The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-26
A West Point Silence" In
flicted on Capt. Rufus
{. Longan.
CORPS GOES HUNGRY TO BED
All Liable to Court Martial
Privileges Suspended Board
of Inquiry Sits.

cadet corps IL under arrest and facing
general court martial for gross disre-
-pect 10 Capt Rufus r Longan. instructor
in tactics. and for INSTRUMENTATION. Act
ing Superintendent Siblsy sent the four
classes OF son young men TO their quar-
ters after mess on Saturday evening.
and board 81 officers will be sitting pretty
much al night tonight endeavoring
10 find ont why the cadets -siienced' Capt.
Longan.
They won't tell The whole corps
has stood out against Col. Sibley's in
sistencs First class men with almost
perfect records IN scholarship and con-
duct have remained a. stubborn a. the
tailenders whose dement's run up into
the hundSeds. All that Col sibley and
the board have got out % them in reply
to questions a. to why they refused 10
eat in Capt I.ongan's presence or refused
20 speak when he was among them II
the statement, We have formed a dis
like for this officer The penalty pro-
vd.i by Ia~ for this degree Of insubor-
dination - dismissal from the Military
Academy Mesnwhls all privileges are
cut m and the prospect - no football
games with Other schools this season
and no hops
The corps sent Capt. l.ongan n Cow
entry a. supper on Saturday. The
meas hall was full. thu cadets in their
places at the tables. when he appeared.
The cadet captain. Philip Y Fl~mlnS.
by virtue ~ his corps rank was superin-
,enden, ~ the ne-s hall ur,ier Lieut. Co
Frederick " Sihley. the oommandant II
cadets who is inspector Of the msss.
A. the head II each table sat a member
Of The fr-t class young men who are 10
b. graduated neat June Every private
OF the hrs' class - an assistant super
intendsut 81 the mess hall under the
cada, captain and the tables sake their
cue from his conduct ~ all times. While
discipline - relaNad AZ mess nevertheless
the atiqustt. N strict Tables do not piv
knife aud fprk uutIl the first class man
give. silent PERMISSION
Among the assistant superintendsnts
nnde- Cadet Captain fleming were Joseph
& Nchahey John " stewart. Paul =.
lt-Inecks. William y HardIgR and Charles
\ SchIeIfenig Among the first class men
responsible. for discipline IN The mess
hall were n ornas J ! Christian. the only
grandson of SlOnswall Jackson. Hubert
q Stanton Raymond A Wheeler. VIII
iam . McIAurin ana Charles ) Floyd
~ al there were "ightv-hv" of an" mrs.
class pgr.''ut
" hcn IN. new ,nrtuIct'r IN ts,trs
Cant I.puxan Vas DuIy recently aSs met
T. IL a.
the ~ i.tigy Academy appelrrt the
mum - '.tIS"rr1iipn oeISei Sidd@nl
Tn. ,apt,IU Lpos,rd lrJg,d Nome ~ ~
.a,-t- me-, h. eve To r-s cliss me-
90 the hrrJ- e IN" trhics folded th-ir
am. The ihird r.rJnd ard fourth
ciass men Imitlt-d The attitude Evsn
,h.. Of. things tr. class q res rlds'
.,.u!ttcd - Ma, D. & this v"I" and j-r
/ eng m"ld.d ftI the fourth Ci'Rs WITH
,t;uu dri,l- aud rth,r i,hnp,nC ~ di1ci-
Q lur. uii 20 grm faces ard let their
knives ord Turks dr wha-r 'ha m@ss
Sarv.ir'~ uld ~ 81 thru. There WIS
-,ir. 900
II vas linpus.iuir tu u'i-taSe IN" tlrgs'
of thI- passive demo n-t rntiCn. Tho on
er- pre- on. including Conmaninnt ~ih-
I.,y undcr., C,i in .ln'lv that tho cadets
Ne =. show Nv dis-e.p"lt 10 CAPT. ionRan
TcruaVr ,au nruu'c- pn~sod before the
tpO'; actior. All this time
he Grs; cii-- men MAINTAINED their atti-
tudc. eaiinS ching. saying nothing. as
animated - wooden cigar -igns
Ihar the cummnndant who was acting
tent ~ tho Mil.tlry Aciisny
~ tho absence - M 'pr-C.en.ra Barry,
ar 49, from his place at table Ne heal
ited - take official coRnizanc" e what
n. -lw wns PLAIN InSIbordinr ton and az
rompted quietly - and oUt what the
trouble was Fnr tho most part the
cadets refused T. answer MI that the
could ascertain was that
the whole corps had formed \ dislike
fur Capt Lpngan and had resolved - in
.,itute silence against him Wh~reupon
Connandant Sibley ordered the 500 young
men t. their barracks dinnrrle-s All at
tennis & hnd out IN saturday night what
the gr,lige - against Longln failed.
Yesterday morning there appeared
to h@ an abatement IL the resentment
The cadet. had been without liberty al
night when tho Captain entered the
mess hall the silence. although pro-
was not - general az u had been
NJ .uppar Bat the slightly improved
altitude did not suit Comma ndant Sthley
AZ all ~. arose and snapped out an
order which went niurmuring down the
tAhles a. the cadet captains repeatei u.
In the corps got and marchad hack -
barracks Very few ~ them got more
than a mouthfui ~ breakfast
The boys we're pretty hungry by dinner
lin. Perhaps that was the reason thry
didn't MAINTAIN silence when Capt Iongan
walked IN A few 81 them. the most reso-
lutte. SAT with their arms folded Jrsr'ising
10 sat a bite. hut the main body punished
ihe grub severely Tn" coTnandsrt
tool. the vir-- thn- IN" ro-r,= w. No.