Evening star., 1954-06-02
Three Dances
On June Week
Schedule TODAY
Middies and Guests
Go Sailing Again;
ReheorsoIs Are Set
By q stoft Correspondent Of The s,o,

It's open house this week at the
Naval Academy, and the Navy
has put on its fancy dress.
Hundreds of visitors from
throughout the Nation have
poured into this Maryland capi-
tai for the traditional June Week
ceremonies.
So far, they've been getting
the full treatment. and more is
in store. The climax will come
with graduation exercises at IL
am. Friday and departure the
next day Of some 1,700 other
midshipmen for a two-month
training cruise to Europe.
Today, for instance, the sched-
ule includes rehearsals for sew
eral ceremonies, another band
concert. three separate dances
and the third in a series of dress
parades. The latter is set for
$50 pm. A number of academy
prices will lbe presented at the
same review.
Battle Wagons Arrive.
And. for the second straight
day. the visitors will get an op-
portunity to accompany their
midshipmen hosts on a round
Of sailing and cruising the near
by waters in academy yawls,
patrol boats and other small
craft.
This was a popular attraction
yesterday and the middies, their
girl friends and families made
the most Of it. They dressed
for the occasion and took box
lunches to eat on board. Backed
by strong winds, the sail boats
made a pretty picture.
By late afternoon. a good bit
Of the Navy's combat team-the
battleships Missouri and New
Jersey, the heavy cruisers Des
Moines and Macon and the
escort carrier Siboney-arrived
on the scene. They will be
anchored in Annapolis Roads
until Saturday when they'll take
the new first and third classmen
on their summer cruise. Tomor-
row. 10 destroyer-type vessels are
to join them here.
The task forces commander,
Rear Admiral Ruthven E. Libby,
got to the Naval Academy first.
He flew in by helicopter from the
Missouri for yesterday after
Moons dress review. =
Color Girl Learns Role.
This morning. one of the re-
hearsals involved q preview of
the festive color girl ceremony.
It gave Miss Marina Clarissa
Schultz. 22-year-old Takoma
Park girl, time to get acquainted
with her official duties. Miss
Schultz was picked as color girl
because her fiance. Midshipman
George Burton Parks of San
Francisco, commands the 23d
Company, which was named best
in the brigade.
The formal ceremony and
presentation Of colors to Mid
Shipman Parks company will
take place at $50 pm. tomorrow
on the academy's Worden Field.
On Friday, a few hours after
graduation, the young couple will
be married in Takoma Park
Presbyterian Church.
Another attraction for visitors
is scheduled for IL am. tomor-
row. It will be an air show
featuring the Navy's famed
fight demonstration team, the
Blue Angels. The fast-fying
Grumann Panther jets will per-
torn intricate maneuvers over
Farragut Field and their forma-
tions will be described over a
public address system.
Nearly TOO awards for extra
curricular activities were pre-
sented yesterday morning during
ceremonies in Thompson Sta
dium, the Naval Academy foot
ball field. In the stands were
the full brigade of Midshipmen
and many hundreds of visitors.
The presentations included %
special awards, 800 certificates
OF services, and 287 varsity "Ns''
the athletic letters.
Award Winners.
Special award winners were:
81 the esaS sasy e RRHSn R. Tr6SSs asn
=, LAWRENCE A. shumaker. San Bernar-
pinc, pinfc, Ta1nSi; annS;v Secretary of the Nays
=, Raymond L. wehrmeister, oalesbure.
III. first prize in academy small arms
target cOmpetltlOn.
onG v,TIf. Prize. small arms competition.
third drd1Tnna prize; small SI ARMS sompetitlon;
N: j.. John Paul, Jones Trophy foI
Trophy for proficiency in handling
,oIlS Anth9py Gons; 6; catk.i % Butler; . Pa, Hol;
'aI1 IN c9mpesHIion: H psr.s.,-s. a..
David A. Smith: Kent. Ohio. second
Academy Athletic Association % prize "ta fol
excellence in athletics; He was stroke
0n Alton [. Van R%sdai. portiand. Ores; oree.
Athletic Association award as command
sr Of high point company in intra-
james s; willis; Milton. Mass, Harvard
bastsiion winning f the '0anSrE intra1SrisaSs q
Frederick J. Franco. Newport, r. l..
Thompson Trophy Cup for promoting
sports during the year He played three
but was ineiigibie this year and served
Of q The Nays y passot p,Ssa, goat; CO.. ..,,.,,
osnsrd aii Miller MnsS Memorisi Lacrosse % s'Sa cap
class of 1928 prize as midshipman OF
graduating class who contributed most
to football as member Of junior varsity
Richard J. Chuday, Bethlehem. Pa,
Varsity Soccer Trophy.
Miss. Crenshaw Memorial Cup Is cox.
swain Of eight-oared crew which won
sreatest number Of races this year.
| Peter 8. Blair. Waukegan, H.. Weems
| Lawrence 8. Wieley. Haddonfield,
N. j., Charles 3. McDonough Memorial
Basketball Cup.
Richard L. Olson, Lorain. Ohio,
was captain of the 1853 football team,