The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-26
HAZING AT ANNAPOLIS.
Representative sherman Tells Why
He Wants Reports Probed.

He Wants Reports Probed.
Representative Sherman Of New York
has some very positive views on hazing
at both West Point and Annapolis. and
in discussIng his resolution to investigate
hazing he said
4 have had a>cadet driver from Anna
polls and one from West Point by haz-
ing. Cunningham, who testified yes
terday before the hazing committee, was
an appointee of mine. He is splendid
fellow. captain of a football team and d
college graduate His father was greatly
panied at his resignation, but Cunning
ham could not stand the moral effect Of
hazing. They die not attempt TO haze
him. although his personal courage is
| above question He is an athletic young
( man. wei able 20 care for himself
| Some years ago. ! had a young man in
the preparatory class at the Naval Acad-
/ envy 1t seems that while the preps' are
not hszed at West Point they are at An
/ naI 7lis. The cadets are permitted to go
| into town on Saturdays and hunt out the
! 'preps at their boarding houses and haze
/ them 10 exhaustion. l heard of one boy
who stood on his head until he had hem
orrhages from his mouth, nose, and ears.
Such treatment was too much for my
| young man and after three months OF
preparation he made up his mind he was
not cut out for a sailor and left. Another
appointee entered the Academy. He did
not like the haZing and after about three
months be was wanting To get away
An appointment at West Point Ealing
vacant at that time gave him that am
he shifted from the Naval To the Military
Academy. He has told me that the hazins
as practiced al the Military Academy wa:
mild and gentle compared to what be en-
dured at Annapolis l am unalterably-Cp -
! posed TO hazing in any form at either
place. and believe it should be abolished
even Il we have to abolish the institution
along with it l have seen somewhere Tit
statement that we did not have the au
thOrity under the law to expel cadet
| What NONSENSE Congress knows no Law
except the Constitution. We make thu
laws and We can expel any or all Of thu
| cadets at either place any time we wish Il
! do so. I do not know but what favor Z
Withdrawing the staff officers and replac
ing them with civilians I am Of the i'm
preston civilians would be better able t.
keep the boys in line than men who know
that after a few years their student
/ would be brother officers
Mr.. Shermans resolution has been re
ferTed to the Committee on Naval Affair
and may be referred to the sub-committe
| On the Naval Academy.
Mr. Foss chairman OF Ike committee
said that he had not heard Of any hazini
at Annapolis I am unaIterabIy Oppose
to hazing. he said. but cannot tell wha
the committee Will do with this resolution
or when il viii be considered. l haV
never heard OF any severe hazing at III
: Naval Academy and would regret if a.
investigation should develop state Of at
fairs similar 10 mat at West Point
= Mr. Mu6d- who represents the Annapoli
district and Is member of the 5ub-cOm
mittee on the Naval Academy, was sur
prised at Mr. Sherman's resolution. g
am greatly panied he said. Ito hear Their
Is any suspicion even Of haZing at tn
= Annapolis Academy thought when Con
gress WIS so generous to the Academy an
i the cadets as TO appropriate vast sums q
money in order that the Annapolis Acad
eIny might become the noblest Of its kin
in the world that the cadets would com
: port themselves with dignity and self
I ! respect worthy OF such recognition
: Congress I am loath 10 believe that
| has been otherwise. and certainly unles
some tangible evidence were offered tina
hazing does exist at the Academy. 1 shoul
D., feel it my duty 10 oppose such resolu
! ton OF enquiry 7 have not heard OF an
hazing for several years and doubt
| there has been any recently