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Show i WEST POINTCLUB. SENIOR CLASS OF CADeU' if" MlTTiO TO onoANi::i J J Innovation InatltuUd Under I i D rectlon af Col. Haw te Jy Need of Larger Liberty M Gradual Claaa. I j So fraternltie are iermlni I'l-" I'nlted Slat military arajl f m voat Point and for thla ieaee l'i" ha alway been an apparent, I it nl ophlillcatlon and aelfrollaM on the part of ihe eenlor cljiih-i time of graduate Denied ihttt'l igea of fre- aoeial Interainraall h one another, aave aucb aa waiV milted In common with all ihTli claaaoa of Ihe aradr iiy thcr l been no opiwrUnlii of deft s , Ibat degrii of aelf reliance wb a i ' en eeaonllal to the redet wk t I r gets out from under the rigid I l tine of the academy after arad .1 " and mlngka with men To this r'bi. bare atudled the condition It h " tiesn recogmied that to hold the ii to the aamo rigid order of dl iIIik Ihrongh hla entire courao li-fi I la in a meaaure unequal In I hi' bt el i freer manner of life which t follow graduation, and for thla i a" Ihe flrat, or senior, claaa has villi , Ihe beginning of the new year awn permitted lo orgaanlie a club A large mom In the academic bu ling haa Imen titled up aa a mmfo gtilr reading, writing and recreation sura for the excluilve um of the MM of Ihn first claaa j Kor many yeara It bita benrT'tlw ilealre of Ihe aulhorillea to dgtejen tlate the aeiilor elan from Hie f' of the rorp and at Ibe aame tiro tu adhere lo the disciplinary reqdr-mont reqdr-mont of the academy. The sejm luu been of latrtleular Interest )o)ke leraent commandant of cadet. Col IIoIhtI U llowae, and he has bnr-Inkeii bnr-Inkeii Ita Milullon In part by Uiee tabllahmrnt of thla club. ' ' The working houra of the cadet be Kln at i 16 a in. at which tlgie h hua put hla room In order, hdk lad hla breakfast and I ready for stair nnd recitation I 'nun that hour mill ten p m hi IIiihi I occupied vtth official dude, with the exception of about nn hour uud n half, dlvleed Into two or three erlod Willi Hi exception of thean period ho Ja re quired to remain In hi room erepr lag hlmtelf for recitation ' The radical feature of that hw club la Ihe privilege nccorditj the men of tho flrat claaa of visiting It whenever they may chooee In tic etudy hour Thoy aro permitted to lcnd ns much time In tho clpli a Ihcy may doalro nnd lo employ tail tlruo aa they aco fit No rfatrjfau aro idarctl on them In thla rtipttt, except that tho oxlatlng atandtnliiot academic rt qulrementii will not be lowered The conduct of the club will be regulated by a hoard of gov ernors from among the radela under certain elnb rules framed much after Ihe bylaw of the average elub In addreaalng thn members of the flrat claaa on the occaalon of the opening nf the club Col Howie aald to them You are mm now. anil are about 'to be thrown with men In all kind of position, and we want you to get Into the habit of men a far a the limited opportunities here will permit per-mit We went von by your personal piautleea to liemme familiar enough with Ihoae habit lhal when you meet Col. Robert L. Howie. men outside, no matter where, you ran conduct yourselves with proper aelf reliance ami tnwilr fnlro. Wo want you lo he ready to enter fully upon lie rmponalbltltlea nnd obligation obliga-tion of man' ealnte 'flrenter privileges carry with them greater reponalhllltlca, ami It la Important Im-portant lhal you leuru thla leeaon well "Thla Idea In n radical ileparturo from the disciplinary pollc) of tho military ncademy In ki far in joii I cadet of the flrat clnaa are concerned To a Urge extent Jour time now In ' coino )our own, to lie dlioeil of na ou may chooee Willi the privilege accorded )ou In connection Willi tills cluh. you have nt once n dlallnct nnd dlwnltliil atntua, In many reapeet Identical with that which ou will enjoy after graduation In other word, )ou have auumnl In n con aldcrahlo extent tho lirerogallvo of rcRulntliiR thv minor dctalla of )our own live. l!Kin ou, n tho first cadet to enjoy Uhhio prtvllcKe. devolves de-volves the duty and reaponalblllty ol dctnonatrntlng that thla prerogative Lna not been Injudlotisly extended " |