a
what
rigorous of systems.
unevenness
shoulders
carriage,and
into
kind, but
tread, the hanging of heads
measured
of
exceed
the most
In the first place,the
slovenliness
intensive
most
the
is the
new
cadet
change
at
the
of
end
the
mental
of "Beast
Barracks."
he
All
had
ever
of his
sense
Acres, it sneaked
Bob
first few
the
small
is in
fish he
acquires
absorbs
the
charge of him
instant
compliance
in
end
the
order
at
cadets
new
a
not
run,
think, but
obedience.
toward
cadet,
an
that
excellent
cadets
and
the
every
they
as
habit
times
some-
of immediate
foundation
of discipline,
in the
of which
beginning
this
To
execute
them
inculcation
the
orders.
to
is the
trait
he
soldier
a
officers and
made
form
rapidly
unhesitating
harass
to
to
This
lesson
their
are
very
which
in
demand
with
a
He
mood
The
OBEDIENCE.
"
fingers
what
pond.
new
important
most
learn,
must
this
of his
realizes
he
Like
rapidly.
away
receptive
most
a
and
if
importance,
of the ends
out
days,
125
own
oozed
has
any,
"
Barracks
Beast
"
is made
new
"Beast
in
Barracks."
At
the
moved
from
in camp.
their
of
end
three
Barracks
to
You
ought
Lares
and
bags, or on
all morning
join
the rest
to
them
see
Penates
the
across
all
to
in the
"Beast
remains
fresher
than
is over,
any
other
have
"Beast"
of
but
at
of
in
they
dignity of a plebe,the
cadet
hierarchy.
Barracks"
go
parallel rows,
raised to the
grade
and
come
arrival
which
state
ing
Carry-
colony
a
Upon
home.
Corps
striped laundry
in
Plain
are
of the
move.
in
world
the
they join the companies
the
assigned, and from
are
the
stretchers, they
canvas
resembling for
building its new
"Beasts"
weeks
next
its
West
ants
camp,
been
they
lowest
memory
Point.
West
126
In
spite
of
by
of
camp
recollections
the
and
new
life,
of
Point
Mr.
interesting
more
Ducrot
perspiration
is
forever
and
ing
trainhaunted
indelible
ink.
VI
CHAPTER
ONLY
when
have
do
of
formed,
from
camp
soil
of
military
meets
at
up
not
to
of
the
report
before
demands
the
Tactical
the
deners
garnatural
istic
individual-
orthodox
The
studies.
able
his
to
body
made
in
it is for
of
ground
is
that
order
upon
he
as
physical
really
so
into
become
it.
The
127
fatigue
great,
the
the
require
the
academic
receive
before
that
that
academic
accustomed
aching
he
that
may
training
plunge
has
just
June,
to
man
young
authorities
the
in
a
conditions
changed
summer-camp
experiences
be
the
Point,
closed,
has
plebe
to
West
cadet
his
difficult
how
himself
benefit
life to
the
these
from
the
screens
bending
of
ill-
training.
adapt
year
the
transplanted
civilian
Realizing
new
work
recently
so
seats,
are
from
and
that
they
however,
are,
hedge
joined
and
that
members,
visitors'
the
feel
to
cadets
new
camp
They
the
pass
the
begin
twigs,
Corps.
ungainly
they
odd
to
begin
they
the
crude,
moment
hundred
transferred
been
members
three
the
Battalion,
the
TWIG
THE
BENDING
the
taking
the
he
new
would
course
to
muscles,
the
the
West
128
drooping
all be
that awful
eyes,
given time
to pass
be free to pursue
into camp
goes
Point
of
heaviness
that
so
away
its
development.
after
his first few
fatiguemust
the mind
To
this
weeks
may
end, he
' '
in
Beast
Barracks."
The
corner
camp
is
of the
Plain
Hudson.
prettilysituated
whose
known
avenue
centrally cut
general parade. The
streets
as
the
parallel to the parade ground
which
they are separated and screened
is the
cadet
make
every
convenient
for
that
the
comforts,
on
the
permanent
with
the bare
In
only.
the
camps,
the
with
all of
the
as
with
us
The
closer to
proof
time
features
the
a
and
creature
criticised
field should
The
cadet
kinds
two
are
be
of instruction
camp
and
the
live
close to nature
and
hundred
a
of
temporary
little
one
veniences
con-
today consider necessary
physical well-being, but in the former,
our
not?
camp
hedge.
of life.
there
latter,soldiers
that
such
as
military life
the
dispensing
to
intended
by
times
at
necessities
permanent
In
camp.
been
from
these
soldiers in the
that
however, is
camp,
have
proper,
in
For
an
streets
comfortable
camp
soldier.
cadets
ground
content
lacking
camp
the
by
are
are
Nor
northeast
along the bluff overlooking the
it is rectangular, laid out for six
In form
companies
in the
that
in
one
cadet
us
of comfort
maximum
a
illustrated
the
when
the
encampment,
magazines
Great
men
place, even
War
in
remain
in
soldier is provided
"
and
that
why
bring
help to
Europe give visual
for any
length of
the
zone
of
danger,
the
Bending
build
they
an
and
adorn
abodes.
will
destroy
shell
enemy
moment,
but
unimpaired.
Some
next
the
front
western
and
that
streets
The
times
luxuriously on
A
a
large central tent,
her
over
The
of the
opposite edge
officers' tents, the
Then
authority.
have
the
govern
they
a
are
that
the
front
Then
an
"
tent-poles!
dress
and
'B'
the
undress
the
Tactical
of hierarchical
of the
tents
missioned
non-com-
privates.
strict
changes
to
cords
company,
out
regulations
Twice
in the
lengthen
voice
tumble
of
on
are
of the
of the tents.
Whereupon
watching
officers
in front
tent-pole gets
authoritative
hen
for the Commandant
the
arrangement
out,
mother
a
neat-looking camp,
supporting
"Turn
cot.
indication
next
the
dim
floor,slumbers
wooden
like
Due
The
reposing
come
aligned.
rails.
are
of
space
officers and
To
being pegged,
of the cadet
tents
tricity.
elec-
night by
cadet, instead
brood, is reserved
Cadets.
effect.
same
brilliant
Medal
Gold
after
year
the
the hard
on
of architecture
replaced by
is
the
on
pany
graveled com-
at
iron
bones
the
with
camp
galvanized
electric bulb, and
his weary
had
illuminated
are
the
remains
triumphs
of
of olden
candle
instinct
tents, instead
by
supported
a
that
shelters
occupation
has
today
be
bomb-proof dugouts
The
camp
see
these
miniature
are
129
It may
domestic
of the
cadet
therefore
We
the
comfort.
of the
year
Twig
or
of
a
day
ture,
tempera-
shorten,
so
alignment.
ringsout:
and
straighten your
cadets
out
in all conditions
of the
little brown
of
West
130
homes.
canvas
loosened
When
the
at
the
on
the
first
the
dozen
a
or
"Turn
this
the
drops
rain-
new
duty
that
be
must
day,
performed
yearlings command
more
of the
recesses
be
must
pitter-patterof
twenty-fifth time
realize that
not
cords
plebe sittingin
tent, probably polishing his
in his
breastplatefor
until
it rains the
tent-fly. The
his underwear
does
Point
bungalows
canvas
from
:
plebes,and loosen those tentcords!"
Out
they jump into the "catacombs"
(the space between the tents),bumping their heads
against the rails,and at once
commence
tugging at
the
out, you
obstinate, water-soaked
soaks
downpour
summer
To
each
whom
tent
orderly is absent
cadets
two
on
tent-mate
becomes
Tactical
officer in
know
which
cadet
the front
of wood,
cadets'
one
of the
the
name
each
charge
is
as
of the
the
water
tent
a
the
cadet
duty
responsible. In
of any
detailed
or
inches
on
as
for
company
may
is fastened
The
bucket
Both
the face of the disk,
orderly,or
the
cause
disk
"Guard"
words
the disk revolved
of
that the
in diameter.
the
of
sickness,his
order
responsible,there
well
printed
sides,and
absence.
keep
assigned,one
time the duty
are
at
the skin.
of
account
three
names,
are
to
the
tent-pole,a revolving octagonal
about
"Sick,"
of
them
performs for a week
orderly. Whenever
tent
on
tent-cords, while
to
along
indicate
of the
pant's
occu-
orderly is also supposed to
filled,but the occupants
usually have
some
private treaty
West
132
food, known
secrete
cadet
never,
lockers.
My
"Tac"
where
the
charge
inspired by
appetite.
One
leaving and
I
a
was
sort
a
of his
of my
into the
more
vast
plies
sup-
think
to
that
of noblesse
concerned,
were
ing
Dur-
grew
with
began
we
remembrance
jar in
I therefore
fillingthem
and
lockers
looked
reason,
and
about
was
the
butter.
officer in
venient
con-
unexpected
of sal tines,
an
jars of peanut
some
"Boodle,"
these
tins
many
tent-mate
bold
more
of
the
for
in
that
sure
am
reveal
days,
company
and
I
of olives,and
my
"Boodle"
as
places,and
inspection would
bottles
Point
of sympathetic
sort
a
oblige
cadet-gnawing
Saturday, however, just as he was
giving,
offeringa silent prayer of thanks-
he
ordered
which
some
the
own
lockers
A
opened.
gallon
fifty olives lay submerged
slovenly looking pineapple cheese met
my
A
gaze.
I should
and
example
demerits, were
set
five
When
an
the
tents
however, cadets
How
down
the weary
may
to the rest
awarded
not
of the
on
as
to
officer
forthwith.
me
for
inspection,
the cots
down
the blankets
cadet
of the company,
prepared
make
a
miliated
hu-
and
rest.
is to rest ! to throw
and
forget the heat,
march, the grime, the dust, and abandon
oneself to the
delightsof
How
of repose
it is in the
sleep becomes
the
of the past
sweetness
for the future !
But
are
that
wonderfully refreshingit
oneself
moment
reprimand
and
or
building vast
precious to
snatched
morning
most
imagination,dreaming
acute.
that
from
the
the cadet
the
plans
is each
busy day!
real longing for
the
Bending
Every morning
reveille
the
at
of
solitaryboom
throughout the hills,
rudely dissipatingthe fog of
envelops the sleeping cadets.
of the
slumber
deathlike
sounds,
sigh,a
a
bewildered
of
sort
reveille march
The
by
the
up
possessed.
pleasing
shrill
garrulous
Around
shriekingsounds
the
stillness of the
that
Presently
the familiar
the
a
is
place
of intense
in
time
the
until the
sembly.
as-
general parade
Doodle
of Yankee
notes
drums
while
dawn,
the
near
of the
other
an-
danger, beguiling
plenty of
from
warning
to
camp
toy with
there
camp
The
brusquely
themselves
the
street, down
deep rollingnoise
forms
drums.
one
the
semi-conscious
a
the
of the fifes and
rout
uncertainly
of the
begun.
march,
like demons
upon
struggling in
if
as
tinct
Indis-
their bodies.
has
Cats"
"Hell
the
roll
and
lusty rub-a-dub-dub
the
little the
by
gently out
preserve
air is torn
the
Suddenly
fifes and
float
to
way
that
is broken.
camp
twist
charms
that
heaviness
Little
mosquito bars,
the
beneath
unconsciousness
yawn,
air; drugged forms
the
133
the
5:20,
is echoed
gun
Twig
change
animation.
Up
go
twinkling, almost as if by
magic, tents disgorgetheir sleepy occupants, hastily
and feverishlybuttoning their uniforms
as
they run
mosquito
to
a
ranks
to
the
fading
rolls of the
corps.
After
to
and
places in
their
drum
bars
reveille
police
the
it
tents
ablutions
before
within
half-hour
a
takes
and
but
perform
breakfast.
after
The
the
a
few
the
drills
morning
minutes
necessary
commence
meal
and
Point
West
134
continue
until
They
noon.
of various
are
kinds,
the
will be described
in the
majority of which
from
I
but
Mars,"
chapter entitled "Lessons
will speak of the plebe's work
in his first camp,
since it is somewhat
The
physical
in "Beast
where
that
see
who
The
the
spends
Every morning
carrying their
Cullum
on
Hall.
waltz
one-step
Once
Point
the
march
they
and
bers,"
lub-
later
a
time
in
civilian professor
to
instruct
Terpsichorean
the
come
the
across
art.
parade
as
along the
the
basis
wall.
of all
two-step, and, since
us,
upon
toward
but
the
the
lesson is not
it was,
tiptoeing,"one-
to
their coats, put
remove
line themselves
dancing
all
"land
West
open
fox-trot
end
and
two-
the
and
of
the
to visitors.
long cadets,
cadets, fat cadets, lean cadets, awkward
ones,
those
intervals, squads of cadets
hour
rehearsed
are
upon
in
pumps
have
The
course.
real
A
step is first taught
dances
new
the
lesson.
at
summer
Here
then
dancing,
mers
swim-
adept
tested, and
until
dancing
at
their pumps,
The
the various
further attendance.
swim,
classmen
fourth
is present
they are proficient.
diverting instruction, however,
is the
camp
In
for swimming,
are
are
from
excused
daily
most
plebe
in camp.
teach
to
cadets
they
cannot
attend
the
of the
entrance,
men
and
drowns,
qualifiedare
The
continued
cadet
new
the
to
many
upon
the
to
Gymnasium
professional instructor
one
no
given
are
sent
a
As
strokes.
found
exercises
Barracks"
addition, he is
to
different.
short
and
ful
grace-
and
three-
Bending
the
Twig
135
like a lot of coy
the room
ing" around
young
bearings lost,became
hippopotami with compass
to enjoy
famous
sight for tourists, who wanted
the
of
presence
'
wasn
delicate
chap
as
waltz.
self-conscious
boys
bewildered
a
"
Nowadays
in
all
crowd
der
littleslen-
a
steam
Vesay's
the
over
room,
shirt-sleeves
white
trying
state
officer
an
the
regular
a
to
were
the
execute
:
position glideand cut!"
excludes all sightseersduring
foot in second
Right
in
dance
Professor
of
Again,
directions
Professor's
was
partner,
mazes
old-fashioned
But
!
corner
one
to
a
reed, perspiringin his efforts
a
the
roller, through
in
in
six-foot
his
steer
to
learn
anyone
gigglingcrowd
a
! Here
blame
t to
could
How
good laugh.
a
"
the lesson.
instruction
The
should
not
the battalion.
Together
After
for
squad
he
or
spoilthe
may
his
upon
in
plebe
infantry drill
it is essential
of the
appearance
with
that
of
rest
swimming, dancing,
infantry drill,his morning
and
in
the
uninterruptedly, for
continues
he
of
is
completely
midday dinner, he
instruction in hygiene and
the
cupied.
oc-
is assembled
guard duty,
required to spend his time working
equipment, his brasses, his bayonet, and
be
rifle.
Very
little social diversion
plebe,because
and
is
unfamiliar
he is
with
is
permitted
usually awkward
to
the
in appearance
and deportmilitary customs
ment.
his life
that
Consequently he considers
excessivelyhard, to him unnecessarily so; but
I
as
have
observed
of
convinced
am
a
Point
West
136
from
the
one
of
cocoon
thirteen
of
wisdom
the
class for
distinct
for
cadets
I
years
holding
in
them
Then
year.
plebedom
they emerge
dazzling yearling
as
butterflies.
instruction
afford
To
is surrounded
each
from
after
a
in
and
The
supervisionof
Tactical
hours
and
four
the
hours
of this
teaches
much
are
divided
The
plebe
this
the
of his
too
into
first
is
Before
he
they
an
march
after
knew
when
three
three
corporals,
guard, and an
the control
charge, who
walks
the
during
is
one
two
twenty-
The
fect
efeight hours.
cadet is lasting,for it
borders
The
duty
what
quivering
he
I
camp
to
10.
of
demanded
approaches
guard
of the
from
posts, numbered
With
cadets
experiences and
from
officer,
demanding
an
men.
of
sentinel
fatigue a
on
:
sentinel
that
the
upon
soldier
goes
orders, both
Each
important
guard.
youthful
officer in
so
camp
are
is under
guard
walks
cadet
him,
prevents
the
four,
duty
him
posts
officers.
rests
There
officers of the
two
the
guard immediately
on
ten
duty
quota
evening.
of the
day.
of the
of
the
sergeant, and
officer of the
A
marches
company
reliefs for each
guard
sentinels.
by
parade
in
the
sensations
his first real test !
is instructed
in his
general and special,but few feel as if
well enough to stand
the ordeal
them
inspection by a yearling corporal. No
is lost, therefore, before the hour
on
supper
post
to
perfect his knowledge,
little groups
of excited
and
so
portunity
opto
that
nervous
the
Bending
Twig
plebes study diligentlythese
insect-infested
and
In
tent.
the
seated
some
and
the
that
dark
gay
pale
guard
the
lamp-posts near
lightthese slim gray forms,
standing, seem
shadowy and
restlesslyto
move
nearby guard
and
where
one
How
each
to
shadows,
far
there
is
he
wonders
they
he
as
one,
that
them, and
ofl
elms
of
for the
watches
hops
the
to
are
that
Ducrot
Cadet
latter 's
girl lives
allowed
ten
the
see
minutes
dance
Today,
the
to
as
some
more
the
escort
I stroll
by
the
while
of
I sat
fascinated
guard
tents
he
stands
underthat
mean
lady to
also, except
the
hop,
that
so
after
conclusion
young
lady
camp
in the
that
the
distance
her
to
is
he
of
home.
evening
plebe days.
waiting my turn to
was
in the
gible
unintelli-
young
the
of
year
and
first
own
my
I
the
"Dumb-
reenacted, I re-live the
scenes
same
impressions
Often
at
before
expressions
taking a
Dumbguard
Cadet
that
time
some
is
plebe!
he listens to their hurried
above
the
and
from
them
calling,"Ducrot, hop with," or
if ever
his
guard, hop with, extended"
those
are
plebedom will roll by. What
It is
of
stream
a
voices
remarks?
are
impassable gulf between
an
as
the
sit the officers of
keep the record
guard, who
upper-classmen, signing out
seems
and
of
fro, attacking
under
tents
main
the
except
concerts.
It
the
ubiquitous mosquitoes.
The
the
some
under
except for their gloves, little dabs
motionless
white
obscure
orders
137
as
I watched
twilightof
the
the
summer
go
scene
post,
on
at
the
evenings.
Point
West
138
From
obscurity of
the
Their
constantly coming.
evening mists merged
were
the
it seemed
No.
Post
toward
completely,
so
white
pairsof
of the
trousers
parade, all converging
Little by little,as
they
i.
approached the light of the guard tent,
that were
stabbing the darkness illumined
buttons
and
coats
gray
one
figures
the
flittingacross
were
into
if only animated
as
stalwart
the carnp,
gray
for
coats, and
the
rays
the bell
brief moment
a
gleaming forms with happy laughing faces filled
of the
into the darkness
then
the picture and
Plain quickly disappeared.
Such
reveries, however, are usually interrupted
by
' '
voice
sharp
a
Turn
out
"
and
plebes,
calling:
the second
the
away
relief!"
novitiates
their first
the
around
a
guard tour.
graveled paths
As
under
' '
Hurry
scamper
you
to
form
per-
the relief marches
the
command
militarycorporal,the plebe has,
very
up,
in
of
spiteof
feelingof uncertainty, a sensation of pride in
with the guard of a part of the
being entrusted
that the corporal commands
Each
time
camp.
his
"
No.
"
!
the rifles hit the
and
ground
in unison, a pleasurable thrill pervades his being,
Before
of a certain importance.
consciousness
a
pride can swell his breast, he is brought
very much
Relief Halt
back
realityby the stern corporal exclaiming,
and
to port
come
Dumbguard,
up, Mr.
to
"Wake
"
arms
and
' '
!
or
the
Glory
2
was
Drag
shoulders
in your
"
chin !
In goes
instinctivelydraw
brief ; humiliation
reigns anew.
to
the chin,
the
rear.
West
140
the
strike
night
sympathetic chord in
the balmy stillness calls
a
and
nature
starry fancies.
lie in
their
another
solitude
in the
with
fairies
hears
the
in
distress
of
faintest
crickets, the
branches,
be
the
sound.
Things
in
a
a
It
forth
world
unknown
he
with
little sadness.
seemed
their
when
their
to
scene,
so
to be
melancholy even
companion sentinels
traditions, and
other.
starts
man
at
at
the
reposes,
daily tasks,
formed
per-
guarding
ineffable
the
that
buildings
and
stern
great
us.
beautiful
The
the
is alone
he
forget, however,
of the
each
to
afraid,and
to
of
in
trees
that
that
seems
beauty
Plain,
little
come
will
Never
a
air is filled
soughing
if the
as
first time
post, he is
on
The
calling mournfully
this
night
the
the
were
Should
all around
awakening
silence.
that
holding their imperceptible revels. He
rustlingof the leaves, the intermittent
chattering
breeze
his
most
is conscious
he
is
and
forth
by sleep, the
enchantments,
world
his sensitive
his comrades
when
bewitched
mysterious
him
the
this hour
At
tents
of
beguiling
Point
he
is filled
the
across
in the
darkness,
ever
watchful
the
sleeping hills
over
dimly discernible through their misty blankets.
Occasionally a graceful river steamer, like some
waters
huge Jack-o'-Lantern rufflingthe smooth
the cliff,
of the Hudson,
glides softly by under
her
throbbing engines seeming
certain warmth
that
dispelsthe
to
send
forth
chill of the
a
early
morning.
It is at
this
hour
especiallythat
his
thoughts
the
Bending
wander
the full
The
of his
aroma
clanking
back
him
"Halt!
of
and
Who
from
quickly challenges.
answers
a
sepulchral
of the Guard, with
Corporal
tersign,"
coun-
plebe. When
corporal faintly
the
countersign, "Saratoga," or "BurTannhauser
or
(or.maybe
Dumbguard,
the
breathes
goyne"
sentinel),whereupon
the
allowed
to
pass
"Advance,
In
the
the
whispering distance,
test
that
he
uncertainly commands
to
realization
calls
the shadows.
"Advance,
within
senses
hand.
at
Guard,"
of the
darkness
the
the
there?"
goes
"Corporal
in
to
inspection is
his
to
at home.
sword
a
141
reveal
and
days
earth
to
the dreaded
voice
Folk"
his "ain
to
Twig
the
the
by
sentinel's order
Corporal
eyes
of the
corporal is
the
:
Guard."
yearling corporal,a plebe
of the
trying minutes
to "take
charge
habituallywrong, so that for a
the benighted sentinel endeavors
few
of his post and
property in view,
while
all
government
his preceptor
picks
his accoutrements,
him
at
But
soon,
to
the solitude
the
indulge
in
ing,
bear-
in his chin
of the
"
way
night begins to
in."
work
tones
are
:
you
from?"
' '
South
nel,
Carolina, sir, proudly responds the senti-
touched
With
pieces,his
yearling corporal constraininghim
a
partialintimacy with the plebe,
adding in softened
"Mister, where
' '
to
"
knowledge, admonishing
intervals, to "Drag
upon
even
his
him
is
a
by theupper-classman'snear-cordiality.
gruff "Pretty fine State, mister," the
Point
West
i42
corporal virtuouslydeparts
interrogatehis
to
next
victim.
How
welcome
relief
it makes
as
sleepy sentinel
of camp
its
back
of
tour
guard
uncomfortable
West
been
the
his
of
a
the
by
so
the
from
unconscious
later
As
time
was
tolerated
price
in all
cases
The
their
greatly
to
exist.
former
cadet's
of
where
the
few
heedless
In
because
cadets
a
or
1901,
license
far and
too
at
the
some
objectionable,
littlelibertyis
judgment,
granted
followed.
moderation
instance
parents, Congress ordered
hazing conditions, with
Superintendent
all semblance
longer
no
they will suffer
plebes, but they
Formerly, hazing
harmful
not
carried
practice was
the
has
hazing
A
fun.
the
of immature
ceased
that
hazing
that
hazing
among
were
lads
in
for
of its features
to
of
time, forgetfulof the future,
to
of the heartburns
the
as
of fact
Military Academy.
pay
but,
of diversion
matter
a
indulge
on,
abolition
upper-
regulationsagainst hazing have
stringentthat few cadets indulge in
practice.
chaps
of the
pranks
the
bed
is sometimes
cadet
new
a
the
The
made
exists at
take
to
guard tent where
aching muscles.
Point, this form
diminished.
of the
the
classmen, although since
at
first faint tread
bi-hourly round
to
stools awaits
The
made
is the
now
was
of mistreatment
directed
of
the
to
plebes by
of
an
vestigat
in-
result
abolish
upper-
classmen.
The
more
a
vicious practicesdisappeared at once,
the
Bending
from
but
time
hazing,
meted
"B.
or
J.
and
out
plebe,if he
"
in
to
the
as
but instead
of
requiredto
raise
100
or
was
bend
bent
and
forced forward
knees
head
and
the
without
times
150
committed
had
pelled
com-
as
and
erect;
hips,he
was
arms
punishment.
"eagle"
waist, and
be
laterally. It is not the
injurious,but the duration
Some
were
men
required to
the
exercise itself that
cises
exer-
would
man
new
together; trunk
placing the hands on
heels
series of
a
separated
are
possible; point of
downward,
they
The
the
setting-upexercise, "Full
a
knees
The
of the
was
say,
tent, stripped to the
a
knees."
as
cadets
"eagles.
as
to execute
much
a
lated
iso-
days of
injuriouspunishment
at all fresh,
were
most
"
known
taken
favorite
the
In
kind.
innocent
of the
cases
143
investigationrevealed
time
to
Twig
particularlyheinous
a
if
rest, and
a
offense,
administered
under
the
physicalrebuke was
catacombs.
Another
form of
broilingsun in the
punishment consisted in making plebes, stripped
tissue paper,
or
to the waist, hold piecesof matches
this
' '
' '
that
they
this
But
with
basco
their tormentors
while
more,
as
punishment
much
dismay
Sauce.
which
order
"
them
they
liquid and
stood
an
around
hour
or
insisting
flatten their chins to their necks.
The
to
dashed
fled.
not
was
as
was
viewed
by
the
the servitude
plebes
to "To-
scend
prowling yearlings would deClass sink, line up the plebes,
into the Fourth
and
for half
blades
their shoulder
between
stick
out
flop or
Sometimes,
a
their tongues,
two
at
of the
the Mess
upon
burning
Hall, as
Point
West
144
much
half
as
unconscious
wishes.
have
other
the
the upper-
above
the
of
what
is known
the
college as
at
dragging water,
as
of
sweeping
and
rifles,
lemonade,
tons
running errands, sewing butwhite trousers, etc.
Each
upper-classman
to
a
plebe for his "special duty man"
making
on
selected
the
perform
that
thought
would
aforementioned
the
plebes did
next
mischievous
their turn
year
have
to
over,
large part of the hazing, moreso-called "deviling" the plebes, a
applied to
of humorous
all kinds
Any cadet,
pranks.
"
always
whose
for
Alley,
hair
auburn
to
In
name.
tent
the
example,
in
was
given
a
called
of his
struction
strict in-
with
who
matter
to
mates,
class-
in consequence
following "tech"
no
name,
part of the camp
who
perament
tem-
or
of my
One
own.
was
it
use
and
"
in lieu of his
"
"Paradise
the
by the
a
plebe
up
possessedany peculiarityof size,appearance,
technical
was
or
given a tech
be used
of
A
the
generic term
Most
tasks.
duty cheerfully,buoyed
arrive.
was
"Who
tices
prac-
greater part
beds, cleaning brasses
making
tents,
the
some
disappeared.
hand,
hazing consisted
"fagging," such
for
out
plebe of
the
Fortunately
since
long
meted
was
transgressionby
classmen's
On
teaspoonf ul
a
asked
him
his
reply, therefore, to the same
inquiry,
times daily,he scrupulously
you? many
"
are
replied:
"I
sir!
am
a
too-loo-loo
Poop-y-ty-poop
sunshine
of Paradise
!
bird, sir!
Peep-y-ty-peep,
Ah!
there.
.
.
I'm
the
.
Alley, sir;I
am
a
queen,
sir.
the
Bending
hair is
My
sir!
sky-blue pink
Don't
"tech"
became
all of
and
rosa
cadet
these
authorities.
It
happened
to
4
that
those
A.M.
him
of
hours
was
that
anything
shadow
saber
of
duty
and
Alabama
in the
cadets
After
few
a
from
was
' l
night.
' '
! Halt
a
' '
of the
vicinityof
post
of
backing
huge
rattling
the
(ingood
sleeping
awakened.
were
and
in
cavalry officer arrived
"sunshine
thoroughly bewildered
charge
down
charged
most
minutes
the
filling
sive
mas-
of the
now
front
of
Paradise
and
"
A.M.
of the darkness.
out
English), until
the
the
Peep-y-
the
thar ?
Halt
2
to
!who's
post screaming,
edge
knowl-
first time.
the
officer with
jinglingspurs loomed
Frantically "Peep-y-ty-peep"
old
for
of the
Tactical
sub
on
or
patrollinghis post ready
came
along. Suddenly
cavalry
a
Of
night, however,
guard
his tour
carried
,
ty-peep"
I don't
nickname.
a
the sanction
One
for
awful
as
were
without
detailed
was
sir?
handsome,
pranks
presumedly
of the
heavenly border,
a
famous, the peep-y-ty-peep
part fastening itself upon
course,
145
sir!"
give a damn,
This
with
I'm
think
you
Twig
Poor
began to ask him his orders.
Peep-y-ty-peep forgot them all,general and
ley,"
Al-
old
"
After
of
vain, fruitless efforts
opinion
this officer said in
of
some
sort
to
obtain
from
the
desperation : "Who
are
an
cial.
spepression
ex-
sentinel,
you,
way?"
any-
perfectlyseriouslythe rooky
at the top of his voice, while the nearby
with laughter, "I'm a too-loo-loo bird,
Whereupon
sentinel cried
tents
sir!
shook
Peep-y-ty-peep,sir! Poop-y-ty-poop,
sir! Ah...!
West
146
there.
I'm
the
The
Tactical
"
I'm
"
Such
too
classmen
found
when
sunshine
incidents
becoming
plebes
the
meal
loaded
thus
required
open
the
leap
to
were
successful,
at
freedom,
detriment
the
to
plant
care
plebes
human
The
them
another
one
cul
en
march
of A
of
B
Co.
Co., and
One
handful
a
the
his tent.
around
at
keep
growing
To
them
vines
upper-classmen
a "specialduty
alighted in
and
for
other
whom
"
man.
given signal
a
forth
a
the company
ordered
and
instructed
was
or
sickness,
cords.
moment
employed
selves.
to themin cleaning
equipment, chieflyof
one
If
their
dismay
slender
on
six
and
my
I
at
up
battlefield
in health
plebeswere
hardly allowed
was
Every spare moment
brasses
arrival
upon
upper-classman
from
to
plebe's front
belched
guns
efforts
camp,
lined
were
and
poule
to
of the
burst
to
de
back
blouse
bullets.
for them,
guns,
of
seeds, and
occasionally their
machine
gather
train the
and
conclusion
with
chagrin they sprouted, whereupon
to
days
Hall,
Mess
frequently,however,
those
glossy black
me
with
the
on
More
from
paces
the
at
upper-
On
in the
mouths
and
of the
the
camp,
outlets.
encircling mouth
file.
the
of
back
to
gunwales to march
wriggling, squirming, slippery little
particlesfought
rank
sir!
the
black
the
fun
served
were
to
The
camp.
The
other
many
fill their
to
Alley,
hurriedlydisappeared.
above
kept the plebes from
depressed.
were
Paradise
of
officer
the
as
watermelons
the
Point
some
happened
to
unoffending
streets, half
a
be
rows
spar-
dozen
West
148
Efforts
made.
rat
or
a
for
into
the
In
plebe'stent
a
that
trap,
by
kept
Orders
were
plebes
to
of the
to
as
In
sometimes
funeral.
upper-classmen
for
those
with
them.
having
One
of the
for all
musical
plebe was
the
prepare
funeral
band, another
of the
weeds
as
plebes were
the
were
most
that
costumes
and
dress
coats
reversed, breeches
puris
came
moreover,
the
they could,
plebes
procession,therefore, were
the
in
a
fast-stiffening
the
breeches, ponchos
without
rounded
sur-
obsequies
drill,came
whose
fantastic
in underdrawers
hats
the
the
over
remainder
afflicted relatives
create.
Rat.
leader
The
and
black
Mr.
chaplain and
mourner.
bizarre
rear,
by
and
as
with
covered
to
structed
con-
top of this bier
after
appear
act
to
was
the
watch
attend
the purpose.
plebes,fantasticallydressed,
day,
oration, another
the
was
issued
instruments
detailed
Upon
a
beguiled
head,
night preceding
Next
rodent.
chief
lockers
candles
running
a
be
served
crowned
any
wooden
of honor
guard
could
catch
to
imposing catafalque,equal
for
the
During
if neither
an
ponchos.
rubber
exerted
were
grasshopper
a
prepared
of
days
but
mouse,
Point
with
over
naturalibus.
with
a
in the
buttoned
no
shoes, shoes
nature
only,
Each
and
mourner,
galvanized bucket
to
catch
his tears.
First
appeared
the
band
composed of
and
mandolins
guitars,a stray violin, and perhaps
borne
followed
cornet,
by the deceased
canvas
stretcher
strewn
with
dandelions.
a
lonely
upon
To
a
the
the
Bending
arrayed
from
time
to
entitled
At
Ball!"
a
"tears
while
the
they
filled the
the
increased
route
louder, you
At
the
mourner
deliver
selves
them-
order,
catch
to
"
eyes,
agonized mournings
sobbing
and
blubbering
upper-classmen
the
the
lined
who
wailings by yelling,"Weep
plebes!"
the grave,
in the
somewhere
"chaplain," "Daddy"
of the
Codfish
a
grief. By
buckets
air with
faint, the
too
music
flood-gatesof their
If the
appeared
the
the
stopped
with
plebes to
galvanized
that
for the
chief
their
to
lamentations.
and
the
abandon
raised
they
allow
to
Me
the
grotesquely
bier, chanting
written
Hit
149
the
the
parody
a
"Somebody
signal from
cortege halted
with
march,
followed
mourners
time
and
funeral
Chopin's
of
tune
Twig
departed
griefof
the
one's
rear
of the camp,
Singles,spoke feelingly
nobilityof
multitude
gave
soul.
The
once
way
ing
gnawto
more
despair (and usually to laughter) as they lowered
old Mr.
into the ground
Rat, whose
rigid
poor
whiskers
After
two
to
return
is in
months'
barracks
all
once,
wise
no
an
amused
training in
to
interfered
with,
changes completely
fuller.
Reveille
It is to
and
the
is
there
more
and
ceases,
half
a
are
and
hour
fewer
serious
the
camp,
their
begin
nonsense
if he
end.
routine
increases
expression,as
his honorable
enjoying
were
At
him
gave
cadets
academic
duties.
the
cadet
even
in
new
fun.
becomes
the
day
later,but
The
the work
leisure moments.
and
inexorable
side of
trainingthat
his
the cadet
barracks
is
than
free existence
the
comrades
arrived
the
open,
the
of breathing the
that
next
the
unadorned
severe
closer
They
time
Nor
being.
then
leaves
last,
deep
and
than
to
his likes and
only things
the
routine,
are
a
human
wide
slower
to
of
a
awake
growth,
a
and
directions.
other
mature
cadet
dislikes,seem
but
age
his
when
to
be
the
foster.
by
drills,the
the
irksomeness
lightened by the intimacy
smile of sympathy, or the
all
the
encouragement
is
in
depths
difficulties of his studies, the homesickness,
fatigue*of
chum,
to
necessary
its
to
irresponsible
years
common'
so
torn, but
force
Point.
great roaring
some
nature
they friendshipsof
sincere, belonging more
the
West
at
off his feet for the
like
and
its
spend
enthusiasm,
The
one's
place,perhaps,
kind
one
they
of the
sweetness
than
sweep
passed,
ever,
bareness, how-
no
whirlwind
bruised
him
to
are
are
shakes
that
Rather
the
today, that
wind
at
of
not
elsewhere
At
to
racks
of barbe
must
ineffable
one's roommate.
appeals
rooms
whose
friendshipsformed
are
time
sleepingin
that
months
rooms
in the
forgotten
his
and
The
of
It is in the
nine
he
fragrant out-of-doors,
of scenery
faculty.
friendshipof
are
midst
the
where
pleasure
cold
more
Nature.
to
the
renounce
aesthetic
is
formal,
of camp
Life in
turn.
now
more
living close
to
living in
every
must
sedate,
more
were
has
of
Point
West
150
that
greets him
at
great privilegeto live in close
being and
be
allowed
a
of the
with
his
word
of
all times.
contact
glimpse
with
into
It
a
his
the
Bending
with
duties
thankful
and
heart
In
hardships, and
a feelingof joy
all
life,for
"wife"
the
provide
The
their
plainness.
more
than
'inventory of
iron
one
with
needs,
wooden
The
walls
floors
and
"
or
caused
in
the introduction
rooms
some
about
the
are
steel
an
iron cots,
two
wooden
plain
not
for
scarcelymore,
two
is
rooms
is "allowed
discloses
two
chairs, and
increased
The
cadet
furniture
the
chums,
two
"wives."
two
the
washstand,
two
have
for
Here
nature
gladness, strong in
dwell
striking feature
most
his
to
negligence of Congress
barracks
each
forth
one
of
paths
stony
other.
the
Mormonism,
chums,
three
the
and
extra
of
and
barracks
of
of cadets
number
to
in
sends
151
God.
to
room
every
each
all the
for
It compensates
soul.
Twig
tables,
clothespresses.
bare, for the Regulations
are
prohibit rugs, carpets, pictures,placards,banners,
other
adornment.
or
Upon the plain black
any
is a mirror, flanked
in the middle
iron mantel
by
black
tin
and
a
the
times
time
schedule
correctlyposted
where
the
of
have
to
is
cadet
a
hours
designed
whereabouts
Not
room.
containing the
frames
the
the
to indicate
hours
of
No
In
may
To
be
kept
give
privacy, a
addition,
on
the
each
wooden
a
small
the
matter
recitation, barber
at
all
instruction
church, lecture, hospital,library,his card
indicate.
at
of
occupants
military offense.
is,
of instruction
shop,
must
inexpensive
so
clock
mantel.
occupant
of
the
partition juts
room
out
a
half
little
way
into
the
the
dividing this space
placed the cots.
room
which
in
are
mattresses
after 9:
down
made
of each
alcove
be
must
in
hung
coat,
order, the
low
the
P.M.,
the
hooks
for
and
The
on.
side
overshoes
high
overshoes, and
as
other
sides
the
clothing,which
for
manner;
aligned
are
bed, in
definite
a
then
right guide,
shoes
ample,
ex-
3d,
overcoats;
shoes
of the
from
allowed
beds
Along
prescribed
so
the
release
the
the
day
them
upon
are
used.
out, along the
toes
During
during
and
a
alcoves,
hook, raincoat; 2dhook,
1st
sweater
are
oo
into two
and
piled. Only
quarters, and
be
folded
are
is
bedding
to
Point
West
152
according
to
height.
