The evening times., 1899-05-30
VISITING BOARD At
THE NAVAL ACADEMY
officers Commend Cadets for
Their Drill Work.
EvolutiOns in Seamanship on the
MonOngahela.
Medals Awarded for Achievements
I'm sports by Miss Daisy Rush,
Of Washington.
The reception of the board of visitors
at the Annapolis Naval Academy yester-
day was as usual, an event at that insti-

at the Annapolis Naval Academy yester-
day was. as usual, an event at that insti-
tuition. At the hour u this uf7oiai flnc-
tion all tae members Of the board exr pt
Senator James Mcmillan. o. Michigan.
and sena or Thomas S. Martin. Of vu-
ginia. had arrived.
Hon. Evan Z. Settle reuresentna he
Seventh district OF Kentucky. .lJ Bey.
Alexander Aackay- smith. OF tho District
OF Colum ia. upon their arrival were driv-
en- at once to the Board Hu5g
the other members were preparing 10
ter upon the 6rst days exercises.
The ten mefbers Of the board
driven in six carriages To the y
Academy Library, where the official T.
duction took pace between the yis
and nav officers, each officer repre- 10.
ing the head N . department being
duced b Admiral F ". AicNair sur
tendent @; Tie academy. -hcse O
were in I.l -T,ss Uniform. as were
officers ao lsststaa ul escorGHr the si-lt-
ors throurt rts rc-aamy groUala
From library the members q the
board na parade ground where
the ca eat,sH.s ar arULerg. IN
Lieut.. ;. e. Shoemaker. taell iraleu- ..
gave an exhibition ami, after hr.ug ss-
lutte OF seventeen guns. to which the bCLrd
is entitled. The parade was reviewed by
the admiral and Representative Steele. a
member of the Naval Committee. The Ca
diets made fine display and were compli
mented by members of the board on their
quick execution in firing and excell ant
marching.
After the drill the board inspected the
cadet quarters. The active work of the
board will be left to subcommittee, who
will visit the buildings and grounds and
report their recommendations for adoption
by the board.
The board of visitors organized as fol-
lows: President, Hon. John Dalzell, Rep
resentative from Pennsylvania; vice pes
ident, Frank J. Symmes. San Francisco.
CAL; secretary. Lieut.. W. F. Fullam,
United States Navy. Mr.. S. C. Ridgaway,
jr., of Baltimore, was appointed Ste
nographer and typewriter. No orator was
selected, there being no graduating exer-
cises this year, the class which should
have graduated In June having been Or
dered to sea in February. Neither Will
there be a June ball. Two members of the
board of visitors were former cadets OF
the Naval Academy. These were Edward
H. Harrison. of Chicago, and Frank ].
Symmes.
In the afternoon the board of visitors
witnessed seamanship drill by the cadets
on the Monongahela. moored at the acade-
my wharf. The wind was fresh and not as
many sails were carried as usual Never
theless. the board had an opportunity to
test the nautical qualities OF the cadets
who manned the ship. The drill was in
making sail. tacking ship, reefing topsails
and other evolutions in seamanship.
Five cadets who had won in athletic
sports and other practical exercises dur
ing the year received medals at dress pa
rade in the evening. The presentation was
made at $50 O'Clock, after the cadet in
fantry battalion, in command OF Lieut.. H.
s. Knapp. had finished dress parade. The
successful cadets were: Target practice.
John w. Timmons, Ohio, silver medal;
Hiroaki Tamura, empire OF Japan, gold
medal: Herbert Cooke, Virginia. bronze
medal. Sinclair Cannon, of Texas, re-
ceiyed a sword for general excellence and
Charles R. Train, of New York. won .
prize for fencing Cannon is captain OF
the academy boat crew and is an all
around athlete.
Presentation was made by Miss Daisy
Rush. of Washington, daughter Of Com
mander Rush, in the presence OF the
board Of visitors and large coacourse OF
people. Miss Rush made some pleasant
remarks to each cadet as he received his
reward During the ceremony 4 high pre-
vailing wind blew down a large limb of
maple tree, causing CONSERVATION among
those who were Immediately under the
tree.
Superintendent McNair has been invited
to appear before the board of visitors to
make suggestions in reference to The Ma
val Academy improvements. Baron H. Won
Rebeur Paschirty, naval attache of the
German Legation at Washington, in Uni
FORM witnessed the opening exercises at
the Naval Academy yesterday. The pres
entation of colOrs was awarded TO the
fourth division, of which Cadet Sinclair
Cannon. of Texas. was in charge, having
made the highest average in athletic
sports. A thunder and wind storm, which
came up suddenly, interfered with the SER
enade to the board of visitors, scheduled
Sor - fo o'clock