Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-05
THE NEH ACADEMY
MOST COMPLETE OF IFS KIND
II TIE WORLD


Mr. Arthur Wallace Dunz- wha writes
of the naval Acsdemy for ths We
mans National Daily SAYS
The naval academy ~ the preseur
tiue IS the best ard uosz eou-piets ss-
tabllsbEeaG Of the ki1d in the verdi
For long tire Ebs euildiu-s wers
iuad equate and IN bad eozliEAcn-
Alany complaints EeEe ma.le aE1 seF-
erzl boards 81 visitors condemned tee
conditions seyerely- Eat lt seemed
Impossible 10 get Congress Interested
Ne one will ever be able 90 say how
the movement finally st2rted- ours
surprising a. e may seen an aupro-
p-i4tion was authorized Ter rebuild
ing the academy ~ q cost q fc-eto--
GO.
when thc plans were perfected fer
an institution based on the needs q
the county, iE WAS found that f-rseor-
900 more would he needed. and con
zress prornpriv increased the total sum
authorized to sIo. OO0. oo0- The zead-
emy has been rebuiit- IE Is practical
IL a Few academy that we see on the
banks OF the Severn ar this tiue- And
il IS such an institution as giastdeus
the heart Of the patriotic American
II ought 10 be pleasing to the mother
and every relative Of young man w1o
IS n mfdsbipman here. for n0where i
there a better institution now here are
Young men better cared for and
housed n0w here are there buildings
more complete and better equipped
for the work Of training men 10 Be
officers Of a great navy tBan at the
Annapolis academy
The naval academy is in the shape
Of a large rectangle. The buildings
are in three groups, the military. the
academic and the official The mill
tary groupis composed Of the midship-
mems quarters, the seamznship build
ing and the armory. They are on the
side next to and overlooking fbesa-
Deake Bay, the seAuanship D4fldings
next tue Severn river The academic
group comprises the academic build
ing, library and building Of mariHe
engineering and naval construction
The official group comprises the super
intendent's house. the administration
building, which is the Office cf ali
the higher oniciatIs: the chapel and
officers quarters. But the offers
quarters are mostly outside Of the
groups just described, belonging - a
part Of the academy grounds farther
up the severn river and hack Of the
library and academic group
The officers quarters here naentEon-
ed are a long rOw Of comfortable
buildings facing = large smooth pa
rade ground. This parade ground Is
used for drill purposes and SPORTS
II IS on this ground that the football
and baseball enthusiasts gather and
practice for the great battles with
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the main academy grounds, the fourth
side Of the rectangIe is the severn
river. But the river here Is 50 ciose
to Chesapeake Bay that il j. almost
a part Of that body u Eater-
Inside the rectangeI is a spacious
park with large trees, the elFus remind
ing one Of similar grounds AZ the large
colleges. There are walks ard drives
through these grounds, and one par
ticuIar walk is called Lover Lane
I suppose every institution Of the
kind has lovers lane" II i did
not, il would show a lack 0f proper
sentiment. There are several usO1u-
meutS in the park, erected 20 heroes
who were not only men OG deeds AMI
daring in war, but who left good ree-
ords behind them at the zeademy- On
one side is a very large tennis eOuEt.
anOrding the midsbfpmen abundant
opportunity to enjoy that sport ard
exercise.
Tie most important and imposing
building at tine naval academy Is B4D-
croft Hail, 80 named Deczuse George
Bancroft was the real founder u the
naval academy. Is j. IN the certer -
the military group, fznked OF o1e
side By the seAmznsbip bnilding All
on the other By the sFmOTT. both -
which are reached by eolO1nades sz-
tending from Bancroft Hall and ri iZ11
be elassed ~ extended Or 0Esfsr Wigs
of the large H1aiB bnIldiDg. Baneroft
Hall - the home Of the midsbipDen-
Here they have their rooms AMI h@rs
they eat their meals. It - > spaelo1s
structure and tbs architectural fsslZu
gives II Ar imposing aDpeara1ee-
There are three floors Tor G1e qgzr-
ters u the E81de8ips0en. Tie BiZsex
classrDeB have the choice ~ the Desl
rooms and the best f00rs- Tie foDrtis
elassnseu take what s. left Usually
the lover floors, but after thy have
served - s,DIebes'' for = year trey
become s,y0nnzsteFsr fheD ssC01d
eIzssmen, ard finally 6rss elzssUes-
Zach year they adTaDee 80 cecter
quarters ard more pTfVfIegss-