Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-31
BY CHARLES A. McALEER
Star star CORRESPONDENT

ANNAPOLIS, May 31.-Mid-
shipmen, appearing today in their
final dress parade, are fore
doomed to play second fiddle to
a pretty Washington student
who will appear on the drill field
in a white organdy gown.
The traditional changing of
the colors, a picturesque high
point of June Week at the Naval
Academy, will find all eyes on
Beverly Jean Douglass, 20-year-
old brunette.
Miss Douglass, a student at
Mount Vernon Junior College in
Washington, will be escorted onto
the parade grounds by Rear Ad-
miral William r. Smedberg,
Academy Superintendent. She
will present the National and
Brigade colors to the 18th Com
pany, commanded by her mid
lshipman fiance, Robert S. Cecil
OF san FRANCISCO.
The Atherton (Calif.) girl,
chosen color girl for June Week
because Midshipman Cecil's COM
pany finished first in year-long
competition in tactics, drills and
athletics, will then stand with
Admiral Smedberg as the entire
brigade passes in review.
The ceremony will begin at
$50 pm.
Farewell Ball Tonight
Tonight, it's the Farewell Ball.
The first and second classes
the seniors and juniors-will
dance in Dahlgren Hall. scene
of tomorrow's graduation cere-
monies. Third and fourth class
men will mix it in Smoke and
Memorial Halls. For the plebeS,
it is the first dance of June
Week and the eve of their being
accepted" into academic social
life. Tomorrow. they, too. grad
uate." The days of hazing will be
over.
! At the commencement exer-
ciSeS, at II am. tomorrow, the
principal address will be given
by Admiral Arthur w. Radford,
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff. A 1916 graduate of the
academy. he will head an i'm
pressive list of military brass.
Navy commissions will go to
ASS of the graduates. They will
take their oath as ensigns from
Admiral Arleigh A. Burke. chief
of naval operations. The Com
mandant of the Marine Corps,
Gen. Randolph Pate, will swear
in the 81 new Marine second
Ilieutenants. For the 1859 becom-
ing Air Force second lieutenants
the oath will be administered by
1t. Gen. Emmett O'Donnell. jr.,
deputy chief of the Air Force
staff for personnel.
Three graduates will not be
commissioned because of phySi-
cal reasons. Three foreign mid
shipmen also will be among the
graduates and will receive only
degrees and diplomas.
Of the entire class. some SS
are sons of active, retired OF
reserve members of the armed
forces-62 sons of naval person
incl, five from the Marine Corps
four from the Air Force and one
from the Coast Guard. About
one-third Of the class had pre-
vious regular or reserve service
before entering the academy.
For the first time tomorrow
the exercises will include a coll
orful academic procession COM
plete with cap and gown. Faculty
members will wear the distinc-
tive hoods of the various uni
verSities.
Afterwards will come busy
rounds of wedding ceremonies,
81 Of them in the AGA d e m y
chapel alone within the ensuing
two weeks. A host of others will
take place at churches and other
locations outside.
One at Walter Reed
One, for instance, will take
place at Z pm. tomorrow at the
chapel at Walter Reed Army
Hospital in Washington. This
will unite Midshipman Richard
Donald Cook, "a. son of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Wilson S. Cook of Alexan.
dria, La, and Clay Keene Ber.
nard, 20. daughter Of Mrs. LII.
ellie M. Bernard Of 1880 Lee
Gate road NV.
That's the home Of Col. Har.
vey L. (Heinie) Miller. retired
Marine Corps veteran long asso.
ciated with District boxing cir.
cles and the University Of Mary.
land. Miss Bernard. former stu.
dent at Holton-Arms School and
the university, is the only grand
child of Col. and Mrs. Miller
! She is a Navy daughter marrying