Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-04-28
HAZ.NG At ANNAPOLIS.
= Curious state of An,irs at tho United
SintnA NAYAI Nnhhnny.

Naval academy, writes II corrcSpon-
dent to the New York Mat ant To-
press. have bccn able 10 CLEAN some
interesting details in connection with
the charge OF haHing, upon which three
cadets are undergoing trial. Although
the proceedings are kept secret, | have
obtained sufficient information con-
corning the general n0tureo the facts,
my informant himself being cadet
who has been IN eyewitness TO several
of the indignitos herein referred to.
about half OF the fourth class, he
said, center the academy in May and
90 on the summer cruise. The other
half enter in September just before tho
studies begin. The May portion of
the class receive, | may say, almost all
OF the hazng, for after the studies be-
gin, on Oct. |, the upper class men
have no time to spare for such amnso-
lIcnts.
"What age are the fourth class "a
dis?"
from 16 to 20, the majority being
con- crably under tho age. Tho
ciu,r, however. gives the great OPP
purluaiIy for hazing, nasmuch rs
th,rr ara no studjcs eXccpt of a practi-
c,l n,ture and fine INNER class men
have annie timo and opportunity TO
annoy tnc poor 'plcbs, as tho fourth
class men are generally called. y
"And how old are their persccu-
torsPh
"Tbcv are bio, stronr fellows of Il
and inward, Now. ulthourh the puu-
isbmrnt for hu2jnr i, dismissal. and
Cant Ramsay, The supcrn,cndent,
honestly trics every means TO stop il,
the up1er class mcn can always find Il
fine and place bryonJ the eve OF an
o0icpr 70 hazn all tiey plcasc.h
"Hui have the plrbs no rpmodys"
mo pl,b ever reports those WHO
haze him, for it is considered a point
of honor not TO do SC"
"Whyp"
"l}eclusc. for one reason, il is
oquiuyt the traditions Of the academy.
Besides, many of the weaker ones ale
inundated by the fact that tho first
and many Of the second class are cadet
officers, aud rs such have the power
to report all msdcmIanors committed
by lowcr-uiass men. and the haX IS
threaten that if the plcb tells they will
ret him reported at every turn by the
cadet officer, so that, at last, he would
in This way vet 50 many dement's that
he would lose al! standing in his class.
This is. OF itself, enough TO brighten
any little fellow unaccu,tomei to tie
WAYS of the academy"
Il SUPPOSE YOU have had son! on
porluuly oil observing the differs. I
forms of haZiuo?"
More tnau / like for my own COM
fort. The mildrst form is called run
nin~, that is, pXorcisinr uneu,bn.. ID
authority over the fourth cia,.; .uul.-
inc them address the upper ci.,, mrD
rs sir after nearly every word they
ugc: Giving them TO understand that
fourtI-rlaSs cadets are no D,ticr than
dovs; not ALLOWING them any pr.y.le- cs
which orc tLcirg Dv rirh,i not lctl,rr
them drink milk. 4 beverage wh!5n il
furnished TO MI cadets in uni n.tpd
ounn,i,y: not nI,owinr them To attend
nnv of line S,,ur,Iny nj rhl hons; nor
nrrmittinr lncm TO use the gymna-
.ium. eycrD,. If course, when under
inslruction.n
"Arc these ,bn worse forms of per-
secnlionP1
mo. they are the ui,do,l. Besides
Those / hive mentioned. they force tnn
fomth-ri,.s cadet, ia do nil fine hard
est and dy;ip,> work on the cruise:
usinp them u, crtn,L.boys; borrowing
nn.I.Iv .vn,vr,iigr lnry nn>.nSs in INA
wnv Of cIol.ju, nd lrlilrs; constantly
chot,inr ihnm. not oIow,up ,nr,u 10
smile N fine prr,auca Of uppcr.c!u.s
man. urohibiiinr ibrm from walk.
in~ IN the urr,t.r>l nurt OF the ucadn-
NV rrnunjs and i,rr,pr them IN
Stand nm tn .otlrn,j,u' lurlu 1A, tim.
il nlrnsps them 10 remain in their
.oims mi. oiI cn,,,n. ,u,i.r i,. II .gI
If .runniur,' Br lns tu2inu ON the
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