Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-31
NAVAL ACADEMY NEWS
EMPLoYE HARBoR IMPROVE
MENT COMPANY DROWNED.
Excellent Showing of the Present
Fourth Class Of Midshipmen-
Other Gossip.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondents OF Inc Evening star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, August 81, 1903.
Shortly after o'clock Saturday after
noon Ranje Bowman an employe of the
River and Harbor Improvement Company
of Camden, N. j., was drowned in the
Severn river, off Annapolis. The body was
recovered an hour later by Diver French OF
the Naval Academy.
Bozman was thirty-five years old and a
native of Kings Creek. Somerset county,
Md. He was employed on the dredge boat
Alaska, and 1t is thought slipped from the
deck of the dredge boat, which the recent
rains had made Shiny.
Private Htldebrandt Of the Marine Corps.
at the Naval Academy, who was recently
been sentenced to one year 8 Imprisonment
on the prison ship at the Portsmouth CN.H)
navy yard. He departed Saturday in charge
of two non-commissioned officers.
The Naval Academy authorities have re-
ceived word that the arrival of the In
diana, with the midshipmen from the
cruise, has been delayed on account OF
fogs.
Sergeant John Fritz of the Marine Corps,
Naval Academy, while returning to the.
barracks last night, was assaulted by
gang of corner loafers and badly cut about
the head and face with piece of board, In
which were nails. He was taken to the hos
pital and an investigation will be made by
the naval authorities.
Fourth Class Excellent Showing.
The present fourth class of midshipmen.
which numbers a little less than nehalf
the entire Naval Academy roster is be-
ginning to show what stuff it is made
of. 1t can pride itself on scholarship, phys
ical prowess and genealogy. Many of the
class entered with remarkably high grades
in their examinatio and the examina-
tons were considered pretty severe.
In the eleven subjects in which he was
examined, 1t Is said, Midshipman r. r.
King OF Alabama passed the best all
around examinations, attaining the high
est marks. Others who attained high
averages were c. T. Page of Maryland,
c. Ct. GIL of Kansas and H. r. Manner Of
Tennessee, all of whom made nearly per-
feet marks in mathematics and excellent
marks in English.
The entire scholarship of the class Is
above the usual standard, but it is not
all clear sailing, as the middies are "up
against it Ito use their vernacular) in
French, which many find 1t difficult to
master and few as yet have conquered
There are more middies in the wooden
section in French than in any other
study.
The physical standard of the present
fourth class is about equal to the mental
standard. Some Of the midshipmen are
said to be perfect in physical development.
In the entrance examination MidShipmen
g. L. Davis of New Hampshire and Henry
LIE Bourgeois Of New Orleans are said to
have made records in physical prowess that
are especially enviable.
While the Naval Academy puts great
stress upon athletics as an important
branch of instruction. yet 1t must in no
way interfere with the course of studies.
and to be fine athlete will not serve a
man deficient in his studies He must come
up to the standard in both or be dropped"
Admiral SIMPSONS Son.
Perhaps the most conspicuous member Of
the present fourth class is Ralph E. Samp-
son. son of the late Admiral Sampson He
is presidential appointment and is said
to be popular with his class Another mem
Der of the class IS Wood Philip son of the
late Admiral Philip of the Texas
The class also numbers sons and grand
sons OF number of navy and army Off
GERS, some of whom have helped to make
history. Among these are the grandson of
General Beauregard, famous in the civil
war and a grandson of Commodore Trux-
ton.
There are several members of the class
who are sons of congressman, notably F. T.
Lily of Connecticut. d. d. Snapp of ILL
nois and NJ. Wilkinson. son of Senator WI
kinson of Missouri The personnel of the
class, however, Is not composed entirely of
the aristocracy of the country. but repre-
sents all classes and phases Of humanity
from the artist to the artisans son, and
from the boy whose father was an admiral
to the boy who left the service of telegraph
messenger to become naval officer.
Other News Of the Academy.
The steam yacht Kamilla of New York,
Captain Jansen. arrived here Saturday
She is flying the burgee of the New York
zach Club and has aboard Mr.. Walter L.
Piers of New York.
The schooner Quicktime, Captain ]. H
Mcdonnell of Plymouth, N. c., en- route for
Salem, N. j.. arrived here Saturday night
The steam yacht ]. Daggitt of New York.
anchored in the harbor yesterday. Among
those aboard are Messrs. Weidele and Mr..
Yens Jensen of New York.