016.35900973 Un3r GERALD R. FORD President of the United States JACK ECKERD Administrator of General Services JAMES B. RHOADS Archivist of the United States UNiv..:^r\ -F JuLll'xZ’" LIBR.A.^Y at URBANA-CHAMPAIG.M Records of the United States Naval Academy Inventory of Record Group 405 Compiled by Geraldine N. Phillips and Aloha South National Archives and Records Service General Services Administration Washington: 1975 National Archives Inventory Series No. 11 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data United States^ National Archives and Records Service. Records of the United States Naval Academy. (National Archives inventory series ; 11) Supt. of Docs, no.: GS 4.10/2:11 !»■ United States. Naval Academy, Annapolis— Archives. 2. United States;^; National Archives and Records Service. I. Phillips, Geraldine N., 1943- II. South, Aloha, 1938- III. Title. IV. Series: United States. National Archives and Records Service. National Archives and Records Service inventory series ; 11. CD3022.A3 no. 11 [CD3034] 027.573s [016.359*00973] 75-619142 oit. Un3r ! Foreword The General Services Administration, through the National Archives and Records Service, is responsible for administering the permanently valuable noncurrent records of the Federal Government. These archival holdings, now amounting to more than 1 million cubic feet, date from the days of the First Continental Congress and consist of the basic records of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of our Government. The Presidential libraries of Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson contain the papers of those Presidents and of many of their associates in office. These resources document significant events in our Nation’s history and are preserved because of their continuing practical use in the ordinary processes of government, for the protection of private rights, and for the research use of scholars and students. 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RHOADS Archivist of the United States Table of Contents Page Introduction. 1 Records of the Office of the Superintendent, 1845-1950 . 3 Correspondence, 1845-1927 . 4 Letters Sent, 1845-1911 . 4 Main Series of the Superintendent. 4 To Secretary of the Navy, Navy Department, and Congress. 5 To Academy Officers, Instructors, and Cadets . 7 To Ihiblic and Private Individuals . 7 Letters Received, 1845-1906 8 General Correspondence, 1907-27 . 9 Directives, 1850-1930 . 12 Administrative Records, 1845-1930 . 14 Relating to Candidates for Admission, 1846-1930 . 14 Relating to Midshipmen and Cadets, 1846-1925 . 17 General Records. 17 Conduct and Discipline . 19 Academic Grades and Qass Standing . 22 Sea Service of Cadets and Midshipmen . 24 Relating to Officers and Other Academy Personnel, 1846-1907 . 25 Relating to Pay and Accounts and Other Fiscal Matters, 1845-1924 26 Relating to Buildings and Grounds, 1858-1910 . 27 Records of Reserve Training Groups, 191745 . 27 World War I, 1917-19 . 27 World War II, 194145 . 29 Other Records, 1863-1950 . 31 Records of Subordinate Offices, 1861-1940 . 32 Commandant of Midshipmen or Cadets, 1859-1940 . 32 Letters, Endorsements, and Memorandums Sent, 1861-1914 . 33 Directives, 1875-1912 . 34 Records of Annual Summer Practice Cruises, 1859-1940 . 35 Officer in Charge of Buildings and Grounds, 1875-1911 . 39 Records of Academic Departments, 1866-1917 . 39 Department of Ethics and English Studies, 1866-73 . 40 Department of English Studies, History, and Law, 1873-1903 . 40 Department of English and Law, 1903-8 . 41 Department of English, 1907-17 . 41 Records of Boards, 1836-1942 . 42 Boards for the Examination of Midshipmen, 1836-80 . 42 Academic Board, 1854-1942 43 Board of Visitors, 1863-1914 44 Boards of Investigation, Courts of Inquiry, and Courts-Martial, 1866-1922 . 45 Appendixes . 49 vii Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2018 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign https ://arch i ve .0 rg/detai Is/reco rdsof u n itedsOOu n it Introduction The United States Naval Academy was established in 1845 as the Naval School under President James K. Polk and Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft. In July 1845 Bancroft obtained the consent of Secretary of War William L. Marcy to the transfer of Fort Severn, Annapolis, Md., to the Navy Department as the site for the proposed Naval School. Bancroft had earlier obtained the approval of Polk to the transfer, provided it was acceptable to Marcy. Marcy’s consent was formalized in the provisions of War Department General Order No. 40, issued August 15, 1845, which transferred the 9-acre site at Fort Severn to the custody of Comdr. Franklin Buchanan, the first Superintendent of the Naval School. The school was formally opened October 10, 1845, to provide midshipmen appointed by the President with an effectively organized system of education and training in preparation for service as officers of the U.S. Navy. For the first 5 years of its existence, the Naval School operated directly under the Office of the Secretary of the Navy. A reorganization plan of 1850 placed it under the supervision of the Qiief of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, set up a system of separate departments with executive heads, altered the course of instruction, inaugurated annual summer practice cruises, revised the regulations, and changed the title of the school to the United States Naval Academy. In May 1861, following the outbreak of the Civil War, the Superintendent of the Academy, Capt. George S. Blake, applied to the Navy Department for permission to remove the Academy to Newport, R.I., for the duration of the war. At Newport, the Academy was temporarily accommodated at Fort Adams. In October 1861 the Navy Department rented a summer hotel in Newport, the Atlantic House, where the upper-class midshipmen were quartered. The lower classes were quartered on board the frigates Constitution and Santee. The grounds at Annapolis were taken over by the Army, and a base hospital was established there. The Academy returned to Annapolis in September 1865. The Academy was transferred to the supervision of the Bureau of Navigation when that Bureau was established July 1, 1862. On March 1, 1867, the Academy was again placed under the direct care and supervision of the Secretary of the Navy, but the Bureau of Navigation continued to oversee its administrative and financial affairs. The Bureau no longer had responsibility for the Academy’s affairs after March 11, 1869; it later resumed this responsibility on June 25, 1889. The Academy has continued from that date until the present time under the supervision of the Bureau of Navigation and its successor, the Bureau of Naval Personnel, established in May 1942. Academy students have been successively called acting midshipmen, midshipmen, cadet-midshipmen and cadet-engineers, naval cadets, and midshipmen. Similarly, recurring changes have been made in the length of training and the organization of departments and curriculum at the Academy. A 2-year, cadet-engineer course was established for the first time at the Academy in 1866 and was later lengthened to 4 years in 1874. During both World Wars the course of study was shortened to 3 years in order to meet the needs of war. Between 1917 and 1919, 2,569 naval reserve officers were trained at the Academy, as were 3,311 naval reserve midshipmen between 1941 and 1945. The records described in this inventory are those of the United States Naval Academy, which at various times have been part of Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Record Group 24, and Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments, Record Group 181. These records are now designated as Records of the United States 1 2 INTRODUCTION Naval Academy, Record Group 405, and amount to approximately 397 cubic feet of textual records. Most of the records described date from 1845 to 1927, and they are primarily the records created or maintained by the Office of the Superintendent, including correspondence, directives, administrative records, and records of the Reserve Training Groups, which met at the Academy during both World Wars. The remaining records are those created or maintained by offices subordinate to the Office of the Superintendent, records of academic departments, and records of boards. The records of the subordinate offices are those of the Commandant of Midshipmen or Cadets, including letters, endorsements, memorandums sent, directives, and records of the annual summer practice cruises, and the records of the Officer in Charge of Buildings and Grounds. In this inventory each group of entries has been arranged in chronological order with the exception of correspondence entries, which always precede other entries in the group. Volume numbers used throughout this inventory were assigned after the creation of the records and without regard to identity or chronology. Separate numbering systems have been established for volumes in a few entries and are explained in the inventory. RELATED RECORDS Related records in the National Archives of the United States can be found in Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library, Record Group 45. These records include registers of applications for appointment as midshipmen and registers of appointments of midshipmen, 1840-74, and two series of “Letters to Officers,” which include letters sent to the Academy by the Secretary of the Navy, 1868-71 and 1869-84. Also included in Record Group 45 are a series of letters received by the Secretary of the Navy from the Superintendent of the Academy from 1847 to 1884 and a series of letters received by the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography from the Naval Academy relating to hydrography, 1860-62. Registers to the latter series of letters received are in Records of the Hydrographic Office, Record Group 37. Additional documents relating to Academy midshipmen are in the Subject File of Record Group 45. Related records in Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Record Group 24, include records of the Naval Academy Division of the Bureau of Navigation, 1851-1940, and records of the Board of Visitors of the Naval Academy, 1910-13. Record Group 24 also contains several series of letters sent to and received from the Academy by the Bureau of Navigation, approximately between 1850 and 1911, as well as a list of officers assigned to the Academy between 1866 and 1870. Related records in General Records of the Department of the Navy, Record Group 80, are found in the various correspondence series of that record group. Included in Records of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, Record Group 71, are sketches and designs for the proposed midshipmen’s quarters, 1866; sketches of proposed additions to Bancroft Hall, 1917; and drawings of proposed extensions to the Race Boathouse, 1921. Other records relating to the Academy may be found in Records of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Record Group 52, consisting of registers of patients at the Academy, 1851-72, and medical journals kept at the Academy, 1845-89. Letters between the Bureau and the Academy are in the general correspondence and personnel records series of Records of the Office of the Judge Advocate General (Navy), Record Group 125, as well as a series of papers relating to the enlargement of the Academy, 1895-1915. Records of the Office of the Superintendent, 1845-1950 The plan of the Naval School at Fort Severn, Annapolis, Md., approved by the Navy Department August 28, 1846, provided that a Superintendent of the school be appointed by the Secretary of the Navy from a list of officers of a rank not higher than commander. The Superintendent was to have respon¬ sibility for the general management of the institution, including overseeing the course of study, professors, and other personnel connected with the Academy. He could appoint and remove all persons employed at the academy except those for whose appointment or discharge special provision was made by the laws or regulations of the Navy or the Academy. He had general charge of the buildings, grounds, and ships belonging to the Academy. The Superintendent also formulated the code of rules and regulations for the internal government of the school to be submitted to the Secretary of the Navy for approval. After 1867 officers were assigned by the Navy Department to the Academy to serve as assistants or aides to the Superintendent. The Office of Superintendent as described in the 1846 plan remained relatively unchanged througliout the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Officers of ranks higher than commander, however, have served in the position. Superintendents of the United States Naval Academy Comdr. Franklin Buchanan Comdr. George P. Upshur Comdr. Cornelius K. Stribling Comdr. Louis M. Goldsborough Capt. George S. Blake Rear Adm. David D. Porter Commodore John L. Worden Rear Adm. Christopher R. P. Rodgers Commodore Foxhall A. Parker Rear Adm. George B. Balch Rear Adm. Christopher R. P. Rodgers Capt. Francis M. Ramsay Comdr. William T. Sampson Capt. Robert L. Phythian Capt. Philip H. Cooper Rear Adm. Frederick V. McNair Comdr. Richard Wainwright Capt. Willard H. Brownson Rear Adm. James H. Sands Capt. Charles J. Badger Capt. John M. Bowyer Capt. John H. Gibbons Assumed Command Sept. 3, 1845 Mar. 15, 1847 July 1, 1850 Nov. 1, 1853 Sept. 15, 1857 Sept. 9, 1865 Dec. 1, 1869 Sept. 22, 1874 July 1, 1878 Aug. 2, 1879 June 13, 1881 Nov. 14, 1881 Sept. 9, 1886 June 13, 1890 Nov. 15, 1894 July 15, 1898 Mar. 15, 1900 Nov. 6, 1902 July 1, 1905 July 15, 1907 June 10, 1909 May 15, 1911 Capt. William F. FuUam Capt. Edward W. Eberle Capt. Archibald H. Scales Rear Adm. Henry B. Wilson Rear Adm. Louis M. Nulton Rear Adm. Samuel S. Robison Rear Adm. Thomas C. Hart Rear Adm. David F. Sellers Rear Adm. WUson Brown Rear Adm. Russell Wilson Rear Adm. John R. Beardall Vice Adm. Aubrey W. Fitch Rear Adm. James L. Holloway, Jr. Vice Adm. Harry W. Hill Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy Rear Adm. Walter F. Boone Rear Adm. William R. Smedberg, III Rear Adm. Charles L. Melson Rear Adm. John F. Davidson Rear Adm. C. C. Kirkpatrick Rear Adm. C. S. Minter, Jr. Rear Adm. Draper L. Kauffman Capt. Lawrence Heyworth, Jr. Rear Adm. James F. Calvert Vice Adm. William P. Mack A ssumed Command Feb.7,1914 Sept. 20, 1915 Feb.12,1919 July 5, 1921 Feb.23,1925 June 16, 1928 May 1, 1931 June 18, 1934 Feb.1,1938 Feb.1,1941 Jan. 31,1942 Aug. 16, 1945 Jan.15,1947 Apr. 28, 1950 Aug. 4, 1952 Aug. 12, 1954 Mar. 16, 1956 June 27,1958 June 22,1960 Aug. 18, 1962 Jan.11,1964 June 12,1965 June 12, 1968 July 20, 1968 June 16, 1972 3 4 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY CORRESPONDENCE, 1845-1927 Letters Sent, 1845-1911 Main Series of the Superintendent 1. LETTERS SENT. Aug. 1845-Nov. 1865. 11 vols. (Nos. 2, 4-6, 8, 10, 11, 18, and 20-22). 2 ft. Arranged chronologically. A name index is in volume 5. Partial name and subject indexes are in volumes 11 and 18 while a complete name and subject index is in volume 21. Fair copies of letters sent by the Superintend¬ ent to public and private individuals and businesses, including the Secretary of the Navy, applicants to the Academy, midshipmen, instructors, and merchants. Included also are letters to the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography. In volume 2 are letters sent by Comdr. Franklin Buchanan relating to plans for the establishment of the school and rules for the selection of midshipmen and their training. Letters sent relating to the summer practice cruises of the CSS. Preble, commanded by Lt. Thomas T. Craven, June-September 1852, which established sea duty as training for midshipmen, are in volume 4. Letters sent by the Superintendent to the Secretary of the Navy and to Navy Department bureaus for the period October 1864-November 1865 are not copied in this entry but are copied in entries 8, 9, and 12. For press copies of letters sent, October 1865-December 1911, see entry 3. Letters in this entry and in entry 4 relate to cruises for the midshipmen. The letters in this entry have been reproduced as NARS Microfilm Publication M945, Letters Sent by the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, 1845-65. 2. REGISTERS TO PARTS OF ENTRIES 3, 9, 12, 16, 22, AND 23, AND ENTRY 29. 1888- 1906. 20 vols. (Nos. 286-305). 5 ft. Arranged by year, thereunder alphabetically by initial letter or first two letters of surname or subject, thereunder by sent and received, and thereunder by month and day. Each volume registers both letters sent and received, with the exception of the volumes for 1901 and 1903-6, in which only letters received are registered. The information given for letters sent includes name or title of addressee, subject, a ♦ summary of the letter’s contents, location or book and page numbers of the letter sent, date of the letter, and file and record number assigned to any letter received on the same subject. Few entries are found in the “action” column, and in the 1902 volume the heading “action” was replaced by bureau number under which the file numbers of all incoming bureau letters were entered. The information for letters received is generally the same as that for letters sent. In some instances the subject of the letter has been substituted for the name of the sender. The file and record number is that of the letter received in entry 29, and the book and page numbers refer to the location of the letter sent in reply. Book and page numbers have been omitted in the registers of letters received, 1902-6. Numbers assigned by Navy Department bureaus to letters sent to the Academy (“Bureau or Letter Nos.”) have been entered in the registers for 1900 and 1902-6. Numbers presently assigned to volumes in this record group were not in use at the time these registers were prepared; therefore the volume num¬ bers referred to in the registers are the numbers appearing on the volumes at that time. The table in appendix A lists the present volume number, the corresponding volume numbers used in the register, and the entry in this inventory in which the volume can be found. Letters sent registered in this entry can be found in the volumes, as indicated in appendix A, of the following: Entry 3: press copy volumes 102, 103, 105-122,129,133,139,179,and 180 Entry 9: press copy volumes 86 and 104 Entry 12: press copy volumes 124, 125, 128, 130-132, 134, 140, 161, 162, and 165-167 Entry 16: press copy volumes 61 and 96 Entry 22: press copy volumes 93, 94, 98, 137, 138, 126, 127, 141, 142, 144, and 145 Entry 23: part of press copy volume 90 3. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS SENT. Oct. 1865-Dec. 1911. 96 vols. (Nos. 31-44, 71-76, 78, 80-82, 95, 102, 103, 105-122, 129, 133, 139, 178-191, 191 A, and 192-224). 11 ft. Arranged chronologically. Name indexes are in volumes 31-35, 38-44, 71-76, 78, 80, 82, and 95. Name and subject indexes are in volumes 31,36,37, OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, 1845-1950 5 81, 102, 103, 105-122, 129, 133, 139, 178-191, 191 A, and 192-224. Volumes 102, 103, 105-122, 129, 133, 139, 179, and 180 are registered in en¬ try 2. Letters sent to the Secretary of the Navy, January 1889-December 1911 (for those sent to the Secretary of the Navy, Oct. 1865-Dec. 1888, see entry 9); letters to various bureaus of the Navy Department (for those sent to bureaus, 1865-85, and 1894-1908, see entries 12 and 13); and letters to Academy officers, instructors, and cadets (for those sent to Academy officers, instructors, and cadets, Nov. 1883-Dec. 1888 and Nov. 1894-Jan. 1908, see entry 22). Many of the volumes after 1907 contain illeg¬ ible copies, but most earlier letters are quite readable. Some of the letters sent by the Superintendent for the period 1907-11 are duplicated in the general correspondence files in entry 32. 4. LETTERS SENT BY SUPERINTENDENT GEORGES. BLAKE. Sept. 1857-Sept. 1865. 8vols. (Nos. 7, 9, 12-14, 16, 17, and 19). 1 ft. Arranged chronologically. Name and subject indexes are in volumes 7, 9, 12, 16, 17, and 19. Volumes 13 and 14 contain lists of letters to and from the Navy Department, the Commandant of Midshipmen, and others. Fair copies of letters sent to the Secretary of the Navy, bureau chiefs, midshipmen, instructors and personnel of the Academy, merchants, and others relating to personnel and administration of the Academy. These volumes also contain fair copies of some letters received by Blake and a few copies of orders issued by him. The letters sent in these volumes are copied in entry 1. 5. TELEGRAMS SENT. Nov. 1865-Dec. 1888. 2 vols. (Nos. 63 and 64). 3 in. Arranged chronologically. A name index to telegrams dated 1865-66 is in the first volume. The telegrams relate mainly to personnel and training plans. 6. LETTERS SENT. Nov. 1881-Oct. 1885. 