The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-18
TWO MIDSH|pMEh DISMISSED.
NAVAL COURT OF INQUIRY RE.
PORTS FINDINGS.
Twelve Other Annapolis Men Ord..
Disciplined as Result of Exhaustive
Investigation.

the Naval academy, with disciplinary
action approved by Secretary Daniels
were made public tonight. Two mid
shipmen-Ralph Nj. Nelson, Jr., Of
Peekskill, n. Y, and Charles Nj.
ReaGle of Wellsville, Ohio-are dis
nisscd from the academy. Twelve
others are ordered disciplined
The court, appointed by Secretary
Daniels last June, submitted a unan-
imous report after long and exhaust
i've inquiry which created q sensation
and delayed the sailing Of the acad-
enmy's practice squadron on it's Pacific
cruise. All of the disciplinary rec
concentrations were approved bv the
secretary and the dismissals submit
ted to and were approved by Presi-
dent Wilson.
Sweeping changes in the methods of
conducting examinations were sug-
gested by the court and are under
consideration by Secretary Daniels.
Among it's recommendations were:
That the practice of giving out
dope" or advanced information
should be discontinued unless heads
of departments issued it by memo
Iranda.
That examinations should not be
made so long and difficult as to make
a dope" system necessary for classes
to pass them.
The superintendent of the academy
had recommended seven midshipmen
for dismissal, and 16 others were
brought into the proceedings after the
court began to hear testimony
Midshipman Nelson was found
guilty Of having an advance cory of
examination questions, and submitting
his paper without reporting the fact;
Improperly assisting lower class men
latter obtaining examination papers;
visiting the buildings at unauthorized
times to obtain his examination
marks; Obtaining streets witf-ques-
uons for future recitations and thus
attaining q position in the class to
which he was not entitled; and at
tempting to communicate with seq
regated midshipman during the in
quiry. Reagle was found guilty of sur
reptitiously obtaining his marks and
advance information on examinations
and with changing his testimony be-
fore the court of inquiry.
Leonard =. Vessel Of Wilmington,
n. c.; James E. Waddell, Louisville
Ky; Horace X. Whitaker Of Pennsyl-
vania and William H. Hopkins, Jr., of
Cincinnati are ordered turned 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 Whit
takcr were found to have visited the
buildings at unauthorized times. Hop
kins was held to have been aware that
there were in his room blueprints that
appeared in future examinations
Ensign Elmer Il. Hough of West
Virginia is ordered placed at the foot
Of his class for unauthorized visits to
the buildings. David Click of Pitts
burg is to receive rs demerts for i'm
proper visits to the buildings. H. w.
Jackson of Kansas and A. l.. Hudson
of New Orleans will be given SO de-
merits each for transmitting a theat-
lening message from Nelson to an
other midshipman during the inquiry.
Raymond Burhen's commission as
an ensign is ordered withheld three
Ito be restricted to his ship or station
for attempting to communicate with
In segregated witness.
c. O. Kell Of Nome, Alaska, H. e.
Overesck of Indianapolis and c. c.
Nickrey of Kansas are to be repri-
manded for seeing recitation sheets
in advance.
The court found that no charges
had been u.stantiated against c. +.
Evans of Alexandria, Va. s. a. Ham
ilton of Connecticut, j. T.. Moss of
Annapolis, ID. Il. Duncan of Michigan
land I. w. Harrison, Jr., of Winches-
ter, Va, of the original defendants; or
against Is. Keller of Pennsylvania, T..
II. Jones of Pennsylvania, j. H. Keefe
Iof Maine, G. i. Holden of Maine, #.
Il. Denny of Montana 4 q RocarS of
Norfolk, Va, II. III. III. Harrison of
Chicago, w. COnger of Ohio, A. ID.
Struble Of Oregon, W. j. Nunnally of
Atlanta, G. ID. Price of West Virginia
and r. j. Walker of Washington, ID.
c., who became involved during the
progress of the inquiry
Evidence that 62 midshipmen sur
reptitously had visited the build