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

Beard Meeting Tonight
The Board meeting viii be held TO-
airhs. Notwithstanding the unofficial
report that the cadets will return TO-
heir work al the college. Judge Moss
stated last night that the meeting had
been called to deal with the question
II expealt!oasly as possible. and mat
ne summons to the individual mem
bers OF the Board had beoa sent bs
telegraph. in order that there might
lie no mistake about their delivery.
The agreement al the students tc
arn to tha college may be IN con-
sorRitv with the IDEAS of Governor
2iichse. expressed lasl night. hat the
adets Mould come II again after taes
tiIy understood that the Edaca ional
Board, which IS now making a survey
Il the colleges IL the stats ii iine
With his idea Of tie 5 tate educational
program. will include In its report the
gery points on which they nave de-
-ided changes are necessary.
The Governor did not specify what
hese points were, but he said SO far
~ he could understand the cadets
yers after al reorgdulza ion Of things
nd that tie educ 30nal committee
Ill make point in finding ont lust
what there is wrong with S.. johns.
Is well as with any other colleges Of
he State. which seem to have any fea-
.ures that are capable Of betterment
Investigations Under Way
II am sure that the students did moi
now when they went out on strike. +
lie Governor said, That the very
points for which they seem to be
ghting are TO be covered b. the in
estigators Nothing additional is be-
ng done because or the disturbance at
it. Johns, but Ii just happens to have
occurred when its objects were being
covered by an official investigation
hat had startel some tipe before
4 am very certain that the boys did
OF want to quit All Of the ST. JOINS
zen whom / have met are about as
ne a crowd OF fellows as i have ever
come across, and personally like
aem very much. They may have act
ID on bad advice, but even at that
oubt If they make mistakes any more
frequently than some OF US who arc
,ider'
AT the college last hight some Of the
students were still around the cam
3us, but when they were questioned
hoy stated that they had only come
sack to get their luggage together,
md that they all intended leaving this
norning AT about the same time Or.
.tippere announced that there are a
sew men. Il worry small proportion Of
he students, who are remaining, and
hat for those few the classes would
e held III regular order this morning
Most Of the morning was spent by
he faculty in meeting. at which
hey checked up the@lists 81 absent
Students.
TO inquire Into Military
This afternoon an olfi4sr from the
Var Department in WasSinaton is ex-
eesed TO reach the college for t,lt
,urpose Of going oser tie ri.,tteF from
military standpoint. The college
tudents we're. in large part. mem
ers or The r. 0. T q unt II ST
ohn's, ana Is MT vet defni,els
nown how The question will aifee; tae
aiIitary status Oh tile cadets
ieems probable that thu War Depart
nent investigation Of the troubles Will!
ave some effec in the final adjust
aent 81 the AFFAIR
As feature OF their demands for
settlement the caftts yesterday
we're slid @ la demanded The APP
ointment of 4 NV commandment for
Il. JOINS. and The talk Of individual
neml ers Of tie classes last night
,oined to their desire that the new
olnmandant should be an alumnus
If the college. 1t appears too that
certain of the rules which are said
10 have been enforced by the present
,ommandant were TOO stringent to suit
he Cadets. One OF these which was
spoken Of hi particular was the rule
or the suspension Of any student who
received demerits to the excess of 30
n any month. Tie cadets pointed out
hat missing class. missing a for
nation, or not having rife clean at
inspection each constituted an offense
punishable by the administration of
10 dement's, and that the chances Of
committing three such slight breaches
IN month was one in which even
the most careful and obedient student
faced the dangers Of suspension for
4 period Of two weeks.
II the students are back in quar-