Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-16
Guilty Midshipn1en
Ordered Dismissed
From Naual 4cademu
Two Must Leaue and
7weloe Are Disciplined.
Virginia Boys AcquiNed.

w WASHINGTON, August l5.-FindinEs
of the court of inquiry which investi-
gated irregularities in examinations
and recitations at the Naval Academy.
with disciplinary action approved by
Secretary Daniels. were announced to-
night at the Navy Department.
Two mldshipmcn. Ralph NJ Nelson.
Jr., OF New York. and Charles M.
Reagle. OF Ohio. are dismissed from
the academy. Twelve others are or
dered disciplined in varying. degrees.
The court, appointed by Secretary
Daniels last June, submitted unani-
nous report after n long inquiry. The
dismissals were submitted TO and ap-
proved by Presidcn, wilson
sweeping changes in the method of
conducting examinations were suG-
sested by the court. and are under
consideration by Secretary Daniels.
Among Its recommendations were:
That the practice OF giving out done
or advanced information should be
abolished. unless heads OF departments
issue IL by memoranda, thus insurinE
that all receive 1t in equal amounts
and in the same form
RECOMMENDATION is MADE
FOR EASIER EXAMINATIONS
AHal examinations should not be
made SO long or so difficult as to make
dope system necessary for great
proportion of n class to pass examina
tions satisfa ctorily"
In his report before the inquiry. the
academy superintendent recommended
seven midshipmen for dismissal. and
sixteen others were brought into tho
proceedings after the court began
hearings.
Midshtpman Nelson was found guilty
OF having an advance copy of examina-
tion questions. and submitting his
paper without reporting that fact; Of
improperly assisting lower classmen
after obtaining examination papcrs. OF
visiting the buildings at unauthorized
times to obtain his examination marks.
or obtaining sheets with questions for
tuture recitation, and thus retaining a
position in the class to which he was
not entitled, and Of attempting to COM
inuhicate with a segregated midship-
man during the inquiry. Reagle was
iound guilty OF surreptitiously obtain
| ing his marks and advance information
OF recitations and examinations. and OF
SO materially changing his testimony
before tho court of inquiry as to cause
comment.
TO SUCCEEDING CLASS
Leon +. Vessel. of Wilmington. y.
- James y. Waddell. of Louisville.
ny; Horace r. Whitaker. of Pennsyl-
vania, and William II. Hopkins. Jr. OF
ONO are ordered turned back into the
succeeding class. Vessel was found 70
have received an advance copy of an
examination, and to havo failed TO re-
m tnl, -
animation Waddell and Whitaker
were found to have visited the build
ings at unauthorized times. Hopkins
was held to have used blue prints that
appeared on future recit tions or ex-
anina ations.
Ensign Elmer B. Hough, OF Wells
burg. W. Va, is ordered placed at the
foot Of his class for unauthorized visits
to the buildings and taking away of
turbine sheets" containing questions
for future recitations. Hough was
found not guilty of Irregularities in
connection with the last annual exam
nations.
David Clock, of Pennsylvania. is TO
receive seventy-fve demerits for i'm
proper visits to buildings. H. w
Jackson. of Kansas, and A. L. IIutson,
of Louisiana, will be given nifty de-
"ieii' ehCit ioT tlElSmlttlnS q threat
enins message during the inquiry.
Raymond Burhen's commission rs on
sign is ordered withheld three months,
during which time Burhcn is to be
restricted 10 his ship or station. for at
tempting 10 communicate with Il seGre-
gated witness during the inquiry.
WILL DE RETRIMANDED
FOR "SEEING" SHEETS
c. o. Ken, Of Alaska; II. l.. Overesck.
OF Indiana and c. c. Vickrey. OF Kan
sas, arc to he reprimanded for Seeing"
the turbine sheets" obtained by Nelson
and Hough
The court held that no charges had
been substantiated against c. f. Evans.
Of Alexandria. Va: S A. Hamilton. of
Connecticut: J. r. Moss of Maryland:
D. B. Duncan, OF Michigan; T. w. Har-
rison. Jr.. of Winchester. Va; K. Keller
and f. Fl. Jones. OF Pennsylvania: j. II.
Keef and T. +. Holden. of Maine: T. r.
Denny, OF Montana; a. G. Rogers of
Norfolk. Va; II. II. Harrison. of Illi-
nois; w. j. Confer, Of Ohio; A. D.
Struble, Of Oregon: w. ]. Nunally. Of
Atlanta; G. d. Price, of Charleston. w
Va. and r. j. Walker. of Washington,
D. C.
Evidence that siXty-six midshipmen
surreptitiously had visited the build
ings to obtain their marks in advance