Evening capital., 1888-06-08

Closing ExercIses-seenes ne the Academy
List of Gradnaaea-Th@ HALL To-
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Night. e9ss
The commencement exercises which
have been in progress at the Naval Acad
emy all the week were brought to close
this morning. The Academy grounds
aud the officers with their brilliant uni
forms, together with the surging crowd Of
spectators. including the beauty. fashion
aud wealth, representing nearly every
State In the Bion-preseted scene of
beauty and activity. W
AT 0 A. NJ Secretary Of the Navy Whit
ney. accompanied by Mrs. Whitney. ar
rived from Washington. and we're driven
in hack from the depot TO the Naval
Academy where be was officially received
by Commander Sampson, Superintendent
of the Academy, and other officers in full
dress, and a company Of marines under
Captain Young and Lieutenant Bates,
who accompanied the Secretary 10 the
Review Stand, . on the green where the
Board OF Visitors aud other officers await-
ID them. AS the Secretary alighted the
band struck up Hail to the Chief" and
the usual salute from the "SaHtee" sig
nailed his arrival. After the formal intro
duction to the Board of Visitors. and other
Naval officials the Secretary, in company
with Commander Sampson. and the Board
IT Visitors. proceeded to the Chapel, the
cadets in tue meantime. being formed in
lice and marched 10 the front of the Chap
81, where tney stacked arms. Upon enter-
ing the Chapel prayer was offered by
Chaplain L K Rawson. U. ). n. Upon
Tue platform were seated The Academic
Board. the Board of Visitors, Commander
sampson. wife and daughter, ex Secretary
Chandler (whose son was among the grad
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Rodgers, Admirals G. r. p. Rodgers and
5. B. Luce, Secretary Whitney. and wife.
and others. After prayer Superintendent
Sampson introduced Hon. J. Proctor
Knott, of Kentucky, who delivered the
address to the graduating class.
Alr Knott said the age in which we live
is pre- eminently practical one. Its glo.
ries is not found laving itself in pleasure.
hut in useful occupations in the field OF
active enterprise We do not offer our
sacrifices to invisible heroes, but use our
2enius 10 construct armaments that rival
The volcano in destructiveness. Our Nil.
,on finds no inspiration In the conflict OF
angels. but our heroes disclose the secrets
of the arcana of Nature. There is rush
and roar of restless river in the march
Of events. We must keep step with its
progress or be run over by the procession.
Applause. IL is not my duly to minister
To your pleasure by well-rounded senten-
ces. Alter tending the congratulations of
the board on the completion of your stu
dies and your manly bearing, and through
you to the board Of instructors who have
ulded you to this point. | will give you
few plain suggestions which may be
somewhat useful to you.
Mr.. Knott then proceeded to address
the young graduates in general, practi
cal way. giving them some good advice.
Ills remarks were full of wit and humor
and be was repeatedly interrupted by ap-
plause. We regret that our limited space
will not permit US to give more OF his ad-
dress
At the conclusion of the address the
spectators began to leave the Chapel, fol
lowed by the cadets who resumed their
arms, the Naval Academy Band leading,
playing I'm right glad to get out of the
Wilderness" aud other familiar airs, at
ter which they were marched In front of
the review stand where Secretary Whit
ney aud a number of The Board of Visitors
were seated. The graduates were formed
in line in front of the stand and the re
manning battalion formed hollow.sq
around the graduates, and as the Sccre-
tary stepped forward he called the
names of the raduates-beginning with
Vim. N. Vansant, of Pennsylvania, the
nanor man of his class. As the future
admiral stepped to the front to receive his
parchment, chorus of applause went up
from the class, and so on to the last man
of the thirty five. The diplomas were de-
ivered by the Secretary without any for
mal remarks.
There was some doubts as to some
members OF the class getting through
the wilderness" as Ii is termed. and as
these stepped forward to receive their
parchment, they were greeted with loud
aud continuous applause from their de
lighted comrades. AS the graduates broke
ranks they were cheered by the remaining
classes AS those who leave us THIS
was returned by the graduates with
three cheers for those we leave behind,
and also with three cheers for tue Secre-
ary of the Navy aud Hon. Proctor
Knott tadet Nansant, tue honor man Of
the Class and Cadet Kane, the last man
we're separately cheered by their fellow
graduates, aud the ceremonies for 1883
were ended. The young graduates soon
donned tneir s'long tails and assumed
the airs OF full fiedged admirals of the
navy. The following is
The RELATIVE STANDING OF THE GRADUA-
TING CLASS
/. Wm. n. Vansant. Pennsylvania.
2. Frank Marble, New York.
8. q d. Wilbur. Dakota.
A. A Ii. Robertson, Illinois.
5. e. b. Brittaio, Kentucky
O G. ID Morgan Mississippi
z. B. w. N Crosse, Indiana
g. NJ L. MILLER, Massachusetts
3. G n Hayward, New York
10. o. w. Koester, Pennsylvania
IL ID. w Beswick, Michigan
II. j. f. Hubbard. New York
IS J A. Lejeune, Louisiana
IA s. S. Robson, Pennsylvania
Ii l.. IL Chandler New York