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q midshipman, now O retired ad-
miral, blew the end OF his chin of
with q blank cartridge during OPEN
order drill. Once a team of horses,
drawing members of the board Of
visitors, was frightened by a salute
and ran away, menacing the crowd.
and on another occasion a midship-
man was drowned during the cere-
mony of "ring-christening," now un-
der q ban.
GRADUATION day. which marks
the end of June week, begins in
formally when the underclasSmen
throw the graduates out Of Bancroft
Hall in the morning, and ends with
the June ball, the formal farewell of
some midShipmen to those who are
leaving. These and the other incY-
dents are time-honored and have
changed but slightly.
After the address-sometimes by
the President of the United States
and more often by the Secretary of
the Navy-the diplomas of gradua-
ton are handed out, and each recip-
lent is cheered heartily by his COM
rades. The heartiest applause is re-
served for the man who made the
last touchdown against the Army, the
distinguished man in some Academy
activity, and-the anchor man-the
last man in the class scholastically,
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ton Of the first class and, indeed,
dominated it, so that the day Of grad
uation itself was the only one In which
the graduates were really the center
Of attraction.
1t was the official purpose that the
visitors should be shown, during the
week. everything that went into the
training of a youth as an officer of
the Navy, so that the days of June
week were a ceaseless grind, in which
Infantry drill was followed by practi-
cal seamanship, artillery maneuvers
by work in the engineering and boiler
room, great gun practice, small boats
under oars and sails, wall-scaling,
athletics and what not.
THE midshipman, even the member
of the graduating class, his day
filled with one drill or exercise after
another, and able to spend only short
periods with his loved ones and
friends, was wont to ask: "WhoSe show
is this?" and the answer was that 1t
was the Board of Visitors show, every
day of the week but the day of grad
uation.
1t is now the practice for the Board
of Visitors to complete its inspection
in the latter part of April of each
year. 1t is a far better course for the
midshipmen, and June week now be-
comes a real commencement period,
not different, except for certain spe-
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Naval Academy and does what 1t can
TO promote its interests and, particu-
larly to clean up its streets and yards,
so that the visitors from all parts of
the Nation may return to their homes
and tell their friends what a fine,
interesting town there Is at Annapolis,
in addition to "the greatest school of
naval training in the world"
ITO AN Annapolitan who has seen
- a half century of June weeks,
the largest interest is in watching its
development from a series of exercises
based upon a student body of $50 to
one which has reached over 1000, is
now about 1900 and is soon to go
above the higher figure.
1t is the same June week, with its
visitors, its drills and exercises, its
social affairs, crowned by the great
June ball, but 1t has expanded and
changed in many particulars, and, of
course, the number of visitors has
swelled in proportion to the student
body and the size Of the graduating
class.
In one vital particular-that Of sep
eration from the visit of the official
board appointed by the President and
heads of the houses of Congress, to
inspect the academy and report upon
its needs-there has been a change
which has proved entirely desirable
from the point of view of the mid
shipmen and, indeed, the official Wis
itors themselves.
Up to dozen years ago, the visit
Of this official body conceded with
the exercises attending the gradua-
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canary for $3.50 and took it home.
When he mentioned to his father that
the dealer had also had flnches a
dollar cheaper, Louis Schnid said
that he would prefer a finch to
canary. Back went Edward to the
store, but instead of allowing the
boy dollar on the exchange the deal
er demanded an extra dollar. Ed
ward paid the money and took the
finch home. He felt that there was
real need for a dealer in pets who
should have three qualities that these
men seemed not to have-a knoWl-
edge of their wares and honesty and
courtesy in their dealings with their
customers.
EDWARD was given a new type Of
cage for his finch. A friend, see
ing it, wanted one like it, so Edward
made one. The next day he made and
sold six cages to his friends. Some
of them wanted birds as well as
cages, SO Edward bought some cana
ries and began to breed them. From
that small beginning grew Schmid's
Emporium of Pets.
1t has grown until 1t occupies an
entire building and requires the serv-
ices of a large staff of employees. So
varied and unusual are the wild and
tame creatures kept at his store that
teachers bring school children on
inspection tours, just as they take
them to the museums and Zoo here.
The children are always welcome and
after wandering about as long as
they want they leave with lot OF
information and a packet Of souvenirs.
Adults are equally welcome. Mr..
Schmid has never forgotten his own
experiences with pet men nor the
resolutions he made when he went
into the business himself.
One of the most constant visitors,
back In the days when the first Roose-
welt was President, was the boy who
ran the White House. Quentin used
to borrow animals to keep at the
White House until he tired Of them.
One day he bought pig he saw on
a trip in Virginia and took it home.
Mrs. Roosevelt saw the animal the
next day and called Quentin into con-
ference. Quentin brought the pig
to Mr.. Schmid and asked him to
buy it. Since he was delivering the
animal, he though it only fair that
he should receive s1.25 for it, or IS
cents more than he had paid. Schmid
laughingly came to terms. He put
the animal in his window with a
placard stating that This pig slept
in the White House last night-price,
$780," In few minutes the animal
was sold.
THUS all his life Edward Schmid
= has met and served Presidents.
Strangely enough. Mr.. Schmfd himself
Evening star., 1936-05-31

