The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
MANY MIDSHIPMEN
IN CRIBBING PLOT
Three Dismissed, Seven Under
Arrest and About 100
More Involved.
DANIELS ORDERS INQUIRY
Secretary Appoints Four Off
GERS to Conduct the Investi-
CATION at Academy.

wAsHfSGroS, June 5.--A new invest'-
CATION into certain irregularities On the
examinations at the Naval Academy was
ordered by Secretary Daniels to-day rs
the result OF his visit TO the academy
this week.
The Secretary has appointed FOUR
naval officers who nave not been re-
Gently associated with the adminlstra-
tion OF the academy 20 examine all
facts.
Seven midshipmen are already Under
arrest and have been recommended FOR
dismissal on account OF having got ad-
vance information OF the examination
questions. while about a hundred other
midshipmen are understood to be In
volved.
The Investigstors.
The board named py Mr.. Daniels con-
sists OF Capts. r. L. Russell and A. T.
Long. Commander r. L. Destiguer and
Lieutenant Commander W. c. Watt.
The dismissal OF three midshipmen was
result of their action in the recent ex-
aminations. These young men were
charged with having forclbly entered an
examination room 20 learn their marks.
\ fourth midshipman was recommended
for dismissal on the charge that he tried
to obtain from an employee certain eN-
animation information. The Secretary
refused to make public the names OF
these young men.
The seven young men who are under
arrest and whose dismissal has been
recommended were found to have had
| in their possession copies of the Spanish
! examination paper in advance OF the
examination. II has since developed
| that the 100 additional midshipmen in
volved had been furnished with the
same information In advance.
| One midshipman got through n source
! not yet known copies of all the Spanish
/ and French examination papers and dis
tributed them generously throughout thu
: academy. The majority of the midship
men involved received the questions II
anonymous letters, with the statemen
that enclosed was examination dope.
which might be helpful. Few knew unit
they reached the examination room tina
copies Of the examination questions has
actually been sent to them.
}
/ A Protest Entered.
! The dismissal OF the seven at hrs
implicated is being protested against o,
the ground that scores Of others In tn
academy are quite as guilty as thes
seven. Mr.. Daniels is inclined 10 tax
this plea Into consideration. and II VIZ
partly for this reason that he orderc
new investigation by officers not as
sociated with the administration of tn
academy.
II had been pointed out to the Secrc
iary that certaialy 'he majority OF III
ridshipmen who received these paper
could not be accused OF having con
sciously had foreknowledge OF the ex
animation questions, as they were nc
Informed that the questions sent to ther
We're any more than suggestions whic
they would do well to consider.
The midshpmen asserted that hardl
any one could fall to avail himself Q
suggestions of such n character reach
ing him in advance OF an examinatio
They also protested against the pre-
posal to punish only seven when man
others are equally guilty.
None OF the midshipmen .profted h
this Information. for new examination
were held later