Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-09-08
EXAMINATIONS OF CANDIDATES.
Some OF Those Who Have Passed
Naval Academy Items, &c.

Naval Academy Items, &c.
The candidates that have passed both
mental and physical examinations and
have entered. or will enter the Naval
| Academy, are as follows:
j. b. Henry. who IL a son of Mr. j. b.
| Henry, at present resident OF Annaao-
lis. The young man gets his appoint
ment from a New York district.
Dudley Knox. son of Capt Knox. OF
the army, who was staying in Annapo-
| lie during the time his son was prepar-
| ing, The young man made an excellent
examination and was among the twenty
nine that passed on the first examina-
| ton.
l.. G. Palmer, of ST. Louis, Mo.
Richard II. Robinson, of Ohio, one oI
the brightest candidates that ever enter
ed the academy, and of whom a success
full career is expected by his friends. His
father is Judge Robinson, of Ohio.
K. G. Castleman. son OF General Cas-
| tleman. who was chairman of the Ken
lucky delegation to Chicago.
Thomas Kearney, of Missouri
Frederick Stone, whose brother is a
| lieutenant In the army.
|. c. Wettengel, who made the jour
ney all the way from the Centennial
State, TO exchange the wild and ragged
"Rockies" for "home upon the sea.
The medical examining board yester-
cay found five disqualified for entrance.
as follows: G.. l. Middleton, OF South
| Carolina; +. o. Sykes, of Mississippi,
whose failure will give another place to
the Secretary's alternates,o of whom there
are nine Young Sykes was in Annap-
oils during the winter and went through
| a severe Illness and it is supposed that
his lungs have been much weakened.
John A. Schwalbach, of Wisconsin. who
| failed on defective teeth, T. II Shannon,
| of Louisiana. same troubls G.. w VIII
| liams, of South Carolina. heart trouble.
| Those that fail on defectiye teeth. en-
larged tonsils and minor ills will, in all
probability, have their defects waived,
one case already, that of Pope Washing
ton, of North Carolina. having received
such consideration.
+. L. RidgelY, who passed creditable
examination at the first trial, is a son of
Frank l.. Ridgely, an ex-naval officer
now prominent and prosperous citizen
of St. Louis, Mo. Mr.. Ridgely entered
the Naval Academy in the class with
Capt. w Il. Sampson, former superin-
/
command of the cruiser San Francisco.
Mr.. Ridgely is cousin of the wife of
Governor Brown, of Maryland.
The following additional candidates
passed their examination as naval cadets
| to-day.
Arthur Crenshaw, Alabama.
Richard ii. Robinson. Ohio.
Thos. A Kearney, MissourE
Albert w. Mayhall. Texas.
James b. Henry, New York.
Dudley w. Knox, Tennessee.
Leigh G. Palmer, Missouri.
/. G. Wettengel. Colorado.
j. t. M. Terry, at large.
George /. Hanenstien, Mississippi.
Frederick l., Stone, Arkansas.
Earl Z. Jessops, West Virginia
Kenneth G.. Castleman, Kentucky.
Mason +. Mitchell, Arkansas.
| Harold b Norwood. Massachusetts,
Charles E. Gilpin, Michigan.
John Ii. Roys, New York.
Henry o. Bisset, Maryland
Morris II. Brown, Indiana
James Briggs, Maryland.
The jamestown will probably come to
the Naval Academy as a cadet practice
vessel in place of the Enterprise, but the
Naval Academy officials have not been
advised on the subject.
Lieutenants Fullam and Sharp will
probably remain in charge of the battal
ion of infantry and artillery. respective
lY, the coming term at the Naval Acad-
envy.
Naval officers who have reported at
the Naual Academy during the summer
have not yet been assigned TO their du-
ties in the various departments. 1t is
not expected there will be any changes
in the academic board, so far as the heads
of the departments are concerned, next
year. The detachment of officers who
have served the limit of three years and
the reporting of new material will cause
the usual shaking up in the departments
of study. Ensign j. II. Gibbons has APP
piled for duty in Washington and his
place in the department of English, his
/ tory and law viii probably be filled by
Lieut.. j. II Shipley, ordered from the
Kearsarge to the academy. Lieut. Perry
Garst may also be assigned to English
studies under Commander Craig.