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^Tbe 1bowtt3er . Published by ,the , . CADETS of the United States Military Academy WEST POINT, NEW YORK LIBRARY U.S. M.A. of 8;g.< Army FRANKLIN PRINTING CO. PHILADELPHIA 1897 ^* «^W &?• V7* «47* «^* ^* "^ /fe i£W 0ld (gray ZBatta&on." jf jf K1 sf jf jf jf TDL £. flMlftars Bcaoem^ meet IPoint, mew ISorfe, Boarfc of Disitors, June, 1896. Appointed by the President of the United States: i. Honorable M. E. INGALLS, Cincinnati, Ohio. 2. Doctor JOSEPH D. BRYANT, New York, N. Y. 3. Honorable T. H. CLARK, Montgomery, Alabama. 4. General JAMES H. WILSON (President), Wilmington, Delaware. 5. Honorable HIRAM C. GARWOOD, ........ Bastrop, Texas. 6. Professor W. WHITMAN BAILEY (Secretary), . Providence, R. I. 7. Honorable ALBERT W. GILCHRIST, Punta Gorda, Florida. Appointed by the President of the Senate : 8. Honorable GEORGE GRAY, Wilmington, Delaware. 9. Honorable WILLIAM J. SEWELL (Vice-President), . Camden, New Jersey. Appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives : 10. Honorable GEORGE W. STEELE, Marion, Indiana. n. Honorable ROBERT G. COUSINS, Tipton, Iowa. 12. Honorable GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN, New York, N. Y. Superintendent Colonel O. H. ERNST, Lieutenant-Colonel, Corps of Engineers. /IDilftars Staff. Captain WILBER E. WILDER, Fourth Cavalry, Adjutant of the Military Academy and of the Post; Recruiting Officer; Commanding Band and Detachment of Field Music. Captain WILLIAM F. SPURGIN, Twenty-first Infantry, Treasurer of the Military Academy, and Quartermaster and Commissary of Cadets. Captain JOHN B. BELLINGER, Assistant Quartermaster of U. S. A., Quarter master of the Military Academy and of the Post; Disbursing Officer. First Lieutenant BARRINGTON K. WEST, Sixth Cavalry, Commissary and Treas urer ; in charge of the Post Exchange. First Lieutenant WILLIAM WEIGEL, Eleventh Infantry, Assistant to the Quarter master, and Officer of Police. Major GEORGE H. TORNEY, Surgeon, U. S. A., Surgeon. Captain CHARLES F. MASON, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. A. Captain FRANCIS A. WINTER, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. A. Hcabemtc Staff- DEPARTHENT OF NATURAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHILOSOPHY. PETER S. MICHIE, Professor. Captain WILLIAM B. GORDON, Ordnance Department, Assistant Professor. Ijtst?'uctors : First Lieutenant H. C. DAVIS, Third Artillery. First lieutenant J. T. CRABBS, Eighth Cavalry. In Charge of Observatory and Astronomical Observations : First Lieutenant SAMUEL D. FREEMAN, Tenth Cavalry. DEPARTMENT OF DRAWING. CHARLES W. LARNED, Professor. Second Lieutenant WALTER C. BABCOCK, Eighth Cavalry, Assistant Professor. Instructors : Second Lieutenant CHARLES B. HAGADORN, Twenty-third Infantry. Second Lieutenant HORACE M. REEVES, Third Infantry. DEPARTHENT OF MATHEMATICS. EDGAR W. BASS, Professor. * WRIGHT P. EDGERTON, Associate Professor. First Lieutenant DANIEL B. DEVORE, Twenty third Infantry, Assistant Professor. Instructors : First Lieutenant CHARLES P. ECHOLS, Corps of Engineers. Second Lieutenant WILLIAM M. CRUIKSHANK, First Artillery. Second Lieutenant JOHN H. RICE, Third Cavalry. Second Lieutenant JAY E. HOFFER, Third Artillery. Second Lieutenant