A cadet who shows great talent is put in a position of choosing if he'll stay in the academy or pursue an art career. He stays too long at his socialite girl friend's house and must race back to West Point to make curfew.
Cadet Edward Garcy has won the Broughton International Art Award and struggles with deciding to stay at West Point or become a full time artist. Reference is made to artist James Whistler who was excused from West Point after 3 years and became an artist.—Bryan