The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-01-10

fifty-one commissioned officers thirty
one were from the south, and OF these
there were twenty-four who Joined
the confederacy. Among these were
Robert E. Lee, Albert Sidney john
ston. Joe f. Johnston, Hardee, Van
dorm, Kirby. Smith, Hood and Eftz-
hugh Lee. What galaxy OF traitors
was there. But Thomas was not
among them. If there was any trea-
son he was a traitor to his state. AS
for Logan, let the old veterans OF Vim
cennes tell. Saw recent letter from
one OF them narrating how he tried to
raise a regiment in Kentucky to fight
on our side, but could not get but
three sickly companies and gave it up.
But | forbear. Let me stop while
and give my indignation rest. .lt it
was not raining | would go out and
dig some or chop some wood. God-on'-
en-. Counfound' EN-.
But | was considering this hazing
business-this drinking tabasco and
pepper sauce and going through con-
tortions until the poor victim faints
or has convulsions. The dictionary
calls it physical persecution, and
George W. Curtis, the editor Of Har-
per's Weekly. denounceS the whole
system as brutal and contemplate
denial Of fair play. And yet i: is al
lowed and winked at By the Officers in
cnarge and no doubt the investigation
of the Booz case will all blow over and
end in smoke. 1 wonder If our south
ern cadets join in it. We have never
had any hazing in southern colleges
that know Of. / remember when the
sophomores and juniors used to play
some little tricks on the freshmen, but
they were not cruel or dangerous.
remember when young WEatley came
to Athens from Talladega, Ala, with
his fathers wagon and camped out at
night while on the journey. He was a
country boy and had on suit Of home
made jeans outside and plenty Of grit
inside. One evening after study hours
the sophs and juniors combined to
scare the freshmen who were timed
and green and homesick, and so one
big fellow pretended to take laughing
gas or ether and after sucking while
on a handkerchief he got maniacal and
threw his arms about in a wild frenzy
and distorted his conference.-the
denly he drew a big, long butcher
knife from his bosom and the know
ing ones shouted, Run, boys, run;
he's got a knife" and they all ran ex-
cept Whatley. He boldly stood his
ground and seized a good sized stone
and as .-.e crazy boy got within few
feet of him and was brandishing his
knife young Whatley let fly with the
stone and knocked the breath Out OF
him. We thought he was dead and a
doctor was sent for in a hurry. That
was the last trick played on the fresh
men while I was in college. Whatley
never put on any airs about 1t, H.. he
took first honor all the same and be-
came colonel OF regiment during the
war, and, think, was killed IN eattie.
I wish we had some southern Whatleys
at West Point.
After all, it is the officers OF an in
stitution who mold the character OF
the boys and as that man Mills can't
mold it he ought to resign. l was
greatly gratifed to read that President
Hardy, who is at the head OF the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college IN
Mis sSissInna, wnere there are 4vv STU
t:nts, made a request or them some
months ago that they would QUIT
smoking, and all Of TEN said "yes,
We will-we w1ii-do anything you ask
us to do, and since then not cigar
or cigarette has been seen in that
snlendid institution. Those young
men are gentlemen, and we are proud
of them.-Bill Arp in Atlanta Consti-
turiOn