Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-12-18

neers, besides several classes of navy
aviators, civil engineers and intelli-
gence officers. On May % class of
400 reserve officers matriculated, and
following this, on June 6, class of
1879 midshipmen was graduated. On
June 1900 midshipmen of the first
and third classes embarked for a
cruise on the ships of the Atlantic
feet. With the upper classes of mid
shipmen at sea there was a summer
class of 700 reserve officers and two
classes of paymasters, 200 each. About
signed to engineering duty. Since the
reserve officers school was started on
July II about $500 reserve officers
were turned out. 1t is gratifying, said
the Admiral to state that the reports
received from all these officers have
been excellent.
Asked as to other work at the
Academy, Admiral Eberle said that
while the training schools were in OPP
GRAFTON work on the buildings was
carried on. He added: Mess hall con-
iitions we're frequently changing. as
we had mess in three or four places.
In the laundry all the leads, steam
pipes and lights were changed Ground
was broken for the new addition to
Bancroft Hall on August /, 1917, one
wing occupied on September 20, 1918,
and 100 students were domiciled in
the other wings, although incomplete.
1t will be next February before all adj
ditions will be finished. When Ban
croft Hall is ready for occupancy it
will provide accommodations for about
$500 midshipmen. At the present
time one-half of the mess hall is used
while the other half is being rebuilt
When finished it will accommodate
2,400-all dining at one time in one
hail."
@John Paul Jones Memorial"
Admiral Eberle said the addition to
sherwood Hall was practically COM
pleted and is being occupied. Ground
has also been broken for a new store
house, and plans are about completed
for new seamanship and navigation
building. He said he hoped these inn
provements will be made before he
leavs the Academy ito top off my term
as superintendent The Admiral stated
recommendations have been made for
a number of years for a suitable
chapel that would meet the fast grow
;ur raadr of tho ;voroasad x,rx,,t,o- of
students.
He suggested converting the present
chapel into what might be called a
John Paul Jones Memorial" where
many trophies of naval history could
be placed for exhibition purposes He
said many interesting relics had been
crowded into various buildings and
some had not even been unlocked. Only
about three-fourths of the student
body can attend religious services at
one time at present. Nor is there an
auditorium where lectures and en-
tertainments can be given When the
President or the Secretary of the Navy
visits the Academy there is no suit
able place to receive him. The drill
hall is not suitable as its acoustic
properties are poor.
He suggested improvements would
probably cost about $750.000. To pur-
chase the necessary land and to con-
struct additional officers quarters.
which are very necessary, and the
proposed new chapel would cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000, 900. Chair
man Padgett remarked that as the
government had many other pressing
obligations the purchase of land and
the erection of additional buildings
would have to be postponed