The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-26

ior some years, n writer OF books. q
wonderful speaker from both rostrun
and stump. n school teacher OF the high
est ideals and the most notable sue.
cess, and n politician who has simply
run away with tho mon who have made
1t their business, and a man through
and through. out and out. by ana large
ft Tor any Office, and strong because he
mas behind him the strength of mind
and heart and conscience which fear
no Toe. a great man this for Prcsi-
dont OF the United States. There is
something honest In politics, after all.
TIE LADY AND TIE MIDsn1pMAN.
MISS Katherine A.. Beers is the
daughter OF Professor Henry A. Beers.
Of Yale University, n Of the most
eminent English scholars In the United
states. She is said by the Waterbury
American TO be "a most Charming
young woman engaged in the study
OF domestic science. and that in the
pursuit Of his speciality she took the
position offered her by Mrs. Tarrant.
wifo of acknowledgements Tar
T-I' VI ITIcTO she Is.
~ q recent hop Mt the Naval Academy
at Annapolis the midshipman who was
Her escort was advised by an onlccr
OF the discipline department that on
account of her position in the familv
OF a naval officer il was not desirable
Tor her to be Il guest at such func-
mons, The midshipInen almost TO n
ma. n .T I n bnf, a,.1.y . ~. Z: p. IL -, -HI-l..
tested against this outrage. holding
that a young woman regarded MS a
suitable associate OF the midshipmen
and the officers families in every
other way should not be excluded from
the social affairs at the Academy
simply because she is a nurse. Thor
position is that any young woman of
refinement, no matter what her occu-
patton or status. should be made vel
some if she go as The guest of Il mid
shipman, the midshipman assuming The
entirc responsibility as to her fitness.
There has been a good deal of cor
respondcncc on the subject, and at
last Captain j. NJ. Bower. Supcrin-
tendont Of the Naval Academy. after
consultation with Secretary Meyer. has
made an apology to the young lady;
but 1t is not unlikely that the case
will end in n Congressional ~nquiry
That would doubtless be very unpleas-
ant to Miss Beers; but if it will result
in the adoption Of measures which Will
make the repetition Of such incidents
impossible. the inquiry should be made.
IN the meantime. ii might be worth
considering whether or not Captain
Rowyer is exactly the sort of Captain
10 be in charge of the anairs of the
.Academy; especially should the '.ohiccr
Of the discipline department." be as
signed to other duty. Another step
would be also worth taking-thc mid
shipman who was the escort OF Miss
Beers Should be given tho privilege of
rcsepting in the manner approved by
gentlemen Of an older civilization the
aftront offered TO the young lady who
was his guest at the hop.
Commenting with its accustomed
ciear-eyed vision OH most subjects. tho
Waterbury American says:
In the first place. Of ali people in
me world, the average army or navy
oflicet' has the least claim to AFFECT
social superiority. The officers OF our
army and navy are rightly drawn from
the ordinary ranks of life all over the
country, and, as a rule, have little
OF family Inheritance or social posi-
ton OF which TO boast. This is so
generally recognized tia ut Newport
even tho United states uniform is not
a passport TO society, those officers
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who harper to come from families of
recognized position, or whose wives
are members of such families. AS n
rule, officers in the navy dislike ex-
cecdingly a Newport assignment
III great America. where all men
arc supposed to be equal (therc never
was n greater mistake: for example.
the conduct of the Naval Academy Off
GERS in this casc) nobbery should he
crushed with a mighty hand. and this
is n good placc IN start W t..