Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-28
NOTES FROM ANNAPOLIS.
Change in Commanders to Come-what the
Cadets Are Doing Generally.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star


Cadets Are Doing Generally.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
U. 8. NAVAL AcKpKMY,
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, March "a, 1891.
Commander Glass will be relieved a com
mandaut Of cadets on April by Commands
Chester. Commander Glass is relieved by hi
own request in order to accept orders to tn,
Mare Island navy yard, San Francisco, tn.
latter station being more desirable to him
His successor, Commander Chester, is an Off
Ger of experience, culture and undoubted sin
cerity. During Commander Glass term o.
duty the department of discipline founded by
him has received its full development, and al
though it met with some opposition as q new
departure it has proved that due attention te
the military bearing of the cadets viii greatly
increase their appearance and efficiency.
INTENDING THE GROUNDS.
The academy grounds are to be extended te
the westward to include the tract Of land OF
about ten acres occupied by the city gas works
The work Of removing the buildings on it and
grading it is progressing rapidly.
The appropriation recently voted for the
erection Of q gymnasium here being insufficient
for the purpose, nothing will probably be done
for the present except possibly to enlarge the
old one. The old gymnasium is the most
historic building Of the place. 1t was originally
Fort Severn, and with its low, circular walls,
pierced by the small guns, was presumed to be
an adequate defense for the harbor. Later il
became the dancing hall and now serves as a
training place for such young athletes as COM
posed the foot ball team that laid the West
Pointers low last November.
BASE BALL TEAM.
A base ball team has been arranged as fol-
lows, and every spare moment sees the boys
diligently practicing that they may be ready to
keep the laurels Capt Emrich's foot ball team
won last winter: Laws, 81, c., Iowa; Hartung,
81, p, Iowa; Moaie, 81, SIS, CALIFORNIA;; Mack
lin, 's2, 1b., New York; Potter. '9a, 2b., New
York; johnson, "a, 3d.. Ohio; Ridgely, '9l, L.,
Georgia; Mccormick. "a, r.f., Michigan; lizard,
'94, CT, South Carolina. The team is managed
by G. W. Laws, 81. and is open to play college
teams on the Saturdays from now until June 8.
THE EASTER HOP.
No regular Easter hop will be given this
year, but instead the officers will give large
hop on April 4. 1t is possible also that ma
jority Of the cadets will ask permission to give
a series of hops, in accord with the superintend-
ents plan Of having the whole corps and not q
single class give them.
Tho iron hand of authority says gambling
must go in the Naval Academy Club, and that
throwing dice or pitching pennies for drinks
is gambling. The result is u saddencd express
sion on the race OF the haDltual winner In sucn
contests, and falling off about so per cent in
the club receipts.
THE ORDNANCE PROVING GROUNDS.
The work of moving the naval ordnance
proving grounds from Annapolis to Indian Hill,
on the Potomac, is progressing rapidly. Many
valuable results in the science OF gunnery have
ensued from the work at the cid station. En-
sign Dashiell has gone to the new grounds.
Lieut. Green and Ensign Gill remain ut the old
station. The armor plates with carbonized
surfaces soon to be tested are expected to give
valuable results the process Of their manufac-
ture is secret and the tests will not be public,
yet the results will soon be knowa.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Lieut.. W. F. Fullam has lately reported for
duty at the academy, and has been assigned to
the department of ordnance and gunnery. he
is known throughout the service as an authority
on infantry tactics but he will not take charge
Of the infantry battalion this year.
Surgeon Harmon will go to sea in about three
weeks after over three years efficient duty al
this station.
Naval Cadet mcfarland, whose home is in
Washington, has almost recovered from the
painful accident received while fencing at the
athletic tournament two weeks ago.
Assistant Surgeon Evans has been ordered to
the Asiatic squadron. He will leave in few
days.