Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-01
Reception Board Of Visitors Marks Initial Event Program
Official and Social Gayees Incident to Commencement Day
Middies Give Splendid Demonstration Of Infantry
Tactics This Morning.
Standing Of the First Ten Men the Class Announced And Lynne
COmck Son Of Naval Surgeon Virtually AnnapOtan Takes
Second HOnOrs-"M "Masquerader' Repeat Show Tonight
Also Have Informal Dance.

rival. and has done little political
talking on the side. 1t is known that
he espouses the cause of State Comp
troler Emerson c. Harrington for the
Democratic gubernatorial nomination,
and he is putting in a word for the
candidate here and there.
Following the organization of the
Board. the members started out on an
inspection tour of the buildings and
grounds at the Academy Dress Pa
rade," always an attractive event, was
scheduled to be held at5.30 o'clock this
afternoon, and in Connection Herewith
i had been planned to make the pre-
sentation of the several prizes won by
the Middies for excellence in the pro-
fessional brancehs, and athletics dur
ing the year.
For tonight three big social functions
are on the card Beginning at $50
o'clock a promenade concert for the
members of the graduating class and
their friends,wi be held in Luce Hall,
and at the same time THE Masquerad-
ers' will give a second performance Of
heir show Seven Days" for the bene-
1T of the underclasmen and their
friends. The quarters of Superintend-
ent and Mrs Fullam will be the scene
of a large reception, beginning at .
o'clock. The guests of honor will be
the members of the Board of Visitors.
and large number of Invitations
has been sent to officers and their
trends and civilian friends in An
napolis.
The attendance at the exercises this
morning was probably the largest that
has marked the opening day of June
Week, for a number of years Need
less to say that there was a galaxy of
pretty girls, all attired in dainty sum
ner costume, for the conditions of
weather We'd to make the opening a
success, as the predominating feature,
and the Middies mingled among the
fair sex as soon as the military stunts
wefe over.
The spectators. as usual, occupied
seats in the bleecher stands on the
northwest side of the field, and the ar
ray of brilliant colors of the dresses
they carried, presented a truly kaleido-
scopic effect. Many of those who gath
cred to witness the initial ceremon-
les, sought refuge from the June day
sun by occupying places in the inches
of Bancroft Hall, the Midshipmen' s
dormitory
Announcement was made this morn
ing of the merit standing of the first
ten men of the class of Midshipmen to
graduate from the Naval Academy on
I Friday AS was expected, Richard Ra-
ney Adams. appointed from Utah, but
whose home is in Washington, d. c.
/ is the honor" man OF the class. He
4 has stood at the top of his cmrades
since he entered the institution four
years ago.
: This achievement is all the more
/ creditable to Adams, since it throws
/ to the winds the oft-heard claim that
/ too much participation in athletics has
a material effect on the scholastic
work Of a student Adams has been
one of the strongest players Of the
football team for three years. as well
/ tto tAAN DoHhClBdll AItIlAl.dnA lls 4lcc UCEl
awarded the honor of having his name
engraved on the Thompson trophy cup
/ This award is made to the Midshipmar
whose influence does most for the pro
motion of athletics among the regi
ment during an academic term.
Four other graduates reached the
star rating, that is, they received Z
mark of S5 per cent. or better of tn,
multiple for the four-year term. TIL,
other stars are:
Lyme ID. Mccormick. son of Medica
Director and Mrs. A. NJ. d. Mccormick
of the Navy. of Annapolis.
Ralph Nick. Nelson. Jr., New York.
Henry o. Tovey, Illinois.
Mark L. Sparry. Jr.. Connecticut
The standing of the next five mel
follows
Robert n. Baker. New Hampshire.
Willim Nelson. Minnesota.
Arthur G. Davis, Nebraska.
Wesley ]. Shofner, California.
John McC. Manly. Ohio.