With the exception of one student suffering from mental problems , no students stepped forward to identify themselves as communists .
The cadet commander announced that everybody 's political views were known and the students were ordered to identify the communists in their ranks .
With the exception of one student suffering from mental problems , no students stepped forward to identify themselves as communists , but the cadet commander announced that everybody 's political views were known and the students were ordered to identify the communists in their ranks .