Upon the top of the clothespress are
arranged according to height, newspapers,
and
stationery,cameras,
shelf section
has
keep
of and
front
hall.
This
and
In
articles of
section
coat
the
clothing
regular order.
the
clothespress may
the
Only
a
shaving, we
barracks
is
its
the
the
alcove
cadet
from
is
a
partition is
bowls.
wash
two
cold, is drawn
arrangement
with
and
tobacco.
in the
against
with
washstand
hot
who
icals,
period-
photograph.
water,
In
in
top shelf of the
a
In
hung
are
the
the
of the various
prescribedplace,and
a
uniforms
on
each
the books,
hydrant
a
old
in camp
responsible for
general police of
there
the
in the
great luxury in
days when, to heat
a
jointin the
poured it over
as
The
is
a
all parts of the
for
radiator.
orderly
room
condition,
water
parison
com-
cleanliness,
room.
The
the
Bending
cadets
their
sweep
The
beds.
who
and
rooms
cadets
nor
uniform, of
collars, for example,
collar
just
of
shoes
cuff
is
be
with
overcoats
the
over
shoulder,
thick,
capes
Berlin
coarse
of
gloves accentuate
military appearance.
The
of the
a
day
Battalion
the
from
different
themselves
From
duties.
until
breakfast
From
8:00
classes
attend
held
at
until
12:40
3
:
50
P.M.,
p. M.
after
In
the
poor
the
8:00
until
A.M.
recitations
or
perhaps
prescribed courses,
in
in
or
gymnastic exercises
comes
humility
the
and
of the
which
have
with
lowered
The
air of
an
crudity
is filled with
study period.
P.M.,
the
back
lisle thread
upper-classmen,
the
their
thrown
glove.
them
among
wearing
wear
content
gun
plebes give
of the
alongside
must
gloves
long standing
they
may
of
prescribed
not
capes
of
kinds
kinds
Although
of the
nor
like display
a
certain
certain
of
end
the
inch, and
an
custom
gloves to chapel, but
the
of
and
the
all times.
coat
prohibits the plebes from
the cadets
an
project above
hops.
by Regulations, a
own
The
must
worn,
at
course,
required. Only
for drills and
to
clothing is prescribed.
eighth
one
may
both
own
dog.
or
in
are
they permitted
are
detail of their
Every
their
swept
are
horse,
automobile,
The
make
and
rooms
own
153
men,
by the civilian policealso scrub periodicallythe floors of both
halls.
By Regulations, cadets are not
halls
valets,
allowed
Twig
gun
plebe's
return
12:35
in the
instruction
riding.
Dinner
recitations
fall and
is
A.M.,
are
spring drills
at 4
commence
and
P.M.,
do
classrooms,
P.M., followed
: oo
and
retreat
Cadets
in
Point
West
154
the
the
day
section
In
30
their
to
the
his
section
a
officer of
their
to
men
rooms.
manner
Battalions
are
marched
and
of
to
:
of barracks
command
reporting
at 5
P.M.
area
absentees, marches
any
like
Hall.
after
who,
in the
formed
are
sections, under
marcher,
6:30
at
supper
proceed individually
not
but
by parade
there
Just as
bearing
two
much
is
meal
a
in
formed
the
by
is
front
formation.
The
of
and
barracks
senior
captains
observance
to
required
step, alignment,
though
as
Mess
the
to
marching
to
parade.
"
"
Upon entering the hall, at ease
the
cadets
whereupon
proceed
table
places at
until
chairs
Co,
there
take
is
and
cadet
"
The
they must
gentlemen.
tolerated.
only
conduct
No
food
is in
forty
waiters
upon
of their
charge
at
of each
of
so
for
for dinner.
talk
to
them
upon
themselves
"A
allowed
are
begin
restriction
their
to
always ready
minutes
all breaches
part of tLe cadets
place it
and
is
and
is that
like young
mess
throwing of food
first-classman,known
One
responsiblefor
quietly
standing back
captain commands:
seated, cadets
commandant,
and
The
supper,
as
Civilian
remain
delay. Thirty
no
soon
laugh.
the
seats.
breakfast
As
and
is commanded,
waste
or
as
is
the table
table and
is held
regulationsupon
the
thereat.
bring
the
the table.
food
The
from
the kitchen
cadets
are
then
the
Bending
required
three
or
help themselves.
to
four
corporal"
the
exercises
a
Their
the
vocabulary
would
customs
a
table
preliminary
or
outstretched
"
its
to
supply.
for the
upper-
filled with
in
politesociety
efficiency.
of the table wishes
his
of
hands
in spasms,
the other
on
the
glass on
flightthrough
plebe eats
terms
of their
Some
modern
the end
food, and
his
on
the
replete with customs,
cadets
nervous
The
corporal.
aerial
is
milk, bang! goes
water
and
coffee, and
the
approved
at
man
more
eye
be
Another,
"bone,"
uninitiated.
the
not
If,for example,
one
of the
"water
food.
be, perhaps, by
would
the
milk.
the
constantly demand
Hall
the most
the
as
pours
the
makes
perform
and
carves
"gunner,"
unintelligibleto
but
table
water
life at the Mess
The
Custom
general supervision over
busy,
keep them
very
duties
classmen
and
the
corporal,"
another,
155
plebe, known
One
pours
"meat
the
each
plebes at
duties.
onerous
Twig
the
so
air to
the
"water
to
speak,
the alert for
glasses.
"How's
meaning
cow?"
the
how
much
yells
milk
is in the
dry, sir!" repliesthe
"Almost
her
"Milk
again!"
upper-classman,
an
pitcher.
plebe.
is commanded
as
speeding down.
Every morning the "gunner" who sits
of the table, in capacity of hostess, so
the
glass
comes
"sounds
Instead
days
off"
the
of grace,
until
June,
of
number
he
sir!"
commences
On
days
the
at the
to
until
meal,
end
speak,
June.
"282
the 30Oth, 2OOth, looth
West
156
day
before
plebes write speeches
the
June,
they are allowed
upper-classmen.
Point
latitude
great
The
faults
his
swallow
real
a
hardly
the
the
hear
himself
dishes, knives, forks, the
of
roar
eight
hundred
at
men
in the
all
voices
he
must
plebe.
No
mess.
din
of
peals
all
sees
Mess
the
pervades
been
year
of the
hands
see
stillness
melancholy
can
to
has
ridicule, but
to
at
treat
the
during
up
his medicine
It is
One
held
satirizingthe
who
yearling
particularly annoying
of
in
in which
Hall.
of
rattling
laughter, the
talking
at
once,
punctuated by the plebes repeatedly shrieking,
"Bread!
In
please!" or whatever
they want.
beholding them,
of
the
with
expression "teeming
Occasionally,orders are read
the
It would
Adjutant.
of the
attention
"Bat-tal-yon
wave
times
floor.
reads
There
.
fortissimo
order,
and
"monotonous,"
mischievous
impossible to get
the
he
!
"
balloon
engulfs
the
fork
a
cadets
cadet, unable
a
spoon
sit,
to
small
bread
the
as
the
tiled
Adjutant
They
are
all
they become
factory. Some
until
a
bear
group
ball
on
at
(delinquencies).
of
hum
almost
roar
suddenly pierced.
in his tone.
like the
:
hall, accentuated
or
together
commands
the
"skins"
on
run
inactivity,enlivens
stealthilyfiring a
neighbor.
a
soft notes
no
by
.
by the fall of
Quietly the
are
Hall
at-ten-tion
.
of silence
his
seem
life."
in the Mess
cadets, but when
instantlysubsides, like
A
vividly the meaning
realizes
one
at
the
around
an
enforced
him
by
unobserving
the
Bending
Each
all of the
rings are
given
to
the
son.
This
of the Mess
The
subjected
the
give
rooms
the
piled. During
officer in charge of
the
survey
of
"Tac"
inspection,
8:00
his
makes
to
wear
of
the
until
"Tac"
then
to
they
on
hear
the
the
doors
quickly don
is
the
in
folded
Tactical
the
a
known
occur
cadets
their
careful
the
as
time
any
the
Until
first-floor
their blouses
They
bedding
authoritative
of the
of the
that
buttoned.
sit around
series of
see
makes
may
visit
front
in
reveille.
the
A.M.
uniforms
cadets
after
This
n:oo
morning
their
Battalion,
inspectors,cadets
company
and
Hall
inspection
superficial
rather
a
forenoon,
everything.
A.M.
Mess
continual
a
swept and
been
and
from
is
first
the
coup d'ceil chieflyto
a
the floors have
to
minutes
Class, twenty
First
meal
' '
their barracks.
to
return
inspections. First, there
by the subdivision
boy.
the
is
the first
quietly,form
file out
are
which
has
"ist
commands:
and
his
graduation
Class
inspection,calls
Hall, and
rooms
' *
of the
conclusion
cadets
The
rise."
At
loving cup
a
the
as
with
ring
of the class who
an
attention,
napkin
into
child is known
the
157
thereon.
melted
member
Just before
captain makes
to
silver
a
class inscribed
and
name
has
cadet
Twig
are
The
"Tac"
required
majority
sweater
knock
rooms.
until after he
coats
of
the
They
leaves,
This
again brought forth.
it is almost
time is a study period and
impossible
feel
to concentrate
on
problems that make
you
when
sweaters
are
Point
West
158
like
tearing
hair, when
your
in
dressed
a
tight-
fittinguniform.
When
attend
roommates
morning
of the
periods, the first-hour men
inspectionby their comrades
mirror
turned
recitations
different
just
"
of
face
the
"He
Once
of humor
sense
a
the
divisions
the
in the
officer
dust
across
mirror, during his absence,
After
ring with
about
posted
They
shouts,
' '
the
has
to
the
the
doors
of
right, sir!"
"All
present,
or
is authorized.
The
of the
except
are
Any
cadet
subdivision
in the
of the drum
The
for
a
that
as
"
of,
see
rooms
who
sentinels
occupants
that
times.
inquiring,
room,
Ducrot
absent
reply,
is absent."
all
occupants
their
absence
intentionallymakes
from
the
Academy.
begins, with an inspection
inspectors. At the three taps
Area, cries of "Lights out!" fill
it
buildings are
dim
the
cadet
that
right" signifies
day ends,
the air.
"Cadet
if any
he ?
carrier
inspect three
the
report is dismissed
incorrect
the
each
"All
reply
Has
evening study periods,
right,sir?" whereupon
or
' '
the
day inspectsto
P.M.,
9:30
"
plebe mail
in the halls of barracks
open
he ?
visitingand
not
During
7:30
recitations
mail?"
"All
The
Has
cries to the
are
in order.
from
first-hour
the officer of the
dinner
that the cadets
are
from
return
mingled with the
"Mr.
Dumbguard,
an
leave
has."
Upon
are
who
Tactical
a
traced
cadet's
a
notified
are
signal,or, sometimes,
a
as
has."
"He
sign
a
with
to the wall
at
hall
plunged
light,and
into
the
darkness
inspectors,
the
Bending
with
armed
halls like
opened
;
of
beam
next, while
dark
the
and
the
all the
the
divisions
of
the
shadow
like
the
calls out
room
alcove.
Bang!
disappears.
From
into the Area
stringof shining beads
a
officer of the
of the
in front
then
the threshold
fireflies swarm
align themselves
and
bed
in, sir!" repliesthe
depths
the
hurriedly
"All
the
door
is
on
from
the
door
form
in?"
goes
through
first one
lightseeks
sharply,"All
orderly
Each
fireflies.
159
flit
bull's-eye lanterns,
nervous
a
Twig
day
whom
to
they
report.
For
regulations the
of
all breaches
in
reported, "skinned"
of
delinquenciesis read
the
morning
cadet
of the
for minor
are
although
the cadet
desires.
The
more
written
as
list
the next
tion
explana-
of the
reports
attentio
lates, absences, inand
so
rily,
Ordina-
on.
offenses
these
The
are
is
requested,
right to offer one if he so
serious offenses,however, must
has
a
explained.
In their
statements
explanations cadets
to
is
moment
Once
at
a
worn
seems
plain
limit
the
report
facts.
allowed.
the
transcends
It
a
majority
uniform,
explanation for
no
retreat, and
submit
The
off
parlance.
at
offenses, such
buttons
be
out
must
offense.
their
cadets
was
and
expense
entered
No
confine
must
criticism
Occasionally
of
some
himself
amuses
his
conduct
against a
or
cadet
their
mentation
argu-
wit
for the
grade.
ing
for hav-
night-shirtto the Drawing Academy.
that, lacking a plain white shirt,he hastily
his
West
160
donned
his
night-shirt,stuffing the flowing
a
He
trousers.
blue
he had
in
been
obliged to
drawing,
which
at
he
a
cadet.
number
Since
of lectures
invariably fell asleep, he
explanation
to
of Cadets:
Commandant
the
attend
following facetious
the
submitted
reported the
garment,
queer
tails in
betrayed, however, by the
An
the front.
instructor,
was
down
embroidery
seeingthe
Point
SIR:
explanation
In
have
be
Drawing
the
to
the
honor
the
that
drawing;
"
report
Academy
to state
in
lecture
a
of
wearing
the
on
I heard
loth
that
shirt
night-
a
inst.
there
consequently,
I
"
I
to
was
wore
my
night-shirt.
I
need
punishment
The
that
add
not
tours
he
walked
a
number
of
for his wit.
punishments
that
be
may
awarded
a
cadet
are:
that
is, restriction
(a) Confinements;
during release from quarters.
to
of limits.
Restriction
Deprivation
of
Punishment
tours.
privileges.
Reprimands.
of officers
Reduction
officers to the
Loss
of
grade
furlough.
(5) Suspension.
Dismissal.
or
of
non-commissioned
private.
room
1
West
62
superior
to
indulge
in
what
a
occasional
self.
he
gains
the
main
The
the
is
broken,
discipline
his
duty
moral
the
mind
for
aim
not
idea
the
him
of
and
a
so
of
for
the
no
brilliant
he
of
a
deed's
sake.
galaxy
of
cadet,
man's
a
to
to
instill
It
spirit
cadet
successful,
officers.
velop
de-
does
will
or
but
fear,
Without
be
can
the
through
obeys
wherein
army
ing
keep-
is
discipline.
where
soul,
all
after
of
ideas
that
the
Point
character
discipline
in
bit
little
his
do
to
Point.
West
West
proper
spirit,
most
of
spirit
his
higher
crystallized
willingness
and
Academy
his
of
gradually
of
spirit
the
the
strong
is
exists
hardships
the
development
force
but
reason
a
in
sees
may
ill-humor
that
he
rises
He
and
now
the
to
moral
toward
duty
knows
and
leads
His
and
into
He
that
way
restriction.
grumbling
obstacle,
every
insensibly
he
Point,
annoying
every
that?
of
for
West
of
atmosphere
Point
performs
this
high
despite
a
VII
CHAPTER
HPHE
longer
1
a
is
he
the
which
of
glimpse
of his
care
unusual
is
the
heart
clouded.
the
discovering
parade
in
of
member
all his
bit
with
all
commands
appearance
so
elite
with
a
might.
so
of his
He
He
no
lends
act
and
company,
163
of
of
a
of
going
strives
close
his
in
his
out
to
he
does
is
to
really
do
attention
will
his
of
of
manner,
he
to
ation
appreci-
making
that
pride
Corps.
that
is
he
change
exhilaration
of
mechanical
and
filled
forth
marches
and
instead
example,
dazed
a
feeling
that
point
begins
a
sort
a
progress
For
tasks.
daily
and
work
his
and
encampment,
undergoing
new'
a
drills,
izing
familiar-
his
surroundings
himself
finds
the
names
that
summer
his
career,
chapter,
and
strange
life
the
of
experiences
he
;
of
a
less
newness
he
away,
wear
military
by little, during
as
soon
or
more
Little
as
of
customs
view
the
his
of
of
point
previous
equipment,
of
all
with
himself
of
mechanism
the
and
person
the
in
Point,
his
months
few
had
we
learning
busy
so
first
the
During
view.
West
at
becomes
finer
and
MIND
THE
remains
cadet
a
clearer
the
OF
DISCIPLINE
THE
mar
utmost
his
to
the
to
the
assume
position of
correct
incessantly dinned
file closers.
of view
new
The
is
West
Point.
white
his
concerned
so
for
capacity
the
and
things done
the
On
"
of
the
to
air.
the
fit of
the
flesh
To
toward
certain
upper-
him
which
extra
of
praise
from
for
In
the
parade, an
breastplate,and
to interest
who
in
out
goes
the antics
their
has
careless
sympathy
incurred
just
classman.
He
secretly
of the
cadet
officers,
erect
and
they represent the
he
is striving.
their
efforts.
to
them
blouses, their
something
they perform
before
an
begin
he watches
military bearing
their
carriage.
heart
plebe
displeasureof
admires
with
of his surroundings
himself
to
His
fellow
some
troubles
things,or
incidents
quiet amusement
yearlings, envying
nonchalant
is no
He
little heartburns
one
With
him.
the
left undone.
unrelated
are
with
animated
to be
wooden*'
and
contrary, the
that
does
inabilityto get into his
mussing them badly, with
doing
thousand
alert
his
without
trousers
all of
it
is
that
reality his point
is clearingup, and
drop from his eyes.
completely with his
to
difficulties,with
and
the
beginning
seem
is
In
swinging around,
scales
longer
he
soldier
a
by the ever
changing, but
ears
how.
just
cadet
spiritof
or
feels that
He
is
his
into
understand
not
the
Point
West
i64
about
the
duties
that
graceful
ideal in the
There
in
manner
is
a
which
inspiresthe plebe
the hope of receiving a word
cadet
captain at inspection
extra
more
rub
is
care
is taken
given
to
in
the
rifle
climbing
of
Discipline
The
into those
stiffwhite
Academic
counsels
He
trousers.
chatter
to the
greatest interest
the Mind
about
offered
sometimes
listens with
the
the
approaching
gratitude the
by the cadet
accepts with
and
term
165
him
captain.
As
the camp
all of the
but
At
of
the
of
books
must
begins
study devoted
plebe views the
The
sigh of
relief
is true
that
he
have
he
will
be
free from
the
the
with
to master
the
the
of
not
the
the
as
and
of
problems.
camp
with
barracks
and
It
where
personal liberty,and
drilling,drilling. On
more
misgivings
studies
a
little anxiety.
a
get into
incessant
some
the
again
shelves
the solution
of
note
camp
Once
from
close
to
A
plebes
his
about
year
ability
fulfill his ambition
to
come
be-
officer.
he is reallyaware
the
September
life of camp
devoted
little
a
fills him
Before
glad
the
hand, the opening of the Academic
other
an
is
to
with
mingled
the
nigh.
down
of
hours
awaiting the
gather in
groups
training.
draws
taken
plebe
Academic
interrogate
pervade
to
September
be
the
coming
little
mental
previous
restlessness
month
and
the captain
only
while
assembly,
streets
their
to
as
the
formation
the
company
close, not
a
about
every
sounding
to
upper-classmen give
advice
gratuitous
year.
draws
to
first has
where
almost
of the
flightof
arrived.
He
the
military exercises
and
plunges
sort
of
life
into
begins
the
and
entire
of
Academic
the
one
days,
leaves
day
sort
or
work.
routine
the
of
has
the
been
another
A
the
new
day
is
readjusted. With
climb
him
service
to
his
that
he
unknown
the
will
with
the
of the
his
on
of
is that
for
a
of the
nine
devote
months
up
curriculum
education
Point
It is the
choose
of
system
for
them
all
for the staff.
is
The
our
year
great
based
usually
men
it is not
for the
young
cadet
some
to
upon
that
reasons
scientific
of the
course
of the
sciences.
give
the
turn
out
a
the
It does
for this
man
belief of all officers who
eral
lib-
a
with
lay
the
cadets
in
not
particular
any
are
structure
cadet
training of
pertain to
is
Primarily,
to
processes.
must
highly
is
mass
exact
designed
and
choice
choose
corner-stone
the
practicalduties
corps.
duties
to
Board
of the
the
sharpened mental
greatest emphasis
or
career
to
is recommended
which
The
of
made
yet
Army.
to
is
arm
able
it educates
who
mobile
and
the
West
the Academic
mathematics,
the
be
Engineers, although
man
technical.
and
of
curriculum
The
on
the
as
of the
for the line and
Army,
Corps
Engineers by
branch
taste
or
select the
unusual
a
is
in his
proceeds
will
of
branch
Infantry according to his
class standing. The
highest
Cavalry,
alone
graduates, he is assigned either to
Engineers, the Ordnance, Artillery,
man
Corps
the
about
training officers
a
he
to
out
intelligence.
beauty
branches
as
he will later
and
arm,
his branch
When
sets
select
eventually
will have
he
Academy
The
he
The
commission.
him, but
to
of each
determination
stony path of knowledge that
the
lead
at
Point
West
i66
very
have
sound.
given
the
The
of
question
study
Disciplineof
educated
technical
the
Ordnance,
authorities
at
only
branches
but
West
mental
reasoning
the
that
campaign, building
the
Moro
savage
The
for
education
same
As
once.
which
of
certain
is
line
long
General
criticisms
interestingto
Academic
express
The
Board,
in
for
developed
ties
quali-
Board
a
those
cadets,
for the
staff,the
than
more
of Officers,
president,
was
the
the
the
that
made
of instruction.
answer
ideas
It
the
made
by
forth
therein
set
general the opinions held today:
Academic
believes
Board
important objects
of the
cadet, previous
to
his
the
thorough
Army,
all
course
quote
and
The
mental
questioned
Scott
of the
into
Philippines.
as
1843,
as
ago
go
planning a great
Canal, or fighting
well
been
has
well
solving problems
giving
as
be
in
distant
of
simply
well.
as
same
Panama
a
in the
the
the
fession.
pro-
investigation,and
in
whether
advisability
destined
of
corps
Engineers
fully convinced
are
needed
are
to
therefore
have
necessary
sciences
exact
It
are
the
a
their
should
who
as
discipline,powers
accurate
of
line officers
scientific course,
broad
Army
those
Point
is
army
this mean?
such
the
167
thoughtful
any
essentials
of the
not
men,
the
the
really does
officers
that
means
in
trained
What
in
education
military
that the first requisiteof any
of officers
a
the Mind
to
a
military disciplineto
that
is to
Academy
promotion
teach
course
him
one
to
a
subject each
higher grade
of mental
to
of the most
reason
as
well
in
as
readily and
West
168
accurately
to
occurrence
in the life of
that
strict
a
apply right principles to
applications
military science,is by
about
this end, and
the
at
Academy,
They
are
with
case
the
that
such
that
passed
they meet,
certain
over
their
the
has
course
will
faculties
and
which
and
for
as
been
desirable
whose
other
mind
has
in the
thus
him
furnished
acquire
facts
system
nowhere
so
that
they
course
to make
have
may
thoroughly
derstanding
un-
Still,if
points.
and
he
or
profession,
dragoon
The
officer
officer
who
is not
the government
that
opportunitiesso valuable,
will learn
in whatever
at
early
an
term
station
This
place him.
during his
as
of any
service.
to
owes
ciplined
dis-
and
thought acquired
disciplinedand
information
well
is the
mathematical
without
pursuit
been
with
and
he
and
infantry
interests of the service may
and
many
officer in the
forgetful of the duty
has
many
as
scientific
strongly exercised
for the
any
the
of habit
system
is invaluable
as
course
thoroughly taught, the reasoning
have
a
a
in all their
meaning
been
cadets,
little occasion
problems
of
bring
to
experience of
pursue
practical applications of
problems
calculated
of the
who
branches
course.
a
many
of those
philosophical
present scientific
institutions, will have
other
at
that
daily
satisfied
are
various
far the best
feature
aware
most
and
the
to
of
cases
They
the result of the
is in its main
years,
soldier.
a
of mathematical
course
study, with
Point
age
will
the
discipline
only, and
of service
at
the
Academy.
In
recent
brought
course
to
so
strong
years,
bear
as
to
on
the
make
influences
Academy
it
more
to
have
change
practical.
been
the
The
Point
West
170
with
then
and
work
of
the
sword.
much
officers
that
anyone
can
any
great
amount
rather
They
the
same
do, and
do
of
mental
labor
manual
as
they
regard the
admit
not
training
that
for
the
officers is necessary.
I do
give the impression that
far
practicaltrainingat the Academy
no
wish
not
I
glad
am
the
mastered,
learn
It is
trained
allotted
its
an
astonishing fact
may
that
I have
criticised
graduate
out
fact
The
in
the
a
that
make
learn
to
minutes
be
complete
should
at
The
of the
the
cadets
much
of the
they
demand
be
demanded
a
heard
West
because
Army
one
be
should
did
out
in fifteen
to
answer
all demands
these
taught
alities
trivi-
Academy.
criticism
Army
readily
can
morning report ! Why
boy of average
any
intelligencecan
that
wards.
after-
joining his regiment
upon
to make
how
he?
that
is
officer.
an
know
theory
learned
mind
is
it.
the
Once
course.
as
young
been
practical is quickly
methods
Point
should
it has
Any cadet with a
the practicalduties
of him
not
that
say
in the
place
proper
to
there
from
"
But
a
to
leveled
is
unjust.
graduated
of
these
at
West
Older
cadet.
Point
by
officers
I have
officers
expect
noticed
too
that
immediately
mature
joining, the same
conception and
upon
efficient execution
of certain
duties as they themselves
able to display only after years
of
are
experience.
Point, I dare say
Upon graduation from West
young
men,
Disciplineof
The
that
is no
there
efficient
171
highminded, well-trained, and
more
of young
body
the Mind
in the
men
world.
The
with
brimming over
graduates jointheir commands
enthusiasm, and
youth, intelligence,
energy
by intense loyalty. They
right. They want to go forward
ruled
make
They
All that
duties.
effort
every
superiors
who
Sometimes
they
"
a
a
result is that
to
prey
of
narrowness
in
develop it, there
to
for
forth
on
hardest
First
the
this
to
has
to take
lesson
of his
call for
minutes
before
enlisted
man
his debut
The
first.
earnest
ation
preparhe
and
mathematics,
to
what
rise.
spent in
day
ally
annu-
tellingto
no
the
early autumn
study
forth
sends
September
in
only
ful
this wonder-
makes
been
almost
If
is absent.
is
inertia
where
border
plebe who
our
work
before
evening
them
"put
mental
the
officers would
young
Academic
some
the red tape, the dull routine, the
post life,or
to return
part of
quickly
enough good leaders
material
that the Academy
But
hostility,
officers
the young
were
heights these
their
ence.
indiffer-
prolonged duty upon the
stimulating influence
every
and
their
frequently,simply
of
there
air of
is to
ambition
too
well
aspirations.
the
on
is
profession.
among
their
distinct
attitude
one
place, and,
become
leaders
develop
older officers whose
The
are
will
occasionallya petty
in their
perform
need
encounter
in their
to
they
do what
to
want
and
sets
grapple with
the
course.
recitation
is sounded
eight o'clock.
of the Army,
The
blows
at
seven
trumpeter,
"
school
an
call"
Point
West
172
first in the
of
area
barracks, then
the
the Plain side of the buildings.
on
sally-port,
call is repeated several times, and
its notes
as
the air, the barracks
out
on
begin to disgorge
north
The
float
singly,but
cadets, sometimes
the
of
outside
pile out
the
on
The
threes.
and
of twos
groups
often
more
prompt
more
walk, standing
cement
in
ones
their
near
places in the ranks to await the assembly. The
majority are laughing and talking or discussingthe
lesson, while others, thirsting for knowledge until
last, keep their
the
sometimes
comrades
"tenth-boners"
behind
up
"
saying,
At
of the
day,
before
wittily remarked,
takes
his
' *
post in the
Form
Instantly
section
them.
your
books
O.
C.
little
spec-ing tenths,"
which
the
at
last moments
in
sections
are
door
who
in
man
under
stand
cadet
red
a
Patsy
as
his
officer
sash
and
O'Hara
and
area
of
tape),
official red
of the
mands
com-
' '
!
slammed,
of the
the
assembly
center
squads
marchers
The
books
steal
them
laughing, skylarking,cease,
to
magically
figures seem
compact
them
derision, or
their
studying
1904
:
calling
for
straightyoung
(bound up,
a
crossbelt
red
off
from
minute
one
shut
Their
mark.
the
better
and
books.
them,
good-natured
come
to desist
means
to
Oh,
their
tease
in
them
in
noses
and
all
noises,talking,
the scattered
form
themselves
Guardhouse
in charge) appears
(officer
deck," stern, implacable, almost
in front
into
of their
the direction
out
gray
counting
opens
and
the
"poop
sphinx-like,and
upon
the
The
surveys
of
space
coldly
the
formation.
few
seconds
all is
a
occasional
shuffling of
its
proper
sounds
the
assembly.
tearing
to
their
fading
bang! into
from
keep
hearted
A
the
of the
and
holds
on
way
that
was
God
bless
in
is
area
of his
to
he
how
and
say
ing
land-
time
The
to
kindbreath
belated
the
the
icy walks),
of
assembly
the
by
windows
awakens
cadet
looks
days
who
at
in
are
arrival of their
is the
instructor
an
As
own
race
sees
last notes
instructor
an
that
and
ago,
the
the
that
formation
across
instructors
the
there
the
he
a
deeper
a
are
in
a
composer.
him!
awaiting
and
takes
intended
never
Meanwhile
rooms
those
to
men
in
just
judged
mis-
trumpeter
and
absent.
when
recklessly dashing
ones
the
belated
rank
often
winter
has
trumpet
being reported
(especiallyin
that
brief
for the
ranks, running
rear
trumpeter
the
quiet except
few
in
173
For
Then
space.
notes
Mind
section
a
places
the
with
the
Disciplineof
of
in him
when
cadets
facing
this
it
as
was
class
years
flood of memories
he too
never
the
a
Here
rooms
upon
today
same
section
classes.
the
gazing
the
seemed
set out
to
quite
forming,
recite
human.
he
realizes
its types,
distinctlythe institution creates
he is able to pick out certain individuals
and
to
himself:
"There
The
goes
so
great charm
things never
graduates, are
of my
class!"
of West
Point is that
and
change.
so
Some
doing exactly
of the
as
so
cadets,
their fathers
many
sons
of
did at
of their
youth
While
the
again a few cadets
grandfathers.
and
their age,
section
the
area,
then
On
the sections
off
marches
classroom
resound
to
march
the
along
When
shoes.
"Section
The
that
hang
fitted to
are
up
stand
desks.
The
room
as
the cadets
van
to Of Sulli-
classroom
the
of
pair
every
door
the
Fallout!'1
and
the
feet
commands:
into the room,
their
which
Academic
tread, thanks
muffled
halt!
cadets
the
to
reports
of many
opposite
marcher
section
in
cadets
Building.
militaryformation straight
halls of the building
The
tramping
with
the
in his section
the
to
door.
heels
rubber
marcher
in
come
reacting the
are
watching
all absentees
day
he
the
is
instructor
the
officer of the
to
Point
West
174
their caps
in the
hall, file
rigidlyat
attention
behind
section
enters, closes
marcher
position in the center of the
instructor, salutes, and reports:
Ducrot
is
present," or "Cadet
his
door, takes
facing the
"Sir, all are
absent."
Mr.
Ducrot
now
makes
his
that
Mathematics,
the
study
than
his
standing
the
any
day
other
that
he
devote
that
he must
this
subject, and
tables
the
with
of
mathematical
provided
time
and
studies.
for in the
greater
course
A
that
weight
The
he
perusal
the
feels
to
of the
greater proportion
is allotted
total
From
of time
amount
reason.
more
Point.
his studies
shows
of instruction
determines
at West
commences
with
acquaintance
amount
to
the
of time
of instruction,including
The
Disciplineof
the Mind
175
is 192,900
minutes.
If
riding and gymnasium,
and
gymnasium
riding are deducted
(11,205 and
there are left 170,835
10,860 minutes, respectively)
devoted
minutes
the
amount
to
Academic
mathematical
pure
76,555 minutes, and
Of
work.
subjects
the
this
lotted
al-
are
non-mathematical
subjects, 94,280 minutes.
These
spent in the recitation
of
idea
the time
figuresrepresent
the
work.
draught of
time, however,
cadet's
of
amount
the
time
are
so
time
these
assigned
that
these
cadet
twice
the
average
recitation.
Thus,
in
upon
the
estimate
the
preparation plus
The
room.
preparations
time
actually
accurate
subjects
for
section
is
give an
should
we
required
spent in the
To
that
lessons
take
the
to
the
allotted
subjects having
an
hour
recitations, the average
twenty-fiveminute
is expected to spend two
cadet
hours
and
fifty
in preparation ; and in subjectshaving one
minutes
hour
periods,two hours of preparation. Practical
Surveying and Drawing are subjects for which no
preparation is required.
Adding the preparation time to the recitation
and
time
find the
we
follows
total relative
amounts
of time
as
:
Mathematical
Subjects.
76,555
Non-
Mathematical
94,280
136,940
145,440
213,495
239,720
Subjects.
The
time
divided
time
devoted
divided
is
subject
the
nine
Mr.
that
beginning
future
he
that
in
The
in
which
is
for
rigid than
more
in
the
five
and
the
is
no
cious
auspi-
important
so
to
recitation
is about
first time
the
Mathematics,
In
is
of the
some
of
out
an
of the
conduct
the
make
science, the system
exact
an
is
2325
It
1260.
that
department.
every
1065
to
nine
the
conduct)
to
wishes
study
a
career.
attends
same
little
Ducrot
of
(leaving
departments have
departments have
other
wonder
allotted
the
as
Out
graduation
each
mathematical
units
many
subjects.
200
mathematical
as
for
Again,
five
the
the
subjects
departments.
almost
non-mathematical
account
whereas
departments,
and
weighted
required
subjects is
non-mathematical
nine
subjects have
units
five
among
among
mathematical
to
only
among
is divided
his
Point
West
176
perhaps
a
matical
non-mathe-
departments.
As
soon
the
as
the instructor
"Are
The
there
cadets
:
any
questions
are
his
been
able
judgment
consumed.
the
then
at
as
to
the
recitation
period
he
to
clear
of the lesson,but if he has
one
he
his
on
sometimes
the
days
has
of
to be
hard
on
will
lessons
up
officer
the
be
to
take
up
planation
ex-
have
uses
thus
half
obscurities
of the lower
guard,
an
they
of time
amount
Sometimes
that
The
comprehend.
for
ask
liberty to
seats
lesson?"
the
on
part of the lesson
to
their
taken
have
asks
of any
not
cadets
sections
for the cadets
astutely
ask
many
1
West
78
a
lesson
as
that
does
he
I
cadet
a
Point
in this
was
Once
forget.
not
position and
twice
or
I know
the
feeling.
After
each
is
cadet
problems
with
which
to
cadets
reciting.
When
are
is to be
importance
required
are
given
while
other
the
other
principleof particular
a
about
that
in order
attention
wrestle
all of the cadets
demonstrated,
face
to
is
he
heard,
and
they
their
give
close
all benefit
may
from
the instruction.
During
at
recitation
a
from
time
any
Department.
rise and
stand
proceed
or
this to
their
board, without
slate in the
cold
until
expected
Head
or
the
entrance,
either
listens
the
the
all
told to
are
the
What
who
have
the
to
bugler
a
of
surface!
cadets
himself.
welcome
at
the
is
the
blank
inspirationfrom
some
have
the
sound
spent the hour
drawing
The
blows
vainly staringat
reciting,
hope
of
cadets
they
recitation
until
area.
few
those
be
work.
continues
in the
"Recall"
his
conducts
recitation
Professor
attention
at
Professor
The
recite
with
the
Upon
visit may
a
been
"bugling,"
Recall."
waiting for the bugle to sound
They
quickly drop chalk, eraser, pointer, and joyfully
the
of
their
file out
room
exchanging with
reptitiously
surco-conspirators sympathetic smiles, and
"rubbing their bellies," as a sign of
excessive joy.
its
They
"
The
instructor
over
at
West
Point
has
one
his fellow instructors in the
vantage
great ad-
colleges.
The
His
of
Discipline
the Mind
179
with
on
trifling
the part
occupied
is not
time
The
students.
of the
their
deportment
in
that
the
is very
rare
make
corrections
cadets
are
all the
time.
held
to
organization
that
and
is
for
strives
of the
Department,
requisite number
Mathematics
of
of which
each
is aided
by
of
In the
Modern
or
professor,
instructors
of
the
Professor
assistant
an
In
maximum
a
of the
and
instructs
which
ments
Depart-
Languages,
classes,the Professor
two
associate
an
discipline
admirable
an
the size of the classes.
varies with
of
The
simple.
there
in the instruction.
efficiency
Every department consists
the
academic.
standard
smooth
however,
and
interrupted to
points in the lesson.
recitation,the conduct
actual
background,
Head
is
It
they are not permitted to
another, but they talk freely
about
so
seems
irreproachable.
than
high
one
for the
of which
so
class
with
much
So
is
recitation
a
the instructor
with
class
other
In
communicate
thoroughly
that
Department
are
Tactical
the
disciplined by
cadets
professor,besides
the
assistants.
is in
Professor
The
entire
He
department.
instruction, recommends
text-books,
the
and
or
abolition
work
among
supervises
prepares
of the
classes
the
and
complete
prepares
the
the
of
his
of
courses
adoption
of those
his
control
in
use,
of
new
tions
appor-
instructors,conducts
conferences
of
supervises the
pursuing his course,
his
tors,
instruc-
examination
is
responsible
i8o
West
for
all
and
is the
channel
by
standardize
of
means
of
the nature
points
Department
work, pointing out
of the
The
a
methods
one
section
there
is
the
the
instructors
the
the
to
Head
of
section-room
the
to
failure of certain
or
the
and
the
room
another
is
lesson
officers,all of which
the
work
a
with
room
that
able
his
to
go
find that
the
conference
as
from
constant
is
his immediate
is
and
they
progressing uniformly.
considered
a
by
in the
result
knowledge
a
Professor
to
The
section
in advance
impressions,or perhaps
the
out.
officers.
enters
profitderived
always
the
to
brought
comparatively recent
but
at the Academy,
greatest aid in my
besides
of
more
the Professor
wishes
success
to
approved
teaching of the
I have
always
the
the
confidence
Moreover,
chief.
from
are
he
regard
are
instructor
feelingof
instructors.
in which
offer
of instruction
the
cadets
previous lesson.
of great value
that
of the
his
suggestions
in
conferences
scheme
are
that
make
the
features
with
Professor
his officers,emphasizing the
to
also
to
the
informal, partaking
lesson
of the
opportunity
all
pass
relating to
instruction
conversazione
a
conferences
The
the
are
his wishes
outlines
must
departments
conferences
meetings
These
which
department,
affairs.
all of the
nearly
to
his
to
official communications
departmental
is able
belonging
through
property
reports and
In
Point
an
instructor, for
the Professor's
interchange
heated
feature
of ideas, of
argument
stimulate
the
talk,
between
mind
and
Disciplineof
The
imagination, and
the
meetings
by drawing
the officers
introduction
the
changed
impart
to
professorswith
addition
and
of the
For
this purpose,
for
the
parts
the
mark
is entered
card, and
These
call
prevailed too
of the
ing
teach-
large measure
conferences
by
of
in
work
of
the
of the
the
preparation
instructors
cadets'
the
end
of the
submits
or
a
day's
instructor
are
marks.
