, 1879-08-01

out Of him nul makes ll,tn understand TINT he
has rot 10 ID humble and 0hclicnt, Young fei-
lows come here with the nosiUn that they ought
to ba fed with spoon md put to bed with .
thnt r,ol,eens4, out Of them and they make the
best Kind Of so!dezs ..afts'vard, vhcu they are
cured OF those idoas."
!'In the .t,azing' pretty rough businc,s1"
worst thing tlone To new nan : to soak l,is
hnad In pail Of water, or pull him nut Of bed
worry curly iu the morning. No calct Ia ever In
tarea tn tlsc SLIGHTEST by, any ..hazins' done
here. It Ia far Hnrso ut colloAea.H
"What IL the fccfing Of The clnss toward tho
SIX dismissed catletBt'
.Tlc feeling Is suttroly ono Of sympaihv,-iu
fact, they ara looltci upon rather in the light of
heroes thnn anything else.
us bitter beyond descrfptifH. There is not a
tnat, of those who Informed OH tie ak utsmsst4l
raocta but will be hated and deHpIscd tn the crd
Of bis coursr, mud the d'sal'ht .ml hatre! vii!
fulnw tIm when l,s goes ollt Of here and into
tho army. An informer. Ia o hateful thug,
anyhow, hut when no professes tn be sottlter
md Rcntlen'au, be is donblY 30. There hayo
been few instances lit tho hIstory Of Vest la!nt
where '1iazetl man has takeu his complaints
70 l,catausr:cra, ami tEcse instances Of tats In
which IT. has bcrn toas haTo excited feeling ot
strong fAdtgnhttor."
iiuw is Gen. scho0clil regarded by the ca.
"Tl.ere cost.d be no batter Superintendent.
Tic ia we'll liked, aud this thing DOESN'T hurt
Him 1T thu nligttcst with the corps. Whatever
anger there ulas bH IL against the members OF
ihr fourth class who turned fnsorucrs.n
Nhcn ttta conversation occurred the men OF
the third clnsa under arrest had becn marched
uulcr cscort TO dinner. When they returned to
camp tlry were confined io their respective
tents. f't,t beyond that they Suffered no further
observation, bit tue sub!ect OF endIess coiyer-
saltU;. fNr the camp.
tlcn. s:aoGcld, who Inns returned from visit
Of n few rceks to Newport, said to your cor
thing lika feeling of !nsubotlinatson prevailed
among tho members Of the third class. lie had
each 0ne calleti before him and Instructed a. 10
s correct line OF duty % cadet IN the service,
iIir lie United States Government. Easi, III turn
rcccded from tlle position the closs bad
assumcd In reference TO screening thc!f
guilty comrades. They held that It was
snt q t., o1nr nsu' not c.a,t1 to l'p,ge 5 n, ho
General pointed out that tl1,. rules OF the Acad-
ctny, to wh!ct, tlier Aubscribcd oI,cdlcuce on
oath. Insisted that ttioto .who might be Wit
ncsscs ri easss OF matrcntmcnt should report
wus asked what impc'lcd the yonng n,ou 10
such strange IND foolish conduct, considering
the painful consequences. ~,
f'1t Ia d cropping out.h sad Gen. Schoiell.
"of The harhar.sIn NJ their nuces:ors. Away in
all tho tcnchtng and trimming ,of centuries has
not yct fullv emdicated. THIS instnlrt cornos
down 10 Tho youth of the nreteut .aay. When
the millennium arrives It will probably hayc dis
appeared. btlt for thu present We must scroEnlze
It rs q tangible and eziBttl,g fnct."
att wns . 6t,gt OF wanton display Of SUPERIOR
nv III tic part Ut The third c1ns*H
ait wns p,tso 'ci,sse.lncss,'" answered tho
(;uncral. vigorously. ~ was determined that
tho element Of baesguartil.m thulld be weclad
o,lt al the Institution. md took such measures
for the Purpose that l WIS buuuil to discover
exactly tic ones tint wcIc nn injury to tho
InuEA,u OF the rurDs."
"Do ron supuosc this nuts an rrd TO tho
practice Ut 'hazing' ~
"Nut quite. It viii still be carried OH In n
more or less modified shape. but th, brutality
ot IL wjtl he, no doubt, ubatcd Young mcn
nrG better nWny from here. T1lcy vii! rfhre Of
no hrneit tn themselves or to the tp,,Htry.h
"What is The character Of the battalion ns q
whplcf"
ait ranks high. There Is At excellent hntrlt
uf sl:a'ry a,nong the cadets, ind ths ulfar is
tbs ouly repraach Tint Inns attached 10 thefn,f
" Has tho mitfnons spirit In the THIRD cla.s
entirely faitapy"are1!"
7" 1t could l,nrtty hefcnlled mutinout. They
saw the trouble In the wrong light, uCtl forgot
that they had tNien nm cath to obey ccrtnin laws
made for tic government Of ibis institution.
drew tbrir attention tu these laws, Hl,h they
then Iercdrd from thu attitude ilIey la taken.
nNu hduntud the rnrrcet cnHtMt as soidt+ra ntn!
Geitacsselt. 1upprehcud IN trouble IN futurc.''
The ur!erp! Dismissal was read at ilIe evening
received III utter silence nnd without any conf