Outside of cadet accommodations, the most urgent existing necessity is a sufficient appropriation for providing promptly additional quarters for officers. The provision Congress made for increasing the number of cadets has necessitated a proportional increase in the number of officers doing duty as instructors. These officers are here, but all are not suitably or properly quartered. Three temporary sets of quarters have been improvised out of the old Kinsley House, a building that before this should have been torn down to make its site available for proper quarters. Four officers' families are living in quarters intended for two, and four others occupy the quarters of enlisted men and civilian employees. Officers thus situated, it is obvious, work under a serious disadvantage, and it is hoped Congress will promptly provide the remedy. Another most urgent improvement is the construction of a carriage road from the South dock to the south end of the reservation. Such a road is practicable and will be an economy for the Government in hauling, as there must necessarily be much building in that portion of the reservation. It will also divert much of the traffic that now necessarily passes through the post, and it will also be a great convenience to the considerable population living to the south of West Point who are obliged to come here for railroad and boat transportation. THE WEST POINT HOTEL. Attention is again called to this building, with the recommendation that Congress be urged to appropriate sufficient funds to renovate it, so that it may possess ordinary comforts for its guests. The comparative isolation of West Point makes a hotel necessary for the accommodation of the yearly boards of visitors, other Government officials, and for the parents and guardians of cadets. The present building was erected many years ago from funds procured from the sale of timber on the reservation, and Congress has never appropriated funds for it. The Government has, however, had the benefit of its yearly rental. The increased rental to be derived from it if renovated will certainly afford a good interest on the money expended for the purpose. If Congress is unwilling to appropriate for this purpose, it is recommended that the right to renovate and reconstruct the building be given to civilians on terms which will be of advantage both to the Government and them. ESTIMATES. The estimates for the next fiscal year are forwarded with this report. They embrace essentially the same requests as in the past, the principal exceptions being items to provide sufficient quarters for the officers now on duty at the Academy, for the purchase of Long Pond and its watershed, and for the construction of a road from the South dock to the southern part of the reservation. The necessity for each new item in the estimates is explained in the remarks following it. It is hoped all will meet with favorable consideration. CONCLUSION. In conclusion, I have the honor to record the deep gratitude I feel I owe to the professors and other officers of the Academy for the loyal support and aid they have given me throughout the year. All are harmonious and zealous in working to attain the highest end in instruction and discipline. I have also to express to the honorable Secretary of War and the Adjutant-General of the Army the Academy's deep appreciation for their cordial and firm support of the measures submitted to them, without which the gratifying progress made throughout the year in discipline, instruction, and material growth and provision for future development would have been impossible. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, A. L. MILLS, Colonel, U. S. Army, Superintendent. The ADJUTANT-GENERAL UNITED STATES ARMY, 1. Roster. APPENDICES. Washington, D. C. 2. Report of commandant of cadets. 3. Report of instructor of practical military engineering. 6. Report of quartermaster. 7. Report of ordnance officer. 8. Report of librarian. 9. Type examination questions. A. ROSTER OF OFFICERS AND TROOPS. SUPERINTENDENT. Col. Albert L. Mills, captain, First Cavalry. MILITARY STAFF. Capt. William C. Rivers, First Cavalry, adjutant of the Military Academy and of the post; recruiting officer. Maj. Charles B. Hall, Second Infantry, treasurer of the Military Academy, and quartermaster and commissary of cadets. Maj. John B. Bellinger, Q. M., U. S. Army, quartermaster of the Military Academy and of the post; disbursing officer. Capt. Malvern-Hill Barnum, Eighth Cavalry, assistant to quartermaster and officer of police; commissary, and in charge of post exchange. First Lieut. William Kelly, jr., Fourth Cavalry, assistant to quartermaster. Maj. John M. Banister, surgeon, U. S. A., surgeon. First Lieut. Franklin M. Kemp, assistant surgeon, U. S. A. First Lieut. George H. R. Gosman, assistant surgeon, U. S. A. ACADEMIC STAFF. Professors whose service at the Academy as professor exceeds 10 years, have the pay and allowances of colonel, and all other professors the pay and allowances of lieutenant-colonel. DEPARTMENT OF TACTICS. Lieut. Col. Charles G. Treat, captain, Artillery Corps, commandant of cadets and instructor of tactics. (June 15, 1901.) Capt. George H. Sands, Sixth Cavalry, senior instructor of cavalry tactics. Capt. James K. Thompson, Fifteenth Infantry, senior instructor of infantry tactics; commanding company of cadets. Capt. Edwin St. J. Greble, Artillery Corps, senior instructor of