Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-24
HAzED FOR GIRLS
Latest Outbreak OF Old Troubles AT
Naval Academy Has New PHASES
But Has Been Denied Officially.
KNOWN IN TOWN FIRST.
When Officials Were Asked About
Affair By Newspaper Man They
Claimed There Was Nothing To The
Story.

J. Story.
the authorities at the Naval Academy
this morning placed in the hands of a
board of inquiry the job of finding out
if two plebes were really hazed or
run" by second classman in the
presence and for the edfication of
two girl friends of the second classman
This board, composed of officers of the
department of discipline, has as its
members, Commander c. B. McVay,
and Lieutenants Bulmer and Poteet,
with Lieutenant Hardigan as recorder
of its proceedings.
Although this board was named to-
day to look into the matter, Lieut..
Adolphus Andrews, aide to Superin-
tendent Gibbons, yesterday at noon
denied most unequivocally and without
single reservation, that there was
even the slightest grounds for any
sort of suspicion cf any such hazing,
or that there was any sort of report
on it, or that there was any investiga-
tion of any sort under way.
This was to the Capital reporter,
News Correspondent, and at time
when the reports of the whole affair
were being discussed out in Annapo-
lis. While the academic authorities
knew nothing of such an affair taking
place in the Academy, newspaper men
and citizens of the town had heard
of it from several sources.
While a board has been appointed
to make the most rigid investigation
| possible, the authorities still to
great extent, consider that it is
hardly probable there is anything in
the reports. They claim that no
midshipman, no matter how fool
hardy he might be, in taking a
chance on escaping detection and
| punishment by the authorities
through hoodwinking them, would
face the sure condemnation of the
whole brigade of middies. However,
they are aroused by the reports of the
matter and are apparently determined
to sift the matter to the bottom.
Although the rumors of the affair
| are for the most part alike from the
various sources, there is one discrep-
ancy. The two plebes who were re-
| ported as having been hazed for the
| pleasure of the two women, and be-
cause of private grudge of the hazer,
are said to have been ID. c. Watson
and w. ID. Alexander. Both room in
No. 2s1 Bancroft Hall and it is there
that the hazing is said to have taken
| place.
Young Alexander is the son of Ma
jor Robert Alexander, of the United
| States Army, who is now on duty with
the Maryland Militia, being assigned
to the Office of Adjutant- Genera |
Henry M. Warfield, this city. While
his name is connected with the mat
ter, his mother denies that he has in
any way intimated that he was sub
| jeted to such humiliation on Sunday,
although she saw him Saturday and
Sunday afternoons. The young mans
father, Major Alexander, i not in the
city now, having yesterday started
his official riding test at Fort Myer,
Va.
Further than that board had been
appointed to look into the matter.
nothing new could be gotten at the
Academy this morning. Commander
George w. Logan, commandant of mid
shipmen, and head of the department
of discipline, referred all questioners
to the head of the institution, Cap
tain Gibbons. However, at the Ad.
ministration Building, it was said
that Captain Gibbons was away for a
day or two, and Lieutenant Andrews,
his aid, had not been to the Office, II
being understood that the latter was
out fox-hunting.
While some reports say the plebes
cannot identify the men or man who
did the hazing, others are to the effect
that the second classman who insti.
gatedit, but watched the door, to pre-.
vent interruption, while his friend
who gave the necessary orders, is q
big second classman with a decided.
) ly red bunch of hirshte adornment.
The plebes did not know their visi.
tor, but knew that he was a second
classman by his service stripes. The
plebes were required to do 'No. 16,'
to stand on their heads and do the
other physical exercises which were
common some years ago, but which
were thought to be things of the past,
They are exhausting if long continued
In mo. 16'' the victim stands OF
the toes and lowers and raises the
body by spreading the knees ant
bringing them together When he i.
compelled to stand on his head h,
places his head and hands on the
floor and straightens and lowers hi.
legs repeatedly.
The young women enjoyed all Of
this immensely and the upper elias,
man who could compel such obedi
ence was hugely admired. All tn,
time the plebes were boiling over
but were compelled by the awe the
felt for their senior to obey. At tn,
conclusion of the exhibition one O
them sought member of the secon,
class and told him of the experience
The upper classman was indignant
and so were his classmates when the,
| were told of the affair. Hazing the,
| agreed was private matter betweel
| the upper and lower class men and a
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