The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-28


washington. jan. 25.-Hazing at
West Point" said a retired admiral
recently brings to mind the success
attending the efforts of the Naval
academy authorities to stamp out the
system there. and the fact that hazins
in the form said now TO be practiced
bv the military cadets is unknown
among midshipmen.
''L have not heard of a single case at
Anna polls in recent years where ca
det was hazed to the extent that NJ
suffered any bodily pasn or was made
To perform pranks that caused him the
least discontinue, except perhaps the
humiliation il might be to some Of Il
naughty and proud spirit.
Years ago hazing was carried on 10
a much greater extent by the naval
cadets. With the advent of Captain
Ramsey now an admiral on the re-
tired fist the system seems TO have
gone out. There have been a few cases
since but they showed that the prac-
tice of running was the cause of upper
class ia 10 getting in trouble, and not
the more brutal and mobilize violence
which some of the West Pointers used
with BO0z ara other cadets. Fist fights
were never popular at Annapolis, and
a cadet was never made to fight unless
for some very excellent cause Not that
the code of honor is not just a. nigh,
but the Youngsters at Annapolis have
never made it a rule to set an upper
Classman up against a plebe unless the
man had given some rather serious Of
tense which seemed to call for resort
to the manly art.
Running LIKELY to Continue.
IT remember some very IudicrOus ex-
pvriences that happened when [ was
cadet. and have been told of many
since equally as amusing. Running in
a mild form WiIl probably continue at
the academy SO long as the government
has q naval academy, but L doubt If
hazing i'm any violent shape viii ever
appear there again The sentiment IS
100 strong against il, and the penalties
too severe 10 lead new cadets, and the
old ones. too, to practice the system. /
Dismissal is provided, and cadets value
their commissions too much, as q rule,
to risk them FOR some simple little
at the expense of other ca
diets not Of their class.
When Admiral Ramsay " as superin- /
tendent, I recall there was a mutiny /
OF the entire first class 5ue morning at /
general muster. The trouble was due |
20 some order of his thai was not pop (
ular. This probably was the most seri- 1
Gus iufractiOn of the regulations that /
q body of cadets was ever guilty of a 4
The entire class was /
-LalDDtA OH al OlItE 10 LliT CdLHLGt ana j
each man given dement's in such num- 1
bers that he had to be mighty careful I.
the remainder of the term to escape /
dismissal
Ridiculous Interviews Given Out.
The scamps gave out interviews in /
which they declared the entire class /
had been put under arrest because they
refused TO have their heads shave to /
furnish hair for mortar that was 10 go 4
In the new official residence Of the SUI
IJ was a joke, of course,
but Admiral Ramsay was not given
-o permitting joking about SO serious
'nense, and more trouble followed for
The class
ON one occasion a cadet was huns
lut of the third-stOry window by his /
heels. while two cadets inside had I
good grasp on him. It was a dangerous
piece OF business and ended disastrous
y for the offenders. Ducking over the
sea- wall was not an infreQuent occur
'enCe. but this mode OF punishment
VAS inflicted on all classes when a
member did something that failed 40
meet with the entire appreciation of his
elbow classmen.
Il have known of many fights. but
Hhen cadet was once whipped it was
'e2arded that he performed his euIl
iuty and 1T was not required that he
stand up against some other cadet
N men a IUurlh CldSSman got the better
If an upper classman he was regarded
By all cadets as a good man. and the
haucts were that he had no more
lights during his cadet career"
Return Of Troops Expensive.
Even under the most favorable con-
.itiuns the return of the volunteers be-
ore July i viii be attended with great
Expense, an amount not less than
q 100000, and probably s.. 900. 900 being
equired to bring home the 80. COO troops.
Approval has been given the charter
ns of four additional stes mers on the
'acihc coast FOR this purpose. and
teps are being taken to secure more. I
lany of the troops who have been dis
Harsed axe finding ready employment
s. policemen and on other duties in the
stands, but this number IS compare J
lively small when compared to that
which VIII prefer to return home.
The war departments purpose to re : Z
urn some C9 the regiments by way of
he Suez canal mas been abandoned I 1
nd San Francisco viii be the port Of J
ebarkati0n Of an volunteers mustered I