2 vols. (Nos. 56 and 57). 4 in. Arranged chronologically. Name indexes. Press copies of a portion of the letters sent are in volumes 44, 71-76, 80, and 81 in entry 3. 7. LETTERS SENT BY THE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. Jan. 1895-June 1896; Jan. 1897-Apr. 1898. 1 vol. (No. 123). 1 in. Arranged chronologically. A name and subject index is for pages 78-80 only. From January 1895 to June 1896, Lt. W. P. Potter was assistant, and from January 1897 to April 1898 Lt. G. A. Merriam occupied that position. The letters are addressed to various naval personnel and to private individuals and relate to vacancies at the Academy, regulations for admission, status of cadets, lists of cadets representing the Academy in athletic competitions, and letters relating to competitions and to other subjects. To Secretary of the Navy, Navy Department, and Congress 8. LETTERS SENT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY AND TO NAVY DEPARTMENT BUREAUS. Oct. 1864-Oct. 1865. 1 vol. (No. 23). 2 in. Arranged chronologically. No index. The letters are numbered in separate numerical sequences for each office. They are not copied in the main series of letters sent in entry 1. For later letters sent to the same correspond¬ ents, see entries 9, 10, 12, and 13. 9. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS SENT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. Oct. 1865-Dec. 1874; May 1882-Dec. 1888. 11 vols. (Nos. 24-27, 67-70, 85, 86, and 104). 1 ft. Arranged chronologically. Name and subject indexes are in volumes 70, 85, 86, and 104. Chrono¬ logical lists of contents are in volumes 24-29 and 67. Volumes 86 and 104 are registered in entry 2. The letters relate to personnel and the admin¬ istration of the Academy. For fair copies of letters sent to the Secretary, 1874-87, see entry 10; for press copies, 1894-1908, see entry 12; and for press copies thereafter, see entry 3. 10. LETTERS SENT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. Sept. 1874-Mar. 1887. 4 vols. (Nos. 50-53). 8 in. Arranged chronologically. A list of letters sent appears at the beginning of the first two volumes. 6 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY partial lists (June 1880-Dec. 1881 and Sept.-Oct. 1882) are in the last two volumes. Fair copies made from press copies and for the period May 1882- May 1883 are duplicated in entry 9, but thereafter this series contains only summaries of letters sent rather than the entire communication. 11. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS AND EN¬ DORSEMENTS SENT TO THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. Dec. 1903-Sept. 1905. 1 vol. (No. 510). 1 in. Arranged chronologically. No index. Letters sent relating to contracts for construc¬ tion and other work on the Academy buildings and grounds, requisitions for materials, rates of wages for workmen, and other related subjects. 12. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS SENT TO BU¬ REAUS OF THE NAVY DEPARTMENT. Oct. 1865-Dec. 1874; Nov. 1894-Jan. 1908. 28 vols. (Nos. 45, 46, 92, 124, 125,128,130-132, 134, 140, and 161-177). 3 ft. Arranged chronologically. Name and subject indexes are in volumes 124, 125, 128, 130-132, 134, 140, and 161-177. In volumes 45 and 46 are chronological lists of communications arranged by bureau. Volumes 124, 125, 128, 130-132, 134, 140, 161, 162, and 165-167 are registered in entry 2. The letters, 1865-74, were addressed to the Bureaus of Navigation and Detail, Construction and Repair, Equipment and Recruiting, Medicine, Ord¬ nance, Provisions and Clothing, Steam Engineering, and Yards and Docks. Later letters were addressed to the Bureau of Navigation, mainly, but also to the Bureaus of Supplies and Accounts, Construction and Repair, and Ordnance, and Equipment; also to the Superintendent of the Naval Observatory and to the Paymaster General of the Navy. Beginning in 1894 these volumes also contain letters addressed to the Secretary of the Navy. 13. LETTERS SENT TO BUREAUS OF THE NAVY DEPARTMENT. Oct. 1874- Nov. 1885. 2 vols. (Nos. 47 and 48). 4 in. Arranged chronologically. No index. A chrono¬ logical list of letters sent is at the beginning of each volume. Fair copies of letters sent to all bureaus and the Hydrographer of the Navy. For press copies of letters sent to bureaus, 1865-74 and 1894-1908, see entry 12. 14. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS SENT TO THE BUREAUS OF CONSTRUCTION AND RE¬ PAIR, MEDICINE AND SURGERY, ORD¬ NANCE, PROVISIONS AND CLOTHING, STEAM ENGINEERING, AND YARDS AND DOCKS. Feb. 1884-July 1888. 1 vol. (No. 92). 1 in. Arranged chronologically and numbered. No in¬ dex. A hst of letter subjectsfrom March 1884 to July 1888, arranged by bureau or office, is at the beginning of the volume. Contains a few letters to the Secretary of the Interior and to Treasury officials. One letter is dated October 10, 1888. For letters sent, February 1884-November 1885, see volume 48 of entry 13. For letters sent to these bureaus before Decem¬ ber 1874, see volumes 45 and 46 in entry 12; between October ‘1874 and November 1884, see entry 13; and after July 1888, see entries 3 and 12. 15. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS SENT TO THE BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT AND RECRUIT¬ ING. Sept. 1885-Oct. 1888. 2 vols. (Nos. 91 and 99). 2 in. Arranged chronologically and numbered. Name and subject indexes. Generally relate to equipment and supplies for schoolships, recruitment and discharge of enlisted personnel of schoolships, provision of crews, and other subjects. Volume 91 also contains press copies of letters and telegrams sent, June 1862 and June 1863-August 1864, relating to the war activities of Academy schoolships. In the same volume is a letter of January 23, 1892, from Assistant Superintendent Merriam, relating to the requirements for admission and disci¬ pline at the Academy. For letters for the period September-November 1885, see entry 13. 16. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS SENT TO THE BUREAU OF NAVIGATION. May 1883-Dec. 1888. 2 vols. (Nos. 61 and 96). 3 in. Arranged chronologically and numbered. Name and subject indexes. Registered in entry 2. Generally acknowledgments of receipt of com¬ munications and orders, announcements of cadets completing courses and cadets granted leaves of absence, requisitions for various supplies and equip¬ ment, and requests for the services of certain civilian OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, 1845-1950 7 and military personnel for duty at the Academy. Some letters marked “personal” that appear in these volumes have not been numbered. For letters sent. May 1883-October 1885, see entry 13. For letters to the Bureau of Navigation after December 1888, see entry 3. 17. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS, ENDORSE¬ MENTS, AND MEMORANDUMS SENT TO THE BUREAU OF NAVIGATION RELATING TO ACADEMY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. Jan. 1905-May 1907. I vol. (No. 508). 1 in. Arranged chronologically. No index. Outgoing correspondence relating to the pur¬ chase of materials and labor and the construction and repair of Academy buildings and grounds. For other letters sent and received relating to buildings and grounds, 1858-60, see entry 115. 18. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS SENT TO THE BUREAU OF PROVISIONS AND CLOTHING AND TO THE PAYMASTER GENERAL. Aug.- Dee. 1888. 1 vol. (No. 101). 1 in. Arranged chronologically and numbered. Name and subject index. During this period the offices of Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing and Paymaster General were filled by the same person. For letters sent to this Bureau before and after this period, see entries 3, 12, and 14. 19. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS SENT TO THE BUREAU OF STEAM ENGINEERING. Sept.- Dee. 1888. 1 vol. (No. 97). 1 in. Arranged chronologically and numbered. Sub¬ ject index. Contains copies of two letters sent, dated September 26 and December 20, 1888. It also contains a letter sent October 26, 1900, relating to the purchase of building materials, and part of an undated memorandum relating to cadet instruction on general service ships and proposed changes in the course of instruction for cadets. For copies of letters sent to the Bureau of Steam Engineering prior to September 1888 and after December 1888, see entries 3, 12, and 14. 20. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS SENT TO CONGRESS. Aug. 1888-Nov. 1898. 1 vol. (No. 100). 1 in. Arranged chronologically. Name index. Relate mainly to the appointment and success or failure of cadets, vacancies to be filled, and rules for admission. Tire volume contains letters sent to private individuals and includes two letters dated April 1901. To Academy Officers, Instructors, and Cadets 21. LETTERS AND MEMORANDUMS SENT TO ACADEMY OFFICERS, INSTRUCTORS, AND CADETS. Nov. 1881-Jan. 1885. 2 vols. (Nos. 54 and 55). 3 in. Arranged chronologically. Name indexes. Fair copies of letters and memorandums relat¬ ing generally to instruction, discipline, and pay of cadets and to the administration of the Academy. Letters in entry 22 for the period November 1883- January 1885 have been copied in this entry. 22. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS AND MEMO¬ RANDUMS SENT TO NAVAL ACADEMY OFFICERS, INSTRUCTORS, AND CADETS. Nov. 1883-Dec. 1888; Nov. 1894-Jan. 1908. 33 vols. (Nos. 87-89, 83, 84, 94, 93, 98, 137, 138,126,131 A, 127, and 141-160). 4 ft. Arranged chronologically. Name indexes in vol¬ umes 93 and 98. Name and subject indexes in volumes 87, 137, 138, 126, 131 A, 127, and 141-160. Volumes 93, 94, 98, 137, 138, 126, 131 A, 127, 141, 142, 144, and 145 are registered in entry 2. Relates to the instruction, discipline, and pay of cadets and to the general administration of the Academy. The communications were sent not only to personnel located at the Academy but also to commanders of Academy ships, the Academy Pay¬ master, commandants of navy yards where Academy ships were located, and others. These volumes also contain copies of orders issued by the Superintendent. For letters sent after January 1908, see entry 3. To Public and Private Individuals 23. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS SENT TO VARIOUS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INDIVID¬ UALS (“MISCELLANEOUS OFFICIALS”). Nov. 1885-Dec. 1888. 2 vols. (Nos. 90 and 79). 1 in. Arranged chronologically. Name and subject indexes. Part of volume 90 (1888) is registered in entry 2. 8 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY Letters sent to various persons, including the Secretary of the Interior, Chief Clerk of the Navy Department, commandants of navy yards, other Navy officers, the Commissary of Subsistence of the Navy Department, Members of Congress, and to other public and private individuals. Also included are some personal letters of the Superintendent. For letters before 1885 to these classes of cor¬ respondents, see entry 1, and for after 1888, in the main series of press copy books, entry 3. Letters Received, 1845-1906 24. REGISTER OF LETTERS RECEIVED FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. 1845-53. 1 vol. (No. 1). 14 in. Arranged alphabetically by initial letter of surname or subject and thereunder chronologically. Not all letters registered in this series are in entry 25, arranged by subject. 25. LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE SUPER¬ INTENDENT. 1845-87. 12 ft. Arranged by time period and thereunder by subject in alphabetical order. A list of the subject files in this series is contained in appendix B. A register of the letters received from the Secretary of the Navy from 1845 to 1853 is in entry 24. Subject files in¬ clude a few letters received in 1843, 1888, and 1889. Handwritten, typed, or duplicated letters re¬ ceived from the Navy Department and its bureaus; other Government officials, including Senators and Congressmen; Navy officers, civilian personnel, and students at the Academy; and private individuals and organizations. The letters relate to various subjects including discipline, buildings and grounds, uniforms and equipment, summer practice cruises, instructors, entrance requirements, examinations, gifts and memorials for the Academy, and congressional appro¬ priations and fiscal matters. The subject files into which the letters have been arranged usually cover intervals of 3 to 8 years, with the exception of the files for the period 1845-61, and this is probably not the original method of arrangement of these letters. The “miscellaneous,” “miscellaneous corre¬ spondence,” and “letters received” files mostly con¬ tain letters and lists that do not fit into a convenient subject classification, but they also contain some letters on subjects for which files have been created. The “miscellaneous” subject file for 1876-80 contains mostly letters received from Navy Department bu¬ reaus and offices. For miscellaneous letters received from pub¬ lic and private individuals outside the Navy Depart¬ ment for this period, see entry 28. For letters received from the Bureau of Navigation for Septem¬ ber 1862 and the period December 1863-March 1883, see entry 26. The letters in this entry are reproduced as NARS Microfilm Publication }A9A9, Letters Received by the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, 1845-87. 26. COPIES OF LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND OTHER ACADEMY OFFICERS FROM THE BUREAU OF NAVI¬ GATION. Sept. 1862; Dec. 1863-May 1883. 1 vol. (No. 49). 2 in. Arranged chronologically. No index. Fair copies of letters relating to various sub¬ jects, including requests for estimates of expenditures, courses of study, academic staff, library books, and buddings and grounds. During the Civil War letters were addressed to the Superintendent of the Acad¬ emy at Newport, R.I., and to the Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds at Annapolis when the Army was using the Academy facilities. Some of the letters for this period relate to the adoption of and instruction in the Army signal system. Many original letters received from the Bureau of Navigation that were copied in this series are contained in the main series of letters received by the Superintendent, entry 25. 27. LETTERS RECEIVED FROM OFFICERS. June 1875-June 1876; Jan. 1880-Sept. 1881. 3 vols. (Nos. 663-665). 6 in. Arranged chronologically. No index. Letters received by Superintendents George B. Balch and Christopher R. P. Rodgers relating to many subjects, including requests for assignment to duty at the Academy and leave requests. Also included are subject files of letters received from officers in entry 25, for 1875-76 and 1880-81, but most of the letters contained in the main series were written by officers of the Navy Department and its bureaus concerning officers on duty at the Academy. OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, 1845-1950 9 28. MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. June 1875-Nov. 1876; Apr. 1877-July 1879. 3 vols. (Nos. 659-661). 6 in. Arranged chronologically. No index. Letters received by Superintendents Rodgers and Foxhall A. Parker from public and private individuals outside the Navy Department on various subjects, including equipment and supplies and admis¬ sion requirements. Included are many letters relating to cadets. While these letters do not appear to be dupli¬ cated in the main series of letters received described in entry 25, there are files of miscellaneous letters received for the period 1875-79 in that series. Most of the letters received in those files are from Navy Department bureaus and offices. 29. LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE SUPERIN¬ TENDENT. 1888-1906. 27 ft. Arranged chronologically and numbered. Reg¬ istered in entry 2. Letters received numbered 183 to 246 for 1899 are missing. As in entry 25, the letters were received fro.m various department, bureau, and Government of¬ ficials, as well as Academy cadets and private individ¬ uals and organizations. Similarly, the letters relate to a variety of subjects including discipline, buildings and grounds, uniforms and equipment, summer prac¬ tice cruises, examinations, entrance requirements, and fiscal matters. 30. LETTERS RECEIVED BY SUPERINTEND¬ ENT FREDERICK V. MCNAIR. Sept. 1898- Jan. 1900. 1 vol. (No. 190). 2 in. Arranged chronologically. No index. Letters chiefly from Navy Department officials, private individuals (including parents and sponsors of cadets), and businesses. The letters are mostly re¬ quests for personal intervention or assistance by the Superintendent in matters connected with the Acad¬ emy. Some letters are marked “personal” or “con¬ fidential.” It is probably because of their unofficial nature that these letters were not included in the main series of letters received described in entry 29. General Correspondence, 1907-27 A circular letter dated October 12, 1906, from the Navy Department to chiefs of bureaus and offices (file No. 942 of 1906) directed the discontin¬ uance of books for indexing and recording briefs of letters received and letters sent. This system was to be replaced by “an index card record system” with a card size of 314 by 8 inches. Beginning January 1907 separate series of letters sent and letters received with their separate indexes and registers were no longer maintained. Instead, letters sent and received, reports, telegrams, endorsements, and other documents relat¬ ing to the same subject were filed together under the file or case number designated for that subject. For example, file No. 534 was assigned to surveys and appraisals and file No. 550 to the Bureau of Educa¬ tion. For the period January 1907-March 1911 file numbers were also assigned to, and hence related cor¬ respondence was filed under, names of individuals. For example, file No. 101 was assigned to Midship¬ man G. K. Calhoun. Each document filed under the file number was consecutively assigned another num¬ ber beginning with number 1, thus the full file No. 534-5 denoted the fifth document to be filed under surveys and appraisals. Record cards were also prepared for each of the general correspondence files. The file or case number and the filing subject or name appears at the top of each record card. Abstracted on each card in chrono¬ logical order is the date, name of addressee or writer, contents of each letter, and the full file number. Sometimes the action taken on the letter has been entered on the record card. In addition name and subject index cards were also prepared with similar registering of pertinent correspondence files. The index cards reveal the number assigned the subject or individual, as well as related correspondence filed under other subject- numbers. For the period April 1911-September 1913, when file numbers were assigned only to subjects, the name index cards are essentially the only means of locating correspondence relating to specific individ¬ uals. General correspondence for the period 1913-22 has been similarly treated except that the index cards have been prepared on 5- by 8-inch cards and no record cards were made. Some of the larger files have been divided into several smaller files designated either by subnumbers (e.g., 1-1) or letters (e.g., 1-A). Larger miscellaneous correspondence files have not been indexed as well as some of the other files of the series. General correspondence for the period 1907-22 relates principally to the administration of the Acad¬ emy with some of the letters sent signed by the aide 10 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY to the Superintendent and the Secretary of the Academy. Related records, such as annual reports of the boards of visitors, records of proceedings of boards of investigation, summer practice cruise re¬ ports, directives, copies of examinations, and routine reports such as inventory, survey, and personnel appraisal reports have been included in the files. Also included is correspondence relating to Academy postgraduate education and to the Reserve Officers’ Training Program, 1917-19. On February 13, 1922, a new filing system was initiated for the Academy that divided all correspond¬ ence into five series—personnel, candidate, midship¬ men, subjective, and contract. Only two series were maintained in the Superintendent’s files—subjective and contract—and only the subjective series is in this record group. It is primarily concerned with the overall administration of the Academy, as well as the Academy’s relations with other academic institutions, businesses, newspapers, magazines, professional and learned societies, and private individuals. In order to identify the correspondence relating to the various departments and branches of the Academy, each department and branch, along with the Superintendent’s office, was assigned a principal file number from 1 to 26. The principal file number (e.g., 26) and the jacket number (e.g., 2-1) made up the subject file number (e.g., 26-2-1), which was also to appear on each item of correspondence contained in the file. In addition, a separate communication number was given to each item of correspondence coming into the Superintendent’s office, and the same number usually appeared on the copy of the letter sent in reply. Communication numbers were assigned seriatim for each calendar year. Even after the adoption of theWavv Filing Manual system at the Academy, this system of local reference numbers was continued. 33. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE. Jan. 1907-Sept. 1913. 39 ft. Arranged in two time periods: January 1907-March 1911 and April 1911-September 1913, thereunder numerically by file number, and there¬ under arranged and numbered in chronological order. 34. REPORTS, PROCEEDINGS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS (“FLAT FILE CASES”). 1907-12. 5 in. Arranged numerically by file number (general correspondence file number, entry 33). A list of contents is located at the beginning of the series; a. 222 5 Appendixes I-III to the Report of the Board on Course of instruction at the Academy, b. 1910. 357 and 357 5 6 Proceedings of boards of investigation into alleged misconduct, 1909. c. 1713 26 Letter and chart which formed part of the sanitary report of the Academy, 1909. d. 147 and 147 41 53 Proceedings of boards of investiga¬ tion into alleged misconduct, 1909. e. 1918 55 Matters pertaining to the summer practice cruise of 1909 (issuances, itineraries, bills of fare, menus, and memorandums). f. 21 134 Abridged form for proceedings of summary courts-martial. 31. NAME AND SUBJECT CARD INDEX TO ENTRY 33. 15 ft. Arranged in two alphabetical subseries: January 1907-March 1911, and April 1911-September 1913. 32. RECORD CARDS FOR THE GENERAL COR- RESPONDENCE (“CASE RECORD CARDS”). 1907-13. 10 ft. Arranged in two time periods: January 1907- March 1911 and April 1911-September 1913 and thereunder numerically by file number. g. 494 Proceedings of board of investigation into alleged misconduct, 1912. These files were originally stored in flat file boxes or cases. Nos. 3 and 7. 35. NAME AND SUBJECT CARD INDEX, 1913-21, TO ENTRY 36.38 ft. Arranged chronologically and thereunder alpha¬ betically. Correspondence for the period October- December 1913 was indexed with that for 1914. OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, 1845-1950 11 Index cards for 1920 and 1921 were combined and are by subject only. 36. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE. Oct. 1913-Feb. 1922.96 ft. Arranged chronologically and thereunder nu¬ merically by file number, except that 1913 is numbered with 1914. For name and subject indexes for 1913 through 1921, see entry 35. 37. GUIDES (“CATALOGS”) TO FILING SYS¬ TEM USED IN ENTRY 39. 2 copies. Arranged alphabetically by subject. These cata¬ logs are lists prepared by the Superintendent’s office to be used as a ready reference in assigning appro¬ priate file numbers to correspondence. Because of their arrangement, the catalogs can serve as indexes to the correspondence files in entry 39. In the front of each copy of the catalog is a legend that describes the five series making up the filing system begun February 13, 1922. One copy covers only the files in use during the period February 13, 1922-July 31, 1924. The other copy, which also includes this period, contains supplements that were prepared for new files added during the following periods: August 1, 1924-October 31, 1925; October 31, 1925-January 12, 1927; and January 12, 1927-October 1, 1927. 38. NAME AND SUBJECT CARD INDEX TO ENTRY 39. 21 ft. Arranged in two subseries: subject and name. Although correspondence contained in the “contract series” of the Superintendent’s files is indexed under the subject of “contracts” in this series, the corre¬ spondence so indexed is not in this record group. 39. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (“SUPER¬ INTENDENT’S SUBJECTIVE FILE”). Feb. 1922-Oct. 1927. 100 ft. Arranged according to a duplex-numeric filing scheme. A name and subject index is in entry 38, and a guide to the filing scheme is in entry 37. 40. LETTERS RECEIVED BY SUPERINTEND¬ ENT JOHN M. BOWYER FROM PARENTS OF MIDSHIPMEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN ‘THE SILENCE” OF MARCH 18, 1910. April 1910. 1 in. Arranged generally chronologically. Unbound letters written to the Superintendent by parents of midshipmen relative to an act of insubordination committed by the brigade of mid¬ shipmen in giving “The Silence” in the messhall at supper March 18, 1910, to register disapproval of the conduct of officers at the Academy. A circular letter had been previously sent to the parents by Super¬ intendent Bowyer requesting them to urge their sons to comply with the provisions of Brigade Order No. 40 issued March 26, 1910, and the other regulations of the Academy. 41. CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING AL¬ LEGED FRAUDS IN THE ANNUAL EXAMI¬ NATIONS OF 1915. Feb.-July 1915. y 2 in. Arranged generally chronologically. Included in this series are carbon copies of letters notifying midshipmen implicated in the frauds that they had been recommended by the Super¬ intendent to the Navy Department for dismissal, transcripts of testimony given the court of inquiry, and a brief presented to the court of inquiry regarding midshipmen implicated in the frauds. Also included are copies of various departmental orders. 42. PERSONAL LETTERS OF SUPERINTEND¬ ENT EDWARD W. EBERLE. 1915-17. 3 in. Arranged alphabetically by initial letter of surname of correspondent. Letters received and copies of letters sent by Superintendent Eberle to friends in the service and to nonservice connected personnel relating to unofficial business of the Academy and private matters. 43. CORRESPONDENCE OF THE CHIEF CLERK’S OFFICE. 1917-18 1 ft. Arranged in three time periods, April 4-June 28, 1917; July 1917; and August 1, 1917-February 11, 1918; and thereunder alphabetically by the initial letter of the surname of the correspondent. Filed with most of the letters received are copies of letters sent in reply. Tlie correspondence relates to such subjects as candidates for admission, grades on qualifying examinations, tours of the Academy, requests for regulations governing admis¬ sion of candidates, and congressional correspondence regarding candidates for the Academy. 44. CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF THE NAVAL LYCEUM COL¬ LECTION AT THE BOSTON NAVY YARD TO THE ACADEMY. 1921.5 in. Arranged chronologically on one continuous, uncut roll. 12 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY Photocopies of correspondence between the Superintendent’s office and the commandant of the Boston navy yard relating to the transfer to the Academy of the Naval Lyceum collection of por¬ traits, pictures, books, curios, and artifacts stored in building 5 at the yard. There are also copies of correspondence between the commandant of the navy yard and the members of the Naval Institute and Library at the yard, which had custody of the collection, as well as correspondence between the Superintendent’s office and the Committee on Memorials and Exhibits at the Academy. The ex¬ tensive packing list of the boxes and barrels for¬ warded to the Academy containing the collection has also been photocopied. Copies of some of the correspondence contained in this series also can be found in entry 36. DIRECTIVES, 1850-1930 The term “directive” has been applied by the Navy Department to any communication that initiates or governs action, conduct, or procedure, such as orders, circulars, or notices. Directives in¬ cluded in the following series were issued by the Office of the Superintendent, the Academic Board, the Navy Department, and the Bureau of Navigation. 45. ORDERS OF SUPERINTENDENT COR¬ NELIUS K. STRIBLING. 1850-52. 1 vol. (No. 307). 1/2 in. Arranged chronologically. Handwritten orders relating to the conduct of acting midshipmen and the administration of the Acad¬ emy. Most of the orders in this volume have been copied into volume 308 in entry 46. 46. ORDERS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. 1851-65. 2 vols. (Nos. 308 and 309). 2 in. Arranged chronologically. A list of orders ar¬ ranged by subject (discipline, suspensions, the purser, library, storekeepers, workmen and mechanics, holi¬ days, and deaths) is included at the end of volume 308. Fair copies of orders issued by the Superintend¬ ent. Volume 309 also contains copies of telegrams sent, interspersed with orders. 47. ORDERS FOR THE SUSPENSION OF ACT¬ ING MIDSHIPMEN. 1856-62. 1 vol. (No. 306). 1 in. Arranged chronologically. Stubs of forms completed by the Superintend¬ ent placing acting midshipmen under suspension for various infractions of regulations. Some of the acting midshipmen were dismissed from the Academy. These stubs give the names of the acting midshipmen, the reason for suspension, date, and date of release from suspension. Acting midshipmen were suspended for various reasons, including insubordinate conduct, intoxication, disrespect to a superior officer, going beyond the limits of the Academy without permis¬ sion, fighting, and using insulting language. The forms that were detached from the stub showed the same information and were to be posted in the Recitation Hall for a specified number of days. The orders were addressed to the Commandant of Midshipmen. 48. PRESS COPIES OF ORDERS ISSUED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. 1865-74, 1886-88. 5 vols. (Nos. 310-312, 322, and 323). Arranged chronologically. A name index is in volume 323 and chronological lists of contents are in volumes 310-312. Volume 310 also contains copies of telegrams sent. The orders relate to midshipmen and administra¬ tion, and from mid-1868 to 1874 they are numbered. Some of the orders in volumes 312 and 322 are also found in entry 49. For orders issued after 1888, see entries 3 and 50-54. 49. ORDERS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. Sept. 1874-May 1886. 2 vols. (Nos. 314 and 315). 3 in. Arranged chronologically. A name and subject index is in volume 315 and a chronological list of contents is at the beginning of each volume. Through 1881 the series contains only num¬ bered orders. For 1882 and part of 1883 the series contains numbered general and special orders and unnumbered orders. Beginning in the middle of 1883, the series consists only of unnumbered orders. OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, 1845-1950 13 50. ORDERS ISSUED BY THE SUPERINTEND¬ ENT (“SUPERINTENDENT’S ORDERS, ORIGINALS”). Dec. 1890-Jan. 1894; Oct. 1894-June 1896; Jan. 1898-July 1905. 7 vols. 1 ft. Arranged chronologically and thereunder nu¬ merically. A subject index is located at the beginning of the October 1894-June 1896 volume, and name and subject indexes are in the two volumes for the period November 1902-September 1904. No indexes are in the other four volumes. The orders, which relate primarily to individual midshipmen and conduct, include instructions relat¬ ing to the suspension and dismissal of classes, regulations concerning the conduct of midshipmen in quarters, recommendations and punishments of courts-martial, announcements of leave time for holidays, orders for changes in the daily routine, punishments resulting from personal misconduct (e.g., “gouging” [cheating] and smoking), and special regu¬ lations relating to men assigned to the U.S.S. Santee for insubordination. Many orders are stamped “published and posted” with the date and signature of the officer in charge. The orders are handwritten, printed, or typed. They do not appear to be duplicated in the orders in entry 51 (vols. 334-339), but some are duplicated in entry 52. Volumes in this series cover the following periods: December 1890-January 1894, October 1894-June 1896, January 1898-December 1899, Jan¬ uary 1900-October 1902, November 1902-Septem¬ ber 1903, October 1903-September 1904, and Octo¬ ber 1904-July 1905. 51. ORDERS, CIRCULARS, NOTICES, AND OTHER MEMORANDUMS AND LISTS IS¬ SUED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. Nov. 1894-Feb. 1909; Oct. 1910-Aug. 1928. 30 vols. (Nos. 334, 335, 338, 339, 511-531,535, 536, 538, 539, and 541). 7 ft. Arranged chronologically by academic year. A name and subject index is in volume 511. Printed or otherwise duplicated, generally by mimeograph, directives of the Superintendent of the Academy. The volumes have been formed by tipping the individual directives into an adhesive or gummed stub binder. Included also are a few carbon copies of memorandums, most of which are addressed to heads of departments. Tliese directives relate to personnel and administration of the Academy and include such announcements as quarantine orders, schedules of events, deaths of naval persormel and midshipmen, rules for competitions, details of officers for summer practice cruises, plans for the Board of Visitors to visit the Academy, fencing rules (November 1904, espe¬ cially), resignations of midshipmen, various class lists, directories of personnel attached to the Academy, and information found in Bureau of Navigation orders. A typewritten list of subjects is at the end of volume 339. Beginning in 1917 directives were more often mimeographed. Some of these directives are duplicated in entries 52, 54, 56, and 58. 52. PRINTED ORDERS, CIRCULARS, AND NOTICES. Mar. 1900-Jan. 1903. 2 vols. (Nos. 336 and 337). 3 in. Arranged chronologically. Printed copies of directives retained by the aide to the Superintendent. Copies of these directives are also indexed among the orders, circulars, and notices described in entries 50 and 51. 53. ORDERS, MEMORANDUMS, AND NOTICES. Nov. 1905-Sept. 1910. 1 vol. 1 in. Arranged chronologically. No index. Relate to the resignation and dismissal of cadets and to the appointment of cadet officers. The volume was formed by binding together printed, typed, and carbon copies of the directives. The memorandums were issued to heads of departments and were signed, at times, by the Secretary of the Academic Board or the aide to the Superintendent. 54. ORDERS ISSUED BY THE SUPERINTEND¬ ENT. Aug. 1907-Dec. 1920. 6 vols. (Nos. 340, 341, and 544-547). 7 in. Arranged chronologically and thereunder nu¬ merically. A name and subject index is in volume 340, a partial name and subject index is in volume 341, and a list of subjects is in volumes 544-547. Copies of many of these orders are also in¬ cluded in entry 51. 55. MISCELLANEOUS DIRECTIVES AND MEMORANDUMS. 1908-10. 1 vol. (No. 511A). 1 in. Arranged chronologically. Consists of a scrapbook into which have been pasted various copies of directives and memoran¬ dums, lists of personnel on the academic staff, directories for the Academy, notices, an estimate of 14 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY the cost of educating midshipmen, a list of midship¬ men ordered before general courts-martial for hazing in 1906, a list of dates of graduation since 1898, and a table of distances from the Academy to various points in the surrounding country as computed by Academy Prof. 0. G. Dodge. 56. NOTICES ISSUED BY THE SUPERINTEND¬ ENT. Feb. 1909-Dec. 1920. 9 vols. (Nos. 343, 342, 344, and 547-552). I ft. Arranged chronologically. Name and subject indexes are in volumes 342 and 343. Chronological lists of contents are in each of the other volumes. Printed or duplicated, generally by mimeo¬ graph, notices issued by the Superintendent for the information of the staff and the midshipmen. Copies of many of these notices are interspersed in the volumes in entry 51. Notices were issued for the general information of Academy personnel and include announcements of meetings, club elections, and lectures, many of a social nature; instructions for submitting information for the staff directory; lists of names of midshipmen of the second and third conduct grades; notices of quarantine; programs of examinations; instructions for the midshipmen’s summer practice cruise; and a chart of the “75th meridian mean time of local sunset” for Annapolis. 57. BRIGADE AND REGIMENTAL ORDERS. July 1909-Sept. 1920. 4 vols. (Nos. 553-556). 5 in. Arranged in chronological order and numbered. Lists of subjects of orders are at the beginning of volumes 554-556. In volume 553 are brigade orders for the period July 1909-September 1914. Regimental orders begin in October 1914 and continue until September 1920. Typed, printed, and carbon copies of orders have been bound together to form these volumes. All orders were issued by the Superintendent. 58. NOTICES ISSUED BY THE AIDE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. Apr. 1912-Oct. 1914. 1 vol. (No. 558). 1 in. Arranged chronologically. Created by binding together printed copies of notices issued by the aide to the Superintendent. Most of the notices are signed by Lt. Adolphus Andrews or Lt. Chauncey Shackford. Copies of these notices are also included in volumes 512-515 of entry 51. 59. BUREAU OF NAVIGATION CIRCULAR LETTERS, NEWS BULLETINS, AND “ALNAV” MESSAGES RECEIVED. 1924-30. 6 vols. (Nos. 532-534, 537, 540, and 542). 1 ft. Arranged chronologically. No indexes. The di¬ rectives are also numbered within each year, but this series does not contain a complete set of each type of directive. Duplicated copies of bureau or Navy Depart¬ ment directives to all ships and stations received by the Academy, or Academy directives quot¬ ing the bureau directive. These directives gen¬ erally relate to naval personnel and include such subjects as qualifications for ratings, estimated num¬ bers of promotions, announcements of submarine training, charges, for personal or private messages, awards of medals, lists of new books sent to ships’ libraries, and qualifications for Academy entrance. Volume 537, for July 1925-July 1926, includes a circular relating to the admission of enlisted men to the Naval Academy Preparatory Class at Hampton Roads, Va., and to the Academy as midshipmen (filed under July 1926). Circulars bear both the series number and the year of issuance (e.g., 4-24 is number 4 in the year 1924). In the upper left-hand corner is the general correspondence file number in the Bureau of Naviga¬ tion under which a copy of the directive and related correspondence are filed. ADMINISTRA TIVE RECORDS 1845-1930 Relating to Candidates for Admission, 1846-1930 60. REPORTS OF ACADEMIC AND MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR AD¬ MISSION AND RELATED CORRESPOND¬ ENCE. 1846-76; 1899.4 ft. Arranged chronologically, with many gaps, and thereunder alphabetically by initial letter of surname of candidate. Series apparently received its present arrange¬ ment sometime after the records were first accumu¬ lated. For the period 1846-52, it consists of reports of academic and medical examinations of candidates and letters of reference. For the general period 1853-99 the series contains mostly permits issued by the Navy Department to the candidates to admit them to the academic and medical examinations for OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, 1845-1950 15 admission. Usually filed with the permits are the examination reports. Correspondence or reports relating to engineer candidates, 1870-76, are usually filed after records relating to midshipmen candidates. No correspond¬ ence or reports remain for the years 1872 and 1874. Reports of academic and medical examination^ of candidates that are not included in this series for 1848- 50 and 1853 are found in entry 61. 61. REPORTS OF ACADEMIC AND MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR AD¬ MISSION. 1848-50,1853. 6 in. Arranged chronologically by year and there¬ under alphabetically by initial letter of surname. Form reports certifying the candidates’ eligi¬ bility for admission based on the academic and medical examinations administered. For the academic examination, the candidate was tested in history, reading, writing, and arithmetic. Other reports of academic and medical exami¬ nation of candidates for admission for this and other time periods are found in entry 60. 62. REGISTERS OF CANDIDATES FOR ADMIS¬ SION TO THE ACADEMY. Oct. 1849-Oct. 1860; Sept. 1861-Sept. 1871; June 1876-Sept. 1930. 