Author: Paul Bernard Malone
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hazing
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
"During the period covered by this volume, hazing had become a serious menace to the discipline of the Military Academy. The efforts on the" part of the authorities to suppress the vice met with but little co-operation from the cadets who believed that no plebe could he inspired with the proper sense of instantaneous obedience except by the so-called system of hazing which had been practiced for many years at the Academy. So strong, honest and deep-seated was this belief that the cadet who opposed it was subject to suspicion as a sycophant and “boot-lick.” Among the opponents of the system, however, was Douglas Atwell, president of the yearling class, a recognized and stalwart leader among his comrades. In these pages an effort is made to trace his struggle against the growing opposition of his class; in a word, to follow out the system of hazing to its logical consequences. The early experiences of our hero had admirably fitted him for the crisis with which he soon found himself confronted. As a poor country boy on a lonely farm, he had acquired that hard "horse" sense which recognizes the fundamental and rejects convenient theory; as a soldier in the U.S. Army in the Philippines, he had trained his fearless nature to ignore consequences, and as a plebe at West Point he had seen the folly of the "system", the injustice of the "code", and now with his whole heart he resolved to oppose many of his classmates"--Introduction.
A West Point Yearling
Author: Paul Bernard Malone
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hazing
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
"During the period covered by this volume, hazing had become a serious menace to the discipline of the Military Academy. The efforts on the" part of the authorities to suppress the vice met with but little co-operation from the cadets who believed that no plebe could he inspired with the proper sense of instantaneous obedience except by the so-called system of hazing which had been practiced for many years at the Academy. So strong, honest and deep-seated was this belief that the cadet who opposed it was subject to suspicion as a sycophant and “boot-lick.” Among the opponents of the system, however, was Douglas Atwell, president of the yearling class, a recognized and stalwart leader among his comrades. In these pages an effort is made to trace his struggle against the growing opposition of his class; in a word, to follow out the system of hazing to its logical consequences. The early experiences of our hero had admirably fitted him for the crisis with which he soon found himself confronted. As a poor country boy on a lonely farm, he had acquired that hard "horse" sense which recognizes the fundamental and rejects convenient theory; as a soldier in the U.S. Army in the Philippines, he had trained his fearless nature to ignore consequences, and as a plebe at West Point he had seen the folly of the "system", the injustice of the "code", and now with his whole heart he resolved to oppose many of his classmates"--Introduction.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hazing
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
"During the period covered by this volume, hazing had become a serious menace to the discipline of the Military Academy. The efforts on the" part of the authorities to suppress the vice met with but little co-operation from the cadets who believed that no plebe could he inspired with the proper sense of instantaneous obedience except by the so-called system of hazing which had been practiced for many years at the Academy. So strong, honest and deep-seated was this belief that the cadet who opposed it was subject to suspicion as a sycophant and “boot-lick.” Among the opponents of the system, however, was Douglas Atwell, president of the yearling class, a recognized and stalwart leader among his comrades. In these pages an effort is made to trace his struggle against the growing opposition of his class; in a word, to follow out the system of hazing to its logical consequences. The early experiences of our hero had admirably fitted him for the crisis with which he soon found himself confronted. As a poor country boy on a lonely farm, he had acquired that hard "horse" sense which recognizes the fundamental and rejects convenient theory; as a soldier in the U.S. Army in the Philippines, he had trained his fearless nature to ignore consequences, and as a plebe at West Point he had seen the folly of the "system", the injustice of the "code", and now with his whole heart he resolved to oppose many of his classmates"--Introduction.
Stronger Than Custom
Author: Lance Janda
Publisher: Praeger
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Examines the admission of women to the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1976.
Publisher: Praeger
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Examines the admission of women to the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1976.
West Point
Author: Robert Charlwood Richardson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
A West Point Lieutenant
Author: Paul Bernard Malone
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military cadets
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military cadets
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Cadet Life at West Point
Author: Hugh T Reed
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
I was not more than eight years old when I first heard about West Point, and then I was told that it was Uncle Sam's Military School; that the young men there were called cadets; that they were soldiers, and that they wore pretty uniforms with brass buttons on them. The impression made upon me at the time was such that I never tired talking and asking questions about West Point. I soon learned to indicate the site on the map, and I longed to go there, that I might be a cadet and wear brass buttons. I talked about it so much that my good mother made me a coat generous with brass buttons. I called it my cadet coat, and wore it constantly. Ah! for the day I should be a big boy and be a real cadet. With a wooden gun I played soldier, and when the war broke out and the soldiers camped in our old fair grounds, I was in their camp at every opportunity. The camp was about half-way between our home farm and father's store in town, and many is the time I have been scolded for being so much at the camp. My only regret at that time was that I was not old enough to enlist, for I loved to watch the drills and linger around the camp-fires, listening to stories of the war.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
I was not more than eight years old when I first heard about West Point, and then I was told that it was Uncle Sam's Military School; that the young men there were called cadets; that they were soldiers, and that they wore pretty uniforms with brass buttons on them. The impression made upon me at the time was such that I never tired talking and asking questions about West Point. I soon learned to indicate the site on the map, and I longed to go there, that I might be a cadet and wear brass buttons. I talked about it so much that my good mother made me a coat generous with brass buttons. I called it my cadet coat, and wore it constantly. Ah! for the day I should be a big boy and be a real cadet. With a wooden gun I played soldier, and when the war broke out and the soldiers camped in our old fair grounds, I was in their camp at every opportunity. The camp was about half-way between our home farm and father's store in town, and many is the time I have been scolded for being so much at the camp. My only regret at that time was that I was not old enough to enlist, for I loved to watch the drills and linger around the camp-fires, listening to stories of the war.
The Corps of Cadets
Author: Robert Stewart
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
And narrative insight into the unique institution and the lives of its cadets. From athletic field to parade ground, from dormitory to classroom, from combat course to cadet chapel, every aspect of a cadet's daily routine is explored in Robert Stewart's kaleidoscope of colorful photographs. His book will bring back memories for graduates and help others gain a better understanding of the demands and rewards of Academy life. Although the focus is on today's West Point,
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
And narrative insight into the unique institution and the lives of its cadets. From athletic field to parade ground, from dormitory to classroom, from combat course to cadet chapel, every aspect of a cadet's daily routine is explored in Robert Stewart's kaleidoscope of colorful photographs. His book will bring back memories for graduates and help others gain a better understanding of the demands and rewards of Academy life. Although the focus is on today's West Point,
A West Point Yearling
Author: Paul Bernard Malone
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military education
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military education
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
The Colored Cadet at West Point
Author: Henry Ossian Flipper
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
"The following pages were written by request. They claim to give an accurate and impartial narrative of my four years' life while a cadet at West Point, as well as a general idea of the institution there. They are almost an exact transcription of notes taken at various times during those four years."
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
"The following pages were written by request. They claim to give an accurate and impartial narrative of my four years' life while a cadet at West Point, as well as a general idea of the institution there. They are almost an exact transcription of notes taken at various times during those four years."
In West Point Gray as Plebe and Yearling
Author: Florence Kimball Russel
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
A West Point Cadet
Author: Paul Bernard Malone
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military cadets
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military cadets
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description