The Washington times., 1902-12-15
SEVERE PENALTIES FOR
REGALGITRANT CADETS
Three Additional Dismissals
From Y. M. |
OFFICERS REDUCED IN RANK
-Four Months Confinement to Limits Of
the POst--0ne Expulsion Reconsid-
cred and Two Orders Suspended.

LEXINGTON. Va. Dec. 15.-General
Shipp. superintendent OF the Virginia
Military Institute. after having assem-
bled all members Of the third class OF
the cadet corps who we're engag ed in
the fireworks frolic Wednesday morning
other than the thirteen dismissed Fri
day evening and ordered home. publish
ed the following special order relative
to the penalties TO be imposed on each
cadet at supper parade Saturday night.
Three cadets we're dismissed and one
reinstated, while the ofncers we're re
duced to the ranks. The older cadets
were specially penalized aud the new
third class men received lighter punish
ment. It being claimed that they had
been led astray by the older students
Text of tbs Order.
The order published was
Headquarters Virginia Military Insu-
tute, December Il, 1902.
Special order No. AZ:
l. Commandant cadets has forwarded
TO the superintendent charges against
number OF cadets for disorderly. riotOUs
and insubordinate conduct pTeiudicial to
good order and military discipline on
the night OF the 9Th instant. The charges
have been fully Investigated, and the
facts have been found true as charged.
The occurrence was most deplOrable; 70
affects the good name and prestige OF
the institute; II carries sorrow and
grief into many homes and mars the
happiness Of this glad time Of the year;
the career OF a number OF young men
at this institute which gave brilliant
promise for the future has oeen cut
short: bitter memories and regrets will
follow them through life. especially
those who have been influential in In
volving others in the consequences OF
their misdeeds.
No Rational Explanation.
All recognize that it is the discipline
OF this school that constitutes its great
worth and has won for It the commenda-
ton and praise OF men ~ho are them
selves approved, commended. and ap-
plauded by all Why cadets should at
tempt to defy. trample upon. and set
at Haught the discipline OF the institu-
tion whose diploma they seek as the end
of a worthy ambition cannot be ex-
planned upon any rational grounds.
Acts we're committed by those
charged OF varying degrees OF culpa-
bility. Violations OF law, whether OF
man, OF nature, or OF God, carry their
consequences along with them; these
consequences cannot De avoided.
Reduced to The Ranks.
1T Is ordered that Cadet Corporals R.
J. Martin. C. H. Loop, E. L. Burruss.
n. c. Dennis. P. Tabb. J. A. Merritt, J.
NJ Marshall. F. B. Steele. NJ H. Carlton
A. T. Barr, A. H. Allen, and G. R. Hob
son be reduced to the ranks.
1T is further ordered that Cadets A.
Fl. Allen. A. T. Barr. W. H. Best. E. l..
Burruss. J. NJ. Camp, Harry Carlton, L.
c. Dennis, c. d. Hagan. J. n. Hewitt,
G.. r. HObsOn. L. G. Lamont r. B. Lee,
G. II. Loop. J. NJ. Marshall. r. J. Martin,
J. A. Merritt. E. r. Page. J. d. Sparks.
+. b. Steele, Paul Tabb. J. T Via and
r. S. Young be confined TO the limits
OF the post until further orders that
duration OF no one OF these confnements
shall be less than four months; that they
be confined to quarters on all Satur-
days and all suspension days until Janu-
airy 20. 1908: that they shall be on strict
probation. and shall not exceed twenty
dement's for any one month.
Confined to Quarters.
20. It Is further ordered that Cadets ".
Booker. H W. BowIes. r. Y. Conrad. NJ
L. Craighill. J. a. Herman. R. S. Hud
gins. R. A. Morrison. R. A. owen, K s.
Perkins and L. T. Warren be confined 70
quarters on all Saturdays and suspension
days until January 70. 1908, TO the limits
OF the post for three months and that
they shall be on strict probation and
shall not exceed twenty-five dement's for
any one month.
3 Cadet Corporals r. James and H. T.
Eglin. for committing an assault upon
the sergeant Of the guard on the night OF
December 9 and for taking part In dis
orderly and riOtOus proceedings tending
to subvert discipline, are hereby dis
missed. In consideration OF the spirit
manifested by these two cadets subse-
quent to the occurrences Of the night OF
the 9Th inst, the operation OF this order
OF dismissal Is suspended subject to the
action OF the board OF visitors, and
Cadets James and Eglin will continue
their studies and duties and will come
ueder the penalties assigned In para
graph l Of this order.
Expulsion Reconstructed.
-. The commandant Of cadets having
called the attention Of the superintend-
ont m an arror ~ foot IN tho ,r.fdc,,o