commander receives the colors from
her.
The routine which has always been
used is for the color bearer and guard
to march from their position with the
company that has held the colors,
to the front of the commander. The
bearers permit the girl of the hour
to pass the colors to the winning COM
pany commander. who passes them
back, and the bearers and guard then
take their position with that COM
pany. The unit commander proposes
three cheers for the winning COM
pany, and when these are given, the
winning company commander pro-
poses three for the companies who
wished they had won it"
An incident of a certain color drill
and presentation has been handed
Evening star., 1936-05-31
Lighter Duties ON Last
Day Brought by
Changing Rules.

TUNE week Of this year began yes
terday. On Monday there will be
rehearsal Of the presentation Of
colors, for photogra pliers and news
reels, as they will not be allowed at
the ceremony on Tuesday. At noon
there will be presentation Of athletic
awards. There will be the first dress
parade Of the week, and In the eve
ming special social features for the
different classes-the superintendent
garden party for the graduates, the
ring dance for the second classmen
and a third class hop.
The one event OF Tuesday in which
the midshipmen will be occupied will
be practical exercises in the depart
ments Of ordnance and gunnery.
marine engineering and electrical
engineering. At dress parade in thel
evening there will be the presenta-l
ton Of colors won in the competitionl
which lasted during the entire
academic year. Other incidents will
be a recital by the midshipmens
orchestra and the "N'' dance for the
athletics in Hubbard Hall.
The practical exercises of Wednes-
day morning will consist of aquatic
events and seamanship, under the
direction of the departments of sea-
manship and navigation. At dress
parade in the evening there will be
the presentation of prizes and awards
won by the midshipmen in profess
sional branches during the year.
There are about 20 of these princi-
pal awards, made possible by the
acts Of individuals or societies, be-
sides numerous minor prizes. The
farewell ball takes place in the eve
ming.
Graduation exercises offer the only
event on the program for Thursday.
They will start at IL am. and the
class numbers 267 midshipmen. A
few will be found physically dis
qualified for the naval service and
few others will resign voluntarily.
Evening star., 1936-05-31
Pet Man Has Anniversary

