<p>One of the things that West Point grads do is have the 50 year class sponsor an incoming class e.g. the class of 1960 sponsored my son’s class - the class of 2010. Some of the sponsoring class are there on R-Day and many go up to watch the Talent Show at the end of Beast, and then participate in the March Back. My son has a mentor from the class of 1960 and I have loved hearing his stories from the “good old days”. While the four class system has replaced the 4th class system, the goal of teaching cadets to function under stress remains.</p>
<p>This is an interesting link:
[Why</a> trivia](<a href=“http://www.west-point.org/parent/parent-forum/why.html]Why”>Why trivia)</p>