Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-05-30
A SALUTARY LESSON.
Five Cadets are Dismissed from Wess
Point Military Academy and Six

Shspendeds because OF kOwdytsm.
Washington, May 23.-The names
of the cadets who have been dismissed
from the military academy as the re-
suit of recent disturbances there are
as follows Henry L. Bobby, John
A. Cleveland, Trangett +. Teller, Ray
mond a. Linton, Birchie o. Mahaffey.
All these cadets are of the second
class.
The following cadets have been
suspended: Olan c. Ayleshire, Ili-
nois; Benjamin f. Mcclellan, Missis-
sippi; James a. Shannon, Minnesota;
Charles Telford, Utah, all of the sec
ond class. Also Thomas n. Gimper-
ling, Ohio, and Harry Hawley, New
York, of the third class. These ca
dets are suspended without pay until
April /, 1902
The following is the report of Col.
Mills, superintendent of the military
academy, upon which was based the
action of the secretary of war dis
missing the five cadets and suspend
ing six others for a year. Col. Mills
says:
81 have the honor to report that
on the evening of April 16, 1901,
large number of cadets engaged in
an insubordinate demonstration di-
rected at the superintendent of the
military academy The demonstra-
tion took place in the main sallyport
of the barracks; then in the area of
the barracks; on the plain north of
the barracks and finally in front of
the superintendent quarters. 1t
consisted of cheers, ending with the
names of two recently punished ca
dets; several profane yells directed
at the superintendent, and the NOV
ing of the gun from its accustomed
place to a position on the plain in
front of the superintendent's quar-
terS, at the door of which the muzzle
was pointed.
The preteXt for this demonstration
was a punishment awarded Cadet
Robert R. Ralston, second class, in
orders published at parade that even
ing. The actual cause, as established
by the testimony of cadets under
oath, taken by a board of officers
convened the following morning, and
which made a long investigation, was
the resentment of a group of insubor-
dinate cadets of the second class at
measures taken by the superintendent
to enforce the law forbidding hazing.
On March 27, 1901, Cadet Myron S.
Grissy, second class, was punished
for ''bracing" fourth class men.
The evidence taken before the
board shows that the group of cadets
referred to, resentlng the above pun
ishments, engaged in secret meetings
in which the uperintendents action
was condemned, and ugly terms We're
applied to him before other cadets.
Il have read all the evidence taken
by the board of investigation. 1t
shows that considerable yet has to
be accomplished to implant in cadets
the essentials of good discipline"
West Point, n. Y, May 23.-The five
cadets who were dismissed from the
military academy and those who
were suspended have all departed for
their respective homes. There is not
likely to be an uprising among the
cadets, as was anticipated from some
sources There is a distinction be-
tween dismissal and discharge from
the academy When cadet is dis
missed it is final and he can be rein
stated only by special act of con-
press. He also forfeitS his travel
pay. In the case of a discharge a
cadet may re-enter the academy by
a reappointment and the approval of
the academy board
New York, May 23.-The five dis
missed West Point cadets came di-
rectly to this city and last night gave
out the following signed statements:
"First-We are surprised at the
severe punishment we have received
for what we have never considered a
yry serious offenSe
"Second-The manner in which we
were dismissed from our cherished
institution after years of labor was
more surprising to us.
"Third-We have not the slightest
knowledge of the evidence that has
been obtained against us, nor the
names of the witnesses, for we
have not had an open trial such as is
known to military custom. We would
not feel dissatisfied if it had been by
the decision of a court-martial."
TDAGEnN EDIE