Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-11
AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
Fifty Out of the Seventy seven Candidates
Presented Are Passed.

L Presented Are Passed.
| During the eight days the examination ha
been in progress at the Naval Academy fit,
candidates out Of the seventy-seven who re
ported have been admitted as naval cadets, hav
ing passed successfully the mental and physica
examination. Not all of those who had permits
sion to report availed themselves of the privi
lege. The tardy ones, together with the alter
mates, who supply the places of those whit
failed, will be given a chance on the 18th in
slant.
The examination closed yesterday for the
present. Out of the twcnty-seven who wers
unsuccessful four were physically disqualified
One of these Robert p. Carmody Of New York
Is son of Paymaster J. X. Carmody and a
nephew of Lieutenant Commander Robert f.
CarmOdy. U. s. N. 1t was found, ON examina-
ton, that he would be required 70 undergo
slight surgical operation in order to pass the
scrutiny OF the doctors This has been success
fully accomplished and the young man has
been recommended by the medical board. Az
the action Of the medical officers has to be
reviewed by the Secretary Of the Navy several
days will elapse before the young man will be ac-
cePted as naval cadet. A full list of the newly
entered cadets, in the order in which they were
admitted, is given below. the twelve last named
having entered yesterday:
Walter 5. Volkman, Pennsylvania; s; Smith,
.
X Cushman, New York; Albion J. Wsdhams,
New York; VIM. G. Groesbeck. Ohio; o. s.
krepper, Pennsylvania; Z. +. Eckhardt, Wis
consin; Joseph ID. Savers, jr.. New York: Wal
ter X. Gberardi, at large; Edward II. Gum,
Connecticut; Thos. NJ. Dick, South Carolina;
Henry v. Butler. jr., New York; Newton Mans
held, Ohio: Worth Bagiey, North Carolina; W.
n. Stanley, California; +. L. Sheffield, Georgia;
Edward III. Watson, Illinois; James Z. Walker,
North Carolina; John Il. Monaghan. state Of
Washington, Cassius b. Barnes. Oklahoma ter
rltory; W. Black lsard. South Carolina; N. H.
Hall. Texas; Frank b. Baldwin, New Jersey;
Thomas A. Kearney, Missouri; David w. Todd,
CALIFORNIA;; X. NJ. Bennett, New Jersey; Alfred
Morgan, Missouri; Frank II. Brumby, Georgia;
j. c. Breckenridge, Kentucky; Henry NJ. Bige-
low, Maine; Charles H. Walker, Massachusetts;
VI. j. Mccormack, Michigan; John B. Hinheld,
Virginia: Edward Woods, Massachusetts; James
]. kaby, Michigan; Rufus shirley, New York;
Louis b. Allison, Miehigan Harry c. Williams,
Mississippi; Hugh Malloy, Alabama; Fred N.
Freeman, Indiana; Mason L. Mitchell, Ar
kansas; James E. Morton, Missouri Rufus C.
Johnston, jr., North Carolina; John +. Mar
shall, Texas; Herman A. Houck, Kansas
Daurin L. Merritt. Iowa; Fred Volmer. Iowa;
Lauren A. Noyes, WISCONSIN; Mack II. Olsen,
Wisconsin.
As soon as the cadets are admitted they are
sent on board the Santee, at the academy wharf,
where they will remain until the academy re-
opens October 1. Their meals are furnished at
the cadet building, to which they march three
times day. TO make room for them on board
the ship some of the sailors on the Santee have
been transferred to the Constellation, on the
opposite side of the wharf, for the present
Commander Jos. E. Craig is acting superin-
tendent of the Naval Academy during the
absence OF Capt. X. L. Pythian, who has taken
a short leave of absence.