The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-20
CADETS GIVE SECRETS
OF The ART OF HAzINC
Describe Various Methods Of Mild Torture For
Under CIaSSmen.
All Say BOOz Was COward-"Rat Funeral is Described
With Other Academy Rites.

Wooden WiIle"-Continuous sun
drill
'Footbau''-Lying on back and rails
ing the legs to a perpendicular position
and back again several times, probably
for six or seven minutes.
Eagling on toes.
Managing on Stretcher'
on hands from bar with feet not on
floor.
did you ever see a man faint while
undergoing any of these exercises 90
We'll, have known man to feign,"
was the reply.
Under what form of exercise?"
9. 'Eagling' I think. sir"
How long did ne exercise?"
Z can't say exactly; but about five
or six minutes. I think"
Who was the man %
Myself, sir
This reply caused laughter, in which
the women spectators joined
Then you are an authority on faint
ing?' said General Brooke.
mo, sir; never tainted - was the re-
ply
Eby, then. al he ,e-- sst of superin-
tendent Mills 500. and gave the
court an exhibition ghat is known
as "bracing.
Declares Booz ''Laid Down"
Cadet John X Horr' of New JERSEY.
who was present at the fight between
Keller and BOOz. and who acted as one
Of the latter's seconds. testified.
The witness said.
The men put uD their hands and
spared. Keller landed a blow on Booz's
eye and the latter turned his head
away he tried TO avoid Keller, who
said. Stand UP and fight
Then Booz went down from a light
blow and did not want to get ND. he
was helped up, but went down again
two or three times and wanted to
quit.
He got blow on the body not hard
enough to knock him down. Booz
Topped down.
He cried and said he would give up.
he was not knocked out. He just laid
After the fight" continued the wit
ness I told BO0z that his actfous were
cowardly, and were so regarded bv
the others, and that he could remove
the stigma by fighting another upper
ciassman ms own size or smaller, but
ne paid no attention To me-"
HAD he a mark on MS body2n
Yes, he had a black eye"
heierrlng to bracing, the witness
said he would not brace" an under
classman in the presence Of an officer
IN charge, because ne would be severely
punished.
The witness, IN speaking of the treat
menJ by 'brdCIng,' etc. Of lower class
men for 'OfIenses,' was asked by Cen
eTal Brooke what were considered of
lenses"
We'll, should they refuse to comply
with an order from an upper classman.
providing the order would not bring
discredit on the lower cIassman. and
also &~they walked in "a sIOuchy man
ner," was his definition.
Haze to Take Out Copccit.
Continuing, Horn said that many.
fourth class men, on their arrival at
the academy. were full OF conceit,"
which had TO be taken out OF them.
Describe the COnceit,' said General
Brooke.
The witness hesitated. but after a
suggestion from Colonel CI0us. he said.
Some of them are conceited on az
count of wealth and others on social
standing, position OF superior intel
lect."
Then these are treated by the upper
ciassmen this way in order 10 bring
them TO a realizing sense of the fact
that they are no better than anybody
else?" suggested General Brooke
Exactly, sir
Cadet Casad of Indiana testified that
Cadet Booz was unpopular on account
of his cowardly conduct in his fEht.
Describes a Rat Funeral
r. d. Valiant Of Arkansas knew
lDOOLr DIL 4lDL very li4tAltlt1 Le-t- ne
knew that the former cadet was not
very popular, but the witness never
knew Of his being haZed. He. himself.
was haZed, had taken part ia pillow
fights and rat funeral The latter
was held in his tent. The body of
dead rat was placed on top of a box
and a towel laid over II. -Four lighted
candles were placed on the corners of
the box. A high priest was appointed,
who read from the black book
What is that2" asked Captain Dean
The regulations of the military
academy sir was the reply.
Continuing, valiant said flowers
were placed around the body Of the
rat. The services lasted about half an
hour Several upper classmeu took
photographs of the proceedings after
which the rodent was buried de had
heard the president of the Y N. G. A.
called SANITY MITCHELL but it was
not done in disrespect. All the cadets,
he said looked up TO Mr.. Mitchell
James a shannon a cadet from
Minnesota, said there were about i've
fights between fourth and upper class
men during the camp in 1898 It was
the rule, he said, if two men had
disagreement and they were OF unequal
size, one or the other would choose a
man to replace him, so as TO equallze
matters.
Cadet Benjamin Miller of Virginia
said hot candle grease had been
dropped on MS feet. and the same was
done to BOoz. It did not hurt
Says Religion Makes No Difference.
Samuel Frankenburger Of West Nir-
ginia said he had been hazed by
exercising ''bracing'' and other meth
DDS. some of which were injurious
What is your religion" asked Com
mandant Helm.
I'm a Jew, sir"
Have you ever been sighted or an
moved on account of your religion by
any of the cadetS2'
NO, sir
Have YOU known any case OF per
son being annoyed or interfeFed with on
account of his religious viewsF'
NO SIR"
Did you know Booze
Eyes, sir
who was his tent male
Cadet Albert"
What was Atbert's religions"
He was Jew, sir.
WAS there any discrimination IN ms
case on account OF his religious be-
Eef2"
mo. sir; not at all. He was not 2
cOmpaniOnable man.
Fred W. Heinrichs of New York sald