The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-06-14
The Naval Academy.


AN>Aroi.i>. Nh. Jun" 10. 1888.
EiiforS LntcHiyrncrr: The Naval
Academy has its interesting char
acttrs. The incoming fourth class
will have Bagley, the brother of
the first officer killed in the war, and
Deignah. one of the Mcrrimac heroes.
The present roster of Cadets has sew
era! interesting people. These young
Cadets, very often in the earliest days
OF their naval clreers, give promise of
their future abilities.
a gentleman Of this city, high in
official life, well remembers the char
acteristlSS OF Admiral Dewey when IL
Cadet. Though from the frigid hills
OF Vermont, Cadet Midshipman Dewey
had the temper of Il aSOuthern fire eater.
This gentleman who knew him well,
says that on reflection. from Dewey's
early Indications of character, he il
surprised, and not surprised ut his
great abilities. With the hero of Ma
nilla it was an insult by the giver and
a blow by Dewey. He took 10 offence
ut the general term 'Yankcc,r as APP
piled all the citizens of the Republic;
nut ne resented, at once. the appclla-
iion II applied to him rs Il discrtlctable
land.
OF this plucky spirit is that honor
man of the Naval Academy, Cadet
William McEntec, OF Mimi, First Class.
lie did not take first rank ut once. He
stood eight in his first year, three in
second and firstat the late June exami-
nation. lie is q brave fellow aud when
the hazer attempted to run hin when
ne was On the eve Of stepping up to the
third class, resisted to fisticuffs. He
was pretty well battered but declined,
though he had to go to the hospital on
account OF the fight, to tell any tales.
ne was found physically deficient at
broke his proud spirit. Admiral Nc
Nair let him go to Washington and the
young Cadet succeeded in having his
slight intirmity waived. Cadet McEn-
tee carries very wonderfully shaped
head thnt bulgcs backward ont of all
symmetry, bnt, perhaps, there is where
he carries his splendid mathematical
powers.
Ensign Louis Clark Richardson, OF
South Carolina, is one of the six year
Cadets, who recently passed here their
last examination. He was the right
half back of the rafting navy team of
1896, and was the mOstprominent char
actcr on it. He came suddenly into
academic fame on the g,idirOn. No
body except Cadet Williams seemed to
know anything OF his athletic powers.
and he persuaded him to come out and
practice, and singular to say Richard
sOn took Williams place. The latter
took the exchange in manly spirit.
Richardson was quick starter and ran
like mad when he had the ball. He
never failed to make the point required
of him. His bald head was bonnd to
come through the opening made for
him. He took the 10O-dash in 1893.
When he came back from sea. Mt the
last examination. though coming from
the engineer to the line, under the per-
sonelle bill, he took good rate in his
class, and stood No. in the practical
seamanship work of the class for two
years. Ensign Richardson is the son of
Col. NJ. R. Richardson, of South Caro-
lima, and one of the promising signs
that the young officer will keep up his
good reputation in his career is the fact
that he is absolutely as unostentatiOus,
in his manner open, and as friendly 70
all his old acQuaintances as when he
entered the Navy Sept. 6, 1903.
r.. s. II.