The Washington times., 1916-05-29
NO LAWMAKERS AT.
NAVAL ACADEMY AS.
June Week 0PENS'
Not a Member Of Either Com
mittee on Naval Affairs Puts
In His Appearance.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 29.-Not n
member of the Committee on Naval
Affairs of either branch of Congress
made his appearance this morning to
be officially received SO that June week
might begin at the Naval Academy with
It's accustomed formalities.
The usual guns did not boom forth in
salute. and the regiment Of midshipmon
which had been drawn up to welcome
the official visitors In ceremonious style
merely passed in review before Super
the academic board, and was dismissed.
The midshipmen were In khaki. the frst
time they have been so attired for an
occasion Of so much ceremony:
much as usual. Most of those who
come to Annapolis are much more In
terested in one particular midship-
man than in every distinguished mem
Der OF the board of visitors, and there
viii be little or no change in the
schedule Of drills and practical exer-
ciaes.
the year will be presented. and later
there will be a hop and perform
ance by the masqueraders, the histor-
&c organization OF the midshipmen.
Of isls was made known officially this
morning. There will be IFS graduates
unless something unforeseen happens
ana first honors will be taken by Mid
shipman Henry M. Mullenix. OF Indi-
ana. 49,.
There are nine midshipmen who will
graduate with a star grade" having
obtained So per cent or better for the
these are from Indiana and three from
The names OF the star" graduates.
with marks for the course the possible
Ing the first AFT scholars Of the GLASS.
They are Henry M. Mullinix, Indiana,
ND.T; Norman p. Earle, Illinois. 49,
Ralph e. Dawson. Missouri, 6T.3s: Don
Berkey, indiana. 500; Robert c. BORNE.
Massachusetts. 6sl. 20; George #. Hus-
sey, Jr., Massachusetts. 6ss.H; Thomas
Z ,Kslihes. e.; Ma, Massae a,s sSsSl;
The rest Of the first nifty are-1o. Hugo
Schmidt, Pennsylvania; II. Russell B.
Hitchcock, Massachusetts,; II. Clinton Il.
Braine, 1r.. New York; 10. Malcolm w.
s BE- io M:js e. whit ss,ne wsssr wis., H.
oonsin: 1s, Lawrence F. Stafford. Massa-
ohusetts; II. Arthur c. Miles. Colorado:
u. William #. Fechtler, at large; 10,
Frank W; wead. Illinois; 20, Robert A.
Wisconsin: %: Charles A. Baker. Vir-
gaia; a. Tuthill Ketcham. Illinois; "a.
Donald M. Carpenter, Pennsylvania |;
.. Harris X. Lyle. Massachusetts;
%, Gerald F. Began, Illinois; "a,
sidney q. Dudley wyoming; !. Is, Leon s..
Ffske. Maine; %, Earl N. Major. New
York; %. William F. Loventhai, Texas;
q, Paul r. Cutting. Indiana; 20. Harold
M. Thorne, Michigan; 49, Walter Z. Bor-
dne. 5r., North Carolina: "a. Arthur T.
Emerson, Massachusetts; IS. Arthur c.
defscnhoff. New York; 80, Grover c.
Klein. Ohio: 81. William F. Boyer. Mis-
sourt; 3s. BARLEY. @. Furey. New York;
50 Willard A. Kits. 3rd, New York; 10,
Bertram y. Rodgers, ennsylvania; Il,
Clinton W. Hamill. Texas: ~, John A.
Terhune. at large; 43. Clinton II. Havill,
Ohio; A. Lew w. Bagby, Missouri; Is,
Byron 8. Dague, Illinois; 46, Lyman K.
Swenson. Utah; II. Frank e. Beatty.
IT,. Minnesota; 4S. Gail Morgan. West
Virginia; 49, Woodbury. E. Mackay,
Massachusetts; 80. Gilbert F. Bunneil.
New York.
The first members of the new class of
Midshipmen. which will number nearly
600. and be the largest class in the his
tory of the Academy. were sworn in
this morning. They are youths who
have been midshipmen before. but were
compelled to droS out and have again
passed their entrance examinations.
They number thirty-five. and will be
the only members of the new class to go
on the practice cruise this summer,