7 vols. 8 in. Arranged chronologically by date of admission for the periods October 1849-October 1860 and September 1861-September 1871, and by date on which a candidate reported to the Academy for examination for the period June 1876-September 1930. No indexes. Manuscript registers of candidates appointed to the Academy in which the following information relating to the candidates and their appointments has been entered: date of appointment; date of admission to Academy; date and place of birth; age; city or town and congressional district and sometimes ward from which appointed; name of appointing official or type of appointment; previous education (public or private); religious denomination; and name, residence, profession or occupation of parent or guardian. Not all of this information was entered for each candi¬ date. Most of the register pages have remarks columns in which rejections by the Academic Board or Medi¬ cal Board, resignations, or withdrawals were noted. Registers for approximately the period October 1849- September 1871 were also known as “Roll Books.” Until after the passage of the act of August 5, 1882, abolishing the grade of cadet engineer and causing all students at the Academy to be known as naval cadets, cadet midshipmen and cadet engi¬ neer candidates were entered separately into the register. lists and information pertaining to the appoint¬ ment of candidates for admission to the Academy as third assistant engineers are not part of this series, but are found in entries 63 and 64. Names of candidates for appointment as cadet engineers for time periods not included in this series may also be found in entries 63 and 64. 63. REGISTER OF CANDIDATES FOR ADMIS SION TO THE ACADEMY AS MIDSHIPMEN, ACTING THIRD ASSISTANT ENGINEERS, AND CADET ENGINEERS. Nov. 1861-Sept. 1867; Sept. 1871; June-Sept. 1875. I vol. Vi in. Arranged by type of candidate and thereunder chronologically by date on which candidate reported to the Academy. Manuscript register containing names of mid¬ shipmen, and of acting third assistant and cadet engi¬ neer candidates with columns for entering the follow¬ ing information: date on which the candidate re¬ ported to the Academy; place of birth; age; State, town, congressional district, and sometimes ward from which appointed; and name, profession, or oc¬ cupation of parent or guardian. The register contains the names of midshipman candidates for the periods November 1861-September 1866 and June-September 1875. It also contains the names of candidates for third assistant engineer for the period September 1866-September 1867 and includes names of a small number of cadet engineer candidates for September 1871. The volume also contains the names of candidates for the Marine Corps for the period October 1869-June 1873. Beside the names of some candidates appear notations such as “Rejd.” or “R” indicating that the candidate was rejected or the letters “A.B.” or “M.B.” probably indicating rejection by either the Academic or Medical Boards. The letter “W” has also been entered beside some names to indicate with¬ drawal. Information pertaining to midshipmen candi¬ dates for November 1861-September 1866 has been duplicated in entry 62. 16 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY 64. REGISTER OF CANDIDATES FOR ADMIS¬ SION TO THE ACADEMY AS ACTING THIRD ASSISTANT AND CADET ENGI¬ NEERS. 1867-75. 1 vol.‘/zin. Ananged by type of candidate and thereunder chronologically by date on which a candidate re¬ ported to the Academy. Manuscript register containing names of acting third assistant engineer candidates for the period 1867-75, and cadet engineer candidates for the period 1872-75, with columns for entering the following in¬ formation: reporting date at the Academy; place of birth; age; State, town, congressional district, and ward from which appointed; and name, profession, or occupation of parent or guardian. The volume also contains the names of candidates for Marine Corps second lieutenant, 1869. 65. REGISTERS OF BIRTH DATES OF CANDI¬ DATES FOR ADMISSION. 1864-84. 2 vols. 2 in. Arranged chronologically, thereunder by engi¬ neer or midshipman classification, and thereunder by date the candidate reported for duty. Manuscript registers signed by each candidate, in which his name, reporting date, date of birth, and age in years, months, and days were recorded. In signing the register the candidate swore to the following oath: “1 certify on honor that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, I was born on the day and month, and in the year herein recorded, and that it is my desire to enter into the service of the United States as a cadet.” 66. MISCELLANEOUS LISTS OF CANDIDATES ADMITTED TO THE ACADEMY. 1860, 1866, 1886-92. >74 in. List for 1866 is arranged alphabetically. Lists for 1860 and 1886-92 are arranged chronologically by period of admission. Unbound manuscript lists of candidates. The list for 1860 gives the place of birth; age; State, city, or town and congressional district from which ap¬ pointed; and name, residence, profession, or occupa¬ tion of parent or guardian. The list for 1866 gives only the name of the State from which appointed, date of admission, and age of the candidate. The lists for 1886-92 show, in addition to the congressional district and State from which ap¬ pointed, whether or not the candidate was sworn in as a naval cadet, the amount of deposit placed to his account, and the date on which he passed the * examination for admission. An accompanying note explains variations in the dates of appointment of naval cadets admitted in 1892. 67. RECORD OF EXAMINATION OF CANDI¬ DATES FOR CADET MIDSHIPMEN. June 1867-June 1873. 3 vols. (Nos. 595-597). 3 in. Arranged chronologically by date of examina¬ tion. The candidates for each examination are listed numerically. No index. Completed forms for each candidate examined, with a page allotted for each applicant. The informa¬ tion given on the form includes congressional district and State of the candidate; age; and marks earned on papers in reading, writing, spelling, grammar, and geography. A remarks column is used to indicate the general impression presented by the candidate. 68. MARKS FOR THE FIRST ORAL EXAMI¬ NATION OF CANDIDATES FOR CADET MIDSHIPMEN. 1867-70. 2 vols. (Nos. 604 and 605). 2 in. Arranged chronologically by date of exami¬ nation. Candidates for each examination are listed numerically. No index. Contain completed forms showing the grades received by candidates in categories “A” and “B” on the first examination. Category “A” included marks in reading and writing; category “B,” spelling, grammar, and geography. The formula A + 2B was 3 used to detemiine the final mark. The formula used for determining the relative standing of those who had served aboard apprentice ships was a + b + 3c + 3d + 2e = B. In this formula 10 “a” represents reading; “b,” writing; “c,” spelling; “d,” grammar; and “e,” geography. With “R” equal¬ ling the examination grade in arithmetic, then R + B 2 equals the final mark. A remarks column was used to indicate general appearance, including height (taU, medium, or small) and appearance (genteel, careless, bright, or dull). Examination marks are also copied in volumes 595 and 596 in entry 67. 69. RECORD OF EXAMINATION OF CANDI¬ DATES FOR CADET ENGINEERS. Sept. 1871-Sept. 1873. 1 vol. (No. 598). 1 in. Arranged chronologically by date of examina¬ tion. The candidates for each examination are listed numerically. No index. OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, 1845-1950 17 Completed forms for each candidate examined, with one page allotted for each applicant. The information given on the form includes congressional district and State of the candidate; age; and marks earned on papers in reading, writing, spelling, gram¬ mar, and geography. A remarks column is used to indicate the general impression presented by the candidate. 70. REGISTER OF GRADES RECEIVED ON EXAMINATIONS FOR ADMISSION BY AP¬ PLICANTS FOR CADET APPOINTMENTS. 1873-86. 2 vols. (Nos. 599 and 600). 1 in. Arranged chronologically by date of examina¬ tion, thereunder by applicants for cadet midshipmen or engineers, and thereunder numerically. Applicants for appointment are listed either by cadet midshipmen or cadet engineers, depending upon the type of appointment, and the State and age are given. For engineer applicants grades are listed for examinations in English studies, mathematics, natural philosophy, engineering, sketching, and aptitude. Midshipmen applicants received grades for examina¬ tions in reading, writing, spelling, grammar, and geography. Grades for midshipmen candidates are not given in volume 599 until June 1875 and thereafter. Whether the candidate passed or was rejected is indicated. Volume 599 also contains a record of the proceedings of the committees for the examination of candidates for admission to the Academy as cadet engineers, September 15-November 10, 1873; as cadet midshipmen, June 5-July 14, 1874; and as cadet engineers, September 15-29, 1874. 71. REGISTER OF MARKS (GRADES) RE¬ CEIVED BY CANDIDATES FOR APPOINT¬ MENT AT ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS. Sept. 1874-June 1890. 2 vols. (Nos. 594 and 643). 2 in. Arranged chronologically by date of examina¬ tion and thereunder by name of applicant. Candidates for cadet midshipmen received grades for examinations in spelling, grammar, geog¬ raphy, history, and mathematics; cadet engineers in English studies, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, natural philosophy, steam engineering, sketching, and apti¬ tude. Each candidate also was identified by age and State represented. A remarks column indicates admis¬ sion status, with “P” for passed or “R” for rejected. Volume 643, which is a register for the period 1874-87, does not list grades after 1882, but does indicate whether a candidate was successful or re¬ jected. 72. REGISTER OF CANDIDATES WHO FAILED TO PASS THE REQUIRED EXAMINATION FOR ADMISSION TO THE ACADEMY. 1875-87. 1 vol. Viin. Arranged by year. Manuscript register showing the name of the candidate failing the examination, State from which appointed, age, subjects failed, and type of previous education (public or private). Some of the pages of this volume are not bound in order. 73. LIST OF APPLICANTS FOR APPOINTMENT AS NAVAL CADETS AT LARGE (“CIVIL LIST”). 1898. 1 vol. (No. 644). 1 in. Arranged in two subseries: alphabetically by initial letter of surname of applicant and numerically by candidate number (4334-5084). A name index is at the beginning of the volume. Shows the name of the applicant. State from which he came, and names of persons recommending him. Some entries give other information, such as the candidate’s age. Alphabetical entries also have candi¬ date numbers. At the beginning of the volume is the Army and Navy list of candidates for the cadet-at- large appointments, identifying the sons of Army and Navy personnel and listing the names of the persons making recommendations. 74. REPORTS OF CANDIDATES FOR ADMIS¬ SION FOUND PHYSICALLY DISQUALIFIED. 1903-9. 10 in. Arranged in general alphabetical order by initial letter of surname, except for the reports for 1908 and 1909, which are filed together at the end of tlie series. Accompanying most reports arc letters received from the Bureau of Navigation indicating reasons for disqualification. Relating to Midshipmen and Cadets 1846-1925 General Records 75. LETTERS AND REPORTS RECEIVED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL MIDSHIPMEN. 1846-88. 2 ft. Arranged alphabetically by surname. No index. 18 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY Letters and reports addressed or forwarded to the Superintendent from the Secretary of the Navy, Navy officers serving at the Academy, parents of midshipmen, and midshipmen, most of which relate to the conduct, academic standing, and health of midshipmen at the Academy. Also included are a few certificates of appointment. 76. CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO CADET’S CLOTHING. 1867-82. 1 vol. (No. 679). y 2 in. Arranged chronologically. No index. Fair copies of letters received, letters sent, and copies of contracts relating to the provision of clothing for cadets. Included also are reports of the Clothing Board appointed by the Superintendent to make recommendations about the type of clothing and the system for supplying it to the cadets. The firm of Devlin and Co. of New York appears to have supplied much of the clothing. 77. COPIES OF CORRESPONDENCE IN THE CASE OF CADETS H. O. DONALDSON AND J. F. MAXWELL. Dec. 1899-Jan. 1900. ‘/2 in. Arranged chronologically. Typed copies of letters, telegrams and reports sent and received by Superintendent McNair and Acting Superintendent C. T. Hutchins regarding Cadets Donaldson and Maxwell, who were charged with committing an act of gross indecency December 25, 1899, at the Academy. On the envelope contain¬ ing the correspondence appears the phrase “Paper preserved by Mr. Chase.” Chase was Secretary of the Academy. 78. LIST OF CADETS. Oct. 1864-Oct. 1868. 1 vol. 1 in. Arranged cluonologically by year, thereunder by class (1-4), and thereunder alphabetically by sur¬ name of cadet. Gives the name of the cadet, name of a parent or guardian, and home address. At the beginning of the volume are two newspaper clippings that list officers of the practice squadron of the summer practice cruise of 1867 and a list of those cadets in the graduating class of June 1867. 79. REGISTER SHOWING THE CONGRES¬ SIONAL DISTRICTS OF THE CADET MID¬ SHIPMEN. 1869-73. 1 vol. (No. 650). 1 in. Arranged alphabetically by State and there¬ under numerically by congressional district. An index to States is at the beginning of the volume. Consists of printed bound forms containing the following information: State, congressional district number, name of cadet, by whom recommended, when recommended, when appointed, and class. The volume also contains a list of cadets for States ranging alphabetically from Alabama to Rhode Island. 80. REGISTER OF NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF PARENTS AND GUARDIANS OF CADETS. 1871-76. I vol. I in. Arranged by academic year, thereunder by class rank, and thereunder alphabetically by initial letter of surname. No index. Contains columns for recording the name of the cadet, name of pwrent or guardian, place of residence. Name and address of parent or guardian of cadet engineers were entered after those of cadet midship¬ men for each academic year. 81. REGISTER OF NAVAL CADETS ADMITTED TO THE ACADEMY AND RECORD OF DE¬ TACHMENTS FOR SEA SERVICE AND SHORE DUTY. 1894-1901. 1 vol. (No. 657). 2 in. Arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically. No index. Divided into two parts. The first part contains the names of cadets admitted to the Academy between 1899 and 1901 and the names of the States and districts from which they were appointed, dates of appointment, and remarks that usually include dates of resignation or detachment from the Acad¬ emy. The second part is a record of detachments of cadets from the Academy for sea service and shore duty (following 4 years of study) that covers the period 1894-98. Also recorded is the cadet’s birth date, date of appointment, and name of district from which appointed. Detachments were recorded chron¬ ologically along with the time spent on sea service, shore duty, or unemployed. Tliere are references to continuations of some of the individual records of sea service and shore duty in subsequent volumes or on record cards, but neitlier the volumes nor the record cards have been located. 82. REGISTER OF CONGRESSIONAL DIS¬ TRICTS OF NAVAL CADETS. 1894-1905. 1 vol. 1 in. Arranged alphabetically by State and there¬ under by congressional district. Includes the name of the cadet, congressional district represented, date of appointment, and date of OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, 1845-1950 19 resignation or graduation. Included are the names of cadets from Costa Rica and Japan. At the beginning of the volume are several documents, stapled to¬ gether, relating to candidates permitted to enter as additional cadets and a list of the vacancies for midshipmen in 1905. 83. RECORDS RELATING TO THE BOARD IN¬ VESTIGATING THE HAZING OF CADET GEORGE J. MEYERS. Oct. 1898. 8 in. Arranged by type of record. Contains questionnaires submitted to third and fourth classmen asking whether they had been hazed or “run” since entering the Academy, and the names of the individuals who did the hazing or “running.” Also contains the medical report of the surgeon. Cadet Meyers’ testimony, the report of the Board, and a Board report connected with the hazing cases of Cadets Harry T. Morton and Lindsay H. Lacy, November 1898. 84. PROCEEDINGS AND REPORTS OF BOARDS OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS FOR NAVAL CADETS ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION AND MISCELLANEOUS MEDICAL REPORTS. 1901,1905. Sin. Arranged alphabetically by surname of cadet. Proceedings of boards convened aboard various naval ships or at naval stations. At the end of the series are reports relating to cadets found physically unqualified for the period 1899-1916. Conduct and Discipline Article 11 of the Rules and Regulations for the Government of the U.S. Naval School at Fort Severn, Annapolis, approved by the Secretary of the Navy August 28, 1846, required that the Superintendent maintain a conduct roll that was to be made available to the Board of Examiners. The roll was to record all improprieties committed by midshipmen at the school, such as “neglect of duty, insubordination, disobedience of orders, inattention to studies, tardi¬ ness at recitations, breaking liberty, incorrect deport¬ ment at recitation, indecorous conduct at the mess- table or elsewhere, and irregularity at meal hours.” All serious offenses were to be reported to the Secretary of the Navy for his action. It was the responsibility of both Navy officers and civilians attached to the school to report all instances of violations of school regulations. After the adoption of the reorganization plan of 1850 and the creation of the office of Commandant of Midshipmen, it became the responsibility of that officer to submit a daily conduct report to the Superintendent, with assignment of demerits for individual delinquencies. Only after the Superintend¬ ent’s approval were delinquencies and demerits placed on the conduct roll, and no one was to have access to the roll except the Commandant of Midshipmen and his assistants or persons authorized by the Superin¬ tendent. Limitations were placed on the number of demerits that could be received during an academic year by a midshipman or cadet. Those exceeding the limits assigned for their class were dropped from the rolls for deficiency in conduct. Demerits were as¬ signed only as a record of misconduct whereas more serious delinquencies or violations of Academy regu¬ lations concerning discipline were to be reviewed by the Superintendent, who would impose on the midshipman or cadet one of various classes of punisliment prescribed in the regulations. Only the Secretary of the Navy could order dismissal. Starting in the academic year 1881-82, the academic and conduct records of cadets were re¬ corded together in volumes, probably because of the adoption of a system of conduct grades proposed by Superintendent Francis M. Ramsay. Under it, cadets were classified into conduct grades at the start of each academic month, based on the number of demerits received and the course grades earned during the previous month. Certain privileges were attached to each of the conduct grades. Beginning in 1909, a card system was adopted for maintaining the academic and conduct records of cadets. 20 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY 85. REGISTERS OF DELINQUENCIES (“CON¬ DUCT ROLL,” “CONDUCT ROLL OF CADETS”). 1846-50, 1853-82. 55 vois. (Nos. 346-394, 397, 399-402, and n.n.). 10 ft. For the period October 1846-February 1850, arranged by type of offense, thereunder by academic year (Oct.