Another College year has commenced. Many familiar
faces are no longer seen on the campus; and the places of the
old men are filled by many new ones. The opening of the
year has seen many important changes. Some of the pro
fessors who have been with us for a long time have gone to
other fields and the vacant positions have been filled by new
men. The large class of freshmen has made it necessary to
engage extra instructors, and the prospects are bright for a
successful year.
That which promises to undergo the greatest change is
the military department. For the past two years circum
stances have necessitated a relaxation from the strict duties
and discipline of this department and the effect has been
felt throughout the College. With the large class of new
cadets this year the time is favorable for an improvement,
and with the engagement of Capt. Clark such improvement
bids fair to be realized.
Capt. Clark has served both as private and officer and
if the new regulations at first seem hard to the old cadets
who have not been accustomed to them they may be very
sure that the commandant is in sympathy with each one and
is in a position to know what is for the best good of the
men. Capt. Clark served as a private during the Civil War,
afterwards entered West Point and graduated in the close
of ’73, entered the Fifth Infantry as second lieutenant and
served on the frontier, and was promoted to first lieutenant
and finally, in ’9l, to captain. He has been commandant of
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