Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-02
MANY DIPLOMAS
Presented to Naval Graduates
 at Annapolis.
THE PRESIDENTS DAUGHTER
Accompanied the Party from Washing ton This Morning-The President Made q Patriotic Speech Eull of Complimentary Things to the Gradu- ates in Presenting the Diplomas.

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 Washington, May 2.-Presldeht Roosevelt and party left here at o'clock this morning for the United States naval academy ar Annapolis, where the president will deliver di- plomas to the graduating class to-day. The party travelled ill a special train over the Pennsylvania road, comprising the cars Olympia and Theodora. The train is scheduled to arrive at Annap- olis shortly before 10 o'clock and :s due pack in Washington about 5:30 this af- ternoon. With the president were Miss Roosevelt, Commander and Mrs Cowles, Secretary Cortelyou- Repre- sentative Foss of Illinois, chairman of the house committee on naval affairs; Representative Burton of Ohio, Lieu tenant Commander Won Rebeur Pasch- witz of the German embassy, Lieu tenant Commander de Faramond de Lafajole, the naval attache of the French embassy, and Dr John F. Uric, the presidents physician.
 The president and his party arrived at Annapolis at 9:45 this morning to assist in the graduation of the naval cadets. A great crowd had gathered around the grand stand where +he ca AClS were lO IcCtlN0 OtDIOudS stS officers in the United States navy After the graduates had fired a volIey they approached to the front of the stand, where the president addressed them
 by Superintendent Wainwright as fol- lows:
 For excellence ill target practice with great guns:
 Cadet Frank D. Hall of Illinois. first prize, gold medal
 Cadet Frank c. Martin of Illinois. second prize, silver medal
 Cadet J. k. Blackburn of sIassachu- setts. third prize. silver medal.
 Cadet Clayton NJ. Sinners of Penn sylvania. fourth prize. bronze medal. Cadet Walter G. Diamond Of AIassa- chusetts, fifth prize, bronze medal.
 Cadet Mel F. Nichols of Michigan. captain and fullback of last year's foot ball team and this years stroke of the academy crew, received the honor of having his name engraved on the Thomas silver trophy cup for having done the best athletic work during tLe year at the academy
 Cadet Emory $. Land of Wyoming. handsome sword. for having done the most for athletics in the past year.
 Cadet Semmes Read of West Eir- gInla, special sword. as a testimonial or the athletics committees apprecia- ton of his excellent and personal in- fuence in athletics.
 Cadet Francis S.. Written of New Mexico, gold medal for being ore of the champion fencers of the intercol- legiate fencing tournament. teld in Navy Ynrly Tac ceiyed a gold medal for being the champion cadet smallswordsman
 Cadet James Patrick Lannon of yir- ginia. silver medal for being the cham pion cadet fencer with breads words.
 Cadet Gilbert J. Rowclift of Illinois SllSer medal for being the best cadet he fencer.
 Cadet Duncan I. Selfridge of Wash ington. pair of binoculars as first prize Tor handling boats under sails. He 1s me only member of the academy ont side of the first class to receive q prize
 Cadet K. F. Finney. pair of binocu lars, as second prize, for handIins boats under sail
 The following is the address of Pres 1dent Roosevelt to the graduatias class:
 Tn receiving these diplomas you be come men who above almost any oth CTS of the entire Union are to carr, henceforth the ever present sense e responsibility which must come yyi.l The Knowledge that on some ire mendous day it may depend upon YOU courage, your preparedness, your keel lhtelllgence and knowledge of you profession, whether or not the natiol Is again to write her name on th 6se. fs01 raf !, black shame of defeat We all of II earnestly hope that the occasion fo war may never come, but if it has | come, then this nation must win: an the prime factor in securing victor over any foreign foe must of necess;t be the United States navy If inc nav fails us then we are doomed to defea1 !. no matter what may be our materia wealth or high average of our citizeI ship It should, therefore, be an oI ject of prime importance for every pa lriotic American to see that the nav Is constantly built up. and above al that 1t is kept to the highest point C efficiency both in material and ill Del sonnel It cannot be too often repea ed that in modern warfare, and esp, cially in modern naval warfare til chief. factor in achieving triumph what has been done in the way thorough preparation and training b, fore the beginning of the war It what has been done before the on break of war that is all importan After the outbreak all that can be don is to use to best advantage tie gref war engines. and the seamanshi craftsmanship and general practical e ficiency which have already been pr, vided by the forethought of the ns tional legislature and by the adlninj frative ability, through a course years, of the navy department A ba tleship cannot be improvised It take years to build, and the skill of II officers and crew in handling it arigl can likewise never be improvised. bl must spring from use and actual sf service and from the most carefu zealous and systematic training. To to whom give these diplomas, no join the ranks of the officers of Il United States navy.
 You enter glorious service, prot