-May), and thereunder chronologically. For the periods October 1853-June 1855 and October 1867-May 1882, arranged by academic year, there¬ under alphabetically by initial letter of surname, and thereunder chronologically. For the periods October 1855-May 1867, arranged by academic year, there¬ under by class or classes, and thereunder alphabeti¬ cally by initial letter of surname of midshipman or cadet. Includes complete or partial name indexes for the period 1856-66. The first volume of this series of manuscript registers is divided into the categories of offenses or delinquencies enumerated in article 11 of the Rules and Regulations. Under each category heading the date of the offense, name of the offender, and remarks, which sometimes included the regulation violated and the punishment received, were entered. The pages of other volumes of the series generally are divided into columns in which have been entered the date and description of the delinquency, name of reporting officer, manner in which the delinquency was disposed of or the number of demerits received, and remarks that usually referred to the pleas of the midshipman or cadet. After the adoption of a plan for removing demerits, a copy of which was pasted in volume 358, the number of demerits removed each month was also entered in the register. Resignations, revocations of appointments, de¬ tachments, dismissals, and desertions were noted in most volumes of the series. In some volumes the conduct reports of midshipmen or cadets on summer practice cruises were also included. Beginning with volume 376 (1870-71), the daUy conduct records of cadet engineers were entered in the registers in the same manner and immediately following the records of cadet midshipmen. The conduct records of fourth class midship¬ men quartered aboard the schoolships Plymouth, Constitution, and Santee are contained in volumes 352, 356, 357, 359-362, 364, 366, 367, 369, and 371, roughly covering the period 1859-68. Where it was necessary to continue the conduct record of a midshipman or cadet on a succeeding page of the same volume or on a page of a new volume, an appropriate reference was usually made in the record. The words “liber” and “folio” were sometimes substi¬ tuted for volume and page. If it was necessary to continue records in more than two volumes, supple¬ mentary volumes were used. Volumes 379 and 380, covering the academic year 1874-75, are supple¬ mented by volumes 397 and 399. Pages 1-81 of volume 397 (referred to as “small book”) contain continuations from both even- and odd- numbered pages of volume 380. The remainder of the pages in supplementary volume 397 contain continuations of records from even-numbered pages in both volumes 379 and 380. Supplementary volume 399 contains continuations of records from odd-numbered pages of volumes 379, 380, and 397. Volume 400 supplements volume 382 (1875-76), volume 401 supplements volume 383 (1876-77), and volume 402 supplements volumes 384 and 385 (1877-78). The conduct records of cadets entering the Academy in 1879, 1880, and 1881 are continued in this series through the academic year 1881-82, after which they are continued in entry 86. The conduct records of second- and third-class cadets for the academic year 1881-82 are duplicated in entry 86. 86. ACADEMIC AND CONDUCT RECORDS OF CADETS (“RECORD AND CONDUCT ROLL,” “CADET AND CONDUCT REC¬ ORD,” “RECORD OF NAVAL CADETS,” “CONDUCT RECORD”). 1881-1908. 36 vols. (Nos. 20-30). 6 ft. Arranged chronologically by date of admission to the Academy and thereunder alphabetically by initial letter of surname. Name indexes are in volumes for all cadet classes except the class admitted in 1882. Separate indexes were created in early volumes for cadet midshipmen and cadet engineers, but the practice discontinued after adoption of the title “naval cadets” for all undergraduates at the Academy in August 1882. Record begun at the time of admission to the Academy and continued until the completion of the course or until withdrawal from the Academy. If a cadet was dropped from the rolls and later returned to the Academy, or if a cadet remained at the Academy but was turned back to a lower class, a new record was begun for him. Much of the type of information relating to conduct provided in entry 85 was entered in these volumes along with weekly and monthly course grades, examination grades, and annual and semiannual examination results. In some of the earlier volumes the conduct grade of the cadet for each academic month was also entered. OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, 1845-1950 21 At the beginning of each cadet record, the name of the appointing official, cadet’s place and date of birth, place from which appointed, type of previous education (public or private), religious denomination, and name, address, and occupation of parent or guardian were entered. In the earlier volumes the cadet signed the record to attest to the accuracy of this information, but this procedure was apparently discontinued with the class admitted in 1889. In most of the volumes, records of cadets admitted to the Academy by May were entered before the records of cadets admitted in September or in the months following May. There are references in some of the volumes to volume numbers, however these numbers relate only to this series and do not correspond with the numbering system used elsewhere in this inventory. The conduct records of second and third class cadets for the academic year 1881-82 are also contained in entry 85 as are conduct records of fourth class cadets admitted in 1879 and 1880. The table below shows the numbers assigned to the volumes of this series and the class admission years to which they correspond; ^lume Admission Year 1 1879 2 1880 3 1882 4 (pts. I-lll) 1881 5 (pts. I-III), 6 1883 7 1884 8 1885 9 1886 10 1887 11 1888 12 (pts. I-III) 1889 13 1890 14 1891 15 1892 16 1893 17 1894 18 1895 19 1896 20 1897 21 1898 22 1899 23 1900 24 1901 25 1902 26 (pts. 1-111) - 28 1903 29 and 30 1904 87. MONTHLY REPORTS OF DEMERITS (“MONTHLY CONDUCT REPORTS,” “MONTHLY RECORDS OF DEMERITS”). 1862-73. 11 vols. (Nos. 404-414). 2 ft. Arranged by academic year, thereunder alpha¬ betically by initial letter of surname, and thereunder chronologically by month. A partial index is in volume 407 (1865-66) for names not entered alpha¬ betically into the registers. The pages have been divided into columns in which is recorded the total number of demerits received during the academic month and year and the total number removed and remaining each month, and remarks that include references to admonitions delivered by the Superintendent, suspensions or other punishments inflicted, resignations, and dismissals. Academy regulations required that the Superintend¬ ent submit to the Navy Department each month a consolidated report of all demerits assigned on the conduct rolls. Class rank has been entered after the name of each cadet in volumes 408-414 (1866-73). In vol¬ umes 404-407 (1862-66), fourth-class cadets can be identified by the letters “C” and “S” appearing after the name, “C” representing the schoolship Constitu¬ tion and “S” iht Santee. The combination of one of these letters and the word “shore” indicates that the cadet was quartered both on the schoolship and on shore during the academic year. Reports of cadet engineers were entered into the registers after those of cadet midshipmen begin¬ ning in the academic year 1871-72. Volume 414 contains entries only from October to January for the academic year 1872-73. Volume 409 (1867-68) contains several unbound and undated sheets of paper on which were copied the names and descriptions of offenses of several first-class midshipmen who were assigned large numbers of demerits. Monthly reports of demerits are also contained in entries 96 and 97 for the periods 1855-84, 1891-95, and 1907-24. 88. REGISTERS OF SERIOUS DELINQUENCIES (“SPECIAL CONDUCT RECORDS”). 1865-82. 4 vols. (Nos. 395, 396, 398, and 403). 8 in. Arranged by name of cadet, thereunder by academic year, and thereunder chronologically. Name indexes. Manuscript registers containing dates and des¬ criptions of delinquencies of a more serious nature committed by midshipmen or cadets in violation of Academy regulations. Academic grades falling below the passing level were entered in the first volume of 22 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY the series (No. 395) but not in other volumes, and delinquencies committed by cadet engineers were entered in the registers beginning with the academic year 1871-72. 89. DESCRIPTIONS OF GENERAL CONDUCT AND ACADEMIC STANDING OF MIDSHIPMEN (“GENERAL RECORDS”). 1865-68. 2 vols. (Nos. 417 and 418). 4 in. Arranged by academic year and thereunder alphabetically by initial letter of surname for the academic year 1865-66, and arranged chronologically by date of admission for the academic years 1866-68. Bound printed forms on which are copied the name and age of the midshipman, congressional district from which appointed, certain other infomia- tion relating to the examination for admission, and the general conduct and aptitude for study and naval service of the midshipman. Testimonials as to the character and ability of the midshipman and reports of delinquencies are entered under the remarks column. Information relating to conduct and academic standing was to be entered at the end of each term and the summer practice cruise for all 4 years but was usually entered only for the first 2 years. For the classes admitted in 1867 and 1868, entries were made for only the first year. Names of naval apprentices and cadet engineers were entered after those of midshipmen for .each academic year. The naval apprentice system, reinsti¬ tuted by the Navy Department in 1864, allowed, men selected for training as apprentices to apply for admission to the Academy. Only a limited nufnber, usually not more than 10, were admitted each year. The naval apprentice system trained enlisted qien in such subjects as practical seamanship, gunnery, sail¬ making, and keeping of seaman’s accounts in order to prepare them for service as warrant and petty officers, seamen, and gunners. 90. REGISTER OF PUNISHMENTS. Oct. 1868- June 1879. 1 vol. (No. 416). 1 in. Arranged chronologically by academic year. Columns list name of the midshipman or cadet, class, date of commencement of punishment, offense, manner of punislunent, date released, and remarks. The remarks column generally was used to indicate release by order of the Superintendent, by the Navy Department, or resignation of midshipman or cadet. Offenses included deceiving instructors, smoking, playing cards, leaving the limits of the Academy without permission, hazing fourth classmen, intoxica¬ tion, and other violations of conduct. Punishments included quarantine or guard duty and dismissal for the more serious offenses. Academic Grades and Class Standing 91. MONTHLY REPORTS OF THE ACADEMIC RECORD OF CADETS. Oct. 1850-Nov. 1860. 4 vols. (Nos. 651-653 and 420). 6 in. Arranged chronologically and thereunder by rank, 1-4, and subject. Bound printed forms containing the following information: month, class, department, branch, rank, names of cadets, grades from weekly reports of professors, and remarks. Reports of grades were recorded for the following subjects; mathematics, modern languages, natural philosophy, ethics, seamanship, gunnery, astronomy, field artillery, and infantry tactics. These were called “Superintendent’s Reports” for the period October 1850-May 1859 and “class reports,” October 1859-November 1860. No reports exist for June to September 1859. 92. WEEKLY REPORTS OF CLASS GRADES OF MIDSHIPMEN ABOARD THE SCHOOLSHIPS CONSTITUTION AND SANTEE. 1864-66. 4 vols. (Nos. 646-649). 6 in. Arranged by ship name, thereunder by aca¬ demic year, and thereunder alphabetically by initial letter of surname. Name indexes are in volumes 646, 647, and 649. Weekly grades, examination scores, and monthly averages for fourth-class midshipmen attend¬ ing classes in mathematics, grammar, history, geog¬ raphy, French, ethics, seamanship, and gunnery and steam held aboard the schoolships from October to May. The name, place and date of appointment, and age at time of appointment were entered at the top of the register pages for each midshipman. The number of demerits received by each midshipman was recorded weekly in volumes 646, 648, and 649. Pages in volumes 647 and 648 provided space for recording the numerical class standing of the midshipmen in each subject studied at the end of the month. Because of inadequate facilities on the Acad¬ emy grounds, beginning in October 1859, new fourth- class midshipmen were quartered aboard the sloop Plymouth and received instruction there. In 1860 the OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, 1845-1950 23 schoolship Plymouth was replaced by the frigate Constitution, and in 1861 the frigate Santee was added. Weekly reports for midshipmen on the Consti¬ tution, 1864-65 and 1865-66, are in volumes 649 and 648, respectively, and those for midshipmen on the Santee for the same periods are in volumes 646 and 647. No entries were made in volume 647 for October 1865 and January 1866, and no entries were made in volume 648 after January 1866. 93. MONTHLY CLASS REPORTS. 1865-1904. 27 vols. (Nos. 579-586, 590-592, 597, 607, 608, 610, 612-620, 624, 625, and 627). 2 ft. Arranged by class rank, 1-4, thereunder by academic subject, and thereunder chronologically. Weekly and monthly marks of each cadet, examination grades, and term averages. Notes in these volumes indicate that they were called “smooth books” until January 1892 when the title of the volume was changed to “ledger.” The information is arranged in columns stating the cadet’s name, weekly averages, monthly average, term average, examination grade, and final average. Final averages were com¬ puted by various formulas, such as the formula used for the first-class political science class in 1873. The term grade was based on 2T + E or twice the average 3 “ of the term added to the examination grade, divided by three. Subjects for which there are reports include those taught by the Department of English Studies, including English, ethics, political science, history, law, rhetoric, and geography. Monthly reports are generally preceded or followed by summary reports including statistical information on the grades of each cadet for the term. Academic years were usually divided into two terms, the first lasting from Septem¬ ber to January and the second from February to June. The arrangement within each report varies but is generally either by section of class or by class rank. A list describing the contents of each volume in this series can be found in appendix C. 94. MONTHLY CLASS REPORTS FOR THE SUBJECTS FRENCH AND SPANISH AND FOR GREAT GUN TARGET PRACTICE. 1904, 1911, 1917-25.6 in. Arranged by class rank, 1-4, thereunder by subject, and thereunder alphabetically by initial letter of surname. Large printed forms on which weekly and monthly averages, examination averages, the final monthly grade, and the numerical class rank in the subject at the end of the month were entered. Most of the reports for French and Spanish are for the month of October of each year while reports for great gun target practice are for the month of November 1904 only. 95. REPORTS OF RELATIVE STANDING AND DEFICIENCIES AND MERIT ROLLS. 1866-67. 2 vols. (Nos. 424 and 426). 8 in. Arranged chronologically and thereunder by type of report. General merit rolls or merit rolls for each midshipman class, reports of relative standing and conduct of classes in various branches of study, and reports indicating cadets found to be deficient and recommended to be dropped from the rolls or to be reexamined. The volume for 1867 also includes a monthly report of midshipmen under punishment, reports of midshipmen at sea on summer practice cruises, and monthly reports of midshipmen serving guard duty. The monthly reports of relative class standing in these two volumes have also been copied in entry 96. The reports were signed by the Superintendent and/or the Commandant of Midshipmen and appear to have been forwarded to the Navy Department. Academy reports of annual examina.tions, standings, and merit rolls for other periods are among Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Record Group 24. 96. MONTHLY REPORTS OF RELATIVE CLASS STANDING, MARKS- AND DEMERITS. 1855-1907. 24 vols. (Nos. 419, 421-423, 425, 428-442, and 4 n.n.). 3 ft. Arranged chronologically by academic year and month, thereunder by class rank, 1-4, or class rank division, and thereunder alphabetically by initial letter of surname. Numerical class standing of each midshipman or cadet in each academic subject studied and the number of demerits received for each month, half year, or year. Prior to the academic year 1874-75, the volumes do not contain monthly class averages (or marks) or annual reports of class standing or class averages. Semiannual reports of class standing and averages have been entered in the volumes beginning in the academic year 1882-83. Summer term reports have been included in some volumes of the series. 24 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY Annual and semiannual reports of examinations containing midshipmen’s examination scores, aver¬ ages, and class standing have been included in the volumes of the series after 1880. There are no reports of demerits for the academic years 1884-91 and 1895-1907. Monthly reports for cadet engineers were en¬ tered in the volumes after those of cadet midshipmen beginning December 1871. For the academic years 1879-82, reports for cadet engineers and cadet midshipmen were maintained in separate volumes. Monthly reports of the second, third, and fourth classes for December 1863 have been copied in volumes 421 and 422, and monthly reports of all classes for February-April and October-December 1864 have been copied in volumes 422 and 423. Volume 422 also contains an academic merit roll for the class admitted in 1859, deficiency reports, class reports of the summer practice cruise of 1864, a copy of a letter of instruction from the Superintendent to the Commandant of Midshipmen relative to the cruise, and reports submitted at the end of the cruise. Monthly reports of relative class standing and conduct for academic year 1866-67 have been dupli¬ cated in entry 95. 97. COPIES OF MONTHLY AND TERM RE¬ PORTS OF RELATIVE CLASS STANDING, MARKS, AND DEMERITS. 1907-24. 5 ft. Arranged by graduation class, thereunder by month or term, and thereunder alphabetically by initial letter of surname. No index. Unbound copies of reports form a continuation of entry 96 and contain the numerical class standing and marks of each midshipman in each subject studied and the number of demerits received each month, term, or year. Annual and semiannual reports of examinations have also been included in this series. For the Class of 1908, only class reports for the academic year 1907-8 are included in this series. Reports for the other three class years are in entry 96. Similarly, there are only class reports for the academic years 1907-9 in this series for the Qass of 1909; reports for the other two class years are in entry 96. There are only reports for the fourth class year (or academic year 1921-22) for the Class of 1925. 98. REPORTS OF EXAMINATION GRADES OF MIDSHIPMEN. 1872-79. 2 vols. (Nos. 641 and 642). 2 in. Arranged chronologically by date of examina¬ tion and thereunder alphabetically by name of midshipman. Reports in seamanship, navigation, steam engi¬ neering, gunnery, and languages. Beginning with the ex¬ aminations for June and October 1874, the midship¬ men also received a grade for professional aptitude. In volume 641 are reports of examinations of November 1872 for the Class of (i.e., that entered in) 1870. In volume 642 are results of examinations held in April and October 1873 for the Class of 1870, June and October 1874 for the Class of 1871, October 1875 for the Classes of 1872 and 1873, December 1875 for the Qass of 1873; October 1876 for the Class of 1874, January 1878 for the Class of 1875, and March >879 for the Class of 1876. Abbreviations at the top of columns of grades appear to be symbols for certain categories in which the class member was judged. 99. CLASS REPORTS OF ANNUAL EXAMINA¬ TIONS. 1901, 1903, 1909. Sin. Arranged by class and thereunder by academic department and branch. Examination grade of each cadet in the branch or subject studied. Filed at the end of this series is a small amount of miscellaneous correspondence rela¬ tive to academic examinations of cadets. Sea Service of Cadets and Midshipmen 100. REPORTS OF INSTRUCTION RECEIVED AND DUTIES PERFORMED AT SEA BY CADETS AND ENSIGNS. 1882-86. 2 vols. (Nos. 655 and 656). 4 in. Arranged by name of cadet or ensign and thereunder by year and quarter. Name indexes. Printed bound forms that were completed with the following information concerning the cadet or ensign for each quarter: name of ship on which instruction was received and duties performed; num¬ ber of hours ship was at sea; number of hours spent in charge of deck, fireroom, or engineroom; and descrip¬ tions of the character of instruction or duties assigned. Cadets whose records are contained in these volumes were probably fulfilling 2 years of sea duty following 4 years of study at the Academy. One of the provisions of the act of August 5, 1882, was that cadet midshipmen and cadet engineers be assigned the same duties aboard ship so that both groups would acquire thorough knowledge of navigation, gunnery, seamanship, and steam engineering. Information provided in these volumes for cadets is similar to that provided in entry 101 for cadets of the same period. OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, 1845-1950 25 101. ABSTRACTS OF QUARTERLY REPORTS OF NAVAL CADETS AT SEA. 1883-97. 