New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-12
CADET QUIZ TO STAND
Naval Academy Requirements
for Admission Upheld.
Washington, November

NAVAL ACADEMY REQUIREMENTS
UNCHANGED.-The naval authorities
have decided that there shall he no
change In the requirements for admission
to the Naval Academy. This is the end
Of an animated controversy which has
prevailed for a year or more. Some mem
beers of Congress have publicly Criticised
the department. and especially the Naval
Academy officials. on account Of the char
acter of the questions propoundel to can
didates on their appointment as midship-
men.
It was alleged that the questions were
impractical in character. and were such
as could not be answered by graduates oil
high schools without a special and eN-
pensiye preliminary training The Naval
Academy authorities asserted. on the
other hand. that the results did not sus-
tain any such charges.
Some weeks ago Secretary Daniels de-
cided TO send out to the hi8h SCHOOLS III
various parts Of the country sample ex-
animation papers. and ask the officials OF
these institutions II they should be re-
garded as an unreasonable requirement
Of graduates of their schools. These an
svers have been received AT the Navy
Department.
AS might have been expected. they are
on both sides OF the question. some Oh
the high school authorities regard the
questions as rather severe, out TOT the
most part the examination Is pronounced
reasonable in all respects. AT one tlme'
as is admitted by the naval authorities.
there were questions which were not al
together fair. but this was corrected some
time ago. The Naval Academy authorities
insist there should be no lowering OF the
standard of admission.
Washington, Nov. II.
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following army
and navy orders have been Issued
ARMY
Following changes. ouar,ermaster Corps or
dered; Captain LINDSEY p. RCCkER, as
sumo charre construction work military
prison Fort Leavenworth. December ~
| vice Lieutenant THOMAS II. SLANENs.
Lieutenant colonel SLANENS relieved ss
| CommanIant military prison, Fort Leaven~
worth. January ~ to san Francisco. san
ing February . for the PHILIPPINES. lieu
tenant Colonel ALBERT d. KNISkERN
FROM the Philippines March IL TO the United
States. .,,, 10, 40
| recruiting service, Baltimore.
First Lieutenant sELwYN d. SMITH. from
ID to lOth Cavalry. ., -.
| First Lieutenant HENRY B. CLAGhi i "a
| Infantry. from Washington. December 10,
| TO his regiment.
Leaves Of absence: Second Lieutenant
| ARCHIBALD r. COLLEY. 10th Cavalry,
| two months from December /: Captain
THOMAS T. FRISSELI. llth Infantry. six
| months; Captain CLYDE b. PARKER, sth
| Infantry. one month and twenty days,
thence to San Francisco sailing January
for the Philippines
NAVY
Commander Z. II. DURELL, Naval War COL
lieutenant II. A. ORR. Bausch Lomb Opt
cal Company. Rochester.
Ensign v. V. COMBS. detached Maine:
Chester
Medical Director 6. T. HIBBETT. to retired
Assistant Surgeon ]. H. GREENE. Medical
Reserve Corps. commissioned.
Assistant Surgeon j. B. BoST1Ck, Medical
Reserve Corps, naval training station, san
! Actins Assistant Dental Surgeon L. c. MIN
TER. detached the receiving ship Boston.
pa m1ns clerk a. NJ JONES. appointed.
San Francisco.
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPS.-The
following movements OF vessels have been
reported to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Nov s-The Denver. at Pichilinque.
Nov Io-The Dolphin, at Washington. the
Annapolis. at Topolobampo; the Psducah
and the Osceola, at survey grounds, on
Cape Casilda, cuba.
Nov. 1.-THE Wheeling, at Tuxpan.
/ SAILED.
Nov 9-The Tecumseh, from Washington for
Norfolk.
Nov. 1O.-The Orion. from Marscilles for VII
lcfranche' the Vestal. from Hampton Roads
for Key West the Osceola. from survey
grounds fer Guantanamo; the Louisiana,
from Vera Cruz for Tuxpan.
Nov 1.-THE Wilmington. from Annoy for
Fuchau; the Wyoming, from Malta for
Naples.
| First Division, submarine hotill1 Atlantic
fleet. ordered to proceed. accompanied by the
Cesar. from Guantanamo for Cristobal: this
division will he permanently stationed In
Canal Zlne
The Severn vii be toned from Norfolk to