Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 18, 1919, Page 7

{,, ~gelves, ‘At-times custom has tolerated TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 18, 1919 HAZING ENDED AT WAVAL AGADENT 0ld-Time l;u#iotfi Mlnimlzed by - New System. . COMMANDANT CHANGES RULE High: Degree of Responsibility Put-on Midshipmen ‘Officers, Who Are Mem- bers of the First Class—Midshipmen Declare There Is No Hazing, but Ad- mit Thers .Is Some Running—Co- operation of First Class Is Neces- " sary. e - The naval academy at Annapolis 18 the object of natlonal attention through the cases of two midshipmen of the new fourth class, who attempt- ed to take their lives. . So-far no fact has beenbrought to light which would -connect the plight of elther Seltzer or Wetherstine with hazing nor indicate that it exists now to a greater degree than at other times. On the contrary Rear Admiral A, H. Scales, after a thorough fnves- tigation, is convinced that there I8 less hazing than there had been for years. At the beginning of the academic year, Admiral Scales let the discipline officers, and also the midshipmen offi- cers, know he would not countenance the slightest hazing. He was assured that the midshipmen officers would do all they possibly could to carry out his wishes. Admiral Scales had confidence in the word of these young men. Mid- shipmen of the first class can prevent hazing at the academy if they wish to. They insist that they are opposing it and’that there is no hazing. Changes in Discipline. Certain changes in the system of .Aiscipline were put into effect by Ad- miral Scales at the beginning of the year. The number of demerits assign- ed for different offenses was diminish- ed by about 20 to 30. per cent as a rule, but stricter supervision was pro- vided, so reports became more fre- quent, at least at first, and a system of “walking-off” demerits and confine- ments to quarters was inaugurated. These features are like the practice at the military academy. - A high degree of responsibility has been placed upon midshipmen officers, who are members of the first class. Throughout the history of the naval academy the policy of heads of the in- stitution has differed as to responsi- bilities ‘of midshfpmen officers, as also has’ the attitude of midshipmen them- a considerable degree of liberality on the part of these upper classmen to- ward the lower class, and a midship- man officer who reported too strictly became unpopular with his own class- mates as well as with the lower class- men, fil A iy [ ) x‘x:i" 2 years of gquality. "Admiral Scalesjbelieves in holding midshipmen offi to striet responsi- bility. Rigid enforcement of regula- tions would be impossible any other way, with 2,100 midshipmen quartered In one of the largest buildings of the world; containing five and a half miles of corridors. It would be impossible for the officers of the executive de- partment to make supervision effective throughout- the quarters. pn Methods adopted by Admiral Scales, which every member of the navy con- tingent knows to be the only effective method of combating hazing:and kin- dred practices, have led to consider able-criticism. - 4 High Standards. Many midshipmen do not like the high standards that have been set nor the authority which has been given to midshipmen officers, nor do they find walking off demerits and confinement to quarters pleasant.. At this time of | the year dissatisfaction always crys- tallizes' at the naval academy, and perhaps the institution is more stirred now than usual. “The whole world 18 stirred, as a matter of fact,” an officer Midshipmen declare there is no has- ing but admit there is some runnidg. The most serlous testimony is the statement of Midshipman Henry O Wetherstine, who drank fodine. 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