Evening star., 1947-05-30
spseiaF Di.poteh 10 The star

ANNAPOLIS, May s0.-Fifteen
midshipmen from Washington, the
Metropolitan Area of Maryland and
Northern Virginia are among the
graduating class of about 500 at the
Naval Academy this year.
The traditional ring dance to-
morrow night will launch June
week, a period of social activity cli-
NAKED by next Thursday afternoons s
color girl" ceremonies and Friday
mornings graduation exercises.
About ATS couples will attend the
ring dance which was inaugurated
in 1925 and since has become the
theme of motion pictures and love
stories involving the academy's
midshipmen. Midshipmen's dates
will be permitted in the mess hall
Immediately before the dance for
a dinner. This is the only time
women are permitted there.
Step Through Large Ring.
Couples enter Memorial Hall
from the rotunda and through a
10-foot reproduction of the class
ring. The girls, who wear their
escorts rings on neck ribbons
throughout dinner. dip the rings in
a binnacle containing water from
the seven seas.
AT the seventh dance about II
pm. the girl removes the ring from
her ribbon and places it on her
thumb. The music loses tempo and
the lights in the hall are blacked
out for a moment.
Smoke Hall. just below Memorial
Hall, will be decorated as a Spanish
Moroccan patio.
Other social events OF next week
are the M dance, restricted to ath-
letic letter men and their dates, at
the Varsity Boat House, Monday
night; musical skit, mo More
Rivers" presented by midshipmen
of the first class at $50 pm. Tues
day; the third classlnen's June week
hop at MacDonought Hall at 9:15
pm. Wednesday, and the farewell
ball Thursday night at Dahlgren
Hall, the first dance which "plebes'
may attend.
Graduation Set Friday.
Graduation ceremonies are to be
held at II am. Friday with Sec
retary of the Navy Forrestal listed
as the principal speaker. Among the
graduates are the following from
Washington, Maryland and Virginia:
Midshipman William Purnell
Blandy, son OF Admiral William
Henry Purnell Blandy, U. S. NJ, and
Mrs. Blandy of the Westchester
Apartments, Washington Prior to his
appointment to the Naval Academy
he attended Woodrow Wilson High
School and George Washington
University.
Midshipman Philip Leroy Collins,
jr., son OF Mr. and Mrs. Philip Leroy
Collins OF 5207 Connecticut avenue
Before entering. the
Naval Academy he attended Wood
row Wilson High School and Co.
lumbar Preparatory School.
Midshipman Donald Mcclellan
Kirkpatrick. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Loomis kirkpatrick of 1868
Columbia road NV, Washington.
Midshipman Daniel Francis Shea,
fr., son of Capt. Daniel Francis Shea,
United States Navy, and Mrs. Shea
of 1925 Davenport street NV.
Washington. Prior to his appoint
ment to the Naval Academy he
attended Columbian Preparatory
School and Woodrow Wilson High
School.
Midshipman Boyd B. Sibert, Jr.
Midshipman Boyd Berkeley ST.
bert, jr.. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Boyd B. Sibert of 1858 Thirtieth place
NV He attended Woodrow High
School.
Midshipman Walter Spangenberg
jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Spangenberg of 1928 Mckinley
street NV. Washington. He at
tended Alice Deal Junior High
School and Woodrow Wilson High
School
Midshipman Donald Cameron
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