Middletown transcript., 1915-02-06
ADMIRAL SCHLEY'S
NAME OMITTED
Not in List Of Renamed Naval
4 ACsdemy Buildings.
BANCH OFTHkLL KEEPS TITLE
There ls' Now a Dewey Basin, :
santee Wharf, a. ooldsboroush
Walk and Farraaut
Field.

Annapolis authorities of the
Naval Academy issued the order
designating the new names for the
several buildings forming the academic
group, az well as changing the names
Of the roads, walks, ETC., ON the gov
ernment reservation. This has been
done on d recommendation of the Com
mittee OH Memorials and Exhibits and
with the approval Of the superintend-
ent and academic board.
The new titles to be applied will be
in the nature of further memoralizing
the names of heroes of naval warfare
or other officers who rendered con-
.spicuous service along other lines.
1t is noticeable fact that another
rebuke has been administered to the
name Of the late Rear-Admiral Win
field Scott Schley, a Marylander and
hero of the battle of Santiago in the
American Spanish War. Admiral
Sampson and others have thus been
honored, but the name of Schley is
omitted from the titles entirely. Pass
ing inquiry was made of this with the
issuance of the order and the reply
was that the selections were left in
the hands of the memorial committee.
The authorities desire that everyone
become familiar with the new names
to avoid complication with the former
titles and that only the proper names
be applied to them in the future. Ban
croft Hall, which contains the mid
shipments dormitories, retains its title,
as does the administration building
The former was named after Secretary
OF the Navy George Bancroft, during
whose administration the Naval Acad-
emy was founded in 1845. The athletic
field and parade ground has been
named "Farragut Field" after Admiral
David A. Farragut, who ran the block
ade of Mobile Bay.
Here is summary of new titles:
SeamanBhip Building (gymnasium)
to be kn pwn as stephen B. Luce
Hall"
Armory to be known as "Dahlgren
Hail."
Physics and Chemistry Building to
be known as Sampson Hall"
Library and auditorium to be known
as "Mahan Hall"
Academic Building to be known as
"Maury Hall"
Marine Engineering and Naval Con-
struction Building to be known as "Ish-
erwood Hall"
On acc cunt of designating the
Physics and Chemistry Building
Sampson Hall" the names of Samp-
son Road and Sampson Row are
changed I'd Porter Road" and Porter
Row." RESPECTIVELY.
The athletic field and parade ground |
to southeas stward of Bancroft Hall is
designated as "Farragut Field"
The wooden wharf at which the |
Reina Mercedes is now moored is %The |
Reina Mercedes Wharf" and the new
concrete wharf being built is to be
known as 1.-THE Santee Wharf"
The water lying between the "Reina
Mercedes Wharf" and "The Santee
Wharf" is The Santee Basin" and the
large basin between Luce Hall and the
power house Is dewey Basin"
The walks between the academic |
group and Bancroft Hall are to be |
known as 'Stribling Walks" the old
main walk from Maryland avenue to
the southwest wing. Bancroft Hall is
"Chauvenet Walk" and the walk from i
Maryland avenue to Balch street, pass
ing between the officers mess building |
and the Tripoh Monument, is Colds
borough Walk"
The name of the road running from |
No. 2 gate to Tecumseh is changed
from Governor street to Buchanan
road" All thoroughfares which have |
been designated as streets will in
future be known as roads.
The names of Porter, Buchanan,
and Goldsborough now oc-
cupy approximately the locations they |
did in the old academy, which is mani
testify more desirable for sentimental |
and traditional reasons.
The roads that have been known as
Goldsborough and Stribling
are left unnamed for the present.