Evening star., 1934-05-27
JUNE WEEK OPENS
At NAVAL SCHOOL
Rehearsal of Flag Award,
Games and Dance Mark
Program.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 26.-June
week, the colorful days preceding
graduation at the Naval Academy, got
under way today with the annual
Spring athletic events with West
Point in base ball and track. The
presence alone of the 81 gray-clad
cadets added glamour to the goodly
throng which packed the Naval res
ervation.
Early today the regiment gathered
on Worden Field and rehearsed for
the benefit of newsreel and newspaper
cameramen the presentation Of the
championship flag for the scholastic
year to begin next September. Mid
shipman John Murray Wilson of
Scotssburg, Ind, commander of the
crack outfit of the regiment. received
f1e cherished award from Miss Sara
$fumma of Evanston, ILL.,, color girl.
Photographers will be kept on the side
lines at the actual presentation Mon
day at $50 pm.
sAOfficials Present.
Secretary of War George H. Dern
and athletic officials of West Point,
the latter clad in khaki uniforms,
were among the ranking guests at
the Academy today. More than ATS
officers and their guests attended
luncheon at the newly renovated Of
flcerS Club and then rushed off to
attend the track meet and base ball
game.
Tonight regimental hop was held
In Bancroft Hall, the Academy's huge
armory. Mrs. William G. B. Hatch,
wife of Lieut. Comdr. Hatch, and Mid
shipman ]. H. Lof1and, jr., received
the guests. Midshipman Lofland is
president Of the second class. which
gave the dance in honor of the grad
uating class.
Read Admiral Thomas c. Hart, su-
perinendent of the Academy. had as
his guests, in addition to Secretary
Dern, Gen. Douglas Macarthur, chief
of staff Of the Army; Admiral William
H. STANDBY, chief of naval operations,
and Real Admiral William D. Leahy.
chief of the Bureau of Navigation.
The battleshipS Wyoming and Ar
kansas will leave Annapolis next
Friday on a training cruise with the
present plebe and third classes and
will return the last of August, when
months leave will be given. The
present third class will remain here
during the Summer for preliminary
instruction in aviation.
Sermon Set Today.
Tomorrow at 10:45 am. Comdr
William N. Thomas, chaplain of the
Academy. will preach the bacculau-
reate sermon to the graduates. From
Monday until Thursday the midship-
men will be kept busy with the fol-
lowing program:
Monday.
10 am, physical drill, two bat
talions, Worden Field; noon, presen-
tation of athletic awards, Thompson
Stadium; 4 pm. band concert; $50
pm. dress parade, Worden Field,
presentation of colors; 745 pm, mov-
ing pictures, Mahan Hall Zone per-
formance); 9 to 11:30 pm, superin-
tendent's garden party for graduating
class; 8 to 1880 pm, ring dance, Sec
ond class, Luce Hall; 9 to 1880 p.m.,
third class hop, Macdonough Hall.
Tuesday.
10 am, physical drill, two bat
talions, Worden Field; 2 pm, grad
uating class rehearse procedure and
seating arrangements for graduating
exercises; $3.50 pm, band concert; S
pm, dress parade, Worden Field, pre-
sentation of prizes and awards; 9 to
10:45 pm, Midshipmen's Orchestra
recital, Mahan Hall; 9 pm. to mid
night, N dance Hubbard Hall.
Wednesday.
4 pm, band concert; 7:30 to $50
pm. band concert; 9 pm. to mid
night, farewell ball, Dahlgren Hall, all
classes.
Thursday.
II am, graduating exercises, Dahl
gren Hall; 4:30 pm, band concert.
Plebes to Attend Ball.
The farewell ball will be the first
event which the plebe, or freshmen,
class is allowed to attend. The bali
is attended by thousands and each
year is the largest social event held
in Maryland.
With final scholastic tabulations
completed, Comdr. Lynde D. McCor-
mick. aide to the superintendent, to-
day announced that IS awards will
be made at the dress parade at 5 pm.
Tuesday afternoon.