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

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.XD . .,,..-. - A, ,, , , 1, tif ...N , , i Ui- .fs ., -. -in 1' J' ' f Rigging K' ,gy ' pit ,fegvlllxl E -5 is fv w' 'z vi ta 5 . F is 1 ii ' T was the greatest of pleasures for the ' 'ff' Q. A X . 1 speckoids to enter this department. For at E VL 4 last they had an opportunity to shine-and H shine they did. The 'cElements of Lawn T merely had the effect of getting everyone . wa1'med up, but before c'Constitutional Lawn was finished, no conversation between first 4 classmen would have been possible without U A. i . . numerous legal phrases to add to the clear- ness of it. Even among the lowly goats the specking epidemic spread and our .little Dud- ley Aleshire was heard to say, '4Ducky, how long does it seem to you since plebe camp P and the prompt reply was, 'CSO long that,the memory of man runneth not to the contraryf, VVe only cite this as an example of the capa- bilities 'of the Department in developing an Immortal's memorizing power. The Law Department probably proves to be the most pleasant surprise of any that the cadet enters. Until the first class year every one has more or less misgiving concerning this stern subject and naturally places the Depart- ment in the same categoryg but he learns through its agency that the Law is not merely a hobgoblin that punishes every wrongg it is also the p1'otection of those who obey its precepts and the fountain -of remedies for those entitled to them. It being the duty of every soldier to know the Law and in many cases' to administer the same, it is incumbent upon the VVest Pointer to be thoroughly grounded in the principles of this science when he leaves the Academyg and with the assistance of numerous texts, writs, lectures and cases, the Depart- ment does its duty so thoroughly that few men are ever even conditioned inthe subject. But the stern law-giver would be forced to smile could he hear some of the liberal constructions given to the text by cer- tain cadetsg for instance, Col. Polk's Pacific Blockade that included all the broad waste of Water between the coasts of America and Asiag or Don. Q. Landis's statement that an Kalibiw is the proper person to hang in case of mutiny. In spite of the fact that this subject must be taken care of in the sleepiest part of the day, it is a reg1'et to many of us that the 'course is necessarily a short one. P 29

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S . N i:T:'N'T ' - . ii- ,,, T-ia? f i N 5 .G :Q M, I , Y 1 1 tt! . 5 'ss - iyaagqw ,At ,Wig vggtg .,. , , ,gg ,,.fU.,, ,-54, . .M ,,,ff f.., 2-,rf f ' . J 1: i -, V, a w H if-1 ' f, ' 'lg' ' .A 'Q'-. ',:'f.' 'tw 7 .-If 1 lly a ji 5. . 12:55 H t P 2 ' .-535, - .,-n:s.. .:rw9aswi1 .swf L...-W f 2,, ..a' V. ix , Q,, ., T EPARTMENT of Ignoranceand Science of Gummery-the Ignorance and the efficient wielding of the Gumstick being, in this case, the inevitable result of a night spent with the big red book. No cadet ever enters this Department without having his mind full of misgivings about the numerous pitfalls that have been laid for him, and the snares that beset him on his weary trajectory through Interior and Exterior Ballistics. Even be- fore furlough he' hears some first elassmen tell how the instructors provide- each with a slide rule, log table, 'numerical data in any quantity, ballistic tables, and then dare him to work a problem. , , The purpose of the' course in Ordnance and Gunnery is to provide the cadet with such knowledge of the weapons ofwar as will enable him to use them to the high- est degree of their efficiency as an officer of the army. Incidentally his vocabu- lary of cuss words is greatly increased when problems accompany a day's lesson, but there was never a good soldier who could not swear Huently when the occasion demanded it, and a disinterested onlooker at a recitation of the goats in this subject would give prima facie evidence that the above demanded occasion occurs every time a goat fails to bugle. l VVhat a happy feeling it was last September when we plodded to the Cadet Store to draw our first class text books and found that nice, thick, sensational- looking, red book among them! hlany of us puffed out our chests with p-ride to think that we were at last going to learn something that 'fcitsv donat-,knowg but alas! Everyone's sails were knocked flat as soon as the preface was encoun- tered, for it was the same old story: 'fThis text, both as to subject matter and arrangement, has been prepared .expressly for the use of the Cadets at the U. S. Military Academyv! Enough said, for there are none so gross as to fail to comprehend that 'old familiar warning. An extremely interesting featu1'e of the course is the practical instruction. This has made us feel that we may go into a machine shop, if need be, and not fear that a lathe, a planer, or a milling machine can get the better of us' ina hand-to-hand conflict. And perhaps long after ffhilaj or Covolume of .the French Artillery has passed from our memories, We'll remember the practical part of the course-which appeared to us, after struggling with the text, like an oasis in the desert appears to a weary traveler. 31' r f . , 1 P .av 2 I VSV dz 1' oi QQ? WY?-eiwauflv 'WM 7 -7q, -- 4 nv 0?-' fy X. 4 -. . l 'Es-.iv A' Ng. M ...M , .J .tt f ra, . .:fit-awk'ir'-iid,-.gfierfiiva3,1 A44 6.1 fs? .-gf..-:sity -A - ' - -. f- .. -: - ', -:ig--.el ' .h I , . ,s . . -- v.-X,,..:...-aff. .- ,. sf-A .if ,-1. . ix ' '- WF-.'j-K ,J ' L 1 ..,11fffr:.-I fe... . if .eff W