Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-17

70 ENTER A
Little Over Third Of Quota Come
Prom ENLISTED Ranks 20 b
come Midsaipnen
LOSING SPLENDID CHANCE

The response 81 The enlisted men Of
the Navy and Marine Corps 10 the
opportunity which Is presented 10 q
hundred OF thanl each year 10 become
nidshipmen and take the full course
al tho Naval Academy leading 10 >
commission in the navy and promotion
on the basis Of al other graduates.
has not been particularly encouraging
But thirty- five were successful III pass
ing their mental examinations this
year. Three of these are from the.
Marine Corps and the. rest FROM the
Navy. AS they hare already been ac-
cepted in the Mary. II is not likely that
any will be rejected on physical
gr0unds. though Ii Is possible.
Those who took advaRtags of this
opportunity to enter the Naval Acad-
IerAy are from various grades I'D the
service. The list Of those who have
passed the mental tests this time Is:
John b. Adams, sealnon Robert II.
Amis, pharmacists mate. Ord class:
Howell Armor. seaman; Seth 3. Bar
ron seaman, end class; Louis 81. isar
tell, chief yeeman: Charles D. Beau
mont, Ir.. apprentice seaman: Thomas
b. Birtiey, Jr., seaman End class; Geo.
Il. Bleecker, uuartermaster End class; i,
Harry A. Bolles, seaman William n.
Briscoe, coxsWain; Edward ]. Gala
han, seaman; John g. Curry, private,
Marine Corps: william +. Davidson.
seaman End class; Harold Doe, seaman
Ind class; Francis 4 Grandfieid, sea-
man End class n Dew Higgins.
quartermaster 3rd class: Walter CT.
Holt, private Marine Corps: Lorman
Fl Hurd, electrician ard class: Maurice
n. Kingsley. Iandsman electrical
radio) Merrell X. Kirkpatrick. elec-
trician and class tradIol John K.
Lord. apprentice seaman; Francis Il.
AHcCullom, apprentice seaman Calvin
III. Mann, fireman: Charles A. Parker.
Iandsmaa. electrical general; Richard
ID. Pratt, lst class private. Marine
Corps; Joyce A. Rolpl, Iandsman, cleo
trical radio; William + Rassieur, cleo
trojan Srd class; Albion II. Seder-
gren. seaman; Emanuel 4. Sprung.
seaman: Matthew ]. Yam Leeuwen.
apprentice seaman Donald q. Will
cox. seaman End class; Henry Zeiger,
yeoman Ord class
The law providing for the appoints
ment Of enlisted men went into effect
Ia little over two years ago, 90 this is
the third time these young men have
had the opportunity Of entering the
Academy. Last year, Afty-tw0 were
admitted, and 1t WAS hoped that the
full number would be secured this
year. The showing Is, therefore. dis
appointing. However. II IL likely that
there will be more who seek 10 enter
the Academy in this way when infor-
nation on the subject Ia general
It affords an opportunity BIZ which
IA capable youth IL almost certain Of
realizing an ambition to become 81
midshipman. After little less than
a year In the service. any enlisted man
Of the. Navy or Marine Corps may take
the entrance examination, up 70 the
.nunber og . hundred. AZ least one
youth is included III the list of success
ful candidates this year who passed
his examinations last year. but did not
enter because be could obtain nothing
better than an alternate's appointment,
and his principal passed the examine
ton. He promptly enlisted In the
Navy, and passed without difficulty
this year.
The examinations for the enlisted
men are the Same as Tor other candi-
dates. and they must not be over 90
years of age on April ! of the year In
which they enter. Another require
ment. which 1t Ii important To note. II
that they must have one year In the
sarvice BIZ August of the year in
which they enter. This should not
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