Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-21
CADETS DISMISSED.

dian RECIPROCITY lledty III ptlti't'st''
CADETS DISMISSED.
As vas stated in the Gazette, through
orders published by Superintendent
Nichols Yesterday evening II members
oG he third class at the Virginia Mill
TRY Institute at Lexington, were dis
missed for INSTRUMENTATION and rebel
,ious conduct. This was the outcome
If several days Of bomb firing on the
rar, o; cadets of the class named
cspred by their descrtion from their
nosls Of duty yesterday morning. The
irouble began on Friday night OF last
week when certain men of'the cadet
r,rns created a disturbance in barracks
hy setting off fireworks, including fire
crackers md torpcdocs, more for amuse
uent than for any Intentional breach
N ruIcs. 70 meet this contingency the
commandment Of cadets had an extra
Guard detailed, requiring members of
The third class 10 perform this duty and
stating Tia, The guard would be con
tn,rd rs long rs the disturbance
lasted.
Tie firing was :egun again on Sait:-
lay morning and kept up with more OF
las regularity until after taps Saturday
night. Inspection Of quarters was
made. and although large quantities. Of
ir,mbnsli5lrs we're seized and contiscai-
Il n.u. s,,nn.ir, were obtained in some
manner by the miscreants and the dis.
tnrbance was begun again Sunday
morning. There was a continuance OF
the firing uutil the corps vent to sup.
pnr Sunday evening. II vas resumed
again during the study period at night.
Owing 10 the faci thalth combuali-
les we're exploited bY means Of slow
burning fuses, It was extremely difficult
to catch the persons wbo we're creating
the disorder, but two nen, cadets OF
the third class, we're aoprehended in
the act 81 lightning fecrackers and
placed under arrest. lie issue was
brought Ia head Saturday, night al
tattoo. vixen orIarssc liz snperintcnd
ent wcro read di>n,E'nG the t"o cadets
who had been caeht and assigning
heavy penalties t clher. for having
combustibIcs in &lcir quarters. An
agreement had aeady been made by
| the classmates oitha two men that in
case any menu Of the class was dis
missed for the dorder, all should leave
Lin a body ups the dismissed ones
were lmmedirly reinstated
! mcetiugf the third class vas nc
cor,Iinoly b'l at once, and it was dc
cided the cole class should fall ont Of
ranks aitsthe return of the corps from
breakfast,i deserving post. The class
meeiingEs then adjourned and the
DISTURBED ceased. When the con1pa-
MES wcf dismissed after breakfast yes
terlays Jrning - men walked through
the liz gate to Lexington. They
werc5)eilcd.
lie, al Nichols said in the order Of
lisn al:
stalking the action as outlined the
sunutendent is conscious Of feeling
of Jsoral distress that so large body
# ung men, many Of whom nave
mtofore been SO exemplary in their
J,rtmcnt, should 50 far forget their
i7Y to themselves, TO their parents
IL TO the honorable Institution with
'icli they have been connected No
st cause Of grievance is even alleged;
al even il such existed ample recourse
70 be found III the provisions OF
hillary law. IN a moment Of thought
ssllras these young men have com
ned 70 defy authority and are a.
mptng. by concerted action, to dictate
The governing authorities of this in
in ion
The Virginia Military Institute .
lndF rre-eminenIly for Euw and or
T. Discipline and tie proper recog
ton Of constituted authority arc Al !
G same time the foundation stone and I
'ytone Of is structure An assault /
,on these constitutes the most
cvious oiienSc known 10 our law. In. !
a1iatc dismissal must necessarily en- |
g III such cases ari this. whrther :
c, hundred, OF the whole corps, is
,oIycl." {