Show Whistler at West Point Amoiitr the famous men who were for n brief term eiidots at West Point were ICcIgur l A Poe the poet MattII I I I Carpon tel the eminent lawyer and statesman of Wisconsin ami Janice McNVal WlilHtlor the celebrated painter AVlilstlcr remained three years at the academy The Army and Navy Journal given the following curious story why he did not pass his examination ex-amination the subject given him In chemistry to discuss before tho ncadumlc board wa silica which constitutes S percent per-cent of the solId matter of our earth Uhlstlcr it was said In perfect innocence of the subject but with hlK characteristically characteris-tically charming manner described slllcv as nn clastic jraH or a snponlllnblc fat The ynting Imflea In the audience smiled iu > l > rovul bin the Htern academic bonrd dlsiHMiscd with Whljtlors further valium ble scrvlccu at the Military academy |