Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-06
Aeademy's Greatest Class
Finishes Training Period

la,nond G Ferris. of Newcastle, Del.
The others of the twenty four star
graduates. represent practically every
section of the nation
At 8 80 this morning the doors o.
the Naval Academy arnlory were open
ed again for the impressive ceremonies
1T commencement which were planned
again this year with the elaboration
which the war forced into discard for
time. Fifteen minutes after the
opening III the doors lle hall was fille1
with the crowds of visitors who had
Waited fiji line for d considerable time
TO be admitted
Both the main fodr and the baleuny
were filled tu their capacity ia q very
short while. and The audience had 4
Wait III about fiffeen minutes before
tie Midshipmen OF The lower classes
we're marched fiji and drawn up beside
the central aisle The first classmen
we're marched down this aisle and took
their seats before the rostrnni.
shortly after 10 o'clock Secretary
Daniels arrived, and the proiam Of the
day forMwhleh the Midshipnlen have
striyen began with the Invocation by
Chaplain sydney X. Evans Z. s. n
Superintendent A. Fl. Scales made a
brief address Id the first class before
introducing Secretary Daniels. The
talk of Superintendent Scales found
great fi4vor with all Who heard II. and
drew rounds of APPLAUSE when iii speak |
ing on those who are near tD tho araf
uates and who have greak interest III
sheir naval earecr he leluded, four
ifnnared and iiftyfsD swecthearts.
The autlience was agaln responsive
when he added. " II tIlFe are not that
many there SHOULD ~. Il would be
dlsappo & The graduates were
deficient in tltslk hFnMch .
Another pasa wAirii met With tho
iigh approsaA n tise audience vas his
mention ID lask weeks victory over
West poin
In snir a up his brief but lnsnir
ns talk Snp sntendent Scales said
hat Ii nliglGk III put Iii the one word,
Icadership Tho advice To the III.
IRE Officers was that they acquire 4
knowIesEas@ OF men hy diligent study /
i men. and draw tho sympathetic IN
Iergfanding oe suboTdinates without
which real leadership Is seriously i'm,
,aifed,
on closing his talk, the siiperinten
dent introduced the Secretary of the
Navy, whose address Is given Iii an
other article Of this issue
Secretary Daniels presented tho
diplomas to the class Immediately
tfter tinishing hts address I'd them. He
congratulated each member of the
lass personally as he shook their
,ands and delivered to them The dipIo
mas for which they have worked so
lard and well. While tho line of grad
iates came steadily forward as the
oil was called continuous round Of
land cIapping resounded This be
anne particularly loud and was ac
ompanied by cheers from the class
thenever men OF great popularity and I
anne stepped forward To grasp the
ieeretarys s hand
The iondest and longest applause |
anne for Baker. who pitched part of
he game with West Point last week
nd Ingram who has been among the
rst iii athletics and military work
,thers who drew this particular ap.
,lausc were fsiakesiey Butler.
oombcs, rnscn. Harris, kinney
'erry. Repplier Taibert. Wyatt and
y Hachc
a few Of the diplomas were pre-
ented by parents who occupied no
itions ON tic rostrnin These seats of
sonor were illled largely by naval ON |
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