Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-05
COMMENCEMENT AT ANNAPOLIS.
Cadets Reviewed by Board of Visitors
The Graduating Class.

special dispatch to the Baltimore Sun
from Annapolis yesterday says: The Cadet
Battalion of the Naval Academy was in
spccted today by the board of visitors as
the first of their duties in connection with
examination week. Mental tests have pass
ed, and now the time is given up to a
practical exhibition of what has been
learned in the various courses of study.
An ideal June day greeted the officials
and other visitors who thronged the acad-
envy grounds and made the scene a gay
one for the various functions.
First came the official reception to the
board of visitors.
The board of visitors organized after
making an inspection of the academy build
ings and recitation halls. There are four
Naval Academy graduates on the board
this year, which is unusual. In conse-
quence those members who have resigned
from the service, but still keep up an ac-
tive interest IN 1t, are given the bulk of
the work on commiHees. The board elected
Prof. Ira N. Hollis of Harvard president
and Representative Berry of kentucky to
review the Cadet Battalion. Lieut.. c. N.
Atwater of the academy staff, who was
| assigned as secretary of the board, was
ratified in that position.
The other members of the board present
were: Representative Heatwole, DR.. W.
w. Watkins of Toledo, Col Alexander c.
Oliphant of New Jersey, DR.. Louis Dun
can, formerly of Baltimore; Henry C. Pet
tit of Indiana, Edward l.. Paris of New
York city. The absent members are United
States Senators Hanna and Tilman, who
are waiting until Congress adjourns; Rep
resentative Watson. who takes the place
of Representatives Grout, resigned, and Mr..
Gardner c. Sims.
ed vice president. DR.. w. w. Watkins of
Indiana was elected orator to address the
graduates on Friday.
The former members of the navy who are
on the board and the years they were grad
uated. are as follows:
Professor Hollis, '7S; Dr. Duncan, 'SO
Colonel Oliphant. 81; Mr.. Petit, 'S3. Mr..
Petit has been mayor of Wabash, Ind
and member of the state legislature
Colonel Oliphant Is assistant adjutant gen.
eral of New Jersey. DR.. Duncan is well
known as an electrician and from his for
| mer connection with Johns Hopkins Uni
versity. Mr.. Sims was a volunteer naval
officer during the Spanish-American war.
The committees of the board of visitors
were named as follows by President Hollis,
and will Immediately begin their duties:
Buildings grounds, improvements, sani-
tation. library and finance-Messrs Paris
(chairman), Hanna, Heatwole, Watkins and
Sims.
Administration, rules and regulations, dis
cipline drill, police and athletics-Messrs.
Oliphant (chairman), Berry and Duncan.
Admission and discharge. standard Of
scholarship, officers and officials practice
cruise-Messrs. Petit (chairman). Tillman
and Watson.
Course of studies-Messrs. Hollis CHAIR
mani. Duncan, Sims. Oliphant and Petit.
The Cadet Battalion was in command of
Cadet Lieutenant Commander J. w. Tim
| mons. who is captain of the academy eight
and noted athlete. He Is No. l in eff
| cheney in his class. The other officers were
as follows:
Cadet lieutenant and adjutant, G. W.
| Steele. jr.
Cadet chief petty officer, H. w. Oster-
| haus.
| Cadet heutenants-William McEntee, D.
P. Mannix, w. G. Mitchell, r. L. Berry.
| Cadet junior lieutenants-J. A. Spilman,
Cadet ensigns-W F. Bricker, H. L. Wy
| man, C. P. Snyder. E. S. Jackson, jr.
| Cadet petty officers of the first class
First division. S. W. Bryant, ]. F. He'll