The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-14

Comptroller McCardy received yester-
day from the government printing office
at Washington a copy of the report Of
the board of visitors to tie United States
naval academy at Annapolis, of which
he was member.
The report is addressed to the secretary
OF the navy, and will be by that Official
transmitted to congress at the next ses-
sion. The board consisted OF John Dali
zell. president! Frank ]. SyInes, vice
president; George w. Steele, Evan b.
Settle. James Lewis. Alexander Mackay-
Smith. Edward H. Harrison, James S.
Browning, w. H. Halle and ]. ]. Nc
Cardy. The first four mentioned mem
bers are congressman.
The board, among others, makes the
following important recommendations:
That in cases of future appointment OF
instructors except instructors in foreign
languages, preference be given to grad
yates OF the academy still in the service
That firm of up-to-date accountants
be employed to examine the system OF
accounts in voguhe at the academy,
and report modern system of book
forms and accounts, from which lnfor-
nation may be had from year to year at
any time
That as the new buildings now In
process of construction take shape, an
expert should be employed to the end
that the sewerage system of the academy
grounds should be reconstructed accord
ing to some definite scientific plan.
That the southeasterly line of the acad-
envy grounds be extended so as to in
clude within the grounds the blocks OF
land described in the report and exhibit
OF the subcommittee, which is attached
hereto.
That the bodies in that portion of the
grounds now used as cemetery be re-
moved to another portion OF the grounds,
and the present cemetery grounds be util-
lied as a site for hospital building.
That in any plans that may be adopted
for cadet quarters there be no inside
rooms.
That the course at the naval academy be
made ftye-year course, and that the
graduates be commissioned as enSignS on
their graduation, and that all members of
the academy at sea at the time of the
passage of the act be commissioned as
enSignS without further examination.
mat the entire personnel of the academy
be part of the naval service, subject to
naval discipline, and that instructors be
commissioned and uniformed, where it is
considered necessary or desirable to have
other than graduates Of the naval aca-
denny in the naval service, and that the
naval academy be placed on complete
naval basis.
That the president be authorized to
make ten appointments at large to the
academy each year.
That May 80, Decoration day, be OBJ
served by proper ceremonies at the naval
cemetery adjoining the academic grounds.
That the national colors be saluted by
fashion now observed of simply touching
the cap.
The hand of Mr.. McCardy, who was one
of the subcommittee on general manage
ment. will be detected in the following
which is taken from the report made to
the general committee:
Your committee report also, as a matter
OF information, that in reply to the ques-
ton, What does it cost the government
to educate cadet at this academy" that
there is no data readily accessible from
which to make answer.
The books of account in some of the de-
partments are of the same general form
as was in use nearly forty years ago.
There does not seem to be a general chief
accounting department from which the
information asked for, herein noted, and
other information, can be had
1t is respectfully suggested that a firm
OF up-to-date accountants be employed to
examine the. system in~vogue here, and
report modern system of books forms,
and accounts from which information
may be had year by year at any time.