Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-09

them 10 the earth. continuing this for such
period number Of times may be re-
ouired \ lower class man has frequently
been required ito do this from seyenty-five
to one hundred times.
Choo-choong.- consists in lying on
the back and working both legs and arms
in imitation of the motion of the wheels
of a locomotive.
Dipping-This consists in placing ones
body face down with his hands and toes on
The ground. or with the toes on the ground
and the hands on bucket. box. or the IKE,
holding the body straight as possible.
and raising and lowering IL by the use of
the arms alone.
Taking pIebe's' rest-This consists in
standing on the toe of one foot. say the
left and raising the right leg up. resting
the right elbow on the knee and the chin
in the right hand.
StretChing.-ThiS consists i'll hanging Dy
the hands from bar rail on the canvas
shelf i'm the tent known as the stretcher
with the legs bent at the knees. so as TO
be sure and have no support from below.
A fourt h-cass man is frequently required
10 hang this way until he drops from ex-
haustion.
Holding out gun.-This consists in holding
out both arms in front and at right angles
with the body and supporting upon the
hands regulation gun.
Swimming to Newburg--This consists IN
living face down and working the hahds
and feet If swimming.
Sitting on bayonet.-This consists In as
Stunning. while on ones feet a sitting pos
ture with the bayonet standing, point up
under him. so that if. through WEAKNESS,
he allows his body to sink down he VIII
be prnctured with the bayonet.
Holding out Indian clubs holding out
dumbbcIls. holding out the cleaning ooN,
Swaating.-This consists in putting
rourth-cIass man in tent with sides and
back down and making him put on ms ram
coat and. frequently. wrap hlmself IN tile
lin
required up to about half an hour This Is
done in July and August. and has more
than once. resulted in the fourth-ciass man
fainting.
Ia call several fourth-class men into tent
at one time, between supper and tattoo. ana
nut them through numerous forms OF exer-
cising. usually making them eagle, wooden
willie do foot balls and hang or the stretch
er These meetings have been known as
SOiress.
Dosed With TabascO and Quinine.
Recurring the taking Of hot sauce.-For
long time there has been kept at the acade-
my. in connection with the mess, what Is
known tropical sauce, which is similar
to tabasco sauce 1t is commonly known
at the academy hell sauce. Sometimes
it is spoken of as pepper sauce in the evil
dence. but it is much stronger than ordinary
pepper sauce 1t contains large amount
OF oil of capscum. and is intended for use
in soup and other foods, and by reason of
its highly irritant character is not fit for
by itself when undiuted. II has with great
frequency been administered a punish
ment to fourth-class men at mess, both
while i'll camp and in barracks, and at some
times at places other than the mess, in doses
usually from two to five drops but quite
often i'll doses of fifteen drops, and in some
cases between one and two teaspoonfuls.
Eating quinine.-Cadets have been re-
quired 10 chew up as high four qIinine
pills at time, and. after thoroughly Sti-
eating. swallow them
The following some of the third
class OF annoyances which have been i'm
posed:
Qualifying-This consists in recurring a
f"urth-class man to eat, at one sitting, an
extraordinary amount of some otherwise
unobjectlonable article, such as molasses,
prunes, peach pie or cabbage, In qualifying
ON molasses cadet must usually eat at one
time, soup plate full. In qualifying on
prunes he has been made TO eat as high as
l:p. \ number of cadets have become
nduseated by this process.
Feet inspection.-This consists in going to
fourth-class mans bed with candle and
pulling the covers off his feet and in
specting them. and while doing so inten-
ti1ually, but apparently by accident.
dropping hot grease from the candle on
the bare feet.
Dragging a man out of bed-This is
usually done by taking hold of the bed and
dragging it and its occupant into the COM
pany street; but it has been done by taking
the victim by the heels and dragging him
out
Throwing sentinel in the ditch while on
duty -.-tr
Sliding on soaped foor-This is done In
the bath room, and the fourth-class man is
made while naked to slide over the floor
after it has been soaped.
Standing head in bath tub filled with
water.-ln this the fourth-class man is
usually required, while standing as indi-
Gated, To Tecite something, and, as re-
suit the water runs into his nose and
mouth and stranges him.
Indecencies Included.
Standing on head in tent between tattoo
and taps.-Whenever an upper-class man
puts his foot into fourth-class mans tent
between tattoo and taps the lower-class
man must at once stand on his head; and
some upper-class men require fourth-class
men, while in this position, TO recite some
thing and make left-hand salute with the
right foot. OF late, to avoid being caught,
1t has been the practice of the upper-class
men from in or across the company street
TO say. My foot is in your tent. and
th-reupon the fourth-class man must act
if the foot were in fact there.
Standing orders-When these orders are
given. a fourth-class man is required 10
stand up the entire day except while at
mess and sink.
Pillow hghtS.-TheSe. harmless in them
selves. a serious wrong, because the
upper-class men order the fourth-class men
TO engage In them at night, and then the
latter charged with dement's for max
ing disturbance in camp and thus lose
standing in their class
Cold baths in the company street.-A
fourth-class man is required to entirely
strip himself and run down the company
street while parties on the sides throw cold
water on him. The indecency of this per-
Torrance needs no compfent.
Many of the things done by the upper
class men are b0yish pranks and are known
as 1uhny formations but even these are
frequently conducted in such a way as TO
outrage the noblest feelings of the heart
Philip II. Sheridan, jr., was compelled TO
ride u broomstick up and down the COM
pany street. Saying. Turn, boys, turn
We are going back in mockery of his Illus
trtous fathers achievement at Winchester.
Effective Measures Proposed.
The report goes at length into the system
OF fighting maintained by the cadets, and
then takes up the case of Cadets Booz
and Breth, and concludes to them:
But while We cannot fix upon hazing the
responsibility for these two deaths. the pos
sblity that it FASTENED them and the blot
II throws on the otherwise fair and glorious
fame OF the academy, its conflict with prop
er training and discipline and unfitness in