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

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Since its founding in 1802 West Point has continually in- creased in both size and scope. Today this expansion proceeds — in extent of curriculum, in facilities, and soon, in all probability, in the authorized strength of the Corps. A corollary of this steady and unslacking growth has been the progressive development of a more complex, comprehensive, and efificient system of admin- istration. We dedicate this section to the devoted officers and enlisted and civilian personnel who keep the wheels turning, the bells ringing, and the tenths fleeing. •ri u 10 •ri •ri section edited by JOHN J. NICHOLS

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n— r Administration and Academics seems to cover a vast field, and in reality it does. The administrative processing which a cadet and his records go through during his stay at the Academy involves an ingenious and complicated system of cubbyholes, file cabinets, and paperclips masterfully held together with several rolls of red tape, and is a necessity to each and every cadet. Academics pose a constant challenge to cadets in almost every field for nine months of the year. It is this portion of the Academy that has the responsibility for the intellectual part of the cadet ' s training. It is through these Academics that a cadet receives the broad basic collegiate education in the arts and sciences that will enable him to better serve as an officer in the United States Army.