1 vol. 1 in. Arranged by year of completion of 4-year course at the Academy and thereunder alphabetically. No index. Reports of cadets serving 2 years of sea duty after completing 4 years of study at the Academy. This system of 4 years of training followed by 2 years of sea duty was established in 1882 and continued until 1912. On the completion of sea duty, the cadets were assigned to fill the lowest grades of commis¬ sioned officers of the line of the Navy or Marine Corps or to fill vacancies in the Engineer Corps. For each quarter the following information is provided: name of ship on which cadet served and name of commanding officer, ratings of “excellent” to “bad” for performance of duties as deck or division officer or in engineroom and fireroom, and rating for attention to duty and conduct. Entered in the remarks column is such information as the date on which cadet reported for duty, date of transfer or detachment, or some comment relating to the cadet’s performance of duty. Copied at the end of each abstract was the date on which the cadet was commissioned, appointed, or assigned to the line of the Navy, Marine Corps, or Engineer Corps, or the date of resignation or dis¬ charge. The information provided in this volume for the period 1883-86 is similar to that provided in entry 100 . 102. QUARTERLY REPORTS OF FITNESS OF NAVAL CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN. 1900-1905. 10 in. Arranged in general alphabetical order by initial letter of surname. Reports Completed for cadets or midshipmen attached to vessels in order to evaluate their abilities to perform the duties of their positions, such as officer of the watch, division officer, and signal officer. Each cadet or midshipman was also evaluated on attention lo duty; manner of performing duties; zeal, intelligence, and judgment shown in instructing, drilling, and handling of enlisted men; general con¬ duct and bearing; and health. Other quarterly fitness reports of midshipmen can be found among Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Record Group 24. 103. SEA SERVICE RECORDS OF MIDSHIPMEN DURING SUMMER PRACTICE CRUISES. 1904-16. 2 ft. Arranged chronologically by year of cruise and thereunder by class rank, 1-4. In a letter of October 25, 1904, the Bureau of Navigation requested that the Superintendent of the Academy furnish each year to the Bureau the names of the vessels on which each midshipman served dur¬ ing the summer practice cruise, together with the dates of joining and leaving each vessel. These sea service records were prepared in accordance with that letter. Relating to Officers and Other Academy Personnel, 1846-1907 104. CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO INDI¬ VIDUAL PROFESSORS AND INSTRUCTORS. 1846-1902, with gaps. 4 in. Arranged alphabetically by surname. Includes copies of letters sent to the Secretary of the Navy requesting appointment, letters of appointment, and oaths of office. 105. COPIES OF MONTHLY RETURNS OF COM¬ MISSIONED AND WARRANT OFFICERS AT¬ TACHED TO THE ACADEMY. Oct. 1865-Aug. 1870. 2 in. Arranged chronologically. 106. REGISTER OF OFFICERS ON DUTY AT THE ACADEMY. 1897-1907. 1 vol. 1 in. Arranged generally chronologically. Name in¬ dex. Columns for entering the date of orders, name of officer, rank, date reported for duty, date of detachment from Academy, and the duty assigned to the officer upon detachment or the reason for separation. The volume includes a few entries for officers assigned earlier than 1897 and still on duty at the Academy in that year. 107. LISTS OF ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS CON¬ TAINED IN OFFICERS’ FITNESS REPORTS (“ANSWERS TO INTERROGATORIES”). June 1899-Oct. 1900. 1 vol. (No. 654). */2 in. Arranged by time period and thereunder by name of officer. Name index. 26 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY Does not contain the questions nor the name of the officer completing the report but only the answers given, such as “excellent,” “none,” “I do,” “speaks French,” “he was not,” “no,” “yes,” and “he was not,” and the name of the officer or professor for whom given, his position at the Academy, and date of answers. Relating to Pay and Accounts and Other Fiscal Matters, 1845-1924 108. LETTERS SENT CONTAINING REQUISI¬ TIONS FOR MONEY, MATERIALS, AND SUPPLIES FOR THE ACADEMY. Oct. ' 1845-Mar. 1851; Jan. 1854; Dec. 1856-June 1865. 1 vol. (No. 280). 1 in. Arranged chronologically. No index. Fair copies containing requisitions to pay of¬ ficers, laborers, and mechanics, and requisitions for supplies and equipment, under the appropriation for contingent expenses of the Academy, including such items as lumber, stationery, china, paving bricks, coal, pistols, sextants, paper, timber and plank, and text¬ books. Earlier letters are addressed to the naval agent at Baltimore. Later letters are briefer and consist generally of the date, the notation “required for,” and the quantity of the materials or amount of money requested. Included at the end of the volume is a list of postage and stamps expended, March 1891-June 1899. 109. LETTERS SENT CONTAINING PAYMAS¬ TERS’ REQUISITIONS FOR MONEY. 1866-69. 3vols. (Nos. 680, 681, and 1 n.n.). 2 in. Arranged chronologically. Fair copies of letters of Academy paymasters containing requests for funds under various appro¬ priations for the Academy. The letters were for¬ warded by the Superintendent to the Secretary of the Navy. Among the paymasters submitting requisitions were: Charles W. Abbott, June-October 1866; William Lee Darling, October 1866; John S. Guhck, October 1866-May 1869; and C. C. Jackson, May-November 1869. 110. JOURNAL (“DAYBOOK”) OF PAY AND AC¬ COUNTS. 1845-48, 1852-53, and 1855. 1 vol. (No. 674). 2 in. Arranged chronologically. Entered in the first portion of the volume are the names of members of the Academy staff, includ¬ ing officers and enlisted men, and the amounts paid to them in cash or by ch^ck during 1845. Beginning in October 1845, the names of Academy staff members, midshipmen, and acting midshipmen were entered in the volume, assigned successive numbers, and the amounts paid ftom cash for mess, laundry, barber, and postage bills were entered monthly for each account. With the fiscal year beginning July 1852, a sum was set aside yearly from the congressional appropria¬ tion for the Academy to cover “contingent ex¬ penses,” later termed “general maintenance” ex¬ penses. The contingent account expenses for 1852, 1853, and 1855 were entered in this volume. The expenses listed for 1853 and 1855 have been duplicated in entry 112, which lists contingent account expenses from 1853 to 1867. • 111. LISTS OF BILLS APPROVED FOR PAY¬ MENT BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. 1846-54. 1 vol. (No. 676). 1 in. Arranged chronologically. Each entry gives the date, names of firms to whom money was owed, reason for the expense, and the amount to be paid out of the annual Academy appsopriation. Included are yearly r^sum^s of contin¬ gent expenses, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1852, and expenses for repairs and erection of buildings and for completion of houses for professors and students. Under contingent expenses are included purchases of fuel, oil, and candles; expenses for watchmen, messengers, and laborers; freight and postage; blank books, forms, and station¬ ery; philosophy apparatus (scientific or mechanical) and books; paints, oil, and lime; and furniture for public buildings. • 112. LISTS OF BILLS PAID OUT OF VARIOUS ACCOUNTS. 1853-67, 1875-78. 1 vol. (No. 682). 1 in. Arranged chronologically and thereunder by type of account (contingent, gas, band, and damage to public property). The contingent account covers the period 1853-67. The expenses listed for 1853 and 1855 have been copied in volume 674 in entry 110. The contingent account was transferred in September 1865 to the Academy Paymaster, and the proceeds from the sale of all refuse material, such as con¬ demned furniture, were used to constitute a “post fund” that was disbursed by the Paymaster. The OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, 1845-1950 27 contingent account was balanced and closed in October 1867. The gas account in this volume covers the period 1855-61 and was apparently closed in No¬ vember 1861 when the balance in the account was remitted to R. M. Chase, a secretary of the Academy. The band account covers the period 1855-65 and was closed and transferred to the Paymaster in September 1865. The public property account covers the period 1857-61 and 1875-78; it was closed in March 1878. 113. REPORTS OF SUPPLIES FOR SUBSISTENCE OF CADETS (“CADETS MESS BOOKS”). 1874-81. 2 vols. (Nos. 677 and 678). 1 in. Arranged chronologically by month. Expenditures for supplies for the messhall, receipts of the commissary, and a summary showing the amount to be paid monthly by each cadet. 114. REGISTER OF REQUISITIONS AND VOUCHERS FOR PURCHASES BY THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT (“BILLBOOK”). 1894-1924. 1 vol. 1 in. Arranged chronologically. Includes date and character of articles or services; information for vouchers including date, name of person and/or company; and amount of expenditure. Supplies and labor were procured for use by the Medical Department at the Academy and include expenses for medicines, surgical instruments, medical supplies, and laundry work. Relating to Buildings and Grounds 1858-1910 115. LETTERS SENT AND RECEIVED AND CON¬ TRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND GRAD¬ ING WORK AT THE ACADEMY. June 1858-June 1860. 1 vol. (No. 675). 1 in. Arranged chronologically. A table of contents is in back of the volume. Fair copies of letters and contracts relating to the erection or repair of buildings, grading of grounds, and supply of materials for the Academy. Included are numerous drawings and scale plans of buildings to be constructed. 116. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS SENT BY THE SUPERINTENDENT RELATING TO THE PROPOSED REBUILDING OF THE ACAD¬ EMY. Mar. 1895-May 1899. 1 vol. (No. 503). 1 in. Arranged chronologically. No index. Letters relating to the proposal to erect new buildings at the Academy. A commission to study the condition of Academy buildings was appointed by the Secretary of the Navy in conformity with a resolution adopted by the Board of Visitors in 1895. A copy of the report of the Board, January 1896, citing the poor condition of the existing buildings is included. 117. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS SENT BY THE SUPERINTENDENT RELATING TO BUILD¬ INGS AND GROUNDS. Dec. 1902-Mar. 1910. 23 vols. (Nos. 460-482). 3 ft. Arranged chronologically. A name index is in volume 460 and a very incomplete name index is in volume 461. No indexes in other volumes. Include some copies of letters sent by the officer in charge of buildings and grounds, however they are not duplicated in entry 161. Letters sent by the Superintendent after March 11, 1910, are copied in his letterpress books, described in entry 3. Letters sent by the Superintendent to the Bureau of Naviga¬ tion (Jan. 1905-May 1907) relating to buildings and grounds are contained in entry 17. RECORDS OF RESERVE TRAINING GROUPS, 1917-45 World War I, 1917-19 Between July 5, 1917, and January 31, 1919, five Reserve Officers’ Classes took regular courses of intensive training, each lasting about 16 weeks, at the Academy to prepare for service in World War 1. In addition, special training classes for naval construc¬ tors, marine engineers, electrical engineers, civil engi¬ neers, aviation intelligence officers, and pay officers were also held at the Academy, each lasting about 1 month. Each regularly organized Reserve Officers’ Class was divided into two sections—one for deck duties and one for engineering duties. The first Reserve Officers’ Class was quartered entirely in Bancroft Hall. On August 15, 1917, work was begun on special quarters known as Reserve Officers’ Quarters “A” and later another temporary structure. Quarters “B,” was erected. Quarters “A” and Bancroft Hall usually housed the deck officers and Quarters “B” housed the engineer officers. The Ma¬ rine Barracks were used to house men attending the Pay Officers’ or Paymasters’ Classes at the Academy. One Assistant for Training was assigned to each of the quarters to help the Director of Training for 28 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY the Reserve Officers’ Classes carry out his duties. The Director of Training had executive and disciplinary control of the reserve officers while the Superintend¬ ent had general charge of the course of training. During World War I the Academy also supplied courses of intensive study to the Reserve Officers’ Schools in the Atlantic Fleet and in the Naval Defense Districts, to the Shipping Board, and to a number of technical colleges and universities through¬ out the country. 118. CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIRECTOR OF TRAINING. 1917-19. 2 ft. Arranged by class and thereunder alphabetically by subject. Letters, reports, and issuances relating to the overall organization and administration of the five reserve officers’ training classes. 119. SUBJECT INDEX TO ENTRY 120. 1 ft. 120. CORRESPONDENCE OF THE ASSISTANT FOR TRAINING FOR QUARTERS “A.” 1917-19. 2 ft. Arranged alphabetically by subject. A subject index is in entry 119. Letters, reports, and issuances affecting the reserve officers in Quarters “A.” Most of the corre¬ spondence is for the last three Reserve Officers’ Classes. 121. CORRESPONDENCE OF THE ASSISTANT FOR TRAINING FOR QUARTERS “B ” 1917-19. 2 ft. Arranged alphabetically by subject. Similar to correspondence described in entry 120. 122. SUBJECT INDEX TO ENTRY 123. 3 in. 123. CORRESPONDENCE OF THE ASSISTANT FOR TRAINING FOR THE MARINE BAR¬ RACKS. July-Sept. 1918. 1 in. Arranged alphabetically by subject. A subject index is in entry 122. Relates to the first and second Pay Officers’ Classes housed in the Marine Barracks. The series is incomplete since it includes only correspondence items whose subjects begin with the letters “A” to “L.” 124. ENROLLMENT CARDS FOR THE FIVE REG¬ ULARLY ORGANIZED AND THE SPECIAL RESERVE OFFICERS’ CLASSES. July 1917- Dec. 1918.3 ft. Arranged by class and thereunder alphabetically by initial letter of surname. Cards for officers in the engineer division of the second, third, and fifth classes have been filed behind those for officers in the deck division. The 5- by 8-inch cards contain information concerning the previous naval service, education, and employment of each officer. Special classes for which there are enrollment cards include: electrical engi¬ neer and assistant naval constructor, admitted Decem¬ ber 1917; aviation intelligence officer, admitted in the spring of 1918; pay officer, admitted June and August 1918; civil and marine engineer officer, admitted January 1918; and the assistant naval constructor, admitted December 1918. 125. ENROLLMENT AND MARK SLIPS FOR THE ENGINEERING DIVISIONS OF THE SEC¬ OND, FOURTH, AND FIFTH RESERVE OF¬ FICERS’ CLASSES TAKING THE MARINE ENGINEERING COURSE. 1917-19. 5 in. Arranged according to class and thereunder by name. On the front and reverse sides of the first page of each folded slip has been entered information concerning the previous naval service, education, and employment of the reserve officer; on the last page are entered the weekly and final averages in the course. 126. MARK AND CONDUCT CARDS FOR THE SECOND, FOURTH, AND FIFTH RESERVE OFFICERS’ CLASSES. Oct. 1917-Feb. 1918; June 1918-Jan. 1919. 11 in. Arranged according to class, thereunder by division, and thereunder alphabetically by initial letter of surname. These 5- by 8-inch cards were prepared for members of the deck division of the second class, the engineer division of the fourth class, and the deck and engine divisions of the fifth class. The cards for the second class contain unsatisfactory course marks as well as brief descriptions of unsatisfactory conduct. Cards for the fourth and fifth classes record marks and instances of unsatisfactory conduct. OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, 1845-1950 29 127. MARK CARDS FOR THE THIRD, FOURTH, AND FIFTH REGULARLY ORGANIZED AND SPECIAL RESERVE OFFICERS’ CLASSES. 1918. 2 ft. Arranged by class and division and thereunder alphabetically by initial letter of surname. Weekly and monthly averages and standing of each officer in the courses studied. Information relating to duty assignment after detachment has been entered on the back of the cards. Special classes for which cards were prepared include: aviation intelligence officer, admitted in spring 1918; pay officer, admitted June and August 1918; and assistant naval constructor, admitted December 1918. Marks and averages have not been entered on the cards for officers in some of the special classes. 128. DECK LOGBOOKS FOR QUARTERS “A” AND BANCROFT HALL. Oct. 15, 1917-Sept. 17, 1918. 6 vols. 2 in. Arranged chronologically. Journals of daily events were maintained by duty officers for the second, third, and fourth Reserve Officers’ Classes and list the time of day of such events as breakfast and dinner formations, “all secure,’’ reveille, relief, orders published, and names of men detached, sent to the hospital, or sent for examinations. The logbook for Bancroft Hall covers the period August 1, 1918-September 17, 1918, and the five logbooks for Quarters “A” cover the period October 15, 1917-July 7, 1918. 129. RECORD OF RESERVE OFFICERS’ CLASSES. 1917-19. 1 vol. (No. 687). 4 in. Arranged chronologically. Subject index. Journal compiled during the period January- April 1928 under the supervision of the Chief Clerk of the Superintendent’s Office in response to the need for a centralized source of information regarding instruction received at the Academy by reserve officers during World War 1. Included is a list of Reserve Officers’ Classes; proceedings of the Reserve Council meetings; a list of marks received by reserve officers; schedules of routine and course outlines; and miscellaneous corre¬ spondence, orders, instructions, and pamphlets. The Reserve Council, similar in function to the Academic Board, was composed of the Superintendent, Com¬ mandant of Midshipmen, Director of Training, and the heads of the departments of study. The aide to the Superintendent served as recorder. A duplicate set of the contents of this journal was prepared and forwarded to the Bureau of Navigation and is now part of Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Record Group 24. 130. MISCELLANEOUS LISTS OF THE FIVE RE¬ SERVE OFFICERS’ CLASSES. 1917-19. 1 in. Arranged by class. Included are lists of officers in the five classes, lists showing the order of merit of reserve officers who graduated, instruction schedules, and an instruc¬ tion pamphlet for the first Reserve Officers’ Class. 131. ORDERS DETACHING THE FIRST PAY OF- nCERS’ CLASS. July 1918. 1 in. Arranged alphabetically. 132. EXAMINATION PAPERS OF CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT TO ASSISTANT PAY¬ MASTERS’ SCHOOL (“PROCEEDINGS OF LOCAL EXAMINING BOARDS’’). Sept. 1918. 2 in. Arranged in order of merit. The Mental Examining Board at the Academy conducted these examinations. Letters sent to the Superintendent by the candidates requesting to be examined and the Superintendent’s letters authoriz¬ ing the examinations and appointing the examining board accompany most of the examination papers. World War II, 1941-45 Twelve groups of naval reservists were admitted to the Academy from Febmary 14, 1941, to April 30, 1945, to receive approximately 4 months of training as midshipmen in preparation for duty during World War II. The earlier groups were composed of V-7 reservists who were admitted to the Academy for 1 month of elimination training prior to being appointed reserve midshipmen. After appointment, the reservists underwent 3 months of engineering training and drills at the end of which they were commissioned as ensigns in the line of the Naval Reserve and ordered to active duty. With the excep¬ tion of the first group, reserve midshipmen at the Academy received training only in engineering duties. The later reserve groups were made up of V-12 reservists, who usually underwent premidshipman training at one of the colleges or universities participating in the V-12 program before coming to the Academy for 4 months of training. Reserve 30 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY midshipmen were housed in Bancroft Hall and were organized into a unit known as the “Reserve Battal¬ ion,” under the general supervision of the Reserve Battalion Commander, who assisted the Commandant of Midshipmen in coordinating all matters pertaining to the Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School. In addition to the reserve midshipmen classes, training was also offered at the Academy to classes of the Reserve Officers’ Training Schools and V-5 instructors’ classes. Records regarding this training have been maintained with the records of the Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School. 133. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE. 1941-45. 