Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-06-01
NAVAL ACADEMY NEWS.


All Examinations Over-Stx-1ear Cadets
Gone Home-Programme for Com
mencement Week, Etc.
All the examinations at the Academy
are over and very few of the cadets were
found deficient.
The cadets of the engineer division,
first class. and cadets of the second class
will, instead OF being quartered at the
"Old Quarters, y 60 aboard the Santee
for the present.
Most of the six-year cadets have left
| for their homes on two months leave.
| Some time before their leave expires
| they will receive their commissions as
ensigns or engineers.
The cadets of the fourth class were
| transferred from the Santee to the Mo-
n0ngahela for the summer cruise today.
| The cadets of the first and third CLASSES
will embark Saturday, June Sth.
1T in rumored that the second ciassmen
will not be allowed to give hops this
year as usual. Hops are the features of
second class summer and it is much to
be regretted if the reported rumor is
| true.
The Naval Academy Band, Prof. G.
| A. Zimmerman, leader, will leave here
Sunday, June 9th, for Princeton College,
where they will furnish music for the
commencement exercises. Then they
viii be given leave from the Academy
| for the summer.
Lieutenant-C Commander w. L. Swim
burne has been ordered to take COM
mand of the Bancroft. The engineer
division and second classmen will go on
her. They will visit the navy yards this
summer, after which they will have the
regular routine at the Academy.
President Gilman. OF Johns Hopkins
University, presented, today at dinner
formation, on behalf of the General So
ciety of the Sons of the Revolution,
gold medal to Cadet Cassins B. Barnes,
of Oklahoma, for writing the best essay.
His subject was "The Navy in the Revo-
luton" In presenting the medal Presi-
dent Gilman made short speech to the
battalion. Cadet j. i. Morton, OF Mis-
souri,, received the medal for the second
prize.
The A. S. Abel Company, of Balti-
more, proprietors of The SuR, have con-
tributed two hundred volumes of read
ing matter for the practice-ship Monon-
gahela. The books were secured through
the efforts of Rev. Alfred Lee Royce,
chaplain at the Naval Academy. A suf-
ficient supply of books have been donat-
ed for use on the ship during the sum-
mer cruise. The ship will soon sail for
q sixty-days cruise to the islands of Me-
daira. She will have on board party
of naval cadets, but the books are in
tended by Chaplain Royce especially for
the crew of one hundred men which the
Monongahela will carry.
The engagement of Mr.. Walter S.
| Crosley, class of '93, of Connecticut,
and Miss Pauline Delaney Stewart, of
Macon, Georgia, has been announced
The marriage is to take place early in
July.
For the benefit of those who wish to
attend the Naval Academy exercises
next week, we publish again the pro-
gramme
Monday, June 5rd.-10.45 A. M
Reception of Board of Visitors. 500 L.
M.-Seamanship Drill, tMonongahela.)
Tuesday, June 4h.-9.00 A. M.-Bat-
tie Drill Afloat, bancroft and boats.l
1890 A. M.-Target Practice, Ban
croft.) 1900 M.-Machine Shop Drill.
500 Il. M.-Steam Tactics, lst and 2nd
Glasses. Boats under oars, 3rd and 4th
Glasses.
Wednesday, June 5M.-9.00 A. NJ
Battalion of Infantry. 400 p. M.-Com-
petitive Company Drill. $50 p. NJ
Dress Parade.
Thursday, June 6M.-9.00 A. M
Battalion of Artillery. 800 p. M
Fencing, Setting Up and Gymnastics.
$50 p. M.-Dress Parade.
Friday, June 7th. = 1890 A. M
Graduating Exercises.
The following is the program for the
Band during June week:
Monday, June Srd.-Reception Of the
Board of Visitors, 10.45 a. IN. to 1900
m. Concert for Board Of Visitors, 700
to S.30p. m.
Tuesday, June 4h.-Band Stand, $50
to 1890 a. M, 4.30 to 600 p. m. Prom
enade Concert, 500 to 1000 p. m.
Wednesday, June 5th.-Battalion of
Infantry, 800 a. m. Company Drill,
400 p. m. Dress Parade, $50 p. m.
Promenade Concert, 500 to 1000 p. m.
Thursday, June 9TH Battalion of Ar
tillery, 300 a. m. Dress Parade, $50 p.
m. Alumni Dinner, 8.00p. m.
| Friday, June 7th.-Graduation CeTe-
monies, 1890 a. m. Ball, 500 p. m.