El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-22
Military Institute Lads
Wanted Capt. Woods Re
tanned to Give Them Ath-
letic instruction.

Interscholastic rivalry between the
high school and the Military Institute
students is given as the cause of the
-walkout- of the cadets at the institute
during the chapel period Monday morn
ing.
At prearranged signal given by
some of the older boys, the majority of
the cadets arose and filed out of the
chapel and returned to the city. The
request for the resignation of Capt
henry Nj. Woods, instructor in history
and Latin at the institute, is given by
the boys as the reason for the walkout.
Capt. Woods is also baseball coach at
the institute and has been preparing the
boys for the interschool game with the
high school,
The reason given by one of the boys
this morning for the walkout was that
the baseball team had been deprived
of q coach by the requested resignation
Of Capt. Woods and that their strike
was made as a protest against such
action. The walkout or strike is con-
sidered in the light of a prank by ting
boys, and while they declare they win
not return to the institute unless Capt
Woods is reinstated, 1t is thought that
an adjustment of the difficulty will be
attained before the beginning of the
second quarter examinations Thursday.
Boys May he Expelled.
Capt. T. A. Davis, commandant of the
institute, has required the return of all
boys by Thursday morning in time for
the beginning of the examinations, on
penalty OF expulsion from school Capt.
Davis reported this morning that there
were between 40 and so boys at the
school at drill time. Arrangements have
been made for an office man to take
charge of much of the executive work
being done by Capt Davis, who will
take the classes formerly conducted by
Capt. Woods in Latin and history
These classes. together with the other
classes at the institute, are being con-
Quoted today and VIII continue until the
end of the quarter, Wednesday evening.
A meeting of the boys vas held In
Carnegie square Monday evening and
second one was held this morning, at
which the boys discussed their plans
Davis's Statement.
"a number of the boys have re-
turned to school," Capt Davis said this
drill this morning and there are be-
tween 40 and so boys here attending
school. The classes will continue up
until Thursday, when the second quar-
terly examinations will begin at S:l5-
Those who do not return by Thursday
morning will be expelled from the
school at the end of the second quar-
ter. We have learned that a great
many boys were forced by larger boys
to go oub as they told them they had
to go. The trouble has been with town
boys and more than half of the boys
who went out are town boys. Many
parents of the students have been call
Ing me up and apologiZing for the con-
duct Of their boys. All parents who
have been heard from. regret the Incl
dent. Most Of the cadet officers went
out with the boys and the officer of the
day, whose duty it was TO report any
such things to me, sent in his sword by
another boy and went with the rest. I
feel that the thing is going to work out
all right and that the boys will realize
their mistake and the parents are will
ing to help US to get the right results
from the school"
Stecc17enf for the Board
A member of the board of directors of
the institute makes the following state
ment on behalf Of the board:
For good and sufficient reasons the
superintendent of the Military Institute
requested the resignation of Capt
Henry NJ. Woods, one of the instructors
of the institute" he said "On Satur-
day last the full board of directors met
quest for the resignation of the in
structor
The student body on becoming aware