ACADEMIC DUTIES 53. There are two terms of academic instruction: September 1-December 23 and January 2-June 4. A semiannual examination is held December 26-31, and an annual examination June 5-12. At the December examination cadets who are found to be proficient in subjects they have completed during the preceding term are arranged according to merit in each subject. At the June examination they are similarly arranged and they are also assigned general standing in the class as determined by their standings in the various subjects. When a subject of study is completed during a term an examination concluding the work in that subject is sometimes held. Cadets deficient in studies at any examination are discharged from the academy unless for special reasons | the academic board recommends otherwise. Cadets exceeding at any time the maximum number of demerits allowed for six months are reported to the academic board as deficient in conduct. The courses of instruction in the various departments are outlined on pages 17 to 26, inclusive, DEPARTMENT OF TACTICS 54. New cadets.-New cadets report for duty at the Military Academy on the first week day in July. They are quartered separately from the corps and are given intensive training in infantry recruit instruction, military courtesy, guard duty, marksmanship, and a course of corrective and upbuilding physical training. After approximately one month of the above training the new cadets join the corps for guard and ceremonies, but remain in their separate quarters. The remainder of the first summer is devoted to basic training in the technique of Infantry, in guard duty, methods of study, swimming, dancing, and lectures on hygiene, and on customs of the service. At the end of the first summer the fourth class (new cadets) is fully incorporated into the corps. The military training during the remainder of the year carries on the basic instruction in Infantry and Field Artillery. Third class.-The military training in the third-class year continues the basic instruction, taking up Coast Artillery, Field Artillery, riding, signal communication, map reading, and customs of the service. Second class.-The second class is absent during the summer. The remainder of the year is utilized to complete and review the basic instruction of the first two years. First class.-The first-class year is devoted primarily to developing qualities of command and leadership, instruction in minor tactics, and imparting information of a general nature that officers should have. All classes. Instruction in swimming and dancing begins in the fourth-class year and continues for each cadet until he is declared proficient. Practical instruction in fencing, gymnastic exercises, boxing, wrestling, swimming, and all forms of athletics is given to all classes. Instruction in equitation is given to the first, second, and third classes. Special emphasis is given marksmanship, and each cadet is required to fire qualification courses with rifle and pistol. The purpose of this work is twofold: (1) To develop good shots and (2) to give instruction in methods of training. Textbooks Training Regulations, United States Army. Books of reference Regulations. U. S. M. A. Manual of Physical Training, U. S. Orders, U. S. Corps of Cadets. U. S. Army Regulations. Training Regulations, U. S. Army. Tables of Organization, Inf. and Cav. DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND MILITARY ENGINEERING 55. Civil engineering.—This course is required of all cadets of the first class. It comprises 80 periods, beginning September 1. The instruction is theoretical, being illustrated by lectures and engineering models. It includes the mechanics of engineering and the application of the principles of engineering to engineering structures, as dams, walls, roads, railways, bridges, water supply, etc. Textbook: Civil Engineering, by Mitchell. A special course is given in 10 periods of the term to those cadets who have shown a marked proficiency in civil engineering. Mechanical engineering.—This course is required of all cadets of the first class. It comprises 50 periods, beginning January 1, and includes the elements of mechanism, sources and utilization of mechanical power, theory of engines, and methods of power transmission. The instruction is illustrated by lectures and mechanical engineering models, and by visits to the power plants of the post. Textbook: Mechanical Engineering, by Mitchell. Fortifications.-This course is required of all cadets of the first class. It comprises 20 periods in the spring term. Sixteen periods of instruction are devoted to lectures and to the study of the theory of fortifications; and the remainder of the course is devoted to practical problems in fortification. The theory includes the evolution of fortification and the principles of laying out and methods of construction of defenses; the problems are devoted principally to fortification by units not larger than a company; the lectures cover the history of the important field and permanent |