Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-13
NOTES PROM ANNAPOLIS.
Matters of Interest Which Have Taken Place
Among the Naval Cadets.
Correspondents of The Evening Star.
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Among the Naval Cadets.
Correspondents of The Evening Star.
L. S. NAVAL ACADEMY,
ASSAPoLIs. MD. April IL, 1891.
As a means Of promoting general interest
In workmanship among cadets at the academy
two medals have been offered. one to the first
and one 70 the second class under the follow
ing conditions: the first medal TO be given to
the member of the first class who shall make
the bes: score firing at distant target with a
Hotchkiss si1-pound rapid-fre gun from
q moving steam vessel; the second to be
given TO the best small-arm marksman in the
second class. firing with rife and revolver. The
contest for the first class medal is at present
going on. and the scores that are being made
show what n marked improvement has been
secured by the inducements thus offered.
THE COMING COMPETITIVE DRILL
Every year a competitive drill is held before
the board Of visitors during the first week in
June the four companies of the cadet battalion
taking part. The winning company Is pre-
scented with the eolors Of the battalion BY some
pretty girl selected by the four captains of the
companies. AMI the name of the captain OF the
winning company is inscribed on the fagsttff.
Much interest and enthusiasm is shown in this
drill b. the cadets and the four cadet captains,
A. L. Willard, Missouri: r J. Hartung. Iowa;
D. u hOdlt. Nh4tIOElEl. ana H. 7.
Wisconsin. are already drilling their cOmpan les
TO that end The drift Of opinion now seems
to be that Capt. Moale's company. which now
carries the fsg. will bear il away from the drill
unless the others show g marked improvement
In a few weeks
NEW DRILL SHIP NEEDED.
The only ship at present available for sea-
manship and gunnery drills at the academy is
the United States steamer wyoming. once 4
Il. i l.
engines and smooth-bore Dallgren guns. but
long sincedeeided unseaworthy. Atpresent she
Is in poor repair and cannot with the means
placed at the disposal of the academy officials by
Congress be kepi any better; and at almost every
drill something happens to attest to her inefii-
cheney for the purpose. II the young men at
the academy are expected to become efficient
officers in the service some practical means be-
side drills on a ship twenty years behind the
times should be provided
AN ALL-cLAss HOP COMMITTEE.
Until the present year it has been the custom
for the cadets Of tine first class to give a series
of hops, but the authorities, seeing it in new
light. decided that if the cadets of all classes
were to participate they should all be repre-
sented. controversy ensued which ended, as
such misfortunes always do, in the authorities
playing the winning hand. After thinking it
over for six months the cadets have decided it
clearly a Of cutting Of their nose to spite
AACI ldtc ara uiiNe cltcLcU a mop cOIlEllttCe
rep-ese Eting all classes follows: First class
Cadet Lieut. Commander Zahrm Penn. chain-
man, Cadet Lieuts- Horting and Gillmor; Sec
ond class. Cadets Ferguson and Macdonald
and third class, Cadet Gise.
NOTES.
The infantry battalion will be under the COM
mand of Lieut. W. f. Fullam for the remainder
Of this year. and much is expected by those to
whom Lieut. Fullam's reputation as a tactical
officer is known.
Miss Balsh of Baltimore, whose father. Rear
Admiral Balsh, was superintendent of the Naval
Academy from 1879 to 1881, is visiting the
academy. the guest of Capt. SiSsbee.
Miss Ohiey of Georgetown, ID. C., is also the
guest o. Capt Sigsbee.
Miss Edith Perkins of New Haven, Conn, is
visiting Prof. " VI. Terry.
Lieut. ID. d. V. Stewart, who has been for
several days critically i'll with pneumonia, is
slowly improving. and the doctors treating MIN
are now confident of his speedy recovery.
An epidemic of measles having broken out
among Inc children OF several officers quaran-
tine orders have been issued CO gering the quar-
tiers of these officers.
1t is reported that the squadron of evolution.
composed of the Chicago, Atlanta. Boston and
Yorktown, will be ordered to Annapolis in time
to be present during the annual drills and grad
uation ceremonies. Their presence will lend
much interest TO the OCCASION and the officers
and friends of the academy are quite anxious
that the plan will be carried out.