The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-21
Here's A PRETTY
STATE OF AFFAIRS
Business High School in Up
roar Over Cadet.
PUPILS THREATEN INSTRUCTOR
EnvestiEation Causes Two Of the
Leader, in the Military Orgnniza-
ton 10 Change Their Minds and
Revise Their Statements

ti"n 10 Change Their Minds and
Revise Their Statements.
/ The disturbance in the Business High
+ school over the suspension of Cadet Ben
/ jamin A BoWIes. captain Of Company G.
/ has reached a climax
Instead Of the Indignation Of the s.u-
/ dents subsiding. as was hoped for by the
+ faculty, it has greatly Increased. and Mr.
+ Deland. the young teacher. is travelling
a hard and rocky road
The abolisbmcnt Of the military com
/ pany is no longer threatened. although
as the matter stands at present several
Of the officers are in serious danger Of
/ losing their commissions. as r,suu Of
/ having haunted their views OF the mat
| ter too freely about thc school
The students. particularly the girls. arc
/ planning crusade against Mr. DeIand.
and fully intend TO make his life a bur
/ der TO him.
BIo0d-Thirsty Cadets.
/ Prior to the suspension of Captain
/ Bowles. the cadets Of Company G. led By
/ First Lieut. Claude A. Lindsey and Second
Lieut. Frederick NJ Kirby, loudly pre-
claimed their intention Of resiguing and
disbanding the organization.
They were violent in their denuncia-
/ tions Of the young pedagogue. who had. il
/ their estimation. caused the trouble They
held indignation meetings and unani-
mously agreed TO bust old Deland's
head open if ne got gay
In their zeal 10 champion the cause Of
their chieftaiu they pictured the unfor-
tunate DeiaRd as already secured fast to
stake and undergoing the tortures OF
being burned alive
Leaders Change Their Minds
However. when the military committee
OF the Institution tried the case and sen
fenced Bowles 10 suspension from duty for
one week. the valiant lieuteranJs. Lind
sey ana Kirby, promptly forgot their has
" words and denuuciations OF The prIn-
/ ciDaI and faculty.
/ They strongly denied ever IA wing up-
1 held Bowles. OF having participated in
/ any Of the Indignation meetings.
First Lieutenant Lindsay was. Of course
I placed IN command OF the company. and
the glitter of the handsome shoulder
4 evidently blinded him to his past att-
tude in the matter.
Investigate the Reports.
When Mr.. Allan Davis. the principal,
and the members OF the military commit
tee learned through The Times this morz
/ ing OF the statements the lieutenants had
/ been spreading broadcast throughout the
I school. the warriors were hauled I'D for
an investigation.
The committee met in the Office OF the
school this morning AZ s.35 O'Clock. and
a thorough Investigation Of the state
ments and accusations made by the lieu
/ tenants yesterday was instituted
. They AZ first fatty denied having made
. the statements printed iu The Times this
morning. Their attitude in The matter.
. they stated. WAS never such as had been
. reported They even said further that
they had not even Upheld EouIes in the
matter
. Witnesses were called however. who
had heard The cadets make the statements
referred 20 10 reporter for Tho Times
. II was also shown beyond an question
I that they had been the ri1gIeadcrs ln the
{ movement To obtain the RESIGNATION OF the
/ cadets and disband The courauv. PUPILS
/ Do had heard them dencuueing Nr. De-
I land and the faculty were found
Admit DENNIS Were False.
/ The result of the investigation was That
+ the Lcutenants we're obliged 20 admi, that
/ their denials Of the statements printed
/ this morning were false. and that they
( had not adhered 10 the truth in the
matter
II is not yet known what action the
military committee VIII adopt iu the mat
/ ter but for the present the cadets will
be allowed 20 retain their places ju the
company. Lindsey being in command.
Statement of Mr. Davis.
Mr. Davis. the principal. said this morn
ing.
The matter is largely due to a misun-
derstandiUg upon my part. when BowIcs
. requested permission OF ne 10 enter the
hall, ] understood him to say that he
merely wished TO enter the place TO get
gun Il appears, however. that be inter
p~ctcd my answer into permission 10
/ take the disobcdieut cadet into the hall
to discipline him. Nr DeIand. Of course
had perfect right 10 intercept him above
my order, as no male pupil or teacher is
allowed 20 enter the room during Its oc-
cupancy by the girls calesthenics classes
J do not think that Mr.. Dcland over
stepped his authority in the slightest re-
spec.. and IL has since been learned that
he was not Oyerbearing TO any great ex-
tent / believe the matter will soon be-
entirely dropped by the pupils
Girls Much Offended.
The girls OF the school have in a body
denounced the youug teacher. and have
organized for the purpose Of boycotting
/ him. There Is not a girl in the Business
High School who "iIl speak 10 Air. De
land. and they have declared that they
viii get even with the hOrrid thing"
Meanwhile. Lieutenant Kirby appears TO
exist in a state OF great fear. He admits
that he could not have resigned his com
mission had ne heen so disposed
The cadets have for the present sub
sided IN their denUnciations Of the facul- .
~ although they discuss the matter
quietly In groups in the corridors and ap- F.
pear 10 be waiting for something 10 hap /
pen.
MIDDIEs' EARLY GRADUATION. /
To GO To sea in May to Fin Lower I