Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-06
Of The Evening Star.
US. NAVAL ACADEMY,

urst one since Lent, was IN every way u
success The music was what pretty girls call
simply divine" the supper was very complete
and snticing and many of the gowns worn were
extremely pretty. Among those present no
tiesd Capt. and Mrs. Phythian. Capt. and Mrs.
Craig, Lieut.. and Mrs G. b. Harder, Lieut..
Potter. Lieut.. Sharp, Capt. Sigsbee, Lieut.. and
Mrs. Gearing, Chief Engineer and Mrs Fitch,
Engineer and Mrs Denig, Engineer and Mrs.
Barton, Lieut. and Mrs. Hood, Lieut.. and Mrs.
Cutler. Prof. Terry, Capt. and Mrs. Terry,
Lieut. Walling, Lieut.. and Mrs. Dresel, Ensign
and Mrs. Phelps, Ensign and Mrs Williams,
Lieut. and Mrs Milton. Prof. and Mrs Fay,
Lieut. and Mrs Smith. Prof. and Mrs. Marion,
Surgs- Harmon, Curtis and Leech, Ensign
Knepper, Lieut.. and Mrs Reeder. Pay Director
and Mrs Murray, Pay Director and Mrs.
Schurk, Prof. Brown. the Misses Murray, the
Misses Ply thian, Miss Todd of Louisville, Ky,
Miss Craig, Miss Sigsbee, Miss Todhunter, the
Misses Reeder. Miss Schenck, Miss Potter.
From Washington the following persons were
present: Miss Amy Leiber. Miss Louise
Mitchell, Miss Knowles, Miss Kelton, Miss Gill
man, Miss Hite, Mrs. Layton, Miss Balch. Miss
Ofiey, Miss Huyck, Miss Casey, Mr.. Hswley,
Mrs. Weston. wife Of Capt Weston. U.SA.
From Baltimore. the Misses Hurst, Miss
Dugan, Miss Noble, DR.. and Mrs. Worthington,
Miss Stewart, Miss Julia Sharp, Miss Jordan,
Mr.. w. W. Beck, Mr.. Williams; Miss Trow-
bridge, from Detroit, Mich; Miss Hubbard,
from Sanduskv, Ohio; Miss Perkins, from New
Haven, Conn; Mr.. Theall, Brooklyn, NY;
Miss Mayo. Richmond, Va; Lieut.. Noble
o. s. A; Capt Jewell, from the torpedo sta
ton at Newport, X. l.; Mr.. Douglas Duval,
Miss Wilkinson, States Attorney and Mrs
Monroe, Mr.. Iglehert, Mrs.. Haessler and many
others
The class Of 1891 will graduate forty-seven
members on the 5th of next June, forty of
whom are In the line division and seven in the
engineer division Their order of merit for
the four years at the academy will be:
Line division-1, f. B. Zahm, Pennsylvania;
2, H. G. Smith, Ohio; 8, II. q. Gillmor, Wis
consin; 4, X. NJ. Watt, Pennsylvania; 8, R. r.
Belknap. California; 6, ID. W. Blamer, Iowa;
:, ID. b. Ninde, Indiana; 8, c. ID. Stearns. Mich
igan; 9, T. I. Pollock. Ohio: 10, III. C. Kuenzh.
Wisconsin; IL, H. II. Christy, Ohio: T. A l..
Willard. Missouri; Is, l.. q. Smith. Illinois;
IA, r. W. Hartung, Iowa; Is, \. Z. Irwin, Ohio
l6, H. III. Hough. Massachusetts:I7 W. Evans
Kansas; IS, j. q. +. Moale California; 10. r. l..
Flowers, North Carolina; 20. A. \. McLemore
Tennessee; q, c. F. Preston. Maryland: o. III.
H. Caldwell. Illinois; %, Dion Williams. Ohio;
"a, b. b. Bierer, Kansas; 25, +. ]. Lem, South
Csrolina 20, r. H. Lane. Ohio. q. ". ID.
Brotherton, Wisconsin; %, r. II. Leigh. Missis-
sippi; %. A Althouse, Illinois; So J. II. Sypher
District of Columbia; 81, J. f. Carter Pennsvl-
yania: 81. H. q. Mcfarland. District of Column
bia; 80, H. E Smith, Ohio: "a. |. Blount Indi-
ana; 80. Geo. Richards, Ohio; Sc. +. III. Koch
ersperger, Pennsylvania: 81. W. n McKelyv,
Pennsylvania; 80. E. Theall, New York: SO. l.,
H. Gross, Illinois; 40, h. h Nire, Empire of
Japan
Engineer division-1. ]. 4. Robinson. Mich
igan; 2, j. III. Rowen, Pennsylvania; 8. NJ.