"tenth
each
cadet.
recitation
on
the
cadet's
the
week, all of the marks
weekly
for the
for
one
the
by
to
reports,
report
under
cadets
sheets"
as
that
each
his
charge.
the
cadets
publicly posted in glass frames
for one
where
week,
sally-port,
they remain
them,
in the
are
during which
inspectthem.
tell
the
transferred
instructor
merely hearing
in
due
record
conclusion
at
instructor
the average
provided,
are
After
the
pasteboard cards properly ruled
the week, averages,
and
tional
propor-
of
days
markedly
as
daily lessons,
the
required to keep
has
their officer assistants.
their
to
teaching
are
that
sure
cause.
by, the officer is inspired
knowledge and help to his
by year,
intelligentconduct
various
In
of
of
cadet,
rising year
the
to
gone
maximum
a
I feel
student.
is
years
of
instead
the
marking
frequently in
common
a
conferences
that
more,
Further-
produce harmony
to
attitude
so
181
wits.
togetherin
former
lesson and
the
tend
of
his work,
toward
the
sharpen
these
The
the Mind
time
or
cadets
In this manner,
exactly what
deficient
the
progress
he
proficient. There
are
a
is
at
cadet
liberty to
can
always
making,
is
never
whether
any
at-
1
Point
West
82
at
tempt
but,
secrecy,
facilityis
afforded
standing.
The
record
the
on
cadet
the
contrary, every
ascertain
to
pasteboard cards form
carefullyfiled in
are
and
the
his
nent
perma-
the
ment.
depart-
weekly reports are usually posted every
Saturday while the battalions are at inspection.
Immediately upon breaking ranks, what a scramble
The
to
ensues
work!
of
perhaps
No
is
one
deprived
Even
marks.
such
permission
in
mean
the
The
total will
the
rest
inspect
The
excellent
effect
and
sees
injusticedone
The
some
scale of
that
by
the
no
the
reports.
plebe
to
obtain
can
rooms,
More
copy
often,
the marks
when
Superintendent
recitation
represented by
has
what
accomplished during
partialityis
an
shown
the
nor
instructor.
marking
introduced
perfect
to
serving punishment,
publicity of the marking
the cadet, for he knows
upon
in his section
man
week
send
privilegeof consulting
cadets
those
to
for them.
each
of the
confinement
they
is
heart
failure.
others
dejection for
with
as
however,
was
each
afternoon.
of the
was
lad
fill the
sometimes
one
figures that
tenth
one
week's
crowd
frames,
the
for
and
success
some
difference
the
to
of the
and
elbow
cadets
anticipation of
in
result
the
at
peep
get close
to
beating
his
a
Struggling
another
for
get
in
that is used
Major
Sylvanus
1837.
Upon
receives
a
mark
2.5; indifferent
by
Point
at West
Thayer
this scale
of 3.0:
2.0;
a
good
bad, 1.5;
Disciplineof
The
and
imperfect, i.o;
instructor
2.8
or
2.1
a
Since
or
1.4
a
close
as
determine
the marks
as
standing and affect his whole career
they naturally are given by him no
I
Sometimes
much
entirely too
think
that
thought
to
grade
rather
of the
subject; that is,they
develop
than
As
methods
Point
system, and
the
difference
The
of
standing will
with
The
or
follow
no
broad
course
:
shall
third,that
before
West
such
to
a
because
as
Point
between
of
branch
a
or
Corps
At
years.
this condition
a
cadets'
two
promotion by
standing
allowed
does
not
little connection
has
mental
therefrom
first,that
be
every
to select his
inclinations
own
subject; second,
cadet
thinking
West
fundamentals
are
of the
to
such
The
deviation
tendency
a
career.
his
curriculum.
mastering
difficulties
is not
cadet
have
good
a
offers many
man's
his future
attaining
give
marking
universities
a
cadets
strictlyopposed
relative
affect their
exist, for
the
explained
alter their choice
collegesand
little consideration.
thorough
few hundredths
a
officer,
an
departments discourage verbatim
institution
an
and
have
are
recitations.
at
I
a
graduation
as
at the expense
the memory
functions.
the
to
giving
merits.
cadet's
a
The
o.o.
tenth
a
the recitation
as
183
failure
complete
mark
may
the Mind
that
diet
course,
regard
to
the
is
prescribed and
is permitted. The
three
governing the Academic
every
cadet
before
proficientin
cadet
in
own
must
shall take
advancement
every
every
every
subject;
recite every
day.
and
1
Point
West
84
As
regards the
principlesthere
above
of
is,
course
in each, sufficient to admit
little qualification
a
of
in application. While
cadet
no
flexibility
is permitted to elect whether
he will take a
no
or
subject, but is required to take all of them, still,
some
of the
some
advanced
more
In
subjects.
the
higher
As
nearly
for
second
the
in any
deficient
one
he
in
where
a
small
the
to
that
such
due
hear
a
case
what
a
studies
the
thing at
a
cadet
Point
West
few
of the
the
cadet
The
that
and
to
the
as
of time, the
cadets, but
does
not
prepare
The
is immediate.
failure
his
lesson
effect of this
It
can
he
no
In such
rare.
must
not
but
is
"
given
that is,
recite
every
be hidden
with
system
inculcates
is
may
"stay-back,
as
so
Sometimes,
mark
a
the
man,
There
"
this is
certaintythat
no
cadets
instructor
get
Owing
every
"cut.
a
him, but
to
prepared.
as
back,"
"turn-
a
day.
hear
to
or
class.
next
twelve
or
known
colloquially
is
blank.
day
be
Board,
known
of ten
must
lack
the
to
join
to
ordinarilyable
fails in one,
Academic
recite every
must
section
is
instructor
but
usually sticks
reproach or stigma.
the cadet
Again,
back
stands
man
that
name
no
conveys
the
by
cadets, he becomes
the
Among
a
in all of his studies
turned
cases
some
the
is
principle,a cadet who
subject is usually dismissed.
conditioned
be
may
in
special courses.
or
Occasionally, however,
especiallywell
further
go
department
every
advanced
have
men
cadets
on
obligeseach
ness.
great thoroughmoral
attention
character
to
duty,
1
Point
West
86
others
priorto entrance;
down
go
laziness
through
negligence.
or
The
known
"The
as
land
that
cadets
Goats"
great
contrast
"bone
tenths
"Goats"
Nor
of extra
are
a
who
men
But
whether
one
receives
each
any
who
in their studies
low
are
instruction.
When
Major-Gen-
troduced
Superintendent, he inBarry was
to receive,
system permitting cadets
their
recreation
back
lesson.
the
obstacles
overcome
forward
this system,
otherwise
was
hours,
The
them
prevent
cadet
have
slow
therefore
can
has
been
and
had
been
saved
"found,"
had
not
from
Due
particular study.
a
many
instruction
extra
cadets
that
in any
would
he
worry
They
thrift.
men
mortals"),
Im-
H.
a
going
cadets
the
eral Thomas
during
Prussian
with
"The
never
section
are
instruction.
are
deprived
first
first section
or
individual
upon
"
lot who
roll around.
the
to
section
(in olden days,
examinations
the
last
the
carefree
usually a
until
in
to
who
simply
time
to
cause
be-
digest
his lesson.
It is in the
incidents
lower
As
Goats
On
chuckle
a
to
a
passage
tongue
cadet
was
of the words
once
he
to
meant
the
in
some
attempting
His efforts
name
of
the
French, I had
of la douce
anything
proper
humorous
tension
strugglesof
in the reader.
Few
came
the
over
a
the
instructor
the
occasion
one
an
master
chieflythat
lighten
to
occur
atmosphere.
many
sections
were
to him.
of the
France.
late
to trans-
futile.
All at
"Leopold,
Due
Disciplineof
The
"
d'Autriche.
had
who
With
humiliating him
been
leopard, the duck,
translating a
:
he
began
"Oh
Mr.
no,
a
words.
swear
French
came
in
the
across
le
the
tence
sen-
mediately
Im-
vase.
:
"
God
"My
to
Dieu, fai laisse tomber
Man
section
acquaintance
in
passage
of the Professor, he
presence
"
whose
chieflylimited
was
me
phrase: "The
in the
was
Venezuela
from
foreigncadet
with
English
there
at
embarrassing
the
the ostrich.
and
187
gleam
with
translated
occasion
another
While
triumphant
a
questions,he proudly
On
the Mind
Honduras,"
gently interposed the
Professor.
"Oh
Hell,"
"Dear
he
Mr.
no,
exclaimed
began once
Honduras,
more.
not
strong!"
so
the
But
thoroughly shocked Professor.
Honduras
understanding (maliciouslyI thought)
that a stronger translation
was
wanted, ventured
once
more:
"
f
Had
am
i"
Honduras
that
sure
wash
{
out
The
been
the Professor
his mouth
with
due
to
several
unique
the
authorities
control
advantage.
that
it
can
Again,
Point
the
be
West
I
boy,
have
made
system
is
him
soap.
In
reasons.
the
large city and
the privilegesof
govern
any
would
of the West
success
completely
little American
a
time
the
Point's
strict
the
first
of the
utilized to
largely
place
cadets
the
greatest
remoteness
regulations
cadet
remove
so
from
that
the
1
temptations
many
time.
To
is not
the
a
that
collegeman's
the
consume
extent, the mind
same
diverted.
maximum
He
Point
West
88
effort is made
Every
results
mental
of the
the
from
cadet
get the
to
cadet's
labor.
regular hours of study, plenty of exercise,
some
of recreation, and good wholejudiciousamount
has
food.
No
atmosphere.
him
upon
cadet's
of
hour
drills
when
are
7
: oo
extreme
low
and
a
to
9
:
30
in the
P.M.
men
cold
weather
West
10:00
have
two
an
A.M.
when
hours
Although prohibited by
study after taps, especially
class.
little circle of
not
lessons.
half
but
to
To
enough
Point
to
is not
of its students.
be detected
indifferent
lightthey
electric light,
the
touches
light shines
It cannot
the
conceal
hang a leg of their trousers over
lowering the cord until it almost
Just
the
A.M.
cadets
learning
during the day therefore
at recitations,
riding,or gymnasium, the
studying, and the long study period is
Regulations,many
those
of
contains
6:00
the
impress
All
afternoon.
cadets
institution of
day
suspended
not
from
the
is lost to
preparation
from
studious
a
study.
other
no
academic
leisure
are
the
at
serious
during
except
in
such
of
habits
that
say
is there
The
opportunity
correct
I dare
is in
addition, the cadet
In
upon
afford
table.
the
book,
without.
from
to
the
the
to
performance
be
less exacting,
other
powerful leverage over
institutions for it dangles before the cadet's view
in the Regular Army,
the prize of a commission
in an
honorable
career
a
profession.
but
it has
a
The
The
course
Disciplineof
the Mind
of instruction
the
in the
develops
that
where,
his
duties
and
a
I
the
quote
occupations
him
system.
of the
graduates who
they have measured
have
President
of the United
President
of the Confederate
As
gone
the
into
their
strength
of
learning:
other institutions
graduates of
self-
Academy,
following table, giving
with the
Presidential
product
studies
It is astounding
the
by
exercise
His
make
mind,
of the
civil life where
a
decisions.
obtained
the intellectual
proof of
shall
results
the
see
in
self-control.
him
teach
reliant,and
to
his
broaden
him
contingencies,to
to make
and
judgment,
traits of character
profession
constantly being called
to
of
all sorts
emy
Military Acad-
certain
is
officer,he
an
to meet
upon
cadet
invaluable
are
as
at
189
States
I
States
i
candidates
Vice- Presidential
3
candidates
2
of the Cabinet
Members
4
Ambassador
I
the
from
Ministers
United
States
to
foreign
courts
14
Charges d'affaires
United
Members
States
of
to
foreign courts
consuls-general and
the
U.
S.
Senate
2
consuls
and
12
of
House
Representatives
United
States
Presidential
Governors
24
civil officers of
various
kinds.
...
171
8
electors
of States
and
Bishop
Lieutenant-governorsof
Territories
1
6
i
States
2
West
190
Point
Judges
14
Members
of State
Presiding officers
Legislatures
of State
77
Senates
and
Houses
of
Representatives
Members
8
of conventions
form
to
state
tions
constitu13
State
officers of various
Adjutants,
States
Officers of State
Mayors
City
81
and
inspectors,
of
general
grades
and
quartermasters-
Territories
29
militia
158
of cities
17
officers
Presidents
57
of universities
Principalsof
Regents and
schools
and
and
colleges
46
academies
32
of educational
chancellors
tions
institu14
Professors
and
teachers
136
Superintendent of Coast
Survey
I
Surveyors-general of States and
Chief
Territories
1 1
....
engineers of States
of railroads
Presidents
and
14
other
engineers of railroads
Chief
corporations
and
other
...
public
works
63
Superintendents
of railroads
and
other
public
works
62
of railroads
Treasurers
Civil
and
other
corporations
engineers
Electrical
87
...
24
228
engineers
Attorneys and
counsellors
Superior general
5
at
Law
200
of clerical order
I
Clergymen
20
Physicians
14
Merchants..
122
Disciplineof
The
the Mind
191
Manufacturers
77
Artists
3
Architects
7
and
Farmers
planters
230
Bankers
18
Bank
presidents
Bank
officers
8
23
Editors
30
Authors
179
Total
training which
of
methods
officers
develop
to
fault
Academic
The
in
end
that
prior to
the
year
conclusion
that
These
are
The
the
papers
each
marks
are
marking
are
one
uniform
are
has
to
his class
man
any
of
great
month
Department
subjects
is
ations.
examin-
the
thorough
to
subject.
test
In order
and
the
to
the marks,
the instructors,
In this
influence
the
manner
possible,and
standing.
a
review, which
all of
as
terms
make
enteringinto
fair
A
the
framed
are
of the
two
who
very
question.
and
into
from
exempt
graded by
instructor
a
this
all personal element
of civil life,
term, each
review
questions
cadet's real knowledge
avoid
walk
Cadets
reviews
signal and
spring.
of each
upon
generally written,
searching.
the
semester.
proficient average
such
is divided
general
a
if
their soundness.
fall and
the
conducts
studied
with
that
primarily intended
are
in every
be found
can
convincing
produce
can
distinguishedsuccesses
no
be
list should
above
The
2371
in
no
one
assigning
the reviews
Following
those
mark,
.66 per
likewise
general,if deficient
in any
of the
are
papers
and
by
fails he is
cadet
a
Board
Academic
the
to
declared
instructors
that
In the event
the Professor.
tests
thirds
two
all of the
by
be
to
examination
The
cent.
marked
reported
make
for
These
in order
must
man
review.
the
quite rigid,and
proficienta
the examinations
come
failed upon
who
also
are
In
Point
West
192
for their action.
subject,the
one
cadet
is dismissed.
I feel how
to
weak
words
any
describe
to
attempt
are
the
I
that
despair
might
into
use
which
a
discharged cadet is plunged. For days he lives in
awaiting the result of the
excruciatingsuspense
an
The
examinations.
regret for lack
the
and
perhaps,
It is bitter to
news
has
he
comes.
the Mess
Hall
calls the Battalion
deathlike
The
demeanor
out,
one
by
death
of the
sentences
see
ings
surround-
last the
rises from
dread
and
as
pervades
dignity of the
they
in
his seat
to attention.
unconsciously inform
and
to
stillness
gravity
one,
raderie
cama-
and
is about
to be
distressing news
Slowly and distinctlythe names
straining ears
many
At
and
cadet
that
love.
Adjutant
a
the
from
The
Immediately
body.
to
come
of failure
sense
renounce
involuntarily separated
that
tunity,
oppor-
early preparation
his fellows
friendship of
and
himself
of
wasted
all,the
than
worse
him.
torment
of
thought
the
jutant's
Ad-
Corps
the
cated.
communiare
read
fall upon
cadets, they sound
for the unfortunate
like
the
so
lads who
CHAPTER
VIII
GROWING
the
WHENEVER
of
West
fitting
giggling
about
maidens
the
assuring
taken
as
of
introduction
The
splendid
due
Dr.
to
Quack's
mechanical
highly
which
middle
a
to
set-up
abdominal
appliances.
intelligent
the
for
supple
four
of
the
young
years.
cadets
serves
any
result
of
physical
of
the
ever,
how-
dress
to
or
Naturally,
194
if
him
is not,
the
is the
body
torso
flirtation.
in
of
bound
usually
bandages,
It
be
can
asking
that
marking
re-
specifically
gray
harmless
system
openly
more
timidly
whalebones
stays,
or
of
group
curiosity
either
the
remark
a
a
advantage
poking
line,
corsets,
wears
when
by
cadet,
a
the
an
artificial
are
themselves,
around
he
they
It
praise.
great
waists,
fail
never
from
a
broad
their
and
evince
slender
tight-
waists
expression
who
cadets'
that
slender
in
public
smart
off
comment
finds
in
their
show
and
favorable
generally
most
that
coats
seclusion
the
appear
carriage,
shoulders
excite
to
leave
and
erect
dress
muscular
cadets
Point
their
uniform,
MUSCLES
coats,
other
a
very
training,
cadet
little
to
is submitted
by
little
Growing
Muscles
through exercise,attain
his muscles,
development, and since no one
neglected, the body gradually
rounded, finished appearance.
instruction
is
have
cadets
examination
195
and
good
their
of muscles
set
assumes
The
submitted
before
entrance.
to
is
well-
a
material
healthy, because
been
proper
for
all of the
rigid physical
a
They
ever,
not, how-
are
all
perfect specimens, for many
possess
minor
defects and blemishes, unimportant as far
their militaryvalue to the Government,
as affecting
which
but
be
can
eradicated
by
physical
proper
training.
The
of
instructor
aided
in his actual
cadet
leads, so
of
crowd
physical training is greatly
work, by the kind of life the
that
he
who
men
has
after
strugglewith a
having received physical
not
to
to
trainingdaily,indulge themselves
He has, on the contrary, a
content.
live under
who
men
in
is most
a
and
work
the
stomach,
cor
whose
late suppers,
No
at
are
set of young
tions
simplestcondi-
healthy environment,
wholesome.
rich food
of the
the strictest and
their heart's
to
keep
beer, no
no
the
up
nobis
am
diet
of
rotundity
the Romans,
good cereals,
produce a lot of flabby fat,but
and
the despised
nourishing meats
vegetables, even
factors
indirect
in keeping
are
"slum,
healthy the cadet's body.
or
to
"
LWest Point
best
mental
condition.
believes
that
work, his body
The
Academy
institution in the
country
was
to
for
must
a
man
be
to
do
in the
the
best
the first educational
recognize that
hand
West
196
in hand
the
go
As
with
the
of
Superintendent
in the
time
the
cadet's
curriculum
the
but
the
how
but
crude
of the
a
as
from
that
which
daily grind
the
in
all Academic
months
the
new
cadets
it
the
genesis
War,
1865-
was
exists.
Civil
system.
The
has
course
Academy
I doubt
could
to
duties
is
very
stand
Academic
part of June, July, and
these
a
as
the
at
physicallyprepared
Since
C.
they
saw
original
developed
February, 1885!,,
men
of the
H.
be remembered,
the
present
hard, and
of
Lieut.
gymnasium
no
the
prepared
beginning,
hampered by lack of
great knowledge
very
science
of physical
now
after
was
daily routine
exacting and
large number
not
that
attended
inaugurated
The
The
then
infancy,it must
long period
fit,a system
no
ing
physical train-
was
the instruction
was
1882, cadets
was
by
splendid course
"Fpr
course
also
in its
trainingwas
This
were
proceed.
to
of
gymnasium was
given by First
authorities
and
physical training in
given recognition,but
system
Artillery.
First
equipment,
of
A
instruction
Wayne,
real
no
Since
of
been
has
course
his
bodily exercises.
importance
frankly there was
until 1846.
and
of
training must_
physical powers.
1817, Captain Partridge, the
the Military Academy,
porated
incor-
as
ago
that
mental
student's
development
proper
long
Point
the
year,
its
meet
if
extremely
much
if
strain
and
they
a
were
requirements.
suspended during
are
August,
in order
to
devote
practical military instruction,
to
are
directed
to
report in June.
Muscles
Growing
months
Two
then
are
at the
strengthen the new
prescribed physical
ties
disposalof the authoriarrivals' bodies, both
to
by
incident
exercise
before
the studies
the
During
first three
After
he
his fellows
and
of
room
weeks
his breakfast
the
Although
the
given outdoors,
and
heretofore, the gymnasium
is
drill.
physical
be
may
the
distraction
by
whose
of the cadet's
"beasts"
awkward
and
day's
to
digest,
the
to
over
main
forty-fiveminutes'
setting-up exercises
have
to eliminate
attention
by
passers-
efforts of
reacted
been
always
used
now
the
at
amusement
his
time
had
for
cadet's
new
begin
has
gymnasium
the
maneuvers,
of the
marched
are
by
September.
exercises
training, setting-up
and
drills and
in
begin
work.
exercises
the
to
197
stiff
the
the
upon
new
cadets.
The
recruit
simple
instruction
The
exercises.
position of attention;
that
his feet turned
his
with
front.
many
never
for how
kneed
take
men
can
can
a
his
as
keep
their
gether,
to-
his knees
shall do
he
keeping his head
his eyes
straight to
hands,
position of attention,
time
all
comply with
the bow-legged man
chap
be
must
what
word,
is the
long
heels
most
first the
taught
just so much,
in, and
drawn
Simple
a
and
hips, arms,
erect, his chin
the
out
of stiffness,in
devoid
is
cadet
the
with
begins
to
learn
the
Some
it.
requirements,
the
knock-
legs "straight
without
and
stiffness"?
Then
follow
breathing
exercises
to
increase
the
West
198
Point
wind
extended
capacity,to permit longer and more
drills,and to lead up to the simple movements
which
the
designed to develop the muscles
upon
positionof attention is dependent.
The
line up
cadets
the gymnasium
floor.
on
The
instructor
' '
One"
four!
"
in weak
and
each
gradually
"Take
eliminated
in
followed
have
the
of
tone
after
few
a
he
as
line,
calls
voice
is
drills the
pitch.
March!"
the
commands
halt!"
by "Company,
drill
when
the
become
the exercises
Various
sufficiently
separated to perform
without
interferingwith one another.
exercises
then
are
first,followed
ones
three
two"
the front
to
that
so
distance.
master
One"
inequality of
The
off is uniform
count
"
"
endo
strong voices, diminu-
his head
snapping
number.
men
voices and
"
off !
crescendo, is repeated all down
man
his
Count
four !
three"
two"
"
"
commands:
by
the
taught, the
simple
complex
more
ments
move-
of all muscles
develop a coordination
one's
feeling of control over
body. The
exercises used at the Academy
are
simple
to
and
a
set
of
in
the
It is
commands.
a
execute
with
the
by
commands
not
do is to watch
example.
the
necessary.
the
The
simpler
even
in
a
few
utes
min-
be taught to
squad can
only in unison, but even
The
smartness.
lies in
are
by
astonishing how
movements
precisionand
an
executed
perfectly green
explanations
to
and
extreme
fact
that
All
instructor.
instructor
great value
no
the
Let
elaborate
recruit
me
of
has
illustrate
commands:
West
200
first few
the
period in
other
weeks,
the
least
busy learning
are
each
standard
These
drills
with
a
are
so
tedious
march
never
able
must
apparently
swimming
bore, however, but
a
hot
a
drill upon
dusty Plain,
the
the
the
Fourth
fall each
which
the
arms,
quickly
is
given
the
in
the
are
studies
are
its
a
on
and
be
are
are
tests
on
and
the
in order
made
of
the
cadets
that
the
height, chest,
strength tests are
hands, back, and legs. These
wherein
filed
noted.
legs; and
reveal
rately
accu-
made.
are
card
a
later
tested
setting-
gymnastic work.
nation
thorough exami-
strength
is entered
may
Measurements
the
added
are
various
measured
arms,
than
who
resumes
reference, because
improvement
waist,
day,
tion
Instruc-
all of his measurements
information
again
Class
cadet
taken, and
are
and
comes
exercises, to which
for future
men.
drowned.
commenced,
This
pated
antici-
swim
a
he
drills.
summer's
for
"Gym"
September
at
stroke,
the
at
at
before
measure
of the tank.
deliciouslycool clean water
is also given in resuscitatingmen
In the
swim
to
refreshing on
to
over
When
ber.
Septem-
their
changing
cadet
in
great pleasure by nearly all of the
is
Nothing
be
must
attendance
from
barracks
to
without
minutes
is excused
return
cadets
new
ten
which
up
short
a
replaces the setting-upexercises
now
battalions
The
after
the cadets
for
drills.
Swimming
until
discontinued
are
when
camp
Point
the
cadet
is
made
of
methods
deficient,and
o
Muscles
Growing
instructor, like
allow
the
each
individual
is made
the
to
chests
shoulders
need
given
with
the Indian
clubs
all of them
the
of
groups
balls.
of
muscles
is
practice
vigor,and
power,
are
of the
medicine
and
large
ample,
ex-
deficiency
muscles
attention
and
JTo develop in
until the
smaller
arms
For
under-developed
are
the
where
prescribefor
to
exercises.
weights
chest
and
up,
doctor,
a
necessary
whose
those
assigned
the
201
ance,
endur-
the
back,
and
chest, abdomen,
legs are improved by settingwands,
exercises, dumb-bells, and
jumping,
up
and
climbing,
of
class
more
or
will, for the
the
muscular
upon
would
less controlled
execution
effort
do
never
legs and arms.
those lacking "muscle
broken
months
as
in
the amount
of
elementary
that
instruction
is hard
enough
after many
features
of
saber
can
the
and
first
year's
foils,but
the
be devoted
to these
limited, only the
the
arts
can
is afforded
use
of
both
be
most
taught.
cadets
the
to
saber
During the
regular hours.
the
quires
remonths, when
vigorous weather
the fencing
drilling,
suspension of outdoor
the
a
the
on
result
even
for
is
opportunity, however,
in the
perfect themselves
winter
much
so
soon
"
in the
of time
An
and
to
agility. It
would
sense,
schedule
the
is instruction
branches
not
men
green
work
This
respond
upon
there
muscles
preliminary exercises.
of
Included
work
in
start
to
work, because
apparatus
for
it does
as
the
and
depends
This
worky
until
is reserved
exercises
been
have
lastly by apparatus
foil after
gives individual
master
desire
into
The
varied
each
West
from
class
weapon,
Point
so
are
many
it is
but
swimmer,
or
each
in the fundamentals.
that
appeals
along the
and
manipulation.
that
chosen
It
Instruction
who
line.
intend
in the
double
rank
whose
men
to
for the
choose
the
pecially
es-
men,
cavalry.
given
to the
consists
of
singlerank without
with foils,and in the
As
with
lessons from
from
the
the
activities
sport
the
saber, the
fencingmaster
November
.The interest in fencing at
major
popular,
sport by predilectionis fencing with
afternoon
great, and
is
in the
foils.
foils take individual
every
saber
by sections,and
single rank
with
The
of the foils is
use
preliminary instruction
in the
most
usuallyselect the
and
selves
perfect them-
fascination
a
class assembled
weapon,
cadets
given instruction
acquire great dexterity in its
is distinctly
a soldierly
exercise,
it exercises
for those
entire
them
to
is
one
The
cadets
many
due
formed
are
impossible for each cadet to
accomplished fencer, boxer, wrestler, gymnast,
an
art
who
Fencing Squad,
for
at
those
to
volunteers
the
as
interests
that
lessons
The
organized,
are
teams.
be
them.
squad known
a
and
take
to
which
so
Point
West
202
was
of cadet
one
until
time
life.
exceedingly
was
regarded
This
March.
as
one
of the
interest
was
the
in the
participation of cadet teams
IntercollegiateFencing Meet, but five years ago
the Academy
authorities
prohibited cadet teams
from
to
attending
these
killed the interest in
competitions. This action
fencing for several years, but
Muscles
Growing
present the former
at
popularity of
sport is returning, and
the
thirteen
two
men,
'
that
all cadets
assistants
under
whose
fencing
that
of the
nine
their
ning
Begin-
1902.
West
remarkable
their admiration
Point
sent
emulation.
More
attention
to
in the present
arts, the
the
each
the
inspired in
extended
time
fundamentals.
branch
himself
paid
use
a
to
permits
The
build
competent
but
skill excited
them
of
as
splendid
a
the
to
bayonet
that
with
the
cadet
upon
by
of their much-
and
team
now
Navy.
accomplished
was
European War,
limited
three, yielding
Vauthier, whose
is
tained
ob-
six, and
won
other
Out
Navy.
great rivals, the
of the
and
spiritof
due
the
record
untiring efforts
liked instructor, M.
the
Point
their
to
supremacy
fencing
in
place
the
make
training, the
in
and
West
meets,
second
in
d'armes
continued
1910,
Pennsylvania, Columbia,
only
fencing,the
intercollegiate
championship meets,
contested
with Harvard, Yale, Cornell,
that
This
officer in
maitre
a
scientific
until
daily,
annual
the
their
of
begun
year
the
the
For
Academy
the
achievements
with
teams
of
and
fifty-
gymnasium
services
careful
teams
brilliant
the
see
ordered
1905,
assist
detailed, to
secured
now
may
in
attend
physical trainingJ
Academy
this excellent
accommodating
mats,
should
were
of
charge
to
double
visitor
a
constantly filled.
President
Roosevelt,
When
203
weapon
the other
teaching
learns
afterwards
instructor.
of
enough
and
Point
West
204
Not
less
popular than
wrestling exercises.
and
assembled
boxing
direct
the
in
in
the
It is not,
that
first year
given
boxing
are
men
in
instruction
parries, simple
Similarlyin wrestling,
falls,and the breaks
counters.
resultant
holds
all
are
however,
must
one
and
the
guard, footwork,
simple holds,
simple
fencing are
The
classes
leads and
for the
the
the
to
judge
to
go
taught.
regular
of the
class
work
that
these
grip
the
In
cadets.
the
manly sports have
upon
afternoon, after recitations, embryo Jeffriesand
Fitzsimmonses
receive
the
themselves.
pugilisthow
and
he
to land
When
the
flock to
for the weaker
than
this
fellow
one's
how
to
lesson
more
to
the
bouts
the
boxing
though
It
quickly,
the
army.
making
men.
receive
him
all excellent
a
think
fine
develops
them
a
good
confidence
quickly
qualitiesfor an
to
without
punishment
man
cheer
to
teaches
respect the skill of
powers,
life
man's
a
of
he be of another
Boxing
own.
gives
one,
realistic
room
flinching,and
it
avoid
being fought,
are
to
Besides
aspirant
experience
qualities among
give and take,
to
the
one.
even
the
Mr.
master,
experiences in
never
to
room
affectionatelycalled
and
charge
Some
the
he teaches
the
preliminary
large numbers
class
make
his young
receiving one.
dim, but
grow
is
blow
a
boxing
from
There
occasionallyto
treats
the
holy instruction
he
as
"Tom,"
Jenkins, or
among
in
gather
and
nent.
oppo-
in his
move
officer of
Point
West
206
and
short
and
the
tug of
Each
between
war
for each
many
the
of
first,second,
awards
receives
class
The
points.
the
fittingway
athletic
winter
the
end
to
the
receiving
This
meet.
men
number
of
greatest
total
It
efforts.
their
for better work
because
The
Association
Athletic
of the
presents sabers, both
and
team
who
It
athletics.
is
forward
ball
foot-
First Class
night
proud
the
the most
done
to
the
four
of
The
the
filled with
demons
Almost
every
of
"Rah!
corners
of
members
to
yells
ahs!"
occasion,
of
the
great rivalry among
events.
and
this
of
has
walk
for
for
these
receive
the
their
encourage
minute
excited
the
each
classes
the
are
room
class, who
yell
representatives.
air is filled with
cadets
during
whose
shrieks
"Zis-boom-
."
"1917! 1918!!
another
to the delightand
ment
amuseone
and
old, hanging
spectators, young
railingof the gallery.
and boxing,
in gymnastics, wrestling,
Rah!
Rahs!"
.
hurled
are
of
over
The
the
reap
incentive
an
captain
member
very
to
saber, the first part of their officer's equipment.
There
like
a
they
as
men
coveted
the
is
labored
have
is
upon
career
very
spiritof competition.
the
to
that
his cadet
during
young
to
also
a
for it offers
course,
who
opportunity to those men
faithfullyduring the winter afternoons
of
is
event
an
reward
event,
third, the
or
designated
a
flying,
classes.
the
so
contestant
wins
stationary and
class enters
for
and
horse, rings both
the
at
the
iron
courses
.
Muscles
Growing
increase
in
according
difficulty
Third
the
and
advanced
the
object of preparing
duties
of the
Army
of
who
men
"near
these
in
the
in order
at
can
and
recruits
physicaltrainingwith
The
service.
to
take
them
whip
shape, according
send
to
once
the
the
officers" for their
needs
in the
carefullyconsidered
are
of the last year
Point
of
instructors
as
more
a
pursue
plebes. When, however,
First Classmen, emphasis is
the theories
laid upon
class,so that
the
than
become
cadets
the
to
Classmen
Second
course
207
ing
train-
West
from
out
hold
of
a
group
into
good physical
intelligentmethods.
most
setting-up exercises in the
Army are only spasmodically taught. There is
little uniformity in the method,
despite the
very
Unfortunately,
excellent
the
with
manual
which
the
troops
are
provided.
West
Point
influence
is at
the Service
results to be derived
exercises.
To
taught
act
to
only
not
year
future
in actual
classes
extra
for
the
service
in
commanding
enthusiastic
Although
is not
is
under
fittingto
to
a
appreciationof the
regulardrill in setting-up
First
end, the
instructors, and
practicebut
are
held
to
coming summer
It
the Army.
officers will make
young
speak
in
Classmen
are
grounded
theory. Every
are
develop good
camps,
is to be
good
and
hoped
use
structor
infor
that
of these
teachers.
the control
the
effort to
an
better
from
this
as
present making
of athletics at the
gymnasium
of the
Academy
authorities, still
it
sports in this chapter.
Point
West
208
Academy
The
its
has
ball,
football, baseball, basket-
and
hockey teams, and
play golf,polo, and tennis.
training
from
other
question
aid
are
and
men,
exemptions
for the baseball
the
few
good
aim
sport, but
men
athletics
of
side
lines
warm
recreation
of cadet
dotted
from
response
the
hours
activities.
with
trousers;
the
the
figures;groups
for
prefer the
more
hills.
It is
a
a
must
get
concessions
week
a
from
parade
receive, however,
from
encouragement
excellent
remaining
as
not
the
develop
to
in any
team
one
the cadet
Plain
The
of
have
body,
so
presents
a
green
courts
his
in
gray
are
happy
form
some
interested
an
golfersin
tennis
horseback
only
team.
later for the football
in this direction
efforts made
teams
good average.
urged to join in
instead
along the
course
athletic
any
is,however,
an
inroads
no
a
is
cadet
Every
The
or
seek
to
that
The
twice
and
greatest support
the
It has
Academic
Athletics
men.
authorities, whose
a
of
half -hour
a
supper
differs
preparation.
the
hours.
be during recreation
that
teams
practice the
what
cadets
is little in the
Point
upon
development
Consequently,
made
for
the rule at West
the
the
institutions, except
allowed
permitted
be
shall
to
of time
There
these
educational
been
always
of
conduct
or
in addition
dress
of
coat
spectator.
received
that during
busy
scene
parade ground
filled with
ride
is
white
shirts and
cadets
a
mated
ani-
by
on
gallop in the woods, while others
sedate hiking in the surrounding
great temptation after the
recita-
Muscles
Growing
drills to
and
tions
in recent
novels, but
and
more
offered
of carpe
spirit
to
has
diem
return
to
which
the
of the
come
over
become
advantages
many
subjectof
my
have
men
one's
reading
means
their cadet
during
them
But
years
sensible
more
around
lazy, hang
fiction"
"bone
or
room,
be
209
days, and a new
the Corps.
physicaltraining
to impress upon
/No opportunity is lost
he will put
each maiPthe practicaluse
to which
he becomes
his knowledge of physicaltrainingwhen
himself to the
officer. He is urged to prepare
an
proper.
best of his
abilityto
for the enlisted
In
this
whom
connection, the
of
course
men
become
Military Hygiene
a
instructor
proficient
he will later command.
in
learn
cadets
that
their
object of
human
body
the
all
in
physicaltrainingis to develop the
its entiretyin order that there shall resul^perfect
all its functioi^SLJMany
equilibrium between
recruits join the
without
the
Army
slightest
coordination
they
are
without
act
does
in
of their
body. Although well formed
awkward,
clumsy, stoop shouldered,
their different members
abilityto make
unison
not
know
succeed
with
what
their
to
do
minds.
with
If
these
an
men
officer
he
will
in
getting good work out of them.
His first duty therefore is to develop the recruit's
body, especiallythe functions of control,the coordination
between
and
the
hand, because
eye
of line troops is largely dependent upon
success
makes
physicalaptitude. The modern
war
greater
never
demands
14
than
ever
upon
the
soldier's
physique.
Point
West
210
I heard
European
War,
loaded
down
so
the
of the
in time
the
A
strain
that
upon
concerned
it is of
infantry,
should
and
strength,endurance,
of
than
more
possess
stand
under-
bodies
of the
care
and
arms,
will be
cadets
and
up
of other
of
soldier must
muscular
it difficult to
The
war
training
building
men.
average
of
importance
the
their
walk.
soldiers
since
largely with
finds
infantryman carrying his pack
upon
graduates
he
a
is greater than
paramount
the
rifle that
than
the
infantryman is now
packs, steel helmets, hand
with
faster
physique
that
state
and
grenades,
advance
from
observer, recently returned
an
the
organic
vigor.
daily the fine results of the system
gainly
Unof physical training at the Academy.
well-rounded
a
plebes gradually assume
erect carriagewith head
an
appearance,
up and an
I
before
see
me
I sometimes
elastic walk.
