Evening star., 1911-01-15

prejudice and reversed the decree.
About that time Sunset Cox appointed a bootblack
named Keee, from New York city, and he another
problem. We had trouble about roommate tor
Convers; for no white boy would with negro.
Finally it was decided to room Conyers and Keefe
together. That solved the probem for each furnished
evidence enough against the other to cause the dis
missal of both.
Il saw an instance of hazing when instructor which
was brutal in the extreme fourth classnan hung
out of fourth story window in a blanket. He was
nearly frightened to death and in serious condition for
several davs He had reason to be scared; for the
slipping of the hold of the blanket would
have dashed him to pieces on the pavement below The
upper claSsmen participating IN this outrage were
'There is necessity" said Admiral Evans for a
certain of upper class discipline with respect to
the fourth class The class must be taught respect
for the seniority of upper Classmen. But the great
difficulty determine where to draw the line. There
acts of huor and acts of brutality There acts
of admonsment for making good department. and acts
that go beyond reason and tradition.
Congress, several years ago, when the country was
nfamed account of acts of brutality at West Point
passed very stringent law against hazing Under it
any cadet at the Military Academy or midshipman at
the Naval Academy must be dismissed if convicted of
hazng So the question arises to what shall be called
hazing and what shall be passed as fun proper
discipline If upper classman should say to fourth
classrnan. Don't eat with your knife! or Don't look
at in that impudent manner! in fact give any
direction in stern tone when not issuing necessary
orders it could be called hazng 1t IS largely question
of discrimination to what should be termed hazing
Admiral Evans is aware that members of the fourth
class usually unsophstiCated and inclined to be pert
until they made to understand the traditions OF the
school and the Difference due service and seniority
Admiral Sch1ey's Attitude
D EAR ADMIRAL WINFIELD SCOTT SCHLEY
- is very emphatic in his opposition to hazng. We
had nothing of that kind, said he, when at the
Academy" and then proceeded to tell few instances
which showed that young men in the sos were pretty
much the same young men OF to-day.
about the only personal experience ever had when
l was fourth classman, said the Admiral occurred
one night when awakened by being erked out Of
bed with rope round my ankle. followed upthe rope
and came to a person with hair, which located head
and at punched him several times on the nose
then released and never again moested 1t seemed
to be the desire of the upper classmen to take the
measure of the legs of the fourth cassmen to see if they
were the right sort to fit into the school.
"When was upper cassnan we had very interest
ing experience which developed the code under which
the young felt themselves governed. There was
young appointed to the Academy who proved to be
very unpopular with mdshipmen After consideration
and consultation he told that he couldn't remain
authority the rest of us, and he would not only
main but upon his own terms. That exasperated a
number of the boys exceedingly and some of them took
the young out one night and covered him with
coat of tar and feathers.
while nearly every student in the academy knew
who had done the act the code by which the midship
men felt themselves bound to another evoked
and they stood shoulder to shoulder in determination
to give information that would convict any of their
fellow students. The officers examined each mid
shpman, by and each refused to answer on the
ground that he might incriminate himself, which he
could do The academy officers reported to the Secre
tay of the Navy the fact and said they could get
information as to who had committed the offense.
"Isaac Toucey Secretary of the Navy. He said
he would find out who were the guilty parties or he
would have another set of mdshipmen at the academy
He had prepared dsmissals equal to the number of mid
shpmen at the academy and signed them, giving drec
tions to the superintendent to ask each midshipman
what he knew about the occurrence and he refused to
write his name in the blank space and hand him
his dismissal.
"There old naval officer, who related to
hxyy Hh0 hn
not my uncle. He quite fond of me. ,.and when he
learned what in prospect he told me about it. He