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¶ On the very day that Marine Corps Commandant Louis H. Wilson was discussing such outrages before the House Armed Services Committee, three D.I.s at Parris Island were suspended after one struck a recruit with a blow of such force that it perforated the youth's stomach.
Traditionally, the loudest cheer of West Point's graduation ceremonies goes to the "goat," the cadet who finishes at the bottom of his class. As No. 835 in a class of 835, Goat Jesse Owens won a creditable round of applause at Michie Stadium last week. But the biggest...
What Berry has done to cope with the scandal and get at its causes is take control of the honor code away from the cadets. Berry gave Colonel Hal B. Rhyne, deputy commandant, a new full-time job: handling honor code questions and issues. He then replaced the cadets'...
The toleration clause has caused severe problems since it was introduced. Admits Brigadier General Walter F. Ulmer Jr., commandant of cadets: "It's not natural for an 18-year-old to tell on his friends. It's something that has to be instilled." Accordingly, cadets get 25 hours...
The trials could go on until August. In the meantime, the 49 accused cadets are living a normal West Point existence. They are not being officially shunned, because the traditional punishment of silence-which forbade other cadets to eat or speak with anyone who had violated the honor code-was...