The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
OFFICERS LOSE
COVETED CAPS
Nance Furnishes Men
at University Who Failed
to Keep Order in Ranks
SEQUEL TO CAMPUS RIOT
Bulletin Issued Announcing
Fall From High Places
of Company Commanders

BERKELEY, April 2.-Captain j. T..
Nance military instructor at the State
University, dropped a dynamite car
fridge in the ranks of the cadets who
drill under him, when he issued. late
this afternoon, an official bulletin an
nouncing the derating of the officers
OF Company E, First Regiment of the
University cadets, and transferring
various privates to other companies.
Not in the history of the institution
mas a military instructor found 1t ne
cessary to thus punish refractory pu-
pills, and the disgrace attending the
loss by company officers of their caps,
gold braid and epaulets is keenly felt
by the men marked for discipline.
There is no redress for them. Captain
Nance's bulletin makes it plain that he
has acted with the approval Of Presi-
dent Wheeler.
The order as posted in the military
department to-day reads as follows:
With the approval of the President. the fol-
loving oincers and non commissioned officers
Company E. First Regiment. are reduced to
the grade of private. viz:
F. n. Baker. second lieutenant; c. l.. Smith
T. Rosenlund. e O. Sievers r. H. Van SAINT
ID. e. Whitelaw and T. w. Winsor, corporals
With the approval of the President, the fol
Regiment, are transferred other companies.
First Regiment, as Indicated opposite their
names; j. FL W. Barnes. A. 7 Howe and
C. r. Mckillican, II. r. Mead G. ID. Hook,
]. c. O'Connor and L. r. Reed, 10 Company &;
Z. A. Richards. to Company A; r. j. Wulzen.
to Company D.
No announcement has been made by
Captain Nance regarding the names of
the officers who will be appointed to
take the places of the derated men.
Captain Nance also refuses to discuss
the bulletin he has given out.
The derating of the officers, how
ever, is known to be a sequel to the
riot in Company E during drill hours
two weeks ago, and is deemed to be
significant of the policy that is to pre-
vail during Captain Nance's tenure of
office as military instructor, a policy
that includes the preservation of dis
cipline and the placing of his depart
ment on a sound military footing.
Captain Nance was horrified fort
night ago when he unexpectedly ap-
peared on the scene during an exhibit
ton of cat-calling and rioting by the
men of Company E, and at once called
upon the officers of the company for
the names of all the defenders. The
officers hesitated declaring finally that
they could not provide Captain Nance
Will lHc VI LIE. Sullty CdNttS
That was a confession of their Ina
bility to preserve discipline, according
to Captain Nance, and he proceeded to
probe the matter to the bottom. He
confined the offending company In the
armory at the next drill hour, told
them how their conduct failed to re-
semble that of soldiers or officers and
again called for the names Of offend
ers during the miniature riot of few
days before. Again he failed to get
the information. There the matter was
allowed to rest, supposedly, and the
officers and privates who had been on
the inquisitoria1 rack breathed easier
To-day the surprise for them came in
the form of Captain Nance's announce
ment of the loss of their positions, with
the honors and merits accompanying
the places, and the shift of various pri-
Yates, supposed to have been among
the rioters. to other companies under
officers that are expected to keep the
refractory cadets In line.