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Show DEPRIVED OF DOPE, 220 MIDSHIPMEN FAIL Annapolis, Mr., Fob. 1 It was announced an-nounced on rellablo authority hero today that 220 midshipmen or about ono fourth of the entire membership at tho naval academy will be asked to resign soon because of their failure fail-ure to pass tho half yearly examinations. examina-tions. Mnny midshipmen claim that tho examinations were much harder than usual, but this Is denied by the Instructors. , Tho number of failures In each class Is said to bo as follows; First graduating class, 20; second, CO; third, CO; fourth, 80. Tho fact that tho academic board considers each case gives hopi to somo of tho young men that they wir ho afforded a further opportunity of remaining In tho naval service. Ono explanation of tho largo number num-ber of failures Is that Instructors have been forbidden to Indicate In any way to tho midshipmen tho char, acter. of tho examination. The court of Inquiry, which Investigated tho scholastic methods of tho academy, recommended abolishment the dope system, as it was called, and an or dor forbidding the uso of any kind of special holp followed. Many mid-Bhlpmen mid-Bhlpmen claim that tho avorago youth needs theso to pans tho examination. exam-ination. Others claim thac tho midshipmen mid-shipmen felt that, on account of the apeclau need of officers, they would bo treated moro leniently than usual. |