D. M. KING, Fourth Artillery. Second Lieutenant JOHN W. JOYES, Fifth Artillery. * Associate Professor with rank of Captain. DEPARTMENT OF CHEHISTRY, MINERALOGY AND GEOLOGY. SAMUEL E. TILLMAN, Professor. First Lieutenant RICHMOND P. DAVIS, Second Artillery, Assistant Professor. Instructors : First Lieutenant EDGAR RUSSEL, Fifth Artillery. Second Lieutenant PALMER E. PIERCE, Sixth Infantry. Second Lieutenant WILLIAM R. SMITH, First Artillery. DEPARTMENT OF TACTICS. Commandant of Cadets and Instructor of Tactics : Lieutenant-Colonel SAMUEL M. MILLS, Captain Fifth Artillery. Senior Instructor of Cavalry Tactics : Captain JAMES PARKER, Fourth Cavalry. Senior Instructor of Artillery Tactics : First Lieutenant ALEXANDER B. DYER, Fourth Artillery. Assisla7tt Instructor of Tactics. Commanding Company of Cadets: First Lieutenant GRANGER ADAMS, Fifth Artillery. Senior Instructor of Infantry Tactics : First Lieutenant WILDS P. RICHARDSON, Eighth Infantry. Assistant Instructor of Tactics, Commanding Company of Cadets : First Lieutenant WILLIAM H. ALLAIRE, Twenty-third Infantry. Assistant Instj'uctor of Tactics, Commanding Company of Cadets : First Lieutenant SAMSON L. FAISON, First Infantry. Assistant Instructor of Cavalry Tactics : Second Lieutenant JULIEN R. LINDSEY, Ninth Cavalry. DEPARTHENT OF HODERN LANGUAGES. EDWARD E. WOOD, Professor. Instructors : First Lieutenant PETER E. TRAUB, First Cavalry. First Lieutenant MARCUS D. CRONIN, Twenty-fifth Infantry. Second Lieutenant SAMUEL C HAZZARD, First Artillery. Second Lieutenant EDWARD B. CASSATT, Fourth Cavalry. First Lieutenant C. H. HUNTER, First Artillery. Second Lieutenant W. R. SMEDBERG, JR., Fourth Cavalry. Second Lieutenant J. M. WILLIAMS, Fifth Artillery. 7 DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND HISTORY. GEORGE B. DAVIS, Professor, Lieutenant-Colonel and Deputy Judge Advocate General, TJ. S. A. (By assignment under Act June 6th, 1874.) First Lieutenant B. K. WEST, Sixth Cavalry, Assistant Professor. Instructors : First Lieutenant WALTER A. BETHEL, Third Artillery. Second Lieutenant FRANK G. MAULDIN, Third Artillery. Second Lieutenant ROBERTSON HONEY, Fourth Artillery. DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND MILITARY ENGINEERING. GUST A v J. FIEBEGER, Professor. First Lieutenant THOMAS H. REES, Corps of Engineers, Assistant Professor. Instructors : First Lieutenant FRANCIS H. SHUNK, Corps of Engineers. First Lieutenant CHESTER A. HARDING, Corps of Engineers. DEPARTMENT OF PRACTICAL AND MILITARY ENGINEERING. Captain JAMES L. LUSK, Corps of Engineers, Instructor. First Lieutenant E. EVELETH WINSLOW, Corps of Engineers, Assistant Instructor. DEPARTrlENT OF ORDNANCE AND GUNNERY. Captain LAWRENCE L. BRUFF, Ordnance Department, Instructor. Assistant Instructors : First Lieutenant JOHN T. THOMPSON, Ordnance Department. Second Lieutenant HENRY D. TODD, JR., Third Artillery. CHAPLAIN. REV. HERBERT SHIPMAN. HERMAN J. KOEHLER, Master of the Sword. GEORGE ESSIGKE, Teacher of Music. Battalion ©r0ant3ation- 3une 1st, 1897- "A." "B." "C." «D.' CAPTAINS. H. S. MORGAN, H. DOREY, F. R. MCCOY, J. C RAYMOND. Adjutant—S. A. CHENEY. Quartermaster—W. D. CONNOR. LIEUTENANTS H. S. SMITHER, F. H. POPE, J. C OAKES, A. J. BOWLEY, H. B. FERGUSON, M. E. HANNA, W. S. VALENTINE, E. T. CONLEY, R. E. LONGAN, R. H. HARPER, L. C. WOLF, E. O. SARRATT. Sergeant