bears a striking resemblance to
President Taft, even to the NOUS
tache. His relations with the great
have not been those Of the ordinary
sycophant. He Is a true friend. A
short time ago the postman delivered
letter from Mrs. Grace Coolidge,
written in her own hand, promising
Mr.. Schmid that his shop will be one
of the first places she will visit If
she comes to Washington again.
Naturally enough. in the many years
spent in handling live animals, anus
ing incidents are bound to occur
There is the story Mr.. Schmid tells
of the domestic snakes he had COL
lected for shipment to England. Some
how they broke loose and roamed
all over the store, frightening the
woman employees nearly out Of their
wits 1t was hours before the entire
hundred that had escaped had been
put back in the cages.
On another occasion five raccoons
broke loose from a cage which was
also destined for England. One was
recovered from a doctors waiting
room. Another brought firemen and
policemen to the home Of a dentist,
where they found the animal making
way with a dinner intended for sew.
eral guests. The raccoon escaped his
pursuers, as did the one that got
into a print shop, where it ate all
the employees lunches and left It's
tracks on reams of paper, after first
thoughtfully walking over the ink
pads. 1t is to be doubted that Mr..
Schmid made any money on that
order after all claims were settled.
There are many other amusing
stories that Mr.. Schmid will tell his
friends, as well as one or two that
might have been tragedies. There
was the boa constructor, for instance,
that wrapped itself about Mr.. Schmid's
arm in so crushing an embrace that
even now the pet man feels the effect
of 1t on damp days.
The list of creatures handled by
Edward Schmid is a long one. Even
at normal times the store Is q minia-
ture zoo. Today there are several
gila monsters, the most poisonous Of
lizards, at the store, though there
seem to be few buyers. There is as
yet no purchaser for a rare bird which
has vocal qualities and a vocabulary
far superior to parrots, though 1t
is priced at a mere 1000.
For so years Mr.. Schmid has been
at his shop, greeting every visitor
from the tiniest child to the great
people of the land, and he expects to
be there many more years. He ex-
poets, also, that his three sons who
work at the store will carry on tho
business. for, says he, people are
always going to want pets.
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down from the days when the
four companies drilled it out against
each other on one morning of June
week. Romance is not far away from
this event at any time, but It reached
its climax during this long past June
week.
On this occasion. the competition
was very close between two of the
companies of the Accompany battalion,
and it happened that the two COM
pany commanders were both devoted
in their attentions to the same young
lady, who hesitated between them and
gave no inkling Of her preference.
In fact, she could not reach a de-
cision.
On the day Of the competitive drill,
the gallery of spectators hummed with
the report that Miss A had decided
Evening star., 1936-05-31

year, eliminating in company and
battalion drill in closed and open Or
der, just before June week begins.
Next to graduation itself, the color
drill" and the presentation which
followed it, was the event of the week
which attracted the keenest interest
and the largest crowd. The conditions
and incidents of the presentation have
not changed in more than so years.
The midshipman commanding the
company, which has won the right to
carry the colors during the ensuing
academic year. has always been per-
mitted to name the girl who will make
the presentation. The chosen girl is
escorted by the superintendent of the
Academy to position in front Of the
battalion, or regiment. as it is now
organized, and the winning company
Evening star., 1936-05-31
New Architects Library

aluminium. They are non-breakable
and extremely light.
5. The tile room. Here you see a
sample of the swimming pool tile used
in the White House for President
Roosevelt's convenience. The tile In
this instance Is used as a side wall dis
play and takes up only one corner Of
the room. On all other sides and cor
ners and crevises are samples of all
the tiles you ever heard of arranged
to give some idea Of what can be done
with tile.
6. The lumber room. Here is where
all the artistry of the carpenters
has come into play. There are 26
kinds of domestic wood on display.
Some of the paneling is polished so
highly you can see your own reflection
and when it comes to tricky designs
the masters Of the saw and hammer
have worked out real masterpieces.
z. The glazed brick room. Unless
you were told differently you might
believe that this is an ante-room of
the tile room, but the boys who make
glazed brick are mighty proud to say
this is their own, their native product.
8. The terra Gotta room. Here is
where you see the last word in terra
cotta-and from the old days of terra
Gotta, that rough, crude material, to
these days is a long, long hop.
8. The stainless steel room. That
is the room that first catches your eye
as you enter the new display assembled
by Uncle Sam with the cooperation
of all the great manufacturers of
America.
10. The structural glass room.
There you see doorways made of glass:
window sills made of glass, glass floors
and walls.
This, then, is a cursory picture Of
Uncle Sans gift to the profession Of
architecture-a real reference library.
the only one in America and said to be
the finest In the world.
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to accept the one of her suitors whose
company won the competition, and
who could be able to name her as
the presenter Of the colors. The
company commanded by Midshipman
B won the flag, named Miss A to turn
it over to him, and he became her
escort for the gayeties of the week,
including the June ball, and was,
apparently, her accepted suitor.
There is a sequel, however-in a
few weeks cards announced the COM
ing wedding of Miss A and Midship-
man c, commander of the company
which came out second best.
Though June weeks, except for
their constant expansion, have been
much the same as in the years past,
some of them have been marked by
special incidents. On one occasion,
Evening star., 1936-05-31
FESTIVITIES ATTRACT PEOPLE OF ALL S
Navy's June Week
Smiling Ceremony
for New Officers.
By Hugh r. Riley.

