Evening star., 1949-06-01
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| petite blond from Teaneck, N. j.,
by commanding the company ad-
Judged the best In the brigade.
Another high light In the life
of both viii take place Saturday
the day after graduation. They
will be married at an IL am. mass
at st. Anastasia's Catholic Church
| in Teaneck.
Demonstrations Held.
The color girl ceremony is the
big show of the day-but there are
dozens Of other events In An
napolis to keep the Middies and
their June Week bellies and other
visitors busy.
Rehearsals for post-graduation
weddings were taking place all over
town.
Middies Of all classes took part
In morning demonstrations In
sailing. gunnery. engineering. sea-
manship and navigational demon
strations.
Rear Admiral James L. Hollo-
way, jr., Academy superintendent.
and Mrs. Holloway will entertain
first classmen. their families and
friends at garden party tonight.
Navy Secretary Matthews will
give the commencement address
at II am. Friday.
The big awards ceremony was
held yesterday. Midshipman Lion
ell M. Noel Of Elizabeth. N. j.. the
honor man among the 79l grad
uating middies. walked OF with
six awards. He ranked head OF
the class with an academic score
of 1.055.47. The maximum is
lao.
80 Awards Presented.
Eighty prizes were passed out
before the smartly drilled brigade
marched in review past the ap-
praising eye Of Rear Admiral
Thomas L. Spargue, chief Of
naval personnel.
Second in line was William L.
Bryan, 81, Of Clarks Green. Pa. He
outdid his dad. Rear Admiral
George S. Bryan. The admiral
stood eighth among the lit mid
shipmen commissioned at Anna
polls in 1905.
Thomas ]. Walters, 2S, Of Mum
Gle, Ind, was third man.
Both Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Walters
received four prizes. So did John
c. Barrow Of New Bloomfield, Mo-.
commander Of the brigade and top
athlete Of his class.
Mr.. Barrow. captain Of the
basket ball team and a varsity
track performer. won the Thomp-
son Trophy Cup for promotion
of athletics.
Representative Van Zandt. Re-
publican. Of Pennsylvania handed
Mr.. Noel the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars desk clock for graduating
at the head Of his class. Mr.. Van
Zandt is q former commander in
chief Of the VFW.
Sims Award Made.
First 1t. Charles w. Shea Of
New York. who won the Congress
sional Medal Of Honor while fight
ing with the 8sth Infantry Divi-
sion near Casino. also took part.
He and James M. Callahan, na-
tional commander Of the Army
and Navy Union. presented the
Admiral William s. Sims Memorial
Award, q wrist watch. to Joseph
N. Kanevsky' Of Venice. Calf.
The union sponsored the prize
for the middle who ranked first
In the Academy leadership course.
The prize winners. all first
classmen unless otherwise noted,
were:
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nance and eunnery,. Military Order q
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prize for proficiency In rules Of the road.
dalton. Thomas J. walters. Muneie, Ind;
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neerins, DauahteTs of Tounders and
Col. Robert II thompson prize Tor navi-
lions Association prize for eiectronics.
william 1. Bryan. Clarks Green. Pa.
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Naval order Of United States prize for
first In senior contest ON current world
history. Harry ]. Douahue, Pittsburgh.
Naval order OF United States prize for
second In senior contest on current world