6 ft. Arranged in two subseries for approximately 1941-43 and 1944-45. The first subseries (1941-43) is arranged alphabetically by subject, and the second (1944-45) according to the Navy Filing Manual sys¬ tem. Relates to the organization and general func¬ tioning of the school. Included are many of the notices and orders issued to the reserve battalion as well as to the officers and instructors at the school. Correspondence with the various offices and bureaus of the Navy Department, other naval midshipmen’s schools across the country, former reserve midship¬ men, and private individuals and firms is included in this series along with various lists and instructional materials. There is also correspondence relative to the two Reserve Officers’ Training Schools held at the Academy and the courses conducted for V-5 instruc¬ tors. 134. APPOINTMENT AND HEALTH RECORDS. Feb. 1941-Aug. 1945. 27 ft. Arranged by group or class and thereunder alphabetically by initial letter of surname. Records for reservists in the first class who were selected to attend the First Reserve Officers’ Training School at the completion of their midshipman training have been filed after those for the other members of the first class. Included are records for all 12 reserve groups that were admitted for training to the Midshipmen’s School at Annapolis. Training was given in engineer¬ ing duties only, except the first group, which in¬ cluded reservists training for both deck and engineer¬ ing duties. Most files include copies of orders directing the reservists to report to the Academy for temporary active duty and physical examination, requests for assignment of quarters, appointment or commission¬ ing papers, acceptances of commissions and oaths of office, personal history data sheets, and reports of physical examination. Also included in some files are transcripts of grades received at the midshipmen’s school, beneficiary slips, memorandums regarding former reserve midshipmen reported missing in act¬ ion, letters of inquiry from local draft boards, and reports of delinquency. FDed immediately before or after the files for each gfoup are several files containing copies of orders or correspondence con¬ cerning appointment and health records of reservists. 135. APPOINTMENT AND HEALTH RECORDS OF NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS AS¬ SIGNED TO THE SECOND NAVAL RE¬ SERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING SCHOOL. July 1941. 7 in. Arranged alphabetically by initial letter of surname. .Copies of orders directing officers to report to the Academy for temporary active duty, reports of physical examinations, and requests for quarters. Appointment and health records of officers assigned to the First Reserve Officers’ Training School are in entry 134, and other records pertaining to that school are in entry 133. 136. MEMORANDUMS, PRESS RELEASES, PRO¬ GRAMS FOR COMMISSIONING EXERCISES, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS. 1941-45. 10 in. Arranged by group or class. In addition to the memorandums, copies of commissioning or graduation exercise programs, sample admission tickets, press releases, speeches, seating charts, and lists of graduates, this series also contains sample academic and health record cards used for each reserve group, copies of orders outlining drills and recitations, and deficiency lists. 137. PERSONAL HISTORY, CONDUCT, AND APTITUDE RECORDS OF THE 12TH GROUP OF RESERVE MIDSHIPMEN. May-Aug. 1945. 3 ft. Arranged by designation of company (A or B) and thereunder alphabetically. Reserve midshipmen with surnames beginning with letters from A to K OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, 1845-1950 31 formed Company A; those with surnames beginning with letters from L to Z formed Company B. No index. These by 8-inch card folders contain the personal histories of reserve midshipmen and their aptitude and conduct records during their 4 months of training at the Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School. Reserve midshipmen completed the personal history portion of the folders. Also entered on the card folders were the marks received during the indoctrina¬ tion period and first and second terms of the training course in electrical engineering, marine engineering, and ordnance. Front and side-view photographs of the reserve midshipmen in uniform have been at¬ tached to each folder. The folder usually contains a checklist evalua¬ tion of the appearance, manners and bearing, speech, personality, and attitude of the midshipman, com¬ pleted during an interview with an officer attached to the Academy, and “Estimate of aptitude” cards that were submitted by officers at the Academy. Accord¬ ing to the regulations of the Naval Reserve Midship¬ men’s School, each officer who had the opportunity to observe the behavior and work of a reserve midshipman was to complete before the end of the month an aptitude estimate of that midshipman to be sent to the head of his department for forwarding to the Commandant of Midshipmen. These estimates formed the basis for determining the aptitude rating of each reserve midshipman for fitness to serve as an officer of the U.S. Naval Reserve. The reserve midshipman was rated on such traits as attention to duty, industry, judgment, initiative, force, leadership, cooperation, loyalty, and bearing and dress. Other records relating to the 12th group of reserve midshipmen are in entries 133 and 134. OTHER RECORDS, 1863-1950 138. MISCELLANEOUS RECORD BOOK. 1863-72. 1 vol. 1 in. Arranged by type of record. A list of midshipmen’s accounts showing credits, debits, and balances, 1863-64; a daily log of events for the period May 1871-July 1872; a sum¬ mary of the amount paid for postage from June 1866 to June 1874; a list of officers furnished with the Navy Register for July 1871; and a list of officers attached to the Academy from 1845 to 1879, including superintendents, commandants of midship¬ men, officers in charge of schoolships, assistants to the commandant of midshipmen, heads of depart¬ ments, and instructors. 139. MINUTES OF MEETINGS OF THE U.S. NAVAL MONUMENT ASSOCIATION. 1865-67. 1 vol. 1 in. Arranged chronologically. An 1865 Navy Department circular announced the creation of a fund for the erection of a suitable monument at the grave of Lt. S. W. Preston on the Academy grounds, which would be dedicated to all Navy men who had fallen during the Civil War. A committee headed by Rear Adm. David D. Porter, Superintendent of the Academy, met in 1865 to discuss carrying out the provisions of this circular. Paymaster C. W. Abbott was appointed treasurer and Lt. Comdr. K. R. Breese, secretary. The volume in¬ cludes a statement of the treasurer of the Association in 1867 relating to the funds on hand for the purpose of erecting such a monument. 140. MINUTES OF MEETINGS OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY OFFICERS’ CLUB. 1897-99, 1908-11, 1921-34. 2 vols. (Nos. 670 and 671). 3 in. Arranged chronologically. Typewritten minutes of annual, monthly, and special meetings of the officers’ club and its executive committee. The records indicate that this organiza¬ tion was known successively as the Naval Academy Club, the Officers’ Mess, and the Officers’ Club. The purpose of the club was to promote social intercourse among its members, who were selected from the commissioned officers and civilian professors on duty at the Academy. The club sponsored receptions, dances, and other special functions; maintained a bar, reading room, beach house, bowling alleys, and tennis courts; and provided special services for its members. Included also in volume 670 are montldy financial statements of the accounts of the club, 1897-99 and 1908-11. Other records have been inserted into both volumes, which were created by attaching the documents to pages of a blank book. Other records include a copy of the constitution of the club in 1929, a May 1934 statement containing information about the organization and functions of the club, carbon copies of letters sent by officers of the club, and a review of the status of the Naval Academy Beach House, November 23, 1932. In 1929 the club quarters occupied most of the main floor of the Officers’ Club Building. 32 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY 141. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS SENT BY WILLIAM A. LARNED. Nov. 1902-June 1903. 1 vol. 1 in. Arranged chronologically. No index. Apparently business letters sent by Lamed. Some letters relate to his career in tennis. Other letters relate to the construction and furnishing of the Carvel Hall Hotel in Annapolis, for which he seems to have been responsible. The letters are dated from the Academy, but Lamed does not appear to have served in any official capacity there and none of the letters relate to the Academy. 142. MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS ISSUED BY THE ACADEMY. 1913-50 (with gaps). 1 ft. Arranged chronologically. Publications, such as the Academic Calendar for 1949-50; the Annual Report of the Naval Academy for 1923; the Report of the Board of Visitors for 1948; an organization chart for the Academy for 1946; and speeches, a program, and a souvenir booklet prepared for the centennial of the Academy. 143. REPORTS OF PROCEEDINGS OF BOARDS OF INVESTIGATION, CORRESPONDENCE AND REPORTS RELATING TO HAZING, ORDERS OF THE ACADEMY, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHIEF CLERK OF THE ACADEMY. 1915. 4 in. Arranged by type of record. Correspondence and reports relating to hazing incidents at the Academy in 1915; reports of board proceedings in various investigations involving mid¬ shipmen, including a board to inquire into irregu¬ larities in the annual examination of the first and Records of Subordii COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN OR CADETS, 1859-1940 Although not specifically provided for in the original plan for the Naval School at Fort Severn, the Office of Commandant actually dates from the opening days of the school when Lt. James H. Ward second classes in the Department of Modern Lan¬ guages; and orders. 144. REGISTER OF VISITORS TO THE JOHN PAUL JONES CRYPT. Oct. 1918- Nov. 1919. 2 vols. (Nos. 666 and 667). 2 in. Arranged chronologically. Each volume contains columns for the signa¬ tures of visitors and their residences. Listed are approximately 10,000 visitors for the period indi¬ cated. A number of pages at the beginning of volume 667 and other pages througliout the book relate to academic studies, and it seems obvious that at one time this volume was also used as a student’s notebook. 145. SAMPLE MUSTER ROLL OF ENLISTED RE¬ SERVISTS (“SPECIMENS A-C”). Jan. 31, 1921. 1 vol. (No. 669). Vi in. Arranged by specimen designation (A-C) and thereunder alphabetically by initial letter of re¬ servist’s surname. Included for specimen “A” are the original to be forwarded to the Bureau and one carbon to be retained by the district (the Academy in this case). Specimen “A” is apparently the original submission; specimen “B” contains corrections inserted in red, and specimen “C” is the corrected copy in typescript. Information given on the form consists of (1) name, (2) service number, (3) rate, (4) class, (5) confirmed (yes or no), (6) rating in which confirmed, (7) date confirmed, (8) date of enrollment (year, month, day), (9) place of enrollment, and (10) remarks. 146. UNIDENTIFIED NAME INDEXES. 1901 and 1 n.d. 2 items. e Offices, 1861-1940 served as executive officer and instructor in gunnery and steam. Under the provisions of the reorganization plan of 1850, an experienced lieutenant or com¬ mander was to serve as executive officer to the Superintendent and instructor in naval tactics and practical seamanship, and was to be known as the Commandant of Midshipmen. Later, during the time in which students at the Academy were referred to as SUBORDINATE OFFICES, 1861-1940 33 naval cadets, he was known as the Commandant of Cadets. The Office of Commandant also included re¬ sponsibility for insuring the “preservation of dis¬ cipline” and “general security” at the Academy. Line officers of the Navy were detailed as assistants to the Commandant as the responsibilities of the office increased with the growth of the school. Another of the duties of the Office of Commandant was the command of the annual summer practice cruises and maintenance of its records, under the instructions of the Superintendent. For most years from 1861 to 1909, the Commandant served as commander of the cruise. Letters, Endorsements, and Memorandums Sent, 1861-1914 147. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS SENT. Sept. 1861-Apr. 1863; Oct. 1884-June 1887; Sept. 1888-June 1890; Mar. 1902-Oct. 1905. 6 vols. (Nos. 15, 684, 655, 325, 326, and 673). 7 in. Arranged chronologically. Name index for the period September 1861- April 1863, subject indexes for the period September 1888-June 1890, and name and subject indexes for the periods October 1884- June 1887 and March 1902-October 1905. Letters addressed to the Secretary of the Navy and heads of Navy Department bureaus, the Superin¬ tendent and other officers and heads of departments at the Academy, other public officials, civilian em¬ ployees at the Academy, enlisted men assigned to the Academy, midshipmen or cadets and their parents, merchants, and other private individuals. The subjects include discipline, equipment and supplies, contracts for services, summer practice cruises, and athletics. Volume 15, containing letters dated from September 1861 to April 1863, spans part of the Civil War period when the Academy was located at Newport, R.I. Volume 325 contains the report submitted by the Commandant for the summer practice cruise in 1888 and letters written aboard the practice ship shortly before the start of the 1889 cruise. Letters sent by the Commandant for the period September 1890-June 1892 can be found in entry 160 and letters sent after October 1905 can be found in entries 148 and 149. Orders and notices issued by the Commandant for September 1888-June 1890 can be found in the volumes of this series covering that period. 148. LETTERS SENT, ENDORSEMENTS, AND MEMORANDUMS. Apr.-May 1906; Sept. 1906- Sept. 1911. 8 vols. 1 ft. Arranged generally chronologically. Subject in¬ dexes are for the period July 1907-September 1911. No indexes exist for the periods April-May 1906 and September 1906-June 1907. Typed, carbon, or duplicated (usually by mime¬ ograph) copies received from the Superintendent and other Navy Department and Academy officers. The letters sent contained in this series and the letters sent described in entry 147 relate generally to the same subjects. Although there is overlapping of time periods between some volumes of this series, there is very little, if any, duplication of letters. For other letters sent by the Commandant, see entries 147, 149, and 160. 149. LETTERS SENT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT RELATING TO MIDSHIPMEN’S DEFI¬ CIENCIES IN CONDUCT. Dec. 1905-June 1906. 1 vol. 1 in. Arranged chronologically. No index. Carbon copies of letters sent including a small number of abstracts from conduct reports of certain midshipmen and a few copies of memorandums and orders. Other letters sent by the Commandant relating to this subject can be found in entries 147, 148, and 160. 150. MEMORANDUMS SENT TO ACADEMY OF¬ FICERS AND HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS. Mar. 1911-Sept. 1912. 2 vols. 2 in. Arranged chronologically. Name and subject indexes are in each volume. Carbon or duplicated, usually by mimeograph, copies sent to the Superintendent, heads of depart¬ ments, the Commissary Officer, the Midshipmen’s Storekeeper, the Officer in charge, and other Acad¬ emy officers relating to midshipmen, courses of study, or other matters pertaining to the operation of the Academy. Also included in the volumes are a few memorandums received by the Comman¬ dant from the Superintendent and other Academy officers. 34 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY For memorandums sent by the Commandant to the Officer in Charge, see entry 151; for memoran¬ dums sent and received by the Commandant during the period 1905-11, see entries 148 and 162. 151. MEMORANDUMS SENT TO THE OFFICER IN CHARGE RELATING TO MIDSHIPMEN DEPRIVED OF PRIVILEGES. Feb. 1912-Oct. 1914. 1 vol. 1 in. Arranged generally chronologically. No index. Bound carbon copies concerning midshipmen deprived of some or all privileges because of violating Academy regulations. For other memorandums sent to the Officer in Charge during the period 1911-12, see entry 150. Directives, 1875-1912 152. ORDERS. June 1875-Mar. 1876; Jan.-May 1881. 2 vols. (Nos. 316 and 319). 3 in. Arranged chronologically from back to front of volumes. A subject index in volume 319 covers the period January-May 1881. These appear to be original manuscript orders issued and signed by the Commandant. Most of the orders bear notations made by the Officer in Charge indicating that they were published to the cadets at dinner formation. The volumes in this series of orders were constructed by tipping the individual orders into adhesive binders. A small number of orders issued by the Super¬ intendent appear in volume 319, and a note pasted in the front states that “Orders of a permanent nature will be found indexed.” Orders for the period January-May 1881 covered by this volume are also contained in entry 153. but they are unindexed and do not duplicate the orders contained in this series. For other orders issued by the Commandant, see entries 154 through 157. 153. PRESS COPIES OF ORDERS. Sept. 1876-Nov. 1877; Jan. 1879-June 1882; Mar. 1885-June 1888; Sept. 1892-Juue 1896; Sept. 1898-Oct. 1905 with gaps. 11 vols. (n.n. and Nos. 317, 318, 320, 324, 329, 135, 136, 331, 333 and 332). 1 ft. Arranged cluonologically. Subject indexes are in volumes for the period September 1876-November 1877. March 1885-June 1888, September 1892-June 1896, and September 1898-October 1905. Name indexes are in volumes for the period January 1879- December 1880. No index for the period January 1881-June 1882. Orders addressed to cadets or midshipmen of the Academy by the Commandant concerning at¬ tendance at recitations, appropriate dress, care of rooms, discipline, duties of cadet officers, drills and formations, instructions to be followed at the Army- Navy Games, schedules for embarking on summer practice cruise ships, and other subjects. A small number of letters sent have been copied into some of the volumes. The volumes that cover the periods March 1885-June 1887; September 1894-June 1896; Sep¬ tember 1898-June 1900; and December 1904-Octo- ber 1905 also contain notices. Copies of memoran¬ dums to the Officer in Charge of ships, heads of departments, and other Academy personnel have also been included in the volume that covers the period December 1904-October 1905. Orders for the periods June 1875-March 1876 and January-May 1881 are also contained in entry 152, but for the latter there are no duplications. Orders issued by the Commandant during the period September 1888-June 1890 are contained in the volumes of letters sent described in entry 147; orders for the period September 1890-June 1892 are con¬ tained in entry 160. For the main series of orders issued by tlie Commandant for the period November 1905-June 1911, see entry 158. Other orders of the Comman¬ dant are in entries 155 through 157. 154. ORDERS AND NOTICES ISSUED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. Oct. 1905-June 1909. 1 vol. 2 in. Arranged chronologically and numbered succes¬ sively within the academic year beginning October 1907. Subject index. Mostly printed copies of orders containing instructions for midshipmen officers, faculty, and others employed at the Academy. They were later referred to as “Naval Academy Orders.” Also included are notices announcing changes in Academy regulations. These notices were also num¬ bered successively within the academic year beginning October 1907. Copies of these directives may also be found in the main .series of orders, circulars, notices, and other memorandums and lists issued by the Superintendent, entry 5 I. SUBORDINATE OFFICES, 1861-1940 35 155. ORDERS, LETTERS RECEIVED, AND MEM¬ ORANDUMS GRANTING MIDSHIPMEN LEAVE, SPECIAL PRIVILEGES, AND LIB¬ ERTY. Nov. 1905-May 1907. 1 vol. I in. Arranged chronologically. No index. Requests for extended periods of leave were usually approved by the Secretary of the Navy, but requests for shorter periods were approved by the Superintendent. Orders granting special privileges and liberty were usually issued by the Commandant. These volumes were formed by binding together individual copies of orders, letters, and memoran¬ dums. 156. ORDERS, MEMORANDUMS, AND NOTICES RELATING TO ATHLETICS AT THE ACAD¬ EMY. Nov. 1905-June 1906; Apr.