I behold
when
as
a
unformed
an
vision
When
Classman.
their four years
as
the
course
a
cadets
they
have
stamp, showing that each
by
the
At
the end
an
of the year
with
who
cadets
eyes
jointed
as
appears
a
big
before
soldierlyFirst
have
completed
a
decided
has
been
cal
physitrained
system.
same
thronged
one
my
remembered
once
now
smart
rub
to
loose
but who
puppy,
astonished
I
whom
plebe, as
Newfoundland
my
cadet
have
are
outdoor
June, when
visitors,relatives,and
in
present for the
demonstration
the Post
is
friends
of
cises,
graduation exerof the setting-up
Muscles
Growing
exercises is given
uniformity
with
bodies
the
respond
of
commands
the
The
precisionand
movements
eight hundred
as
as
are
instructor
the
to
one
perched
cuted
exe-
supple
sonorous
on
solid
a
table.
wooden
drill is
This
the
Meet,
usually
annual
followed
athletic
Meet.
Indoor
the
to
which
great interest
arouse
young
the Plain.
on
211
by
Outdoor
corresponding
event
Each
the
class
has
its
best
representativesentered to win a victory in the
dashes, hurdle races, long distance races, hammer
of
throwing, jumping, and pole vaulting. Back
the cadets
of the various
the roped lines surge
hoarse
for their own
classes, cheering themselves
sisters, sweethearts,
representatives. Mothers,
friends, in
friends, friends'
dresses
summer
"
and
det,
about
give
things
which
the
inspiration to
trail their
est
gay-
"Kay-
and
exaggerated opinions
they are
rant,
totally igno-
bless their hearts!
but
"
fluffiest and
devouringly
excited
of
the
their
gods
young
at
is
presence
their
an
Olympian
games.
On
West
the
June
the
Outdoor
Meet,
Point
beautiful
of
her
the
Meet
usually offers one of her incomparably
days as a fittingsetting for the display
cadets'
physical
ends, the
cadets
been
year's progres$..Jias
development.
morrow
of
morning
.The
will go
protecting walls
forth
First
into
of West
prowess.
And
all feel that
made
in their
Classmen
who
when
one
more
physical
on
the
Army, leaving the
Point, reflect with emothe
West
212
tion
and
training
has
done
whatever
endure
their
gratitude
new
lives
Point
upon
to
strengthen
hardships
as
officers
that
all
that
West
their
might
Point's
bodies
arise
to
in
IX
CHAPTER
LESSONS
Area
IN the
of
the
with
to
cadet.
Here
the
discipline
Corps.
the
of
Day,
twice
The
wooden
Officer
in
returns
tour
the
the
by
feverishly
second-floor
his
quaint
the
with
of
the
the
of
Officer
cadet
the
and
guard,
is assorted
mail,
its
and
walls,
thin
worn
of
officers
Headquarters
precious
old
the
creaky
of
lively tread
the
the
around
crowding
boards.
the
True,
is
its
cadets
bulletin
the
mail,
to
so
instruction
assistants,
of
not
charged
are
it is the
officers
within
floor
hurrying
as
the
daily
In
his
building
the
military
especially,
Commandant,
orderlies.
his
purely
More
the
who
posite
op-
insignificant
but
"Tacs,"
Department,
and
brick
and
observer,
the
directly
little
a
small
is
ordinary
dwell
Tactical
Barracks,
is
It
tower.
the
looking
South
the
sally-port,
clock
a
MARS
FROM
to
the
Charge,
reign
the
he
is
but
throne
is
porch
cadets
think
monarch
of
once
Corps
off
the
his
of it, he
213
all
a
he
the
but
he
During
From
"poop
coldly and
the
surveys.
week.
monitor.
room,
is
Tower
hours,
twenty-four
about
the
little
of
room
the
deck,"
inscrutably
regards
all formations
punishment
the
deck"
he
moment
back
from
fades
view.
like
reappears
hovers
His
decisions
of the
be
Delphian
his
hours,
of
is
who
the
advice
Tactical
the
day
of the
kind
a
Between
to
be
They
and
cadet.
manner
him
a
bond
and
If
if
to
Officer
the
C."
"O.
has
each
There
a
reserve
knew
of
He
until the roster
been
exhausted,
There
is
are
astonishing
will influence
the
cheerful
C."
cordial tone
his young
they only
one
is the
of mutual
feel that his
that
during study
speak
knotty problems
bother
officers
and
shall
immediately sought.
is
personalityof
how
is threatening,
raincoats
cycle begins anew.
speciesof "O. C.'s," and it
various
them
authority
the
whereupon
with
and
obtained
hour.
an
amazingly omniscient.
Each
day brings a new
of
be
administration
his
Day,
To
of all information.
If visitors arrive
for half
them
he
His presence
the cadets.
whether
must
he
again
If the weather
decides
paths
breathe
soon
sacredness
oracle.
a
the
forth
Birds"
source
the
permission
interior
the
and
meals.
to
worn
with
daily life of
have
it is he
"Area
for
over
comes
disappears, but
C"
"0.
is the
he
of
door
narrow
accusing conscience.
an
the
over
their
quietly as
The
he
freely as
more
glance
casting a
figures,walking
As
the
unobtrusively, and
opens
forth.
and
the
walking tours,
stands
oscillating
gray
When
Area.
the
in
is
squad
"poop
he
Point
West
214
in his voice.
charges
confidence
is assumed
him, he
"O.
there
and
seems
affection.
"By order,
would
"
be their
from
Lessons
They feel his human
their difficulties,
and
friend.
of
he
when
in
that
of
presence
seems
gayer
during
his
tour.
At
sympathetic pang.
Hall, his presence is
day
There
is
little
a
the
laughter
altogetherbrighter
load
unconscious
no
of the
burdens
effort
more
the manual
smartly
the
the actual
to
welcome
can
Somehow
the
addition
parade,
execute
to
and
know
they
a
cadets
as
ment
resent-
no
because
Mess
officer.
any
in
carry
much
as
have
they
feels
the
enters
welcomed,
day.
he
so,
215
ing
side,his understand-
reports them
doing
he
When
to
Mars
when
is made
he
gives the
commands.
kind
cadet.
He
them
and
their
He
apart.
Army
cadet
When
the
so
their
things
error
of ice
to
he
approach of
the Corps
pounce
has
occasion
them
rises between
and
in
a
and
many
years
credulity
go
wrong,
natural
flavored
with
his way
to
be
malice.
ago,
to
the
instead
manner,
in the voice.
resentment
discover
but
a
of understanding
look
him
he
that
miles
been
have
to
They
like
question
to
drift miles
never
any
moment
any
immediately
possess.
Register
not
strains
he
over
the stand-off
himself, so little of the power
does
a
to
viewpoints
seems
man
young
ready
When
barrier
a
the
upon
circle
to
bird
his prey.
cadet,
the
daggers
appears
hungry
some
a
looks
that
upon
gloomy "0. C.,"
there is the
Then
to
in
up
too
was
believe
it
breaking point.
of
there
pointing
are
and
anger
All of his "skins"
Apparently, he goes
disagreeable,as if to be so
out
seem
out
was
of
to
be
His
military.
But
the
Charge
consolation
like
of either
It
transient.
If the
day.
is
the Cheerful
that
after
of
type
rain:
One
great
1825, he
the
been
''the
has
drills and
"
bodies
and
withholds
for the
the
from
them
a
few
seclusion
has
the
bored.
look
cadets
rather
be
human.
he
must
his
office in
to
the
embryo
of
their
disciplineof
that
meets
their
spiritof
new
in his
He
their
grants
To
the
be above
take
in the
gain
exercised
the
his
distance
a
talks
and
with
viewpoint, giving
personal touch
at West
important work,
must
than
he
of his office,at
crept into the instruction
be successful
of
tribunal
ago
years
cadets, today he
daily, ascertains
his work
is the
the
over
privilegesand that punishes
deeds.
premeditated or thoughtless mis-
Whereas
power
for the
cises
exer-
their
for their
them
He
souls.
who
prescribes all
the mold
casts
Com"
him
Commandant
influence
creation
He
him.
under
officers
or
since
Ever
Corps.
to
is the
will succeed
It is the
permanent
in
day
there
Cadets, the chief of all the "Tacs,
the
that
Officer
from
duty,
on
dread
with
detailed
passeth
One
Gloomy
sunshine
regarded
Classmen
First
influence
is
is
tour
especiallyby the
day for guard.
of
Point
West
216
an
interest
Regulations.
admiration
that
To
Point.
he must
to
never
in
He
of his
the
must
men
all efficient,
fairlygood to look
well dressed,
and
military in appearance,
be
and
to gain their liking and
respect he must
two
are
strict, and
smart,
impartial. There
upon,
218
West
Point
little resentment
toward
a
just and
The
check
to
present
well
his
up
misdoings,
deserved
feeling is only
rather
the
and
human
for Americans
the
of
of
is
us
cadet
cannot
"Tac."
until
From
may
be.
especially
continually
each
one
Unconsciously, the
from
Life in barracks
this individual.
is
authority, because
get away
how
mosphere
military at-
to feel
individualistic.
so
It
always
matter
no
the
it.
augments
hand
is
punishment
I think,
difficult,
heavy
who
person
the
the
revolve
to
seems
of the
presence
around
early morning inspection,
the
he
evening study period when
again comes
around, knocking sharply on each
door
and
interrupting the train of thought, his
ings.
spectre, if not himself, is haunting the surroundThe
way
him
in the
subject of
the
goings.
unlimited
entire
hits
name
as
or
nickname
some
is a
He
the
is
He
of finer
and
is the
in
will meet
important
their
daily
sort of irritating
yoke.
at then, that he is the
that
and
speech
is noticed
is
innate
the
like
an
head.
in
more
criticized.
summed
up
inspiration
Occasionally
unconscious
nobilitywhich
clay, but
droll.
and
usually
comes
upon
peculiarity of
every
complimentary,
an
they
the
discussion, despiteregulations
that
nail
just across
that
considered
personality
of
out
he is
that
be wondered
to
dress,
His
be
must
contrary,
manner,
the
House, and
and
It is not
and
Guard
that
comings
in
know
at drill in the afternoon.
factor
to
cadets
often
marks
it is
cognition
re-
him
plimentary
uncom-
from
Lessons
Mars
219
to see
as
Nothing pleasesa cadet quite so much
"Tac"
do something wooden.
a
They say that
has nothing whatsoever
he is gross, which
to do
that his mind
with being fat, but
simply means
somewhat
is
and
There
whose
with
repeated
at
was
the
Immediately
like wild-fire from
spreads
goes
dense.
a
blunder
lip to lip,growing
joy
that
time
one
told
idiosyncrasieswere
approaches
officer
an
and
it
as
lirium.
de-
duty
on
retold.
He
good story for the delight of the
the existence
Corps, and his departure threatened
of The
Howitzer, the cadets' annual
publication,
of the Hundredth
and
Night, the annual play in
furnished
which
officers may
the
seemed
night
work
to
he
when
he
where
Cadet,
"In
bed, sir!"
"Is
he
"I
don't
"Well,
The
know,
find
then
man
his
inspection of
where
room
table.
center
is your
roommate?"
the
was
asked
sounded
the
ordered
the
a
cadet
entered,
the
cadet.
"Tac."
to his roommate
turned
racks,
bar-
officer.
sir," answered
off
He
one
One
reply.
plainlyvisible in bed, and asked
"Jim, are you asleep?"
"Yes"
only
inquired:
out,"
mind
making
then
asleep?"
His
regulation.
the
at
satirized.
and
a
around, and
looked
"
to
be
rule
by
was
came
studying
was
a
many
voice
who
was
:
from
the
depths
of
the comforters.
"He
"Very
he's
asleep,sir."
good, cadet," replied the
says
"Tac,"
and
West
220
quite satisfied,left
the
be
always
pairs
of
keen
make
any
of
the
under
critical eyes
kink
word
cadets
slipthat
morning.
seldom
"
I
many
to
are
"Tac"
take
ment,
judg-
ever
responsive
smile, or a
so
but
on
make
may
But
to
The
in their
They
him.
a
on
wonder
sometimes
that
why
it is because
I suppose
happens.
so
all
intimacy, to remove
bring about "glad confident
feelingsand
critical
the
it would
that
of
his actions.
to
cruel.
almost
bordering
so
or
this
is sufficient
merciless
are
intolerantlycondemn
the
cape
es-
self-conscious,and
twist
and
alert for any
are
followed
observation
officer somewhat
sometimes
and
that
to
conversation.
cadets, like all youth,
the
in time
just
room,
laughter
young
certain
give a
the
outburst
highly intellectual
To
Point
so
we
are
all artificial.
Tactical
Although the
occupied with the
The
in
the
duties
the
with
cadet
the
train him
and
of the cadets.
is to
needs
is
familiarize
of
a
private
by practicalexperience, to impress
ranks
habit
the
his character
upon
economy
greater portion of his time
of this instruction
purpose
much
very
disciplineand
militaryinstruction
to the
given over
interior
the
of his company,
is
officer
in the function
of
obedience, and
of command
to
by repeated
exercise.
order
In
cadets
are
companies
but
as
soon
best
to
organized
each.
as
the
this purpose,
accomplish
This
into
two
is the
Corps
battalions
the
of four
present organization,
has been
increased
to
the
from
Lessons
Mars
221
strength recently organized by Congress,
make
intends
to
Commandant
a
regiment.
full
Tactical
the
in the
of
officers command
all of
the
honor
studious
They
account
of
habits, and
They
the
upholding
themselves.
As
because
severe
to
There
put any
is
duty,
on
as
a
to
as
strict and
as
A
act.
line.
Whenever
should
orders, and
an
action
would
that
motive
it is wrong.
be
man
is
cadet
obey
plicitly
imrash
so
West
course,
authority
too
Point.
toward
the student
because
preparation for
there
far
are
when
occur,
some
at
their
they
who
find
to
the
generally
their
work
the average
duties
their future
men
of his
due
Cadets
attitude
institution
all in serious
not
that
seem
the resentment
this does
their
It would
arouse
be different from
educational
Of
at
system
recognize
must
the
him
any
selves
them-
disregard his authority, he instantly enters
fellow cadets, but
honor
more
are
any
all under
of
officers
it upon
thing is rightor
report against the offender.
such
the
they
take
and
conscientious
are
of truth
insists that
he
his
are
this
performance
interpretationupon
middle
no
soldier-like
seldom
for
conduct
good
the
they
underlying the
their
matter
missioned
non-com-
chosen
are
Regulations
a
perform
men
officers and
the
officers.
their duties.
in
of
the drill ground is
on
Selected
cadets.
the
duties
on
panies
com-
they are the supervisors
administration, the actual
disciplineand
commanding of the companies
to
though
Al-
that
sense
the
entrusted
the
the
are
careers.
carry
themselves
their
in
Point
West
222
command
of their fellows.
judgment
and
sometimes
there
make
to
try
the
at
to
are
few
a
impression
an
of the
allow
lead them
in
the
desire for
their
astray
their
upon
men
sympathy;
deliberately
who
men
superiors
ranks.
probable
These
ment
advance-
sized up
quickly
are
lack
they
deserve
consequently
expense
who
men
Sometimes
by
"quilloids." They are
to feel the displeasure
usually disliked and made
class there
of their comrades.
In nearly every
do not see clearly,
of these men
who
and
some
are
who
in
persist,throughout their whole
course,
placing false values upon trivialities.
Since
the cadets
are
organized into Infantry
the
and
Corps,
dubbed
battalions,the greatest
the work
to
why
of this
this should
of
branch
the
be
is the
basis
The
so.
of
Engineers,
The
best
Infantry
Corps
Infantry that
impossible to
instruction
men.
the Cavalry,
Artillery,
drill out
is then
are
decides
practicalmilitary instruction
it is
drill
for inculcating
the
among
although carried on throughout
in intensityat different periods.
winter
Infantry
the
Europe has proven
Queen of Battle, and that
Aviation
the
It is the
minions.
is the
assigned
in
all of the other branches, the
the
it is
cohesion
War
reasons
many
graduates.
Infantry is still the
that
to
of all drills and
Great
are
is devoted
Infantry is the largest
and
Army,
disciplineand
Besides, the
There
arm.
greatest percentage
of time
amount
but
the
her
fight.
of the cadets,
the
In
year,
the
varies
depth
of doors.
of
The
suspended, except
from
Lessons
for the
daily
March
the
of barracks
front
March
raw
chillingone
the
of
the
winds
the
that
blow
ground,
sections
from
form
in
drill.
Despite
the Plain,
across
battalion
the
marrow,
of
ately
Immedi-
training.
for the afternoon
to
Ides
the
leaves
snow
When,
o'clock, the battalions
four
at
the
dismissal
the
formations.
its annual
Corps begins
recitations
the
and
223
rolls around,
I5th
remember,
after
meal
class and
March
however,
Mars
nated
desig-
for
overcoming
Infantry drill sets about
the inequalities
of marching, the lack of precision
in the execution
of the manual, raggedness of the
that
movements
inactivityof
have
been
the winter.
scrupulous attention
manner
of
the
be
must
various
movements.
Every little dereliction is criticized,
every
is corrected, and
it
First
faultlessly
performed.
the companies are
drilled
later assembled
back
going
the
in line.
to be
until
be
can
Plain
mistake
repeated
movement
every
long
period that
paid to the
It is at this
the most
executing
the
produced by
for
a
short
barracks.
to
battalion
burden
in
and
then
drill before
down
and
Up
companies march, now
The
right guides of each
carrying the
alone
the
column,
seem
company
of the drill as
now
with
tense
faces
they fixedlyregard the two points upon which
of the company.
they are
directing the march
Meanwhile
they are measuring their step by a
silent count
and
word
of
' '
file closers
of caution
oneare
here
two-three-four.
attentive
and
one
and
of
' '
The
officers
alert, giving
a
reprimand there,
the line crowds
as
rear
rank
and
on
in
out
opens
are
the
and
executed
and
Fifteen
the
Finally the
hands
close
will
this
the
upon
columns
platoon
be
must
in
the
tower.
able
intermin-
seems
disagreeable.
the
five
to
sally-portand
second
the
a
into
the blast
are
first takes
Here
the
Plain.
with
and
the
prone
march
have
leadership,the
of
a
squad,
freedom
In
and
the
or
a
mand
com-
they
pendence
inde-
early part
of the
The
place
of
drill must
parade ground
kneeling groups
and
The
squad columns.
whistle, the simultaneous
the
and
platoon
columns
sounds
; more
squads begin
leaders'
magically
line of skirmishers.
of the whistle
fixed and
will
tends
at-
of
squad
long
its
crowd
they
mechanism
signal, and
one
battalion
lightergayer
officer's
the
outstretching of
bayonets
detail
roll around
in
the
A
the
of
again
clock
skirmisher.
dotted
deploy
of the
individual
is therefore
as
The
more
comparative
the
be rehearsed
arms
and
exercise.
spring course
of
hour
platoon perhaps, or
a
enjoy
blast
The
drill and
for
of
the
clock
the
more
order.
little chance
of
their
carry
chins.
the
feelingof monotony,
a
appears
order
extended
to
seek
afternoon
next
forth
time
in
in step
keep
command
every
dion,
accor-
recall.
the
The
wind
musician
the
sounds
which
an
plebes
to
same
in their
minutes!
more
and
and
the
drag
glances
The
the utmost
begins to produce
stolen
left,or, like
right.
strivingto
line,and at
with
care
the
on
the
on
rifles straightand
at
Point
West
224
Once
signals;
their rushes
suggestions and
of
judgment.
they are to do
the
out
the
cadet
He
As
soon
the
command
Field
all
as
point
to
or
out
errors
understand
what
out
moves
real
work
to
He
clear
and
these
drills that
The
command
quickly
issue
orders,
It
case.
is the
what
First
and
of
something
cadets
the
are
the
cover
and
handling troops
then
learns
he
of command.
situations
must
definite, to
Infantry that
knowledge
size up
to
decision.
a
of the
Training
acquires a
be able
must
form
corrections,
problem.
It is in the
of
Point
West
226
who
the
a company
opportunitiesto command
graduates. It is highly important that
be
body
of
given practice
Nothing helps
regiment
Class
much
so
in the
therefore
are
appearing
them
giving
to
give
It is of great value
himself.
his
in
and
men
in
they
detailed
for every
before
the
upon
is
there
chance
a
to
cadet, advantage is
the cadet
before
a
he
when
of
in
joins
the First
kind
of
duty.
acting adjutants,
and of the guard.
commanders,
They are company
lieutenants, officers of the day
Whenever
has
man
confidence
him
Cadets
Service.
are
instructions.
him
to
tailed
de-
are
many
should
sponsibility
re-
exercise
They
by roster, irrespectiveof whether
privates or cadet officers,so that every
he
art
feelingof
actually
Classmen.
is in
place responsibility
taken
of it by the
Commandant.
The
First
by
Infantry
Classmen
means
instruction
are
trained
of tactical
is
in
walks.
progressive.
more
These
advanced
exercises
The
work
are
from
Lessons
similar
to
Service
and
in line with
subalterns.
An
officer takes
him
neighboring
some
size
to
orders
if in actual
with
they
of the
when
the
cadets
is
troops
and
cadets
the
and
issue their
provided
are
able
with
read
to
exercise
officer
the
morning
down
march
air is cool
the
this
Point
mounts
higher
in
at
Valley echoes
fields.
in the
Little
a
the
with
to
pileup
of Cro's
shelter
At
Hudson.
detachments
this
hour
crystallinethat
stands
of the
day.
Heavens
range
until
the
every
sharply
out
fined.
de-
beautiful
incomparably
the
down
But
the
as
the
coolness
steadilyincreasing heat.
From
Washington
! of the Spring-
noon,
the crack ! crack
groups
blazing sun
hoping
so
is
time
replaced by
It is held
the
seven
range.
and
season
arrival
the
at
landscape
West
complete course
Infantry and Cavalry
parallels the
crisp and
and
of
feature
to
the
river in the
fair range
a
clear
Every
the
a
phases
First Class.
the
near
where
Nest
the
given
flats
the
in camp,
are
prescribed for
of firing as
is
to
practice,that important branch
Infantry instruction, neglected. In summer
of
sun
with
men
adapted
They
be
as
different
situation
must
the
is target
Nor
at
the
warfare.
facility. At the close
holds a critique.
on
well
in
work
five
or
considered
up
which
maps
officers
four
of
each
required
227
their future
terrain
All
particular problem.
of the problem are
as
for
prescribed
those
are
to
Mars
of cadets
trying to find
a
big enough
are
stretched
the bull's eye
score
to
win
out
and
the
Point
West
228
medal
coveted
of
Meanwhile
behind
down
is
the
shifting
pasting
target,
or
back
and
forth.
No.
up
8!"
and
paster,
the
the
the
goes
the
sings out
is made
No.
on
they
down,
now
a
flag
red
telephone
so
interested
that
they
back
at
in the
the
men
red
flagsthan
and
in camp,
one
butts
of the
blessed
oblivious
are
the
cool shower
which
firing so
men
of
and
flight,
pasters and
them
waits
that
dinner.
to
the
see
cohesion
disciplineand
Infantry training he
third
firingpoint
and
disgust.
of its
thinking less
wishes, however,
of the
the
8 for
feeling of disappointment
the
the morning
passes,
a
operator.
flag,the sight of
red
cadet
hopeful
fills the
If
white
Intermittently
search
and
And
a
now
in
turn
long
up
men
Ting-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling.
Careful
with
frames
the
' '
"Re-mark
time
morning
mechanically waving
one,
' '
All
the
pull
black
rings :
portion of
butts, taking its
targets.
the
on
shooter.
Sharp-
or
another
the
monotonously
Rifleman
Expert
attend
must
finished
sults
re-
produced by
either
a
review
inspectionby the Corps, or a parade.
of the
Every Saturday, shortly after the return
cadets from
dinner, there is an inspection on the
Plain, preceded by a review, at which the appearance,
and
clothing, and
minutely
know
of
ceremony,
when
the
equipment
his
examined
by
finer
sight
no
especiallyin
Plain
is green
Tactical
at
West
the
summer
and
of the
the
Point
and
cadets
cadet
are
officer.
than
I
this
early fall
wear
the
from
Lessons
the
As
trousers.
and
coats
maneuver
white
the
on
to
perfectionof
white
the
appearance,
companies
229
taking their places on the line,
their marching, their impeccable
Plain preparatory
the
of the gray
combination
excellent
Mars
cross-belts, the
bell buttons
breastplates,and
glittering
of coat, the foreignrigid little pompon,
looking dress hat with its
the
splendid bearing of the men,
betray
into believing that he
is watching
beholder
of
seems
The
which
with
has
Corps
and
his emotions
ness
thorough-
of dress,
equipment,
monument
the
past
reviewing
spectator could
stirred.
His
When
out.
Sedgwick
near
callous
most
is the
worked
down
swinging
officer,the
have
been
the bend
turns
comes
feature
detail
every
marching
the
to
some
characteristic
most
and
the
legendary corps d 'elite. The
foreign and yet again very American.
evolutions
scene
the
not
fail
pride is flattered.
whose
perfection of
watching a ceremony
execution
and beauty is symbolic of an institution
next
to
that in a sense
belongs to him, to the man
He
is
him,
and
It is the
to
all the
product
of America.
his hat
removes
spectators
as
No
the
along the
wonder
colors
march
he
line.
ently
rever-
by.
although not so elaborate is the
of parade.
During the spring and fall,
ceremony
daily parades are given by the battalion that has
No
less beautiful
attended
infantry drill
sound
Area
the
the
of Barracks
rooms
cadets
on
that
first call in
is
the
mers
day. The drumsally-port. The
practicallydeserted, but within
are
feverishly adjusting their
Point
West
230
struggling into their
breastplates. Out
belts, wiping off their guns,
looking
for
all at
once
coats,
or
of the
doors
first
to
mark
rank.
rear
watched
are
stands
in the
From
the
faces
and
high
each
and
recall
white
dress
the
formed
hat
that
of
days
At
sounds.
are
At
Plain.
band
the
the
once
dressed
another
from
building,still one
of the old
gymnasium.
offers
out
a
on
barracks
the
companies
More
the
charming
the
contrast
their
boring
neighon
Adjutant's
One
company
north
sally-port,
from
of them
Plain.
to
are
debouching
from
more
The
Great.
of the
south, another
Academic
move
stone
between
to
his
uniforms
its march.
from
lost,
the
proceed
termination
begins
the
now
strap of
chin
the
sally-portsand
buildings preparatory
the
signal.
duplicate of
the
inspected. They
unexpectedly
grass
be
the
in
the
are
personalities
Frederick
emerges
and
the
by
all
to
appears
and
places
call
obscured
so
who
Day
barracks
the
picturesqueness of
background of the severe
assembly
the
give
clock
assembly
the Officer of the
to
and
the
for the
The
the
walk
sers,
evenly creased white troubelts, and shining buckles.
and
are
man
fellow.
of
They
upper-classmen immaculately
gleaming
their
hands
the hour
of
doors
starched
stiffly
Their
the
sally-portready
all the
pouring
in
intentlyby
on
places
to
plebes,
still others.
The
slowly creepingaround
the
dart
to
and
their
hastily proceed
the
begin
another,
then
one
mislaid
near
the
the
shadow
keep coming
The
to
fresh
green
the
white
Point
West
232
in
Hand
hand
goes
that
next
greatest
of the
instruction
they
not
or
in
the
the
schedule
of
tactics whether
Cavalry
ride
to
branches.
mounted
is allotted
in
for that
how
know
which
time
destined
are
instruction
Infantry
of
taught the fundamentals
Service, and all cadets receive
ridingand
officers must
the
are
of the
in
to
of
amount
branch
the
Cavalry
Cadets
training.
every
with
as
Infantry
arm.
well
Frequently
those
as
their
of
duties
require them to be mounted, and when they arrive
the
at
grade of field officer,major, and above,
they
of
back
the
at
must
When
left for
of
tactics
the
time
allotted
the
the
this
that
branch
Beginning
in
winter.
those
they
men
of
the
At
with
the
cavalry,
the
service
the
be
and
so
vanced
adas
a
much
little is
The
cadets
who
will
learn
their
the
Army.
Yearlings, therefore, lessons
in
good weather
magnificent Riding Hall during the
first life in the
who
have
art
of
never
Riding Hall is hard for
before ridden, but once
"stickingon"
The
riding affords.
particularly trying. When
that
Cadets
comparatively
equitation,outdoors
learn the
exercise
are
in
given
and
Classmen
Third
cavalry problems.
cavalry tactics chieflyin
are
cavalry
fact, learning to ride well takes
of
matter
join
become
they
attend
acquaintance with the horse begins.
be taught to ride before
they can
to
of
do not
the
their first year
only during
that cadets
Academy
instruction.
their
It is
horse.
a
their troops from
command
obliged to
are
they enjoy
first few
the
the
weeks
Yearlings
from
Lessons
in
march
themselves
face
"policing"
bodies
their
out!"
"Fall
with
broken
and
horses,
scrutinizing them
first
catch
11
Prepare
1.
follow
Then
until the
well
"
Slow
Such
seen!
One
the
from
one
efforts
quiet;
around
mane,
malicious
high,
succeeded
with
or
croup
the
tugging
brute
both
that
ears
and
in
on
the
sudden
all goes
were
tries every
he
is
iron
might
imitation
and
spot
to
attempt
an
an
find
sit in
Per-
falls off
firmly grasping
mouth
of
some
holding its head
back
to
enjoy the
insists upon
bent
"
!
before
never
another
at
to
!"
dangerously
curve;
patience,
im-
intones:
whereon
another
most
grinning
by
aboard
razorback
hide
of
the
are
sepulchral voice.
climb
the slippery
instructor
a
the
to
wabbles
cheron
going
on
piece
and
peace
the
man
mane
little
a
balancing
at
Ranks
Moun-n-n-n-t
March-h-h-h-h-h
trot.
they
as
other, hoping
efforts to
heartless
and
breathless
2.
Finally they get
descents.
chills
gentle glance.
in
jumps
tion
anticipa-
flesh
to
the
instructor
ineffectual
"
the
wagging
of the beasts.
mount!
frantic
and
hall.
Yearlings
with
and
kind
to
the
commands
hides
a
the
over
then
one,
sight of
a
run
men
of the
instructor.
the
of bareback
Little
goose
the eyes
orders
the
victims.
spines of
covered
are
challenge in
the
read
few
a
the
down
and
up
side
one
find
they
row
are
their heads
run
whole
a
champing their bits
apparently in sheer joy of
animals
of
with
along
up
233
tanbark,
spongy
face
to
lined
horses
The
the
upon
Mars
Point
West
234
muttered
of the
curses
with
rider.
The
galleriesare
smile
daily visitors who
gleefully
the embryo cavalrymen, but the distressed
upon
the
Yearling's gaze turns reproachfully toward
lined
the
spot where
the
bunched
seen
As
the
becomes
time
that
of
the drill
twelve
over
Later
on
leap
wall
he
when
the
the
charge
word
"
en
the
goes
in
drill."
the
first
ability
of
and
that
the
rein.
leg or
of
he
the
loves.
cavalry
drill
tactics, it is the
that
masse
the
the
ditch
to
out
with
will, to feel the
sensations
are
for instruction
ground
from
the
over
Second
a
cope
slightesttouch
the
the
drudgery, but after
enjoys the lessons.
comes
obey
his
by
During
practicehe
muscles
the
is able to
less
or
and
dignity of
breed.
pleasure that
thrill of the
jump
to
of
yielding to
The
and
more
was
one's
make
horse
equine
months
feels the
to
the
he
be
may
finds that
secure
at the
arrived
Post
Yearling
more
he feels that
wildest
year
and
more
the
giggling.
the
by
pass
he has
Classman
He
together and
days
seat
girlsof
young
It is
no
give a new
longer a
gallop
meaning
task but
a
pleasure.
His
progress
in
handling
his horse
enables
pistol practice
proceed to mounted
enjoy the privilegeof riding on the road,
to
polo.
Classman
By
the
time
that
he
he is ready to devote
has
his time
equitation as to real Cavalry
learns how
to reconnoiter, how
to
his
Infantry instruction,he
become
must
not
him
and
a
so
patrol.
solve
of
and
First
much
instruction.
to
to
He
As
in
problems
from
Lessons
innumerable:
the
Mars
235
of the
forming
advance
and
guards, the establishingof outposts, making
of the
the proper
conduct
and
breaking camp,
as
march, how to care for his horse the same
though
enlisted man.
He
must
he were
an
him,
groom
rear
and
him,
feed
perform
to
in the
men
him.
water
Cavalry
He
men.
grooming,
attentive
a
expect of
to
the
understand
of managing
difficulty
of
fatigue
horses,
some
and
his
patient and sympathetic,
by their limited advantages and
men
the standard
by
much
an
that he will be
judging
not
of enlisted
he shall become
just how
so
upon
impossibilityof always being alert
the
and
the
will
called
required
that when
so
officer,he will know
his
is
that
duty
every
is
He
trainingpar
Portions
that
he
has
attained
through
excellence.
of the
Cavalry instruction are devoted
In hippology the
to packing.
to hippology and
cadets study a text-book
which
they recite,
upon
but in addition
they are frequently taken to the
stables
where
for their
able
and
all types
inspection and
tell all of the
to
must
A
use
of
The
pack train
the cadets,
is
and
good
with
they
at
experts in throwing the diamond
closely allied
be
bad
points
for the
entirelypractical.
mules.
be
out
must
Point
for the
drilled in
an
branch
and
West
are
aparejo and packing the
is
up
The
They
the remedies
packing
kept
trotted
are
criticism.
horse's
be conversant
ordinary diseases.
of horses
putting
They
must
hitch.
of the Service,however, that is more
to
the
Infantry
than
the
Cavalry
Point
West
236
is the
arms.
way
Field
Artillery. They are indeed brother
In the fightthe Artillerymust
the
prepare
for the Infantry, using its powerful explosive
shells to demoralize
that
so
Infantry's task, hard
the
be
may
easier.
made
Among
Artilleryis a popular
branch
the
plebes learn all about
the sights,to read
set
how
to
of the
of
Yearling
camp
be
to
a
the
of
drill
gunner,
as
part of
periods of
all of
learn
must
to
hard
be tried
The
by
members
the
in the
Third- Class
in the
squad
year,
the duties
perform
the
duties
and
of
enlisted
fractious
of
the
and
Second
at
a
estimate
man's
unruly
how
stop
a
it is to
a
men.
them
patience
beasts.
Class
technique of the mountain
spring they act as officers at
the field battery while the First Classmen
taught
are
in the fall the
and
class
battery. During
driver
difficult
designated place, how
how
the ground correctly,and
can
their
sufficiently
that
experience as drivers will teach
it is to bring horses and carriageto
Their
into
of
again lead
Cavalry instruction,the cadets
in the
As
the
use
duties
go
is
both
a
instruments,
the
so
instruction
instruction
scales, the
they
good
Yearlings are called upon
wheel
driver, sometimes
driver.
the
individual
ready to receive
acting alone, and
fall and
the
each
is
the
that
the Field
Fourth-Class
perform
to
the time
By
cannoneer.
trained
and
quadrant,
best,
trainingalmost
course
the
enemy
at
cadets
splendidly progressive. During
year,
the
enough
of the
The
rivaling the Cavalry.
is
decimate
and
battery,
the
who
drill of
have
I
Point
West
238
the
various
and
knots
lashes, how
fascines, how
to
The
bridges.
of
methods
use
to
to
of
use
and
construct
positionand
and
fortifications,
the
learn
They
how
make
field
out
make
to
gabions
construct
tackle, and
First Class
sketches, they lay
trenches.
signaling,how
road
dig
explosives,the
the
dynamiting of trees,
placing of mines, and
buildings, and railroads.
During the Academic
the Department
of Practical
neering
Military Engiyear
gives
in
surveying
work
with
of
instruction
the
West
thorough
a
both
theory
instruments
in the
course
and
tical
prac-
field.
Department is charged with the
ern
the Coast
Artillery. Several modrifles and
batteries, both
at
Class
Fourth
embraces
that
Tactical
The
the
Point
that
so
mortars,
the cadets
installed
are
have
may
every
facilityfor learning the technique of this
The
Yearlings act as gunners, performing the
duties
Army.
range
that
required of privates in
are
The
and
Second
azimuth
observing, or,
Classmen
setters, do
as
or
officers
Classmen
their
the
the
in
act
that
officers,so
range
join
may
First
as
gun
as
same
Regular
pointers,
plotting and
words, perform the
in other
of non-commissioned
The
act
the
arm.
duties
Regular
battery
vice.
Ser-
officers
graduation they
fully acquainted with
upon
commands
their
prospective duties.
After the Corps has
of
been
military training for
practicemarch
work
of the
is held
summer
as
any
a
camp.
the
given
one
climax
With
year,
to
the
band
maximum
a
week's
intensive
playing
from
Lessons
and
with
down
to
all the
the
panoply
ferry to cross
For
Hudson.
the
the
of West
239
the
war
the
cadets
march
other
side
days they
march
to
six
next
through
maneuver
of
Mars
beautiful
of the
and
in
country
the
Point.
is
Every day camp
established
at a new
point and a problem worked
from one
the march
All
out
on
place to the other.
of the Service
branches
are
represented. The main
body of the Corps go as Infantry, but the First
the Cavalry and
Field
Class make
Artillery.
up
''hike"
is a valuable
The
experience for the cadets.
be a "doughboy"
to
They learn what it means
ing
and carry a pack on one's back through the swelterthe dust
heat and
of the road.
They appreciate
tired the Cavalryman
and
the
how
Field
down
Artilleryman are when they throw themselves
in their pup tents after the labors of the day. Their
and
understanding of real soldieringis broadened
for the duties
that
enlisted
their sympathy
men
have
to perform, awakened.
to the
They return
and
Post, footsore
prepared to take up
weary,
neighborhood
their studies
in barracks
training in
the
During
ceases
methods
every
six
at
are,
be
during
the
certain
limited
the
entire
time
all
in
the
however,
called
continue
year
o'clock
part of the
might
and
cadet
their
tary
mili-
after recitations.
military instruction
evening. Military
into
inextricably woven
life in
addition
to
what
purely military training.
All
evening study period, for example, a
of cadets are
number
on
guard in the hall
of the divisions
to
prevent the cadets
from
visiting
in each
other's
in the
silence
be
heard
back
and
forth
"All
right, sir,"
his
as
soon
until
At
twenty
tapping
in
head
can
walks
thoughts
the
Corporal
at
the
door
the
answers
minutes
the
is heard
the
night
march
the
as
in the
weirdest
of the
night
joy.
They
drum
dark
who
like
a
afraid."
louder
and
sally-portwhere
to
majority
men
meaning
are
still
are
their heads
their
work
cease
of the
little
on
and
if the
but
gay
spirits
could
not
of their
boy going upstairs in
out
On
loud, "I'm
they
not
the
come,
louder, until they reach
racket
make
is
a
down
signal to
their
the
beds.
already asleep,but the vast
sitting at tables, supporting
their hands
of
Plain
darkened
as
be
The
tattoo.
plaintiveness in spite
not
growing
cadets
to
keeps saying
afraid, I'm
music
the
over
drums
commences
corps
sound
the
near
fifes and
the
to
trying
were
are
his
of silence
minutes
possible manner,
certain
a
few
of
music
of the fifes float out
suppress
into
as
preliminary
a
the Plain
on
A
barracks
to
nine
past
quarters.
