Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-04-30
BATTALION OF infantry.
STEAM TACTICS BY FIRST
AND SECOND CLASSES.
Boats Under Oars And Sails By Third
And Fourth Glasses Medals Fail
To Arrive-Third Days
Program of Ex-
ercises


Monday, their showing off again in most
ornamental act of battalion dress parade.
The members OF the board have held
an informal consultation with Superin-
tendent Wainwright in regard to the gen.
eral workings of the Naval Academy and
the needs OF the institution. The board
completed It's preliminary work yesterday
by the selection OF DIR. George T. Win
slon, OF North Carolina. to deliver the
Grafton on the occasion OF the presenta-
tion oi the diplomas to the cadets on
Friday. Nothing now remains except to
assimilate and act upon the matters that
come TO their attention in connection
with the institution.
PERSONNEL OF THE BOARD.
The present board is considered as
well qualified in its membership to deal
with matters to be considered by il BY
reason OF the prominence of its members
in business and political life. and partic-
ularly from the fact that many OF them
stand at the very fore front in the educa-
tional matters of the country and, further
more, are connected by the strongest ties
with the American navy. United States
Senators GallingeI and Taliferro are, OF
course, very we'll known and both have
keen interest in naval affairs. Con-
gresham Dayton is a member Of the
Committee on Naval Affairs OF the House
OF Representatives and has been a par.
ticularly active member along these lines.
Col. Solomon Lincoln, the president of
the board, is leading lawyer of Boston.
lie is one OF those members much inter
ested in educational matters, as he is the
president OF the board of overseers of
Harvard University. Mr.. Francis Rawle,
OF Philadelphia, is also Harvard grad
uate, and he is a leader OF the bar of
Philadelphia and prominent legal text
book writer. Mr.. Rawle is also a writer
on naval topics and one of the leading
authorities Of the country on matters OF
naval history. Mr.. L. w. Magruder, of
Vicksburg. Miss. was young Confed-
crate officer, who stree the war has OBJ
tanned great prominence as lawyer and
public speaker in his home. His particu-
lar forte is constitutional law, and he is
one OF the national authorities upon the
branch. Mr.. Msgruder has a son in the
navy, Lieutenant Pickett Magruder. who
so distinguished himself in the work OF
cable cutting off CIeDfuegos during the
Spanish-American War. Mr.. Magruder
is graduate of Princeton.
George L. Winston, LII. D.. is promi-
nent educator in the South, being par
tIcuiarly noted tor his success in building
up educational institutions. He was for a
long time president OF the University of
North Carolina, and was called from
there to reorganize the State University
Of Texas. Mr.. William b. Duncan, Ir.,
is graduate of the Naval Academy of
the class of 1880. He is now successful
railroad operator in New York city and
wealthy man. At the outbreak of the
Spanish-American War he volunteered
in the navy, and commanded the Yankee
throughout the Cuban campaign. Eu-
gene zimmerman, of Cincinnati, is the
wealthy railroad man, the iather.in-law
OF the Duke OF Manchester. 1t is not
generally known that in his youth Mr..
Zimmerman ran away toenter the United
States Navy during the Civil War and
that he became an officer in the navy
Mr.. Franklin Gault has been most close
lY and successfully connected with the
estab lishment of colleges and of public
school systems in the West.
MEDALS FAIL TO ARRIVE.
At the dress parade last evening at
6.I5 o'clock. everybody's neck was
craned to see who would he the success
ful winners of the medals and trophies
which we're to have been presented to
the victors of athletic contests. There
was much disappointment. as the medals
had failed to arrive. and the presenta-
ZION of swords was withheld because the
medals we're not here. One Of the
triumphs Of the year was won by Cadet
Neil Ernest Nichols, of Michigan, who,
according to the decision. has done more
during the past year for athletics at the
Naval Academy than any other.
As reward for this service his name
will be engraved on the Thompson silver
trophy cup. This cup was presented to
the naval cadets by Col. Robert II !.
Thompson, of New York. It stands in
the reception room OF the cadets quart
ers, and on its surface each year is en-.
graved the name of a man who for that
year is voted TO have deserved the honor.
Another medal to be presented is a gold
one to Cadet Francis S. Whitten, OF New
Mexico, who was declared one of the
champion fencers at the intercollegiate
fencing tournament held in New York
last spring. He tied Tor that honor with
Strong, Of West Point, and Clark, oi
Columbia. Other medals will be given.
Only one more day separates the grad
yates from the longed for diplomas, the
caps with gliitering anchors. and frocl
coats embelished with gold shoulder knots
with ring of gold braid enciicling thu
sleeve, which trophies will mean to theil
recipients on Friday that they are indeed
..oui OF the wilderness" of all the rigid
ties of naval discipline and intricate prob
lens in difficult studies.
THIRD DAYS EXERCISES.
Under blue skies and continuance o
Mondays beautiful weather. the thirC
days exercises at the Naval Academy
| began at 9 90 o'clock this morning will
battalion OF infantry drill under Lieut.. ]
n. Holden. The drill took place on thu
| drill grounds and was witnessed by thl
Board of Visitors and large concours'
of naval and civilian spectators.
| The baftalian marched in column o
companies, column OF sections and col