Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-07
ACADEMY BACK TO
Pre- WAR CONDITIONS
Division or Third Class And
Nucleus Of Fourth Rcnews
Four Class Basis
ALL EMBARK FOR CRUISE

I
The Naval Academy today passeii
smoothly back To conditions as they eNs
stea before the United States elt9eNed
lae world war. and tile course was
h1rtened from 70 II Il, hires years IN
afiies to supply IS pranlnslp ss pos
lille the need for moe fsatae officers
j the Navy
There are now actually four classes
MiashipmeI, AS HES not hecn the
e;tse since this country became be
Iigerent. The first class of lstsi yea
IS graduated, but FIRST an second
classes have been farmel by the &
vision of list yrars third class. While
.lle former fourth class has leeeille nc
third class a nucleus Of i new fourth
fissas Hi present in d hllf dozen or aoH
former aIldshimGen who have been re 4
sopointcd ana wlao have again entered
no Academy
Thns. the four classes and the four
year course have been restored The
only condition which IS in any way out
III inc ordinary il that he first half Of
last years third class viii nov become
Che first class, So that rs members will
graduate after but three years lrain
ins, AS did the class of 1920 III had
done such large portion of the al
ditional work provided when Tho
course vas shortened, that ii was felt
that ncariy alI VI its members who
were III tile first half as students. couia
complete the coufse iii three years. and
ii was regarded as the hest plan by
which the four classes could BE re
stored
Three hundred and FIVE members of
this class have heen designated IN
first eiassmcn, they having obtained i
scholastic standing above the average
Three Or four others will join the class
having been turned back from lie class
just above III Tllis viii give d class
next year Of about The size Of most of
slle graduating classes of recent year.
the graduating class of recent years
year will probably be somewhat small
ar, as there are likely to be more who
irop out The following year Will be-
Ifhn time of graduation for Tie present
third class. the largest class which
lever entered the institution, When il
graduates, the graduation exercises
may have TO be revised It took jist
one hour and half to deliver the
diplomas to this years class. SO the
presentation of 1922 may have 10 be-
shared but that IS long way on
The work Of embarking the Mid
shipmen began ali an early hour this.
1 morning. and was practically conn
pIeted by noon. The members Of
l the second and third classes went
aboard the six battleships the Ala
bama. Illinois, Kersearge Kentucky
Maine and wisconsin. commanded by
Rear Admiral Carlos b Britain
l which is now detached from the At
Iantlc fieet and becomes the sum
haer Practice Squadron . II will
carry out the itinerary already an
nouneed. leaving this afternoon, and
! visiting Guantanamo. Panama, ST
Thona and points on the Eastern
coast. north of the Chesapeake.
Members of the new first class will
be distributed IN small groups on the
bfFs Bttkk4<N41&Ro ~ &&sE AA%1S -
which will not leave Annapolis un-
4 til Monday The ships will, go. Of
course. lust where they are ordered
n hy the Department and the exact
Il itinerary IS not known at present.
Both attachments Of the alidshipnlen
will return to the Academy by Sep
semberl: ana their members win 90 on
leave for one month
Those candidates for the Academy
who have passed their mental tests
at either 81 the examinations. will BE-
gin to report here for physicai exam
sinati0us within 4 few weeks, and the
work of breaking them wili be the
chief occupation of the members b
the teaching and disciplinary force
sIFemaining at the Academy Most 81
the instruction win be along practical
lines