Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-02-08
A HOWuNG SUCCESS.
"MATH" AND IS KIN N.Y.
LAID AT REST.
GrOtesque Funeral Obsequies By The FIst
Glass Naval Cadets Between Five
Hundred And Six Hun
dred People In At
fandanoa


otherwise Mathematics and Physics. two
of the most difficult studies Of the courss
at the United States Naval Academy
took place last night with all the ritel
and ceremonies attendant upon the mos
approved form oi obsequies. The funera
ceremonies are the occasion OF annua
sorrowing (7) alter the semi-annual ex
aminations, when the first class, whs
alone participate ia the ceremonies. have
finished their course.
This year the program arranged fol
the occasion was much more elaborate
one than formerly. Invitations deepl,
bordered with mourning. were sent oui
by the class on Thursday afternoon tc
all the officers, civilian professors and
friends OF the cadets. The invitations
were enclosed in mourning envelopes
and on their face bore grolesque repre-.
sentation OF a machine. much like the
old-fashoned coffee mill, labeled "Car.
not's Reversible Function bigger" pat.
ent Applied For" Into this machine
the Academic Board were sliding raval
cadets, who were ground out "bilged.'
The giinder. "Maih." was in the shape
OF his Satanic Majesty. AT The Left stood
skinny" a gIuesome skeleton. The
cartoon was surrounded by various mathe.
matical signs OF significant character
chef among which was that OF 2.5 equiv.
alent to cadet, equal to citizen. On
the inner page Of the invitation to the
burial was Disorder" announcing the
death OF the daily associates. "Math and
skinny" and the homage to be paid by
"distress, d concourse. The "disor
der was signed by "Richard Vain
wright, Jr., 2 81, United States Navy.
Demanding.
In response to these invitations be-
tseen 500 and 600 people, from the Ma.
val Academy and city. gathered within
the gates last night to witness the obse.
quies. The funeral cortege formed at Is
in front of the cadet quarters. headed BY
Master OF Ceremonies Cadet Lewis Il.
Porterfield, OF Alabama, and the Naval
Academy Band, issued from the cadet
quarters aLd marchs d down the main
walk. Following these in succession
came six cadet marines, commanded by
Cadet Carlos Bean. OF Texas. Mex
came the funeral car bearing the remains
OF "Malh and skinny"
The funeral car was attended by Chief
Mourner M. ,. Corning and Mourners
w. T. Conn and w. j. Moses, and led
by Cadet Parker. who was archdeacon,
ard Cadet Klyce as chanter. ard alter
these various other characters, such as
the devil. impersonated by Cade, Frank
B. Freyef; Carrie Nation, taken by Nei
E. Nichols; Cadet Land. as a grand
mother, wheeling Cadet Bingham as a
baby in carriage; Cadet SINNERS as an
organ grinder leading monkey, and
Adam and Eve, scanuiy attIred, bearing
a tree on which hung huge a gple. The
tree was labeled, 1--WE are the first two
people wholhit the tee.
In addition to these there were numer.
Gus other characters, such as Indian
chiefs, ballet girls and cakewalk dancers
One Cadet was inside a huge cigarette
another under bag Of smoking tobacco.
another bottle OF whiskey and others as
cards, dice, silk hats, etc. This queer
procession then matched up Blake row.
past the houses OF the commandant and
superintendent, ard before each house
set off fireworks. around which they did
a ghost dance, and from there to the
figure head of old Tecmuseh, alias 2. {,
where Cadet FInney made an address, a
burlesque on Mother Goose and other
nursery rhymes. in which there we're hits
at his classmates.
From old Tecumseh the funeral cor.
tege proceeded 10 the bandstand, where
Cadet Peterson made a witty oration-
part OF which was at the expense OF sew
eral officers. second-year men and other
cadets. They then followed the same
route back to the armory. On this trip
the music OF the Academy band, under
Prof. {. A. Zimmerman. which headed
the procession, the crying OF the mourn
ers and the bowling of the rest OF the
funeral escort made an unearthly din.
Arriving at the armory, Master Of Cere
monies Porterheld read number of let
ters to the cadets from departed spirits,
and Archdeacon Parker and his assist.
ant, Klyce, read the funeral service in a
most impressive manner.
A volley was fred over the grave and
the obsequies ended. The aftermath wa.
exceedingly ludicrous. and like an Irish
wake, the occasion OF mourning was turn
ed into one OF rejoicing, and a dance
followed. All who witnessed the cere
monies declared the burial of ''Math anc
Skinny" TO be bowling success.