The evening times., 1900-10-02
NAVAL ACADEMY OPENED
Beginning of the Fiftysixth Year
at Annapolis.
institution Now Has 2TS Cadets on
the Roll Superintendent Vain
the Heads of the Various De
partments for the New Term.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Oct. 2.-The United
States Naval. Academy began its fifty sixth
academic year yesterdays At the reopening
OF the school 27S cadets reported. This is
an increase of thirteen, compared with Oc-
tober, 1899. The first. second, and fourth
classes are quartered. in the cadet build
ing; the third class in the annex, II and 10
Upshur Row.
The academic staff and heads OF depart
ments were announced by Superintendent
Richard Wainwright Two vacancies re-
main to be filed later. These are in the
department of marine engineering and ma
val construction and in modern languages.
For the former Superintendent Vain
wright has requested the Navy Department
to detail Lieutenant Commander Frank II.
Eldridge, formerly of the Baltimore ana
he will probably be assigned to this duty
Lieut.. John NJ. Orchard had been spoken
OF as head OF the department of modern
languages, but il is doubtful If he Will be
appointed to that post The heads of de-
partments and their assistants announced
for the new term are as follows:
experimentation Richard
Wainwright.
In Charge of Buildings and Grounds
Prof o. G. Dodge
Aide to the Superintendent-Sec
of the academic board.
officers in Charge of the Ships-Lieut.
E. w EberIe.
Commandant of Cadets and Head of De-
partment Of Discipline-Commande C. E.
Colahan. ssistants-Lieutenant Com
mandeT D. ". Coffman, Lieut.. J. E. Cra,
ven. Lieuts. 0unior grades) C. S. Book
walter, and R. E. Johnston.
Head OF Department of Seamanship-
Lieutenant Commander A. NJ Knight AS
sistants-LieUtenant Commander A. w.
Grant, Lieut., John Hood Lieut. w f. NJ
Field, and Chief Boatswain c. F. Pierce.
Head Of Department of Navigation-C0m-
mander ]. A, Norris observation-disclosures.
J. W. Oman. T. P. Magruder, and H. e.
KuenzI
Head of the Department of Ordnance and
Gunnery-Lieut. Com. T. B. Howard. As
sistants-L. s. Van Duzer Ensigns A f
Kalbach, w T. Cluyerius. Chief Gunner F.
c. Messenger.
Head Of Department of Marine Engin-
eeTing and Naval Construction filed
Assistants-Lieut. Com. E. T. WarburtOn
Iieuts- F, w Bartlett, J. L. Cow. T. W.
Kinkard. NJ. H. Signor. Profs. VI. Oliver,
". w. Johnson, T. W. Johnson.
Head of the Department of Physics and
Chemistry-Pr y. NJ. Terry Assistants
-Lieuts- ]. 5. Hoogewerf, a. H. Robert
son, ". J. Terhune, Lieuts. Gunior grade)
X. stone, Prot- Baui j. DaSHieI.
Head of Department of English and Law
Lieut.. Com. J. P. Parker. Assistants
-Lieuts. E. H. DureIl. H. G. Gates, Lieuts.
(junior grade) H Laning, J. ]. Raby Prof
F. Willing.
Head of Department of Modern Ian
guages-Not filled. Assistants-Lieuts. H.
J. Ziegermeier, J. McC. Luby. Profs. H.
Marion P. J. des Garreunes, Assistant
Prof c. V. Cusaeks.
Physiology and Hygiene-Passed Assist
ant Surgeon NJ R. Pigott, Surgeons ". Il.
DuBose, C. H. T. Lowndes.
Commissary and Cadets Storekeeper-
Pay Inspector J. P. Lcomis.
Pay Officer and General Storekooper-
Paymaster c. NJ. Ray.
Chaplain-H. H, Clark.
Librarian-Prof. A. n. Brown.
Lieutenant Field, who is detailed to ac-
company the two captured Spanish ships
that are 10 be used in cadet practice. and
Lieut. A. H. Robertson. who will bring the
torpedo boat Gwin to annapolis, were the
only absentees.
The returned cadets were put through
a course of practical drills yesterday
morning and afternoon, and the drills viii
be continued during the week.
Lieut.. W. T. Cluverius will have COM
nland of the artillery and Lieut. Louis s.
Van Duzer of the infantry battalion dur
ing the term