The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-09
TWO UTAH BOYS
MAKE FINE RECORDS
VIII Graduate From Uncle
Sans Naval School Next
Monday.
HAVE SCORED HIGH
MARKS IN CLASSES
They Are w. c. Barker and
Stephen w. Wallace; Utah
Is Proud Of Them.

In the class which Ia to graduate from
the United States Naval academy. An
napolIs, on February L., Utah has two
representatives, Stephen w Wallace and
w. c. Barker Both young men have
made splendid records during their career
as students at Uncle Sans naval school.
Mrs. H. ] Wallace and daughters Ledo
and Lois left for the East last week and
will be In attendance at the graduation
exercises
Barker Has Fine Record.
W. c. Barker received his appointment
as mdshipman from former Senator
Thomas Kcarns and his record at the
academy is a credit 10 the State OF Utah,
For four successive years he has won
second honors In his class, being slightly
eXccllcd by a wizard of a student from
Kentucky. In mathematics and langu-
ages Barker has carried of the stars In
his class every year. slightly excelling his
successful Kentucky competitor In these
branches,
What He Hopes For.
Barker hopes and undoubtedly will re-
cciVe nm appointment TO the construction
corps To achieve this honor is tho am
billion OF every student who enters the
academy. Last year Barker was captain
OF the navy battalion which was detailed
to appear In the Presidents inaugural
procession, but duo TO an Injury recoiVed
In the gymnasium he was prevented from
Is Native of Utah.
w. c. Barker is a Utah boy, born and
raised He received his early school edu-
cation In the public schools OF Salt Lake
and ogden. In 1900 he was graduated
from the Ogden high school and the next
year entered Stanford university. where
he distinguished himself in mathematics
and language work. In the competitive
examination for appointment to mdshlp-
man young Barker easily cNceled all the
iI,.aV. .I,-altN
given the appointment by Senator
Kearns
Immediately after graduation Midship-
man Barker Will return to Salt Lake on
n months leave Of absence, He Will visit
his sister, Mrs Frank Rhodes OF Evans
ton. Wyn;, and may take a run down TO
Los Angeles to see his father before re-
porting for duty again.
Graduate Salt Lake Schools.
Stephen w Wallace. son of II. ]. Wal
did record at Annapolis He has been
somewhat handicapped In his work, due
to an unfortunate attack of typhoid fe-
vcr during his second year at the acad-
emy Taking this handicap into consider
alton, his record as u student has been
splendid. Wallace has carried of second
honors In mathematics In the class every
year and has always ranked close to the
top In his general average. During his
second year he stood tenth in class OF
over n hundred students.
For his early education Stephen w.
Wallace is entirely indebted to the splen
did schools OF this city. Graduating from
the Jackson school young Wallace en-
tered the preparatory school at the Uni
Vcrsty Of Utah He was a Junior at this
Institution when he received his midship
man appointment from former Senator j
L RaWlins While student at the uni
versity Wallace distinguished himself as
student In mathematics and was also a
member OF the football squad, as he has
since been at Annapolis.
Has Bright Future.
In the navy Wallace has splendid fu-
ture. He is popular with his associates
and from a physical standpoint has an
Ideal build for an officer. After gradua-
tlon Wallace Will return TO the city with
his mother and sisters for months
STAY.