The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-21
Visit OF President Hayes to
Annapolis.
THE OFFICER OF THE FUTURE
Eloquent Addresses to the Cadets
by the Visitors.
THE GRADUATING CLAS


win volupsuous music IN the moonlgh, and with
cheers that came from years pcn up lrolic Their
music aud their hurrans heard hall mile away
an 30 loud and long continued wcra they tho Ad-
mral At two A n. this morning, mud TO como out
personally and tell the youngsters thai the Secretary
o! the Navy who had arrived In the last evening"
was tired and desired rest The cheering ceased.
ARRIVAL OF Tux PRESIDENT.
This morning President Hayes and party, consisting
.. Secretary OF War DsvoEs Secretary Of State Evars
Postmaster General Key, Genarai McCaulcy, COM
mandau, Of marines; Commodore Jrnres, Chief Of
Bureau OF Ordnance; Payuaastsr LOCKER, Mrs Hayes
and other ladies arrived here. The visitors we're mat
the depot ny Commander W. II. Farquhar ana
Lieutenant I. b. n. Mason IN iu naval Uniform, and
tbs Presidential party were escorted TO carriages In
waiting. There ABOUT dtty persons the depot
when the train arrived, but there VAS no cheering
The carriages were driven rapidly TO the middle
gate OF tho Naval Aca.emy, where the officers
OF the Academy, III full dr.. IS UNIFORM aud the ma
rpes under Mayor Houston, ready receive the
President As he entered the grounas the band played
the "Prcsdenrs March, aud tho battery OF the Saniee
delivered salute OF twenty -one guns The visitors
proceeded 10 the Admiras residence where breakfast
was served In the meantime the cadets were mus
tered on the baseball grounds and marched up and
INTO The chape, The graduates occupying front
OF the cnsnceL Crizsns occupied the NAN body OF
the chapel
CADETS.
The Presidential party then came over from the Adj
In the chancul were tho Presasn. cab,net Objects.
mem bers oil the Eoad VI visitors, Rear AdtnrAi Rod
ger. aud member, o. the Asasem,s Board Of The
OF the Naval Academy, have the pleasure intro
duce 10 you The President 81 the Uuitd States aud The
Secretary oil the Navy, who hive boon kind enough to
visit Us to-day" Prayer followed by Chaplain
Hudson United states Navy: Chancellor
| vcrsty, then delivered the annual address 10
.Lo graduates He cLarred them ,ha, their highest
Obligation duty. Office obligation aud obli-
CATION WAS duty. lie SAID Il was Ihor business TO be
Reniemen IN the true acceptance OF tho word und be
especially warned the cadets against class spirthat
is supposng their avocatiou the h,gnost cailn1
aud the,r profession The nation ITSELF He said that
He tho snraEcr, did not believe It, Education may
make men less ready TO light Al weighing more justly
| SCIENTIFIC WARFARE
The truth no doubt IS that every age since 1rst
| began has seen some advance N mstuods OF attack
and defence, requ ring more skill aud thought the
warrior, until the naked savage with his club has be-
| come me.amorphosed INTO the accomplished cngi-
| Every century no doubt, has believed itself
TO nave reached The eliminating point in
BY tho Improvement OF weapons ana mas shaken It's
older heads tho inventions that 10 de-
sroy the pluck aHd manhood OF those that used them
| Young gentlemen, manhood. character Is Tho Only
constant quality IN the formation Of an officer. The
tue savage's cuo on The rock AJAX from Tic hun
dred and diiy pounp shot of modern gun or the OK
| pioaivo force oil Torpedo.
| ... wIiAf hAKKs rnK orricxR.
His modes oil ashton may vhry dv ttlos his
uniforms But all ages world Ls may always
s; upon ono right right 0I appnss
Tho kigh, Rev. Bishop kp. Of CALIFORNIA;, pronounced
tho bensdctiop shs marched aui aud re-
| ceved the President as he came from chapel. Tho
battalion took position in front OF The baud stand,
which were seated the President and Mrs. Hayes,
the Presidential party, other visitors aud
| naval officers Around the baud stand
well as or II were gathered largo number o, beaut
m n n IN IN
OF the gay uniforms OF naval officers The battalion
drilled a. In dress parade, aud wien The parade
| was dismissed Lieutenant Commander 3 II. AcCaila
give the order, "Gr.duates to tho front and
march," forty I've young men oneyed tho order,
stacked arms, threw % their belts and formed IN
three lines In front OF the band stand.
GRADUATES
Tho first five In order oil meri--Alessrs. William II.
Flu som, New York; II. n. witxel, Wisconsin; y. q.
Dodge, Kansas; williaa g. David, New YORK, AVID A G.
lines sscrs.ary Thompson, who came last p,r uu'
then delivered an address TO the graduates. He said
THIS day opened 90 them new Iifs The cnned
protection. II ~ entitled TO those services uy
nihcence toward you. The elder officers Of the navy
| were ed Gated on shipboard Then the idea was that
II only sufficient for one 10 be able ship
through sto and thon he was officer q sailor
THE oFricgR or Tns vurUkK
Our carrying trade astonishing and the result or
the diffusion OF intelligence Is thut u has become
dcrsLood that the American officer must not only 10
sailor but educated seaman. Tho government o.
tabshcd this school bun thirty years ago. and within
TINT limo IL has reached Au CO uar pied
TINS institution has become Necessary. II you young
gcntiemen expect 10 understand your position you
understand yonr manhood. sometimes you may
have thought mat the scope OF the courso 100
WIDE II u not TOO great You will need u all You
are emI haicAy the children OF tho state, tho prop
csty OF the naton and has right 70 your services.
There win also never como tine when the govern
ment will cease to ask what your moral character.
That officer tails AZ soon as DO loses MS moral In
.egrity welcome you TO the navy; A lar as 1
can Will help you az though
tho father Of each. hail you - citizens Of
q republic proud OF It's sailors and us soldiers TAP
plausc) Secretary Thompson then handed the hyo
their graduating papers and at'crward the rest OF
class
Tho following Is the balance OF tho graduates in order
OF merIt--Aiired Jrnrles, Texas; John NJ. Orchards
c. PARIS New York; Hero Taylor, Iiinos John N.
Jordan, Name; August 4. Fechtlcr, large Thomas
n. Br.wnoy, georgia John \, Bfcs OHIO, hdw.raE
waiter N coussaal, iadlaua; Y. S. Nelson, Ton
ana; Il. I. wakeushaw. Now Jersey; James +.
Parker, North Carolina; ~ Benyam'n W Hodges.
Ts n. George i pn 8Gs'
New Sew YORK. "'' Frank .. Case, Michigan Frank
Frank HEATH at large; Philip v Lansdaie NJ large
Liam Henson, At large, J. j. Werlich. Wisconsin
a. l.. halo, Ohio; William / Burdick OHIO; II. o.
| Johnson. al large; Sino1 Cook Missouri. koroku
Katz, Of Japan; John Kunitomo Of Japan.
CEREMONIES.
AT the conclusion Of the presentation Of certificates
/ OF graduauon tho battsiion gave thfee chovrs
Tor the President .nd The Secretary Of the
who leave ns" The graduates replied with
cheers for "those VIC leave behind" Tho battalion
| formed minus the graduates, tho band played, the
cadets marched away and the graduation ceremonies
President Hayes returned to the AiniraI's
cit xens Aitcrward the President and Presidential
party were shown through the various departments of
The Academy. rbe Presidential party returned to
President received many courtcslcs during the eSain