National Republican., 1883-06-21
TIE LUCKY CADETS.
Three Naval Constructors, Seven Ensigns,
and Three Assistsnt Engineers Appointed
From the Class OF 1888.

and Three Assistant Engineers Appointed
From the Class OF 1888.
Secretary Chandler yesterday addressed
letter as follows TO Capt. Ramsay;
NAVY DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON, June 2O--Str;
The appointments IN the navy of naval cadets
who are graduates Of the naval academy success.
iniiy mPleling their six years course In 1883
There viii be three appointments as assistant
netuIsijy bs msds oniy ss,er be esdeis 10 wbam
they are assigned have pursued their special
studies for two or three years amer final gradua-
ton. Under the special circumstances now ex-
isting they will, however, be made Immediately;
but they are not 10 be treated as precedents for
like appointments hereafter The law Of August
b, 1882, prohibiting appointments from the gfadu-
ates, except 10 hll the vacancies of each year,
provided that nothing should reduce the num-
Der Of appointments from such graduates below
ten each year" These ten appointments will be
seven ensigns (of the Junior grade) and three as.
sistant engineers. There having been no more va.
cancles than ten during tho year, no additional
ensigns or assistant engineers can be appointed.
There will also be ten new appointments as sec.
ond lieutensnts In the marine corps from final
The academic board will determine the order
OF merit for these appointments, aud make their
recommendations TO the department, and there
upon the assignments will be made to the various
corps. So far as practicable with the exception
of the appointments as assistant naval con-
structorsj the cadets may be allowed to choose the
corps to which they will be assigned. The ap.
pontments will be dated July I, 1883. Very re-
Secretary Of the Navy.
Capt. F. NJ RAMSAY, Superintendent Naval
Academy, Annapolis, Md.
The merit roll of tho graduating class of
1888 at the conclusion of the six years course
bears the names of ninety-two naval cadets,
eighty-three of whom have submitted to final
examinations, two have resigned and have
not been examined and seven are still absent
upon sea duty and are subject to examiu-
alton upon their return. Of this number
John l.. Shock, who stood at the head Of his
class upon the completion of the four years
academic course, is now at the Royal college,
Greenwich, England, having been selected
by the department to pursue special course
of two years at that institution. His stand
ing will probably be unchanged by the final
examination. Twenty three of these grad
yates will be retained in the service and pro-
vided for as indicated in Secretary Chandlers
letter. The rest will be honorably discharged
July 1, 1888, with one years pay, as provided
by the act of August, 1882. For the three po-
sitions as assistant naval constructors Secre-
tary Chandler has selected John l.. Shock,
Joseph H. Linnard, and Joseph J. Woodward,
the first three of the class in the order of
merit. Those who would be eligible for the
remaining twenty positions are, in their order
of merit, as follows John A. Hoogewerff,
Michigan; Robert Il. Dashell, Virginia Fred
erick Q. Rider, Rhode Island; Francis E. SUIT
ton, New York; Harry X. White, Dakota;
Lincoln karmany, Pennsylvania; Edward f..
Capehart, Ohio; Houston Eldredge, New Jer-
sey; Eugene Carroll, Ohio; Robert p. For
shew, New York; Charles A. Doyen, New
Hampshire; Charles II. Lauohheimer, Mary
land; William H. Stsyton, Delaware; Horace
r. Andrews, Michigan; Henry B. Wilson, New
Jersey; George p. Blow, Virginia; Henry c.
Haines, District of Columbia James L. Ma
honey, Massachusetts,; Gilbert Wilkes, Utah;
J. NJ Whitman, Illinois. Two of them
however, Carroll and Forshew, who gradu-
ated numbers IL and 12 respectively, have de.
clined their places which will make Geo. Bar.
nett, Wisconsin, and Franklin ]. Moses, South
Carolina eligible also for retention in the ser
vice. There is still some question in the case o.
Hoogewerf who graduated No. A, and Sutton
No. z, on account Of defective eyesight; alsc
in the case of Andrews, No, 16 on the ground
of physical disability. If the objections in
these cases should be removed the appoint.
ments will fall to those aboveJindicated. II
these three should be disqualified, then the
next three in order after Moses would become
eligible, viz; c, NJ. Perkins, Georgia; Geo
Clarke, Illinois, and Jas II. Calwell, Penn,
sylvania. .t.... ~.