Now that bazing has long since been but a memory among us, we may look impartially at the custom as it exists in other colleges, and, perhaps, see others now, as others once saw us.
The subject of hazing at the Annapolis naval academy is exciting a good deal of comment in congressional circles. It is probable that an investigation will be had of that subject and some guilty participants in that fun punished by removal from the service. The provocation of all this talk was the death of Cadet Strang. Young Strang went to the academy from Oregon. He was duly initiated by the boys, and was within 12 hours laid up in the hospital. Shortly afterwards he died. The cadets said he hurt himself by falling out of a hammock. To the contrary there is evidence that he was fatally injured by hazing. He was ridden on a rail, rolled in a barrel and pummelled. This was a year ago. It is alleged that, although the greatest precautions are taken by the superintendent, it has been impossible to either detect a cadet hazing a "plebe" or find one who will testify against others, notwithstanding they have sworn to obey certain laws which prohibit the practice.
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