The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-20
Discuss Social Distinc-fon

Discuss Social Distinction
- Jq Hs smith. during his examfrs...-
: Oh Burnet. said. ll
~ III you tell us. if you f.sf-.
I N0lp 81 fourth class man. why % -.-
- oS "Slter t' abolish all social 7..-
I'm '''li NtlNrrU the classes ANA
[ mus asSoclauug with the -.r--r w.
I impress upon its members rra --...>>
HoiioI ana the moral UriurfnTa- ..r4..
dCtudle tur c1rus- asked fr.. f.rH....t
-AS army oulcerS can teach -L.s
men, HdlHJalnlug this diStfurr-.- -
tween theih. So the upper classes ...
oe'scI tllStI u,- me fourth class H
. maintaining the first class dfstfr.....s
was the reply.
Did the Savior believe that r........
better impress his moral code u-.-. .-'
people by aSSuCidtiuE with r-r..
and sinners, than hc could br -..---
himself at a distance from rr.m GUS
Yes. sir, believe that .s s.-
Declares West Point Not Understood
General Dick asked Burr.l .. hal.
anything further To add r. his ..--.
mony, and the witness replied.
Il would like To say tEaf .....
ana the people do not under-.a-. Mes
Point"
In response To your own ~u--.--..-
mat Nh'AA-7 ENN anu AAAE Ir.".
seem to understand West Pom. ...
General Dick, let me say tu ... -r.-
cadets at West Point seem. uu.r ~.
Gently. to have failed To uu#.r-..r.
the people. Congress. not WISHING r.a.
hasty in the matter, sent this comm.
tee here To INQUIRE as 20 the exact ....
ditiou of things and TO inquire int. ..
/ these many charges that Wen. laid +.
the door Of West Point This ..mr-
tee has been diligenJ i'm its iueu.-. -..
/ for close onto three weeks. Eg. r..
F had TO make this iuye~t5-.r..r
/ searching one without fear .r r.r
and certainly without preclude. a-.r-..
the institution. We are AN proud .....
and the American people haT. 3D. ar..
interest in it. One hundred years hal.
testified to its worth and tu I.- VAIN.
. to the country. II has produced e..
men, and il viii continue ru Hr ST. r--
. less it's purpose is perverted. Dr. sarf..
. comes TO any set of men t1 har. SILL.
/ an opportunity as that which rr-s.--.
itself at this time to the cadets ar V-...
/ Point 70 render the constitution and Oh.
/ country so great service as bv r-s....
/ ing now and here that mo- charge. ..
/ serious as these shall. ir they can Del.
! IT, ever be laid at West Points lo..
again"
+ Burnet was then excused
+ Colonel Deprecates Hazing.
+ At the night session CoIoEaI Peter
. Niche, professor of natural and .,-
/ perimeutaI philosophy. was called. III.
f was a. graduate of West Point of ---
. class OF 1861, and told of THE forms .
/ hazing when he was -u.ana- AZ.
f throughout his Cadetship al .la a....
4 emv- He declared that he ass Well
/ every army officer, was entirely r-
/ posed to all practices of haz5uG ami
I fighting. and ne stated that Doe u.,
entire accord with all the other utH...
. of the military academy. wU. H.
. anxious TO have all such practices abb.
] ished.
Lieutenant Colonel otto Helm ..
mdnddnt of cadets. Was the next ..
ness. General Dick told him that
committee had decided rr adopt .-s-.
timOny as reported I'M the records MI
military court of inquiry. aH. that
could amplify IL i'm any WY h- G.---
The witness said he was SURPRISED .
the number of fights which bal .-
CURED i'm the last three years ...--
ing to evidence adduccd at the -.s-..
of The committee. To Was r.r.
. 90 him. and he added THAI Do a--
/ Cvdded an the WatcE-ufne-- rI t-.-..
/ full officers who vigilautIy tri.
I cover such breaches of the .
regulations