Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-06-03
THIS is CADETS WEEK.
GRADUATING EXERCISES BEGIN AT
THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
Board Of Visitors On The Rounds
The Buildings Departments
And Work OF Cadets
Inspected.

| Auc preliminary move IN lnC touVhe
OF graduating exercises OF the United
States Naval Academy was taken up
this morning when the Board of Visitors
appointed by President Mckinley. ar
rived to witness the closing ceremonies.
The board of visitors is composed OF
the following Hon. Boies Pennrose,
| Senator from Pennsylvania Hon. Thos.
5. Martin. Senator from Virginia; Con-
gressmen G.. A. Pearre. OF Maryland, f.
| F. Loud, of California; A. Meyer, OF
| Louisiana; Mr.. J.. F. X. Foss. Minneap-
oils; Mimi. Hon. John P. Swasey, Can
| ton, Me-; Mr.. w. G.. Shackford. South
Orange. N. j.; Mr.. Park Benjamin. New
York city; Hon. Henry A. Marsh. Wor-
cester. Mass; Gen. f. S. Bragg, Fond
du Lac, Wis.,; Rear-Admiral S. b. Luce,
u. S. NJ. retired, Newport, K. /.
Prior to the official reception the board
organised by the election OF Rear-Admi-
raj S. S. Luce. OF Newport. r. L., as
| president. and the selection OF General
E. s. Bragg, of Fond du Lac. Wis. as
the member to review the battalion of
cadets. Lieutenant H. ]. Ziegemiere,
u. S. N, had already been designated
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RECEPTION OF BOARD OF VISITORS.
AT 10. 90 o'clock the academic board,
which consists of the heads of depart
ments at the Naval Academy, in addi-
| ton to the Superintendent and Com
mandant of Cadets, and also a number
| OF other officers. assembled at the Library
| Building. The party consisted 0! Super
intendent Richard Wainwright. Comman-
| der c. (. Colahan, commandant of ca
| diets; Lieut.. Com. A. M. Knight, head of
the department of seamanship; Comman-
der !. A. Norris, head of the department
OF navigation; Lieut.. Com. 7. b. How
ard, head OF the department of ordnance
| and gunneTy; Lieut.. Com. F. II. Ed
ridge, head of the department OF marine
| engineering and naval construction; Prof.
| N. M. Terry, head of the department OF
| Physics; Prot. w. w. Hendrickson, head
| of the department of Mathematics; Lieut..
Com. !. p. Parker. head of the depart
ment OF English studies and law.
Lieutenant E. w. Eberle, secretary to
the academic board. and Chaplain Clark
were also OF the party. This party pro-
ceeded to the quarters of the board of
visitors and that body Joined their num-
Der, the whole party proceeding down
| the main driveway of the Academy to
the parade grounds. The party was
headed by Superintendent Wainwright
and General Bragg. the one hero OF
the Spanish-American War. and the
other hero OF the Civil War.
The party, as it left the board house,
| was greeted with flourish of trumpets
| and at the same time the great guns of
| the Academy thundered a salute OF II
| guns. The battalion of marines, COM
manded by Major Lincoln Karmany, was
| drawn up at the side Of the driveway and
presented arms as the party passed on
| their way to the parade grounds. Arriv-
ing on the parade grounds the party
found the battalion drawn up in line.
| The cadets presented and the Naval
| Academy band, under Prof. zimmerman,
"sounded-off. The companies broke
into platoons and passed in review, after
which they retired from the field.
After their official reception the board
| of visitors made their round of inspect
ing the various buildings and depart
ments of the Academy. and the band
entertained the large and brilliant crowd
which had assembled, by a concert. This
concluded the exercises of the morning.
sEAMANsHIP DRILL IN THE BAY.
This afternoon the cadets showed the
board of visitors and number of proud
papas and mamas what they know about
sailing a ship. These exercises took
place on the Chesapeake. The cadets
had full charge of the ship. which was
| temporarily out of the hands of the Off
| GERS. In carrying out the orders the
| cadets moved about alertly. Those going
aloft running up the shrouds agilely, and
taking their stations in the tops and out
on the yard-arms with the readiness OF
practiced hands before the mast The
sight was a very pretty one, and the
spectators found out there are a few
hundred boys left who can sail square
rugged ship. Much attention is paid at
the Naval Academy to instructing the
future officers in the science of seaman
ship. AT this afternoons seamanship
drill the cadets demonstrated very credit
ably that they could skillfully handle a
ship under sail.
PRESENTATION OF CoLoRS.
An attractive feature of todays pro-
gramme was the presentation OF colors
which took place at dress parade at 6.I5
this afternoon. There has been de-
parture in the presentation OF colors
which were formerly awarded for com.
petitive drills of the four companies and
cariied the succeeding year by the best
drilled company. This year however,
the colors are awarded for general ex.
cellenee, including relative standing in
studies. seamanship. military tactics,
athletics &c &c.
At dress parade this afternoon, al
four companies made battalion formation
and marched to within a few feet of
where the Board of Visitors stood. form
ing three sides of hollow square. The
colors, which had been won by the Sec
ond division. were presented by Miss
Frances Randall McIlvain. of PhiIadel-
phia, who had been chosen of that pur.
pose by Captain Roger Williams. of the
second division.
Miss McIlvain had as her maids OF
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