The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-22
Discipline Must Be Maintained.

Discipline Must Be Maintained.
rhe board Of visitors of the Virginia
Military Institute will meet IN th's CITY
to-day in special session tor the fnrther
and final consideration Of the insubordi-
nation OF mombers of the third class
Growing ont Of the, complaint against the
mess hall fare" ana the the future dis
cip1ine of the Institute is involved IN the
boards decision
On November I'd the third class odopted
and sent to the adjutant the following
81 paper: ,
4f Lexington. Va, Nov. 2, 1905.
ra Adiptant Virginia Military Institute,
s Lexington, Va:
Strive the undersigned members OF
the third class, do hereby pledge our
NJ selves and certify that II there Is not
80 70 decided change in the food at the mess
han Nv Monday, November 9Th, We VIII
5,esign as cadets Of the Virginia Military
institute. very respecuul's'
&(Signed)
This paper was prepared and forwarded
in a spirit OF mutiny. and was specificaliY
IN violation of section l2s of the resuia-
tons. Tho third class men thus threw
themselves into an attitude. of revolt
against the constituted authorities ano
the board insisted that they must receue
unconditionaily All but thirteen signed
a paper Withdrawing the "ultmatum
they had sent. The thirteen expressed
r their sympathy with the action OF their
fellow students, but declared that they.
were prevented by an oath from sign
ing the paper. The board notified them
tha. x1sy would be dismissed unless they
signed. whereupoa the members OF the
class recalled the.- rerraction and an
neu.,-s,i ,he.- determination to stand by
yhs .-oata-oouad" thirteen The board
shan gave the boys rsn days in which to
-eco-sfs.s- az leave the Institute
In tie meantime Governor Montague
Ftz..a5 ira Institute ard undertook to act
Is -at.aco- between the cadets and the
9hoart h drew up a paper for the
cata.s 70 sign and II IS reported that the
racsr Is prepared ~ the Governor In
e.ueas az EXPRESSION of regret, but that
IL. czt..s fairly refused to bend" and
Tie zro-t vas stricken out. Tho paper
ws1-a sasy CID finally sign and which
ts-az5 VII .. considered by the board
toEo~z:
# 10 "a. attusant o; tho Virginia Military
t@-ttute:
.a-Te, the undersigned members Of
*. -f- tl,at ton
Il "a aging the paper dated November .,
.sa. sstressed to the post adjutant. was
Il E-c-1c.on of secaon l23 of tho regGla.
ttan. snt We therefore, respectfully re.
sEea. 20 be permitted TO withdraw The
ra3sr Al far as possible.
'"5Es d not construe our signature &c
c.as <,s5,ss as involving any change o!
ert-a-1 n. may have expressed az TO tht
;:sGt..z..zts. Q. the mess hall fare.
Unexpectedly
u I. e sr-A-rstsd that n majority of thu
scs-. viii Tets 10 accept this paper b!
way c. -pst.tang up" settlement witt
the catsta
Ia ~. ora.oa the board had better
close UP ras Institution. The third class
men confess that they have violated ONT
OF the most important rules Of the In
stitute. yet they express no regret there
for, and we are told that they fatty re
fused 10 incorporate any such expression
in their paper, This shows that there Il
no change In their attitude. The spiri
Of rebellion in them is as rank as ever
= The hoys are not asked TO stultify them
selves; they are NOT asked TO say tina