The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-05
THE NAVAL ACADEMY EXAMINATION.


Our Newport Correspondercs.
NEvpoRr, June 4 1906
Pnorea Of As Esamiaatios AZ tie Naval SoAesl-Vso
Adniral FavTaga one Of As Eramine.-rAe Aeadsus
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The examinations ut the Naval Academy still oontinus
to draw unusual number Of people from their homes
In different parts OF tho country On the 10th OF Lass
month the Board Of Examiners organized and nmsd1-
steiy commenced work. The following naval heroas
assigned to the duty by the Secretary Of tho Navy
porsed:-Vee Admiral Farragut, Rear Admiral Porter.
and Captain Worden, Of Monitor celebrity ThS
examination has 30 far been confined TO subjects
strictly professional and 10 the outdoor drills An1
exercises required from the midshipmen The rematn-
Ing days previous 70 the cruise will be entirely
devoted TO tho examination Of the middies in purely
scientific and literary studies The third class bees
examined, and al who have not been disqualified By
dement's have been granted tho usual leave Of absence
until October. The arrangement respecting leave Of
absence confines this privilege exclusively to the third
class-the students who have been two years In the
academy. The academy still continues under tho
cnarse Of its we'll known and able superintendent
Commodore Blake The Commodore had served out
nus Term al the breaking out Of the war; and il
the ordinary course OF duty would have been ordered
TO active service; but the ability with which he had
the Affairs entrusted TO his charge caused the
Naval Department to continue him In the Important
crisis the nsiituton passed through In the first year a
the rebellion when the academy removed from An
napos to this place. In this connection II may be wen
TO mention that the academy will BIO removed again 10 il
old place during the next lew months and that the nett
academic year will DO held at Annapolis.
HISTORY THU ACADEMY.
Previous to lS45 there was no such thing In exisooco
naval academy, although the establishment OF
had beca urged from the early days OF the republic By
such men Alexander Hamilton To Bancroft, the his
however belongs the credit OF having first carried
out the idea practically When Secretary OF the Navy be
succeeded In inducing Congress to In the matter aua
obtained from the War Department Fort Severn ct An
napos to which everything required for naval school
was transferred from Philadelphia Up TO 1850 tho mid
shipmen spent the Of their time sea- and only
remained ut the academy during few months In thaA
year. however change effected, by which tho stu
my the same at any other institution with the excep
ton OF the three months cruise every year.
THE PRESENT ACADEMY
IL located In the old Atlantic Hotel II the best site
that could be obtained for the purpose by -
the time OF tho removal but has proved entirely toe
cramped for the purpose They compelled 70 the
navy vessels Constitution and Santee barracks fos
the midshipmen. Those occupying the ships are from
the third and fourth classes, and do not rccte Ut the
academy. The vessels are mOored at Goat Island and
the students carry their studies In buildings
erected there. They have their own professors sud
tutors, but Of course study the books and through
ing proper
During the last two weeks the midshipmen have been
examined the water in rnanBuvring slo0p f-waa
and also In naval gunnery shipboard.
The rush OF friends to attend the examination although
sufficient to stir up the winter sagnation OF Newport
not by any means noticeable that to any OF
colleges, or TO West Point ON similar occasions.