Then
notes
sentinel, who
for his relief.
time
of the drums
ensue.
startles
post?"
your
Commandant's
the
who
own
interrupted by
that
superior disappears replunges
reverie
Some
his
utmost
saying :
right on
the
sentinel
in
sticking his
Guard
noise
only
of the
wrapped
the
preserve
The
tread
"All
the
to
barracks.
occasionallyare
the
its
and
rooms,
is the
and
that
of
Point
West
240
the
as
printed
to
absorb
that
dance
they try
words
from
Lessons
before
their
and
play
to
The
eyes.
stands
Mars
Drum
Corps
the
near
241
Guard
ceased
has
House
ing
wait-
silence of the Area
half-past nine. The
is broken
only by the tramp of the third relief
the stoop of barracks
from one
marching around
for
division
"No.
Off!"
i.
The
the
other
clock
the
the
barracks
the
up
and
down
of
beds
taps!"
draws
for
all of the
And
next
day
ends
Area
THUMP!
turns
to
the
the
drum
in
goes
Ducrot
passed
barracks
of the
darkness
then
and
spectors.
in-
subdivision
the
call
windows
the
day
of the
will be
Next
16
Officer
The
near.
the
drawn.
water
seem
to
envelops
rooms.
the
year,
grinding
Mr.
the noise
he commands.
moment
the eyes
next.
is
a
so
under
running
beat.
The
be
in
out!"
Li-i-i-i-i-ghts
blink
cadets
and
down
THUMP!
THUMP!
"
half -hour
the showers, with
made
"Hell
:
"Sound
measured
with
to
hands
the
the next
For
animated
Gradually ten o'clock
of the Day
standing
musicians
on
passes
nine-thirty. The
stairs to
being
and
Meanwhile
tattoo.
are
Corporal.
leader
sentinels.
indicate
sound
Cats"
the
commands
joins his
sentinel
relieve
of
another.
to
too, the
away
for
his
unnoticed
Tactical
same
or
continually
The
Department.
and
the
mills
bending,
future
been
has
that
next
of the
and
Gods
the
will
twisting, shaping
work.
unrecorded.
No
act
of his
Every
time
Point
West
242
give him a
duty the "Tacs"
that goes
mark
toward
determining his standing
This
in military efficiencyand
is
deportment.
that
he
performs
it should
as
that he
future
be
attitude
be
genius
into
student
check
the
of
of the duties
It
of
demand
of his
lives
"Tacs"
the
thorns
they
aim
arm
that
so
take
the
up
supposed
to
colonel
a
In
will continue
to
help
for
the
train
large
some
new
also the
force
officer
as
a
can
war
Army.
They
will
of each
prepared
He
the
to
is not
knowledge
think.
Germany,
product
will be
are
West
called
needed
raise, and
Point
heretofore
as
of
number
officers that
we
tactics
the
with
to
forth her
the
good training in
subaltern.
with
of
for
men
Moreover
a
Point
a
their
to
go
of the
Academy
immense
that
an
the
the
new
Army
path
cadet
seem
to send
train
of
West
leave
present
our
the
leaves
duties
as
of the
then
can
principlesof
he
is to
disciplined
perform all
to
responsible.
are
fundamental
country.
and
what
in the
give
to
brings
sympathetic understanding
a
trials and
rewards
Department
men
They
men.
merit,
to
industrious
to his
requires them
enlisted
of his
which
qualifiesthe
understanding
with
deny
just
their
Tactical
duty
indication
to
loyal,obedient,
of the
method
whose
good
ornament
the
cadets
regiments
a
emulation
and
an
soldiers.
young
the
action
object
make
is
acquirements
to
toward
attitude
officer,and
an
to become
The
the
cadet
a
as
and
would
of
because
displaysas
talents,
the
a
to
recruits
upon
to
for the
this task
CHAPTER
the
men
black
with
have
been
odors
of the
fresh
This
cadet's
his
with
Words
classman.
with
eagerness
slip by
spring
desired
long
his
eyes
Our
vive
for
the
the
and
he
are
too
as
And
El
Dorado
Mr.
passage
Ducrot,
of
the
244
to
Yearling,
arrive
June
to
bringing
then
of
is
he
he
looks
of
day
an
upper-
express
the
he
the
sees
it his
with
before
has
graduation.
especially
days.
He
the
become
weak
a
the
with
plebe,
a
shall
furlough.
seeming
plebe,
when
which,
as
the
greatest
Academy.
pleasure
greater
even
their
in
the
is
the
in
anticipation
the
then
gutters
in
really begins
enters
entrance;
"recognition"
his
It
The
the
hope
anticipation
life.
Point
cadet
and
of
ing
daub-
and
June.
in
tar
every
note
of
of
the
buoyancy
he
before
anticipates
of
clipping
Trophy
on
for
decided
Post
approach
and
Service
Army
Plain,
cannon
the
grass
the
on
grass
the
are
a
a
candidate
forward
the
feeling
of
charm
around
smells
There
and
air.
going
heralding
Corps.
manner
of
paint
exhilarating
are
groups
the
mowing
trees,
days
and
days
Corps
MELANCHOLY!
LOATHED
HENCE,
FOR
X
Ever
on
the
since
gui
the
Hence, Loathed
left the
snow
Plain
and
the first littleblades
somehow
.has
he has
like the silk
his attitude
few
weeks
he is seized
The
drills while
lessons harder
stronger and
the
At last the first of
is
everyone
"Mr.
once,
"No
that
vibrates
with
that
be
time
that
since
June,
before
and
terms
day
of
of
May
he has
that
been
white
fresh
previous
and
to
ask
him
until
reveille.
go
received
equality.
by
the
for
all
been
white'*
the
June?"
voice
a
Ducrot
pated
antici-
few
upper-
He
around
first
knows
custom
the
on
days now
humility and
a
all at
long
He
summer.
into
Only
so
answer
trousers, the
it has
years
to
the
even
long coming.
so
in
the
and
,
days
many
he will put aside his
be
days
At reveille
who
however,
Battalion
at
classmen
mistaken,
for years
for "the
the
as
tries his best
He
It has
cadets
a
of
June, sir!" he repliesin
joy. It is hard for Mr.
the
is here.
are
But
Ducrot, how
until
believe
him
For
spring.
unduly long; the
June arrives !
upper-
days
cannot
plebe
Yearling.
a
happy.
dozen
a
the
wings growing stronger
spring fever is forgotten in
anticipationof being
about
being,
feels his
he
fly by
of
languor
seem
to prepare.
past
his shell.
the
irksome
not
the
obscure
work
from
with
life
spinning his silk.
his
to emerge
toward
For
an
cocoon
completed
is about
and
year
in his
almost
has
He
different.
led the life of
worm
245
surrounding hills,and
began to peep through
of grass
seemed
months
ten
of
the
boggy spring earth,
the
to
Melancholy!
first
remain
meekness
classmen
upon
Point
West
246
"recognition,"as
tion,
day before gradua-
great metamorphosis
The
it is called,occurs
and
supper,
the
upon
of the
after the return
immediately
from
or
just prior to
the
"brace"
They
severe.
than
more
before, fillingthe
ever
back, Mr.
shoulders
your
yet!"
the whole
however,
completed
plebes have
classmen
training fizzle
their
out
an
with
earnestness
great
treatment
more
After
soft
and
To
sergeants, and
plebes.
The
the observer
The
various
announced
instructions
he commands:
at
the ranks
the
as
hurl
continues
captain standing under
barracks
consulting with
evening's
in front
form
into line to listen to the
one
joke.
or
lieutenants
noise
No
to the barracks
back
to arise from
seems
wheels
"grind,"
march
June twilight.
roar
the
a
the battalions
supper
Hall
Mess
as
has
revived
once
this last
regards
but
at
enthusiasm.
and
a
let the
for months
the
minds, however,
them
to
to
diminished
rigor of
for the
plebe
inglorious end,
not
"crawling" that
little by little is all
the
night,
the upper-
and
extend
to
have
or
this
On
year
order
In
yet ! more
humorous,
seems
about
now
are
handclasp.
warm
affair
plebes
with, "Get
more
chin!"
in that
"Draw
or,
the
air
Ducrot,
the
particularly
"crawl"
and
ball.
in
and
formation
night, at supper
Hall, the upper-classmen are
Mess
a
graduation
this
On
Battalion
a
of the
in the
distance,
the corporals,
corrections
until'the
orders
trees
in
at
Corps
of the first
front
of the
the
Officer
of the
Day.
and
orders
having
been
Hence, Loathed
"
companies !
upper-classmen
your
the
once
in the
front ranks
cordiallygrasp the hands of
slap them on the back, the first time
and
turn
and
arrival
their
since
247
"
Dismiss
At
Melancholy!
of
West
at
Point.
the
plebes
in
a
All
of
year
the
year's subjection is dissipated by
the affectionate and fraternal welcome
in the Corps
by the upper-classmen, whose strong grips
proper
for the hardships
to the plebe a sufficient reward
are
of the year
just completed. Friendships
but
seeds
whose
were
prevented from
sown,
men
upper-classgrowing by the great gulf between
find
and
their fullest opplebes, now
portunity
for
Rubicon
is
development. The
plebe lays aside his sackclothpassed, and our
dreariness
and-ashes
world
a
for
manner
of
one
this
deserve
a
the
Yearling.
for
recompense
man-of-the-
more
And
richly does
his
manliness
he
and
grit! Following Kipling's advice in If,he has for
a
long year (sometimes by force majeure) filled
with
"the
unforgiving minute
sixty seconds'
of distance
worth
run," so that his "recognition"
his
by
fellow
approved,
real
with
and
that
that
means
he
he
is entitled
is
to
stamped
associate
men.
Ducrot
Mr.
cadets
is
privilegesallowed
now
entitled
to
enjoy
all the
ordains
that
by regulationand by
As a plebe, tradition
of the Corps.
he shall not attend
the hops, or be
allowed
the
social recreations
the
custom
but
now
the cadets
the bars
to
the
upper-classman,
pasture of pleasures
of the
and
removed
are
his
enjoy
to
Point
West
248
The
taken
plenty
of
the
with
up
colt
young
graduation
opportunities to enjoy
is
structio
military in-
of
kinds
various
forenoon
entire
The
moments.
spare
a
life that follow
of camp
cadets
give
in like
scampers
freedom.
new
months
two
their
he
infantry drill,practical military
tion,
engineering,target practice,artillerydrill,equitaswimming, and what not, but the afternoon
with
is at their
return
from
disposalfrom the
until parade
dinner
at
have
many
Close
by
the
of the
devotees
which
the
Upon
racquet.
Class
First
down
polo
The
less
Plain
near
themselves
to
M.
siesta, or
a
the
of
number
playing
don
their
upon
the
river.
C. A. tent
to
speak
others
in the shade
their blankets
the Y.
there
are
of their time
most
"spoonoids"
flock
en
hotel
and
canoeing
go
and
good
and
abandon
delightsof
some
book.
Then,
the
and
Flats, while
is a
heat
afternoon
the
energeticthrow
of the trees
good
the
on
suits
bathing
defy
for the
courts
like this sport
for those who
golf course
its unintelligible
language. A selected
the
choose.
to
five tennis
are
camp
five-thirty. They
from
diversions
of the Battalion
masse
in the
of the
beings
After
Corps.
alike.
not
be
There
imagined
are
spend
dinner
visitors' seats
or
are
they
to
the
sisters,sweethearts, friends
that
the virulent
all
It
admiringly.
friends' friends gather around
must
who
societyof girls. They
either to the
mothers,
where
social
the
"spoonoids"
kind
who
are
are
never
Hence, Loathed
in
seen
never
are
dress
come
Then
unobtrusive
his
trousers, and
who
kind
timid
tries to
slipout
He
fellows.
of camp
chaps
West
goes
gray
carrying
his
dress
being
out
is the
and
coat
by
seen
but
is
he
doesn't
he
anything
his
a
want
about
it.
all the
the line
beings for the
that they give
uniforms
forth
terrifyhim.
Point, however, is indebted
along
he
of "ahs-s-s-s-s-s!" from
Besides, the chorus
tents
spoon-
Lastly, there
into
know
"
when
sets
without
to
They
comfortable
to go
really wants
of his desire, and
little ashamed
other
sneaks
that
if everyone
moderate
sort, who,
deceptive golf sticks.
few
girl,
some
into their belts for
more
girl,dons
a
white
shirt and
peevish
them
is the
a
the last minute, breathless
are
help
there
with
walking
at
in
of the genus
formation.
are
for any
time
in and
turn
parade.
oid," the
the
another, and
quite on
field except
always rushing
are
249
quarters," who
from
athletic
running into camp
and
excited, and
doesn't
a
the
on
then
never
release
They
coat.
first one,
are
"
during
camp
Melancholy!
and
of
touch
the
to
the
and
romance
summer
gay
to these
life.
of
dresses
Their
their
social
glamour
bright
partners
parasols)are seen everywhere
Flirtation Walk, on the balcony back of Cullum
on
the
Plain, and
Hall, on
chiefly at the visitors'
enthusiasm
add
their youth and
a
seats, and
(and
the still gayer
distinct charm
But
summer
the
camp
to
real
come
the
social life.
amusements
and
after supper.
pleasures of
Thrice weekly
West
250
small hops
the
on
other
the
of
hops
the most
are
The
how
showing
lessons
of
the
camp
who
do
is
limits
visitingone
As
of the
obscurity
light that
lot of
of
out
they
summer
of
insects
drawn
the
hop,
officers'
main
to
the
await
couples
brilliant
of
entrance
world
like
bright
a
out
emerge
the
all the
for
seven-
begins
some
into
the
appear
at
for
they
Plain
the
new
ing
silentlywork-
falls
As
dance.
pours
hall
the
the
The
partners
young
darkness
as
in the
classmen
for
or
charming
soon
for
forth
set
hotel
men
small
remain
guard tents, signing out
where
quarters
of upper-
few
another
Commencing
stream
the
they
hop nights
reading.
or
equipment.
first for
their dancing
Some
in their tents,
are
a
opportunity
On
in droves.
another
course,
their
them.
of all
and
dancing, and
haters,
women
as
pose
thirty,however,
bound
enjoyed
summer
for
care
the
previous
Hall
who
passing
are
they profitedby
the
group
upon
concerts
an
practicallydeserted.
not
plebes,of
and
popular
Yearlings have
much
Cullum
to
o'clock and
ten
nights open-air
three
pleasures.
flock
eight to
the band.
given by
The
from
held
are
Point
a
electric
bulb.
It is
uniforms
as
a
charming picture that
and
the
they gather
girlsin
in
them
poets have
today,
so
Cullum
their
often
in their
their pretty dresses
Hall
It recalls all of the stories of
that
the cadets
for
beauty
idealized.
youth tempts
my
the
and
As
make
dances.
chivalry
I watch
imagination
Point
West
252
friends' friends,but
known
I know
caught.
such
girl to
a
do
not
other
cadet.
With
Irish
true
of the
P.)
L.
dances
Blarney
he
his first
thought
take
to
he would
would
he
are
find
some
persuasiveness and
mate.
classa
prevailed upon
When
the latter was
making out the card
supposedly beautiful girl (but in realitya
unexampled
true
that
but
asked
was
replied that
He
hop.
himself
so
who
cadet
one
a
occasionallythey
the
to
of the
promoter
offer
to
was
some
The
lady.
young
arch-plotter,however, innocently replied:
"I'm
awfully
This
answer
Joe,
until
he
that
his
beheld
at
broke
once
for
partner
ingratitudeof
the base
Then
him
he
Joe, but my card is full."
appeared exceedingly strange to
sorry,
the
his friend
off all
dance.
enraged
so
diplomatic
and
social relations.
So
have
wary
the
in, that when
taken
the hall to get
one
he
the
is at
asks
once
his friend
partner failed
Some
of
take
dance
a
up,
or
they
with
suspicion.
because
what
into
out
comes
be
a
girl,
When
he
the
girl's
not, the
friend
:
is she?"
of the
cadet
object
turn
instantlydemands
"Where
fellow
a
lest
become
of the stags to dance
to
to
cadets
more
"Where
astute
is she?"
then
cadets
point out
prettiestgirlin sightsaying:
"There
she is; she's a fiend, meaning
the
"
that
is to
be
apparently in
movement,
desired, and
lead
her direction,but
the victim
is shunted
she is all
off their
by
a
off
victim
well-planned
so
that
before
Hence, Loathed
realizes
he
Miss
finds
he
His
P.
L.
leaving
crowd,
himself
comrade
him
has
in
escaped
"darkness
to
and
253
before
bowing
begins a desultory conversation,
Here
by
it
Melancholy!
the
despair."
marked
not
great intellectual effort.
any
L. P.
"Do
:
"Yes, do you?"
Cadet:
(Long
pause
Polite
cadet:
L. P.
"
like to dance?
you
"
atmosphere strained.)
"Isn't
"Yes, how
:
this
there
lightsare
many
hall?"
beautiful
a
in the
ceiling?"
"340."
(Second longer pause
point.)
Usually a chap relieves
Cadet:
atmosphere
"
"Let's
go
There
can
the
of Cullum
balcony
the
but
deep
toward
is
agleam
almost
river's
down
On
sea.
from
the
stock-still
feeling,
below
it well
knows
that
beneath
the
being greatlystirred.
immediately
who
anyone
current
the
of all
river, apparently calm
lies the
balcony
the
feet
hundred
with
glory of the Hudson
Hall, by night, or
better, by moonlight without
Two
himself
for unless devoid
behold
by suggesting:
balcony."
least console
at
the scene,
person
from
the
on
can
one
beauty of
no
out
situation
the
breaking
at
flows
the
and
ruffled,
un-
visualizes
resistlessly
moonlight nights its surface
standing
rays of the full moon
over
opposite banks.
Anthony's Nose
as
the
Here
the
hills
and
that
form
there
obscurity
as
the
far
is dotted
with
red
with
lightsmostly yellow, but
or
and
if
were
one
land
that
green
Peace
a
Point
West
254
tells of the
of fairies.
of the
this
night boat
lighted,with
that
its
flashingbroad
spot, then
the
the
upon
lights,and
other.
the
in
light,then
to
searchlight
this
on
plays the
slowly passes it
building,bathing the
Officers' Mess, or maybe
the
of
operator
Riding Hall, then
Administration
to
its
banks, first
The
of
der
won-
the passage
with
the
on
and
as
by, brilliantly
lined
or
Trojan out-
Berkshire
name
.beams
on
churning
goes
boat.
garden
charm
by
to
a
It is
enchanted
added
are
electric
in
the
upon
of
scene.
Occasionallythe
river
a
beam
approach
beauty reign over
gazing
occasional
an
tower
some
to
caprice will seize him and up dances the beam
the chapel on the hill,descending as captiouslyto
Cullum
For
Hall.
few
a
by the
balcony is illuminated
searchlight that reveals other
seated
girls,some
others
and
and
slightlyupward,
moves
and
strollingup
classic lines is outlined
the
night.
Then
building.
The
beam
and
back
Gee's
rounds
The
back
a
strains
to
dance
the
steamer
forth
Point
could
like
where
room.
hardly
more
a
their
beam
of Cullum
's
blackness
the
of
of the operator's
enshrouds
the
darting its
spoiled child, until it
passes
on,
it is lost to view.
of the music
ball
The
beauty
against
once
and
the
granite railing,
down.
the
entire
light of
cadets
jerky movement
a
darkness
and
arm
cold
broad
the
on
the
moments
A
be
draw
all of the
couples
more
beautiful
hall for
imagined.
Conceived
Loathed
Hence,
exquisitesetting for
most
a
of Stanford
artistic brain
the
by
and
of the cadets
uniforms
their
of
cannon,
the
names
Mexican
and
Civil wars,
for young
and
white
hues
of the
West
Point's
the
great victories of the
are
inspiringsurroundings
The
atmosphere of
be
such
in
glamour in
the nights when
held, and
are
concerts
brilliancyof
It is
and
and
and
have
to
no
wonder
that the
girls
the entertainments.
there
are
no
although
Twice
own.
in camp,
given
hall.
not
dances, they have
the
of their
charm
chivalrous
impossible
a
certain
a
be
to
the dances
enjoy
cadets
the
cadets
It would
manners
On
are
gray
the rainbow
women.
the
impels
courteous.
find
and
men
hall
that
the
forms
generals,the wall bronzes commemorating
flags,the Mexican
deeds, the battle-torn
famous
good
255
White, it
portraits of
old
fine
The
gowns.
the
Melancholy!
once
the
week
a
a
hops, the
lacking the
a
delightful
week
concerts
in front
of
quarters of the Superintendent. Upon these
occasions
the visitors' seats are
crowded, chiefly
the
with
their families,and
the officers,
and
there
and
cadets
protect her
camp
near
from
another
by
blankets
parade ground
girls seated
sits
chaperone
Perhaps,
the
on
stools
the
on
heavy
group
for
ground
made
who
seats
their sides for backs.
conspicuously placed
on
a
concrete
The
blanket
of the
dew
will be
a
of
groups
stools.
in
by wrapped
the
are
camp
energeticcadets
some
on
on
Here
guests.
evening.
more
fortable
com-
spread
and
The
to
their
arrange
band
stand, whose
is
West
256
brilliant
lights cause
weird
shadows
On
concert
animated
not
but
seats,
the
to
supports
cast
listeningcrowd.
the
nights
than
iron
the
over
is
camp
much
more
hop nights. Many cadets do
hedge or frequent the visitors'
on
beyond
go
Point
the
remain
their
in
stretched
tents
out
lazilyupon their blankets, where they "laugh and
joke, and talk and smoke, and turn to boys again."
clad
Here,
the
from
plebes
who
takes
of
messengers
Having
to
the
the
detailed
one
Zeus
Ganymede,
the
it until
brew
a
a
color
at
reclining at
of
their
brimming
it
perfect.
add
libation.
the duties
their
Nor
water, and
To
give
the
little pungency,
a
strains
rival
are
the
the
permitted,
are
services,
G. I.
own
into the
of the
music
dippers full of "brew"
elbow, the upper-classmen
feast
old.
bucket.
the
of
thoroughly,
and
sugar
plebe
and
one's
forgotten. They
for
With
the camp
constantly
Romans
and
the
get his
bucket, clean
the
the
juiceis recklesslypoured
drink.
floatingover
man
upper-class-
directs
to
for
prepare
One
him
orders
bottle of grape
to
gods how to brew
plebe to perform
pronounced
proper
delectable
ordered
r61e of Zeus
lemons, add
taste
the
pleasure, a squad
"brew."
(galvanizediron)water
squeeze
in
reveling
their
and
delicious
a
music,
add
is summoned
Olympus
underclothes, they
stiff uniform.
Occasionally,to
of
their
the
comfortably enjoy
freedom
in
chiefly
to
Of
drink
course,
their
luxury
of
the
"messengers"
as
a
reward
fill from
there
are
a
the
few
Hence, Loathed
Melancholy!
too; nothing elaborate, but
"eats"
butter, and
sal tines,peanut
jam
oh!
how
! Words
to
257
good!
conjure
with!
Or
perhaps,
and
restless
filled with
to
street
crowd
roving
a
of
adventure,
Yearlings,
from
go
street, visiting,playing
company
pranks and jokes, poking their heads
to
scaring him
plebe's tent, almost
yelling:
"Mister, what's your name."
"Mr.
Ducrot, sir!"
"Who
I?" asks the Yearling.
am
"I don't know, sir!"
"What!!!
Ducrot,
'
you
you're pretty
'
bone
On
to
fight,or
some
mandolins
one
parts of the
by
Well, Mr.
get
you
tent
camp
part by the
of
strumming
of each
their comrades
Scott
ignorant,
from
gang
another
and
depths
death
I am?
who
some
that;
"
the
to
into
up !
me
goes
drawn
the
know
don't
pany
com-
street
in other
Fulton-n-n!"
to
by a "brew"
tinklingof some
guitars. From
some
strong voices
companies:
More
another,
often
call out
to
"Oh-h-h-h-h!
the
night
is
startled
by the frequent call:
"Turnoutaplebe!"
Out
of the
the wishes
out
In
the
Strangest
cadet
by
tents
bound
of the
Mighty
camp
there
of
all is to
seated in his tent
the
17
contents
of
a
a
are
dozen
find
One.
many
see
plebes to
some
sharp
contrasts.
serious-minded
calmly reading,enthralled
him
book, while all around
Point
West
258
Neither
disturbing distractions.
are
of the
moths
light,the
and
and
crashing
music
from
imaginary
his
of
world.
Whenever
and
so
has
for
few
a
him.
upon
energy
out
of the
the
seconds
echo
voices
air
vibrates
the call,
with
the
and
has
of hopeful voices.
After
plebe
a
been
has
recognized
engrossing thought
life is his furlough. This
furlough, coming
end of his second
year, is the only vacation
become
Yearling,
a
of his
the
he
years
disciplineand
loved
with
him
by
at
ones
the
one
keenest
the
is anticipated
and
in the four years,
the cadet
accorded
two
by
repeated
surplus
of
.
all parts of the camp,
sound
at
oft
cry
.!"
Furlo-o-o-o
.
and
the
even
little
a
him
draw
to
yells:
"Yea!
From
the
get rid of, he sticks his head
that he must
tent
nor
impression
any
Yearling
a
comrades,
Not
!n
Furlo-o-o-o
Yearlings, makes
the
seem
...
the
nor
band
the
electric
mosquitoes,
his
of
chatter
laughter
"Yea!
of the
his
around
lady bugs
attentions
the fluttering
For
yearnings.
the severest
living under
the
restrictions and separated from
The
home.
thought of returning
has
been
the old
family circle and of picking up all of
threads of friendshipcauses
a livelyfeeling
of
to
again
to
joy
the
wonder
fill his
that
manly
"Yea!
!"
Furlo-o-o-o
.
a
sympathetic
have
On
been
response
It is
heart.
young
in the
hearts
.
no
finds
.
of all who
cadets.
Sunday
evenings, usually
a
dull
time
in
West
260
the
offender
for
Furthermore,
which
the
of
set
of the
the
given
of
Bell(e)
or
in
marked
all
are
Nelly.
or
steal
the above
C.
A.
when
and
the
is thrown
reports
in
It is then
think
the
of
his
Grace,
garments
from
reptitiously
sur-
each
of
Y. M.
most
following day
time
body
cot.
to
plunges
for
one
their
day
the
camp
much
at
are
into
needed
the
solitarypatrolof
the
Helldodger:
of the
commander
camp
steal forth
wash
practical jokers begin
nefarious
plots. They remain
until the inspectionsare
made
company
all the
in
drawers
"
in
that
their
some
his half -hour
a
all turn
and
quiet for
in
the
'Nelly.
and
comes
of
"Cadet
or
marked
bag
Taps
darkness
forms
with
jokers
of the
The
legitimate amusements
end.
When
two
bag
pair
one
'Grace'";
The
and
in the
their
The
or
Often
example,
way.
article
cadets.
identical
for
company.
Prude:
undershirt
to
attention
:
marked
rest.
the
delinquency list is read out the Corps
into gales of laughter by the following
"Cadet
an
this
an
the
escape
Naturally,
slipit
in
man
fortunate
are
girls, as
clothing.
such
the
men
of
be
must
any
among
of certain
names
that
demerit.
a
cadet
article
would
practicaljokers
surnames
each
each
supposed
circumstances
receives
of
upon
be
to
he
name
distinctlymarked
It is not
Point
to
tent
is
has
the
retired
street.
company
apparently asleep, dark
their rendezvous
of
after
some
Cautiously they
and
classmate
approach
to
proceed
"drag"
the
tent,
Loathed
Hence,
grab
the
as
with
it to
center
from
arise
of the
one
some
the
is
Just
street.
defend
him
treats
and
rudely awakened,
bewildering to
gang
261
sleepingform,
of the
cot
of water
bucket
a
the
of the
occupant
tries to
and
of the cot
the ends
quickly drag
Melancholy!
provided
to
his
rights,
cold
a
bath
beforehand.
days of hazing this form of amusement
the
practiced almost
exclusively upon
In
the
but
the
today
their
devote
leave
men
attention
the
plebes,
alone
plebes
their
to
was
and
classmates
and
friends.
When
rapidly
Color
of
the
Line
is
for
brought
now
that
Practical
into
comes
to
and
skill.
its
into
transformed
The
moments
in
spent
the end
own.
of
a
York,
build
They
theaters
the
greatest
streets
are
Tokio,
and
company
of New
bits
its
close with
a
arches, small
triumphal
by
Military Engineering
cabarets, Japanese gardens, with
ingenuity
of
spare
marks
flies
aware
beforehand
days
The
time
is
cadet
The
this event
summer.
roller coasters,
with
the
camp
are
the
happy
entertainment.
Corps
squad
and
before
summer
preparation for
happy
busy
that
so
the
flight,
a
is
one
Chinatown.
Upon the parade is erected a large
in
the
open-air dancing
platform smothered
the cadets
their
and
flags of all nations, where
guests
make
away
the
last
the
most
of their
day they
must
return
They
next
dance
the
commence
Once
the
Academic
studies
have
evening
in
camp.
opportunity, for
to
the
barracks
the
and
term.
been
resumed,
the
time
Point
West
262
of any
for diversion
day from
until
6:00
studies, drills,and
there
that
is
work,
work.
breaks
in the
There
severe
is
employed with
personal duties, so
the
for
however,
routine.
One
that
when
gives
but
cadet
are,
afternoon
arrangement
an
necessary
nothing
Wednesday
on
P.M.
10:00
entire
The
is limited.
sort
weekly
two
lulls is
of these
there
drills,
no
are
leisure
of
hours
two
work,
the cadets.
to
There
are
many
dull
of driving away
ways
The
and
Second
during these two hours.
ride
Classmen, who have riding privileges,
around
roads
await
in
the
first
is blown
raises
the
variety of
a
in
Point
at
first
The
P.M.
3:50
sound
hall and
race
favorite
mount.
to
of
to the
Other
to
his
lips and
from
First
so
sends
forth
quarters
the
from
the
to
he
their
secure
Classman
that
can
has
be
his
more
his movements.
who
men
prefer
the
all of their leisure at the
out
bugler
burst
stables in order
him,
the
moment
release
Each
assigned
leisurelyin
seek
the
of
"ridoids," except First Classmen,
spend
the
on
they enjoy, in
where
scenes
his instrument
mount
Third
surpassing beauty.
their riding clothes, they impatiently
the barracks, usually in the lower hall,
of "release
from
note
quarters" that
autumn,
Clad
West
care
quiet
a
chair
and
lose
They
enjoy
peace
that
corner
themselves
and
in
society
books
librarywhere they
a
big leather arm
their
atmosphere of calm
pervades the reading rooms
the
of
surroundings.
dignity and
in refreshing
Hence, Loathed
of barracks
noise
the
to
contrast
in and
constantly running
are
Melancholy!
where
263
the
men
out, callingto
one
another.
noise
The
impression
catching
rooms
in
the
on
disclose
his ear."
to
a
athletic field
football
some
cadet
who
popular
with
play
lacks
his
his
Under
in
and
front
are
the
direction
on
gridiron.
greater espritde corps than
cadets.
In
inclinations
are
sorts
of
stifled in
no
among
the
among
the
personal
order
At
to
wishes
attend
cheering practice,and bring it to a high degree
on
perfectionfor the Saturday afternoon
games
the
with
out
fall, all
perfects its
the
a
cheer
practice
team
exist
who
as
the
there
a
in the
and
cadets
students
of
learning does
the
of
fellows, is selected
them
work
yells. Usually,
self-consciousness
yells,while
of
the
given over
and
songs
on
if not
leisure moments
of
the
does
out
are
presence
institution
and
he
tennis, golf,or
of the cadets
practicingfootball
their songs
routine,
slumber.
their
The
fall to
leader.
in
engaged
team.
large percentage
is
the
of his comrades
playing, encouraging by
of the
"pounding joyously
delicious
numbers
Meanwhile,
the
the
overpowering feelingof fatigue,but
himself
abandons
of
afternoons
Saturday
by
weary
no
leisure
inspection
cadet
a
many
Grown
resist the
not
and
makes
their
spend
An
sleep.
Wednesday
on
would
who
men
with
up
however,
barracks,
home
and
chiefly for
of the
Few
Navy.
the cheering, because
the
for
grounds,
cadets
these
are
the
contest
fail to
accused
turn
of
Point
West
264.
lacking
spirit,and
in
lose
thereby
prestige with
their comrades.
Cadets
forms
who
of
but
attend
teas
with
upon
in the
demands
that
Such
is the
the
1 :
30
also
are
it
They
is
in addition
the
is free
There
are
dine
the
is
the
so
hops
out
at
"Movies"
the
day.
the
above,
the
the greatest
leisure,
How
pleases.
one
to
cadets
afternoon
from
things
After
slightly with
the
as
relaxation
incessant
Some
do.
study!
tend
at-
men
;
others
officers' quarters; still others
go to
that
the
do
to
many
the
to
two
of the
described
as
their
Saturday
anticipatedwith
pleasure, for
welcome
justly
afternoons.
changing
Saturday
evening
he
spend
remainder
the
time
diversions
seasons.
cadets
Wednesday
their
spend
various
that
liberty for
at
looked
are
cadet, and
inspection on
P.M.
in order
first.
come
on
no
spirit ranks
Corps
of the
eyes
way
of leisure
''spooning"
go
with
themselves
disfavor.
some
everything
hours
to
or
other
to
regarded
are
absent
who
men
time
their
devote
to
athletics/however,
reproach,
to
elect
are
which
held
twice
have
month
a
become
a
stock
tainment
enter-
Saturday evening in the gymnasium.
is taken
of the
freedom
to
Advantage
every
visit
to
one
talk,
"fudge"
week
another's
in the
rooms
to
"knock,"
on
the
possibly
electric
days hidden in the
Perhaps one of the men
from
unknown
home,
barracks,
stove
recesses
to
that
of
has
received
to
the
to
make
laugh,
some
spends
the
mattress.
some
some
money
authorities, and
Hence, Loathed
has
of
his comrades
treated
Huyler's from
has
taps where
The
room
After
frantic efforts to
table
All
the
furniture
the
occupants
make
the
the
condition
described.
the
Sunday morning
and
in the
bay
h,ang over
the
weekly
breaks
a
plebes
all odors
out
the
from
room
lend
anoint
air, or
drive
to
rum
the
tion.
inspec-
polishing; the
towels
wave
most
spots from
grease
previous night's feasters
with
that
of food
feast
a
eternally
an
than
scrubbing
called in to
by
be imagined
the
before
are
tion
invita-
an
real
eaten
are
remove
of the
the
in
quantities
maybe
or
a
such
better
morning
floor and
to
quarters,
can
next
hand
Boodlers,
265
"party" after
turkey, jams, nuts, sandwiches,
cold
into
unlimited
to
received
crowd.
hungry
of the
the
been
smuggled
Melancholy!
previous
evening.
The
two
Saturday
in
come
becomes
Drilling out
impossible so
that
men
spend
cadets
these
in
or
gray
months
acquaintance
are
we
most
few.
comrades
in
a
pernicious
"Tea
doors
snows
then
until 6:00
Most
of the
in the
Class
nasium,
gymhas
its
period.
the
The
in camp
ones
Hounds"
of
good-natured spirit,
of the
diversions
"spoonoids"
activities,chieflyvisiting the
The
hours
Second
season,
made
of
liberty.
The
the
4:00
afternoon
this
football
the
from
at
are
reading.
riding class during
winter
when
November.
daily,the
and
Wednesday
increased, however,
are
P.M.
After
of
their
recommence
quarters of officers.
called
are
or
whose
"Parlor
course.
The
by
their
Snakes,"
percent-
age
Point
West
266
of cadets
is small.
The
known
the officers' families
meet
are
the
without
Point
officers
has
socially
the
visiting
who
sons
have
Posts.
other
men
many
through
go
known
of
any
socially. They
official way
an
disciplinerequire
tendency to remove
this large number
a
from
much
at
having
in
only
of
demands
so
families
their
or
officers
This
officers'
army
It is regrettable that
of
most
of the instructors
some
West
do
who
men
Post
the
upon
who
the
meet
the
where
formal
relations.
the
officer too
of cadets
lack
who
with
opportunity of knowing informally men
in
cadets
whom
Many
they will later serve.
form
sions
impresaltogether erroneous
consequence
the
of
their
through their entire
fortunate
enough to meet
them
While
on.
these
Point
West
at
they carry with
service, unless they are
that
instructors
had
they
only over
informally for a few minutes
table, or at a dance, this impression
been
later
gentlemen
conversed
the dinner
would
have
eradicated.
The
from
cadet
the
I
narrower.
attitude
more
like
men
have
instead
the
toward
They
of
more
that
The
result
is that
the
cadet
toward
a
lately
cordial,
informal.
of
observed
officers
more
are
manners
and
officer
of the
always separated the
is,however, yearly becoming
has
that
gulf
great
schoolboys;
superior officer
the
his
old
cadets.
Their
sympathetic,
more
treat
different
a
cadets
the
their
instructors
is
manner
toward
defensive
more
a
junior.
attitude
is
of
gradually
West
268
The
privilegesthat
feel that
accorded
are
have
they
Point
thereby make
them
the
passed
schoolboy period,
and
them
to accept properly the
prepare
greater
privileges of an officer. Although it is called the
"First
Classmen's
club
Club/' it is in no sense
a
known
as
in civilian
is permitted,
eat,
tables.
north
and
nor
Club
The
such
games
the
may
accustomed
fraternities,but
but
nothing
it
years,
have
barracks
This
and
Pointer
great deal.
a
equipment
The
the
in their
study periods.
by
captain
With
Club
the
the
its
affairs of the
Club
of
past three
authorities
as
do
every
act
fraternities among
founded
of
First
permit
not
place, such bodies
principles of democracy
was
all times
well
as
who
as
are
during
use
are
of which
the
first
institution
knows
lated
regufirst
the
ex-officio.
exception
organizationssuch
his
First Classmen
denied
are
of Governors,
member
a
the
the
The
Board
a
is
studies
is
of
who
privilegeof using the Club at
during the day, during call to quarters
during release from
quarters, but men
In
who
the
deficient
supplied
luxuries
Spartan simplicityfor
means
the
over
college man
West
the
billiard
or
; it is
meager
the
comforts
to
to
or
phonograph, a piano,
and
chess, and comfortable
a
to
drink,
hall
spacious
chairs.
the
to
pool
new
ludicrous
appear
there
dominoes
as
lounging
to
a
magazines,
papers,
Nothing
are
has
sally-portof
with
life.
and
are
social
any
the cadets.
in conflict
upon
which
Classmen's
which
with
the
izes
still character-
its administration; and
in
the
Loathed
Hence,
second
the
place,
to
profession and
extent
than
called
is otherwise
that
of any
West
country.
much
else but
Pointers
The
for
moments
simple,
are
democratic.
the
of
profound, and
organization
an
Dialectic
assembly
gather
room
there
affordingmembers
all
to
open
either
good fellowship of their
as
a
gathering place
the
used
wishes
to
deliberate
affects their
that
Its
referendum.
a
sally-portof
east
room
whenever
the
calls for
now
are
the
barracks.
whether
its location
wears
Old
thoughts
and
efforts
are
the
Dialectic
Club, is the
All
the
ates
gradu-
over
the
present
increased
center
bent
principal topic of
cadets
are
gathered,
the
on
wherever
in the
as
the
Corps.
fall
conversation
Corps
over
The
As
an
solution
a
sally-portof the old barracks.
is larger and better adapted for
of the
less
weighty question
hall
number
or
It is also
the
will remember
north
comrades.
rooms
north
the
1824
it is
Today,
that
and
body
in
opportunity
an
some
upon
body
upper-classmen who
or
chat, or to enjoy
read
to
West
at
This
Society.
literary efforts.
their
read
their
tions
relaxa-
originallyorganized as a literaryclub
of discussing subjects more
purposes
was
other
study
to
their bodies.
spare
is, however,
Point
by
ployed
em-
for their
healthful, and
to
time
develop
provided
There
cadet's
in the
for
time
no
269
greater
a
universitystudent
have
Melancholy!
