Evening star., 1928-06-06
M|DD|ES TO HEAR
SPEECHBY WILBUR
173 to Receive Graduation
Certificates at Final Acad-
emy Exercises.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch 10 The star
ANNAPOLIS, Md. June 6.-Tomor-
row 173 naval students will receive GER
tificates of graduation from the Naval
Academy from the hands of Secretary
of Navy Curtiss S. Wilbur, who will
also be the principal speaker at the
ceremonies. The exercises will begin
at l0:30 am. at Dahlgren Hall. Admls-
sion will be by ticket only. with the
spectators mainly Navy people or their
guests.
Vice Admiral Louis M. Mutton, super
intendent of the Academy, also will
speak, and deliver his message on the
service and what the embryo officers
can expect The addresses will be car
ried to all corners of the big hall by
ampliflers. Admiral Mutton will leave
the Academy by the middle of the
month for the West Coast, where he
will have charge of the Pacific fleet.
The board of visitors last month praised
his administration and recommended
that Rear Admiral Samuel S. Robson.
incoming superintendent. continue the
same policy.
Must Serve Two Years.
Most of the graduates will be sworn
in as officers following the presentation
of diplomas Two years of service is
now compulsory except when the grad
uate Is found TO be physically unfit.
Several are in this status. including
c. NJ Blackford of West Virginia, who
stands next to c. r. Watts of Ohio,
the honor graduate. Selection of the
Marine Corps has been made by IA of
the first class men, while two others will
go into the Supply Corps.
The three lower classes will embark
for their Summer rFIIiSo FRIDAY
morning and will return here on Au-
gust % for a months leave. The grad
yates will have to return here in July
to take a six-week course In aviation be-
fore going to sea. Before that the new
class of plebes will start arriving.
Quite a few of the undergraduates
will not make the cruise this year
Three crews are at Poughkeepsie work
ing for Olympic honors, while the la
crosse team will remain here with the
same aim in view The cruise will be
made on the Arkansas. Florida and
Utah. The first two ships have been
here 10 days, but the Utah had trouble
en- route and was held up, All three
have been converted from coal to OIL
burners. much to the delight of the
midshipmen, who dread shoveling coal.
Prizes Given Today.
AT o'clock this afternoon presenta-
ton Of prizes will take place on Wor-
den Field These middieS. rewarded
for outstanding work. will step forward
individually and receive the prizes
amid the cheers of the bysts.nders.
Among those to receive awards are
George Hall Moffett. son of Rear Ad-
mira1 w A. Moffett of 20l9 Massa-
chuSetts avenue. Washington; Edward
Alien Hannegan, son of Duncan Han
negan Of the United States Geological
Survey. Interior Department, Washing
ton: William Eager Howard. ir, of 1901
K street. Washington: Charles Robert
Watts Of GAINESVILLE, Ohio; David Lamar
Mcdonald OF Monroe. Ga; Cuthbert ].
Bruen of Cleveland, Ohio; Albert Col
Inns Burrows. Shawnee. Okla: yelling
ton T. Hines, Bowling Green. KY:
Chester Miles Blackford of Salem. W.
Va: James Richard Lee of 1868 Euclid
street. Washington: Raymond Oliver
Burzynski of Milwaukee, Wis; Kenneth
McLoud Gentry of Joplin, Mo: Rod
erick Shanahan Rooney. New York
City; Charles Robert Gillian. Fort
Worth, Tex, Harold PaySon. Ir.. BriS-
tol. r. l.: Howard Franklin Rausfor.l
of Eagle Crote, Iowa Charles Hans