Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-31
EHRE WILL
LEAVE NAVAL ACADEMY
Ordered Detached And Will Be
succecded BY Rear Ad
nairal Scales
He LEAVES FINE RECORD

it was announced at the Naval acad-
envy today that Rear Admiral Edward
" Eberle superintendent Of the
Naval academy since September 20,
1915. has been detached. and that be
would Sc relieved BY Rear Admiral
Archibald hi Scales, now commanding
| the department Of the Great Lakes.
The announcement caused consider
able surprise at the academy and
throughout Annapolis, as Il had not
been generally anticipated.
Admirable Eberle will take com
mand of the Fifth division Of the bat.
tleship fieet. his flagship being the
Utah. He will relinquish command Of
the academy tomorrow morning; and
/ Admiral Scales Is expected here on
sunday. III the interim, Captain Will
| liam H. Standley commandant Of mid
shipmen. win be acting superinten-
dent.
1t Is well known that Admiral
/ Eberle asked for sea duty just as soon
as the United States entered the war
However. the work he was doing at the
4 academy III connection with the train-
l ing Of great classes of nidshipmen and
reserve ofTicers was considered SO Inn
portant and was being done 30 well,
| that Secretary Daniels decided that
! his work was at the academy This,
Ithe secretary announced on the occas-
Ton of the graduation of the class OF
midshipmen last June.
The service which the Naval acad-
! emy has performed during the war
constitutes one of he brightest chap
ters In its history Not only have the
classes OF midshipmen been greatly
Increased III size. but the course has
been completed il three years, one
year less than the normal. without
sacrificing any necessary instruction.
IN addition. nearly 5000 reserve on
GERS have been fitted for temporary
commissions Admiral Eberle has had
lcharge while this tremendous work
has been done.
During the long term OF Admiral
1 Eberle as superintendent of the Naval
academy. one Of the longest ia It's his
tory, the affairs of the institution have
moved smoothly. and not an unpIeas-
ant incident OF any importance can be
recalled In his relations with officers,
midshipmen or the community Of AM
napolis. A firm and efficient ofiicer In
every respect. Admiral Eberle has al
ways emphasized. however, cheerful
ness and fairness in dealing with as
sociates and subordinates. and has
been splendid example Of that
course of action
Admirable EberIes will be greatly
missed ia Annapolis He has lived on
terms OF the greatest friendship and
kindlinegs with the community. of11c-
Ial and unotieial There has been no
way ii which he could serve the city
In which he has been lacking He is
held ID the highest regard BY the peo-
pie Of Annapolis
Mrs. Eberle has been most grac-
j ions and tactfuI hostess I'M every way
she has held up she dignity Of her
position as First Lady of the Naval
academy. and has made host Of
j friends who viii regret her leave
taking.
/ The assignment or Rear Admiral
Scales TO the superintendency will not
Ehave the effect of causing any other
delach.aenss from the acad amv his
cussions of Admiral Eberle's probable
successor Ia the event OF his detach-
ment, had brought out the names of
some who were junior III rank to soma
of the officers already here. This
would have meant, Of course. the
prompt detachment Of the latter ON
ers
Admiral Scales will come not as q
stranger to the Naval academy al ifs
superintendent He has had several
details of duty here, once In the de-
partment Of mathematics and again
Ia charge of ships at this station with
quarters on the old Santee. He and
his family are wen and favorahly
known here. Mrs Scales mother and
sister reside at wardour
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