Outside reading

Eisenhower was heading to West Point. Most people entering West Point were great athletes or students. Apparently, he seemed to do fine, but one of his roommates found it very hard. When Eisenhower said that other people finished trial easily, the roommate would cry, "It's easy for you" (Ambrose 44). This was just showing how ahead Eisenhower was. He also accepted hazing. However, he himself would not participate in it. Eisenhower built character at West Point. He lived with "Cold rooms in winter, hot ones in summer, plain, unappetizing food, and constant drill in the summer...". I guess this kind of place needs a lot of stamina to go through. In the enter, sports still was an important part of his life. He played football and did other athletic activities. His studies seemed to suffer along with this. I guess that there is a tradeoff. Eisenhower's time at West Point shows the character that this future leader had. He graduated in June 1915.