Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-05-31
NAVAL CADETS WEEK
Entertaining the Board OF Visit
ors
Practical Exercises in Seamanshsp
on Board the Enterprise.
ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD
SECOND DAY.

naval tactics. ms morning the Chucls
were practiced in seamanship drill on
the Enterprise, /" steam drill in the steam
building in the forenoon.
and battalion of infantry formation and
dress parade by the cadets in the after
noon. formed the features of the gradu-
ating exercises for the day. The days
work was an object lesson to the board
of visitors aud othef spectators. In the
first action the cadets showed how much
they knew about seamanship. The young
men were uniformed in white working
clothes, and were all on board before
O'Clock. Shortly after that hour the Wis
itors got aboard, when the Enterprise
was gotten underway. Lieut. -Comman-
der w. W. Fitzpatrick, the head OF the
seamanship department, was in charge.
The manipulations were directed by
Commander @. NJ. Chester, senior as
sistant in the same department. His aids
were Lieut.. C. Il. Il Moore, who was
stationed on the forecastle, and Lieuten-
ant w. p. Clason,. stationed at the main
mast. Their maneuvers on the Enter
prise" were performed with great dexteri-
ty and they were complimented by the
board of visitors At IL 30 A. M. they
were practiced in steam drill and machi-
merry In the shops, where the visitors
were entertained in inspecting the intri
cate machinery, etc.
From 4 to o'clock the cadets were
drilled as a battalion of infantry. by
Lieutenant Fullam, with cadet company
officers. The evolutions were skirmish,
the company front. in platoons and bat
talon front, this last elected applause
from the board of visitors, which was
Joined in by the spectators. After the
dress parade the band serenaded the
board of visitors in front of the board
house.
The finale OF the day programme was
dress parade, at p NJ, when the cadets
under Lieutenant Fullam. paraded on
the lawn in front of Superintendent Ply
thian's residence.
The main feature of this event was the
presentation to Cadet Russell of the
First class, of medal for the highest
score in great gun target practice.
ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD.
The Board of Visitors held business
meeting at the Board House last evening
and organized. Congressman III. A.
Herbert. of Alabama, chairman of the
naval committee, was elected president
and Senator j. N. Dolph, of the new
State of Washington. who was put on
the board in the place of Senator Red
field Proctor, who could not serve, was
chosen vice president. Lieut.. Charles
w. Bartlett, of the Naval Academy. was
detailed as Secretary to tho Board. On
motion of Senator Dolph. Rt. Rev. f
Quintard. Protestant Episcopal Bishop
of Tennessee, was chosen orator for
graduation day.
THE STANDING COMMITTEES.
Conditions of Admission TO and Dis
charge from the Acddemy.--Hon. Edw.
d. White, Rt. Rev. C T. Quintard. ID.
ID Hon. JAS. w. Wadswolth.
Subjects of Study and Standard Of Schol
drship Levi ID. Miller, Rt. Rev. G. T.
Quintard. ID. d.. Jno Russell Torney.
Grounds, Buildings and Sanitary Con.
di!i0ns Hon. Barnes Compton, Edw.
p. Boutelle, Hon. Jas. w. Wadsworth
Steamship, Ordnance and Navigatisn.-A
Edw Vail, j. Albert Walker, Jno. Rus
sell TorneY.
Discipline, Drill, Practical Erercises,
Administration and Police Hon. j. N.
Dolph, Hon. Edw. ID White, Hon. Jas
w. Wadsworth, Hon. III. A. Herbert.
Steam, Mathematics. Physics and Ne.
chanics ID. A. Walker. Edw, Vail, Levi
H. DdAnCo 1OiiDtOHs
English Studies Modern Languages,
DRAGGING. Physiology and Hygiene RI
Bev. @. T. Quintard, Thomas Dolan, Lee
vi d. Miller.
Finance and Li6rary--Thos. Dolan,
Hon J. N. Dolph, Edw. p Boutelle.
FINAL Report -Jno. Russell Torney,
Hon. ]. N. Drysch. Thos. Dolan, Hon.
H. A. Herbert. Other members of the
board were published in the CAPITAL of
yesterday. The following is the
PERSONNEL OF THE BOARD.
Mr.. Dolan. Is wealthy wooden manu-
facturer in Philadelphia and a director
in the Reading Railroad. Mr.. Young
was at one time journalist, later minis
ter to China and now vice president of
the Reading Railroad Company. Mr.
ternoon in a special train from Philadel
phia. using the private car of the presi-
dent of the company, which is side track
ed at the Short Line Depot until they are
ready to leave. Mr.. Miller is from New
York. and brother of Attorney Gen.
eral Miller. Mr.. Boutelle is brother of
Congressman Boutelle, of Maine. He is
editor of the Bangor Wing. leading
journal of that State, and is a young
man Mr.. Vail Is another young man,
whose home Is at Wichita, Kan, where
he is & prominent business man. He was
a cadet at the Academy in the class of
1878, resigning to enter civil pursuits.
Mr.. Walker Is wealthy merchant and
capitalist of Portsmouth, N. H., and in
his early manhood was captain in the
merchant service. Bishop Quintard is a
brother of George It. Qnintard. of New
York, proprietor of the great Quintard
Iron Works, which have done and are
doing considerable work in the shape of
engines for the modern navy.
The Secretary of the Navy is expected
TO be present on graduation day. in
which event he will distribute the diplo
mas to the graduates.
The tugs Britannia and Hanson H.
Keys came down with parties from Bal
timore, who witnessed some of the exer-
cises and steamed around the new yes
sells of the navy.
The tug Penwood brought down a
party from Sparrow's Point, who. after
attending a game of ball at st Johns
College, visited the Naval Academy and
the ships.
1 The Naval Academy steamer Phlox
and the Javelin carried a large number
of persons TO the ships Philadelphia and
Newark, who also watched the drill OF
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