Hall
approaching
on
to
the
mid-
keeping
First
in the
or
Christmas
winter
off the
men's
Classleaves.
vacation,
delinquency
list.
of
Point
West
270
Not
the
all cadets
classes
upper
December
23d
that
provided
or
twelve
to
oo
4:
they
for the
a
the
There
have
happen
have
made
promulgation
borrowed
The
going
tendency
personally feel
during
the
for them
is done
and
not
of
those
more
happy
of the
cadets
hill to the
the
faces
to
to
where
be
York
New
Their
they
and
more
the
correct
could
too
Their
thing
every-
dependent
tion,
apprecia-
is indeed
vacation
be
on
leave
Not
even
keen.
imagined
as
have
restriction
where
them
I
occasionally
close
Point
makes
its
of absence.
policy is
West
not
prevent
especiallyshould
going
station.
do
East; but
is to
self-reliant.
sufficiently
however,
No
at
States
who
or
leaves
new
year.
Reservation
the
distant
debt.
Point
Classmen
last
their
works
hotels
the
to
granting
privilegeof going
the
restriction
necessary
West
that
First
The
one.
the
at
York
in the
got into
and
money
liberal about
more
to
found
was
from
cadets
the
friends
This
to New
from
nearby,
condition
friends.
or
This
other
are
is the
going
cadets
relatives
no
to
from
hotels.
great hardship upon
who
and
camp.
regulationprohibitsthem
staying at
barracks
in
visit relatives
and
been
in
that
must
not
month
chief of which
cadet
tions,
examina-
has
year
provisos attached,
a
3ist,
that their number
and
per
month
per
from
leaves
undergoing
preceding
nine
than
Those
December
P.M.,
not
are
leave.
granted
are
specialpunishment,
of demerits
greater
get Christmas
they
the
than
descend
woe-begone
Hence, Loathed
detract
can
of
of their
dejected attitude
and
of studies
account
tramping
in the
left
"
the
rades
com-
exhilaration
behind,
either
on
conduct,
or
woods,
else
reading, or
271
less fortunate
bit from
one
spirits. Those
their
the
Melancholy!
spend their time
skating,bobbing, riding,
or
boning
"
for the
dread
ordeal
of
examination.
The
vacation
leave
men
on
held
the
shoals
like
to
the
of
hop
of
swarm
That
for which
It
mained
always regirlscome
these
descend
they
the
upon
the
locusts, and
the
night is
girlsin
the
has
where
me
sudden
a
3ist when
Post.
Point.
to
mystery
a
December
West
to
All
on
Year's
New
a
Post
return
come
from.
ends
day
next
as
quickly disappear.
characteristic
The
hop
o'clock,a
twelve
the
' '
musician
"
attention
A
.
the
ball room,
just
as
whole
the
while
old
the trumpeter
another
The
of
give
for the
class
the
yell for
ball room,
and
joyous
cries:
orchestra
sounds
falls
blows
a
first stroke
a
over
"Taps"
in
person
"Reveille,"
The
a
classes then
form
yell.
which
each.
by
Not
before
of
the
twelve,
signal that
awakened.
First Class
incident
the
the
their class
the
dies.
of the upper
cadets
center
and
has
year
the
Year's
seconds
the trumpeter
At
blows
few
in
New
the
impressive stillness
a
year
stirs.
room
A
midnight.
at
occurs
of
feature
into
The
rush
class
under
to
groups,
classes
politelyresponds
First Classmen
yell,adding
three
the
yell
with
then
a
end
prolonged
"Never
Point
that
mean
will
definite
takes
float
dancers
trouble
these
lives
in the
men
young
that
has
to
of
routine
cadets'
the
annual
It is
the
duty.
The
the
professors
benefits
and
and
officers,
West
other
enjoyment.
the
no
2Oth
of
February.
Hundredth
the
satire upon
characters
Point
abounds
chaperone,
and
Night
conditions
at
about
play
more
type
girl,her
"spoonoid, the
the
cadet
"
Shouts
of
laughter
impersonations of the
applause follow jokes gotten
There
is nothing assumed
genuineness of
an
is, of course,
the
There
the
of the
of
rounds
satirize
:
the cadet
instructors.
off at their expense.
counterfeit
on
setting is invariably West
the officers
are
principalcharacters
greet the appearance
is
of their
The
Point, and
which
play
ordinarilya
Academy.
there
an
nothing interrupts
ordinary diversions
the
upper-classmen give
censors
in
is
manner
portion
a
break
The
friend,
debonair
lacking
the
with
who
little there
a
almost
until
on
incident
standing by
renounce
mid-winter
the
After
the
the
music
associations.
happy
Play.
of their
The
off, and
one
been
not
They
completion of a
chapter
one
West
at
dance.
relived.
reflect
to
of sadness
element
be
again
never
the
the
the
present the
forgotten, but
soon
in
can
up,
that
all
to
cadets
as
Year's
New
a
period, the closingof
lives that
starts
again
again!'*
Never
again!
never
attend
they
announcing
are
Never
again!
They
is
Point
West
272
before
the
or
cadets'
officer
who
its production, for although
politebody
of
men
in the
world
Hence, Loathed
the
than
and
of
Corps
personalitiesthat
officers who
are
most
of their
cadets
Cadets, yet their
lead
might
eagerness
are
Melancholy!
would
them
immediately
enthusiasm
The
Tactical
the
over
generallyimpersonated
in
indulge
to
offend.
273
cadets
the
exaggeration
is not more
littleweaknesses
enjoyed by the
In fact,
than by the officers themselves.
whenever
one
any
of them
;
is left out
he
rather
regrets it.
approach of spring leaves but little time
after study hours,
for pleasure. Drills are resumed
followed
by parade and guard mounting, then
The
Battalions
more
study hours after supper.
be whipped into shape for June week; each
must
be given drills to prepare
the individuals
class must
for their
things
coming task in June. Many
The
the cadets* attention.
occupy
can
of little else
think
except graduation.
samples
busy looking over
civilian clothing,or ordering
are
uniforms.
Some
First Classmen
The
few
have
of
uniforms,
the
boots,
trying
or
same,
They
added
on
bility
responsi-
of
planning for their approaching marriage.
in cadet
Naturally, the interest of First Classmen
activities
begins to
anticipatetheir First
of power
dream
pass
and
to
Class
them,
dream
The
wane.
of
Little
the
Class
reins
the
and
Yearlings dream
furlough. Every spring
snatches
Plain, partly unintelligible,
but
18
when
camp
evening during the half -hour
Battle Monument
gather upon
songs.
Second
after
to
supper
sing
float
from
their
across
which
they
lough
furthe
the
Point
West
274
"love"
words
and
"girl" and
"moon,"
with
sung
be clearly distinguished
emphasis apparently, can
Only the "call to quarters" drags
back
with a vociferous
to earth, whereupon
greater
them
"Yea!
and
"
Furlo-o-o-o
back
march
of the
!
barracks,
to
come
when
months
and
pleasures to
for two
Academy
break
they
the
up
meeting
in arm,
arm
they
singing
will leave
bosom
to the
return
the
of their families.
least of the
Not
camaraderie.
There
be had, fine
to
affectionate
his
four
their
feels
midst.
The
and
thoughts,
rarely fully
cadet
comradeship
in
spent
he
and
endured
this
a
Then
the
he
sympathy
little sacrifices made
for him, fill him
The
with
last
duties
for
and
his
own
center
finds it hard
that
months,
and
obligationsthat
reflection.
are
Graduation
once
again
of the
the three
he will
upon
room,
cries:
he
him.
Ball.
the
ever
First
gives
he
hardships
mutual
needed,
with
good-bye
have.
so
has
few
ments
mo-
it
June
then
assembles
its class
filled
are
Just prior to
Class
of
ness
tender-
knows
He
many
leaving
at
to say
however,
Before
so
the
when
few
graduation
dance,
by
friends
the truest
to
He
of
of the
together, of
overcome
sadness.
reflects upon
poignant regret
recollections
until
means
society
confidences, of the
and
of friends
clean
with
A
graduate.
to
years
fine men,
kind.
what
is about
he
fellows
manly
is the
Point
always plenty
are
and
appreciates
West
pleasures at
attends
the last
in the
yell followed
XI
CHAPTER
THE
STRENGTHENING
WHEN
it is
Point,
in
appearance,
the
as
for
a
by
the
of
couple
time
a
mysterious
manner
to
that
has
and
up,
of
a
the
the
And
their
point
whole
they
of
view.
and
enrolled
in
the
was
by
Academy
is
a
Whereas
colored
by
taking
pains-
what
they
they
276
its
lost
their
good
their
straightened
Instead
out.
they
men,
from
the
the
life from
quickly
to
and
same
their
entrance
hoped
give
about
uniformity
at
by
leveled
hedge
made
of
some
scraggly
made
been
there
Corps,
been
filled
lot
have
In
have
have
and
they
have
have
they
occurs,
have
ones
ones
having
too
the
at
trimmed
looking
of
which
some
fat
thin
then
thought
came
like
hollow-chested
impression
die.
to
seem
The
heterogeneous
character
graduate
to
round-shouldered
the
in
in
diverse
metamorphosis.
they
the
and
change
scrupulously
pounds;
as
been
ready
are
men
from
marked
standard,
been
deficit;
view,
have
a
guardian.
extra
of
West
at
reports
country
complete
certain
a
years
they
undergone
of
they
FIBER
cadets
composed
the
after
But
of
points
of
parts
come.
class
new
a
MORAL
which
be,
once
involun-
Strengthening the
tarilyhave
found
ideals
ideals of
the
"
standards
that
and
have
they
But
own.
of the
is
The
platform
see
can
about
from
and
eye
who
men
of the
it
the
one
certain
a
is the
that
have
plished
accom-
strength that
comes
character.
What,
ask, is this
you
It
Academy?
the
factor
governing
kinds
three
cadet
reports
of it
of the
body
disciplineof
the
soul.
the
begin
on
his
entire
the
mind
simple affair,especiallywhen
the part of the subject, but
on
soul is the
influence
appreciate.
disciplineis
to break
a
that
of
the
there
the
is hardest
a
to
the
without
The
pline
disci-
comparatively
is a willingness
disciplineof
to make
people shy when
mentioned; they think that
will and
that
day
course.
is
one
Point.
West
Some
man's
at
mind,
is the
continues
and
and
the
It
success
duty,
interruption during
influence
discipline,the
from
the
in
for
leveling
comes
disciplineof the body,
the
and
discipline of
All
a
monies
cere-
Then
features
the
of
and
something
wherever
diplomas.
in the
look
It is the
same.
appears
the
their
look
feelingof strength
their
graduation
individually mount
cadets
certain
a
men,
as
Point
is evident
at
as
receive
to
other
gathered together, but
are
the
certain
them
of West
imprint
apparent
when
Point
approved by
real stamp
cadets
so
never
West
at
gradually adopted
the
277
worshiping identical
Duty, Honor, and Country.
been
have
in their faces.
group
Fiber
themselves
discovered
have
They
Moral
destroy his
the
it
the
cadets
word
means
individual-
ity,but
of
is
that is not
a
attitude
ethical
correct
and
the
without
lot
he
of
be
interiors
of
from
Side
lax standards.
of truth
models
right and
wrong.
boys
and
those
whose
stupid
sort;
known
the
they
the
come:
mountain
It is
Viewed
with
Among
the
sons
of rich
men
meaning
of want.
from
city and
and
the
from
interestingto
the
dwell
followingtable showing
the
homes
careful
most
moral
of vague
youths
throng
been
and
from
who
lads
of
the
boys
who
the
are
of
brilliant
are
From
and
ideas
uncertain
have
acters
char-
from
come
well-educated
ones;
of
and
natures
the
looking
a
examination
side with
by
and
exteriorly
motley
environments
advantages
limited
quality
great country
Some
lads
are
a
disciplinecome
An
reveal
would
others
It teaches
of
our
imagined.
equal variety.
they have received
nurture;
It
for the man,
holds.
society.
of
where
fulness
truth-
obedience.
and
reporting, as
upon
could
as
teach
to
is successful.
army
classes
are,
their
order,
is aimed
It
duty.
and
all sections
all
they
his
of orders; it is the
sacredness
from
from
of
office that
no
man's
a
certain
a
this strong influence
Under
men
view
which
speak
viewpoint ;
unconsciously respond to the
to
honesty, loyalty
for the
soldier
whereby
respect for superiors,if not
inculcates
then
education
respect for law
teach
I
disciplinethat
is trained
his actions
whereby
The
so.
of
process
mental
to
Point
West
278
and
most
have
everywhere
farm; from
plain.
for
a
sources
moment
of the
on
the
person-
Strengthening the
of
number
Herein
body.
cadet
nel of the
the
parents
engaged
in
of
each,
Fiber
Moral
are
the
listed the
cadets
covering
a
and
279
pations
occu-
the
period
of
fiftyyears.
Accountants
3
62
Agents
Architects
5
Artists
4
Auctioneer
I
Auditor
i
Author
i
Baggagemaster
i
Bakers
4
bank
and
Bankers
officers
Barbers
90
4
18
Bookkeepers
Brewers
3
Brokers
40
Builders
2
Butchers
2
Capitalist
I
Chief
of
police
I
City marshal
I
128
Clergymen
Clerk
of House
of
Representatives
Clerks
90
Collectors
Commercial
4
travelers
Conductors
Contractors
Cook
Cotton
I
13
2
38
i
buyer
I
West
280
officers
County
Point
74
Cutlery commissioner
I
Dairyman
2
Dentists
14
Detectives
2
Distiller
I
Dock
commissioner
i
Dock
master
i
Draftsman
i
Druggists
13
Editors
62
Electroplater
Engineers
i
:
Civil
13
Mechanical
10
Locomotive
3
Stationary
Enlisted
men
4
Express business
and
Farmers
Fishing
planters
1.149
i
i
Gardeners
General
3
business
Hatter
Hotel
2
master
Foreman
Heads
i
5
i
of
corporations
keepers
10
55
Iceman
i
Importer
i
Inspector of buildings
I
Inspectors of
factories
Inspectors of police
Insurance
business
2
2
38
Strengthening the
Moral
Fiber
281
Inventor
i
Jewelers
3
Journalists
8
Justice of
i
peace
Laborers
29
and
Lawyers
Letter
judges
645
carriers
i
Librarians
2
Lithographer
I
Liverymen
15
Lumbermen
20
Manager
of
brewery
Manager
of
engines and
Manager
of
factory
Manager
of land
i
boilers
i
i
company
Manufacturers
Marble
I
151
dealer
I
Mechanics
341
city board
Member
of
Member
of State
of
Members
I
Legislature
Congress
I
32
tailor
Merchant
i
Merchants
722
Messenger
i
Millers
1 1
Mining
26
Museum
keeper
Musician,
band
I
leader
Musicians
i
2
Newspaper
correspondent
i
Newspaper
manager
i
No
occupation
Nurserymen
191
6
Point
West
282
Officers of the
Army
362
Officers of the
Navy
59
Officers of volunteers
21
Oil business
2
Overseers
4
Photographers
Physicians
6
367
Pilot
I
Policemen
7
Police
2
justices
Politicians
3
Postmasters
5
manufacturing
President
of
President
of steam
President
of wire
heating
company
company
mill
Presidents
of
Presidents
of insurance
i
i
I
colleges
4
companies
3
Printers
12
Professors
27
Proprietor of
elevator
I
8
Publishers
Railroad
employees
Railroad
officers
6
13
2
Ranchmen
Real
company
37
estate
Restaurant
keeper
I
Salesmen
5
Saloonkeeper
I
School
teachers
56
Secretaries
14
Ship captains
25
Speculators
10
State
officers
27
Point
West
284
arrivals are
All of the new
democracy.
indiscriminately into the melting pot,
antecedents.
attention is paid to any man's
ideal
an
thrown
and
no
The
boil
must
bottom
the
at
of
bumping againstboys
die, survive
what
Each
they
from
esteemed
that
his
other
made
is ever
to
becomes
he
chance
of
difference
to
solely
Point
whether
far
a
the
West
man's
the authorities
as
a
new
to his
has
connections,
the
clean
the
based
subject.
of his
sheet
is entered
whatever
upon
reference
No
himself.
same
Every
chance
"
merit
upon
nothing else.
officers in charge or
upon
the
with
enters
introduces
he
him, and
advancement
efficiencyand
cadets
for
West
at
bued
im-
Academy.
the
concerned.
are
cadet,
a
depends
thereon
so
cadet's home,
to any
life is started
man
cadets
family, unless
his
Once
other
tunity
oppor-
life, experiences, advantages,
past
record, disappear into oblivion
and
have.
becomes
cadet
a
an
career
at
Point
they
man
exists
that
moment
West
good
as
live
individual
at
of his cadet
the outset
the
From
has
he
and
swim,
for what
not
the
as
spiritof democracy
Point,
on
and
times
some-
influence
and
perish, depends
are
succeed
to
riches
or
feeling that
man
top,
on
pot, rubbing
they
are
top, but
on
sink
Men
alone.
effort
for
or
the
to whom
Whether
strangers.
or
sometimes
away,
not
are
family,and
remain
they might
position whereby
are
parents
of wealth,
little life-preservers
allowed
they
influential
of rich and
boys
It makes
to
and
no
other
the
family is wealthy
the
or
dis-
Strengthening the
As
tinguished.
because
rarely known
is
together; they
in
charge
there
that
so
all of the
285
is
cadets
unknown
totally
are
Fiber
of fact this information
matter
a
Moral
report
those
to
possible way
no
to
certain
as-
the
cadet's
antecedents.
anything about
They lose their identitycompletely, and so much
that the upper-classmen take months
to learn
so
their real names,
generic
meanwhile
callingthem
Ducrot, Dumbguard,
names,
the
by
and
Dumb-
John.
of the
character
The
strikingly this
most
fosters.
of each
The
that
quantity, so
from
windows
There
are
wooden
Nor
there
are
in
rooms
within
men
the
Their
roommates.
attraction
and
room
And
Mr.
has
far
selection
is made
other's
of
their
mutual
on
Whenever
companionship,
mute
so
possible
as
choose
may
as
particular
occupy
as
is
Ducrot.
company
and
old-
an
that
man,
company
chaps enjoy each
indefinable
mingling
rugs.
only
congeniality solely.
two
to
Each
than
from
for the poor
for its members,
rooms
many
barracks.
the
but
each
cliques that
any
pline
disci-
pictures,the
floors
the
chairs
as
that
better
free from
for
one
for the rich cadet
hard
is housed
are
soft easy
ideal
homely furnishings
pattern, material, and
in
cadet
no
illustrates
and
curtains,
no
fashioned
the
plain
walls
The
his fellow.
democratic
identical
are
room
in barracks
rooms
that
spirits,they try
together.
then
distinctions
again,
and
the
the
cadets
social
are
barriers
free
from
that
the
money
They
creates.
from
money
the
have
store
a
of
sort
near
they
is but
permits
of
of debt,
and
month,
per
allowed
are
hill
the
if out
may,
even
this ideal
democracy,
influences
the
among
considered
prejudicialto good order
drinking, gambling,
military disciplineare
that
are
All alcoholic
cigarettesmoking.
from
banished
officer,for he
think
straight and
tea, and
that
coffee
abundance.
drinking
his
wholesome
the
among
has
One
complexions
of
not
only
of the
this
their
would
does
cadet
skins, whose
soon
He
of
is
milk,
there
is
case
body,
but
the
at
be
Any
the
a
as
a
of
vice,
emy.
Military Acadhealthy ruddy
of the
convinced
girl might
brilliancyand
disappear
to
greatest
to
statement.
in order
in the
look
cadets
and
embryo
beverages
exist at
to
and
quently
conse-
are
problems.
supplied
are
Occasionally
intoxication
them
clear brain
a
master
the
drinks
the life of the young
keep
must
permitted only
truth
"
Boodlers,
foot
dollars
spend
can
"The
one
the store.
to enter
In
with
cadets
those
they might
they
the
at
for two
the
fact there
where
Here
tank.
permit
a
In
store
from
supply all
clothing, their
that
place called
a
general
a
the gas
obtain
only
that is
and
the
authorities
so
reservation
allowed
receive
they
food, their
of cash.
the
on
money,
their
receivingany
not
are
amusements,
need
no
and
that
pay
wants,
their
books,
homes
Instead, the
Government.
their
prohibited from
are
their
handling of
of
Point
West
286
if late hours
envy
ency
transparand
beer
Strengthening the
Corps,
unless
result
of
in
football
not
are
of any
or
betting of
the
some
cadets
The
is there
Nor
permitted.
were
one's
their
in
by
Tactical
any
confiscated
those
of
matter
always
case
where
under
cadet
a
cigarettesin
his
in at
them
turn
grieved
the
perhaps
someone
with
Soon
a
else would
told
enjoy
bored
therefore
by
officers
one
his officer
This
order
he felt that
those
hole
a
a
three hundred
because
much
very
of
been
remember
Guardhouse.
the
seizure
in
cherished
each
one
pin, before complying with his directions.
after turning in the cigarettes,he was
ported
refor
to
cadet
He
smokes.
Tactical
I
possession and
and
becomes
always
with
caught
was
their
is confiscated
What
suspicion.
Their
upon
liable to
speculation.
dulge
in-
not
be
frowned
report.
a
of cards
use
may
weed
The
considered.
must
war,
the
on
bridge.
as
cigarettes has
great
are
to
officer.
cream
so
moments
of
receives
cadet
the
and
contraband
as
in the
They
pipes of briar, for cigarettesare
regarded
gambling
the
pastime
free
287
ice
allowed
a
Fiber
be
game
even
harmless
chief solace
any
of chance.
games
so
Moral
walk
having
mutilated
punishment
The
days.
Tactical
tours
inference
officer
and
the
Area
on
that
was
could
them
not
some
make
was
made
for many
disappointed
the
cigarettes
draw.
The
at
West
abilityto
Point
placing the
maintain
high state of discipline
of
partiallyto the wisdom
is due
instruction
of officers who
are
a
of the
themselves
cadets
in the
hands
graduates of the
Academy.
The
the
and
cadets
of
duties
to
the
officers have
these
their
spirit of
alert
that
brave
institution
soldier
ought
The
they
the national
of West
success
Point's
zealous
their
associates
Honor
is their
body,
live
the
the
From
the
them
penalties for
outset
hatred
that
only by
truth, every
fit to
of
hold
a
the
develop
of their
lie, and
in
are
as
seeing
that
standards.
new
man
that
for doubt
of
cadets
made
it, can
to
places
as
they
cadets
their
govern
regarding
their
are
be
and
code.
taught
understand
scrupulous regard
most
upon
by Corps
plebes lectures
the
careers
are
who
men
They
infringement
of
out
is meant
ethics
room
for the
reason
each
in what
no
an
detail
their
a
charges.
and
man
certain
to
shibboleth, and
leave
to
young
them
up
they explain the
and
form
real
Upper-classmen give
wherein
how
themselves, however,
the
over
his arrival is instructed
Honor.
They
virtues
honorable.
officers
the
as
the
on
austere
efforts to turn
and
high-minded
are
the
soul.
disciplineis
their
the
re-create
with
influences.
their
of the cadets
attitude
toward
in
superiority
always
are
have, and
virile heart
measure
in him
and
to
future
They
familiar
are
paration
pre-
instructors
moral
to instill the
how
their
most
guard against corrupt
and
a
They
the
instructors.
and
physical
a
understand
a
civilian
students.
the
to
better
for
men
young
could
prestige of
over
better
greater degree than
a
prestige with
more
understand
they
than
have
In
Point
West
288
for
the
considered
gentlemen.
West
290
tired.
or
It
that
strong
ignorant,
stands
he
for
he
of
time
as
result
of
just
When
and
still
malleable,
completed
foster
he
intellect,
arrives,
has
diploma,
and
his
West
and
with
it
acknowledges
keeping
Academy.
the
of
her
cherished
the
phere
atmos-
the
cadet's
his
parents
of
each
courage,
traditions
man
of
to
of
his
of
graduation
willingness
been
crystallized
man
stamp
he
has
been
a
her
in
does
care
hands
gives
but
who
course
when
Point
she
hands
have
And
war,
Academy
painstaking
honor.
of
condemns
of
the
into
ment
senti-
time
in
his
standards
he
nothing.
molding
when
which
the
work
the
insults
people,
immersion
the
developed
and
his
entered
from
is
layman
of
is the
the
his
the
average
but
under
mother,
of
for
in
only
not
years'
he
fresh
boy,
a
It
produces
Point
character.
was
four
West
triumph.
so
of
their
ideals
character
resolve
murmurings
the
him
that
activity
at
that
the
the
his
receive
sympathy
when
peace
an
The
and
the
understand
not
sophistry,
sustain
has
the
to
eventually
will
make
to
listen
can
conscious
will
then
him
their
to
that
it
teaches
slanders,
and
Point
his
approval
entrust
the
day
to
Military
CHAPTER
XII
SPIRITUAL
/^ADETS
love
^^
their
athletic
uniforms
among
around
West
emotions
with
with
short
country
is
foliage.
If
the
of
passing
beauty
straightened
Fort
All
of
under
the
that
fills
to
to
of
spell
of
a
being
lifted
be
in
the
drink
his
daily
mysterious
and
stirs
to
his
cramped
above
his
the
his
unsur-
soul
his
sunshine
below?
existence
drop
of
Fort
material
panorama
kind
has
does
spring
warm
in
he
of
pleasure
greater
lie
and
have
warped
go
scene
a
the
luxuriant
that
or
4
upon
noons
after-
fill up
been
all
No.
eyes
order
to
cares
his
his
What
than
in
has
cadet
Redoubt
and
out
Putnam
the
clothed
the
the
when
summer,
annoyances,
to
in
surroundings.
of
of
petty
feast
and
afford
the
the
quickly
valleys
in
and
day
climb
to
Putnam,
life
the
all
are
communion
when
winter,
extravagantly
sorts
is
do
to
the
and
lights,
purple
all
in
and
enjoy
to
close
a
their
on
that
like
from
of
manners,
hills
They
spring
both
are
life, put
beautiful
Point.
restrictions
care-free
most
the
Nature,
the
routine
and
that
aside
lay
to
everyday
wander
by
INFLUENCES
an
innate
away
influence
nobility.
is thankful
He
that
wonderful
a
like
gives
and
that
him
kindly feeling toward
humanity,
him
all
On
glad to be alive.
a
sides he
is affected
best
develop
the
And
there
exerts
as
a
to
tastes.
they
all
from
are
hills,seem
to
if God
as
natural
the
to
development
His
Barracks,
design.
ideal,for
the
natural
them
Their
that
he
has
walls
of
devotion
as
an
of the
famous
to
their
interiors
country
inspiration to
sensible to the
Hovering
over
value
both
as
is
the
acts
cadet's
Recitation
his
built
as
Point's
surroundings
part of His
a
ever
a
reminder
his life to
carved
Alma
Mater
in
an
ous
conspicuand
of his
of
are
of
sons
wise
like-
and
of West
of their
are
places the shields of his
country, bearing their motto
The
moods.
of the
consecrated
their exteriors
on
scene
Gymnasium,
rock
presence
a
appealing
Chapel,
there
to
ders
wan-
beauty
his
his
right out
grow
less
spiritualinfluence
the
planted
cadet
No
especially his
and
Hall,
her
he
is
its many
Halls, his Riding Academy,
Mess
there
buildings whose
subtle
a
stimulant
aesthetic
the
are
done
Wherever
roves,
eye
has
spiritualityand
river with
hills is the
the
his
reverentially.
admire, almost
than
who
sensibilities.
wherever
or
Nature
by
all of
his finer
awaken
is
privilegedto live in such
beautiful
place. Its effect is
and
calms,
drug that soothes
some
makes
to
he
and
of
that
that
to
Point
West
292
the
and
cadet
duty and honor.
hung with the portraits
Academy,
to
an
and
ideal
makes
whose
serves
him
of moral
the
qualities.
grounds and the
build-
SpiritualInfluences
ings is the
floatingfrom
when
he
him
to
was
because
personality of
a
if
something big, as
of
He
nation.
a
of
is conscious
in
he
has
his
pledged his
feeling of reverence
after
Day
day he
sky and
against the
when
it
was
It is not
alone
to
that
upon
those
to
Star
the
are
were
Miss
Anna
she
the
her
now,
of
at West
held
Warner.
taught
silhouetted
patriotism,
and
his
her
for
During
the
boys
her
noble
character.
quaint
silk
many
for
sainted
were
I
Bible
old
classes
by
ment,
encamp-
chapel after
hour
the
tion
interpreta-
by
can
her
dress, her
classes
classes
elevated
see
fine
years
one
lipsan
flag
explains
summer
in the
services, where
from
so
a
in
famous
the
companiment
ac-
spiritual
and
His
Point
the
to
with
come,
of
the
Banner.
man
God.
Scriptures,and
her
to
continuation
received
of the
me
a
desire
word
morning
cadets
with
who
with
affection.
to
for
a
the
which
to
retreat
turn
Chaplain,
power
of
Corps, gathers together
the
the
today
that
The
whole
it
of Nature
must
presence
personal
at
never
Mingled
Spangled
beauty
cadet
the
felt the thrill of
has
of The
the
he
emblem
watched
lowered
cadets
them
has
to
seems
symbol
is his
days
real reverence,
the
life's service.
being
refreshment.
grip
the
It
in
it the
and
country's sovereignty
a
being
beholding
sees
the
which
feels for it
He
aware.
he
civilian.
it
sees
it has
from
meaning
care-free
a
possess
before
of
was
cadet
a
staff, somehow
different
a
As
flag.
its tall white
have
to
come
of the
influence
293
small
contact
before
delicate
Point
West
294
body,
ethereal
her
whitest
face framed
of curls that
in the
from
peeped
ing
of her charm-
out
whole
Her
poke bonnet.
presence
goodness and spirituality.Prior to the
of the
class she
cadet
that
and
garden,
into
arranged
few
These
flowers
took
and
neat
So
he
him
the
took
and
put
should
Here
it
his tent,
as
in
there
back
as
check
a
his
a
caught
Warner
It
they
camp
with
of
of what
streets, he
of
little dashes
marigold,
to
soul.
ignoble impulses.
bouquets,
seemed
sainted
be
a
of the
and
flower,
corn-
they
as
part of Miss
exerting her inspiringinfluence.
is regrettablethat the cadets of the future
have
the
good
fortune
(1916) she passed
in the
years
that
eye
gardens
reminder
company
of the
memories
still
never
year
his
yellow
recipient
tumblerful
color, the red of the petunia, the blue
the
the
of his
to
his
on
own
his comrades'
see
welfare
the
gays.
nose-
like
another
where
carefully in
be, and
and
would
for
of
rose-scented
little nosegay
alongside of
water
to
paths
praying
was
his
she
modest
simple,
awakened
home
graveled
woman
he
back
him
that
her
the lifeof the
each
to
daintiest
were
that
spiritual perfume
and
from
the
donor, but they brought into
a
dismissal
of flowers
gathered
morning
radiated
regularly present
fragrant little bouquet
a
had
would
and
neatest
anyone
cemetery
there,
near
to
her
service
of God.
outside
the
at West
the
to
know
reward
bluff that
her, for last
after
Although
Academy
Point, her body
overlooks
ninety
it is
is buried
was
will
in the
laid to
the
rare
rest
Hudson
SpiritualInfluences
sight of
in
and
river, that
the
across
home
her
Constitution
on
short
a
295
time
before
Island
her
death
the
Government.
to
To
generously gave
that she loved, she willed a
the Corps of Cadets
magnificent original portrait of Washington by
Gilbert Stuart, that now
hangs in the library.
class still goes
Bible
Her
on.
Every Sunday
weather
is fair the
the
when
Chaplain takes
Constitution
cadets
to
the
Island, where,
over
she
the
under
he
continues
her
"boys"
her
by
Warner
work.
her
the
interest
he
cannot
by
the
of the
Bible
class
All
impressive service
cadets
are
required to
The
large majority
but
about
the
at
The
consecrated
been
having
ten
Catholic
at
interesting that
look
forward
that
reluctance
coats
with
this
and
spiritualself
stirred
to
Cadet
Chapel.
attend
divine
service.
Cadet
Chapel
the
the
to
Cadet
the
and
reading
nor
because
building
never
particularfaith,
any
attend
service
Chapel.
service
I suppose
hallowed
of Nature
of the cadets
cent,
per
the
cadet,
denominations,
all
in
the
at
the
to
go
sees
feel !
must
appeal
his
well,
so
Warner
beauties
the
neither
help having
is for
Miss
If
pleasure she
what
presence,
If, however,
it
loved
of God
studying the word
the old Revolutionary House,
of
shadow
Miss
that
trees
the
pleasure
all former
statement,
with
belts
Chapel is so impressive
majority of the cadets
which
for the
to
Sunday
cadets
morning.
will smile
when
they
they
donned
upon
remember
the
their
dress
weekly service, at
which
Point
West
296
had
they
while
the
difficultyin keeping awake
lessons
and
But
sermon
were
times
being read.
have
changed since then, due principallyto the
of the
atmosphere
its
splendid
rejoice
such
The
rise
the
upon
lights,pale
of
scarlet
the
infantry, and
The
nave.
gold
clad
rich
shroud
of
the
officers, in
The
their
in the
assemble
first note
hundred
walk
two
feet up
two
from
of the
of
the
magnificent
lacking
after company
"dim
a
in
of gray-
buttons
shining, file
dreds
tramping of hun-
The
the
aisle and
as
pews
the
they
vast
rattling
take
hall.
their
their
The
families
the sides.
the
organ
service.
in slow
side
the
service
voices, singing the
by
of
the
along
from
blue
either
through the
uniforms, and
seats
flags, the
in
brass
of the
commencement
a
is
silk
chancel
against the
reverberate
and
the
Chapel.
pairs of
of their buttons
seats
Nor
their
roof
cavalry, hang
shades
Company
cadets,
briskly into
of the
gallerieson
military pomp.
worthy of its
richlydight"
myriad of delicate
pinks, saffrons, and deep
somber
religiouslight."
would
a
artillery,the
window
memorial
walls
of
deep
Coverly
Gothic
high
parallel rows
covered
long
is
windows
the
to
and
the
of
music
congregation and
Chapel
gray
Two
purples.
de
the
singing.
the
blues
and
a
"Storied
service.
majestically
throw
the
of
Chapel
Roger
model
so
excellent
interior
beautiful
Sir
organ.
behold
to
hear
to
new
and
The
the
announces
choir
of
over
processionalhymn,
solemn
order
up
the
Point
West
298
Grail
singing
from
arises
stronger,
then
dies away
with
Besides
Parsifal. Faintly
from
motif
in the
cities
already
the
sort
a
of club
house
Y.
M.
C. A.
at
evening after
and
sally-ports,
makes
a
These
Point's
the
Academy
supper
in
few
On
address.
holds
held these
but
services.
afternoon
once
cadet
a
that
cadets
the
his verbs
C. A."!
M.
the
for
reason
The
prayers
work
the
officer.
when
the
the
the
the
papers
the
Chaplain
The
that
the
meetings
remind
bugler blows
the
' '
service
the
the
cadets
in the
is
the
organization.
addresses
will have
are
Chaplain
breakfast,
ately
place immediBattalion, mixed up
of
and
cadet
the
after
to
or
service, however,
existence
long
the hall is
days
Lent
the
speaker
a
prayers,
read
of
one
over
ten-minute
Sunday
not
The
Sunday
every
emphatically
very
The
are
are
interesting,
especiallywhen
most
to
about
ming
swim-
a
take
of the
announced
cautioned
are
Y.
and
not
advantages
Formerly
would
after the dismissal
and
a
are
captain,wishing
services
A.,
gymnasium
immediately
prayers
C.
where
week
frequented by cadets only to
in
to play the victrola, and
M.
equipment.
hall
a
Y.
meets
a
after
here
short
it
is another
cadets
and
rooms,
part of West
a
until
there
Chapel
It is the
attractions.
main
volume
among
pool, assembly
the
the
at
Sundays.
on
stronger and
final "Amen."
a
purely religiousbody
as
in
diminishing
the service
service held
stalls, then
the
first the
at
usually
evening
they
to
do
times
some-
relate
as
an
terminated
call to quarters
Influences
Spiritual
in
the
at
West
is
Point,
the
and
after
the
break
of
cadet
must
once
more
its
evening
Sunday
he
the
his
is
and
arouse
himself
he
and
is
make
affection.
and
he
only
has
the
degree
a
and
begin
to
room
dig
hears
feeling,
his
and
into
gradually
draw
speak
the
him
it
example
his
always
so
into
and
assumes
to
the
Nature,
things
influences
back
of
from
Academy.
insight
are
free
quite
the
day
These
him
the
he
Monday
precept,
his
his
officer,
an
of
sharpen
background.
is
never
traditions,
that
books
When
to
that
means
notes,
blue
really
influences
Chapel,
quarters"
Sunday,
his
which
sounds
cycle.
weekly
spiritual
to
back
goes
cadet
The
It
Monday.
the
than
reluctantly
anew
turn
the
to
and
Saturday
feeling,
cheerful
more
"call
long-drawn-out
melancholy,
all
depressing.
for
problems
the
out
Of
hall.
evening
Sunday
doleful
most
the
under
sally-port
299
a
that,
Alma
with
new
when
Mater
guised
undis-
CHAPTER
THE
ON
of
wakes
SPIRIT
fine
a
wicker
chairs
War,
who
and
the
for
this
on
the
of
speaker
are
the
the
occasion,
and
rows
o'clock,
the
ground
to
take
mark
its
the
dignitaries
presence
front
spread
of
for
place
of
await
at
the
final
the
another
the
green
that
across
for
separation
the
over
seats
of
edge
Promptly
swings
of
Secretary
their
the
cadets.
