The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-07
.UTAHN GRADUATED
At NAVAL ACADEMY
Rumor Has It That D. S. McQuar-
RE Will Wed When the
Regulations Permit.
DAVIS is A MIDSHIPMAN
One of the First Year Glass Sails
for Europe Aboard the
Training Ship.
DAVIS is A MIDsH1PMAN
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. June 6.-Oniy
one of the Utah men appointed to the
Naval Academy class of 1907 has nm
ished the four years course, Daniel >.
McQuarrie. a native of st. George.
Upon graduation Friday, June 2, Nc:
Quarrie finished ll3 IN class OF l94.
He was appointed from Beaver City by
Senator Sutherland, and entered the
| academy September ,. 1907. He was
born September Is. 1883, and entered
| the academy shortly before reaching
the age of 19. He spent several years
in New York City. where he took
course of three wears at De Witt Clln-
ton high school.
On the cruises during the three sum
| mers he was at the academy he spent
| eight months and gained considerable
knowledge in seamanship and naviga-
ton, in which he made the best records,
Since these are the prime factors for
successful naval career. the Utah
graduate promises well for the future
in the service.
During his fourth year, however, be
has been unable to maintain his gen
eral standard AS set ID the first three
wears, his standing at the beginning of
the last term being No. 90 in class
that numbered 203 at the time. This
is perhaps due to considerable extent
TO the fact that he went in more for
athletics during the last year and was
made captain of the Ninth company
baseball team.
Academy's Chess Champion
Although he is one of the best base
ball men in the class, he is the chess
champion at the academy.
In Naval Academy parlance he was
Cred Nike during his first and
second years, which means that he was
rather bashful in the presence OF the
fair sex, Lately, it appears. he has
fallen victim of Cupid, but the regu-
lations of the navy will prohibit his be
ing married until he has made his en-
sign s grade after spending two years
at sea.
While the average class standing was
not as high as that of last year s class,
the general average has been good, par"
ticularly during the closing year. Be
ginning with nearly 400 members. one
of the largest classes ever admitted to
the Naval Academy. ii was reduced to
203 at the beginning of the last term
and graduated with 1874 members. Six
members OF the class have died during
the four years, two in efforts to save a
woman companion from drowning at
the academy year ago, and one from
fever during the summer cruise to Eu
ropean waters last year.
Long Leaves Of Absence.
The decision of the navy department
to order all the graduates in good moral
standing to their homes on leave was
met with rousing cheer, when an
nounced to the members of the class at
the beginning of the week 5 commence
ment exercises. This leave, il is un-
derstood. will vary from two TO four
weeks. according to the location of the
midshipman S home and the distance
he Will have to travel to reach his ship
or station.
Noel Davis, standing No. 7 In the
graduating class at Annapolis, has been
made midshipman and sailed Yesterday
for Europe with his class aboard the
navy training ship.
Reese Howell, son of Representative
Howell, is here preparatory TO entering
the West Point military academy this
month.
Representative Rucker of Colorado
today introduced n bill proposing toI
abolish Fort d. A, Russell, Wyoming
The bill provides that the secretary Of
war shall sell by public sale or other
wise the lands and buildings at the post
separately or together as may be
deemed desirable and turn the proceeds
into the United States treasury. The
bill declares that the location OF the
post is not desirable and that il should
be abolished and sold.