ILLUSTRATIONS
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East View of West Point from the Hudson River Frontispiece
The Spirit of West Point 2
Artillery Target Practice 6
Major Sylvanus Thayer, “The Father of the Military Academy” From the Painting by Thomas Sully, Library, U.S.M.A. 24
Class Formation in the Area of Barracks 38
The Administration Building 40
The Administration Building and Riding Hall 42
Colonel Jonathan Williams, Corps of Engineers, First Superintendent of the Military Academy From the Painting by Thomas Sully, Library, U.S.M.A. 44
Colonel Joseph G. Swift, First Graduate of the Military Academy From the Painting by Thomas Sully, Library, U.S.M.A. 46
Cadets at Equitation in the World’s Largest Riding Hall (600 ft. × 150 ft.) 48
The Carved Mantel in the Hall of the Academic Board The Nine Great Warriors of the World. Sculptor, Laurie 50
The North Cadet Barracks 52
The Chapel 56
The Interior of the Chapel 58
View up the Hudson River from Trophy Point 66
“Spooning” on Flirtation Walk 68
The Superintendent’s Quarters Built in 1820 78
Colonel John Biddle, Corps of Engineers, Superintendent 80
“Beast Barracks”—Drawing Mattresses 102
Reporting for Duty 104
Two Hours after Reporting 108
The Interior of a Cadet’s Room in Barracks 114
Moving from Barracks to Camp 118
A First Lesson in Saluting 122
Marching to Barracks from Dinner The Academic Buildings 154
The Exterior of the Gymnasium 196
Gymnastic Exercises 200
The Athletic Field 208
Setting up Drill on the Plain 210
Parade on the Plain 230
At Target Practice on the Flats 236
At P. M. E. Drill Building a Pontoon Bridge 240
A Review for the Chief of the Staff of the Army 288
Graduation—President Wilson Addressing the Graduating Class “We’ll bid farewell to Cadet gray and don the Army blue” 302
The Spirit of West Point