Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-21
Appointments I'm the Navy.

SIXTY GRADUATES OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY TO BE
HoN0RABLY DISCHARGED AND TwENTY-THREE TO
REMAIN IN THE NAVAL SERVICE.
Secretary Chandler has addressed letter to
Capt Ramsay, superintendent OF the naval acad-
emy, touching the status of the naval cadets who
successfully completed their six years In 1883, In
which he says:
''There will be three appointments as assistant
naturally be made only after the cadets to whom
they are assigned have pursued their special
tion. Under the special circumstances now ex-
listing they will, however, be made Immediately,
but they are not to be treated as precedents for
o. 1852, prohibiting appointments from the gradu-
ates except to I'LL the 7ancancles Of each year, pro-
vlded that nothing should reduce the number of
each year, These ten appointments will be
seven ensigns tof the junior grade) and three
vacancies than ten during the year, no additional
ensigns or assistant engineers can be appointed.
Ihere vii! also be ten new appointments as second
ates of the year. The academic board will deter
mine the order OF merit for these appointments,
and make their recommended ons to the depart
ment, and thereupOn the assignments will be
made to the various corps. So far as practicable
with the exception OF the appointments of assist
to choose the m e fhe hev % m ee
The appointments Will be dated July l, 1888"
From this 1t Will be seen that OF the 81 cadets
who completed the six years course this year %
will remain in the navy and 80 will be honorably
discharged on July 1st, with one years pay. For
the three positions assistant naval constructors
Secretary Chandler has selected John l. Shock,
Jos Il. Linnard and Jos ]. woodward. the first
three OF the class in the order Of merit Those who
would be eligible for the remaining twenty posi-
tiOnS are in their order OF merit as follows John
A. Hoogewerff, Michigan; Robert B. Dashiell,
Virginia; Fred. c. Rider, Rhode Island; Francis
Il. Sutton, New York; Harry X. White, Dakota;
Lincoln Karmany, Pennsylvania; Edward E.
Capehart, Ohio; Houston Eidredge, New jersey;
Eugene Carroll. Ohio; Robert P. Vorshew, New
ork; Chas. A. Doyen, New Hampshire; Chas II.
Lauchheimer, Maryland; VIM. H. Stayton, Della
ware; Horace B. Andrews Michigan; Henry B.
Wilson, New Jersey: Geo. P. Blow, Virginia;
Henry c. haines, DistriGt Of COLUMBIA; James E.
J. NJ. Whitman, Illinois Two of them, however,
Carroll and vorshew, who graduated numbers II
and u, respectively, have declined their places,
which will make George Barnett, OF Wisconsin,
and Franklin j. Moses, of South Carolina,
eligible also for retention in the service.
There is still some question In the case OF Hooge-
werh, who graduated No. 4, and Sutton, No. z, on
account OF defective eyesight; also in the case OF
Andrews, No. 16, on the ground OF physical disabl-
ty II the objections In these cases should be re-
moved, the appointments will fall to those above
indicated. II these three should be disqualified,
then the next three in order after Moses would be-
come eligible. VIZ: G. NJ. Perkins, OF Georgia;
Geo. Clarke, OF Illinois, and JAS. H. Colwei,
Pennsylvania.