TOR the past few weeks Annapo-
- -on-the-Severn has been
reused from It's wonted calm,
as June week, which has been
described as the gala season" of the
year. the period which marks the COM
pletion of the course by another class
Of n1idshipmen, drew near.
Annapolitans, who have seen June
weeks come and go, some of them
through half a century or more, are
not excited about it as are the relatives
and friends of the graduates and other
midshipmen; in special, the parents of
those about to step from the status
of midshipman to that of officer of
the Navy of the United States.
June week has always brought to
Annapolis throng of people SO rep
resentative of the whole Nation that
it cannot be matched in this particu-
lar except on like occasion at West
Point, the training school for officers
of the other branch of the service.
The midshipmen receive their ap-
pointmentS from the members of Con-
greSs, who are required by law, and
naturally desire, to appoint youths
from their own districts. The stu
dent body at the Naval Academy is,
therefore. truly representative of the
whole country. and so are the groups
of relatives and friends that come
to see them graduate
1t must be remembered that there
is an Annapolis apart from the Naval
Academy. Old residents sometimes
resent the synonymous use Of the
term, as if the Naval Academy was
all there was Of ANNAPOLIS, and in
form the users that Annapolis is the
capital of Maryland, with a proud
history, and that the Naval Academy
was brought there because of that
history, and for other reasons that
made it the proper place in which to
train young men to become officers of
the Navy.
Still, Annapolis is proud of the
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granite and stones of all kinds quar-
ried in the United States. Samples
are the same size as those in the mar
bic room proper. Aluminium strips
divide all samples in the exterior
stone room and the samples are
placed conveniently to outside light
80 the architect seeking material for
O building may know just what his
selection will look like in the broad
daylight. Floors in this room are
cast stone and slate, all highly COL
ored.
8. The facebrick room. Here you
will find sample of every kind of
brick made in the United States
and the bricks seem to take on q lot of
local color. Strange to say, this par
ticular room will save Uncle Sam q
lot of money in days to come. Once,
SO 1t Is said, architects building a
post office or some such building in
Oregon were mighty likely to specify
q kind Of brick made in Florida, not
knowing, perhaps, that Oregon was
in the brick-making business, too.
Nowadays, with the new reference
library, an architect designing build
ing for San Antonio, say, may even
go so far as to order brick made in
San Antonio.
4. The aluminium room. Here is
an amazing room. They say it cost
SIS. 900 to throw all this aluminium to-
gether in its present form-and it's
worth it. Makes you feel like you'd
like to have little aluminium room in
your home. Anyway, the aluminium
room has an aluminium lamp that
would look good in the east room Of
the White House-and aluminium win
dows, with aluminium curtains on the
side, and aluminium Venetian blinds.
Even the chairs in this room-one of
the few rooms having chairs-are
Evening star., 1936-05-31

About 20 will be commissioned as
second heutenants in the Marine
Corps and the remainder. the bulk
Of the class, as ensigns Of the line
Of the Navy.
The graduates have received q hard
training during their four years at
the Naval Academy, but they will tell
you that it has been worth it, and
that they have been happy while
they worked. One thing in particular
they have learned in the alma mater
of officers Of the United States Navy
that when the call to service comes,
whatever it may be. they must be
ready
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the one who made the tightest squeeze
in pulling through.
The band plays the old medley Of
tunes, "Aint I Glad to Get Out the
Wilderness" "A Life on the Ocean
Wave" etc, arranged by an old Civil
War bandmaster, who came to the
Academy after the War; and the
graduates throw their MILDLY caps in
the air as a mark of their release
from the 4-year servitude. The plebes,
now third classmen, make a mad rush
for Lovers Lane, whose sacred pre-
cincts have been denied them, and
another graduation is over.
Evening star., 1936-05-31
Shirley Temple in
Captain January"

Lionel Barrymore and
MaureenO OSullivan in
THE Voice OF Bugle
Ann" western. Ser.
Roger Pryor. Return
of Jimmy Valentine.
Airline Judge, Here
Comes Trouble"
Joan Bennett and
Cary Grant in
"Big Brown Eyes.
Flash Gordon" IND.
Charles Bickford In
"Pride of the
Marines"
Ohase co1ne6s -
Evening star., 1936-05-31

Sylvia Sidney and
Henry Fonda in
"Trail of the Lone
some Pine" Cartoon.
Robert Donat and
Jean Parker
in
"Ghost Goes West"
Ann Sothern in
"You May Be Next"
Buck Jones in ivory
Handled Guns" Ser.
Cark Gable and Jean
Harlow in China
Seas. wally wales
in Desert Man"
Laurel and Hardy in
Bohemian Girl"
Charles Starrett in
Gallant Defenders"
Evening star., 1936-05-31

