Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-24
HAz|NGAT WEST POINT
Cadet Sutton, However, Pro.
tects His AssaiIants.
WILL NOT IDENTIFY THEM
Horse Racing" Is Newest and
Funniest Trick.
THOSE HOME PAPER EULoGIEs
"our Soldier Boy Hero Made ia
Commit Laudations to Memory
and Recite Them.
THOSE HOME PAPER EULOGIES

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NEW YORK. July 24-The board OF
army officers appointed several weeks ago
to investigate hazing conditions at the
United States Military Academy handed
its report to Col. Hugh l.. Scott. the
yesterday morning. The
report takes up several hundred pages, il
is said.
The board, Of which Lieut.. Col. Sibley,
the commandant of cadets. is president
did not make any recommendations as to
the nature Of the punishment to be melted
out to those cadets who may have been
found guilty of having in one form or
other. Col Scott sent 1t back with In
that the board make the recon-.
menda ton.
The inquiry was the result Of an injury
sustained by Cadet Sutton of Oregon. a
brother of the United States Marine off,
Ger whose death at Annapolis two years
ago is now being Investigated by the
ly. injured by being jumped on. and IL
still in the hospital, although his condi.
ton is greatly improved.
Sutton Protects Assailants.
Cadet Sutton was called before the
Sibiey board. but he proved a poor wit.
ness, so far as hazing is concerned. He
maintained that he had not recognized
the cadets who had assailed him. an6
that he did not consider the incident as
hazing.
The result was that the Sibley board
was unable to identify those that were
10 <l,A Aeotv Gpptt avaso HoN lv,Pr
to identify those who so seriously hur'
him has made him one Of the most pop
ular cadets in the academy.
Neither Col. Scott nor any member ol
the hazing board would discuss the In
vestigation or the report esterday, say
come from the War Department in Wash
ington. 1t was learned, however. thai
more than 100 cadets were examined
under oath.
names of perhaps dozen young mer
who may later on wish they had not beer
SO familiar with the poor little plebes."
New Hazing Tricks.
Some Of the things uneartned by the
board were very funny. There were nc
ant tricks this year. but there was q
horse stunt that will go down in West
Point history as one of the funniest things
"plebe" ever had to go through.
A big strong cadet from a western
state is in the academy. Although he IL
a flrst-year man 1t was his quick Wit tina,
made this horse trick possible.
One of the questions now asked Of the
new cadet is:
What was your previous condition OF
servftude?''
When it was put to the westerner he
~ vas horse dealer"
The senior cadets told him they would
try to provide a stable for him with
horses. The "horses" were all ''plebes. "
and each animal had a name.
For instance, a slim young fellow from
Louisville is said to have been dubbed
Sysonby, another youngster from New
England was called BallyhOo Bey, while
a third rejoiced in the name of the
famous Rock Sand. SO it went on until
numerous cadets had been honored with
Cadets Raced as Horses.
After the horses had been chosen there
were races. cadets contesting on all fours
and emitting snorts indicating the kind
of animal they were trying to initiate.
Sysonby Of West Point is said to be the
coming sprinter Of the academy. After
the races an auction was held and the
western cadet had to act the auctioneer
Some fine horses went for ridiculously
low prices Sysonby, it is said, brought
10 cents, while Ballyhoo Bey went for -
cents.
Another form of amusement that the
investigation is said to have brought TO
light Is the "home paper" trick. Many
of the cadets come from small hamlets
where the weekly newspaper is still the
medium Of news.
These journals as rule speak in COM
plimentary terms OF any cadet who hap
pens to come from the same town as the
editor Our soldier boy future gem
eraP' and ''our brass buttoned hero" and
other headlines Of similar import told
Of the pride those little towns take in the
cadets.
Some Of the older cadets got hold OF
these clippings, and the 'plebe who was
complimented. was compelled to mem
orize word for word everything that had
been written about him. After commit
ting the article to memory he had a
chance to recite 1t to his friends on nu-
merous occasions
Board Compelled to Laugh.
These antics indicate. it is saio. the ma
ture Of some Of the Information gathered
by the Sibley board. One Of the cadets
who had testified said the other day that
even the board members. who were very
solemn, had to laugh at some of the
funny things brought out by the ques-
tioning of the recorder.
The general impression seems to be
that the cadets who may be mentioned by
the board will not be expelled 1t Is said
that nothing Of a low or mean nature de-
veloped at the hearing. and that 1t was
shown that even the ''plebes'' had entered
into the fun Of It. That some rigorous
punishment will be melted out II, how
ever, the opinion, and II Is believed that
this punishment will be in the nature OF
to the limits OF the post ana
Of walking tours o duty" I'm the famous
old quadrangle.
An effort was made yesterday to get
Col. Scott to talk of the investigation,
but he reiterated his Intention Of not say
ing q word. 1t Is known, however, that
he is more determined than ever to stamp
out hazing In every possible form from