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Show Some Went Point Figure. From 1838 to 188? inclusive 6.GG9 young men have been appointed to West Point. The following table shows how many have bven rejected, how many admitted ad-mitted and the number graduated. Rejected for deficiency in Beading 185' By academic board.. 1,803 Writing 593' By medical hoard.. tiOl Spelling 6tf?ApiK)lut't canceled. iW Arithmetic 702 Declined appoiut'U,. KW Grammar SfftilAltfrnuU'S GO Geography B'Jtij Admitted 4.-11X1 History BSaltiraduuted 8,305 The buildings in use at the academy are mostly new. None date back beyond be-yond 181(7, when the chapel was built. The academic building where the recitations reci-tations take place is defective, and an appropriation has been made by congress to build another at a cost of $490,000. In the basement of this building is the gymnasium and the trophy room. In the latter are kept models of gunB, gun carriages, car-riages, shot and shell, battle flags; indeed in-deed nil manner of curiositv iu a mili- tary line. At present the most defective de-fective thing about the academy is the gymnasium, which is unfit for any respectable educational institution ; but congress has taken cognizance of the fact and granted $1)0,000 for a new one. The chapel is not an imposing, building without, but within it is tastefully taste-fully arranged. On the right are slabs giving the names of all the major generals gen-erals and brigadier generals of the Revolutionary Revo-lutionary war, with date of birth and death. On the left are slabs giving the same in the case of prominent officers of the Mexican war. The cadets occupy the center seats; the families of officers stationed at the post use the sides. The choir is composed of cadets. West Point Letter. |