Buck Jones. Shadow
Ranch" Carole Lom-
bard in Love Before
Breakfast" Serial.
Freddie Bartholomew
and Dolores Costello
in Little Lord
Fauntleroy."
Chester Morris and
Madge Evans in
Moonlight Murder"
Com. Mickey Mouse.
Reginald Denny and
Frances Drake in
THE Preview Murder
Mystery" Comedies.
Evening star., 1936-05-31
Photoplays in Washington Theaters This Week
WEEK OF
MAY 81

1 MAY 81
| Academy
sth and q SITS. Sc.
| Ambassador
18th and Columbia Rd.
Apollo
624 n st. NE.
| Arcade
Hyattsville. Nd.
| Ashton
Clarendon, Va.
| Avalon
5612 Connecticut Ave.
| Avenue Grand
645 Pa. Ave. Sc.
Cameo
Mount Rainier. Nd.
| Carolina
11th andN.C. Ave.S.E,
e--s------
| Central
425 9th st. NV.
| Circle
2105 Pa. Ave. NV.
Colony
Ga. Ave. and Farragut
| Dumbarton
1343 Wis. Ave. NV.
Fairlawn
Anacostia. D. 9.
Hiprodrome
K near 9th
Home
18th and Q sts. NE.
| Jesse
18th nr. z: I: Ave. NE.
Lee
Falls Church, Va.
Little
9th between r and q
Milo
Rockville, Nd.
Palm
Del Ray. Va.
Penn
$50 Pa. Ave. 8. e.
Princess
1119 n ct, NE.
Richmond
Alexandria, Va.
Savoy
3o30 14th Sc. NV.
Seco
Silver Spring. Ma.
Stanton
9th and O sts. NE.
State
Bethesda, Nd.
State
Falls Church. Va.
Sylvan
104 e. !. Ave. NV.
Takoma
Takoma Park, d. C,
Tivoli
14th and Park I'd.
York
"a. Ava end ou,sbse
Evening star., 1936-05-31
Saturday

Wallace Beery. Jackie
Cooper. "O'Shaugh-
nessy's Boy" Also
Arizona Cyclone
VIII Rogers in
Connecticut
Yankee"
Mickey Mouse.
Here Comes
Trouble"
Gene Raymond in
Love on a Bet"
Paul Kelly in Here
Comes Trouble"
Ken Maynard in
western Frontier"
Jane Withers in
Paddy O'Day."
Buster Keaton
comedy.
Larry Crabbe and
Marsha Hunt in
Desert Gold"
Serial. Com. Popeye.
Paul Kelly and
Claire Trevor in
"Song and Dance
Man" Popeye.
Evening star., 1936-05-31
Tuesday

Jeanette Macdonald.
"Naughty Marietta. I"
Charles Starrett in
"Undercover Men"
Jessie Matthews and
Robert Young
''It's Love Again"
Dionne Quintuplets
and Jean Hersholt in
Country Doctor"
Silly Symphony.
Evening star., 1936-05-13

Cool drinks have just the right zip
when served from an attractive set
Of this kind.
The lemon squeezer top, large
pitcher and cups-are Of raised
ornamented design of green and
purple on q yellow BACKGROUND.
Refreshing-you'll call 1t super
refreshing to serve your iced drinks
from this. attractive set indoors or
outdoors In the Summertime.
Evening star., 1936-05-05
TREASURY ARCHITECTS
OFFICE RECEIVES PRIZE
Awarded Association of Federal
Architects Medal for Best
Display at Exhibit.

The Supervising Architects Once,
Procurement Division, Treasury De-
partment, last night was awarded the
bronze medal of the Association of
Federal Architects for the best display
at the associations annual exhibit at
the National Museum.
More than 400 sketches portraying
post Office buildings, hospitals, bar
racks and quarters and other Govern
ment structures, as we'll as drawings
and color work done privately by the
exhibitors. are on display
The exhibit may be viewed by the
public between am. and 430 pm.
throughout May.
The judges in the exhibit were
George Oakley Totten, jr.; T. J. D.
Fuller and Gilbert L. Rodier.