"REPORTER—'What was his conduct in the last year of his stay at the Academy?'
"CAPTAIN HALL—'Good. He ranked twenty in a class of forty in discipline. Discipline is decided by the number of marks a cadet receives in the term. If he goes beyond a certain number he is expelled.'
"REPORTER—'This record seems hardly consistent with his previous turbulent career.'
"CAPTAIN HALL—'Oh! in the last years of his service he learned to control his temper, but he never seemed happy unless in some trouble.'
"REPORTER—'Have you any more colored cadets?'
"CAPTAIN HALL—'Only one—Henry O. Flipper, of Georgia. He is a well-built lad, a mulatto, and is bright, intelligent, and studious.'
"REPORTER—'Do the cadets dislike him as much as they did Smith?'
"CAPTAIN HALL—'No, Sir, I am told that he is more popular. I have heard of no doubt he will get through all right. And here I will say, that had Mr. Smith been white he would not have gone so far as he did.'
"Other officers of the post concur with Captain Hall, but the enlisted men seem to sympathize with Smith. One of them said, 'I don't believe the officers will ever let a negro get through. They don't want them in the army.'
"Cadet Smith's career for the three years of his service was indeed a most unhappy one, but whether that unhappiness arose from