Evening star., 1932-04-20
NAVAL INSPECTION
BOARD IS NAMED
Personnel Is Announced for
Annual Visit to An
nap0Iis.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 20-The
personnel of the Board Of Visitors to
the Naval Academy this year was an
nounced yesterday by Lieut. Comdr.
Lynde D. Mccormick, aid to the super
intendent
The board. which will assemble here
next Monday for the annual 4-day in
spection, will include Is members, seven
appointed by President Herbert Hoover,
five by Vice President Curtis and six
by Speaker Garner of the House.
Presidents Selection.
President Hoover's selection includes
two retired naval officers. three at
torneys at law and two publishers. They
follow:
Augustus c. Backus of Milwaukee, at
torney at law
Alan Fox of New York City, attorney
ut law.
John c. OLaughlin of Washington,
D. c., publisher and editor of the Army
Navy journal.
George F. Booth of Worcester, Mass,
publisher.
Gen. Milton j. Foreman of Chicago,
Ill. attorney at law
Admiral Hugh Rodman. u. S. N, re-
tired, of Washington, D. c.. graduate of
the Naval Academy in the class of 1880.
Capt. j. Otto Fisher. U. S. N, retired
OF Lewistown, Me, graduate of the
Naval Academy in the class OF 1902.
The Senate members of the board are
Senators Ellison D. Smith, Frederick
Hale, Henry w. KeyeS. Tasker L. Oddie
and George McGiu. The list of Repre-
sentatives include Carl Vinson. chair
man Of the House Naval Affairs Com
mittee; John C. Allen. Menalcus Lank-
ford, Frank C. Knifin, Leonard W.
SchuetZ and Joachim O. Fernandez.
Comdr. William D. Chandler, jr, has
been designated secretary to the board
Features of Program.
Features of tie four days program
follow: April 25, inspection of Ban
croft Hail. midshipman dormitory and
sick tquarters, luncheon with Rear
Admiral Thomas c. Hart, Superintend-
ent of the academy; meeting of the
board, attendance at regimental pa
rade and at night a reception by Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Hart.
Tuesday, April &c, will be marked in
the forenoon by inspection of the de-
partments Of seamanship, flight tactics,
navigation, modern languages and phys
ical education. At noon the board will
Qlne WlIn the regiment OF mlQSnlpmeH
after which the department of ordnance
and gunnery will be inspected. Later
in the afternoon the board will meet III
executive session, will attend drill and
later dine with the superintendent.
Athletic Games.
Wednesday, April 81, will practically
conclude the inspection, as the depart
ments of engineering and aeronautics,
electrical engineering and physics,
mathematics, and English as well as the
library, auditorium and museum will be
reviewed. At pm. the Navy Post
graduate School will be inspected. Later
in the afternoon the board will be taken
to a base ball game between the Mid
shipmen and West Virginia University
or a tennis match with William ana
Mary College. At 6:45 pm. they will
attend midshipmen after-dinner speak
ing.
Thursday, April %, the board will
prepare its report. In the past very few
recommendations of the boards have
been carried out. An improved sea wall,
a large auditorium, extension of the
course of instruction from four to six
years and establishment of more liberal
arts in the courses have been recon-
mended without action.