National Republican., 1883-06-11
Naval Cadets Graduate, Sent to Prison, and
Released, All in One Day.
An Unusual Incident Caused by Super
intendent Ramsays Voice.
Cheers For the Successful Graduates After He Had
Told Thom Not To Cheer,
List OF the New Officers and Where They
Are 20 he Stationed.


that inculcated the need of subordination, and
severely criticised by implication the conduct
of cadets in cheering and groaning their fell
lows against regulations. Then Capt. Ram
say, superintendent of tho academy, arose to
deliver tho diplomas. Behind him, seated on
the platform, were DIR. Leavitt president of
st. Johns college, members of tho board of
visitors members of the academic board, and
numbers of ladies. Capt. Ramsay stood with
his cooked hat in hand and in full uniform
and looked straight forward into the au-
dience. His lips were seen to move but few
of the spectators heard what he said.
The nSme Of s. Dana Greene, ir, honor
man of the class, was called. AS Cadet
Greene stepped forward TO receive his
diploma a number of cadets broke into cheers
the usual course on commencement day when
favorite steps to tho front to receive testi-
mony of his graduation. In an instant the
bright and CHEEKY scene was changed. Capt.
Ramsay's countenance lowered and in voice
broken by anger he said:
"You show your insubordination and at
tempt to disgrace yourselves and the naval
academy before the oyes of tho country.
Those who applauded march to the front"
Then, to the astonshment of the spectators
twenty cadets stood before the irate superin-
tendent, who said to Lieut.. Greene, who fol-
lowed him up: Take them to the Santee un-
til further orders" Several of the convicted
cadets parents were present and saw their
sons marched off to prison, and nobody seemed
to know the reason. The line was composed
of Cadets Glasscock, Gray, and Webster, of
the graduating class; Cadets Mckay, O'Mal-
ley, Crisp, McKean II. b. Jones, II. w. Jones,
Beecher, of the first class; Jacobs, Warfield,
De Kraft, and FELTON,, of the second class
and Winrom, Griswold, Dodd, Jenkins, and
Breed of the third class.
Diplomas were then handed to the remain
ing graduates in funoreal silence, the situa.
tion being painful and gloomy. This over, the
cadets were marched out TO the new quarters,
where they were dismissed. Then it was dis
covered that the first words that Capt, Ram
say had spoken were that there should be no
applauding, and the unfortunate cadets, like
nearly all the audience, had not heard him.
Officers and cadets crowded around the super
intendent and told him the situation. Capt,
Ramsay relented and ordered all who had
not heard the orders to be released
In an hour the cadets were once more at
liberty. Messrs Glasscock, Gray, and Web
ster of the graduates also received their
diplomas. The cadets say the reason Capt.
Ramsay did not want any applauding is that
there were several of his spoonies as the ca
diets designate some off, their fellows who
stand by the captain, in the graduating class,
who would have been marked by disapprov-
ing silence.
The following are the graduates in the Or
der of merit, the first six being the stars of
the class, they having obtained So per cent
of the maximum-the minimum being 760.
The next eighteen received "A per cent. of
the maximum. 1t will be proper to observe
here that prior to tho act of congress of Aug.
z, 1889, there were two classes of cadets Mt the
academy, known as cadet midshipmen aud
cadet engineers, who pursued different courses
of study and who graduated independently
OF e.ch other. The act above referred to abol-
ished tho distinction and made all the cadets
at the academy naval cadets, and both were,
by the same act, to pursue the same course of
study and graduate as naval cadets. Those
who entered the academy as cadet engineers
are in the following list so designated:
No. l. 8. Dana Greene, jr., of Rhode Island, q
son of Capt. S. DAM Greene, United States navy,
No. George @ W. " Street, Of WISE WiscoHsn S average
69l44.
No. 8. Samuel W. Armistead, of Virginia. cadet
No.4 William 2, Baxter, of Washington, cadet
engineer, average 66056.
No; 5. Gharlesp Eaton, of Wisconsin, cadet en-
No. 3 William s.Aldrich, of New Jersey, aver
age 6ig6l.
No. 8. George W. Littlehanes, of Pennsylvania,
Nos Charles W. Dyson, of Pennsylvania, cadet
No, 10. John NJ. Ellcott, of Maryland, cadet en-.
gineer.
