Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-14
MIDSHIPMAN WARD DIFFERS AS
TODECREE OF GUILT OF "COUGERS"
Former President Of Present Second Class Holds Those Mdde With
Advanced dope" On Yellow Sheets Equally AS Culpabe As
Ones Who Had Possession Of Monograph Copies Of
Questions On White Paper.
COURT BEGINS SECOND WEEK OF INQUIRY OF sea-
Statement That More Advanced Information Pertaining Exams
Come From Modern Language Department Among Evidence
Gathered Today

The greater amount of advance in
formation pertaining TO examinations
al the Naval Academy, got out from
| instructors in the department of mod
ern languages, than any other depart
ment of the institution.was among the
evidence that went into the record of
the naval court of inquiry this morn
ing.
Another important admission was
that of Midshipman Clarence 0.Ward,
former president of the present sec
ond class. TO the effect that all mid
shipmen who had advance informa-
tion of the questions in the tests were
equally as guilty as those who had
them on the white mimeographed
sheets, OF the type used in examina
tions
Today marked the beginning of the
second weeks sitting of the court and
the end is, apparently, not in sight as
large number of other witnesses
have been subpoenoed and besides
there is no doubt that the defense will
consume much time in handling their
side of the inquiry.
Giving il as his own belief, as we'll
as the general sentiment of his class
mates that midshipmen having seen
examination questions on yellow
dope" sheets. should be regarded as
equally as guilty as those who saw
them arranged in like manner on the
white. or mimeographed sheets. Mid
hipman Clarence O. Ward, former
president of the present second class,
testified this morning before the naval
court of inquiry that is probing the
gouging scandal and other irregular
tiles of the examinations.
Midshipman Ward made this state
ment in answer To a question put by
Ensign W. j. Nunnelly. recent grad
uate. who was made an interested
party TO the proceedings on Saturday.
Midshipman Ward came from the
enlisted ranks of the Navy. He told
the court that personally he had no
advance information on the eXamina-
tions and did not know of any others
who had il. He commended the three
members of his class who are among
the original defendants Moss. Dun
can and T. W. Harrison.
He gave il as the sentiment of his
class that il is not believed they had
information other than the dope"
that is always passed around, and one
is equally as guilty as the others He
either of them got information through
| illegitimate channels
Lucian L. Fournon, an instructor in
| the department of modern languages.
whose name had been mentioned in
| previous testimony. was the first wit
ness of the morning He denied that
| he ever gave out information pertain
| ing TO examinations. outside of the
| class rooms. nor does he know of any
/ other instructor who had. He said he
| did not know what the character of
the late examinations would be, nor
of any other examinations. and he did
not know where the questions were
| placed. except that they were in the
rooms of the head of the department
He said that the only directions ever
| issued by the department head as to
| helping the midshipmen was that in
| structOrs should let the middies know
| az ohitaNc1AANt AAtN EtnNAd al Vial eiNANA Va
| the questions. President Russell, of
the court. put most of the questions to
this witness. and this was taken as an
indication of the courts desire to get
comprehensive information in connec-
tion with methods employed in pre-
pairing examinations.
AIidshipman William S. Heath, sec
ond class, testified that he saw about
IS per cent. of the examination ques-
tions in the dope" that was circula-
ted about. but that he never saw a
complete set of questions. He said
other information he received was tc
study the first forty pages of the text
book, and also that the examinations
would contain no verbs This latter
information was given out in the sec.
ton room by Professor voinot, and h,
AIDED that at least 90 per cent. of hi:
class had such information.
That the greatest amount of ad
] vance information pertaining to exam
nations was given out by the Depart
! ment of Modern Languages. was tn
statement of Ensign W. r. Adams
| "honor" man of the graduating clas
| when called today to verify his testi
/ mony of Saturday He made thi
| statement in response to a question
by the court. Answering anothe
| question: he said such information wa
Il not impaired by one instructor an
more than another. He also adde
that he had never received informa
ton either in or out of classroom, tina
that other midshipmen did not get.
| Rear-Admiral Fullam, superintend
ent of the Naval Academy today mod
/ fed his order pertaining to the CON
: plete incarceration of the seven orig