Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-03
INFANTRY IN DRILL
Middies' Battalion Surprises
Visiting Board.
CAPABLE EXHIBITION
FOE CARRIED POSITION AT POINT
OF THE BAYoNET.
Dress Parade and Promenade Concert
Tonight, When Presentation OF
Medals Will Be Made.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, June 3.-An infantry
drill by the battalion of midshipmen, COM
manded by Lieut.. Commander Fullam, aid
ed by e. o. Fitch, midshipman commander,
this morning gave the members OF the
board Of visitors an opportunity OF seeing
another phase Of the work done at the
Naval Academy.
The foot drill as performed by the mid
shipmen Is always of the highest excellence
and the instruction this year has been
under Lieut.. Commander Fullam, a most
competent drill officer.
Consequently the exhibition was every
thing that the most competent judge could
desire.
The midshipmen wore their attractive
white uniforms, with white leggings and
black belts, and the Naval Academy band
blue full dress.
Battalion Large as Usual.
The battalion was large as usual. for
although the first class has graduated and
left the institution, the larger number now
admitted into the lower classes. brings the
whole up to the usual proportions.
The drill this morning was in three parts.
The first consisted of the open order or
and the third of the well-known close order
formations.
The first excited the most general interest.
Regular battle formations were executed in
a conflict with an imaginary enemy.
An advance guard was sent out and the
main body formed in two lines These adj
vanced across the parade grounds, the mid
shipmen dropping out all along the line
from the bullets of the supposed fOe
Carried at Point Of Bayonet.
Finally the remaining soldiers massed
within range of the foe and, after hot
rifle fire, carried their position at the point
of the bayonet.
In the street riot drill were given a num-
Der of interesting movements to which the
battalion has devoted considerable atten-
ton
Hollow squares were formed by the COM
panies and by the battalion and other move
ments executed which could be put into
in advancing through hostile community.
The close order drill consisted of the usual
battalion movements executed with great
precision and terminating with presenta-
ton to the members of the board and a
march in review past It,
This afternoon the board will go to the
armory and witness fencing contests with
foils, sabers and broadswords. This evening
there will be a dress parade and tonight
promenade concert.
Presentation of Medals.
At the dress parade this evening the fol-
lowing medals won in athletic contests
will be presented:
A sword for general excellence to Mid
shipman F. V. McNair, appointed at large;
sword to Midshipman c. E. Smith of
Ohio. close second to McNair in general
athletic excellence; the Thompson trophy a
cup presented by Col. Robert NJ Thompson
of New York, to Midshipman F. H. Poleet
OF Missouri, who during the course has
done most for athletics at the Naval Acad-
envy.
small-arm competition: First. a gold med
al. to Midshipman George NJ. Baum of
Kansas; second, silver medal, to Midshp-
man E. o. Fitch of Massachusetts,: third,
bronze medal. to Midshipman Paul E.
Dampman Of Pennsylvania.
The following are the star members of
the classes remaining at the Naval Acad-
envy, or those who made 50 per cent or
over as a general average:
Second CLASSIFIED Gallup Coburn Du-
luth, Minn 212.54: Andrew Calhoun Pick
ems. Mobile, Ala 211.51: David Med. Lob
rston at large 2loo5 Waldo Putnam DRY
lard, New York city, 1881.
Last Two Classes.
Third class - Hugo Frankenberger,
Charleston. w. Va, 1880; Roy Charles
Smith, Miles, Mich. 14015; Ormond Lee
SoA' NolioetidHu' Oilo, Iof.Z4 hoyaI EaS-
ton Ingersoll, South Bend, Ind 1868; Her
bert Fairfax Leary Baltimore, Nd 132 80;
Lee Scott Barber Cedar Falls, Mich,
1915; Chester William Nimitz, Kerrville
Tex. 1923.
Fourth class-John Paul Miller, Lancas-
ter. KY. COOS; William Cyrus Barker, IT,,
Salt Lake City, Utah, 8743; Allan ].
Chantry, jr., Malvern. Iowa, 6735; Whit
ford Drake, Waltham Mass, $3.50; Lee
Noyes, st. Johnsbury, VT, $3.50; Hugh
Allen, Milwaukee. Wis, 66.35; Edward
Harry Gard Knox, at large. 65.2s; Lew Nor
ton Atkins, Butte, Mont, 51e; George
Barney Wright Fergus Falls Mimi "a ~