Corps
comfortable
with
rows
the
of
brand-
flag bedecked,
and
of
portion
other
and
On
rostrum,
cinity
viThe
a
the
Point
day.
a
and
them
generals,
is
coming
that
President,
graduation
platform
lawn
the
West
Cadets
beautiful
with
under
honor
usually
of
Corps
canopied
placed
various
middle
transformed.
have
platform
flags,
the
Monument
Battle
men
monument's
new
the
completely
Quartermaster's
the
POINT
about
year,
that
been
have
WEST
morning
every
find
to
OF
bright
June,
up
XIII
ten
parade
ceremonies
from
class
its midst.
This
the
is the
graduation
completed
and
of
day
days
class.
he
is
His
about
300
in
the
life
four
to
of each
years
be
given
man
at
are
the
of
last
great
The
for
prize
Spiritof
he
which
in front
of the
spite of
the
joy
bid farewell
A
to
chief
the
unfolding
has
he
expected
eyes
mind
moisture
a
and
years
to
heart-strings but
it
eloquent words
President,
the
in his
duties
the
life
new
an
as
of
him
reminds
It is true
take
he
with
and
Point.
his
and
recollections
one
the
must
with
of
beautiful
the
can
no
with
all of these.
One
He
goes
the
his
triple brass
soul
and
the
longer wear
away
of
filled with
All of his nature
has
bers,
mem-
surroundings
his friends,
bearing.
its
body, mind,
in
him
take
does
in his
Country,
gratitude. Into
now
he
that is finer than
face and
his
comes
He knows
Academy.
Corps behind, that he
grown
that
away
but
to
there
at the
up
has
is
of what
and
delightfulcamaraderie
give
he
wherein
thousand
a
leave
the
and
Army,
pride and
from
rapidlycrowd
renounce
West
ties that
his life that 'isfinished.
President
in the
of him
that he must
armed
in
nervous
the
sever
lovingly given,
been
of his associations
or
his seat
his ambition.
last four
him
the
a
"
Point, of her traditions, of the advantages
West
that
little
oftentimes
await
when
And
officer.
striven
receptive imagination
that
honors
and
his
301
takes
he listens to the
as
speaker,
to
a
to
his
at
comes
quickly vanishes
is
is about
portion of
a
he
achieved
fast for the
little tug
of
he
having
he
him
held
have
As
Army.
at
Point
ardently
so
platform,
realizes that
He
has
the
in
commission
West
"
ings,
build-
something
him
can
"gray,
the
or
soul.
see
it in his
forth, his heart
Duty,
Honor,
the
Spirit of
been
elevated
benefited
and
forever
by
parts of
whose
where
matter
no
themselves
words
that
personality
with
flavored
are
of his life.
with
the
and
power
He
by
upon
West
leaders.
rich in
Point
that he will train these
of their
fundamentals
with
inspirethem
and
In
have
imbue
the
spiritof
kind
give
training of
of
all sorts
the
with
a
word
men
Academy
the
whose
to train
for
of
art
forth
Alma
Mater
of the
men
to meet
this task,
that
a
Point.
Army,
hand
will
of honor,
West
him
in the
he
his command,
will make
to
to
and
Spiritof
under
large
a
Army
new
National
the
war
is confident
profession and
the
(1917)
by disciplined
war
him
stupid, lend
of cheer
influence
them
his ideals of courage
with
them
clothed
nity
join the great fraterService, animated
by
to
sends
His
of
think
them, he is this year
in the
knowledge.
They
one
citizens,and prepare
schooled
enemy
and
remain.
the President
of his fellow
the
clean, something
under
in the
Pointers
spirit.With
same
army
place
Academy
the
of West
called
the
Even
themselves
are
with
possess.
make
and
will forever
he
leaves
words
They
spiritof
POINT,
distinction
a
crisp and
and
hallowed.
almost
the
other
romance
fresh
something
with
details of the
the
have
to
no
men
heard, thrills him
connotes
seem
WEST
name,
impressionable period
most
of other
identifies him
and
or
name
It
essence.
hundreds
very
seen
This
pleasure.
with
country
our
institution
an
indefinable
this
him
connects
in all
an
Point
West
302
he
will
but
the
patient and
to
the down-hearted
the
weak,
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West
304
Spirit of
the
he
while
his
West
West
fellow
him,
salute
The
They
The
hearts
While
We,
You
Where
The
long
gray
And
the
grip
The
Grip
last
hands
Grip hands
As
the
With
Or
the
we
living
The
behind
pointed
us
years
of
or
you
the
way;
stretches
his
marrow
of your
far-off hold.
with
now,
us
with
us,
thrill that
though
swear,
dying
Corps, and
as
to
the
we
strengthen
your
it be
though
told,
century
a
feels to
man
you,
day,
long line stiffens and
Grip hands,
While
passing tread.
salute
we
line of
the
Through
"
long dead,
their
for
have
you
trod
have
Corps
follow, close order
We
treading,
of its earlier
sons
it,
standing attention,
are
of today,
sons
in
God
our
Corps
wait
we
salute
are
the
of the
our
times
many
in ghostly assemblage,
here
men
And
stood
Corps
they of
are
bareheaded
standing
thanking
up,
of the
Where
ghostly assemblage
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eyes
we
victory,
to
living Corps.
Corps!
That
has
them
carry
the
join
he
as
With
to
Pointers,
of the
presence
Point
to
goes
Point
you
see
our
not,
hearts,
straightens,
imparts.
presence
from
did
the
shadows,
of yore,
honor
Corps, and
the
Corps.
of
to
the
APPENDIX
Official
the
(From
Register
of
the
Academy
Relative
of
the
to
Cadets
relating
should
of the
Army,
Revised
of
Act
The
to
be
Annually.)
addressed
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with
connected
matters
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tary
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the
General
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States
Academy
Washington,
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United
mission
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and
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the
to
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States
DEPARTMENT
WAR
Information
United
CADETS
OF
May
approved
provides
1916,
4,
as
follows:
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shall
Academy
district,
at
whom
shall
eighty
be
institutions
of
professors
Army
as
to
such
'honor
standing
by
at
War
the
officers
science
institutions,
the
last
upon
for
honor
the
Regular
which
and
the
annual
They
shall
of educational
graduates
Army
detailed
law
existing
officers
of
are
of
inspection
be
of
large, twenty
at
institutions
determination
of
State
each
from
under
of
detail
the
305
20
the
District
the
four
States
tactics
and
preceding
Department.
of
Congressional
each
from
Rico,
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States
for
four
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among
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the
enacted
schools'
of
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hereafter
law
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natives
selected
the
at
consist
each
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large, and
Cadets
hereafter
from
two
Columbia,
of
Corps
the
appointed
the
as
or
Regular
designated
their
relative
regularly
by the
made
Presi-
Appendix
306
and
dent
shall,with
the United
States
Territorial
or
island
of Porto
of
to
Rico,
who
cadet
academy
further:
That
"Sec.
cadets
That
2.
and
the
one
President
shall not
"Sec.
increase
prescribe, the
this Act
be
as
nearly equal
the
among
Annual
92;
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Alaska, District
each
and,
when
periods
in 1919;
National
and
eighty
and
be
large,2
23
Guard,
22
the
in 1916,
less
not
men
the
as
number
so
time.
one
President
shall
for
provided
which
by
shall
authorized."
are
; Congressional
Hawaii
Regular
nineteen
at any
the
and
Porto
longest without
equal,
are
1
listed
en-
equitably distributed
at
source
of
increments,
States
Columbia,
the
total
of cadets
appointments
Schools, 5; Regular Army,
22
the
annual
appoint
regulations
That
which
to the
year
the
of
such
number
into four
from
sources
present
among
ages
enlisted
as
regulations as
practicable
as
Increments.
i
served
hundred
in the
shall be divided
from
the
under
such
under
That,
3.
Provided
to
practicableof
as
between
have
one
at
course
of the
member
Military Academy
selected
exceed
of his
years
hereby authorized
prescribe: Provided,
may
selected
be
to
year,
is
Guard
who
years
successor
a
confirmed.
nearly equal
as
of
and
hundred
hereby, repealed:
of each
President
National
twenty-two
is
of the
eleven
page
which
hundred
for the admission
and
States
in number
men
Army
the
of the
or
much
so
nineteen
Large,
at
appointment
United
the
to
fourth,
same
is validated
Congressional
Columbia,
That
finished three
the
and
the
of Cadets
Corps
than
March
shall have
be,
of
Provided,
provides
as
of the
residents
States, respectively,from
Statutes
(Thirty-eighth
any
and
of the
or
from
eighty appointed
District
be appointed:
twenty-eight),
the
of the
Congress approved
fifteen
and
large, be actual
at
to
of the
exception
district,or
they purport
Act
the
choice
Rico,
bined,
com-
appointment,
an
to
districts,
be
by lot; Honor
in 1917, 23 in 1918, and
22
in 1916, 23 in 1917,
in
22
1918, and
in 1919.
23
APPOINTMENTS
How
are
Made.
made
the
The
appointments
the
upon
Congress from
the
"
that
and
district,
of
from
the
a
those
a
of
recommendation
recommendations
appointments
from
Congressional
the
from
Senators
Territory are
of the Delegate in Congress.
of
a
the
made
The
district
Representative
State
at
State.
upon
in
large upon
Similarly,
the
mendation
recom-
appointments
from
Appendix
District of Columbia
the
be
the
which
The
cadets from
Porto
the
will be made
of the
The
Secretary
be
the
That
at
paid
That
said
island,
of the
provisions
of
of
the
among
and
of the
National
Governors
of the
men
permit
to
for each
regular
Commanding
as
from
instruction
the
Statutes,
eight years,
States,
shall be
unless
And
the
modified
are
instruction,so
Filipinos undergoing
for
providedfurther,
Philippine Scouts.
Revised
same
law
by
graduation
on
at
Provided,
the United
And
nor
Gover-
instruction
authorized
are
appointed
in the
for
the
Point:
West
at
appropriations:
1321,
class,by
receive
exceeding
not
instruction,shall receive
emoluments
serve
of the
men
of the
is authorized
same
made
respective schools.
enlisted
Military Academy
to
of the
will be
Departments.
designated,one
section
to engage
schools"
the recommendation
commissions
to
heads
of educational
Territories.
Filipinosundergoing
eligibleonly
them
and
from
of the
out
"honor
recommendation
Military Academy
the
to be
case
of that
graduates
the enlisted
Filipinosundergoing
allowances,
cadets
made
are
selection.
own
be natives
Philippine Islands, to
States
United
as
to
in
require
discharged,
sooner
Philippine Scouts.
in the
of Appointments.
Date
be made
cases
the
of War
of the
General
the
upon
Territorial
Filipinos,to
pay,
among
upon
Generals
the
his
the honor
as
from
appointments
army
large
the recommendation
on
of the
respective States
The
Territory from
at
upon
must
among
recommendation
will be made
of the
four
from
appointments
Guard
who
designated
institutions
The
States
States
President
appointments
upon
must
Commissioner.
Resident
The
United
the
Rico,
the
appointed
person
State, District,or
United
of the
appointed by
are
from
appointments
Each
of
is made.
appointment
by the President
The
of the
resident
actual
an
the recommendation
upon
District.
of the
the Commissioners
made
are
307
one
year
where, by
be
which
cannot
These
vacancies
Candidates.
Congressional
nominated,
one
of the
of death
reason
or
provided for by
For
or
Appointments
in advance
are
"
"
filled in time
each
of the
of
to
in
admission, except
for the next
from
district,three
candidates
law
other cause, a vacancy
occurs
such appointment in advance.
vacancy
Territorial
date
required by
are
to
examination.
State
a
at
candidates
be named
as
large,
should
or
be
principal,one
Appendix
3o8
and
firstalternate,
as
one
second
as
if qualified,
will be admitted
the
second
vacancies
of the
of candidates
number
the
September
number
vacancies, the
of
appointments
For
in the
vacancies
the National
their enlisted
to
from
of
from
between
ist and
January
to be of
a
for entrance
and
scope
the
candidates
enlisted
men
number
of
If the
number
in
of
allotted
to
similar
the
to
States
candidate
admission
held
tion
examina-
The
dates
candiwill be
organization.
three
the
War
for
times
the
the
Department.
the
exceed
of
scope
entrance
in
competitors
January
a
the
candidates
successful
between
be
to
equitably distributed
the
to
examination
In
United
War
the
The
convened
which
to take
States
Department
for examination
between
at
such
Department
any
held
designated
the
to
the
appear
3
regular
according
candidates
of Columbia
exceed
by
from
examination
as
regular examination
Department,
chosen
near
to
ist
and
and
nature
the
United
Military Academy.1
Each
1
War
examination
preliminary
January I5th, such
from
the
by
of
the Governors
by
of that
be
shall
in
men
cadetships allotted
shall not
applications
a
the
and
as
of the
year,
the
to
Departments
will be
Department
of each
General
for
regular army
it
enlisted
Military Academy.
Commanding
Territorial
this total.
Territories
of the District
existing vacancies
the
such
Guard
nominated
of the
among
share
States
tional
addi-
preliminary examination
a
similar
nature
the National
similarlyselected by
The
in
times
assign
apportioned
exception
total
three
to
will be selected
January I5th
to the United
from
the
each
the
case
will
the
to
Districts,and
competitors
event
graduates
complete
to
allotted
Columbia, they
successful
In
equal
will be
With
strength.
the District
schools
cadetships
the States,
practicableamong
in the
nominated
Department
the candidates
Guard,
be
is not
War
the
among
alternate,
principal;
the honor
to
school.
nominated
so
admitted
may
each
from
ist
be
candidate
one
first
of failure of the
allotted
cadetships
schools,"
The
the first alternate.
principal and
in the
"honor
before
year
in the event
alternate, if qualified,will
of the failure of the
For
alternate.
a
letter of
Philippine Department
December
board
at
he
the
ist
before
place
and
which
nearest
is in regular
the
December
a
or
most
will receive
and
he must
place designated therein.2
preliminary
examination
will be
held
isth.
candidate
attendance
appointment,
and
for
regular examination
Military Academy
the time
at
the
is directed
convenient
at
the
time
to
to
appear
his home,
will be
or
of appointment.
to
the
one
the school
Appendix
for
Fitness
admission
Regulations, United
will be
honor
the
States
United
Candidates
from
the
enlisted
(4)
Candidates
from
the
enlisted
notified by the War
before
year
in
the
of
Philippine
of
each
Islands
for
and
mental
officers to
be
Each
National
of the
Regular Army.
shall appear
in
On
"
Guard.
wise
other-
for mental
in
the third
for
such
at
show
must
algebra,
and
and
of each
January
at such
general
place
of
the
shall
appointment
before
places
boards
War
the
as
in March
Tuesday
appear
of
Army
Department
to
include
that
examination
by
United
history,as explained
Admission
and
A
properly
attested
regularly enrolled
a
a
United
"
The
Academic
and
and
student
university, college, or
States
technical
the
subjects amounting
he
course
to
not
will consider
Board
examination:
good standing
school
provided
Military Academy,
of
requirements
in
general
of notification.
(Form I) that
certificate
sions,
progresand
circular
accept in lieu of the regular mental
may
(i)
Certificate.
by
in the
is well
composition
in
States
he
and
quadratic equations
plane geometry, English grammar,
literature,descriptive and physical geography,
in
are
designate.
examination
physical
candidate
versed
in
who
designate.
may
is
than
of the
commanding
selected
convened
other
Large,
Tuesday
the
as
may
candidates
year
the
at
officers to be convened
Examinations.
by
men
second
the
Army
Philippine Department
Admission
men
Department,
on
board
a
to
selected for appointment, unless
Filipino candidates
examination
Large,
at
States
(3)
physical
following
for entrance
schools.
of honor
graduates
United
the
from
Candidates
The
in the
schools.
of honor
graduates
honor
will be competitive
the regular examination
from
Candidates
(2)
CANDIDATES
Military Academy:
States
(1)
OF
of candidates
classes,and
in the
prescribed
as
Military Academy.
EXAMINATION
Examinations
United
will be determined
States
REGULAR
309
the candidate
condition
without
accredited
that
the
by
the
entrance
pursuing require proficiency
than
14 units of the list given
is
less
below.
If attendance
of academic
work
at
college extends
at the
over
a
semester,
college,giving subjects taken
a
full record
and
grades
Appendix
3io
attained
in each, must
college extends
at
admitted
was
from
and
the
if
certificate;
school
attained
the
must
and
semester
a
giving
full record
a
the
accompany
certificate submitted
attendance
the
candidate
certificate
college by certificate,a
to
scrutiny of
less than
over
preparatory
grades
the
accompany
(Form
of studies
collegecertificate.
shows
low
II)
taken
If
grades,
a
the
certificate will be rejected.
A
certificate
institution
at
other
any
register for
time
than
admission
regular
in
enrollment
indicating
that
admission
or
specified in
enrollment
or
to
the
an
college
will
be
not
accepted.
A
(2)
has
school
properly attested
he has
amounting
to not
a
scrutiny
grades
be
or
of
in his school
of the
States
work
certificate
graduation
at
an
that
school
the
date
candi-
public high
or
Military Academy,
shown
14 units
II)
vided
pro-
proficiency in subjects
of the list given below.
submitted
evidence
shows
irregulardate,
the
of low
certificate
will
rejected.
A
(3)
Entrance
properly
amounting
the
will be
The
attested
Examination
proficiency
of
United
less than
(Form
preparatory
a
by the
accredited
that
If
from
graduated
certificate
in
to
the
14
certificate
certificate
that
Board
examinations
units
submitted
the
the
has
by
set
the
from
(Form III) from
list
shows
candidate
the
given
low
board
in
below.
grades,
If
the
a
College
shown
subjects
scrutiny
certificate
rejected.
list of
subjects and
the
corresponding weights
in units
is
as
follows:
(a) REQUIRED.
must
Every certificate
show
evidence
in
of proficiency
the
following
subjects.
Units.
any
two
2
....
Appendix
312
certificate
A
which
will be
which
certificate
candidate's
and
Academic
All
Board.
Adjutant
Note.
from
and
Regular
they
as
manner
Congressmen,
candidate
of
and
Army
tificate
cer-
the
scrutiny by
blank
certificate
candidate
from
only
for
by
The
candidates
that
that
admission
of
Guard
in
National
for
accepted
are
for
accepted
accepted
candidates
acceptable
appointment
vacancies
both
of Columbia.
except
to
of
tories,
large, Congressional districts,Terri-
at
be
may
of
nominated
duly
be
will
District
Certificates
a
A.)
set
a
a
full statement
careful
S. M.
for
presented
interim, and
to
U.
examination
Army.
States
the
the
each
of the
with
in the
subject
nation
exami-
one
class.
same
accompanied
including
to
other
any
class, and
one
work
papers,
Certificates
"
the
(Par. 65, Regs.,
General
appointed
from
be
will be
furnished
are
for
educational
necessary
forms,
with
accepted
statement
satisfactory for
as
satisfactoryfor
as
class,should
succeeding
the
regarded
accepted
be set for entrance
may
Any
is
in
only
same
the
number
the
by
by
entitle
authorized
filled
not
are
year
the
the
nominated
certificates
case
candidates
regular
examination.
Date
of Admission.
requirements
report in
second
forth
set
fully
before
Superintendent
to
receive
their
date
regular
United
the
warrants
the
A.M.
of
the
who
and
10:30
the
of
cadets
as
shall
and
conform
preceding paragraphs,
admitted
be
Military Academy,
who
excepted, following
day, Sunday
shall
the
in
the
to
person
graduation,
Candidates
"
States
soon
as
as
practicable.
Engagement
candidates
appointment
of the
Superintendent,
for service
in the
of the
I,
or
months,
guardian)
do
hereby
from
that
of
the
required
officer
some
following
date
of my
Military Academy
United
States
for
years
authority.
presence
of
.
presence
deputed by him,
,
of
consent
admission
I will
unless
the
warrants
in the
sign
to
ments
engage-
:
(with
engage
States
In the
to
(or Territory) of
United
eight
form
reporting
receiving their
before
and
are
State
,
after
Immediately
"
for admission
Superintendent
of
Serve.
to
serve
sooner
as
aged
my
a
years,
parent
cadet
or
of the
Army of the
petent
discharged by comin the
Appendix
In the
to
in the
serve
Oath
of
to the
Filipino cadets
of the
case
Each
Allegiance.
following form
and
take
academy,
do
cadet
the
Government;
that
I
United
the
that
will
maintain
of the United
the Armies
Sworn
that
and
to
in the
hundred
and
this
at
before
"
and
the
defend
obey
articles
the
legal
governing
S.)
day "of
"
all
State, county,
any
R.
and
any
all times
(Sec. 1320,
stitution
Conthe
to
to
owe
may
the
allegiance to
paramount
the rules and
States.
subscribed
true
I will at
and
superior officers
I will support
bear
States
and
whatsoever,
of my
orders
S.)
to his admission
affirmation
or
and
allegiance,sovereignty, or fealty I
country
oath
an
swear
States
United
sovereignty of
or
R.
1321,
shall,previous
subscribe
solemnly
,
National
(See Sec.
shall be made
:
I,
of
the engagement
Philippine Scouts.
"
313
teen
nine,
me.
,
"
17
22
over
or
the age
at
upward,
who
of
would
has,
at
the
time
or
immoral
at the
afflicted with
him
who
is under
5 feet 4 inches
height
in
or
render
infectious
an
less than
or
is deformed
infirmity which
admitted
shall be
5 feet 5 inches
or
who
or
or
of age
years
of 17,
candidate
No
Qualifications.
height
of 18 and
age
disease
any
for
unfit
in
the
or
military
presenting himself, any
of
Candidates
character.
vice
ser-
order
dis-
must
be unmarried.
candidate
Each
certifiate
of
Note.
Candidates
"
17 until the
day they
Each
are
one
least
at
present
a
or
a
year;
month
a
apart,
would
the
be
whether
corrected
himself
whether
to
from
of age,
the
day they
which
on
this
examined
an
Army
devote
he
not
has
the
latter
by
surgeon
and
physical
any
the
academy
his
at
enable
he
to
ment
appoint-
ascertain
should
previous
purpose
should
time
to
for
alternate
principal or
as
treatment
be
examination
an
22
for admission
For
to
desires,also by
Such
years
or
by
examination.
cause
become
Military Academy
disqualify him
should
admission
designated
at
practicable
eligiblefor
eligible.
not
cadet
are
day they
candidate
as
for
made
Point
within
vaccination
vaccinations
two
West
at
three months.
within
as
reporting
on
successful
showing
certificate
are
must
as
defect
or
that
that
any
himself
presenting
should
immediately
family physician, and,
the
the
nearest
if he
military post.
candidate
possible expense
soon
which
to
decide
may
be
Appendix
3H
for
necessary
for
preparation
the
examination
entrance
to
or
relinquish his appointment.
The
presentation by
appointment,
a
letter
the
or
signed by
candidate
presentation by
for cadet
to
be
be
physically examined,
a
Upon
will inform
be
the
such
whether
found,
and
candidate
of
be
be
regarded
temporary
a
to make
examination,
of the
result,and,
curable
decision of the regular medical
CHARACTER
The
instructions
been
of
is conducted
the
certificate
mentally
at
as
the
The
possible
physical
after
believed
examination
is to
affect
to
manner
the
board.
under
of
evidence
that
the
of
as
result
reporting
Army:
they
and
the provisions
not
are
day
been
has
and
cally
physi-
required to
of all candidates
fourth
have
having qualified
examinations
the
on
the
usually examined
are
examination
following
the
General
under
of mental
begins
permanent
it is
examination
privilege,or
examination
mental
mental
schedule
the
until
Surgeon
previous examination,
a
soon
as
the
reporting, present
upon
from
excused
wait
examination
who,
disability
EXAMINATIONS
EXAMINATION
by
no
examining
OF
prepared
Candidates
in
nation.
exami-
surgeon
a
be
to
The
PHYSICAL
physical
case
whether
or
nature.
and
in
he
Army
an
Army
is
that
physical
the
believed
service
for
authority
desired
of
the bearer
requesting
of this
preliminary only,
as
and
the
disabilityis
or
prospectivecandidate
a
sufficient
disqualifying for military
to
of conditional
letter
Congress stating that
will be
completion
his
appointment
military post
at any
surgeon
of
Member
a
of
candidate
a
pleted.
com-
taking
the
is continued
daily until completed.
Hearing
Vision
to
as
f"
below
f" by
In the
be normal
must
determined
either
in
by
eye.
If
the
ears.
officialtest types must
below
f", it
must
be
not
fall
correctable
glasses.
proper
record
of all examinations
glasses,and
also with
will be
for each
given
in both
glasses when
eye
the acuity of vision
the
separately; in
acuity
the
latter
is less
without
than
the
case
M,
tion
correc-
will also be noted.
Hyperopia
with
vision
less "than
f" and
myopia
or
astigma-
Appendix
tism, either
for
causes
are
hyperopic
with
myopic,
or
315
vision
less than
IS,
rejection.
Squint uncorrectable
by glasses (not prisms)
is
a
for
cause
rejection.
Color
The
blindness,red, green,
foregoing requirements apply
acute
All lesions
chronic.
or
lesions
simple myopia,
of recent
or
of
option
Teeth.
A
"
in
there
least
teeth
to
the
shape
to
of
a
degree
unsound
having
the
are
as
Feeble
teeth
cavities
date
set
former
from
cutaneous
4.
the
accepted subject
teeth
put
to
no
the
Point.
West
exist
to
very
distant
cause;
matory
inflamof
or
eyelids; immobility
irregularityof
fistula
6.
Impediment
7.
Want
of due
a
ears.
of speech.
capacity of the
and
indication
to
the
etc.
charge
dis-
copious
from
chest,
the iris;
lachrymalis,
Deafness;
tions,
affec-
from
in satisfactory
affections
5.
; convulsions.
vision,
at
whatever
toms
symp-
the
rejection,
candidate:
of
in juries of the bones
Impaired
be
or
crowned
for
cause
may
will be
containing large
for his entrance
sound
un-
scalp.
of the head
Well
ever
what-
especiallyof
Severe
as
teeth
Where
requirements
Teeth
are
have
4 others.
others.
6
them
double
immediately
of scrofula.
.
the
double
molars
would
swellings,or other
3
third
filled and
disease,glandular
Chronic
of
6
of disqualificationif found
indications
cause;
2.
the
from
20
causes
constitution;
health
by
the
that
opposed by
are
considered
period impair the efficiencyof
1.
old
at
freedom
serviceable
8
molars,
are
of
all of the
good teeth.
nerves
before
4
opposed
as
with
following
such
accepted
of
12
placed
so
not
that
third
teeth
exposed
least
at
opposed,
none
opposed
condition
The
Where
placed
so
candidate
a
be
may
evidence
as
have
must
are
considered
or
oculist
condition,
double
6
are
cavities
but
there
two
are
to
rejection.
board,
6 others.
by
be present,
must
at
candidate
and
erupted
for
competent
examining
serviceable
"opposed"
disease,either
fundus.
of the
lesions
teeth
the
from
eyes
rejection.
of the
causes
a
to
for
fundus, except those due
progressive in character, whether
not
origin,are
certificate from
A
violet,is cause
or
any
of
a
other
liability
pulmonic disease.
Appendix
Impaired
8.
of
efficiency
of
inadequate
or
the
one
or
superior
of
contraction
An
unusual
excurvature
incurvature
of
10.
Hernia.
11.
A
the
of
of
lameness,
length,
spine.
overlying
of
veins
the
large),
scrotum
cord
spermatic
the
Ulcers
13.
or
break
bunions,
ary
supernumer-
unsound
of
(when
equal
un-
etc.
or
or
etc.),
contraction,
or
of
state
mation
malfor-
feet,
(flat
etc.
varicose
fractures,
veins,
both
or
extremities
account
toes,
varicose
one
inferior
the
on
the
joint, deformity,
a
9.
tures,
frac-
of
especially
clavicle,
of
inadequate
or
of
efficiency
ties
extremi-
account
on
Impaired
12.
both
ulcers
trices
cica-
likely
to
afresh.
out
rhoids,
hemor-
hydrocele,
fistulas.
officers
medical
of
tables
unless
the
the
the
of
the
determine
below
the
eligibilit}',
standard
should
of
clearly
reasons
the
ments
require-
recommendation
excellent
of
nation,
exami-
determine
fulfilment
not
tions
propor-
guidance
of
data
should
unanimous
for
board
physical
for
other
Mere
does
of
are
which
departure
no
upon
and
the
of
all
eligibility.
examining
stated
the
in
case.
The
physical
birthday
but
1
8
the
inch
candidates
years
should
requirements
nearest
one-half
height,
those
of
hand
other
the
on
medical
than
with
standard
the
allowed
each
connection
physical
candidate's
tables
following
youths
consideration
a
while
in
the
for growing
minimum
are
be
of
requirements
The
and
time
will
17
upward
the
of
be
be
examination.
considered
years
at
those
old
least
65
the
Fractions
as
must
of
be
inches
additional
an
at
in
least
64
height.
age
at
the
greater
inch
inches,
of
and
Appendix
FOR
TABLE
PHYSICAL
PROPORTION
CHEST
AND
The
following is
is
a
FOR
HEIGHT,
list of the Army
posts
at
which
Banks, Mass.
Fort
Sill,Okla.
Fort
Slocum, N. Y.
Fort
Leavenworth,
Washington
Kans.
Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
Allen, Vt.
Orleans, Fort Ethan
Barracks, D. C.
Jackson Barracks, New
La.
Shafter,Honolulu, Hawaii.
Columbus
tion
the examina-
usually held:
Port
Fort
WEIGHT,
MEASUREMENT
Barracks, Ohio.
Fort
Bade, Fla.
Fort
Logan H. Roots, Ark.
Fort
Logan, Colo.
Sam
Houston, Tex.
Fort
Williams, Maine.
Fort
Fort
St. Michaels, Alaska.
Presidio
of San
Francisco.
Cal.
Appendix
318
Zone.
Corozal, Canal
Fort
Bliss,Texas.
Snelling,Minn.
Fort
Wm.
111.
Fort
Rosecrans, Cal.
Fort
McPherson,
Fort
Fort
Sheridan,
Ga.
The
takes
examination
Day.
for
Blank
"
History,
Day.
Algebra,
"
9
to
a.m.
i
to
2
careful
most
and
the
fact
that
to
these
blanks,
as
The
candidate
out
filling
by
any
laws; the
in that
will be
or
linear
simple
or
equations
unknowns;
and
cubes
of
and
physical
from
is
sheet
The
nation
exami-
accomplishing
vitallynecessary
Military Academy.
to insure
the proper
to
satisfactory
a
pass
includes the following
the
notation;
fundamental
Addition, subtraction,
factor;
division; factoring;highest common
with
equations
one
unknown
with
and
two
or
more
involution,includingthe
polynomials;
binomial
evolution, including
cube
of
polynomials
and
of
of
complex;
linear
with
extraction
numbers;
simple
simultaneous
unknown
formation
theorem
the
and
quantity;
solution
exponents;
roots
blanks.
needed
operations, viz.:
graphical representation
two
address
of the
multiple; fractions,simple
linear
history
contain
required
Definitions
fundamental
common
30
in the
school
him
portion of algebra which
subjects:
multiplication, and
lowest
:
papers.
"
of
they
fill out,
to
for the
exempt
means
statistical records
Algebra. Candidates
range
and
reporting
is given all assistance
of these
examination
be
information
and
for the permanent
12,
4 hours.
p.m.,
personal
may
not
I
official notification
and
the
to
Composition, and Literature, i
the
manner,
only,does
a.m.
3 hours.
reports is required
who
candidate
a
n
4 hours.
p. m.,
autograph
be filled out
to
4 hours.
p.m.,
5 p.m.,
a.m.
9
candidate
Every
history
4 hours.
5 p.m.,
English Grammar,
5:30
:
report for examination,
to
i
Geometry,
"
school
hour.
Geography,
3d Day.
Seward, Alaska.
follows,viz.
as
and
personal
i
noon,
2d
place
all who
by
H.
EXAMINATION
MENTAL
ist
Barracks, Wash.
Vancouver
quantities;
equations
with
of the squares
positiveintegral
of the
square
and
theory of exponents,
Appendix
320
Deduce
(a)
8.
for
test
a
ax*+bx+c
o
=
finding when
i"
are:
the roots
and
real
of the
unequal;
equal; 3" imaginary; 4" numerically equal
signs.
the
(6) Apply
tests
find
to
the
real
with
of the
nature
equation
2"
and
contrary
of the
roots
equations
2"5*2+6=o
Given
9.
a
whose
square
adjacent
sides
inscribed
square
is inscribed
The
2.
in the first.
in the
indefinitely.
on
is
middle
In the
second, a
Find
the
sum
same
of its
points
joined by straightlines forming
are
square
so
side
second
a
manner,
third
a
fourth
in the
of the
perimeters
third,and
of all
the squares.
Substitute
for any
divides
into
If the
portion
first
interest,it
would
had
been
Plane
definitions
been
have
by
or
the
Find
the
at
first rate
the rates
will be
used
in
of
of
rates
returns.
second
and
of
rate
if the
second
interest,it
would
of interest.
required to give
plane geometry,
accurate
demonstrate
to
application of algebra.
an
followingquestions were
Theorem:
The
each
Theorem
three
point
common
If two
:
which
to the
vertex
How
(a)
many
given point
Theorem:
(")
and
If two
examination
:
triangle intersect
in
recent
a
is at two-thirds
of the
middle
circles
at
of any
triangleshave
straightlines?
a
used
medians
equal, the trianglesare
4.
lent
he
books
proposition of plane geometry as given in the ordinary textand
to
solve
simple geometrical problems either by a
The
3.
different
at
produced $180;
lent at
terms
lends
portions produce equal
two
had
$6,500, which
has
person
and
Candidates
"
of the
construction
2.
the
produced $245.
Geometry.
A
"
portions
two
that
have
1.
above.
interest,so
portion
any
of the
opposite
their three
equal
can
drawn
Problem
:
to two
parallel right
through
the
division,these straightlines
point.
side.
sides
tangent
To
draw
given
lines
be
parts, proportional each
lines be
a
from
respectively
in all respects.
be drawn
tangent
of the distance
to
a
three
circle
through
straightlines.
divided
to
given
into
each, and
responding
cor-
straight
corresponding points
will pass
through
a
common
of
Appendix
Exercise
5.
the
of
is
equal
Given
Problem:
The
Theorem:
of the
other
Problem
9.
draw
construct
to
a
fixed
third
circle
right line
of the sides
given point
a
of the
angle
which
of the
area
regular hexagon.
a
triangles which
an
products
side of
the
by
equal
the
a
two
circle is 5, find the
a
of two
Through
:
of
radius
areas
one
as
from
square.
circles,to
subtended
segment
8.
given
a
two
If the
Exercise:
to
which
of
one
any
of the squares
sum
to their difference.
equivalent
7.
of
distances
points
6.
the locus of all points,the
Find
:
321
have
other,
angle
an
each
to
are
including those angles.
on
side of
one
shall divide
the
triangleto
a
triangleinto
two
equivalent areas.
for any
Substitute
of the above.
one
angles
circles,two
their
as
Theorem:
(b)
English
of
Grammar.
English
the
intercepted
incommensurable)
In
at
giving
able
the
subject
precisely
what
connects,
what
knowledge
with
The
or
to
good knowledge
a
the
used
terms
give inflections,
including
to
give
to
nouns;
the
give
ing
correspond-
and
of
of the
be
each
able
apply
the
and
shows
correct
in
objective
the
relative
it refersf
relation,
pronoun
qualifiesor limits,the
generally
word
sentence;
to which
each
adverb
of each
to
in the
sentences
to
show
a
good
sentence.
or
extracts
any
errors.
required that
usage
and
infinitive,and
function
of each
or
preposition
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Appendix
322
1.
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the herald
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and
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verb
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324
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Emerson,
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Geography.
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will be
of the
be
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names
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any,
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325
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of the United
possessions.
complete
States
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clear
impressed
on
candidate.
descriptivegeography
of other
countries,candidates
should
Appendix
326
familiar
be
the
water;
part
with
continental
surround
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large
by
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; the
of
and
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lands
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land; the
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to
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seas,
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they separate, and the
the principal lakes, the
of
principal cities
capitalsand
what
by
which
water
of
of
tions,
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the
of
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and
country
a
lake
its
the
plains;and
other
physical
relations,and
industries,commercial
resources,
the
systems, the
deposits, and
climate, soil,mineral
on
be familiar with
should
physical geography, candidates
people, especiallyof the United
States.
The
following questions indicate the character
1.
Define,
2.
In respect of climate, into what
(a) Geography, (") Physical Geography, (c) strait,
(d) isthmus, (e)isotherm.
divided?
Name
and
(a) What
gained?
How
5.
What
6.
Is it
many
Name
San
the
two
9.
What
is
(")the
has
States !
the United
States?
would
most
western?
most
day
of
What
lost
or
they
are
be
the
Philippines, and
what
?
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by water?
passed through?
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the
island
is
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a
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to Detroit
respectively. On
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is
the United
islands
Line?
Date
answer.
of water
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for
from
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Philippines?
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to
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larger
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are
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surround
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waters
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7.
where
Give
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4.
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from
going
zones
the circles separating these
another.
one
3.
of the examination:
northern
southern?
(c)the
State
most
of the
States.
United
eastern?
States?
(d) the
most
Appendix
328
Candidates
History.
"
material
is contained
as
of the
subject (a)
of
History
outbreak
In
from
of the
French
of the
nistory
of the
the
results
of wars;
history of
In
be
in the
the
Nation
of
history
the
(1789).
the
laid
the
upon
Prussia, and
The
examination
and
Colonies; the
will include
settlements
; the
forms
and
leading events,
causes,
in the
events
politicaland
economic
its foundation.
since
from
Europe
States, and
the
on
Constantinople (1453) to
States,
important
textbooks
such
the
questions concerning early discoveries
of government
with
(6) of
Revolution
United
school
United
of
Fall
familiar
thoroughly
good high
in
History
Europe
be
must
politicaland
1789, special emphasis
to
1453
social
in
development
will
France,
England.
indicate
following questions
the
of the
character
nation:
exami-
European History (1453-1789).
1.
Describe
fifteenth
2.
What
Why
countries
done
was
4.
Who
his
6.
What
Council
its
acts
of this Council?
meetings
ruler
its
V
of
Spain
the
at
Diet of Worms?
What
accomplished
Over
of Trent?
What
extend?
in
influence?
