Evening star., 1932-05-27
DIPLOMAS AWAIT
al At ANNAPOLIS
Lesser Number to Be Award
ed Commissions in Naval
Service.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 27.-Follow-
ing the sitting of the academic board
Of the Naval Academy, it was an
nounced that every member Of the first
or senior class will be given diplomas.
There are 421 members fthe class. one
member having recently left following
violation of one of the Academy's reg
ulations.
1t was also announced today that
Midshipman Richard Shat Mandlekorn
of Peoria. H., is the honor graduate
He led his class all four years and will
be awarded the Gardner L. Caskey
Memorial gold watch. Second place
went 10 Emerson Evans Fawkes of
Des Moines, Iowa, and third place to
Edward Aberle Ruckner of Westwood,
NJ J. Thirty-three other midshipmen
attained star scholastic ratings
The exact number of the graduates
to be commissioned has not yet been
determined, but the list will probably
number about $40.
Study Aviation.
Graduation ceremonies on June .
will be followed June by the begin
ming of the Summer course in aviation
by the rev second class. which will
last untai August 25 when the class
will be given leave of two days less
than a month The 1928 scholastic
year has been definitely set to begin
on September %.
June will also be marked by en-
barkation of the first detachment of
the midshipmen of the new first and
third classes upon the annual Summer
practice cruise. The U. S. S. Wyoming
will take the first group to Galveston
and Porto Rico. The second division.
which will uo or, loo vo inn, at a1v O ftar
the first class graduates. will be taken
to the Azores and Halifax after The
first detachment returns. The short
cruises ard the division will mean that
the undergraduates, excepting those in
the aviation class. will receive a vaca-
tion of nearly two months. the longest
such period of record for manv wears
The Navy Band will be divided into
two sections and will make the cruise
with the midshipmen.
New Glass Due.
On June Is the first group Of the
class of 1886 will arrive BY the end
of July nearly 400 new plebes will likely
be enrolled.
With automobile license tags from
nearly every State on the streets here
way. although the school year at the
academy does not officially end until
tomorrow
Today the entire regiment will go on
leave at 3:l5 pm. They must re-
turn, however. for the evening meal.
after which they can return to the city
Saturday afternoon leave will be given
all. However, many are expected to re-
main within the academy for the big
athletic program on Saturday, which
follows:
High School of Washington. champion
team of the District of Columbia
2:l5 p.m.-BaSe ball between the
Naval Academy and University of Mary
land on Lawrence Field.
2:15 p.m-Track. on Thompson Field.
between the Naval Academy and Ohio
State. and the Navy Plebes and team
Of all-stars from the Washington, D. c.,
high schools. The Washington team
will be chosen today at the inter-
scholastic meet, the three leading men
in each event qualifying for the test
with the Plebes
$3.50 p.m.-Lacrosse between the
Naval Academy and University of Mary
land.
Presentation Planned.
Earlier Saturday the new main gate
will be presented to the academy by the
LAS" VI i9oi. 1HIo eeleHioiIy Will ldke
place at HAS am.
Saturday night the annual academy
alumni dinner will be held. while the
regiment has dance in Dahlgren Hall
from pm. to l1:30 pm.
Sunday will be marked by sermon
to the graduates in the academy chapel
by Chaplain Frank H. Lash.
Monday. Memorial day. the regiment
will have leave from breakfast forma-
tion until night, except that the mid
Shipmen must attend meals
Thursday at IL am. the first class
will he graduated