The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-18
problem are that INSTRUMENTATION cannot
he tolerated and TINT correct IDEAS Of

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be tolerated and thet correct ideas Of
discipline must be enforced.
4 The Board of Visitors, after pains
taking Investigations extending through.
three days. rendered Il report that prac.
tlcally vindicatine the management and
tiiscrcditcd the charges of iilcompctency
In the commissary department. The con.f
cluslons reached with reference to food
conditions arc that as a rule, good
wholesome food Is furnished tho cadets
and in sufficient quantity. There have
been times, however, when the quality
has not been up to tho standard 1t was
also shown that tho food has to be pre-
pared under conditions that are not
favorable, and tlils is especially the case
since the burning Of tho kitchen anu
lness-liall last May.
Tho most serious situation s the AZ
titudc OF n small minority Of the offend-
Ing third class, who have bound them.
solves together by some kind of oath
which prevents them from taking steps
to undo what they consider n wrong.
their sSimpathes are with the members
OF the class who are willing to withdraw
offensive language to the Superintendent
vet they feel that they arc powerlcss TO
aid In bringing to peaceful issue
tho present misunderstanding Lexington
Gazette.
The matter OF tho revolt Of the v. NJ.
I. cadets on account OF alleged bad food
has now reached a status when II depends
upon the good-sense of the third-class 10
admit their error In sending an ulti-
maton to Superintendent Shipp They
ought to admit this. They were In error
and they ought frankly to confess II.
When n brave man makes a mistake he
hastens to acknowledge 1t. a notable IN
stance Of this Is given In tie early career
OF General Washington. At an election
of members of the General Assembly IN
Alexandria, Washington. then q young
man OF Twenty-Five, used offensive Lam
g,aEe TO a gentleman named Payne who
promptly knocked him down by n heavy
blow IT was thought that such an en-
counter necessitnted a duel. and this I'M
preston was strengthened when WASH
ington's assailant received the tnext
morning n note requesting his attendance
at n tavern In Alexandria. Payne went
TO the place of meeting with q brace
at n table supplied with wine glasses
He received his assailant with smile,
extended his hand and said: ITO err Is
human; to rectify error Is right and
proper. believe was wrong yesterday:
you have already had some satisfaction.
and II you deem that sufficient, here Is
my hand. Let us be friends.
lAelh us COIHUletl'i W tiicas SttANts VI LIZ
" NJ, /. the example OF the first Of
American citizens. If they were wrong
as assuredly they were. they can well
afford to follow the example of WASH
ington and make amends, by acknowl-9
'edging their mistake charlottesville
Progress.
We agree with the Petersburg Index
Appeal that the management OF the
Virginia Military Institute cannot afford
to compromise With mutiny. IN ok
Landmark.
IN the case under discussion there
seems to be number of the cadets
who have taken an oath to carry out
their threat, Sut who now confess the
.impropriety Of their action, and hut
for the oath. would make the apology
required by the Board Of Visitors. j Il
an oath or pledge to do n wrong thing,
prevents one from doing conceded
right thing. one should never hesitate
TO recant the oath and pursue the right.
NO parent should countcnance in his son
a persistence in the wrong doing be-
cause he imagines he Is bound to It
BY an oath. Let us hope the young men
nav seq the error Of this position and
do the manly thing. In ignoring the oath
that pledged them TO the wrong.
Discipline is Just as essential TO the
success of a school as 1t is to the Ell
.fectiveness OF an nrn,y.-Roanoke Even.
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