Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-05-05
DR.. SILLS NAMED
CHAIRMAN NAVY
VISITING BOARD
Educator OF Bowdoin College
Chosen BY Associates At First
Business Meeting-Statesmen
Hampered BY Official Duties
In Washington
INSPECT DEPARTMENTS;
STAG" DINNER TONIGHT

Having effected an organization
/ Yesterday afternoon at the first bust
less session when Or Kenneth c. NJ.
| Sills, OF Bowdon College. was elected
president. the members of the official
/ Board of Visitors to the Naval Acad-
I amy, have settled down actively 10
I he duties for which they were sent To
annapolis, that of inspecting the gov
arnment school in every department.
/ md gather data pertaining to the re-
luirements for the next academic
term
The program as arranged by Rear
ADMIRAL \. H. Scales. superintendent
If the academy, for the ediflcation OF
he inspecting officials. is beng car
ried out practically in it's entirety.
Today the Visitors found lots to oc-
rupy their time, but the inspection
Of the Engineering and Experiment
Station and rife range across Severn
'iyer and also the harbor, which had
)een arranged TO start at o'clock.
lad to lie abandoned for the time be-
ng. owing 70 the absence of several
nembers of the Board Senators and
congressman. particularly have found
hat 10 remain here regularly en-
reaches too much upon the time they
hould devote to official business in
Washington All of President Will
on's appointees to the Board are
ere. Senators Paige and Cary were
N hand for a time yesterday. but
ne other Senators as we'll as Con-
gressmen are forced 10 oscillate be-
ween Washington and Annapolis. and
herefore. their visits here necessarily
rave to be cut short.
During the morning and early aft
rnoon hours today, the departments
If Marine Engineering and Naval
Construction, Electrical Engineering
nd Physics. Mahan Hail. the Depart
nent of Seamanship. and Ordnance
nd Gunnery. were carefully inspect
d by the officials. At o'clock, the
3oard held business session at
headquarters in the Officers Mess
uilding
Scales Host At "Stag" Dinner
Tonight, Admiral Scales will be the
lost at stag" dinner party at his
.uarters in Blake Row. in honor of
ne Board Specially invited guests
will be Col Danford, Commandant OF
'adets at the Military Academy. West
Point. y. y; Col Koehler, OF the
army Athletic Council and Captain
,harlie DAILY, head football coach at
Vest Point. who comprise a commit
ee. now here informally, engaged in
studying the methods Of control OF
lthletics and the basis upon which
hey are carried on at the academy
IN returning to the four year course
of academic work The other guests
viii be the several depaTmep pl
heads
Tomorrow the inspecting body will
lind plenty TO do: The program will
be:
Tomorrow Inspection of % De-
parmtent of Navigation, ~ Depart
ment of Mathematics, (3) Post Gradu-
ate Department. a. Naval Hospital;
2 D. m, Inspection Of "a Department
Of Modern Languages (21 Department
of English; p. m. Session Of Board
of Visitors; 4.30 D. m, usual drills.
Program Rest OF Week
Friday-Inspection Of dairy farm;
, p. m. Session OF Board Of Visitors.
completion Of report; APO p. m,
usual drills.
Saturday, May 5000 a. m, usual
drills.
The usual drills for Thursday. Fri
day and Saturday will be: First and
second battalions: All classes: In
fantry and artillery; third battalions:
First class: Navigation second. third
and fourth classes: Ordnance; fourth
battalion: All classes: seamanship.
Viii 0hSearxa SHofhprss DaV"