Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-06-03

i for a short time ~ drczs parade Then
eaming 10 a parade rest. the band struck
up Home. Sweet Home" drifting into
Add Lang Syne." and Life over the
Ocean Wave, "Girl Left Behind Ne.
Land Lubbers Lye Down Below" and
''Out Of the Wilderness" during the
playing of which the musicians marched
down the line of the cadets The Board
OF Visitors had taken their positions on
the platform The graduates formed In
front and center of the battalion and
marched close up to the stand and stack
ed arms, the rest of the battalion closing
up In three sides of q hollow square
Lieutenant Fullam commanded the bat
talon, then ordered the Graduates TO
the front and centre. march. !"
Superintendent Phythian then arose.
and introduced the Hon. Benjamin +.
Tracy, Secretary of the Navy. who after
q short, fitting address, delivered TO each
one their diplomas. beginning with Jos.
Z. Mcdonald, of Illinois, the
honor man Of his class. The Secretary
said q cheering word 10 each cadet a. he
handed him his diploma, and they were
| applauded by the other cadets and their
| friends around clapping hands, and in
/ several instances broke out into cheers to
attest their approval of q more popular
| fellow.
At the close Cadet Beuret stepped out
! from the rank and called for three cheers
''for those we leave behind US" and the
battalion in return, gave three cheers
| for those who are about to leave us.
Three cheers were also given for the
Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of
the Department of Gunnery. The
band played ''0ld Grey Horse Come out
of the Wilderness" as the battalion was
/ bad oft "a
es of 1892 were over.
AMONG THOSE PRESENT.
Conspicuous as visitors at the exercis
| es to-day were many prominent men
both of the army and navy including Ad-
miral Gherardi, u 8. Senator Cockerill.of
Missouri, Lieutenant Knapp, Miss Lilly
Compton. Miss Emily Stewart, of Balti
more, Lieutenant Noble, q. 5. A.. and
| others.
MEETING OF BOARD OF VISITORS.
At business meeting of the Board of
Visitors held this afternoon, the final re-
ports of the sub committees of officers
of the Academy were received. The du-
ties of the Board are 10 report to the
Secretary of the Navy on discipline in
structiun, police administration and 9th
er departments of the Academy. The
report will compliment Captain Phythian
on his administration as superintendent
of the Academy.
RELATIVE STANDING OF GRADUATES
LINE DIVISION.
The following is the list of graduates
according to the roll OF MART as deter
mined by the present annual examina
ton:
Joseph E. Mcdonald, Illinois.
q Homer l.. Furgerson, N. q.
George G Day, Vermont.
4. Luke McNamee. Kansas.
3. Joseph X. Campbell, Wyoming.
6. John II. Y. Blakely, Pennsylvania.
William G. Dawson, Missouri.
Charles L. Jewell, at large.
8. Holden A Evans, Florida.
10. Frederick L Sawyer, Illinois.
IL. Charles l.. Hussey, New Hampshire.
-. Gregory g. Dayison, Missouri.
13. Leon S. Thompson, Ohio.
IA John f. Hines. Tennessee
Is. Fred A. Traut, Connecticut.
16. James Shehan, New York.
II. Theodore Henry Law, Conn.
Is. Thomas l. Stitt Indiana.
19. Yates Sterling, Jr., Massachusetts.
20. Powers Symington, w. Va.
81. Joel r. p Pringle, Illinois.
%. George ii. Mather, New Jersey.
%. Thomas Bordan, Louisiana
"a. Fred K. Paine, New York.
25. George Madison, North Carolina.
%. Benz. b. Mccormack, New York.
%. Walter Ball, New York.
%. John T Myers, Georgia.
90. John Henry Russell, Jr at large.
80. Aaron l.. Gambrill. Indiana.
81. Charles F. Macklin, New ork.
80 Ed. s. Kellogg New York.
33. Austin II. Davis, Georgia.
a. David V. Hallen, of Tennessee.
The first six men of the class attained
IS per cent. of the multiple and are cred
tied with distinction. The next thirteen
obtained between "a and 75 per cent and
are recorded as passed with credit.
ENGINEER DIVISION.
The following is the order of merit in
the engineer division:
/. John ID. Beuret, of Ohio.
9. Howard w. Huntingdon, Penn.
3. John s. Porter, Tennessee.
4. Raymond ID. L. Hasbrouck, Idaho.
5. Robert X. Crank, Texas
G. Stamford Z. Moses. Georgia.
The first three passed with distinct
tion.
These cadets will now be separated.
each going on q short leave with the tro-
ply of his dilligent study and work for
four years. The class of 1892 will meet
again at the end of two years in the alma
mater. the interval to be passed at sea on
the different ships of the navy. after
which they will return FOR their final
examination prior to be admitted as en-
signs in the navy. Then those who are
successful and for whom there are no
vacancies will be discharged with one
year pay as their sole reward, while
those who do not come up to the mark
of excellence established by the Acade-
mic board will be turned out into the
cold world with only an education as the
heritage from.the Academyscurriculum.
sTx-YKAR GRADUATRs
The Naval Academy board announces
the standing of the six year graduates,
ont Of w hich class assirnmanfa will he