Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-02-12
HoN0RS FAIRLY WON.
Awards Bestowed By Secretary of
Navy Bonaparte-His Ad-
dress TO Members
of Class,
BRILLIANT BALL TO WIND up
THE CEREMONIES.

With brilliant and ceremonious sur
Foundlugs. yet with note of sadness
on account OF their companions whC
had been stricken in the course witt
the goal almost at hand, one hundred
and four of the graduates ofithe Nayal
Academy received their diplomas from
the hand of the Secretary OF the
| Nayy.
Secretary Bonaparte delivered an
able address to the graduates, but con.
hnea himself to remarks of a general
nature. Contrary TO prophecies, he
| dld not touch at all upon the subject
| OF hazing at the Academy, matter TO
which much attention has been given
| recently, but reserved anything he
mad TO say IN regard to it for an oc.
caslon when It would be more timely.
| The Secretary arrived in ApnapoIis
at 10 o'clock and left at 3 45. He was
entertained by Admiral James III
Sands, superintendent of the Naval
Academy.
Tbs Secretary of the Navy was met
at the West street station by Admiral
Sands and driven 10 the upper gate of
the Academy grounds, which is with
1 q tfty yards of the superintendent g
residence A battalion OF marines in
their attractive full dress faced the
superintenent's residence aud arms
were presented as the official party
left the carriage. At the same time a
salute was fired from the battery.
The arrival at the armory, where the
ceremonies were held, was shortly be
fore ii O'Clock. The arrangements
were made and carried out with mill.
tary or Enval precision aud the two
thonsand or more persons present were
perfectly handled.
The brigade of midshipmen, under
the regular drill officers aud the new.
ly appointed midshipmen officers of
the second class, was divided into
the two battalions, which faced each
other from either side Of the main
heor They were commanded by Lieu
tenantCommander J A. Hooge " erff
and the bRttalions were under the di-
rect command of Lieutenant Com
mander j. H. Reid aud Lieutenant
A. buchanan. The midshipmen bat.
talon commander was Arthur W.
E,rapkA aud the battalion commanders
Philip G. Lauman.
After the brigade had taken its for
nation the graduates arrived in O
body aud took seats arranged for them
directly in front of the stand, which
was at the south end of the armory
A few minutes after the Secretary of
the Navy arrived, escorted by the su-
perintendent and others members of
the official party they walked down
the length of the armory between the
two battalious Of midshipmen drawn
up facing them at present. Those in
the party were Governor Wartield,
of Maryland; Admiral Sands. Super
intendent of the Naval Academy Cap
tain George z. Oolvocores sses. COM
mandant of midshipmen ;Gen. Clinton
L. Riggs, Adjutant General Of Mary
land Rear Admiral Yates Stirling.
Rear Admiral Harry q. Knox, Secre.
tary of State Oswald Tilghman, of
ler. Commander A. W. Grant, Com
mander T. B. Howard, Commander
W. @. P. Muir, Surgeon j. c. Byrnes,
Col. L. J Moses. u. S. NJ. O., Com
mander J X. Barton, Prof. W. W.
Hendrieksop, Prof N NJ. Terry.
Chaplain II. H. Clark, Prof E. X.
Rawson, Prof. p. r. Alger, Prof.
II. Mol. p. Huse. Father Thomas
Hanley, Mr.. j. Writ Randall. Dr..
| Thomas Fell, DR.. George w. Miller,
Rev. George S. Bell, Rev. j. p Hol-
\ loWay, Mr.. Daniel r. Randall and
Rev. Joseph p. McComas.
| after the ceremonies this party were
| entertined by Admiral Sands at his
| residence aud met Secretary Bona
| parte The ceremonies we're opened
| with prayer by Chaplain Clark. after
| which Secretary Bonaparte spoke tt
| those present, there being no intro
duction. Secretary Bonaparte said ::
Midshipmen of the Graduating
| Glass;
To-day ends your childhood. Dur
ing the past years of your life yet
have been growing into men. TIL
days to begin tomorrow will show III
to what manner of men you hav
grown. The Academy has done 70
you what it could in the time qivel
il. The department would have gladl.
given it six months more for its wor
had there been six months more to b
| given; for /, at least, hold a ful
course none too long for all it has t
DO. But the Academy exists for tn
Navy, as the navy exists for the naticu
and the imperative needs of the navy
The vital interests of the nation de
maud that You now take up the bur
lens of Your professional life. Ii yo
have gained all yon could and shoul
| have gained from the training her
given you, it will be we'll for you
sountry and we'll for you. 1t til
months spent here have been i'll spent
none can tell how much of loss az
sorrow this may mean TO many, an
most surely Of all. to yourselves
Bat whether employed fruitfully o
unfruitfully, whether well.used Q
wasted or worse than wasted. Won
time here is ended, your days at tn
A sademy are behind you, and yo
stand face to face with the problems
the labors aud the duties of your chC
sen profession.
Young men. you have chosen
military life The full signifcanC
} of that choice, if now felt by you, 6
III hope and believe il is. so far {
your youth permits, is yet by L
means recognized by all of your fe
low countrymen. The rights to lif'
liberty and the pursuit of happine
} are declared on we'll nigh the highe
merely human authority known
Americans, 10 be for most men il
] alienable, yet you have aliened the
rights. You have given your live
vour freedom of speech aud acticl