Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-18
NAVYCLASSGRADUATES
PAY OFFICERS FINISH COURSE
OF INSTRUCTIONS.
Young Men Ranking as
Ensigns,. Receive Certificates
Paymaster McGowan's Address.


forms Of immaculate white, constituting
the first body of pay officers in the history
Of the United States navy to to receive a
course of instruction as class, were grad
uated shortly before noon today. The ex-
ercises. which were extremely simple, oc-
CURED in the main building of the United
States Naval Museum of Hygiene and Med
ical School. 23d and e streets.
Each member of the class 1t Is declared.
is qualified to step aboard ship as the equal
in military training and technical knowi-
edge of his duties Of his messmates of other
corps.
The graduates are all recent appointees,
being assistant paymasters with rank OF
ensign. The class was formed the first OF
last month, with Paymaster MCGOWAN in
charge, assisted by Paymasters Robnett
ssd Venable as executive officers Ten days
we're devoted to the study Of naval regula-
tons, and then was taken up the actual
work of a paymaster aboard ship. The &C
counts of the officers and men attached to
the United States steamship Hornet were
handled by the young officers. Incidentally.
they were thoroughly instructed in every
thing pay officer should know. Among
other things, military drill was had under
the direction of Ensign John H Gunnell. a
colonel Of the High School Cadets, this
city.
Lectures Part Of Course.
An important part of the course consisted
of lectures delivered by representatives Of
the auditor for the Navy Department. The
lecturers pointed out what should be done.
or, rather, left undone, to prevent the hold
tng-up of the accounts of paymasterS.
Secretary Bonaparte visited the class re-
Gently and, from his comments on that oc-
easion, it is believed that the school will be-
come a permanent institution. The idea IS
not to confine the instruction to new ap-
pointees. but to admit also those pay OFF,
GERS who have performed one tour of duty
at sea and are about to be relieved there
from for shore duty.
The entire class arose this morning as
Medical Director Boyd, in command of the
Naval Museum and Medical School: Pay
caster MCGOWAN. Paymaster Robnett and
several of those from the Treasury Depart
ment who had delivered lectures entered
the assembly room.
After Medical Director Boyd extended
congra tnlations and babe farewell to the
graduates, Paymaster MCGOWAN. as a re-
suit of whose efforts the school was estab-
lfshed, addressed the class. He pointed out
to the members that they were the net
product of the merit system. If the school
was not continued, he added, it would be
the first instance of the abolition of the
merit system after once having been tried
in the United States
Payma ster MCGOWAN told the young Off
GERS that if they do their duty, their duties
cannot suffer. 1t was explained that there
is a distinction between duty and duties.
1t was further remarked that the graduates
will not always find the water calm. How
ever, when darkness and storm confront
them. they were urged to do their duty.
Your standing in the navy will be fixed
by the reputation you attain" Paymaster
MCGOWAN declared. You can at least hold
the respect of your messmates. Be true to
yourselves and the rest will follow logic
ally. Your duties will be prosaic but do
not perform them a trade, but a pro-
fession.
Each graduate was handed a paper in
dorsed as follows Naval Medical School,
Washington. D. c., September 49,. 1905.
Course of instruction completed. Examina-
ton satisfactorily passed. When directed
by the medical officer in command, report
to the paymaster general for further or
Gowan, as Officer In charge Of instruction
of newly appointed assistant paymasters:'
The next Endorsement was: Report In
person to the paymaster general for FUR
Their orders" To this was attached the sig
nature of Medical Director Boyd.
The graduates were Assistant Paymasters
John II. Gunnell, H. E. Collins and X. c.
Mcintosh, all OF this city: and B. 81.
Brooke, T. H. Bright E. D. Stanley. l. W.
Bethea, w. G. Neill, e. II. Tebeau, Z. f.
Parsons W. ]. Hine. K. c. Mcintosh. X.
w Schumann. T. J. Daily, F. T. Williams
L. NJ Wertenbaker, ]. ]. Luchsinger, f. II.
Douglass r. X. Van Mater. w. .. zane
and j. c. Hilton.