Describe
?
the Religious Peace
was
of
importance?
instrumental
was
Catholic
Roman
to the
What
was
did
What
by Charles
summoned
What
the
was
Germany.
now
this Diet?
at
Augsburg?
5.
half of the
latter
power?
Melanchthon?
was
is
ruled
were
Luther
was
in what
century
height of
3.
during the
politicalconditions
long
the
were
a
acts
was
this
of Parliament
period
important
separating England
How
two
how
from
separation
important
in this connection.
7.
Outline
the
causes
of Scots.
8.
Under
what
England
marked
9.
State
State
the
of Elizabeth's
its politicalimportance and
circumstances
into
come
the
during
conflict
with
its results.
Elizabeth's
Spain?
Queen
reign
What
did
event
crisis of this conflict?
nature,
Reformation.
quarrel with Mary
causes,
dates, and
leaders of the Puritan
Appendix
10.
the
Describe
reign of
u.
12.
important
Charles
Louis
XIV.
Name
Louis
XIV's
court.
court
What
five
War?
with
politicalacts
nations
What
his
prominent
What
What
the
was
connected
men
of
time
with
Richelieu
play
How
reconcile
Richelieu's
we
may
in the
religiousconvictions?
in
issues
the important provisions
14.
in the
Adolphus and
engaged
were
Succession?
life in France
court
part did Gustavus
Thirty Years'
13.
and
the
passed in the
Parliament
regulate the religioussituation.
II to
Describe
of
acts
329
the
of the
of
Spanish
What
were
of Utrecht
Peace
in
the
stake?
at
were
of 1688
revolution
War
(1713)?
How
England?
it
was
accomplished?
15.
What
for
Account
the
6.
I and
State
the
Frederick
the
battles
the Great
1
8.
State
19.
Why
Describe
Outline
France
1.
the
early years
and
3.
in
and
(a) When
America
When
(a)
What
Who
(6)
England
brought
was
was
the
their leader?
the
of
II
Russia,
rulers.
for
(a)
"
the
reign of
(b)
De
Louis
unrest
in
XVI.
Narvaez;
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English
arrangement
of this settlement?
first colonial
the
What
(1763).
first permanent
made?
did
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accord-
Salle.
the
was
where
where
in New
4.
of
(J) La
America
meet?
and
Frederick
"enlightened despots"?
of the
achievements
when
of Paris
causes
for the government
made
was
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fam-
two
for France
War
of these
one
fundamental
settlement
between
Name
Catherine
called
of the
during
(o) Where
Elector
war
in which
War
Treaty
Great,
of any
Soto; (c) Hudson;
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2.
the
work
concisely the
State
Great
first
Theresa.
Years'
the
II of Austria
the
two
the
victorious.
Frederick
Joseph
the
was
Years'
Seven
of the
provisions of
were
in
government
of the
Maria
the results of the Seven
and
20.
acts
result
and
Great
was
to the
government?
II.
George
the
and
cause
cabinet
what
of
system
of Prussia) noted?
(Frederick William
17.
of
qualitiesand
what
For
cabinet
advance
reigns of George
1
the
by
is meant
was
Bacon's
first permanent
assembly
Rebellion?
English
in
(c)
ment
settle-
established?
first
settlers
to
Maryland?
(b)
Appendix
33"
5.
(a) What
was
War?
(6)
the
was
6.
(a)
What
and
meet?
7.
immediate
(6)
Revolutionary
of assistance"?
(c) What
Act"?
where
What
the
did
first Continental
accomplished
was
by
Congress
this
Congress?
two
battles of
the originalthirteen colonies.
Name
Who
of the
cause
"writs
were
"Mutiny
(a) When
(c)
the
the
were
Saratoga?
(")
people of
these
principal leaders
What
the
were
in the
effects
(c) What
battles?
on
was
the
American
the
Wyoming
Massacre?
8.
(a)
What
European
the American
the first to acknowledge
was
independence?
aid
country
country
in
(6)
the
bringing
what
In
did
ways
War
Revolutionary
this
to
a
successful close?
9.
State
the
significance of the
following in United
history: (a) Shays' Rebellion;
and
(a)
10.
sedition
What
(6)
By what
11.
the
ended
of the United
from
means,
the
were
of the
causes
treaty
President
(c)
this
States
in 1812?
England
struggle? (c) Wlio
during
and
whom,
with
war
during
whose
for
following territories obtained
Presidency
the
the
"Spoils System"?
(6) What
Nullification ordinance
passed by South Carolina
(a)
13.
What
was
Discuss
(a)
brieflythe
The
Name
and
nature
Wilmot
(c) The
14.
Fugitive Slave
of the
importance
(") The
Proviso.
the commanders
second
1
6.
(a)
Presidents
the
Name
United
Dred
term
in
1832?
following:
Scott
Decision.
Law.
the
and
results
of the
tles:
following bat-
of the
United
States
who
Harbor.
have
had
a
of office.
various
What
the
was
(a) Vicksburg, (6) Fredericksburg, (c) Cold
15.
was
this war?
(a) Louisiana, (") Florida, (c)Alaska.
States?
12.
Alien
laws; (d) Kosciusko.
were
What
(6) Steuben;
States
causes
underlay the declaration
of
war
(6) What
important battles on land and
against Spain?
War?
were
sea
fought during the Spanish-American
and
what
(c) What
territorywas
treaty ended this war
ceded
to the
United
PHYSICAL
All cadets
are
examined
States
as
a
result of it?
EXAMINATION
physicallyin May
of each
year,
and
Appendix
those found
in
class,for
first
VACATIONS
Academic
and
of
duties
far
exercises,as
Day, February 22d, May
Christmas
of
examination
the
short
leave
of
granted
the
allowed
for
leaves
28th
leaves
the
December
suspended
of
a
classes
New
Year's
and
cadet
with
admission
undergoing
not
if their conduct
but
This
course.
one
from
extends
is
leave
successfully completed
of
the middle
the
June
is
$600
at
his
CADETS
OF
per
year
and
30 cents
per
day.
admission
the
to
ration
one
as
cadet
The
academy.
from
day,
or
$746.00
actual
their homes
aftertheir
accounts
cadets.
is
permitted
his parents,
of the
or
make
especial desire
from
to receive money,
any
to
upon
A
all parents
distinctions
pay
authorized
to
of
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and
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supplies,
without
guardians, as
cadets
cadet
which
the
of this
rigid observance
most
between
avoid; the
or
whomsoever,
person
Superintendent.
regulation is urged
would
per
total is
The
of candidates
travelingexpenses
Military Academy are credited to their
sanction
All duties
allowed
are
necessary
from
until
satisfactory. Excepting
cadets
years'
have
study, and
therefor
commence
No
subjects.
of August.
pay
the
and
24th
on
Christmas,
at
been
four
who
cadets
of
course
commutation
and
exercises
examination.
third
good conduct,
during
those
to
and
has
year
PAY
to
and
other
cadets
30th, July 4th,Thanksgiving Day,
short
preceding
absence
third-class
The
undergoing
first,
second,
are
these
to the
period
Day.
Cadets
during
duties
from
practicable,are
as
charged.
dis-
are
this
in military and
suspended
for those
January 2d, except
and
also
are
Army,
or,
ABSENCE
During
military
receivingpractical instruction
Academic
to
in
the course,
the completion of the June
August.
engaged
are
OF
from
suspended
are
in the
LEAVES
until the end
live in camp
commission
AND
duties
examinations
in
with
physically disqualifiedto continue
of the
case
331
its violation
it is the
is sufficient
for his
support.
Candidates
are
bring with
them
the
following
Appendix
332
Hairbrush, nailbrush, toothbrush, shoebrush, comb,
articles:
drawers
(summer),
trunk,
undershirts
8
winter
sold
required
are
their
of
articles
cadets
to
athletic
to
uniform
West
at
Point
DEPOSIT
with
This
sum,
at
or
of the
treasurer
best
for the
needs
for
candidate
traveling
expenses
candidates
with
him
and
for
The
cadet's
proper
economy
of *he
treasurer
which
graduation
will have
sufficient
academy
provided
is about
more
credited
at
who
cadet
to
It is
he
send
to
the
States
the
to
once
has
exercised
his credit
his uniform
the
than
money
parents
money
$160.
is admitted.
Treasurer, United
a
purchase
to
are
depositedwith
be
his
is
deposit
Upon
account.
All
and
be
must
no
to the
required deposit by draft,payable
Military Academy.
uniform.
ADMISSION
TO
take
mug,
goods.
prescribed
before the candidate
to
i
regulated prices.
admission
academy
shaving
shoes, and
uniform, etc., the cost of
least $100 thereof, must
of
outfit
an
at
towels,
designated pattern,
a
PRIOR
after
Immediately
the
of
are
face
broom,
uniforms,
wear
nightshirts or
4
towels, 6
whisk
(summer),
and
underwear,
Cadets
(white),
(black cotton), 6 bath
8 socks
pajamas,
handkerchiefs
12
8
the
with
equipment
and
'
officer.
an
as
PROMOTION
The
of applicants and
attention
following provisions
1886,
of
of
is called
candidates
of
Act
an
regulate the promotion
to
GRADUATION
AFTER
May
Congress approved
graduates
the
to
of the United
17,
States
Military Academy:
when
That
has
from
as
the
been
the
may
an
lieutenant
be
a
and
vacancy
time
be
of the
additional
allowances
of
a
a
to
be
arm
the
promoted
or
in
second
lieutenant,
and
with
lieutenant,until
regular diploma
and
a
case
corps
or
President, be promoted
second
a
commissioned
he
of which
and
arm
Military Academy
in which
of the Army
corps
duties
perform;
in such
vacancy
States
received
and
may
in any
judged competent
discretion
as
all its classes
staff,he
academic
second
a
there
at
through
gone
of the United
cadet
any
there
he
may
have
shall not
may,
at
the
commissioned
in it
usual
and
the
vacancy
pay
shall happen.
Appendix
ACADEMIC
There
December
January 2-June
23, and
is held
December
26-31, and
At
December
examination
the
are
June
examination
they
in the
various
completed during
subject
any
examination
exceeding
allowed
for
class
the
held.
at
board
the
time
any
six months
maximum
to
the
also
are
by their
the
in
in studies
at
unless
academy
for
otherwise.
number
the
is
work
recommends
reported
are
deficient
the
At
they
concluding
from
preceding
subject.
and
ficient
pro-
subject of study
a
Cadets
academic
the
5-12.
be
to
determined
as
examination
an
discharged
the
reasons
Cadets
term
are
during
in each
subjects. When
is sometimes
that
special
a
merit
June
found
are
i-
examination
examination
similarly arranged
are
assigned general standing in
standings
4.
completed
to
September
A semiannual
cadets, who
arranged according
term
instruction:
annual
an
have
subjects they
in
DUTIES
of academic
terms
two
are
333
of demerits
academic
board
as
deficient in conduct.
THE
First
term,
Second
September
term,
Semiannual
Annual
ACADEMIC
I
January
CALENDAR
-December
2-June
4.
December
examination,
examination, June
26-31.
5-12.
DEPARTMENT
OF
ALL
New
4^
23.
TACTICS
CLASSES
cadets, upon
reporting for duty, are given infantry recruit
gymnastic and calisthenic exercises,until they
instruction,with
join the battalion.
Practical
and
to
from
September
1st, in
June
in target
gun,
and
During
glasses
instruction
are
ist
given during
to
infantry,
practice with
in
is
the
November
the
ist, and
artilleryand
encampment,
summer
from
cavalry
March
drill
rifle,
revolver, mountain
I5th
regulations,
gun
and
field
military engineering.
the
summer
also
encampment,
taught swimming
cadets
and
of the third and
dancing,and
those
fourth
of the
Appendix
334
first class,the service of seacoast
fortifications. The
at
exercises
in minor
field
the
and
ist to
March
wrestling
June ist, and
I5th.
in
Instruction
and
encampment
of
month
for
the
and
given
and
and
in drill
in solving problems
to
and
uniforms
November
classes,from
English pad
is also
lectures
equipments,
and
second
in
for the
given
in
Field ArtilleryRegulations, U.
Elements
Coast
Drill
Regulations,
of Hippology.
S.
Drill
S.
Army.
Marshall.
U.
S. Army.
REFERENCE
OF
Regulations.
Army
Arms
U.
Army.
ArtilleryDrill Regulations,
Field Service
Small
S. Army.
U. S.
BOOKS
U.
Regulations, U. S. Army.
U.
Firing Manual,
Regulations
for Machine
S.
Army.
Gun, Infantry.
Drill Regulations for Machine
Gun,
Duty,
U.
Physical Training, U.
S.
Manual
of Interior
Manual
of
Guard
second,
third,
Cavalry.
S.
Army.
Army.
small
orders
forces.
first class upon
Army.
ArtilleryDrill Regulations,
Mountain
Cavalry
S.
given
held
writing
TEXTBOOKS
U.
is
are
etiquette and
upon
mer
sum-
classes.
hippology
given the
are
to
ber
Novem-
saddles
the service.
Infantry Drill Regulations,
ist
third class during the
involving the dispositionof
graduation,
October
the
regulations
Instruction
in
June ist, excepting
recitations
season
and
the
to the first and
polo
academic
classes.
Previous
with
exemplified.
during
third
also to the
Instruction
in
and
cal
practi-
exercises
first class
the
ist to
and
class from
fourth
to
second
to the
arms
classes from
other
is
gymnastic
the
to
September
I5th
first class
fourth
and
fencing and
the
to
class,and
the
During
is
from
encampment.
to the first
in
riding is given
February;
ist to March
participate in
classes
of all
employment
defense
submarine
tactics,practice marches, problems
Practical instruction
boxing
fourth
first,
third,and
in which
work,
artilleryand
customs
of
Appendix
336
Elements
Army
of Strategy.
Organization.
Siege Works.
Field
Fiebeger.
Mercur.
Service
Regulations,
of
Campaign
Fiebeger.
U.
Gettysburg.
Fiebeger.
BOOKS
and
Campaigns
Story
of the
The
OF
Battles.
Civil
REFERENCE
Department.
War.
department
S.
Cambria
Ropes.
has
selected
well
a
reference
engineering,military engineering, and
DEPARTMENT
NATURAL
OF
Steel.
the
of
art
AND
library on
civil
war.
EXPERIMENTAL
PHILOSOPHY
SECOND
The
in
course
with and
continues
is studied
of the
lecture and
section
complete
as
the
Many
to repeat and
in
covered
explain
mathematical
in the
technical
the
During
of sound
and
and
it
days by
100
required
are
that
aims
be
can
students
for
lessons
are
to be
properly
having
is
treatment
basis
a
sufficiently
work
advanced
graduation.
about
120
first half of this time
The
students
the limitation
confident
a
by apparatus
course
calculus; the
term
light.
authorized
is devoted
allotted to this
to
the
subjects
is Gordon's
textbook
Sound
Light.
is studied in the remainder
Astronomy
text
second
illustrated
experiments.
to
is Gordon's
used
text
the
ics
Mechan-
year.
The
90
staff after
The
department.
these
furnish
to
The
and
rooms,
of the
knowledge
proficient
the third academic
principlesare
of about
term
experimental philosophy begins
first term.
possible with
as
a
and
throughout
during
Mechanics.
in the
natural
CLASS
used
Practical
to
furnish
Young's
are
an
important
ample
and
The
The
Astronomy.
its
Astronomy
and
principal aim
value
basis for the
in
Michie
term.
and
of this course,
educational
establishment
Harlow's
in addition
development,
of stations
The
in
is to
rations
explo-
surveys.
class attends
during which
General
of the second
daily throughout
half the
class attends
the year,
daily.
except
eight days,
Appendix
337
TEXTBOOKS
and
Sound
the
works
standard
Numerous
The
course
AND
first with
is
geometry
and
and
The
in
mastered
in
the
former.
books
that
and
plane
in
plane
expected
to have
of the second
those
and
mastered
includes
spherical triangles.
in the
the
of
discussion
plane
the
and
and
elementary
the
includes
degree
already
progressions
course
to
generally
as
have
to
spherical trigonometry
the second
equation
the
The
relate
is
subject
expected
include
the student
but
of the
solution
of the
is
to
in analytical geometry
forms
entire
student
algebra
and
Plane
general equation of
the
The
the
lar
particu-
in space.
degree
the orthographic projections
includes
Descriptive geometry
tion,
the right line,the plane, ruled surfaces and surfaces of revolu-
tangent planes and
the
intersections
of surfaces.
It also takes
subjects of shades and shadows, perspective, isometric
and sphericalprojections.
The
ground
of
the
covers
the
the
includes
relate to space,
course
analytical
course.
quadratic equation.
that
complete
in alternation;
Plane
trigonometry.
finish the
algebra
elementary
geometry
year
plane and solid analyticalgeometry
The
are
completed in alternation.
year,
colleges,but
the solution of the
of
with
least squares
course
taught
fourth-class
the
algebra is completed
descriptive geometry
calculus
CLASSES
begun.
the third-class
In
general subjects covered
begins with
year,
then
geometry,
the
the third-class year.
through
fourth-class
the
In
Harlow.
FOURTH
in mathematics
continues
and
and
MATHEMATICS
OF
DEPARTMENT
THIRD
Michie
Astronomy.
for reference.
available
are
course
on
Young.
Astronomy.
Practical
Gordon.
Mechanics.
by
General
Gordon.
Light.
course
in
of the usual
ordinary
differential
and
integral
calculus
of
the
collegetextbook, including brieflythe subject
differential
equations.
TEXTBOOKS
Elements
covers
jections
pro-
Geometry.
Phillipsand
Fisher.
Appendix
338
Course
Advanced
Quadratics and
Elements
in
Algebra. Wells.
Beyond.
of Plane
Fisher and
and
Logarithmic Tables.
Schwatt.
Spherical Trigonometry.
Crockett.
Newcomb.
Conic
C. Smith.
Sections,Coordinate Geometry.
Coordinate
Geometry. Fine and Thompson.
of Analytical Geometry
Elements
(Solid). Smith
Church.
DescriptiveGeometry.
Linear Perspective. Pillsbury.
Differential and
Integral Calculus.
Integral Calculus.
Differential
A.
Equations.
of Least
Method
D.
OF
Granville.
Murray.
D. A. Murray.
Squares.
DEPARTMENT
Gale.
and
Johnson.
AND
MINERALOGY
CHEMISTRY,
GEOLOGY
CLASS
SECOND
This department
in its
heat
electricity.
extends
throughout
work
lectures
or
Commencing
lessons
this
September
this term
or
all week
and
ist,general chemistry,alternatingwith
time
all members
until
fiftyminutes
some
long.
The
the
usual
of the class whose
general order
of
of the entire
course,
an
which
examination
all cadets
in
the
who
the
have
lations
manipuhour
and
all parts of
of this work,
amount
upon
as
elementary
one
are
generally possible to give
laboratory experience;
closes with
progress,
chemical
with
however, varies with the aptitude of the student from
to forty-five
or
fiftyhours.
This term
term
given laboratory
it, are
laboratory exercises
It is
of the
close
being had daily.
praticebegins
proceeds in the
laboratory work.
and
year
days.
other exercises
This
academic
exercises,recitations,laboratory
their recitations,warrants
by
class
on
the
occupy
practicein chemistry.
the
1st of the third
year;
place
recitations
December,
shown
take
heat,
in
During
and
begins September
course
of physics not included
two
title,namely
The
branches
embraces
a
few hours
essential parts
not
shown
proficiencyin daily work must take.
is a descriptive
In chemistry the course
general one, based
a
quired
re-
upon
Appendix
a
includes
and
of the
statement
concise
non-specialists,together
The
intended
course
at the
work
and
academy
geology, mineralogy,
studied
the
during
is most
the
daily
2d
and
essential
The
of the
in
course
the
of
is
is
geology
The
accompanied
in
course
a
and
the
of the
study
important
more
forms
work
of
use
of
is
who
practical
have
not
with
subjects
shown
a
of the
consisting
course
of the
palaeontologicalpart
the
study by
a
brief
a
continued
relations
and
motors
of
uses
practical
part
a
laboratory.
All
laboratory work
supervision
of
an
is
It
in the
this term
the
and
all cadets
performed
laboratory
machines
employed
course
other.
subjectand of the
the
of the
In
electric measurements.
electrical
each
to
leading
transformers, together
number
a
of the
electricity. The
great variety of apparatus
of the
exposition
generalprinciplesof
exercises give experience with
the
the
practical determination
their
typicalmachines, generators,
with
of
parts
lithologicaland
electricityis
electrical phenomena
includes
also closes
term
of science.
the
in
between
of the objects described.
examination
The
and
alternate
scientific oresentation
eminently
an
general education.
take.
must
is a brief but
descriptive study
minerals.
exercises
all cadets
of this branch
mineralogy
useful in
essential
which
term,
geology
elements
important
logicaltreatment
applicable to subsequent
electricity. This
required proficiencyin daily work
The
to
comprehensive elementary
is most
what
covering
examination,
it is a
what
embrace
to
Beginning January
an
important
most
and
accurate
an
is short,but
in heat
course
with
deemed
applications of chemistry.
useful
of many
principlesof chemistry,
essential
more
class of information
that
339
under
and
in
numerous
laboratory
enter
the
the
mediate
im-
instructor.
TEXTBOOKS
Elementary
Descriptive
in Heat.
Lessons
General
Practical
Chemistry.
Elements
of
Tillman.
Tillman.
Chemistry.
(Laboratory Guide.)
Geology.
Le
Clowes.
Conte.
Tillman.
Important Minerals and Rocks.
Elements
of Electricity. Robinson.
During
are
all terms
standard
available for reference
both
works
to
on
cadets
the
and
respective subjects
instructors.
Appendix
340
The
class
two
in
course
attendance
years,
hours
The
1.
Use
on
is
of instruction
of
as
for
and
second-
period
a
of
year.
follows:
Second
ments.
instru-
drawing
the third-
afternoons
Year
Class
Third
alternate
the full academic
during
order
through
extends
drawing
CLASSES
SECOND
AND
THIRD
DRAWING
OF
DEPARTMENT
1.
Class Year
Elementary problems
in
third angle projection.
2.
in
Problems
plane
Machine
2.
metry.
geo-
drawing,
third
angle projection.
3.
Problems
in
descriptive
3.
Assembly
Lettering. Exercises
this
working
drawings from models.
geometry.
4.
and
subject
4.
Topographical
continue
the
throughout
in
and
sketching
drawing.
course.
5.
Building construction
6.
Isometric
and
Instruction
is
drawing.
instruction
of
the
lectures
oblique
mainly through
sheets
covering the
work.
These
and
blackboard
instruction
is
are
given when
DEPARTMENT
French
in
course
and
in
various
of printed
phases
drawings and
by short section-room
illustrations when
Personal
necessary.
needed.
MODERN
SECOND,
modern
loose-leaf system
a
supplemented
OF
THIRD,
The
jection.
pro-
AND
LANGUAGES
FIRST
CLASSES
languages comprises instruction
Spanish.
FRENCH
THIRD
CLASS
Instruction is given in reading, in composition, and
in
con
versa
in
Appendix
The
tion.
opens
September
lessons
in all.
course
June 4th, some
219
341
ist, and
until
continues
SPANISH
SECOND
is
Instruction
closes
is
4th,
present textbooks
Martin's
"
of
French
of
176 lessons all told.
French, Frangois.
Pronunciation, Jacobs.
French
Introductory
Bercy's
About
's Roi
des
Marchand's
Tous.
Labiche
and
Daudet's
Idioms.
Martin's
Mon
de
Cyrano
Causeries
M.
de
Perrichon.
Moulin.
Bergerac.
Exercises.
En
Campagne.
SECOND
ANE
FIRST
Military Reading.
CLASS
Olmsted
Spanish Grammar,
Lecture
France.
en
Conversation
Dupont's
L'lllustration.
Voyage
de
Lettres
Rostand's
French
Composition, Frangois.
Montagnes.
French
pour
Pattou's
Prose
Colomba.
Me*rimeVs
"
and
Langue Frangaise.
La
Spanish:
year
CLASS
Essentials
Elements
second-class
Verbs.
French
Grammar.
sation,
conver-
are:
THIRD
French:
in
paid.
of the
first-class year,
of the
June 4th
The
October
opens
course
CLASSES
reading, in composition, and
in
given
specialattention
to which
The
FIRST
AND
and
Gordon.
A
Spanish
Reader, Bramby.
Crawford's
A
Trip
Por
to
Esos
"ABC,"
Spanish
Modern
Spanish Composition.
South
Mundos,
"
Cassell's
monthly, published
Conversation
and
U.
Languages,
Technical
Modernas
in Madrid.
French
OF
Idioms, Department
S. M.
A.
Spanish Reader,
Charles
"
BOOKS
French:
Waxman.
"
Spanish Daily Newspaper.
Scientific and
Lecturas
America
Alfred Downer.
REFERENCE
Dictionary.
Military Technical
Willcox.
Dictionary.
Willcox.
of
Appendix
342
New
Spanish:
Spanish-Englishand English-SpanishDictionary,
by Cuyas. Appleton.
"
DEPARTMENT
CLASS
FIRST
The
class year,
is carried
in law, which
course
Elementary
3.
International
Law.
Law.
The
5.
quiz method
The
The
room.
time
to
by
of
means
librarywork,
a
Military
is
Law.
in
employed
in view
in the
those
upon
subjects
and
analysis of
is also
time
proper
understanding
and
an
as
knowledge
with
officer of the
a
phasized
em-
able
consider-
devoted
The
to
of
use
purpose
specialemphasis
is essential
of which
duties
obligationsand
of his
time
ledge
elementary know-
an
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a
from
familiarizingstudents with the
to
of the fundamental
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important principlesare
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course
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supplemented
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Some
cases.
Law.
libraryin the solution of practicalquestions.
law
entire first-
of War.
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examination
view
a
4.
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leading
with
Constitutional
textbooks
by requiringan
of
the
2.
instruction
of
authorized
number
throughout
the following subjects:
embraces
I.
LAW
OF
as
to
a
the
citizen
Army.
TEXTBOOKS
Elements
of Law.
International
Davis,
G. B.
Davis, G. B. Military
Law.
BOOKS
The
department
accessible
has
a
Davis, E.G.
Law.
Dudley.
about
2,500
REFERENCE
OF
law
Law.
library
of
volumes,
to cadets.
DEPARTMENT
OF
MILITARY
Class.
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This
THIRD,
ENGINEERING,
MILITARY
AND
SIGNALING
FOURTH,
Fourth
Constitutional
AND
class is
FIRST
given
an
TELEGRAPHY
CLASSES
elementary
theory and practice of surveying, instruction
in this
course
in the
subject alter-
Appendix
344
series of
of
exercises,
resultingfinallyin the construction
of
a
section
simple infantry redoubt.
a
Military signalingis taught
periods; the
wire and
work
buzzer
covers
the
lines and
the
this class in both
construction
the fall and spring
and
operation of fieldradio-communication
equipment.
TEXTBOOKS
Theory and
Practice
of Surveying
(i;th Edition). Johnson
"
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Smith.
BOOKS
Plane
Surveying.
The
Tracy.
Field
Engineer
Manual.
Office of the Chief
Signal Book,
U. S.
Slide Rule.
Office of Chief
Army.
Alexander.
DEPARTMENT
The
subject of
of the first class
The
ordnance
and
construction
into three parts: the
The
theoretical
the
study
and
of
use
The
by
the
the
of
small
accessory
department
with
by the cadets
year.
principlesinvolved
It
the
arms,
States
of
the
cannon,
course
required
with
of
a
explosives,
of gun
gunnery.
The
for all
same
practical.
cadets,those
in the
special course
the
covers
work.
of
processes
and armor;
scribes
and deprojectiles,
machine
and
rapid-fireguns in
service,with
supplied
the
theories
of the class to review
guns,
appliances
the text.
principlesof
the
in the
broadly divided
is
of the action
proficiencytaking
powders,
is well
GUNNERY
the
ballistics,
is not
the remainder
in the United
study
exterior
course
descriptive part
manufacture
AND
material.
war
and
necessary
devoted
time
and
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part includes
of interior
the
Clark.
and
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theoretical,
theoretical part of the
use
the
carriage construction, and
showing
Rule.
is studied
gunnery
the academic
of instruction
course
Slide
S. A.
CLASS
and
throughout
Signal Officer,U.
ORDNANCE
OF
FIRST
The
of Engineers,
S. A.
U.
The
REFERENCE
OF
the
for
models,
carriages,ammunition
service.
their
which
are
used
in
The
junction
con-
Appendix
The
and
practicalpart
in effect
being
the operation of machines
covers
course
in the
used
appliances
latter work
of the
345
of modern
fabrication
short
a
but
valuable
ordnance, the
in manual
course
training.
with
connection
In
the
Arsenal, where
the
the
Proving
Ordnance
or
usually one
developments
of guns
against
Hook,
to
actual
where
observed, including
are
and
armor,
Watervliet
to
is observed, and
Sandy
at
classes
material
war
made
are
construction
Ground
shots
more
in
of gun
process
several
the
firingsfrom
visits
course,
where
the
latest
seen.
are
TEXTBOOKS
and
Ordnance
Ballistics.
Exterior
in Wire-
Stresses
Lissak.
Gunnery.
O'Hern.
Guns
Wrapped
BOOKS
Ballistic Tables.
Mathematical
OF
of Ordnance
REFERENCE
and
year
in
The
MILITARY
OF
the
covers
of the
of 13 recitations and
used
is Keefer's
in the
essentials
line
the
construction
demonstration
and
appliances such
Instruction
as
point
to
of
view
personal
sanitation,clothing,
camp
the
given
various
of the methods
of
sanitary
camp
incinerators,etc.
sterilizers,
given
cadets
to
in the treatment
fractures,drowning, poisoning,
the
narcotics.
of
latrines,water
in first-aid is
the instruction
being given
in the field is
operation
practicaldemonstrations
and
other
academic
6 demonstrations.
of troops from
care
and
the second
with
officer,particular attention
effects of alcohol
Practical
HYGIENE
Military Hygiene;
hygiene, transmissible diseases,post
and
Army.
CLASS
military hygiene begins
consists
textbook
U. S.
Department.
THIRD
course
Ruggles.
Newcomb.
DEPARTMENT
The
Carriages.
Ingalls.
Tables.
Publications
in Gun
and
and
of
other
in small
groups
by
wounds, hemorrhage,
emergencies.
Appendix
346
During the
in camp
given
practical instruction
practice march,
summer
is
sanitation.
TEXTBOOKS
Textbook
A
of Military Hygiene
REFERENCE
of
Practical
BOOKS
Ashburn.
Military Hygiene.
Harrington.
Hygiene.
DEPARTMENT
OF
ENGLISH
in
in
course
whole
into
class
continues
English, the
In
in
alternate
of instruction
course
is
planned
by study
by frequent practice in the
forms
practice in personal
and
of the
In
the
the
History,
student
day,
present
principles
United
the
with
from
Europe
of
to
a
textbook
of
beginning
hirn
make
civil
to
is
a
by
an
the
knowledge
literature
planned
economic
and
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to
history of
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with
with
create
lectures.
French
familiar
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edition). Henry
by
and
special
the
the
fundamental
reference
various
to
to
the
typical forms
municipal governments.
and
English Composition
English
knowledge of
give him
to inculcate the
impart
to
of
and
the
government,
History.
Literature
English
history
the
ing
composition (includ-
political,social,and
the
national
Theory
S.
Canby
Ed.
ENGLISH
"
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Leading English Poets,
Shakespeare's
in
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course
the
States,and
of modern
of
study
and
correspondence), to
best
in the
facts
year,
of the textbook
of
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important
language by
official
of the
intelligentappreciation
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various
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class is divided
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essential principlesof rhetoric,both
study
academic
attending daily except Saturday.
parts, which
two
the
throughout
the fourth
with
English and History begins
and
September
HISTORY
AND
CLASS
FOURTH
The
Keefer.
Havard.
MilitaryHygiene.
Elements
Sanitation.
and
and
and
Practice
others.
by Holt.
Works.
History of English Literature,by
W.
J. Long.
(new and
revised
Appendix
The
Addison.
from
Selections
from
Slections
the
from
Selections
Sheridan.
of
Dramas
Major
of
Prose
Macaulay.
Stevenson.
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35"
DICTIONARY
A
A.
B.,
walks
B.
Bird,
Area
n.
the
has
CADET
used
term
been
designate
to
aristocrat.
Title
given to
An
officialexplanation of
B-ache,
To
submit
Beast, n.
Beast
Name
M.
at
to
weeks
the
period of
when
"bold
Literallymeans
Book,
is
who
weeks
time
a
is
man
he is quartered in barracks.
To
v.
check
impertinent and
To
To
strive for class
strive for chevrons.
muck.
To
endeavor
tenths.
General
The
Bootlick, v.
To
Bootlick, n.
A
Bootlick
study
To
Term
n.
to look
v.
B. S., n.
B. S.,v.
n.
Bugle, v.
(Not
reason.
in brawn.
better mark.
a
designate
to
all
band.
eatables,contra-
confectioner's.
favor
"stand
A
(offlimits
in camp
for
used
term
curry
Alley, n.
to increase
hard
apparent
no
standing.
To
's,n.
a
fresh.
getting demerits.
make.
Boodler
to
be economical.
to avoid
try
files. To
n.
applied
Syn. B. J.
efficiency.To be military for
Boodle,
as
study.
book.
dis.
before June";
Regulations, U. S. M. A.
n.
Indifferent.
Blase*,a.
Buck,
talk.
during their firstfew
Designation for
n.
fourth classman
Brace,
officerwho
See A. B.
B. J., a.
Brace,
cadet
a
A.
Bird, n.
Bone,
cadets
new
beast: the first three
Black
regularly
report.
a
explanation, to
an
given
Barracks,
a
who
one
deprived of his chevrons.
B-ache, n.
v.
SLANG
area.
Busted
A., n.
OF
obsequiously,to praise.
in."
street
to
applied
passing
in front of the officers'tents
plebes).
efforts of fourth
to muscular
classmen
military.
To
assume
an
excessive
military position. Obsolete.
Loquaciousness; superfluityof
To
be
Cadet
To
talk.
loquacious.
in ranks;
one
who
stand at the board
applicable to first-class
has
no
all the
year).
chevrons.
period
to escape
reciting.
Appendix
352
Gum,
To
v.
make
mistake.
a
Gumstick,
n.
One
who
Hell Cats,
n.
The
U. S. M.
Active
Hell'Dodgers,n.
Hive,
To
v.
Hivey,
Ignorance
and
Juliet,H.
A
Spike,
girlwho
a
L.
who
A
P., v.
To
give
A
cadet
Make,
person
n.
Max,
n.
A
Max,
v.
To
Missouri
Muck
July.
which
task
may
laundry;
a
not
go.
to anyone.
finish
in
job
a
A
n.
a
perfect manner.
supposed
tune
bring rain.
to
Muscle.
n.
C., n.
The
Officer in
O.
D.,
n.
The
Officer of the Day.
O.
G., n.
The
Officer of the Guard.
suffix added
A
Ridoid
a
noun
in the
or
or
noun
to denote
verb
a
rides; Hopoid
who
one
"
Charge.
to
action
the
which
verb
is
one
who
"
the agent
accomplished,
attends
by
i.
e.
hops.
Professor.
A
P., n.
cadet
the
perfectmark.
National,
oid.
by
officer.
O.
"
used
laundry.
undesirable
an
Gunnery.
is undesirable.
who
P., n.
in
beyond
boundary
C. A.
things.
and
especiallylong pin
in the
works
understand
to
Ordnance
n.
enters
An
n.
The
Limits, n.
L.
cadet
of field music.
discover.
to
Gummery,
it.
gumming
of the Y. M.
members
understand;
of
A. detachment
Smart, brainy, able
a.
Laundry
is in the habit
Previous
P. C. S.,n.
of servitude.
condition
Occupation
before
entering.
P. D.,
Pennsylvania Dutchman.
n.
forward
look
To
Pipe, v.
to
anything;
to
castles in the
build
air.
Plebe,
A
n.
fourth
classman.
A
flannel blouse issued to
Plebeskin, n.
A
report for hazing.
P. M.
Practical
Plebeskin, n.
cadets.
new
Very badly
fitting.
E.,
Podunk,
n.
A
n.
small
town
Police, v.
To
from
Poop,
v.
a
home
cadet's
to
its
denote
discard;
horse's
To
Military Engineering.
back;
memorize
to
A
town.
insignificance;a
relegate to
to clean
verbatim.
up,
as
the
to
applied
name
to
any
local newspaper.
scrap
policea
pile; to
room.
throw
Appendix
Poop,
One
w.
by heart.
memorizes
who
353
The
balcony of the south
Poop Deck, n.
used by the officer in charge.
Predecessor; a cadet's forerunner
Pred.,".
P.
To
S.,v.
A
Quill, n.
addicted
person
subject
Recognize,
v.
a
reporting cadets
to
for
matter
admit
To
in office.
the post.
on
spoon
guard house,
cadet
on
portunity;
op-
every
report.
a
fourth
classman
to
the
upperclass
status.
position of disfavor,"as
A
Reverse,_n.
to
get
a
reverse
on
the
tac.
Run-it-on,
v
take
To
Scavenge, v.
wants
advantage of.
acquire something that
To
.
thrown
has
or
A
cigarette.
Skin,
A
report for delinquency.
delinquent.
Skin list,n.
delinquency list
A disagreeableduty ; an award
Slug,n.
To
Skin, v.
report
no
longer
away.
Skag, n.
n.
else
someone
a
The
.
major offense.
An unpleasant
some
Soiree,n.
Soire"e,
v.
To
cause
Speck,
To
commit
v.
Slum,
specialpunishment
or
annoyance.
to
memory.
(unknown
stew
ingredients).
A voice capable of being heard
Soundoff, n.
the voice
To
Sound
bellow; to use
off,v.
capacity.
Spoon,
To
v.
Up,
Spoony
Step Out,
v
Supe,
Tac,
neat
or
to
converse
To
v.
A
The
The
n.
n.
Tenth,
The
with
a
of its
femme.
attractive.
of barracks:
subdivision
a
cadet
officer in
charge
Superintendent.
".
Officer.
Department
The
full dress
smallest
of Tactics.
hat.
division
of the
West
marking.
Up,
range.
limit
hurry.
A Tactical
n.
Tarbucket,
Tie
long
the
subdivision.
a
n.
T. D.,
make
at
.
Sub-div., n.
of
entertain,or
court, amuse,
To
for
memory.
commits
Hall
Mess
n.
to
of
duty.
or
inconvenience
who
One
Speck, n.
task
.
v.
To
get
a
thing gloriouslymixed
up.
Point
system
of
Appendix
354
Turnback,
A
n.
Writ,
One
n.
n.
Yearling,
A
n.
who
has
been
class.
succeeding
Walri,
cadet
who
written
A
third
cannot
review
classman.
swim.
recitation.
turned
back
to
join
the
next