Evening star., 1946-06-01
Texas kidshipman
Is Top Honor Man
Al Naval Academy
BY the Assoeioied Pres,

ANNAPOLIS, June 1.-MidShip-
man James R. Collier, Dallas, Tex,
is the top honor man of the 1916
Naval Academy graduating class of
some 300 members, the institution
announced today as June week
moved into its second day.
William r. Porter, Santa Ana,
Calf, and George Maragos, st.
Louis, stood second and third, re-
spectively, on the scholastic ladder.
In addition to listing the top men
the academy released the following
partial list of midshipmen who will
receive prizes at brigade parade
Monday:
John B. Jones, jr., Dallas, Tex,
winner of the Navy Secretary's car
bine trophy for proficiency in use
of the service carbine.
Jose Constantine Seijas, Caracas,
Venezuela, Navy Secretary's pistol
trophy.
Nicholas E. Davis, second class,
Dayton, Ohio, first prize gold
medal; James c. Ruehrmund, Sec
ond class, Richmond, Va, second
prize (silver medal, and Joseph w.
Clasgens II, second class, Cincin-
natl, third prize (bronze medal, all
for excellence in small arms target
practice.
Howard A. Weiss, Chicago, class of
1912 prize (gold watch for grad
uating highest in English course,
and Colonial Daughters of the 18th
Century prize Qife membership in
the United States Naval Instituted
for excellence in history.
Robert c. Olson, Omaha, Amer
ican Legion prize ($100 Victory
BonO for excellence in naval his
tory.
Stansfield Turner, Highland Park,
ILL.,, Regular Veterans Association
prize $3.50 Victory Bond for mid
shipman brigade captain.
Larry c. Mcclure, Berkeley, Calf,
Senator David 1. Walsh prize (S75
in Victory Bonds for excellency in
military law course.
The following midshipmen won
the Naval Order of the United
States prizes based on competitive
examinations in current affairs.
Howard N. Kay, Milwaukee third
class, first prize senior contest ($5O
Victory Bond; Jonathan R. War
rem Second class, San Francisco,
second prize senior contest deter
OF commentator from naval order
and two years subscription to a
news magazine), and Harry j. Dom
ahue Fourth class, Pittsburgh,
Junior contest prize, same as second
prize in senior contest.
Rafael Hipolito Cevallos, Ecuador
United States Line prize ($lO0 Vic
tory Bon0 for proficiency in foreign
language course.
Robert Louis Won Gerichten, Co
lumbus, Ohio, American Bureau of
Shipping prize ($100 Victory Bond)
for excellence in mechanical draw
ing and descriptive geometry.
All except those otherwise desig-
mated are first class men and men,
bers OF this years graduating class.
The academy's most exclusive
dance OF the year-devoted to the
athletic brain and Drawn society
was held last night in a festive June
week setting as Navy varsity sports
men celebrated their receipt of the
coveted IN"
The dance topped off a day of
honor for the athletes in which, at
a Tecumseh Court ceremony, they
were praised by Vice Admiral Au-
brey w. Fitch, academy superin-
tendent, who said:
ITO those of you receiving varsity
athletic awards offer my heartiest
congratulations. Your teams have
been leaders in many sports and
right at the top in others.
Meanwhile, Morgan Smith, man.
ager of Carvel Hall - the largest
hotel in nnapolis-said it was filled
to capacity and its staff sis doing
what it can to find places for hun
dreds of guests we are unable to &C
cOmmOdate"