Evening star., 1948-06-03
BY W. H. Shippen, Jr.
Sfur Stoff Correspondent

stur Stoff Correspondent
ANNAPOLIS, Md, June 3.-June
Week, with its pretty girls, parades,
hops and visiting home folks, swept
toward a climax at the Naval Acad-
emy today, as the whole brigade OF
midshipmen spruced up for this
afternoons traditional color cere-
mony.
While 410 members of the class of
1948 rehearsed during the morning
for graduation exercises at Dahlgren
Hall at IL am. tomorrow, their
juniors were preparing to prove they
could step out with the upper class
men at the parade and presentation
of colors set for $50 pm. today.
The turnout of the brigade on
Worden Field late today will have a
very special meaning for Mrs.
Katherine Wainwright Austin, rs,
the attractive war widow and moth
er of a 3-year-old son, who has
been chosen color girl for the oc-
caSion.
Participating in the color cere-
mony will be two of her staunchest
-Midshipman 1t. Freder-
lex L. Nelson of Petersburg, Alaska,
who named her for the honor, and
her brother, Robert Wainwright,
first petty officer in 1t. Nelson's
10th Company. Midshipman VAIN
wright was to receive the brigade
colors from his sister while the
brigade presents arms.
Met at Football Game.
The two midshipmen are close
friends, and Mrs. Austin met Mr.
Nelson at the Army-Navy football
game in Philadelphia last fall. Even
that many months ago, the two
officers of the 10th Company were
discussing how they could help
build the company up from the
bucket" (very low position it held
in drill competition last year. The
company previously had stood at
the bottom of the list of "a.
Cloudy skies, with a threat OF
rain, brought up the possibility dur
| ing the morning that the color cere-
mony might be moved inside Dahl
gren Hall. The forecast, however,
was for continued cloudiness, but
no rain this afternoon.
June week visitors here today
we're taking advantage of the Nays
offer to transport them in small
boats to Annapolis Roads to in
spect the battleship Missouri, the
aircraft carrier Coral Sea, two
heavy cruisers and eight destroyers
which arrived late yesterday. The
force is to take midshipmen and
naval reservists on summer train
ing cruise to Europe.
The program yesterday included
the award of 67 trophies, medals,
cups, weapons and commentators
letters at a brigade formation on
Worden Field. The midshipmen
were reviewed by Admiral Louis E.
Denfeld, Chief of Naval Opera
tions.
1O-Letter Man Receives Award.
The outstanding athlete was E.
Newbold Smith, Ardmore, Pa,
10-letter man, and one of the first
inarecent history to win so many
varsity honors. He was presented
with the Naval Academy Athletic
Association binoculars for excel
lence in general athletics.
Midshipman Smith won three let
ters as a football tackle, four in
track as a specialist in the weights
department and three on the
wrestling team.
| The Thompson Trophy Cup for
"the midshipman who has done the
most during the year for the pro-
motion of athletics" went to Rich
ard U. Scott, Highland Falls, N. Y,
one of the Nays greatest centers.
Mr.. Scott, who captained last
years football team, is commander
of the brigade of 2,771 midship-
men and president of the gradual
ing class.
The 1948 class is the first since
l941 to spend the full four-year
term at the academy. Accelerated
training brought on by the war re-
duced the term to three years.
The class that was graduated last
year was the split" section of the
one that finishes tomorrow. Both
entered the academy in 1914.
/ Major Awards Presented.
Among winners of major awards
were:
Secretary of Nays Rife Trophy
Keith OKesfe,. Cincinnati
| Secretary of Nays Pistol Trophy
Richard John C1as, Albany, N. Y.
| Medals for General Excellence-Ffrst,
Ralph D. Whittier, Highland Park, Mich.
second, James D. Butler. Napa, Calf 3.
and third. Edgar A. Rawsthorne' NO
Class l,f' Of 1871 sword-George L. Ho1-
man, Tampa, Fla.
Glass Of 1897 sword and cup-Rich-
ard E. Shumshak. La Crosse, Wis:
| Glass of 1912 Prize-Ernest Carl Castle
Sioux Falls. S.. OAK. s,,.,
Glass of 1924 Prize-Thomas B. Will
son, jr.. New Orleans.
cuD"John William Mccord, vsnadium.
National Society Daughters Of Amer
lican Revolution prize-Edward B. Flem-
/ ing Greenfield Mass.
i Maury Prize-Floyd A. Smith, Jackson,
Military Order of Foreign wars Prize
Francis j. Suttill. jr., Collingswood. N. j.
Iopinion from the Corporation Coun-