Evening star., 1946-06-03
Naval Academy
'WiI|Graduate
822 "Wednesday
$40 Of Largest
Peocetime Class
Served in War
BY the Associofsd Press

ANNAPOLIS, June 3.-The largest
peacetime graduating class in Naval
Academy history will hoist anchor
Wednesday to help man Americas
expanding postwar fleet-and the
lessons of the recent world conflict
will be remembered.
For no less than 81 per cent Of
the class Of 822 saw military service
before entering the academy-most
OF them as enlisted men in the regu-
lar Navy and Naval Reserve. A
large number served on fighting
fronts.
Two Of Americas great fighting
admirals-besides Vice Admiral Au-
brey w. Fitch, academy superin-
tendent, who won renown in the bat
tie Of the Coral Sea-will be on hand
to send them of into their careers
as Navy and Marine Corps officers.
Nimitz Chief Speaker.
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz will
deliver the main address at the
graduation exercises Wednesday
morning and Admiral William F.
Halsey will administer the oath Of
office to those receiving commits
sions.
With that, and the traditional
furry OF white caps tossed to spec
tators in the galleries of Dahlgren
Hall, June Week with its series OF
glittering celebrations will come to
an end.
Today, at brigade parade, Ad-
miral Fitch presented prizes to
about 40 midshipmen. Tonight, the
superintendent will give his annual
garden party for the first class.
But one Of the high lights of June
Week is reserved for $50 pm. to-
morrow when Miss Dorothy Har-
grove, blond University of Maryland
coed from New York, will present
the colors to the Oath Company OF
Midshipmen, whose commando
her f1ance, Midshipman James B.
IWilson-chose her after his unit won
close intra-Academy competition.
Farewell Ball Tomorrow.
June Week social events, which
included about haf-dozen dances,
will come to an end tomorrow with
the farewell ball in which all classes
even plebes for whom it is the
years only event of its kind-may
participate.
Less than an hour after gradua-
tion exercises Wednesday, wedding
bells will start ringing at the Naval
Academy Chapel and local churches.
| Approximately 100 newly commits
stoned ensigns will be married here
during the three days following
commencement
Thirteen Washington area mem
bers of the Naval Academy's gradu-
ating class will be awarded certifi-
| Gates for participation in extracur-
ricular activities at the academy it
was announced today. They include:
Art club, William T. G.. Granat,
1852 Brandywine street NV; Reed
Points" Plebe publication, John R.
Fisher, 41e Poplar drive, Falls
Church, Va. and Walter M. johnson.
jr., 5071 Sedgwick street NV;
stamp club, j. Douglas Rumble, $500
Ihirtieth place NV; sound unit
and movie gang, John S. McNulty,
Jr., 626 Twenty-third street S., Ar.
lington, Va; orchestra, George A.
Amacker, jr., 4107 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV.
Choir, Richard D. Campbell, 1900
I street NV; cheer leaders,
Charles T. Joy, jr., II Raymond
street, Chevy Chase, Md, and Wes-
ley L. Mcdonald. 1923 North Glebe
road. Arlington; musical clubs, Mid
III pm n Amacker; Donald D.
Farshing, jr., 2107 Fort Davis street
Sc, and Midshipman McDonald:
foreign language clubs, Midshipman
Amacker; Christmas Card Commit
tee, Ernest S. Fritz, 92o Evarts
street NE: Glass Ring and Crest
Committee; Worth H. Bagley, 3058
Porter street NV; Trident maya
zine; James D. Baskin, jr., 1915 Ex-
position boulevard NV, and Mid
shipman Amacker; Public Relations
Committee, Midshipman Fritz, and
boat club, Midshipman Farshing.
Two Washington men have been
appointed from the class to duty in
the Marine Corps. They include
Robert j. O'Shea, 1851 Columbia
road NV, and Richard A. Savage,
35l4 Thirty fourth street NV.
-Four men from this area will be
represented in an art exhibit to be
on display at the academy museum
until June 8. The exhibit was ar
ranged by Midshipman Granat,
vice president of the Art Club, and
other contributors include William
Wegner, 203 Eye street NV; Sum-
ner K: Moore, 1925 Cleveland ave-
nue. NV, and William F. Wagner,
40l Sycamore street, Falls Church.
Forty Prizes to Be Awarded.
Midshipman William r. Porter of
Santa Ana, Calf, won five of the
40 prizes to be awarded at the
brigade parade today, Admiral Fitch
announced:
Porter won: The class of 1871
Navy dress sword and the right to
have his name inscribed on Sons of
the Revolution Cup for proficiency
IN ordnance and gunnery; class Of
1924, 500 Victory Bond for highest
rating in marine engineering:
Daughters Of 1872 prize Of life mem
bership in the Naval Institute for
highest standing in electrical engi-
neering during the first class year,
and the Daughters Of the American
Revolution 500 Victory Bond for
excelling in seamanshin