Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-26
DISMISSED CADETS.
Meeting Of the Virginia Military
Institute Board,
TO TAKE UP THEIR CASES.
They Refuse 10 Consider Application
as a Class.
RETURNED WITHOUT COMMENT.
Dealing With the Offenders Individ-
uaIiy-The Possible Reason There
List of sufferers.

LEXINGTON. VA, January 2j.-CSpe-
claL)-At 10 o'clock this morning the ca
det battery. i'm charge Of Acting-Com-
mandant B. p. Morgan. fred a salute in
honor Of the Board Of Visitors. who met
here to-day 20 decide the fate OF the dis
missed first class. All the members OF
the board were present except Colonel
Barley, Judge Rhea and Mr.. T.. W. Saun-
ders After the organization Of the board
Alexander Hamilton. Esq. was elected
president 70 I'm the vacancy caused by
the resignation Of Judge 5. II. Letcher
from the board when the latter was APP
pointed circuit judge.
General Scott Shipp, the superintendent
presented his semi-annual report. which
showed the school TO be in very
lourishlng condition. Captain Branch b.
Morgan, acting commandant. was pro-
NOTED 10 the rank Of a major. Applca-
ton for reinstatement from several ca
dets who were dismissed for hazing were
refused. r. b. Lamoine, Of Virginia, dis
missed for being a party to hazing. was
reinstated. An application from the dis
missed first class which applied as
class for reinstatement. was returned
without consideration. The presidents of
the second. third and fourth classes,
who had voluntarily presented pledges
mot TO create any disturbances on fututre
New-Year eyes il the dismissed class
were reinstated." were sent for. and their
pledges returned without comment The
board then adjourned 90 witness a special
dress parade by the cadets battalion.
NIGHT SESSION.
Tile extra session was resumed tonight
al s O'Clock when the Individual applica-
tions OF the members of the FIRST class
Were presented before the board. owing
| 10 the large number and the time each
will take for consideration and the dis
cussion which viii necessarily follow the
| decision of the board may not Dee reach
| cd for some time. one of the board was
| heard to say "We might as well pass a
resolution commencing General Ships
action and end the matter" Whether
! this speech augured good or bad for the
! dismissed class remains % be seen. but
! at present the outlook is very gloomy. 1t
| Was stated that possibly the requiring or
| individual application may mean the re-
/ fusal 80 rrinstatc some of the members
of the dismissed class. twenty-five OF
| them are now here awaiting the verdict
THOSE DISMISSED.
The list of dismissed cadets is as fol-
! lows:
From Virgmia-G. H. Alexander. j. B
/ Ayers. 4. A. Hoge T.. Jones. j. G.. Kent
g.. *. Leake. =. }. Marshall y. r. Nc
| Pee. s. H. Meem r.. W. Miller, h. G..
| Morrison. -. Otey *. Payne. j. NJ Pe.
tars. H. Powell. ". ID. Scott. II. T..
| Shaner. -. b. Shaver. : @. Talbot -.
! r.. Williams ". Wood. j. ". Yates y.
| Young. and W. J.. thinner, Jr.
! From District OF C0lumbia-S. +. DENLY.
From Colorado-U. s. Ervay.
From Pennsylvania-P. -. Ewing
| From Texas-F -. Griffin and \. {.
Polk.
From Cal.fornia-W. VI. Gwln.
From Ohio-H j. Kremer and NJ Il.
| Locke.
From South Amerca-A Moreno.
From New York-G W. Pohl.
From Kentucky-F. 4. sullivan
The board discussed the matter until
1890 o'clock. and adjourned over until to-
morrow without action