Evening star., 1950-05-28
14-Gun Salute Opens
June Week Activity
AT Naval Academy

RI Novdl AIouclIIy
The annual rounds OF grad.
uation festivities began yesterday
when 19-gun salute opened june
Week at the Naval Academy ir
Annapolis.
The festivities, which will be
marked by parties and pageantry
will be climaxed Friday when 691
diplomas will be distributed al
graduation ceremonies.
Defense Secretary johnson will
give the commencement address
Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, chief
of naval operations, will admins
ter the oath that will commission
472 new Navy ensigns, I'll Air
Force second lieutenants and "a
Marine Corps second lieutenants
The graduation ceremonies will be
held at II Am. The graduates re-
ceive the degree of Bachelor of
Science.
AuAAi al AtOPCA opCdhSs
Pretty girls and proud parents
from all corners of the country
were billeted in every available
hotel room and tourist house in
the State Capital
Secretary of the Navy Matthews
and Vice Admiral j. w. Roper
chief Of navy personnel, were the
distinguished visitors as gradua-
tion week officially opened.
Masters and bachelors degrees
were awarded to 176 armed SER
vice officers at the 40th COM
mencement of the Navy postgrad-
uate school.
Admiral Roper was the main
speaker at graduation exercises
in Mahan Hall for officers who
passed one to three-year courses
In mechanical, electrical and aero
nautical engineering, engineering
electronics and science.
Mathews Reviews Brigade.
with the advent of jet pro-
pulsion, snorkel subs, rockets and
other inventions which had their
infancy during the last war, it
has been necessary to restudy
what the future is," Admiral
Roper said.
Graduates included eight Ma
rine Corps and two Coast Guard
officers, as well as seven from
Latin American navies.
Commencement marked the end
Of Rear Admiral Herman A. Span
agels tour as superintendent of
the postgraduate school. He will
be relieved by Rear Admiral
Ernest E. Hermann.
Secretary Matthews reviewed
the brigade of 3,400 midshipmen
in the first of four June Week
parades on Worden Field. About
5000 spectators watched the
marching midshipmen and heard
the 19-gun salute which greeted
the Navy's civilian chief.
During the afternoon, sports
fans enjoyed their choice of three
events with Army: Baseball, track
and golf. Navy lacrosse and ten
mis- teams were playing at West
Point.
Second claSsmen, comparable to
college juniors. opened the social
whirl last night. At the same time
first and third classmen held pri-
vate hops, but the class of 1851
ring dance was the real attraction
Color Girl on Hand.
Midshipmen dipped their class
rings in a pinnacle storied to con-
tain water from the seven seas.
Later. as lights dimmed. they
slipped miniatures on the proper
finger of their best girls.
On hand for the start of June
Week was Miss Charlotte Boies
Anderson, 20, a tall, blue-eyed
blond from Knoxville. Tenn, the
color girl for the festivities.
She was chosen by Midshipman
GbOOC1 ~. NULL OC, SOlOl SOIIlJdIly
commander, who also halls from
Knoxville. He and Miss Ander-
son have been dating since they
met at Christmas, 1916.
AS part of the weeks activities,
eight midshipmen from Utah will
participate in unveiling a statue
of Brigham Young in Statuary
Hall at the Capitol in Washington
Thursday. Young was the second
president of the Mormon church
and a colonizer of Utah.
Today's program includes chap
el services and baccalaureate
sermon for the graduating class
and guests at 1890 am. by Chap
lain Roy E. Bishop in the Acad-
emy chapel. At pm. vesper serv-
ices will be held for the midship-
men and their guests in the chap
el, and at $3.50 pm. the Midship-
mems Glee Club will present a
concert for all classes and their
guests. The concert will be held
in Mahan Hall.