The centennial of the United States Military academy at West Point, New York. 1802-1902 (1904) (14757263676)

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Title: The centennial of the United States Military academy at West Point, New York. 1802-1902
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: United States Military Academy
Subjects: Military education
Publisher: Washington : Gov't print. off.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive



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volume there are referencesto this visit in letters of Adams. It issaid that the Corps had two mottoes—Scioitia ad g/oriam, and Parevtus—thetranslation of the latter being Essayons,which was and still is the motto of theCorps of Engineers. In Josiah QuincN-s Figures of the Past, pages 88 to 93,there are references to this visit. It is said that a stand ofcolors bearing the motto A scientia ad gloriavi was voted tothem in town meeting and was presented by the selectmen;that as they marched to President Adamss house on August14 their colors were fl3ang and the band was plajing; andthat the new standards presented by the authorities of thetown of Boston were displayed before us. The national flagis mentioned * * • the national flag is painted on a darkground, and it is said that the regimental standard ispainted on a white ground, with a figure of Minerva andvarious appropriate devices. In the Ordnance Museum of the U. S. IM. A. there arevarious battalion colors: (522) CADET, I90I.
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Bat/a/ion Colors of //ic U. S. Corps of Cadets. 523 No. 915 is called Cadet colors presented to the UnitedStates Corps of Cadets by the ladies of Boston. This isevidently the regimental standard spoken of by Mr. Qnincy.It is very much torn and soiled, bnt it is obvious that theoriginal color of the silk was white. At the top of thestandard are the ra\S of the sun; at the bottom, a wreath;in the middle of this wreath is the word Essayo)is; in themiddle of the flag is a silk embroidery with three figuresupon it—iMinerva to one side, with her owl at the foot, givesa wreath to IMars, who is upon the other side of the group,in the center of which is the Goddess of Liberty; both sidesof the flag are alike. It is now impossible to find upon theflag the words A scicntia adgloriatn., if indeed they ever werethere. The design for the title-page of the Regulations ofthe Acadeni)- is evidently inspired by the device just described. The flag which Mr. Quinc) calls the National flag is No.924 in