The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-16
TWO M|DSH|PMEN DISMISSED FROM
 NAVAL ACADEMY
Findings of the Court of In- quiry Are Made Public. Twelve Middies Are
 Ordered Disciplined

1 Washington. August Findings of
 the court of inquiry which investigated
 the examination irregularities at the
 Laval academy with disciplinary action lapprovcd by Secretary Daniels, were
 made public tonight Two midshipmen I-Ralph NJ. Nelson. Jr, of PeekskilL N. Y. and Charles NJ. Beagle of Wells vile. O.-are dismissed from the acad- omy Twelve others are ordered dfscip- lined
 The court appointed by Secretary Daniels last June, submitted a unani nous report after long and exhaus- tive inquiry which caused a sensation and delayed the sailing of the acad- emy's practice squadron it's Paclfic cruise All of the disciplinary reconf- menda ations were approved by the Sec retary and tho dismissals were submit- ted to and approved by President Will son. ; Changes Recommended
 Sweeping changes in the method fof conducting examinations were >Jsug- sested by the court and are under con sideration by Secretary Daniels. Among its recommendations were:
 That the practice of giving out dope or advanced info smation should be abolished unless heads of depart ments issue it by mfemoranda.
 That examinatiQ5ns should not be made so long or so difficult as to make n dope systenp necessary for a great proportion ofr>a class to pass examina- lions satisf1ctorily.e
 'List of Middies
 The su1erintendent of the academy had re4mnended seven midshipmen for disr1 ssal, and 1e others were brought Vlhto the proceedings after the court began to hear testimony
 Midshitmen Nelson was found guilty CT having an advance copy of examina- ton questions and submitting his pa ptr witho.nt reporting the fact: i'm. properly assisting lower class men after obtaining examination papers: visiting the buildings at unauthorized times to obtain his examination marks; obtain ing sheets with questions for future rectations and thus attaining a posi- ton in the class to which he was not entitleda and attempting to communi- cato with a segregated midshipman dur ing the inquiry, ReaRle was found guilty of surrept ttiously obtaining his marks and advance information on ex- hminations and with engaging his testt- mony before the court ~ inquiry.
 Leonard P wesselk of Wilmington, N. C.: James F.. Waclell of Louis vile. Ky. Horace Whitaker of Pennsylvania and Wiliaia s. Hopkins. of Pennsylvania and William S. Hopkins Jr, of Cincinnati are turne1 back into the succeeding class. Vessel was found to have received an advance copy of an examination and to have failed to report it. Waddell and Whitaker were found to have visited the buildings at unau- thorized times. Hopkins was held to have been aware that there were in his rock blueprints that appeared in future examinations.
 Ensign Elmer Hough was ordered placed at the foot of his class for unauthorized visits to the buildings David Click of Pittshurg is to receive 75 demerits for improper visits to the buildings. H. w. Jackson of Kansas and A. L.. Hutson of New Orleans will be given 50 demerits each for transmitting a threatening mes sage from Nelson to another mdship- man during the inquiry
 Raymond Burhen's commission as an ensign is ordered withheld three months. during which time Burhen Is to be re- strioted to his ship or station. for at- tempting to communicate with a segre- gated witness.
 C. O. Kell of Nome. Alaska: H. F. Overesck of Indiana and C. C. Viclxrey or Kansas are to be reprimanded for seeing recitation sheets in advance
 The court found that no charges had been substantiated against c. F, Evans of Alexandria. Va. & A. Hamilton De Connecticut C. F. Moss of Annapolis. n. B. Duncan of Michigan and T. w. Harrison. Jr., of Winchester Va of the orignal defendants against K Keller of Pennsylvania. E. H. Jones of Penn sylvania. J. H. Keefe of Maine c F. Holden of Maine. T. R. Denny of Mon- tana. A. c. Rogers of Norfolk. Va: IT. k H. Harrison of Chicago. w. !. Confer of Ohio, A. D. struble of Oregon. W !.
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