The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
MILFORD BOY IS
 SENIOR CAPT.0F ARMY GRADUATES
Elnert l.. Ford, Football Star Will Obtain His
 Commission Friday

New England will furnish II per- fectly trained ieutenants for the Un1- ted States Army upon the graduation
 of the class of 1917 of the Military Academy at West Point Friday out of the 139 new officers to get comm1s-
 sions on that day. Their names are N D. Cota L. F. Daniels. J. M. Devine,
 E. L. Ford, jr., E. N. HaNN,n, c. E.
 Hurdis, F. A. Irving, l.. C. Mitchell,
 R. D. Newton, B. H. Perry and H. R.
 Pierce.
 Graduation for the cadets this year will not mean the pleasant June week exercises, which are so characteristic of West Point Conamencements. In-
 stead, the stern, warlike march to the auditorium, where the diplomas will
 be presented, and the hurried depar- ture of the men for a brief leave, per-
 haps not to exceed a fortnight at most,
 and then all the real, hard earnest
 work in the field is to be their lot. Elnert L.. Ford, jr., is "A years old
 and was admitted from the 3d Con- necticut District. Ford stood No. B in Janury. Ford is the highest rank ing cadet officer in the battalion or
 ganlzation, holding the position of first captain.
 Ford has been a bulwark in ath-
 letics while at the academy. He was prominently identified with Army football ever since his entrance, play ing at end and in the backfield for the whole four years. In ice hockey he excelled and was captain of last Winters hockey team, the best one West Point ever had. He played rov- CT on the hockey seven. He has won his "A'' in both these branches of sport. Ford lives at 77 Gulf street, Milford Conn.
 Norman D. Cota, age 24 years, of 10 John street, Chelsea, Mass, enter ed the academy June IA, 1913, and represents the 4th Congressional Dis trict. Gotta is lieutenant in Com pany, stood 85 in his class at the last published standing of the class. Cota is one of the popular men in his class. He was captain of the Cullum Hall football squad during the last season. Lincoln F. Daniels a Senatorial ap- pointee from Vermont, is 23 years old, and lives at 4e Mansfield avenue, Bur- lington, Vt, Daniels. stood 52 in the class last January and is a sergeant in B Company in the battalion organ ization.
 John M. Devfne represents the 2d Rhode Island Congressional District. He Is 22 years of age and 1is home Is at 102 Ellery street, Providence. Devine stands we'll in his class, being IF at the last published roll. He is lieutenant in c Company. Cadet Ernest N. Harmon, 23 years old, represents the 2d Vermont Con- gressional District. At the last pub- lications of the standings of the class he was No. so. Harmon is a, sergeant in E Company and has been promin- ent in athletics. He was a member of last years Army football team Harmon went to Norwich University
 before coming to West Point; he is a member of the Alpha Sigmt Phi fra ternity at that university. He lievs at West Newbury, Orange County, Vt.
 Charles E. Hurdis, age "A, is a Sena- torial appointee from Rhode Island. Hurdis stands the highest of any of the New Englanders. He was No. 13 on the class roll in January. His rat. ing was 12 in philosophy, IS in chem istry, 33 in drawing, 22 in drill regu lations, 8 in conduct, 18 in engineer Ing, 39 in law, A in Spanish, 10 in ordnance. He is a quartermaster ser geant in H Company; his home is at 4 Weybosset street, Providence.
 Frederick A. Irving represents the 18th Massachusetts District. He is No. 53 in the class. He is a sergeant in F Company. Irving lives at 2 Couch street, Taunton.
 Lawrence c. Mitchell, age 24 years. represents the 9th Massachusetts Dis trict. He stood No. 118 on the last published roll. Mitchell is a private in c Company and lives at 23O Plav- stead road, Medford
 Robert D. Newtoon, age 23. repre- sent the 1st Rhole Island, District. He stands No. S1 in the class. Newton is a private in B Company. His home is at S7 Hope street, Providence.
 Basil H. Perry is 23 years old. and IS a Senatorial appointment from Rhode Island. He stands very well in the class, his last rank being No 26. Perry is an Alpha Tau Omega man of Brown University, which he attended before coming to West Point. In the battalion organization he is quartermaster-sergeant of l. Com 'pany. Perry's home is now at 31 Hu. bfnger, street, New Haven.
 The rating given the men here nav De changed somewhat, but it is m. likely there will be any material diff terence. Matters are so at sixes and sevens over the premature graduation of the class that it will be graduation day itself before the results are de- finitely known.