Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Colonel Thayer” in chapter 19 of George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor:

...ing of the kind ever was. The manner, too, was quite remarkable. The young men do not rise when they answer; they are all addressed as Mr. So-and-so; and when the drum beat outside for one o'clock, Colonel Thayer adjourned the examination while a Cadet was speaking, so exactly is everything done here. We dined at Cozzens's, and the examination was continued in the afternoon till seven o'clock. My reside...
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