The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-08
CADETS GONE TO SEA.

Very unexpectedly the cadets of the
first class were summoned from drills and
recitation Saturday and told to prepare
for sea service The orders from Washing
ton arrived in the first mali Saturday
morning, and Captain Cooper, superinten,
dent of the Naval Academy, proceeded ut
once to carry out their Instructions. He
had previously arranged to award the
diplomas on Monday, but the departments
communications somewhat changed the
programme.
The ceremony attending the delivery OF
the diplomas was simple, in striking con-
trast to the elaborate annual exercises
which take place in June. Only a few
outside of official circles were present to
witness the bestowing of these gradua
ton certificates to lot of brave young
fellows anxious to render good service
for their country
1t was ut dinner formation, at clock,
when the battalion of cadets had filed in
line, that the simple, but impressive cerc-
mony took place. After Adiutant Woods
had announced the orders for the day, in
Guiding the list of new cadet officers,
Cadet Lieutenant John Halligar, Jr.,
stepped to the front and publicly thanked
the battalion for good work during the
year. Young Halligan is very popular at
the Academy, and on leaving the city took
away with him the best wishes of many
of his acquaintance. There were other
good-byes.
After the thirty-nne graduates had
taken their positions in front of the bat
tallion and the newly appointed cadet Of.
ticers had assumed their authority, the
presentation of the diplomas, certifying
to a four years course was begun. The
presentation was made by Commander
Edwin White, commandant of cadets, as
sisted by his aides, Jieuts Hugo, Oster
haus and Edward F. Leiper. Comman-
der White briefly addressed the young
men and wished them Godspeed on the
journey II regret" he said, that the
academy can give the graduates only so
simple ceremony at graduation, but |
have no doubt you are glad enough to
take these, simple as they are, for the
sake of graduating. | congratulate YOU
on what you have accomplished, and may
God bless you
Henry Williams, the only Marylander
the first class, has been assigned to the
Massachusetts, of the flying squadron. He
graduated No in his class. Last year he
stood No. l. He is a son of Mr.. T. J. c.
Williams, of Baltimore, and is considered
! at the academy Il very bright student.
Before coming to the Naval Academy, Mr..
Williams took Il course at the Hagers-
town high school and two years at Johns
Hopkins University. Mr. Williams com
panions on the Massachusetts will be
Cadet Frank Taylor Evans, Il son of
Capt Robley D. Evans; Il roommate,
| Thomas l.. Johnson, of the line division,
| and Cadets III J. Elson and Louis Shane.
of the engineer division. The latter had
his physical disability waived. Young
| Evans is very popular among the cadets,
and is an enthusiastic ''rooter for the
cadets against any football team that
comes this way. His father is in command
of the Iowa Cadet Williams spent
Saturday night with his family in Balti-
more, leaving on Sunday for Old Point to
report on the battle ship Massachusetts,
which is living in Hampton Roads.
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