Evening star., 1947-08-10
p ;36 From Capital Area
Chosen by Navy for
Officer TRAINING

The Navy last night announced
the names of 50 high school gradu-
ates of the Washington area who
have been selected for college
courses leading up to commissions
The group, part of q total of 2,7OC
for the Nation at large and 324 from
the ranks of the Navy, is the first
under the so-called Holloway plan
to enter civilian colleges to add to
the flow Of officers from the Naval
Academy.
There are two programs, one the
Naval Reserve Officers Training
Corps, and the other the Naval
Aviation College Program. The
NROTC candidates will enter 81
colleges where units of the corps
have been established, while the
NACP candidates may enter any
accredited college Of their choice.
Chosen From $4,000.
The candidates were selected from
more than $4,000 applicants. This
list was reduced to about 12,750 by
the competitive aptitude test and to
approximately 5000 by the physical
examinations. This list was further
reduced by State and territorial
selection committees, each compris-
ing two civilians and an NROTC
officer.
In addition to- the principals, these
committees selected alternates, of
which eight are in the District and
nearby areas.
In both programs the students will
receive the cost of their tuition, plus
text books and incidental fees. They
also will receive $50 a month during
the time that they are in college
plus $75 a month for each of the
training cruises which they will be
required to take during the summer
months.
The NROTC men will get four
years Of college and three two month
summer cruises. The NCAP candi-
dates will 90 to college for two years,
after which they will be required to
serve with the Fleet Air Forces for
three years, and then return to col.
lege for completion of their courses.
The NROTC men will be required
to serve at least two years in the
Navy after commissioning.
Winners Are Listed.
NRoTC principals-Robert Brodie III,
;n 443 Dayenport street NV Engsns
ssss sue Issstien a H0Dsas Street D. N% EdwaTd
4s3S ott psss
SW.; io Robert q; 0i s. Nj Murphy, T 400 conneeti
cut avenue NV: Donald R. osborn, 1927
fofsF Sfs upshar sree NE Hnsh r WseT
36l3 Greenway drive Sc
NROTC alternates-John A. Buck, 2720
ninsham; 3l2o oliver street NV; James
z. Hamilton. jr.. 1901 Connecticut avenue
AK g ,1ee Thomas Hp%e Eaon w a17a wdt Forty t
i197 TIE fsleHs Euclid Street Street NV: ph "0' '''
NcAP principal. Keith M: seecmiller.
6443 Thirty first street NV: alternate,
Maryland NRoTc principals are: Peter
en Br0TR H. creea s en- s4o4 Tak0Ba Rs5a
drive, rive Bethesda Albert M: Dickson 5723
Forty third avenue, Hyattsville; John s:
r paeea silver pNsfs Spring 0i Harold ". Hobbs
lr:;, 3o2, Birch avenue; Tskoms Park;
Kensirgton; James c. Wilcox. 1908 Ba!ti-
more boulevard, College Park.
Maryland alternate-John B. Littleton,
L-C Westway, Greenbelt.
NcAP principals-Charles 4; BANCROFT.
wesley A. johnson, 1904 Aberdeen road,
Bethesda; Daniel M. Wilson, 5000 Fair
virginia NROTC principals-William NJ
Banta, 3414 South Wakefield street,
Fairlington; oliver w. Van Den Berg,
34O5 South Utah street, darlington;
John M. Daniel, Episcopal High School,
Alexandria; Frederick H.. Kaufman, 143
Larsen, 1913 North Ninth street, Airing
ton; Junis w. Millard, 1915 Valley drive,
Alexandria: David r. Pefiey, SlS Twenty
sixth street, Arlington; Robert A., shaid,
1904 North Fifteenth street, Arlington
Daniel P. Sullivan, 1915 North Abingdon
street Arlington; Richard H, Wilcox,
1928 Twenty sixth street North, Airing,
ton. Alternate, Lawrence c. Gallen, 1868
Wilson boulevard. Arlington.
KcAP principalsMIE T; Mssrs, 215
STYLES. 30l Park avenue, Falls Church.