Letters, Aug. 27, 1951

The West Point Dismissals

SIR:

THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF VIOLATION OF THE HONOR CODE BY 90 CADETS U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY WAS A PROFOUND SHOCK TO US ... MORE DEPLORABLE IS THE FACT THAT SUBJECT HAS BECOME CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE IN PRESS AND AMONG OUR PEOPLE. WHEN ISSUE OF VIOLATION OF HONOR CODE BECOMES OVERSHADOWED BY CONCERN OVER LOSS OF ATHLETIC STANDING, THE EVER-INCREASING APATHY TO NATIONAL MORAL TURPITUDE ... BY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE [IS] ALARMING. [IN THE PAST] SOME CADETS FAILED TO LIVE UP TO RIGID REQUIREMENTS AND WERE QUIETLY DISMISSED. THE REST OF THE CORPS...

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