| Show grants demerits as a cadet grants page of demerits at west point shows scarcely a single mark for against good conduct they are mainly lates and degli bences he was late at church late at parade late at drill he was a growing boy and a little sluggish of a morning no doubt once he sat down on his post between 6 and 6 in the morning for this he received beigh t demerits j twice in his second year as senad marchi er he failed to report delinquencies in others and received five demerits each time his amiability led to this once he spoke disrespectfully to his superior officer on parade the provocation musac have been very great to have led to this the probabilities are the officer was mistaken hamlin garland in mc magazine |
