Evening star., 1942-02-15
Reserve Members
Receive Lectures
On Naval Subjects
Preparations Being
Made for Annapolis
Examinations

Lectures on navel subjects, as a
preliminary to the instruction which
they will get at the United States
Naval Academy, is one of the fea-
lures of the course being given to
candidates by the officers of the
United States Naval Reserve bat
talon here, which they are re-
quired to take as requisite to par
ticipate in the competitive exam
tnation soon to be held.
On each drill night one or more
OF the officers take the men through
naval customs and procedure, notes
on what they might expect at the
Naval Academy. and the details of
ship routine on various classes of
vessels used by the Navy in the
current conflict. A goodly portion
of each drill night is given over also
to physical exercise in the form of
the manual of arms and Butts Man
ual, the latter a form of physical
drill with rifles.
In addition to the Naval Academy
candidate group, the officers also are
conducting drill and training
course for number of young Off
GERS who have been newly commits
sionend and have had no training
In the customs and procedure of
the service.
Civil, mechanical, electrical,
steam and automotive engineers are
being sought by the local Naval Re-
serve officers for enrolment in that
branch of the naval service. They
are wanted both for general and
special service. the former being for
duty anywhere with the fleet or at
shore stations, and the latter for
some particular duty. They will be
awarded commissions, provided
they have the necessary college de-
gree. But the naval service, it was
said. is finding difficulty in getting
enough qualified men, because other
branches of the Government also
are seeking engineers.
Board Members.
1t. q. g. Frederick w. Lemly, one
OF the first to go to sea from the 10
cal battalion when the national de-
fense call came, has been recon-
mended by a Navy selection board
for permanent promotion to the
grade of lieutenant. The board was
composed of Capt. Clarence H. Hin
kamp. U. S. N. president; Capts.
Newton H. White, U. S. NJ; Frank
r. Lackey, U. S. N R.; Richard T.
Broadhead, U. S. N. r.; Edgar M.
Williams, U. S. N; Oliver L.
Wolfard, U. S. NJ; Donald F. Patter-
son, U. S. NJ: Charles j. Parrish,
U. S. N, and Theo D. Westfall,
U. S. N. 1t. Lemly's address is given
as ALL Dover road, Brookdale, Md.
Others selected for permanent
position were James E. Reid,
Thomas r. Rawlings. Henry Ernest,
IT.. and Lawrence Wischoff Gun
ther.
1t. q. g. H. Arthur Lamar of the
local battalion, was selected for the
temporary rank of lieutenant in the
Naval Reserve. He since was called
to active duty and assigned to the
Navy Department as aide to the
chief of naval operations, with the
additional duty of officer in charge
of the drilling and training Of the
local Navy Academy candidate divi-
sion. Another selected for the same
promotion was Charles Alphonso
Smith, one-time press relations Off
cial of the Federal Communications
Commission.
Scores of young men are applying
for probational appointments as en-
signs in the Supply Corps of the
Naval Reserve. However, while a
number are being accepted tenta-
lively, 1t was said that the final Sc
lection will be made by the Supply
Corps headquarters in the Navy De-
partment. A quota has been fixed
for the country at large at $50,
but vastly more than this number
are expected to be on the tentative
list. Those who made applications
will not know until the final selec-
ton is made at the Navy Depart
ment.
Those selected will be called to
active duty some time in July, when
they will be sent to supply corps
school for three months. If they
pass this course they will be given a
permanent appointment In the Re-
serve corps, in the rank in which
they were taken in. They will re-
main on active duty and will be
sent Immediately to ships and shore
stations wherever their services are
needed. The school Is held ct Har.
ward University.