Evening star., 1924-05-18

of graduates for any month prior to
this time was sixty-two each during
June and July of 1923.
Though the results of the examina-
tion Of candidates for midshipman for
this year have not been completed, 1t
Is estimated that the entering class
shipmen. OF this years graduating
class, eight have been assigned to
the Supply Corps, twenty-five to the
Marine Corps, and about twenty will
resign for the purpose Of entering the
Der to receive commissions in the line
of the Navy will probably be about
$50. The midshipmen in the Naval
Academy number 2,282. which are
divided into classes, as follows: First
class, $40; fourth class. 766; total, 2,2S2.
1t has been directed by the Navy
Department that when tho present
supply of insignia for naval aviators,
aviation pilots and balloon pilots is
exhausted, officers will be required
to supply themselves at their own ex-
pense.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has
requested Secretary Wilbur Of the
Navy to turn over the following de-
stroyers for. use in the Coast Guard:
Ammen, Beale, Cassin, Downes, Jouett,
The Judge advocate general, Navy
Department, has advised the bureau
of navigation that, in his opinion, the
active service required of members Of
the Naval Reserve Force to qualify
for confirmation in their ranks or
ratings in the Naval Reserve Force.
class 2, must be active service per-
pursuant to orders issued by compe-
tent authority. In the absence of
statutory provision, active service in
the Naval Militia cannot be counted
as active service for the purpose Of
confirmation in the Naval Reserve
Force.
In order that the Navy Department
may keep in the closest possible
touch with all developments regard
ing the naval petroleum reserves. Sec
retary Wilbur has established the
office of inspector of naval petroleum
reserves in California, with headquar-
ters at Los Angeles, and the Office
oil shale reserves in Wyoming. Utah
and Colorado, with headquarters at
Casper, Wyo. Commander Fl. A. Stu
art, U. S. N, has been assigned to the
Lieut.. i commande1 co sn I. F. % Landis. q. ss S.
N, will direct the activities Of the
Los Angeles office. Both OF these off,
GERS have had extensive experience
with the naval petroleum reserves.
and they are directly responsible to
tion of their duties. Instructions have
already been forwarded these two
officers in the performance of their
newly assigned duties.
Graduation exercises OF the 1924
class of the Coast Guard Academy.
New London, Conn.,, was held Thurs
day. Those who received diplomas
Nath2nial
chusetts, and Raymond Virgil Marion.
Colorado. Due to the war the last sew
eral classes have been very small but
the 1925 class will have twenty-nine
graduates.
The following is the tentative itin-
erary for the 1924 practice cruise of
cadets. Coast Guard Academy:
Leave-New London. Conn: June l;
bourg. France. July Il: Lisbon. Portu-
gal, July 20; Funchal, Madeira, July
20; Bermuda, B. W. l., August %.
Arrive--Gravesend, England. June
25; Cherbourg. France. July S; Lis
deira, July "a; Bermuda, B. w. l., Au-
gust II; New London, Conn, August
81.
Navy Department that approval had
been given the following itinerary for
the Pittsburg from May to May 80;
Cadiz. May Z; Paulliac for Bordeaux,
May Is; Brest, May %, and Cherbourg,
May 80.
AS of May 10. the total enlisted
strength of the Navy was 86,84s.
Since the beginning mi OF the ,s current
have been obtained by the Navy De-
partment, but after deducting SIS. due
to underage and physical disability
discharges, the net first enlistments
number 21.007. For the week ending
May 8, 1924. 357 first enlistments and
fortysix re-enlistments were OBJ
tanned, or a total of 4o3.
Capt. Theodore W. Richards, Medi-
cap Corps). U. S. NJ, now under in
struction at the Army War College
here, has been assigned to duty in
command of the Naval Hospital.
Puget Sound. Washington:
Corps, U. S. NJ, will be relieved from
duty in command Of the naval hos
pital, Mare Island, Calf, and ordered
to duty as a member Of the naval ex-
amining board, naval retiring board,
And naa5e Of Wsssnstoa D.
Commander Joseph G. Thompson.
tached from duty at the Naval Medi-
cal School here, and ordered to duty
at In0 marine IcCIuilluS SIdl1Ons ot4l-
Upon completion of the course Of
instruction at the Army Engineers.
School, Fort Humphreys, Va. Lieut..
Allen Hoar, c. E. c., will proceed to
the bureau of yards and docks. Navy
Announcement has just been made
by the United States Coast Guard that
an examination for appointment as
mi G. q M n
officers will be held June 16. The act
providing for this increase in the per-
sonnel of the Coast Guard was ap-
proved by the President, April II, and
warrant officers and 2,245 enlisted
men. Rates Of pay in the Coast Guard
are the same as that for the Navy
services may be counted for pay pur-
poses. Applicants for a temporary
commission will be required to take
an examination, which will be graded
on three counts-that is. educational
adaptability. The professional exam
ination will cover seamanship and
navigation, while the educational will
include English grammar and COM
position, general history, English and
American literature, and American
history.
The temporary warrant officers to
be appointed are boatswains. gunners,
machinists, carpenters, pay clerks.
and gunners (radio). In computing
the pay of a temporary warrant OFF,
Ger, there will be included all pre-
vious service in the Army, Navy. Ma
rine Corps, Coast Guard, coast and
geodetic survey and public health
service. Each candidate will take an
examination covering spelling, gram
mar, composition, arithmetic and gem
eral information, and in addition exam
nations in professional subjects Pc
culiar to his rating.