Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-02
me Week Returns
After Three Years

ment 81 navigation will represent The
Academic Board with the Board of Nis-
tturs. and Lieut. Commander Rivers
Iarstarphen will act as It's secretary
The members viii be entertained AZ
the homes 81 different affieeIs Of Tie
Academy
The military reception took place
IN Norden Field, The regiment being
paraded before the Official party It
WAS under the command or Commands
cr sherwoode A Tafiinder the rank
ing duty officer, while the Miashipinan
ronmandani. William 4. Ingram, the.
Acadenly's most noted athlete and
president ii the graduating class, was
the ranking midshipman. The regi-
ment was formed in masses and pass
ed in review after being presented.
Itg large size compared to former
midslfipmen bodies added 10 rs im-
posing appearance. while the drill was
np q the standard III nlidsnipnlen
units III snappiness and precision
Afternoon and Evening
Al half past two this afternoon, the
Hoard met iii its first business session.
for organization and the appointment
81 committees. Afterwards. there was
general inspection of grounds and
buildings Beginning tomorrow, sew
eral sessions will be held each day,
and superintendent Scales, Command
ant STANDBY and others will BE called
before II and the needs Of the Aead-
emy and tie work ii Is doing will be
tho subjects nf discussion, 50 that the
members 81 The Haard can act upon
full information when they report 20
Congress
Later til the afternoon. from four fo.
quarter of six. tile members of the
Board and their families VIII be re-
ceived by Admiral ands Mrs Scales,
assisted by The officers of the station
and their families and house guests
The events OF the evening Will be dress
parade. during which Will be present
al the prizes won ii professional
branches and the athletic awards, and
an Informal dance.
FIRST HOnors Glose
The scholastic standing of the grad
iates has not been officially announc-
ed. nor will the honor men be def
nitely known until II III. However, II
Ii very likely that first honors Will be
taken by Midshipman Wesley Mel.
Hague. of San Diego Cal., very bril-
liant scholar and accomplished young
naval officer. TIVE others II happens.
INF they are both from Ohio are in
the running, however, and the matter
viii only be settled when the official
figures are in. They are Roscoe Il.
Good. of Fostoria. the editor of the
Lucky Bag and Lloyd Harrison, ct
MeAtinnsville The race among the
three Is very close
Special interest attaches 10 Miiship-
man Hague. as he was formerly an
enlisted man in the Navy, and was ap-
pointed to the Naval Academy from its
II ii the first time III the history of the.
institution that one of his status has
won such high scholastic honors,
though many others have made ere-s
.lstaile showings iii scholarship and.
other phases or Academy life He Y
the winner OF three OF the prizes Tor
excellence Iii professional branches
when are open 70 members OF his.
class.
Tomorrow morning, at nine. the IN
tcresting series III drills and practical
exercises will begin The first event
is the competitive infantry drill which
ii the largest single element in the
contest among the sixteen companies
for the right TO carry the regimentaI I
coiors, which continues during the
whole az the Academic year Other
events which are part OF this con
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