Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-05-30
NAVAL CADETS WEEK.
BEGINNING or Graduating Exercises
OF the Academy
RECEPTION OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS,
Inspection or Grounds and Buiid-
fngs.

tnES.
To-day is the beginning OF graduating
exercises At the Naval Academy. and
never did day dawn more beautiful and
bright. and the Academy grounds and
buildings never presented more trim
and attractive appearance with the
bright uniforms of the officers and ca
dets
The reception of the Board of Visitors
this morning was the signal for the pre-
liminary movement in the routine OF
graduating exercises, that will follow
during the week. The board, consisting
of the following members, Hon. Redieid
Proctor, of Vermont; Hon .'Edw. White.
Louisiana, on the part OF the U. b
Senate; Hon. III. A. Herbert, Alabama;
Hon. Barnes Compton, Md; Hon. Joseph
w. Wadsworth, New York; on the part
of the House of Representatives, dw. p
Boutell, ESQ, Bangor, Maine; Rev. z, II.
Quintard, ID. D., Sewanee, Tenn; Thorn
as Dolan, Esqr Bath, N. Y; j. Albert
Walker, Esqr., Philadelphia. Pa; Edwin
Vail, ESQ.,. Wicheta, Kansas, were re-
ceived by the academic board and OIL
GERS in charge of the departments at
1880 O'Clock and conducted to the board
house, where they were met by Capt. X.
l.. Phythian, Superintendent of the
Academy, the academic board and OFF,
GERS in charge of the departments All
the board of visitors were present except
the Hon Joseph w. Wadsworth, of New
York.
Lieut.. C. w. Bartlett has been detail.
ed for duty as Secretary of the Board.
TOUR OF INSPECTION.
At IL A. NJ. the board of visitors, ac-
companied by Superintendent Phythian,
and Senator Jos. N. Dolph, of Oregon,
/ leading the way, proceeded on their tour
of inspection. All the officers were 10
full dress uniform. The marine guard
under command of Major p. 9. Pope and
Capt. Jas. M. T. Young and Lieut.. Dut-
| ton, was paraded with field music on the
walk opposite the library building, and
| as the procession passed the marines
came to present arms. This was also
| the signal for firing of a salute of seven
teen guns from the saluting battery. In
| the meantime, the cadets, under the COM
mand of Lieut.. w. +. Fullan, had para
ded as battalion of infantry, with the
| Academy Band on the lawn in front of
| the Superintendent's residence. The
| center of the battalion faced the flag
staff, and as the Board of Visitors reach
| ed that point, the cadets come to "a pre-
| sent arms" Then, for about twenty min
| utes, the board witnessed the battalion
| as It went through the marching and
| counter-marching evolutions.
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
At the conclusion of this ceremony the
visitors went on tour of the buildings
| of the institution. They devoted much
| time to inspecting the steam engineering
| department. 1t Is there that the cadets
who show an aptitude for marine engi-
neering take the advanced course in the
last year of their scholastic term. Chief
| Engineer III. w. Fitch is the head of this
| department, and he has as his assistants
| four passed assistant engineers and one
assistant engineer The cadets there are
taught the practical as well as the theo
| retical knowledge of marine engineering.
| In this department the board was much
interested in specimens of the practical
work of the cadets. There was seen, as
an illustration of their advance, work
| ing drawing of set of boilers required
for engines to develop 1900 indicated
horse power under forced draught.
PRACTICE ON THE SEVERN.
The programme of the days exercise
was concluded at five p. M. when the
board of visitors witnessed the cadets go
through the boat maneuvers on the Sew
ern. These were steam tactics in eleven
steam launches by the first and second
class men and boats under oars by third
and fourth class men. -