Major—C. S. BABCOCK. Quartermaster-Sergeant—G. V. HENRY. FIRST SERGEANTS. M. CRAIG, F. C. BOGGS, JR., R. C. DAVIS, A. E. WILLIAMS. SERGEANTS. W. P. WOOTEN, W. F. NESBITT, E. D. BRICKER, E. N. BENCHLEY, H. L. NEWBOLD, M. MCCLOSKEY, M. G. SPINKS, J. E. STEVENS, M. C. KERTH, L. W. JORDAN, JR., J. B. GOWEN, B. ENOCHS, H. BUTNER, C. W. OTWELL, A. A. FRIES, R.INGRAM. CORPORALS. C. A. ROMEYN, J. A. WOODRUFF, W. KELLY, F. C. JEWELL, F. B. KERR, C. A. TROTT, A. N. MCCLURE, C. C. CARTER, H. B. FARRAR, E. M. MARKHAM, L. W. OLIVER, G. V. MOSELEY, G. W. BUNNELL, JR., G. W. STUART, G. S. SIMONDS, A. B. PUTNAM, C. M. BUNDEL, R. H. PECK, P. W. GUINEY, D. K. MAJOR. JOHN G. WORKIZER, '97, Editor-in-Chief. SHERWOOD A. CHENEY, '97, Business Manager, Art Editors : HAROLD E. CLOKE, '97, JACOB F. WOODYARD, '98, HERBERT A. LAFFERTY, '98. Literary Editors : HARRY G. BISHOP, '97, DANIEL G. BERRY, '98, BERTRAM C. GILBERT, '97, THOMAS F. MAGINNIS, '98, FRANK C. JEWELL, '99. Athletic Editors : HENRY ABBOT, '97, WILLIAM F. NESBITT, '98, STEWART HEINTZELMAN, '99. Class Editors: EDGAR T. CONLEY, '97, ROBERT C. FOY, '99, LYTLE BROWN, '98, WALTER S. GRANT, 1900. CLASS YELL -.—Boom ! Rah ! Rah / Rah / '97! West Point! CLASS COLORS:—Yellow. Class Officers. President, EDGAR T. CONLEY. Vice-President, HAROLD B. FISKE. Secretary and Treasurer, FRANCIS H. POPE. Athletic Representative, HENRY ABBOT. Hop Managers. SHERWOOD A. CHENEY, FRANK ROSS MCCOY, THOMAS A. ROBERTS, HALSTEAD DOREY, PIERCE A. MURPHY, FRANCISCO ALCANTARA, WILLIARD D. NEWBILL, BERTRAM C. GILBERT, WILLIAM D. CONNOR. J3 '97'8 Xast l^eat. |T high noon, June 12th, 1896, we sailed through the golden gate which had been our goal for three long, wearisome years, and found ourselves on the pacific sea of First-classdom. How wonderful it seemed ! Our feelings were similar to those of the all-confident Plebe (before he has entered the west sally-port) and we had that large, elevating sensation of conscious greatness and 8^ hat which a newly-fledged corporal ex periences when he sprouts his glittering pin feathers. The hampering barracks could not long contain us, and, after due delibera tion, it was decided by the authorities to take us into Camp Hooker, where we might have all out doors to move about in. But how soon do our fondest anticipations come to naught! We all too quickly found that there was more pain than pleasure in the dazzling charm, and, like moths with singed wings, we settled down to the commonplace. Although we rode in the first-class carriage, we found that its wheels turned in the same old rut. Of course camp had its diversions, but all through the game, where we pre ferred hearts, we found our hands full of spades, and enough holes were dug in Fort Clinton, filled up, and redug, to make, if continuous, a short cut to the Antipodes, and always there was the pontoon bridge of sighs. Our morning rides and their attendant elocutionary treats were the inspira tion which threw us headlong into the capture of Cro' Nest and Long Pond, and far into the night the moping owl and cooing dove might have been heard 14 complaining of the unwarranted intrusion into the tangled and sacred depths of their pipe-line home. Grim malaria