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

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l .1 ', ikif Department of Civil and Military Engineering PROFESSOR COLONEL GUSTAV J. FII-:BEGERQ claso of l879g Professor of Civil and Mili- tary Engineering, U. S. M. A., l896. n ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CAPTAIN DEWITT C. JONES, Corps of Engineersg class of 1905. A INSTRUCTORS CAPTAIN WILLIAM A. JOHNSON, Corps of Engineersg class of l906. CAPTAIN FREDERICK B. DOWNING, Corps of Engineersg class of l906. CAPTAIN EDMUND L. DALEY, Corps of Engine:-:rsg class of l906. CAPTAIN JAMES G. STEESI-1, Corps of Engineersg class of l907. CAPTAIN DANII-:L I. SULTAN, Corps of E.ngineersg,cflass of l907.

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V J e' . - 5: 1 , i3?fl'?2'f ' L E - 24: wif' .ff -i'f!'iS:' f i A :gg me - A - -G-H 1- . Yu' r -Y r .. rr. I:-.1 . 1 Q. -1- 4.-1.-1 r 1 r it 5 1259 ' . 1' fl fs, 6-EG 3 . lei -fmt W4- is if 'Hits r Q., Bw , rsnzue rch .fm Lam- .ian-L. r,-ff: v. .fn L zu pkg? ,vs aaa. Y. gf He holds him with his glittering eye, The Savy Goat stood still And listened like Va three-year child, The Engineer hath his will. UR instructors, as the Ancient Mariner hold us with a spell, and tell us in solemn terms of I-beam and Z- bars, their moments of inertia, the stress and strain on rivets, beams and struts-then later on they deal with war and strategy galore, how generals without num- ber conducted themselves, and how the great Cam- paign of Gettysburg was won. A hazing investiga- tion is mild compared with the maze through which our youthful minds are led during our daily seance in Engineering. How often have we returned, besmeared with various-colored chalks, mental wrecks, 'and our ear ringing with that parting shot, Score for to-day, Mr. Ducrot, one-three, leaves one-seven for me! Patience and fortitude are also imbibed for It's no use getting mad with the book-a calm judicial attitude of mind is more conducive to clear understanding and logical thought. Even the most seasoned goat feels somewhat taken aback when confronted by instructors who are ever ready to go him one better in considering the amusing side of things, and though we are always treated as first classmen, their merry spirits find frequent opportunity for exercise. In considering the course from the benefits derived, we realize the advantages and development it has pre- ' ' Du. Du. l ussv sented. We have acquired a considerable store of im- .THE SINE portant practical knowledge, and what is equally valu- 'WTEHD UF able, the ability to find such information when needed. A A THE CWM Incidentally, the course has slightly lightened the grudge 'NN we,ve always had -against Math by showing us some .E Zi. practical applications of that laborious science. Though f,,dY w-H We take the keenest pleasure in finishing this course which marks the end of four years, study, it is also with regret vsp ' ' q .that we haven't met more books like Professor Fiebeger's V Egg- g M and a sense of satisfaction that the time we've spent W 72 boning Engineering has been well rewarded. . 1-,RQ l - -i' ri ' ,, fl' Wlllll Hui' i 15