The Washington herald., 1907-06-13
CHANGES At NAVAL ACADEMY
Superintendent James H. Sands to Be
Retired Next Month.
New Heads VIII Take Charge of
Nearly All Departments Before
Next October.
Special to The Washington Herald.

SPECIAL 10 The Washington Herald.
Annapolis. Nd. June 12.-When the
Naval Academy enters upon its sixty
second academic year, In October. there
will be an almost complete change in
the presiding officials Of the institution.
Rear Admiral Sands. superintendent.
will go TO the retired list July y. by
virtue OF the age limit and Capt George
2. Colvocoresses, commandant Of
midshipmen, will be transferred TO the
retired list in the summer by request.
In addition to these changes Can't
Thomas b. Howard. formerly head Of
the department of ordnance and gun
merry. has been detached Lieut.. Com
mander John A HoOgerwerff. chief as
sistant In that department. has been
appointed head, temporarily Com
mander John X. Barton. head Of the
department Of marine engineering and
naval construction. will be detached in
the summer, and It is said that he will
be assigned to duty at the League
Island Navy Yard. Philadelphia Prof.
William w Hendrickson. head Of the
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serving on retired duty for about
year. has already been relieved from
duty by his request and will retire to
civil life next month
Other chiefs Of departments whose
terms have expired are Commander
Harry J. Huse, formerly Of the modern
languages department and Commander
A. W. Grant. of the department Of sea-
manship. who will be detached during
the summer for sea duty. Lieut. Com
mander Edward L. Beach has been des-
ignated 10 succeed Commander Huse
temporarily at least The other vscan-
cies have not been filled and probably
will not be until the new regime takes
hold next month.
Capt Charles J. Badger formerly
commandant of the academy, now per
forming temporary duty at the Navy
Department, will succeed 70 the SUI
perintendency, and it is all but Off
Ciallv announced that Commander
William 5. Benson will relieve Capt.
CoIvocorcsses as commandant. Com
maHder Benson has just been detached
from duty rs lighthouse inspector Of
the Sixth district, with headquarters
at Charleston, S. C., and ordered to
temporary duty at the Navy Depart,
ment.
Another change that will be made
VIII he that of the official aid to the
superintendent. Lieut. Arthur MaoAr-
thur, jr., AT present serving in that
capacity. will be relieved. probably
next month and IT is understood that
his successor will be Lieut.. Com
mander w. Z. Shoemaker II is ex-
pected, however, that Lieut.. Macarthur
will serve another year at the academy
on other duty.
The board Of officers appointed by
the Navy Department at the instance
Of President Roosevelt to revise the
course Of instruction at the academy.
with view OF making the instruction
of the midshipmen more practical and
to recommend the elimination of those
portions Of the course considered too
theoretical, will be in session for about
q week during the present sitting
Occasional meetings will be held
during the summer, and any recon-
mendations Of proposed changes in the
course will be forwarded to the Navy
Department for action before the open
ing OF the next academic year. October
J. The board is composed OF the fol-
lowing officers: Capt. Richard VAIN
wright. former superintendent of the
academy, chairman. Commander R. S
Griffin. Lieut. Commander A. NJ Key.
and Lieut.. a. W. Johnson. recorder