The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-21
HAZING INVESTIGATION
Has Been Declared Oft Since the Action Of
The Cadets,
WHICH WILL ABOLISH THE PRACTICE
Chairman Dick, ON Behalf of the
Committee, Thanked the Cadets
for Their stand,

West Point Y, January 20.-The
congressional committee left here for
Washington after having completed the
investigation at the military academy.
Before its departure, however through
a voluntary agreement Of the cadets,
hazipg was abolished. This agreement
Was The result OF a meeting OF tae en-
tire corps of cadets held in Grant hail
last night This action came as o sur
prise TO the committee. 1t was nearly
midnight when Colonel A. l., Mills. che
superintendent OF One academr, handed
copy of the cadets resolution to Cen
eral Dick. Cadets Beiiison. Hahaffey,
Gray end Adkins, who signed tue doou-
ment on behalf Of their respective
classes, were called before the commit
tee The court room was hlled with
army officers and Their wives aad daugh-
ters and none Of them had any idea of
Nlat was coming.
AS soon as Colonel Mills read the
resolution, General Dick, addressing Col
onel Mills and tne TOUR cadets, said;
This action taken by the corps now at
the National military academy VIII be
received by he country with signs OF
appreciation and app oval. What you did
here today Will mark an epoch in the
( history of West Point, and, perhaps IN
the history OF all educational lnstitu-
lions in this country; for when hazing
no longer finds q place at West Point, 1t
Will MT find lodgmeat in other eddca-
tional ms dtutions.
"A hundred years OF history has
( brought this institution, perhaps more
/ closely than any others, to the hearts OF
the American people. What you have
done for Il today viii leave it.stiil high
| er in the good opinion shat true AmerI-
cans have for IL, We know and appre-
! eiate that men who come here sscrihce
/ everything else in desire to serve their
/ country. This duty and this sacrifice
does not 90 unappreciated among your
/ fellow countrymen. II is with desire
TO add SIN greater iuster and fame to
/ West Point that congress has endeAvOred
J by a careful invests cation 10 hnd means
| for the eradication Of anything which
might be out OF harmony With It's high
purpose
"Your voluntary action will be made
permanent; congress will make perma
nent what you have done; but in antici-
/ pating the action of congress you have
added to the great reputation already
| achieved here. In dismissing you | hope
you will carry to your class the coz graf
ulations of this committee, its well
wishes for their future success ana us
/ thanks.
The committee expects to make its re-
port in about ten days, and ii IS said Oh
good authority 1t will recommend that
tae number Of tactical officers at the
| West FONT academy be increased. Il is
said also they will report that the deaths
Of former Cadets Booz and Breth were
not caused by the hazing they resolved
at West Point.
In the case of Booz. the testimony
showed that he was not very strong al
any time, and, 1t is said, the members
of the committee believe that his health
had been injured by his treatment at
the hands of his fellow cadets in toe
academy.
At the same time it is claimed that the
committee mas failed TO discover any
connection between the swallowing o
tobasco sauce and the subsequent death
of Booz from tuberculosis