East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-08-26
SUGGESTIONS ALWAYS
WELCOME BY DANIELS
TO IMPROVE SCHOOLS
SECRETARY or NAVY ENDFAV.
ORING TO PERFECT OFF,
GERS TRAINING.
Late Revelations at Annapolis Dem
0nstratc That These T. Room for
Imprpcment-EffOrts Being Made
to learn How Other Institutions
Are Being Managed.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON Aug. 26.-Secre-
tary Of the Navy Daniels isn't too
proud to listen to suggestions for i'm
proving Uncle Sans private school for
naval officers at Annapolis The in.
stitutlon is being run on a creditable
plan at present, the navy contends,
hut any idea worth while will receive
Mr.. Danielss due consideration. All
the late scandal there wouldn't be-
scandal, It Is argued. If the school did
not have a good system OF govern
ment and a fair reputation TO uphold.
The late "gouging revelations, ,"
however, have shown there is room
for improvement. So the secretary,
realizing that his is not the only
academy in the country, has been
trying to find out how the others
are run. There are at least fifty 9TH
er educational establishments where
young men are governed by stringent
systems. Now the head Of the ravyI
figures that in fifty such places there
must be some difference in regulation
and discipline. If any Of them have
better than Uncle Sam, he wants to-
incorporate them into his OWL Sec.
retary Daniels has written to the
presidents of these schools asking
concerning the rules and practices
observed in their institutions.
The secretary expects these queries
to be answered in the course Of time
and is in no hurry about them, When
he gets them all in he will look them
over and pick out the ideas he can
use. He will weave the best Of those
that he can into the Annapolis sys-
TEN and those that he can't he isl
very apt to ask congress to weave in
for him.
"Gouging" and "HaziHg' are going
to go. The secretary is especially in
terested in the way examinations areI
conducted elsewhere, and is going toI
apply some of the safety-first prin-
ciples in the examinations room. The
next modern language test won't bel
cribbed, and the upper class drill
masters won't drill under class men
in matter along the same lines as
the coming exam" the night before
that event takes places. If he has to
Mr.. Daniels will lock the papers In
steel box as soon as they are made up
or carry them in his vest pocket to
prevent young prospectives from get
ting at their contents.
Hazing doesn't occur often. There
is a law against that and it doesn't
matter whether the Offense is grave
or insignificant. the law is law. Oc-
casionaTIy a first offender gets off
with severe reprimand, but second
offenders "get the boot and they
know what TO expect. In this respect
discipline isn't often broken.
Uncle Sam has been wondering
what has become of all the infoFmers.
From the treasury department re-
Gently came the answer. ''We're pay
ing them too much money"
Prior to August 21. 1918, one who
gave information leading to convic-I
tion of a moonshiner received only
$40 and was happy Then the feel
was boosted to $50 Just to encourage
others to give away their lawless
neighbors. but strange TO say the in-I
crease has had a markedly contrary
effect. With the business all butt
gone to the bowwows, Secretary Me-
Adoo restored the old fee. The re-
suit is awaited with interest