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

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'Mmnn JBefore Elction QF' he earth is tull ot anger ,-QQAQ WX V l . Q 1 the seas are oarh with wrath, ?T e ' ' KW the tlaations in their harness Go up against our path: :Ere get we loose the Iegionse :Ere get we oraw the hlaoe, 3ehovah ot the tfhunoers, iL0rD 6305 of JBattIes, aio! 'High lust ano frowaro hearing, - Ilbrouo heart, rebellious brow- Ebeaf ear ano soul uncaring, . we seek Uhtg mercy now! 'Cihe sinner that toreswore Uhee, 'Cihe fool that passeo Uhee hp, Shir times are known before Ghee- iLoro, grant us strength to oie! 1E'en now their vanguaro gathers, Ben now we face the frag- Zts thou oiost help our fathers, - 'Mew Chou our host tooapl Jfulfilleo ot signs ano wonoersf 1In lite, in oeath maoe clear- Sehonah ot the Uhunoers, Ioro Goo ot Jsattles, hear it 1 .fBy couftesy af Qudyard Kipling 5

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jforeworb HE Class of l9l4 takes great pleasure in presenting this, the annual volume of THE HOWITZER, to the Corps of Cadets and to all friends of the Academy. ln it we have tried to depict as faithfully and as completely as we have been able, the life at West Point as we are now living it, and as it has been lived during our four years in the Corps of Cadets, Within these covers are included astory of all phases of our life- our triumphs and our defeats, our work and our play, our military training and our athletic achievementsg and the many varied events, some hilarious, and others of a more serious nature, which annually form traditional mile- stones along the year's journey. And now the long-piped Graduation, the biggest event of our academic careers, is looming up in the near future. We are already begin- ning to feel that queer gripping sensation in our throats as we realize that ere many days have gone by we are to pass through the gateway of this great institution, through which in the past so many worthy sons have gone, and to stand, with strong and courageous hearts, on the threshold of a new life-the service of our Country, on land or on sea, throughout the four corners of the earth. In this act, we shall join the long gray linen of our comrades, who, while not in the Corps, still count themselves of the Corps, and as such, our hearts and our hopes shall ever be with the Corps, and we shall watch with pride its future growth. and development. We have worked in preparing this book with a threefold object in view. If it shall serve to awaken in the minds of all the men in the Corps a pleasant recollection of our last year in their midst, to interest the friends, of the Academyiancl to give them a clearer understanding of our life and aims., and last, but most important, to reawaken in each graduate a recol- lection of his Academy days, and cause him to realize that the Qld West Point still lives in the Newg then, we shall feel that our labor has not been in vain, and that the work has been well worth while. C 7