The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-27
Stern DAYS AT WEST POINT
ftDIIN 6RILLED mann AND
DRIIILD LINE rom.
r,rr, N~mh~r Of tho Corps QuiyTcd
>nnut the silence" To LOnEan He
Va. IIar>h IN discipline. AccordinE
Il, Inc adrts OuiciAl Inquiry On.

OBJ. -~Hs~ fNl lIlif NllINlAiN NfAiNtHfNlN
..,...-t .rri"r restraint TODAY because
.. cha, ,1" nfhcrrs ~ IA" academy con
...... o.. hove. been the gross breach 81
a., .|.. ,'f' was exhibited on Saturday
ID -...i.v An.n the "ntir,' mess CAV"
Co.,. n.r- = L"ngan. instructor IN
..- r.r silence az table What
.......- .. prlrrtral arrest hangs over
$50. ... .r. and viii continue 10 hr IN
,.. ".. Major General Harry m"
..-.....ul,rr ug tho academy. returns
irrr Nt..uErnu - met" ont the special
,....rr..r, which ia his opinion may
o. t... .,r,ral mt-,iemranur
N..r t,,n Harry returns he will find
I'LL. ...-I, .>"r, student IN IA. academy
.I.. ia~~.si examination b"for" IN"
..... .lrt IT inquiry, which began
STIR. 900 Sunday night. continued Its
sessions 80 4 to-day and rurposah to
remain ~ session until every one Of the
csts,s shall have appeared before II.
", before the end Of the week will this
bos-i complete its examination.
T5-iav the walking Of the carpet was
IN ran swing The board. comprising
Lieut. col Walter A. Bethel. Major Win
Raa.nsnn. Capt. Charles r. Summerall
and CAP, Alfred A Maybach. sat in
b.'le rom all dav and one by one the
csis,s were admitted through tho door
Zach man that passed through this CON
SANITY swinging door stood alone before
ths group u his superior- and with RAISED
hsni put himself under oath. Then the
QUESTION, were fired az him
what hose questions were and what
the answers net one on the reserv alton
even 80 much a. hlniei at This inquiry
was one directed To determine the merits
% breach u discipline; IL was CON
d,i~t.-t hv gentlemen and gentlemen
verr s.ihr"Ctei 10 its purview. The oath
va pa->-I silence was imperative
Tie bard had begun with the first
clAss men who nv virtue II their rank
s@' ne strict Journalism - etiquette ~ H."
nass and who were the ones Ia initiate
n. silence against Capt Longan ~ tho
SA,I-lAv night meal Yesterday the
lasr II 't"s" was examined and the mem
herS - IN" second class were taken in
rr'a'i.n The Procession ~ tho little
r,nrn whore the hoard II inquiry stt was
a. -.'i 'rlv formal as any detail II guard
mount
TNs members - the corps AT West
pow and their officers ~ We'll ar" cluS-'
naH'H"1 cpncerning the sp~rItl act
erect. 40 mo part Of Capt T,ngan which
h. r.Ia- hlm Clndidat" for Coventry
O. saturday night II appshrs that a
nil punch. a rainy day. a careless word
an 90 seemingly Unu.C''~SIr stiffness
n .lplIue were all ruu'rlbutory - ~"
pet 1r.'' "a tho part Il IN" corps which
~ ..'al "a the studied insult which WAS
cN"r.i - tn" guPorJlar lu~t7,r' ~ iu
tc'.c~ ~ ~" SATURDAY. night ami sunday
morning meals
liking those rlrrum-t urr"s iu IN. order
q their happening ~" milk punch c"tns-
frs1 Sprl. t.rn. ago. :, ~ vas -lii lis
ereatlv in c~rtun quarters m m" re-erya-
D. to-day. four cadets We're caught
IN inC milk punch II was uu' = large |
Tr.r nor uarr.'.lrlv -trpur ola" .
= rs-errhels'i., a muN punch which I
Va Ing stpwet away p" l.lart'r- .
L.. '.- were r,.'onIn-.r 10. ir~ - .
TIE. hrIt when their riS..- ,ya-'. ,.t-~.-.. .
p. i-,.- lent Taft the Commando 90 hI..i .
~ ta- Army ~ th'!UnIt"i state mitigate .
he IAN shment u a w1ll'pIug big -sepr" .
.; extra tour duty which would h." /
= uIgh - engage tn" IN hours pt m" f,
four guilty ones away along mt the foot
uaL season,
- rh.-., four had formed m. nucleus
4 every days contingent Il extra post
SAlklng for hong t.in" past -EN,ra .
ios.r duty means covering p0-ts about /
~ Quadraugl" With ruu~k"t "p hours b
IL naturally excludes Oh" from a'h- /
., field or social function. A. the case .
a, he IL "a customary for fh" officer .
o. uRrgs 10 allow those uU extra tour 7
'.'v 10 take up their posts pn 'h" bal
.or."- 81 the barracks ~ Tunes when b. .
be- ANY
,a as, Saturday Capt l.ongan was rh.
90 IN charge 81 th" four habituaI I
a. he ten or ffteen casual extra tour !
s1-', fine and penetrating drsz2l" !
~. 'allIng when they went on post, and I
az IN th,. cadets who were doing th'Ir !
d., nary duty had their ovrrcOats on /
't.. .eJue~ted the corporal 81 IN. guard I
b.. up ~av their resp..cts Ia Capt lpugan /
e as him II they might AK" posts .
..a talcouIe- out 81 the wet The |
.-r-r anne hack To them that Capt !
.,. saw no reason why they should I
..'. .'.'iuvs covering tn. posts thar he'd 1
l-- gnsi 80 them - they con /
'...l Waking IN tn. drIzz" and the
taa-'s 'le$s extra tour men were har- /
o.. -aln-t the officer who hal not /
.. ure,..1.ut
ne .. rt.. careI..ss word which sa.nS 1
... cured a. an element IN IA" re- I
~-." arf ui ~" corps. nothing concern ]
.....ra 80 definIt. a. the Influence }
punch and the ram Appeared ;
IN"rs was a hint that Capt /
al recently allowed himself 20
.. . word n one ~ the cadets thai
...' -t'Iuu had proved that tn. Cap
- n.- not Justified IN ~ doing and .
Unfortunate ac'fI satlou had
-eu'manf Commenzura'" with /
,-r Point cadets r1gid standard 81
n...- apt. Longan NAV hav" erred.
..l ~ allowed himself To 10 a
10 matter 81 discipline and
n.- Judgment. as the members
.s- hehsve he did. h was sum
,....F. .fr today that Col. Sibley. the
ant = cadets. can see no other
u Htara4FeTF n
< - the silence on Capt
10 would NOT be according 10
o.. q the Institution for its com
F.-rr a. uphold the cadets
no. & their officers except ia
.t'raoTdinary circumstance.
discipline would b- a u against
proper rpiIrSs' open to the
fl" corps II they felt aR
net capt Lpngan - u was
cons 10 authority to-day.
i"T''yt right g. submit =
their gTievar"e g. col. I
'HIld "a turn have forwarded /
'u.H Barry. th"-Ip"riut.ud"nt
r.nv Had a." upper nt"ndent
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