Show NAUTICAL NOVELTIES furnished by the TO 3 navy recruiting station salt lake city the united states naval academy was founded in 1846 due to the efforts ot of the hit historian ortan george ban croft brott who was wag then secretary ot of the navy it was located at fort severn annapolis which tort fort was transferred from tho the war depart to tile the navy department during the civil war the naval academy ademy was nas transferred from at an to newport the nu n u lived at the old atlantic house ind and were drilled at lort fort adani aej on oil rhe inicis tn icis frigate old boltl hon consides sides which was then at newport the students of the united states naval academy are called midshipmen originally midshipmen were inen n cn who were stationed lii in the hie middle of the vess I where they relayed messages mess asea from the quarterdeck quart erdeck to the forecastle at present each senator and representative in congress Is allowed five midshipmen candidates are required to be unmarried male citizens zens ot or the united states and must bo be not less than 16 or more than 20 years of age on oil april of 0 the car in which they enter the naval academy two examinations for admission to the navil naval academy are held each icar ear under tinder the supervision of the civil service commission one is held in february Febi uary and the other in april law authorizes tile the appointment to the naval academy of 0 loo enlisted men each year from the regular navy or marine corps these men are selected as a result of competitive examinations an applicant must mist have hare had bad at least one years service by july 1 of the year of admission to the academy have had at least nine months sea duty and bo not over 20 years of age on april of the year lie he enters the naval academy sophomores at the naval ac academy ade 1 are called youngsters erst and at west points they are known as a 3 yea year yearnings yearlings lings rach each year during june july and august midshipmen make a practice cruise on board battleships in order to gain practical knowledge in navigation seamanship engineering gunnery and other naval subjects subject si during the summer slimmer ot of 1934 the midshipmen will cruise on the ibl V U S S arkansas and the V U S S wyoming A tentative schedule provides for those vessels to visit plymouth england Ville villefranche franche france naples italy and gibralter several years ago congress authorized the naval academy to give the degrees of Dach bachelor elor ot of science to its graduates midshipmen after graduation from annapolis are commissioned as ensigns in the navy or second lieutenants in the marine corps at present midshipmen are required by law to walt wait two years after graduation before marrying after three years as ensigns naval officers are commissioned as lieutenants junior grade PT |