The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-26

c,eared itself and back the Glasses went
again 90 tho imprisonment OF their rooms
CommAndant Sibley gave orders IN
Saturday might for board Of inquiry IL
- composed " Lieut. Col. Walter A.
Bethel. professor Of law and history;
Major Writ Robinson. assistant professor
Of chemistry, Capt Charles p Summsrali.
senior instructor - artillery tactics and
Capt Alfred \ MaVhaoh. instructor 20
TACTICS
The board called before II members
of m. frst GLASS who are held RESPONSE
ne for discipline IN the mess hall The
cadets were questioned closely. They
dechned Tn give any reason for their attl-
uIde toward Capt. Longan except that
they didn't like him.
We have formed dislike for this
ofic~r.' was the way they put IL several
tim"~
since the commandant's action on sat
urday evening the corps. as IL provided
hv IN" regulations. has been deprived II
all recreation and amusement Their"
WAS TO have been HOP IN Memorial Hal
on saturday night II was forbidden
and the girls who had come from Albany.
New Norh and Poughkeep-le Ia dance
got no dances. The \ VI. G 4. serviC"
was nruittrd Yesterday All Of the little
privileges accorded the cadets ont 81
study hour- We're revoked
IN. superintendent has power to put
tho cadets under arrest for three things,
mutinN. direct diSohedienre n orders and
gro~S disrrsp.Ct 10 "a superior officer
The last two specifications are said her"
tn cover the case ot the whole corps
The punishment tor this may be depriva-
tion of recreation and all privileges. with
tours uf punishment duty. confinement
IN dark prisons. pr suspension nr dts
mlssai
The board IT inquiry now sitting will
determine whether the entire corps shall
10 court-marttallad
NJ tn" first rh--mer involved cadet
William r. lAruai - the srn ~ West
Pc - famous pr 'fes- " Il drawing. Col.
Charles " Lirnai. I SA; Caaat B'rhs
" simpson = the spn ~ Major Meaiell
l.. simpson. uu iIty m the Army Building
M this ctv; thi"t Alexander u Surl->
- r"rh ,p- 90" best kupwn athlete IN tho
Military Academy. cadet Io-n March
Duplat - 1T . WstIthy Venezuelan family
ana Wa- admitted o. the Academy A. -
courtesy He stands eighty 9TH last IN
wv l'"lA 81 Nll" Ia' - h.lAN~ Is'flilk =
No J. ~tpn"wall Jacks ms grandson.
Christian. Is ~ Young Iarnad - p IN
olt-- rank
NAsHINGroN. sept IS Capt Rufus
D. l.ongan. Eleventh Infantry. formerly
served a. Fort II. 4 Russell wyoming
He was born IN Missouri on January :.
1873. Upon his graduation from the
Military Academy on Jun" H. 1897 h.
nal . IDF.
On September 10. Ises. he was transferred
to the Ninth Infantry. with which he
served aho,r one w.-.k being then trans
ferred to the Eleventh. Ne has been
captain since March -. 1872
The War Department has received no
repOr 81 IN" Silence administered To
capt LonRAn last saturday OftiCers 81 /
the Department however, do not eNpaCt I
the incident to become a matter Of Official ,
correspondence, D''CalIsa u " breach I.
Of discipline which will b. handled hy /
Gen Barry. superintendent Of the AGA |
DENY II n expected that Gen Barry !
will take prompt punitive action. This - 1
the first offence OF this sort az the Military |
Academy m rs-Cent years The cause ~ |
Capt. Iongan unpopulanty with the !
members Of the cadet COrT- u not known /
here
The cadets IT the United States Naval |
Academy az Annapolis on the evening
Of Marcn l. lat visited upon Lieut. " |
bertholf one of the officers n the disci- !
pine department and officer IN charge |
OF supper formation. a silence which |
lasted throughout the supper period |
Lieut. Berthof was III az the time and |
two days later wac operated on for APP |
pendlCItls
For this silence Capt J. NJ Bower. |
superintendent Of the academy had |
every man IN the academy disciplined
They were all confined to the academy |
limits, all hops previously arranged were |
cancelled and every privilege was with |
drawn. Special punishment was visited
upon the first class by pOstponrag the
privilege of forming the first class club
Other privileges suspended were general
liberty special liberty. late hop liberty
and visiting officeB quarters m the
Orpunds