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

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N the beginning the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is -and then gathered together all that remained and fashioned the Department of Chemistry. No other theory ill satisfactorily account for the presence of the glorious assortment of subjects in which instruction is here given. The finished product of the Department is possessor of a knowledge that ranges from an acquaintance with the appearance, character, and ancestry of every denizen of the Primordial Beach to an ability to describe in detail the process of making beer. He can converse fluently of the merits of the central siphuncle as contrasted with the ventral and can give the particulars of the bloody prehistoric battle which ultimately resulted in the victorious conquest of the Lamellibranchs by the (vasteropods. Nor is all his instruction gleaned from books. In the Lab.” he acquires the logical method of reasoning which leads to a true understanding of the relation of cause and effect. For the laboratory note book is replete with syllogisms like this: F.x cerement- Heated a test tube in Bunsen burner flame until it was red hot. Accidently touched it. !!— » Ohsekvation “Ducrot Profanity in Chemical laboratory about 10:30 A. M.” Inference Speech i silver: silence is golden. Equipped with a collection of similar nuggets of wisdom he can sally forth to face life’s problems with a serene and untroubled confidence. Even when the memory of Nelson and the wary cryophorus sinks to oblivion his faith in these truisms will not waver. And now for a serious word in closing. The class of 1009 entered upon its studies in the Department of Chemistry with pleasant anticipations based upon the unqualified endorsement given it by the preceding class. Nor were we disappointed. During the entire period of our association with the Department its conduct towards us was marked bv an unfailing patience and courteous treatment that won our hearty admiration. — 27 —

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wasiv ifrafrfaft ( • ui i ji « iJtal PROFESSOR Coionk.i Samcki. K. Tii i max, M. A., Cadet, U. S. M. A., IWI5-lS(i9; appointed at large; graduated 3; Second Lieutenant, tth Artillery, 1869; First Lieutenant of Engineers, 1875; Professor of Chemistry, .Mineralogy and Geology, l S. M. A., 1888. ASS 1ST A NT PROFESSOR Major Wikt Roiiinson, Coast Artillery Corps; class ‘87; graduated 9. INSTRUCTORS Captain Thomas W. Darraii, 27th Infantry; class 93; graduated -I. Captain Wmmam F. Nrsnirr, 4th Infantry; class ’98; graduated 24. Captain Chari-ES B. Ci.AHK, llth Infantry; class ‘99; graduated 18. Captain Henry C. Jewett, Corps of Engineers; class 01; graduated 9. First Lieitenant Julias A. Benjamin, 3 l Cavalry; class ‘00; graduated 33. Second Lieutenant Samuel M. Parker, 59th Infantry; class ‘03; graduated 41. Department of Chemistry, Mineralogy and Geology ' flRt-fMST, AND A PLANET A CRYSTAL,AND A CELL. ' — 26 —

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a H CUVfK BVT 15 IT ART? Department of Drawing PROFESSOR Colonel Charles W. Larnkd, Cadet, l S. M. A., 181)6-1870; appointed from New York; graduu-ted 58; Second Lieutenant :kl Cavalry, June to October, 1870; transferred to 7th Cavalry; Second Lieutenant 7th Cavalry, 1870-1876; First Lieutenant, 1876; Professor of Drawing, U.S. M.A., 1876. IN’ST It I’CTO RS Caitain Piehiick W. Lewis, 59 th Infantry; class ’96; graduated 18. First Liectexaxt Pelham I). GuiotMiD, 5d Field Artillery; class ’01; graduated 18. First Lieutenant Henry M. Nelly, 50th Infantry; class ’05; graduated ti. Second Lieutenant Richard J. Herman, 93d Infantry; class Ot; graduated 41. Second Lieutenant Frederick W. Manley, 13th Infantry; class 05; graduated 65. — 28 —