No. u. William +. barron, of Rhode Island
cadet engineer.
NO. 10, CnhfleS Il. bWeetlng, OF New 1Ork.
No. IA. George r. Zlnnei1, Of Pennsylvania,
cadet engineer
No. IS. Alvin 8. Keith, of Massachusetts.
No. l6. Harry George. OF Michigan.
No II. benjamin II Thunton, Of Indiana.
No. Is. Alexander 8. Halstead, of Pennsylvania
cadet engineer.
No 10. Frederick L. Chaplin, of Illinois
No 20. Robert O. Alexander, Of Kentucky.
No u. William G. Herbert, of Pennsylvania,
cadet engineer.
No %. Henry a. Field, of Virginia, cadet engi.
No; 20. Charles F. Webster, of Pennsylvania,
No "a. Thomas F. Gignilliat, of Georgia.
No %. John II, barnard, Of New York
No No % g. ;sh Alfred r. Ages, Of Ala6amS; e;ro...
No. 2S' Robert I FraSier' Of Tennessee.
No. 20. George q. Stout of Pennsylvania.
No 30. Cyrus Il. Brady of Kansas.
No 81. sydney q Mitchell, Of Alabama.
No ~. John A. Jackson, OF Florida.
No 80. Harry H. Balhis, of Illinois.
No "a. Tromlet V, Toney, of Illinois
No 10. Frank L, Goivln, Of New York.
No. SO. Elton w. Dalrympo, of Iowa.
No 81. Timothy S. o. O'Leary, of Massachusetts
No. SS. Patrick II. Philblu, ofMaryland
No 30. William b. Carswell, Of Delaware, cadet
No 40. Robert l.. Lerch, of Ohio,
No. Al. Robert H. Woods, Of Virginia.
No ~. James Il. Palmer, of North Carolina, ca
No "a. julius Ellinger, of Maryland cadet On.
gineer.
No 40. Harry A. Gillis, Of Pennsylvania, cadet
NO. 40. EdWin II. weeks OF oregon.
No. AZ. Thomas A. W. Shock, of Maryland, cadet
engineer
No. 4s. George NJ Won schrador of Missouri.
No. 40. William II, Ledbetter, of Texas
No, 90. William j. Wilson, OF Ohio, cadet on
gineer.
No SO. Willie u. Gray, of North Carolina
No d. Philip J, Ryan, of New York, cadet en-
glneer,
No. 81, Eustaco S. GlasOOok, of Maryland, cadet
engineer
POSTS OF DUTY FOR THE GRADUATES.
Naval Cadets John b. Jackson, George w
Littlehales, William ii. Ledbetter, John Ii
Barnard, John M. Ellicott, and l.. EllingoI
have beon detached from tho naval academy
and ordered to the Tennessee; Philip j.
Ryan and Charles Il. Sweating, TO the Yantic;
John A. Jackson, Charles II. Webster, Robert
Mcclellan, Eustace S. Glasscock, Frederick L..
Chaplin, and Il, Barclay, TO the Nipsic; Harry
George, William s. Aldrich, A. S. Keith, Will
lam j. Baxter, Il, A. Witherspoon, and A. p.
Agee, to the Kearsarge; S. u. Mitchell, Harry
c. Petit, Il. III. Philbin, William j. Wilson,
II. l., Lerch, II. A, Woods, b. Il. Thurston, T..
III. Gignillat, +. r. Colvin, II. T. Frazier, Il.
B. Weeks, II, A. Field, w. #. Gray, w, @.
Herbert A. S. Halstead, II. V. Toney, G. M.
Won Schrader, George G, Stout, A. b. Legare,
c. Il. Brady O. w. Dyson, S. w. Armistead,
q. w, Street, W. Il. Danah, r. A. W. Shock,
@. z. Eaton, IL. III, Balthis, II. s. iO'Leary,
James l., Palmer, s. ID. Greene, and Harry A,
Gillis, TO proceed home and await orders
Harry q, Leopold, 60 the Yantio instead of
tho Tennessee; j. A. Whitman, G. K Am
merling, and o. b. Shallenberger to duty in
the draught room, bureau of steam engineer.
ing; Lieut., John DOWnes and Lieut.. Henry