Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-27
TO Be RE|NSTATED,
The First Glass Of the Virginia
Military Institute,
BUT UNDER HEAVY PEEALT|E
The Resolution Of The Board Of
Visitors.
MANY PRIVILEGES CUT OFF.
Not to he Graduated PubiicIy--Tours
of Punishment Duty-An End to
Participation In Social Events and
Visiting.

LEXINGTON. VA. January 2s.-(Spo-
ciaL)-The first class Of tho Virginia Mill
tary Institute will be renstated, but tha
penalties prescribed viii be severe IN tha
extreme The following is the reporr
made by a subcommittee of the Board OF
Visitors 10 the Board Of Visitors ana
which was adopted in full and VIII bs
incorporated in a special order 10 be pub.
iished before the corps Of cadets to-
morrow
The Board Of Visitors having heard tho
report Of the superintendent. detailing tho
circumstances and grounds OF his actions
in the dismissal Of g. II Alexander. ]. y.
Ayers \. A. Hose II. Jones. j. c. Kent
j.. Is. Leake, j. J. Marshall. V. r.. McBee.
; II. Meem, r. W. Miller II. G. Morri-
son. d. Otey X Payne J. NJ. Peters. Ii.
| Powell ". ID. Scott II. l.. sha-
ner u. p. Shaver $. O. Tail
bott' u. r. Williams W. Wood. ]. w.
Yates, n. Young. W. l. thinner. Ir. q p
| Denby' H. : Hrvay J.. D.. Ewing. +. d.
Griffin. a. c. Polk. W. NJ Gwn. II. J.
hremer, VI. Il. Locke. A. Moroao. O. ".
Pohl. ana f. a. Sullivan, for mutinous
and insubordinate conduct ON the nlght
Of December 81, lSS. and having examined
the Aforesaid parties In person or by pro-
perly accredited representative. find that
they were properly dismissed and do
strongly and fully approve the action OF
the superintendent The offence was the
gravest known to the regulations.
WERE PENITENT
The offenders came before the board,
freely confessng the great wrong they
mad done 10 the prejudice of the institu-
ZION, themselves. their families. ani
friends. and penitenty and without at
| tempt at Justification appealed for mercy
lh the mitigation Of sentence they ac.
knowledged TO be just, and promising that
ther future conduct shall prove them
worthy recipients ~ the clemancy thoy
! crave. Actuated by desire fully % sus-
! tam discipline, and yet hoping and be-
lieVlng that the ends OF discipline can be
satisfied and the future safe-gIardcd. the
board orders that the parties hereinbc-
lore named be reappoiutcd cadets. subject
TO the following conditions and penaltesi
THE PENALTIES.
l. That they shall not be eligible to ap-
pointment as officers until after the ex-
! i.it''tNH fA ti l'AlNN hI sixty Gays.
2. Ihat tney shall be deprived OF an
privileges that are usually granted 10 tho
| class to which they belong
3. That they shall each be required %
perform ten hours of penalty duty ana
be ON strict probation untn the end Of
the session.
t. That they shah not be publicly grad
aated, and that the diplomas of those who
may qualify for them shall D. awarded i'm
such manner and n such time as the su-
pciintendeut may determine. not earlier
than september l. 1892
De That when they report for duty they
shall sign such articles ot re-cniistmont
1s the superintendent may prescribe.
A LONG SESSION.
The board was in s-lon au day and
did not complete thcir work until
o'clock This evening. when the above PEE
port was adopted and the board adjouul-
cd for the present term. having finished
up an matters before them
All the membeIs OF th- dismissed class
who were here wore hIlughf snply be-
fore The board and r.g.Ilv eXamlncd m
regard % One motives Wi.en prompted
the class .n committing tIe excessive
breach of discipline. $50 witnesses before
court Wcr. ever put through such
rigid s--cNImiuatiOu a- f4sy were.
The order rcins,atug them remains yet
10 De- published. and even now thsy do not
know under what conditions fhey are to
be feiust1t,d. or ai the penalties pre-
scribed. All they know Is they are % bee
cadets again. By tha terms laid dJwa.
the officers viii perform the duties Of pri-
Yates for two months and shoulder
muskots walk guard duty. and perform
the punishment tours besides The pri-
Yates will walk guard duty from which
they as hrst-c.ass m0n are generally ox-
cuSed after Christmas
CUTOFF PRIVILEGES
The privileges Of which they are 10 Doe
deprived aIc being allowed iu Lexington
any time after 4 o'clock when not on duty.
visiting in Lexington Saturday nights
when there i= Do excess OF demeri;s; at-
tending church sunday nights in LeXing-
ton. and attending hops and other society
events. The greatest penalty is .n their
being denied public graduation and the
Withholding of their diplomas They are
greatly rei0iced tonight The members
of Tho class who were not present have
5eon tolegiaphed informing them OF their
reinstatement
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