E. Reed, Iowa; 4, c. r. Enrich, Illinois; 5,
Geo. Shepard, Wisconsin: 6. W. II. McGrann
Tennessee; Z, q. W. Laws. Iowa After per-
forming two years sea service the class will
return for final examination for entrance into
the service II Is probable that at least twenty
noe will be admitted into the service as the
average number admitted for the last eight
years Is twenty-five and the tendency has been
toward increasing this number. Only three of
the class will retire to civil life without the two
years cruise. They are r. l. Flowers, who is
to accept professorship in a university at
Durham. y. c.; d. b. Ninde, who has legal as
pirations, and /. Blount. who is to enter the
medical profession. The class Of 1892 are al
ready making preparations to give q grand
farewell ball to the graduating class on the
night OF June 5. They have chosen the follow
ing ball committee: Cadets Mcdonald, Jewell
Moses, Dawson, Beuret, Stirling, Crank, Myers,
Mathers and Gibbs.
BASE BALL SCHEDULE
The base ball games to be played at the
academy grounds this year are as follows:
April Is, Duponts Of Washington; April %,
Psstimes Of Baltimore; April IS, Johns Hon.
kins University of Baltimore; May 2 West
Point; May s. Pastimes; May 9, Columbia Ath-
letic Club Of Washington; May L. George
town College. Washington; May %, Dickinson
College, Carlisle, Pa; May 30, Johns Hopkins
team on Nav is in return for the foot bali
game played at West Point last November
Lieut. Noble, u s. A., stationed at st. Johns
College at this place, has just passed his exami-
nation for promotion to a first lieutenancy and
now wears the coveted bar on his shoulder
straps.
FINAL EXAMINATION
For the class Of 's9. which will return for
their final examination after two years sea
service. there are but fifteen vacancies and
unless something happens in the way OF legis-
lation or some casualties occur only tina. num-
Der will be admitted to the service There are
thirty-three members in the class The two
enter the construction corps of the navy.
They are at present taking a course in that
branch at the Royal Naval College, Green
vich, England
A MARINE coRrs CHANGE
MAJ. Bartlett, q. 8. NJ. C., lately in command
Of the marine barracks here has beer. unex-
pectedly ordered TO the station at League
Island, Pa Capt Young. L. S. NJ. c., is tenn
Porarily in command, but it is probable that
Maj. Percival G. Pope. U. s. NJ. c. now on duty
at the marine barracks. Washington D. c.. will
be given command Of the station here.
By an order Of the Secretary Of the NAVY the
department of physiology and hygiene as a
separate branch las beea abolished and in lien
thereof . series Of lectures will be given by DIR.
Leech, Z. s. N, in charge OF the branch of
physical training. to the cadets, showing the
effects OF alcohol and narcotics on the human
system
THB SUMNER CRUISE.
The Constellation, the cadet practice ship. il
ss the Norfolk navy yard fitting mp for the an
nual summer cruise. The complement of Off
GERS will be: Commander C. VI. Chester. COM
handing; Lieut. J. NJ. Hawley, executive.
Lieut. John Garvin. navigation: Lieuts c. b.
T. Moore, j. C. Cresap. Alex sharp, f. b. I'm
dervood, watch officers; Passed Asst. Surg.
Philip Leech- The ship will leave Annapolis
on June 10 and will cruise in Long Island sound
and vicinity. touching at Newport and New
Bedford, with New London. Conn, a. head
quarters, returning TO Annapolis August Is.
nnmors OF foreign cruise are all in error.
GOING TO SEA.
Among the changes to take place among the
omcers At the academy at the end Of the pres
emit year Lieutenant Commander Sperry. a,
present head Of the gunnery department., will
De ordered 70 sea and Lieut. r. r. Inyersoll
VII take his place head Of the depar tment
Lieut. lngersoll is one OF the best ordnance
omcers In the service and is the author of nearly
Al The text books on the subject in use at the
academy. Lieut. W. p. Potter of the discipline
department and Lieut. T. b. Howard OF the
spphed mathematics department will also 20 e
- 81 NE eiose Of the present year.
THE NEW PRACTICE SHIP