Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-13
ANTICS
fths Young Madcaps at Annapolis
II and West Point.
INSANE CUSTOM OF HAzINe,
~ the Older CIassmen Work of Their
SuperAuOus Vitality on the
Younger.
'LENTY OF WHISKY FoRTHE CADETS.
Sps, al to tAs Register

ckdemic year at the Naval Academy at
.nnapohs, calls attention again to some Of
y curious practices permitted at this insi-
,tion. The cadets as they come from their
ear : studies ara full of the stories of the
'nuge freaks Of student life At this institu
%, and they will be not only interesting 70
,ose whose sons are struggling for the
nor OF eadetship at Annapolis or West
lint but TO the general reader as well. Il
strange fact the most of the cadets sup
"a the habit Of "hszing" and glory in it.
.early every third elassman will tell you
q he was glad that he was hazed the year
lore; that it did him good. The fourth
sssman who undergoes the hszing will not
sfound that year to be enthusiastic on the
,bj,ct; but when ne becomes q third class
Isn be will have changed his views, and en-
ss With syihty into the practice. He is
'ky busy ~ IL for the first two or three
|eutbs after the commencement of the
hdemic year Then hazing drops of to
,tst extent, only breaking out at irregular
,tsrysls like other epidemics The fourth
N, n sn is hsDls to be hszsd until after be
Iakes his fret cruise. In times past there
Ne been cases where the third class,
ssiug kept up most vigorous hszing for an
usual long time, the fourth class have
ID He'd aid regular
Glass Fights
ave occurred
n the fourth class got the better of the
~ ,ss> II meant su end OF all haZlng.
ktke fights have always been pretty even
rel Tor though the third class has the
sreft Of years training, the lower class
alFsys much larger.
Whsn the ships return from 8 cruise the
lnng meu as they troop ashore, each one
|rFyIg his Effects tied up in sheet or
.,thes Dag, present = somewhst fierce sp-
'araDce for ones so young The are coS'
I'd witb tar, Drowned by the winds and the
p, and wear apparel that has seen tough
|rvice In the work Of sailors allow aud aloft.
hey box a good deal fercer to "plebes'
10 are peeping Al them from behind win
Tvs Of buildings than they do 10 others A
Ray -plebe' met on the way to quarters
ID bis first dOse. He feels very cheap
her ik
Asscon as the rooms are assigned to the
furnfd cadets the work of fixing up their
5<riers Commenees From the gsrret the
ads md other articles are to be brought
~. The third classmsn tackles a few
,iebes' and makes them do this work
hey will stop every now and then TO have
ktfle seance OF standing upon heads
awhDg under beds, chewing soap ana be
4 skayed with one Of the pieces OF tin
uck up in each cadets room bearing the
.me OF it's occupants They may have
herhule diversions suggested At the mo-
eDt. but they do not amount TO much.
II Is after rbe third class men have gotten
leir rooms fixed up that
The FUN Begins.
hen commence many little pleasantries.
con The third class man ascertaius who
e me pious Young meu When they are
and out religious service is held. With
q pious ones tor ministers there Is meet.
z. 1t coD,isrs OF preaching and prayer.
nee every minute each one Of the audi.
,ee is required 10 give vent to hearty
amen" 10 laugh during the service is
,mefbing a~ful The "shiri-'sil parade is
40 feature The plebes are turned out
bed after taps, and in night attire,
med with broOms aud organized as bat
hon, there is regular drill. Under toe
AZ turued up gas in the corridor the sP,
.arapce OF The men being drilled Is
a
Whenever the hszer enters the plebes'
ON. ~nO-vrr may happen to BE- there
mar ris, aud raSe off ther hats. When
.drssSpd each one must put sir a.
= end of hrS answer. He must do thI,
ompily. Then with the regular orders
"a In navigating a ship they are sem
.binnii slott TO the wsrdrObes, and, with
: nid OF q sheet 20 through manHlvres o.
rirg. retfing aud turhng sail. They ar"
en- 5rd,ryd down from slott to be ordered
ok again.
They are made to sing weSher they can CT
y They whistle, dance on the table AMI
aul aronud on all fOurs They have
,inneys Of mattresses built around them
bile they lay upon the floor. When the
,imneys are high enough, buckets OF water
e seDIlS poured upon them. II while snN
,e Is gong through absurd antics, no ma
: how funny the ACTOR looks, another
ebe laughs he gets double dose.
-Four men are each seated on s bed.
bey are given br)oms for oars, and row
Ice By pulling away for dear life against
srhing
One form of bszing is hszing proper, aud
y other running. The latter consists IN
ax;rg new man. 1t is by making tuu
his appeara ce, his swkwsrduess, his
,oukArities, or anything else that the tes
We rur ner may choice to noice. 1t Is
1nsidered marked accomplishment 10 De
aood runner" and the reputation OF oe-
= ,he best runner in the third class Is
,rsidered to be q reputation to De by no
eans despised Ii Is distinction.
BarbRri,y-PIenty of whisky.
AHsbese rhirgs are fun for the hszets
4 MOI for the nszed or for the parents. A
.nflemsn, the head OF private school, who
Is been to Annapolis visiting his son there
vs. ofit: The haziBg Is often done on the
.adsn,g campus Cadets sre rolled IN bar
- 1nng the ground IN tne sA07pluS
Qua ksziDg takes the torm Of making
dets hand on their heads, go through
n ID heir nis hr shirts, an$ submit TO De-
nAds sand ~iches of Tbs consists IN
It.nra eadet between two uSsTtresses and
trIR him there fast while q lot OF other
h48 sit on him.
C,n one occassion gang Of rocgh cadets
hold Of q l4,yeor.old cadet sad forced
1 "a driek whisky and other intosaesting |
nks n,sbt after night They also con-
IeS tim TO chew tobacco al hoagh Ii 4
.tt him s;xk Cadets who saw the o@rOsr- /
tod 1e ikat il WAS useless for them 20 !
and txotect Bird, because his torrrS-rs /
s tr<6> Ne fellows and they were AFRAID \
hen TIE cadets get liquor and caan-
9bs art ciears by the basketball froR {
l,innke sd Washington without ang (
dr4n>e rom tbe academy authorizes
ia <ti.ktt Tasks s'oEed in wardrobe
lHen and ~ top Of closets in cadets
,a,x ~ irep-etors could have easily
<s. al ~. 111t1 th- M fthsy cared 20 make