Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-11
CADETS UNDER ARREST.
Exciting Scene at tho Naval Academy Or
nation Exercises.


Exciting Scene at tho Naval Academy Grad
nation Exercises. .!
There was a scene at the naval academy
graduation at Annapolis Saturday morn
ing that was never witnessed at that insti-
tuition, nor ever probably excelled in
dramatic interest in any commencement
exercises. The cadets had listened with
great interest and applauded to the echo
tho address or Mr.. Mills to the graduates,
aud especially those points that severely
criticised, by implication, the conduct of
cadets in cheering aud groaning their fell
lows against regulations. Then Captain
Ramsey, superintendent Of the academy,
arose to deliver tho diplomas.
Behind, seated on tho platform, were
DR.. Leavitt, president Of st. Johns COL
lege members of tho board Of visitors,
members of the academy board. and q
number of ladies'. Captain Ramsey stood
with his cooked lat in hand aud i'll full
uniform, and looked straight forward into
tho audience. His lips were seen to move,
but fow of the spectators heard what he
said.
The name Of S. David Greene, jr., honor
man of the class, was called. AS Cadet
Greene stepped forward to receive his di
ploma q number of cadets broke into
cheers, tho usual course on commence
ment day when favorite steps to the
front to receive testimony of his gradua
tiOn.
Ia an instant the bright and CHEEKY
scene wa changed Captain Ramsay's
countenanco lowered, and, in voice
broken by anger, he said {:
"You show your insutOrdination ant
attempt to disgrace yourselves and thu
| hnf6rn fhn IF thf
country those who applauded, march t.
the front :" and then, to the astonishmen
of tho spectators, twenty cadets stoo'
before the irate superintendent, who said
to Lieutenant Greene, who who FOLLOWED
them "Take them to the Santee unit
further orders.''
Several of tho convicted cadets parent
were present and saw their sons marche
, off to prison, and nobody seemed to knoy
, the reason The line was composed o
Cadets Glascocks Gray and Webster o
the graduating class; Cadets Mckay
= O'Nalloy, Crisp, Mexican, Jones (H. b.
a Jones OH. W., Becker. of first clas
! cadets; Jacobs, Wariield, DeKraft, Fen
n ton, of the second class cadets :; WinrOw
riswn!d, Dodd, jenkins ana Breed, O
9 the third class. Diplomas wcro tho
handed to the remaining graduates in fu
; nereal silenc,, the situation being painful
aud gloomy. This over, all the cadet
@ wero marched out to the new quarters
O where they were dismissed.
, Then it was discovered that the frs
$ words Captain Ramsey had spoken wer
that theie should be no applaudiug, an
the unfortunate cadets, iko nearly all tn
y audience, had not heard it. Officers an
cadets crowded around the superintend
ent and represented the situation, an
Captain Ramsay lelentcd and orlcre
{ those who had had not heard the order
@ released. In aa hour the cadets were orc
l more at liberty. Mcssrs. GascocE, Ora
and Webster, of the graduates, were ais
5 given their diplomas. Orders of graduate
dctach them from the academy and sen
/ | them to their homes.
\ Cadets say the reason why Capta
+ Ramsay did not want any applauling W;
{ that thcrc were several OF his "spoonas,
as tho cadets call somo Of their fellow
s vino stand by tho captain, in tho gradua
n ing class, who would have been marked !
0 adisapproving silence.
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