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

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in gray, had distinguished itself in battle. Since that day only the slightest alterations have been made in it, while other organizations have been subject to all kinds of change. Here is another example: ln 1808, Captain Alexander Thompson, once a Revolutionary officer, then military store- keeper at XfVest Point, died, leaving a widow and three small daughters penniless. Thewife of the Superintendent ob- tained permission from the Secretary of VVar for Mrs. Thompson to receive the fuel and rations of twelve cadets, and to board them in return. Gut of the savings she kept her family. In course of time Mrs. Thompson died, and the privilege was continued to her daughters, successively, until the death of the last one in 1875-SlXty-SQVCI1 years of care and consideration forthe family of a worthy officer Who shall say that the Army is not and Scores of instances of the sort families of officers and of Point, and the recital able chapter in our The Alumni.-It write'of the ing of its long line graduates. VVe are soldiers and of great school is a Merely to print a alumni would require more space than is allotted to me. A mere reference to the statistics printed in our Centennial volumes must suffice. The very best service that these great men have rendered to their Alma Mater is in setting a standard which every cadet must strive to reach, He is bound to do his best. Our Duty Now.-There is little doubt, that thefuture, perhaps the immediate future, holds severe trials to be un- dergone by our country. It is likely that the Army will be 'concerned in their settlement. It is more than probable that some one of our young officers, recently cadets, or some one now a cadet, will be a chief factor in the crisis. If he could know to what tests his manhood, his knowledge, his skill, his his moral courage would be put, there is no limit now prepare himself for that through life- force-but it is the to be not only will- competent to do of professional here and now, for each cadet of responsibilities As a good citi- prepared to know his :to perform them when

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Y .-, Fiff-iii:-1:.'i'f?V 1 -. ' - V ' 1 ' ' ' 1 , 1819,'t'hC,:CQ1i'11i1ai1'da1d1I was relieved because he did ' ' d ' A to ypo'sses's 'sumcierit command of his temper. as respects rewards . . 1 3 :111 18151. Captain Partridge ' I ininianfy. ways, an excellent Commandant. as -the severest punishment for is hailed as the best reward its said in Niles' Register for i ,H up and down the plain with 1814 ,caissons and study thereg and the guard-house of the bom- ffor mutiny, found guilty and a recommendation by the I of his youth, he be dismissed 1 was taken by the . A e 's'i T -1 1 Y i here is that they should quickly p be proportionate to it. It is the ii .,i.'. Q Q' good example of conservatism at ibieihad from the history of the cadet uni- blue until ISI6, when it was changed to gray p p of, General Wiiifield Scott, whose regiment, clothed 1 r 1 fS,,.s,s.Q:-. ,L ff . V I 'lSKilffl:gi'MdNfUMENT 1 ,p ei t1 '31f6ff i

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BOARD OF VISITORS June, 1907 APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BRIOADIER-GENERAL THOMAS XNARD, U. S. A., QI. DR. ROSWELL PARIQ. ..... . . .Buffalo, N. Y. retired CPfCSlCl6l1tD ............ Rochester, N. Y. 5. COLONEL A. R. LAWTON. .. ...... Savarmah, Ga. GENERAL BIRD VV. SPENCER. . . ...... Passaic, N. I. 6. MR. ARCHIBALD PTOPKINS ..... . . .W'aslIiIIgToII, D. C. MR. GEORGE H. NEWMAN. . . . . Fayetteville, Term. 7. PTONORIXBLE N. T. GUERNSEY. . . . . .Des Moines, Ia. APPOINTED BY THE VICE-PRESIDENT PIONORABLE N. B. SCOTT. . . . . .West Virginia 9. T'-TONORABLE A. O. BACON fVice-Presicleutb . .Georgia APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES T'TONORABLE'J'OHN A. T. HULL .................. Iowa II. HSONORABLE IOI-IN XV. DXX'lLiliI'l' L'Secretaryl . .New York 12. HONORABLE JAMES HAY. .. .... Virginia 20