Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-06-06
THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
Closing Exercises Scenes at the Academy
List OF the Craduates-The RaIl
Tonight

Inc commencement exErclSCs when
have been In prog ess at the Naval Acade-
my all the week were brought 10 close
this morning. The Academy grounds
aud the officers with their brilliant uni
3 forms, together with the surgiug crowd
OF spectators. including the beauty. fash
Ion and wealth, representing nearly every
State In the Union presented scene Ct
beauty and activity.
AT II o'clock the battalion Of cadets no
der Lieut. II. g. Gearing. were formed at
the armory ard marched Ia front # the
Chapel. where they stacked arms and
marched Ia the Chapel. takiug their seats
4 In front near the platform. Son fer
followed The Board OF Visitors. occ sshpa.
MED by Captain sampson, Snperinten
dent of the Academy, and Gait *. Il.
Pythiar, who occupied stats on the plat
form. AS soon as the party were seated
and quiet restored. prayer was offered by
chaplain e. X. Rswson. q. :. N. Upon
the platform was seated several OF the
Academic Board, the Board OF Visitors. l.
f. de Saldanha da Cana, Of the Brazilian
navy, Admiral Kimberly, the hero Of the
Samoa disaster, and many friends
. After PRAYER, Superintendent Sampson
\ introduced the Hon W. A. Northcott.
of Illinois. the orator OF the occasin,
\ who delivered the address to the gradu-
ates He urged them to be students, sail
ors and gentlemen, and TO uphold the dig
nifty and honor of their country.
He said the Board of Visitors COM
mended them for the magnificent record
4 they had made. He advised them to study
well their country's htstory--not from a
\ sea-coast stand point, but to take board
n birds eye view of II from East 10 West
He paid glowing tribute to the heroes of
the late war, ard that they were not then
born-they were a new generation--but
1t was for them to uphold the honor aud
dignity of their country's flag wherever 1t
was found, aud to perpetuate the memory
of the heroes of that great struggle. New
er forget, gentlemen. he said, "how great
and strong this nation of yours lie.
n Never forget that there Is but one flag
! of this great nation, and let that
\ be your country's guiding star"
4 He said he did Mt believe that this class
instructed here under the Superintendency
of an officer like Capt. Sampson. could be
anything but brave and efficient officers.
l-(Great applause.) At the close of his
remarks he reminded the young gradua-
ties of the advice given them by the hero
OF Samoa, Admiral Kimberly, who was
then present, il they would be successful
in life, they must always catch on with
one hand for yourself and have another
ever In readiness for the government" -
The speech was heartily applauded
throughout.
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,
ard played as they marched around the
grounds, I'm right glad to get out of the
Wilderness and other familiar airs, af-
ter which they were marched IN front
of the review stand where the dis
| tinguished guests, and a number
of the Board of Visitors were sea-
ted The graduates were formed In a
line In front of the stand and the remain
| Ing battalion formed hollow square
around the graduates. and as Admiral
Kimberly who had been selected to
deliver the diplomas, stepped forward,
he called the Misunderstanding
with Thomas Francis Ruhm, of Ten
nessee, the honor man Of his class As
the future admiral stepped to the front to
receive his parchment, chorus OF APP
plause went up from the class, and so on
to the last man Of the thirty four. The
Admiral made no set speech, but
as each graduate came forward to receive
his diploma, he gave him some good adj
vice, which the cadet acknowledged with
polite bow At the close Cadet Ruhm
stepped out from the ranks and proposed
three cheers for Admiral Kimberly and
the Board of Visitors
| 4 here was some doubts as to some
members of the class getting through
the wilderness" as 1t 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 remain
| Ing classes tas those who leave us. = This
was then returned by the graduates with
three cheers for those we leave behind
Cadet Ruhm, the honor man of his class
and Cadet Edie. the last man, were sep
arately cheered by their fellow graduates,
and the ceremonies for 1890 were ended.
The young graduates soon donned their
''long tails" and assumed the airs OF full
| fedged admirals Of the navy.
The following Is the list of graduates
according to the roll Of merit as determ-
ined by the present annual examination !:
RELATIVE STANDING OF THE CLASS.
/ Thomas Francis Ruhm, Tennessee.
| Lawrence Spear, Ohio.
Noah TunDicliff Coleman, New York
Frank Herman Schofield, New York
| Jehu Valentine Chase, Louisiana.
Alonzo Gartley, Iowa.
| z Henry Joseph Ziegemeier, Ohio.
| Cleland Davis, Kentucky.
| Matt. Rowland Signor, Nebraska.
10 John Milligton BlankeDship, Virginia
II William Henry Buck. Mississippi.
IL Montgomery Meigs Taylor. at large
IS Henry Snyder Ritter, Pennsylvania.
IA George Washington Williams. s. G.
| Is AlbeFtus Wright Catlin, Minnesota.
10 Julius Lane Latimer, West Virginia.
II Charles Theodore Vogelgesang, Cal.
IS Lay Hampton Everhart, Alabama.
10 William Alanson Snow. Mass
90 Franklin Buchanan Sullivan. at large.
81 Claude Baily, Arkansas.
% Wendell Gushing Neville. Virginia.
% Lawrence Henry Moses, New York.
"a John Ravens Dayton. at large