Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-11-16

.h8s saqTrsng, sBEee~c0talD0 stOry
fea bis BAKER III whicil he deals
W nter.or affairs 81 the academy
ercl mfdshipnien viewpoint and
& II ertlons several specific instances
leTein punishment has been meted
lo midshipmen in recent days.
ag passed over the rugged paths
,lebp year, and now well into
b anngs;er class OF academic work
{ae naturally Is familiar with con
as tiseg have existed at the
ava ias titutIon Tor more than d year
scales Declines TO Comment
Wien tae attention Of Admiral
&. III Scales. superintendent Of the
denny vas directed this morning 70
llt story writ,ea hy Baker ii TIE
anoFe paper III Admiral main
ms the Stand that he las assumed
outset. shat Is, he declined
lake asy comment whatever on
90 ~ or Of disciplinary matters
Inong The midshipmen Only on Sat
rday last. he again set forth his
osition when he vas asked for an
interview after Secretary OF the Navy
laniels had given out an unofficial
tatement to the effect that the De-
sartment stood ready 70 70 the
i.n iii order 10 uphold Admiral
.cai,.5 and bring about complete sup
lression Of hazing practices among
he student t0dy including wholesale
asmlssals, IL the necessity Arose. The
superintendent takes the view of pre-
orring the Department 10 handle such
ssues.
II was learned from unofficial hut
eelIahle quarters. however. that OF the
:ases enumerated by former Midship-
ran Baker in his article. no attempt
las been made to deny the circum-
;tances therein set forth. Will the
exception OF the case OF Midshipman
Sunn, who il was alleged was al
owed 10 resign for hazing This IL
nown not 10 be the case. Num- was
aund deficient i'll scholastic work. and
1pon failure ii examination he
yas forced to resign, but secured an
,,fer appointment. and re-entered the
academy Furthermore many OF the
letails si forth in Bakers story have
cen a mater Of much comment about
he city for weeks
specific Gases Cited
The cases enumerated by Baker Ia
lis article are as follows
The following m!dshipmen and IN
tanees 81 punishment are named in
IL atonsela al Isakor
sli8 bipa.a,a Il Nnnn third class
trfap as SLOWED 10 resign fol
awi4e t,lzas enirgrs when, Baker
eciares. wfe h.tsr9 on III innocens
o,.sera viti4 tsso p!ebes." Nuna
tier aasn plebe' on reap
continent
Placed on Probation
liiish.pman F. {, Metcalfe. Of Miss.
ai s4id lass. charged Will
ST raielfening 4 cap on
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rs 81 .nii.@,1 IL R.,ar-a,ln,iral sea,,s
.;.ia} ,l,te.,5f,,.s tfer ,rent 81 1g.tsb
4es,,4 ana. following his intery.us i,o.
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lg IS, f,g4i.,,ion nnfiI E,abrn,rv /
.siiar.e...l IN the n5isan sbir
,.fffl sl,sr.e,ies nntg mar tinle
agIas hl}lman NJ s. O. geiser. Phiia.
,e,plI y aeests Il 4of Rang a nidshfn
l.il p4r,e slle We;ser aeeor,l.
ae Is l.t. uow eoatnsd t3 1ht
{e;aa a,redrs as 4 dangerous man
ma is allowed no intercourse viii
etiler lnltlshipmen.
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So, ,,',,, :, 800, S ~" ~,
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$3.50, .,..,,,...,.
t'i1en lilil bemerlts
Has l}fsaa !. il, Dao. 81 Philal.el-
tl.iA. resi5s.c,l alter accusing AIidship-
nan " +. Holm. ST Kansas ". y
Parker OF Massachusetts. and L. w
sweetiand. of New York. and who has
,ecn granted leave or absence pend
ng acceptance Of his resigna ton. Two
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