United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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every moment must bc devoted to acquiring practical pro- ficiency in the arts of war, and where mental and moral power must be gained through 1lSC'f'llf knowledge-knowl- edge that can be used at three o'clock in the morning, and on the battleheld. It is not desired to turn out specialists in mathematics or physics. The graduated officer will nearly always be called upon to act rather as an inspector than as an originator. And this is said in full recognition of the many important inventions and discoveries due to army officers of exceptional talent. Idealism.-Wfe constantly hear that idealism is inculcated in the college. The unspoken inference often is that the scientinc school, and Cl foriiori a school like VVest Point, does not make idealists. The conclusion is incorrect. I make bold to say that the graduates of NVest Point are-without knowing it-the most convinced idealists in the country. Their ideal is Duty well performed, Honor kept bright, their C01mi1'y kept safe. I never knew one of them called by Duty who did not, promptly and without talking about it, proceed to carry out'his orders intelligently, efficiently and at once, without a thought of possible discomfort or danger to himself. If this is not idealism I do not know what is. This high quality is inculcated by our methods. Our History.-The Academy has been furiously attacked at times. It has been proposed to establish other academies C1819 and laterl, and it was resolved by the Legislatures cf Tennessee, Ohio, Connecticut, New York' and Maine C1833-1842j that the U. S. M. A. ought to be abolished. I und that the source of a great part of this embittered feeling was due to the rigid exactness with which army officers ex- pended government appropriations for internal improve- ments, the national road, etc., and quite probably to a want of tact in carrying out their orders. Since ,the Mexican War, and especially since the Civil Vtfar, the usefulness and effi- ciency of the Academy have been generally recognized 'throughout the country. Une of the standard criticisms of early days charged the Academy with being Han aristocratic institution. The charge seems absurd nowadays, when cadets are appointed from all over the country-so many cadets pew' square mile, as it were. A Hazing.-I-Iazing has given the Academy much trouble at times. The practice has gone through all sorts of changes, so that the very word signified very different things at dif- ferent times. I can trace only one general principle respect- ing hazing, and that- is that when the corps of cadets has decided, in their wisdom, that, fourth classmen do not get enough attention from the authorities, they have ever been ready to make up the supposed deficit. If anyone will con- sult the library scrap-book of newspaper cuttings called Hazing in the Colleges of the U. S, he will conclude that the hazing at Vlfest Point has usually been a very mild and lady-like affair in comparison with that customary in civilian schools. i - M Early Discipline.-Something shouldibe said of the disci-

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the system of instruction. In that system Mathematics is Time is lacking to include many and Wide Helds of culture. the basis-Science precedes Art-Theory goes before One chief object is: 'CQ get i'fS YOUHE5 men into Practice-the eneral formula embraces allthe e ..i IfaI?titeLIla1Ts.?'e ,Q 1,. g i ' 1 r'ct s.1' c , ,,,,, ectr. ,r, .r,n,..,..r.s,...cA , , .c,,, , i c,rc,.,c,., , irc., -..,.,i-.. N M mm' A W pp we Q5 E 5 if-'lee ff . ,. us,-life' , 5 .- ig., ' , , veg-Z., . J' -axe, 4 Qgiigfjngl' 5 -.. L , ., -a l 's t V- V if, l, p ,,,4,. 1-,....,,v .-. .. . . ..f.! m ' :f FFL -,u::g'. 1.'-':.f,4 ,Gnu M- 'K . 0 -rl .,f,4:F'3 . :',:wx e ' . .. 4, L' ,T f1i'f'.f 3369-'ii rllrifsfli' ff ' ':pf'-iifif. ,:.-,dp-qi. ,,3.,.,'- ,, H , if . fain' f vw its i A .. E. 7 lf 1 1672 vm-:Tx . . .,., in ., ,A , - . ' 3 .','5'jM - JV 'ii7f'i.i'i'i3iiv?E'i If 'g ' pi , l llff l iziil'---fi-if , 2f.,.ar.5f'i4n 'Y ' A ' ' ' W -.xg ' -All -' ,ly H . , ..eigi4.ie, 'Q Wlffii ., a P' if ft - rf.:-: . .QI 1- 6 gf' J S nga 1 :arg t. 3 ,Qi lf aff all p I1 P L 4 , Q I ., . 1. . I. -...Au 1.-1.--ge u- ' -ga' w . -, . -if'ill'??ilf'T1if N ' I-'liilliiir' ,. 'Wrsialggili Q W .. - , .A fill'-15l.2g,-.,el -'af'i?'z ' 1 li 5 ' ' ,Z 1 if Q 4' If i ' . 'reggae 1- if ' sm- 1172? 'f f?'i 52 g3'SL?i1Ef' 1-53 - El :1f4'345ff1:Hf3.' F r , .Iii L, dy!--' .t'l'1't:i:' ' iiii ,pi V ' -' -' - .- Schemes to make work into play are not in vogue here, The The U.. S. A.gTh'e Academy is a technical school for habit of steady, persistent effort in an allotted tasks is an war. Lowell characterized a university as a place where admirable preparation for the life of the graduated officer. nothing useful is taught. The Academy is a place where I4

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