artillery tactics. Capt. Fred W. Sladen, Fourteenth Infantry, assistant instructor of tactics; commanding company of cadets. Capt. Edmund M. Blake, Artillery Corps, assistant instructor of tactics; commanding company of cadets. Capt. Edward Anderson, Seventh Cavalry, assistant instructor of tactics; commanding company of cadets. First Lieut. Robert C. Davis, Seventeenth Infantry, assistant instructor of tactics; commanding company of cadets. First Lieut. George T. Summerlin, Fourth Cavalry, assistant instructor of cavalry tactics; commanding company of cadets. First Lieut. Leon B. Kromer, Eleventh Cavalry, assistant instructor of tactics and gymnastics. First Lieut. Herman J. Koehler, U. S. Army, instructor of military gymnastics and physical culture. DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND MILITARY ENGINEERING. Gustav J. Fiebeger, professor. (May 4, 1896.) Capt. James P. Jervey, Corps of Engineers, assistant professor. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHILOSOPHY. William B. Gordon, professor. (March 27, 1901.) Capt. Cornélis DeW. Willcox, Artillery Corps, assistant professor. Capt. Richard L. Livermore, Tenth Cavalry; Capt. Johnson Hagood, Artillery Corps; First Lieut. Monroe C. Kerth, Twenty-third Infantry, instructors. Capt. William G. Sills, First Cavalry, in charge of observatory and astronomical observations. DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS. Wright P. Edgerton, professor. (October 7, 1898.) Charles P. Echols, associate professor.1 (October 7, 1898.) Capt. Frank W. Coe, Artillery Corps; Capt. Mortimer O. Bigelow, Ninth Cavalry; Capt. Alston Hamilton, Artillery Corps; Capt. Robert E. Callan, Artillery Corps; Capt. Clarence H. McNeil, Artillery Corps; Capt. James W. Hinkley, jr., Artillery Corps; Capt. Edwin O. Sarratt, Artillery Corps; First Lieut. John B. Christian, Ninth Cavalry; First Lieut. John E. Stevens, Artillery Corps; First Lieut. Francis H. Pope, Second Cavalry; First Lieut. George E. Mitchell, Seventh Cavalry, instructors. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, MINERALOGY, AND GEOLOGY. Samuel E. Tillman, professor. (December 21, 1880.) Capt. Richmond P. Davis, Artillery Corps, assistant professo.. Capt. Samuel G. Jones, Eleventh Cavalry; Capt. John McA. Palmer, Fifteenth Infantry; Capt. Paul B. Malone, Twenty-seventh Infantry; Capt. Robert S. Abernethy, Artillery Corps; Capt. Albert J. Bowley, Artillery Corps, instructors. DEPARTMENT OF DRAWING. Charles W. Larned, professor. (July 25, 1876.) Capt. Horace M. Reeve, Third Infantry, assistant professor. In Capt. Andrew Hero, jr., Artillery Corps; Captain Frederick W. Lewis, fantry; First Lieut. Chauncey B. Humphrey, Third Infantry; First Lieut. Henry C. Smither, First Cavalry, instructors. DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES. Edward E. Wood, professor. (October 1, 1892.) Capt. J. F. Reynolds Landis, First Cavalry, assistant professor of the Spanish language. Capt. Thomas G. Hanson, Nineteenth Infantry, assistant professor of the French language. Capt. Wirt Robinson, Artillery Corps; Capt. John M. Jenkins, Fifth Cavalry; Capt. Albert E. Saxton, Eighth Cavalry; Capt. Girard Sturtevant, Fifth Infantry; Capt. Frank Parker, Fifteenth Cavalry; Capt. William S. Guignard, Artillery Corps; Capt. Bertram C. Gilbert, Artillery Corps; First Lieut. William Kelly, jr., Fourth Cavalry; First Lieut. Thomas A. Roberts, Tenth Cavalry; First Lieut. Frank C. Jewell, Artillery Corps, instructors. DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND HISTORY. Edgar S. Dudley, lieutenant-colonel and judge-advocate, U. S. A., professor. (July 31, 1901.) (By assignment under act June 6, 1874.) Capt. Nathan K. Averill, Seventh Cavalry, assistant professor. Capt. Dennis E. Nolan, Thirteenth Infantry; First Lieut. Daniel G. Berry, First Infantry; First Lieut. Pierce A. Murphy, Seventh Cavalry, instructors. DEPARTMENT OF PRACTICAL MILITARY ENGINEERING, MILITARY SIGNALING, AND TELEGRAPHY. Capt. Joseph E. Kuhn, Corps of Engineers, instructor. (August 22, 1900.) First Lieut. William B. Ladue, Corps of Engineers, senior assistant instructor. DEPARTMENT OF ORDNANCE AND GUNNERY. Capt. Frank E. Hobbs, Ordnance Department, instructor. (August 15, 1900.) Capt. Charles C. Jamieson, Ordnance Department, senior assistant instructor. Capt. Gordon G. Heiner, Artillery Corps, assistant instructor. 1Associate professor, with the pay and allowances of captain. Lieut. Col Charles G. Treat, Artillery Corps, commanding. Company A, Capt. James K. Thompson, Fifteenth Infantry, commanding. DETACHMENT OF HOSPITAL CORPS. Maj. John M. Banister, surgeon, U. S. A., commanding. UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY DETACHMENT OF ARMY SERVICE MEN. Maj. John B. Bellinger, quartermaster, U. S. A., commanding. COMPANY M, THIRD BATTALION, ENGINEERS. Capt. Joseph E. Kuhn, Corps of Engineers, commanding. UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY DETACHMENT OF ORDNANCE. Capt. Frank E. Hobbs, Ordnance Department, commanding. UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY DETACHMENT OF CAVALRY. Capt. George H. Sands, Sixth Cavalry, commanding. UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY DETACHMENT OF ARTILLERY. Capt. Edwin St. J. Greble, Artillery Corps, commanding. UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY BAND AND DETACHMENT OF FIELD MUSIC. Capt. William C. Rivers, First Cavalry, commanding. |