Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-12

w W thing OF the past, both at
the military and naval
academies. despite a recent outbreak
at West Point Perhaps the officers
are right. perhaps they are wrong.
time and the human natures or the
devil. IL you WILL that is in boys may
some day get working again and
show itself in an outbreak of the old
haZing custom.
Some time ago there was a hazing
case at Annapolis and many cadets
we're implicated. They were all
placed in arrest and the number OF
the arrested ones was so great that
officials thought that record had
been broken. but such was not the
case
The officers had forgotten. IL they
ever knew IL. that once upon a time
the entire corps OF cadets at the
United States Military academy was
placed In arrest and that II was nee
essary to break all army rules by
drawing on the ranks OF the culprits
20 secure men for guard duty, q duty
ordinarily considered 700 honorable
to be discharged properly by any
man or body Of men against whom
charges of serious misconduct had
been laid.
There was riot at the United
States Military academy at midnight.
December 81. 1879. The authorities
not only called the proceedings a
riot, but they said that 1t was rebel
lious in it's nature. and as the result
of it Gen. John NJ Schofield. superin-
tendent of the academy, placed the
300 cadets under arrest
The riotous demonstration at the
academy on that night broke all
academy precedents. II was planned
by a dozen daredevil cadets Of the
first class who were to graduate the
following June and who wished TO
mark in a manner unprecedented the
ushering in of their graduating year
About 20 cadets by a continued
course OF good conduct had succeed
ed in securing leave for two days at
Christmas. When they returned from
their short furlough they brought
with them In valise and in trunk ey
cry variety of fireworks known tn
the ingenuity OF the manufacturer
Roman candles. skyrockets, cannon
crackers and other noise and fire
making articles They were carefully
hidden away in the mattresses of the
cadets all over the barracks. For
nearly a week the boys slept on yeri.
table mines Of powder.
II was curious that the authorities
at the academy did not note and in.
quire into the fact that at least 20
cadets "cut" supper every night for
a week prior to New Years eve. II
is dark at supper time In late Decem.
ber, and under cover OF the darkness
diets detailed for the purpose made
Trophy point and from there they b,
the barracks scores OF round shot. I
weight. which had been made yeal
for use in the old muzzle-loading
siege guns, The round shot were
the cock loft" of the barracks.
The cadets who had acted as cal
porals at light artillery drill had ms
abstract. unseen Of the authorities.
or 40 canvas bags of powder. Th
slowed away In the chimneys whic
into the unused fireplaces in the cad
ters.
Ten first classmen fell out" fro
on New Years eve. They stole un,
OF darkness down to Battery Knox
they loaded the old smooth-bore cam
had been frowning harmlessly over
son for a quarter of century. FroI
Knox the cadets went by way of
walk to the seacoast battery, and 4
loaded the cotton smooth-bore. the bi
at that time In the service. The small
of the seacoast batteries also were
doubly loaded were a better way tC
and then the six 30-pound PARROTS OF
battery were fed with powder. Into
OF every piece OF the three batterie
primers were inserted and lanyards
tached ready for the pulling. Then I
went back to barracks.
The bell In the tower OF the old
building tolled the fret stroke of
Before the second stroke came the
roar from the river front. followed b
roar. another and yet another II
came a shock that shook the plateau
the echoes rolling from Gro Nest 10
nam and far away to the hill OF Mad
Wayne. The old 20-ton smooth Dor
II not trebly. charged. had spoken. 7
the sharp reports OF the PARROTS ant
snappy bark Of the field pieces.
simultaneously with the roars
river batteries there came the his
screaming OF rockets. etc. nred fr