-June 1907.2 vols. 1 in. Arranged in general chronological order. No index. Carbon and typed copies by the Commandant relating to boat races, tennis, sailing, wrestling, boxing, swimming, and other athletic activities. The volume was formed by binding together individual copies of orders, memorandums, and notices. A few orders are for an earlier or later date than indicated. Undated copies of a summary of the athletic course at the Academy, prepared by the Commandant, and copies of the constitutions of the Midshipmen’s Athletic Association and the Entertain¬ ment Association (“The Masqueraders”) have also been included in this series. For other orders, memorandums, and notices relating to athletics at the Academy, see entry 158. 157. ORDERS, MEMORANDUMS, AND NOTICES RELATING TO THE COURSE OF INSTRUC¬ TION AND EXAMINATIONS FOR MIDSHIP¬ MEN CLASSES. Nov. 1905-June 1906; Oct. 1910-Jan. 1911.2 vols. 2 in. Arranged chronologically. No indexes. Carbon or duplicated, usually mimeographed, copies issued to midshipmen classes relating to assignments, recitations, examination results, and drills. Also included are memorandums addressed to and received from the Superintendent, heads of departments, and other Academy officers. 158. ORDERS AND NOTICES ISSUED TO THE BRIGADE OF MIDSHIPMEN AND MEMO¬ RANDUMS SENT AND RECEIVED. Nov. 1905-June 1911. 10 vols. 2 ft. Arranged generally chronologically. Subject in¬ dexes for the period August 1906-June 1911. Carbon, typed, or duplicated, usually mime¬ ographed, copies issued by the Commandant and memorandums sent to and received from the Super¬ intendent and other Academy officers. A stamped notation indicating that the issuance was published and posted appears on most copies of orders and notices in the volumes of this series. Orders contained in this series and orders for approximately the period 1876-1905, described in entry 153, relate generally to the same subjects. Some duplication of orders for the period May-September 1907 is in two volumes of this series. 159. ORDERS AND NOTICES ISSUED TO THE BRIGADE OF MIDSHIPMEN. Oct. 1906-June 1909. 1 vol. 1 in. Arranged chronologically with orders numbered successively within the academic year. Formed by binding together individual typed, carbon, or duplicated, usually mimeographed, copies issued by the Superintendent for the instruction of the Brigade of Midshipmen. Most orders and notices bear a stamped notation indicating that they were published and posted. These orders were later re¬ ferred to as “Brigade Orders.” Copies of these directives are also found in the orders and notices described in entry 51. Records of Annual Summer Practice Cruises, 1859-1940 160. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS SENT AND ORDERS ISSUED ON SUMMER PRACTICE CRUISES. May 1883-Sept. 1887; May 1890-June 1892. 3 vols. (Nos. 65, 327, and 328). 4 in. Arranged chronologically. Subject indexes. Letters addressed to the Secretary of the Navy and heads of Navy Department bureaus, postmasters, officers on board cruise ships and other Navy vessels. 36 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY and private individuals. They relate to a number of subjects including equipment and repairs, arrivals in port, course of the cruise, and detail and discharge of crew. Some letters were written in May and early June before the start of the cruises, which usually lasted from June to August. Orders copied into the volumes of this series were issued during the cruise and were addressed primarily to the cadets. U.S. ships used for the cruises were the Constellation and Dale. Volume 65 contains only letters sent and orders for the cruises of 1883-87. Volume 327 contains letters sent and orders issued during the 1890 cruise and letters sent and orders relating to other subjects (Sept. 1890-June 1891) issued by the Commandant from the Academy after the cruise. Separate indexes are in the volume for the two groups of letters sent and orders. Similarly, volume 328 contains letters sent and orders issued on the 1891 cruise and letters sent and orders issued by the Commandant after return to the Academy (Sept. 1891-June 1892). No separate indexes are in this volume. 161. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS SENT ON SUM¬ MER PRACTICE CRUISES. 1894-1902. 2 vols. (Nos. 683 and 629). 1 in. Arranged chronologically. No indexes. These letters, which are addressed to the Secre¬ tary of the Navy, the Superintendent of the Acad¬ emy, and other Navy and Government officials and personnel, pertain to such matters as equipment and repairs and civilian and enlisted ship personnel. Also included are reports relating to the cruise, such as the report of the discovery of a stowaway on board in August 1897. Volume 683 contains three letters written in 1894. A small number of letters sent relating to cruises for the period 1892-1902 are contained in entry 172, but they do not duplicate the letters contained in this series. Volume 629 contains copies of telegrams sent from aboard ship that date from June 1899. In 1898 no summer practice cruise was held and there are, accordingly, no letters for that period. 162. LETTERS SENT, ORDERS, MEMORAN¬ DUMS, AND NOTICES RELATING TO PREP¬ ARATION FOR AND TRAINING OF MID¬ SHIPMEN ON SUMMER PRACTICE CRUISES. 1907-9. 1 vol. 2 in. Arranged generally chronologically. No index. Typed, carbon, or duplicated, usually mime¬ ographed, copies. This series also contains a small number of letters and issuances relating to other subjects. 163. REGISTER OF LETTERS SENT BY THE SQUADRON COMMANDER. June-Aug. 1910. 1 vol. 1 in. Arranged chronologically. 164. REGISTER OF LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE SQUADRON COMMANDER. 1910. 1 vol. 1 in. Arranged chronologically. 165. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE SUMMER PRACTICE CRUISE. 1910. 5 in. Arranged generally chronologically. Relates to the cruise of the U.S. ships Massachu¬ setts, Iowa, and Indiana and includes letters received and copies of letters sent by the commanding officer of the U.S. Naval Academy Practice Squadron. 166. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE SUMMER PRACTICE CRUISE. 1911.4 in. Arranged by subject. Includes reports about the cruise, boards and courts, coal, excursions, liberty and patrol, sports and races, and Gibraltar. 167. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE SUMMER PRACTICE CRUISE. 1914. 5 in. Arranged generally chronologically. Correspondence of Practice Squadron Com¬ mander Capt. William F. Fullam, aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, concerning arrangements for the sale of the U.S.S. Idaho to Greece, target practice on the southern drill grounds, and possible participation of the Academy in the celebration of Star Spangled Banner Day in Baltimore, September 14, 1914. 168. REGISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS RE¬ CEIVED AND FORWARDED BY THE COM¬ MANDER OF THE PRACTICE SQUADRON. June-Aug. 1914. 1 vol. (No. 632). V 2 in. Arranged chronologically by date of receipt. Contains date of receipt, subject, name of the office or officer sending the communication, and date and name of the office or officer to whom the com¬ munication was being forwarded. Communications re¬ ceived and forwarded include letters, telegrams, cable¬ grams, orders, and reports. SUBORDINATE OFFICES, 1861-1940 37 169. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE SUMMER PRACTICE CRUISE. 1915. 10 in. Arranged chronologically. Relates to the 1915 cruise by midshipmen aboard the U.S. ships Ohio, Wisconsin, and Missouri under Fullam’s command. 170. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE SUMMER PRACTICE CRUISE. 1916. 10 in. Arranged chronologically. At the end of the correspondence are related documents including schedules, lists of details, plan¬ ning papers, sea service records of midshipmen, reports of scores, and reports of the cruise. 171. CORRESPONDENCE OF THE COMMANDER OF THE MIDSHIPMEN’S PRACTICE SQUAD¬ RON. 1927-28. 5 in. Arranged according to the Navy Filing Manual system. Most of the correspondence in this senes relates to the 1928 cruise and concerns such subjects as logistics, conduct and discipline, leave and liberty, social relations, and assignment and detail of midship¬ men. 172. PRESS COPIES OF ORDERS ISSUED ON SUMMER PRACTICE CRUISES (“ORDERS, PRACTICE CRUISE”). 1892-1902. 1 vol. (No. 330). 1 in. Arranged chronologically. Subject index for 1892-94 only. Orders issued by the Commandant, the com¬ manding officer of the practice ships on cruises, 1892-1902, with the exception of 1898 for which there are no cruise records. The orders relate to arrangements for instruction of cadets, instructions for sea routine, salutes, and other matters relating to the training of cadets aboard ship. A few letters sent have also been copied into this volume, but they do not duplicate the letters sent contained in entry 161 for tlie same period. Ships used on these cruises included, succes¬ sively, the Constellation, Monoiif^ahela, Chesapeake, and Indiana. For other orders issued during practice cruises, sec entry 160. 173. REPORTS SUBMITTED BY THE U.S. SHIPS MASSACHUSETTS, INDIANA, AND IOWA TO THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE SUMMER PRACTICE SQUADRON. 1910. 3 in. Arranged by type of report: cruise class reports, reports of survey and appraisal afloat, reports of vacancies, reports of provisions, and reports of coal expended. 174. CLASS REPORTS FOR SUMMER PRACTICE CRUISES ABOARD THE U.S. SHIPS FLOR¬ IDA AND NEVADA. June-Aug. 1904. 3 vols. (Nos. 630, 631, and 633). 3 in. Arranged by number of ship, thereunder chron¬ ologically, and thereunder by class number (1-3). Lists of contents are in the front of volumes 630 and 631. Volume 630 includes the class report of the U.S.S. Aci’flJa, June 4-July 18, 1904, and volume 631 reports the same vessel for July 19-August 31, 1904 (2d detail). For each class member there are marks in subjects studied, including navigation, ordnance, ma¬ rine engineering, seamanship, and electricity, and efficiency ratings by the line officers, including the executive officer, navigator, first and second watch officers, chief engineer, and the instructor in naviga¬ tion. A separate listing gives the number of demerits received by each cadet. Volume 631 is signed by Comdr. T. B. Howard, commanding the ship. A list of line officers is included in the volume. Volume 633 includes class reports for the cruise of the U.S.S. Florida, .Iunc6-July 18, 1904, and July 18-August3l. 1904. Grades are listed for the first, second, and third classes in seamanship, navi¬ gation, ordnance, and steam. An efficiency rating was given to the first class only. Included also is a list of demerits assigned each cadet for the cruise. Reports were submitted by Lt. Albert H. McCarthy and ap¬ proved by Comdr. J. C. Fremont. 175. CLASS REPORTS FOR SUMMER PRACTICE CRUISES. 1904, 1908, 1916. 2 in. Arranged by ship, thereunder by class, and thereunder by subject. Large printed forms on which were listed the marks received by midshipmen in navigation, steam engineering, ordnance, seamanship and signals, elec¬ tricity. efficiency, and discipline. Reports for the 38 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY 1908 cruise are for discipline only. The ships to which midshipmen were attached included the Texas, Chesapeake, Arkansas, Massachusetts. Other class reports for summer practice cruises are contained in entries 95 and 96. 176. LOGBOOK (“JOURNAL”) OF A SUMMER PRACTICE CRUISE ABOARD THE PRAC¬ TICE SHIP U.S.S. PLYMOUTH. June-Aug. 1859. I vol.y4 in. Arranged chronologically. Logbook of the cruise that included calls at Plymouth, England; Brest, France; and Funchal, Madeira Islands. At the beginning of the volume, paragraph entries were made describing the progress of the cruise. Later entries were made on pages divided into columns and spaces. Sailing information, including number of knots, soundings, courses, winds, weather, temperature, barometric pressure, latitude and longitude readings, remarks concerning the voyage, and stopovers in ports were copied on these pages. This appears to be the logbook of Acting Midsliipman S. A. McCarty whose name appears on the opening page of the volume. The vessel was commanded by Comdr. Thomas T. Craven. Other logbooks of summer practice cruises can be found in entries 177 and 178, and in Naval Records Collection of tlie Office of Naval Records and Library, Record Group 45. 177. LOGBOOK (“JOURNAL”) OF A SUMMER PRACTICE CRUISE ON THE U.S.S. PLY¬ MOUTH. June-Sept. I860. I vol. I in. Arranged chronologically. Logbook of the cruise from Hampton Roads, Va., to Fayal Island and Cadiz, Spain, and the return voyage to Hampton Roads and Annapolis. On the left-hand pages of the volume are columns and spaces for completion of sailing information, including number of knots, soundings, courses, winds, weather, temperature, and barometric pressure, and on tlie right-hand pages are recorded remarks concerning the day’s voyage including ship’s position, courses of in¬ struction undertaken during the day, rigging of sails, and other events. At the beginning of the volume is a list of officers and midshipmen attached to the ship. This volume may have been the logbook kept by Acting Midshipman R. F. Armstrong, first class, who served on the cruise and whose name appears on pages at the beginning and end of the volume. The ship was commanded by Commander Craven. Other logbooks of summer practice cruises can be found in entries 176 and 178 and in Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library, Record Group 45. 178. JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS AND MOVE¬ MENTS OF SHIPS ON THE MIDSHIPMEN’S SUMMER PRACTICE CRUISE. June-Aug. 1916. I vol. I in. Arranged chronologically. Typed pages of entries for each day of the 1916 cruise, which constitute a journal for the cruise. The individual pages have been pasted into this volume in chronological order. The ships comprising the prac¬ tice squadron were the Missouri (flagship), 0 /ho, and Wisconsin, all under Captain Fberle, Academy Super¬ intendent and squadron commander. Pasted into the volume at the beginning are printed and revised copies of the itinerary of the cruise, which included Guantanamo, Portland, Provincetown, and the south¬ ern drill grounds. At the end of the volume are pasted printed copies of squadron orders Nos. 1-6 relating to the 1916 cruise. Information included in each daily entry includes course, speed, and a record of events. Other logbooks of summer practice cruises can be found in entries 176 and 177 and in Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library, Record Group 45. 179. SIGNAL DRILL RECORD BOOK. 1910. I vol. I in. Arranged chronologically. Shows date, type of signal, and message. 180. MATERIALS AND PUBLICATIONS USED IN LECTURES ON NAVAL CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS DURING SUMMER PRACTICE CRUISES. 1940. 5 in. Arranged by naval practice ship and thereunder by type of document. Materials used were aboard the U.S. ships Arkansas, Texas, and A^evv York. The material, which is filed for each vessel, includes copies of lectures; (’ol. William H. Waldron’s F/h^.v o/zlmmca (Hunting- ton, W. Va., 1935); and the pamphlet Customs of the Service (Annapolis, 1938) issued by the Academy. Subjects of the lectures include: (1) sea-going lan¬ guage, (2) the shore establishment, (3) the sea establishment and personnel, (4) shipboard organiza¬ tion, (5) etiquette of salutes, (6) etiquette of the fiag, and (7) rendering of honors. For the Arkansas there are other pamphlets relating to the merchant marine, leadership psychology, the Navy’s inspection system and organization, and outlines of lectures for the first and third classes. ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS, 1866-1917 39 Included for the U. S. S. Texas are James A. Moss’s The Flag of Our United States (Chicago, 1938); the completed true and false examination given aboard the ship June 21, 1940; a typed copy of an extract of a letter of John Paul Jones to the Naval Committee of Congress, September 14, 1775, relating to the qualifications of a midsliipman; and a copy of the Navy articles of government. OFFICER IN CHARGE OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, 1875-1911 Between 1867 and 1911 the responsibility for overseeing buildings and grounds at the Academy was assumed by officers assigned to the Academy to take charge of grounds or to serve as senior aides or assistants to the Superintendent in charge of buildings and grounds. From 1867 to 1875 authority over buildings and grounds was assumed by the Officer in Charge of Buildings and Grounds; from 1875 to 1878 by the senior aide to the Superintendent; and from 1884 to 1911 by the assistant to the Superintendent in charge of buildings and grounds. Officers assisting the Superintendent also had charge of purchases and accounts relating to public property at the Academy and workmen employed in the buildings and on the grounds. 181. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS SENT. May 1875-Apr. 1877; May 1878-July 1879; May- Nov. 1886; Feb. 1895-Dec. 1911. 41 vols. (Nos. 62, n. n., 77, 443-459, 483-502, and 509). 4 ft. Arranged chronologically. Name indexes are in volumes 77, 443-459, 483, 500, and 502. Volume 498 has been water soaked and contains many letters, which are partially illegible. Included are letters and memorandums relating to various supplies and equipment, including coal, paint, rugs, fixtures, cloth, furniture, ship’s equip¬ ment and furnishings, lumber, and the installation of telephones (1895) and other more modern equip¬ ment. 182. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS AND MEMO¬ RANDUMS SENT RELATING TO CLAIMS OF COMPANIES UNDER CONTRACT FOR ACADEMY BUILDINGS (“CLAIMS OF CON¬ TRACTOR VERSUS GOVERNMENT”). 1904-7. 1 vol.(No. 507). 1 in. Arranged chronologically. No index. Copies relating to three claims cases: (1) the Hoffman Engineering and Contracting Co. claim under their contract for foundations for cadet quar¬ ters building; (2) the Noel and Thomas claim under their contract for installation of leaders to drain parts of the roof of the vestibule pavilion; and (3) the Noel and Thomas claim under their contract for replacing the tile work in the ovens of the bakery. A few letters are signed by the Superintendent. 183. REGISTER OF COST OF WORK PER¬ FORMED AT ACADEMY INSTALLATIONS (“RECORD OF WORK’’). July 1882-Oct. 1884. 1 vol. (No. 645). 1 in. Arranged chronologically by month. The cost of labor and material for each building installation at the Academy for each day of the month is shown on this printed form. Included are expenses for gas and steam works; new and old quarters; care of buildings, stables, and grounds; ships; Buchanan, Goldsborough, Blake, and Porter Rows; chapel; messhall; gymnasium; laundry; and library. Records of Academic Departments, 1866-1917 The surviving records of the academic depart¬ ments of the Academy are chiefly those of the Department of English Studies, History, and Law, which was established in 1873 to replace the Depart¬ ment of Ethics and English Studies. The latter had been established in 1850 to embrace a miscellaneous group of subjects. A few records of that department remain, as well as a small number of records of the Department of English and Law and the Department of English, both of which were organized after the turn of the century. 40 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY DEPAR TMENT OF ETHICS AND ENGLISH STUDIES, 1866- 73 184. JOURNAL OF INSTRUCTIONS, ORDERS, AND QUESTIONS. 1866-73. 1 vol. (No. 601). V 2 in. Contains instructions and examination ques¬ tions. Also included are memorandums and orders of the Superintendent and the department head contain¬ ing directions for the guidance of instructors, exami¬ nation questions, and methods of conducting exami¬ nations. Some later instructions, orders, and ques¬ tions are for the Department of English Studies, History, and Law. DEPAR TMENT OF ENGLISH STUDIES, HISTOR Y, AND LA W, 1873-1903 185. CLASS ASSIGNMENTS. (“OFFICIAL RE¬ PORTS”). May 1873-May 1882. 1 vol. (No. 566). '/2 in. Arranged chronologically. No index. A small number of these fair copies of instruc¬ tions are for the Department of Ethics and English Studies, but most are for the Department of English Studies, History, and Law and relate to the subjects of compositions to be submitted by the midshipmen. Many assignments concern a typical situation that might occur aboard ship or on a cruise and require the student to prepare a pertinent report. 186. JOURNAL AND ORDER BOOK. Oct. 1874- Oct. 1878. 1 vol. (No. 565). '/2 in. Arranged chronologically. Handwritten rules governing general procedures for the department and directions for giving exami¬ nations and correcting papers, examination ques¬ tions, courses of study, and detail of officers. It also contains directions to cadets for writing examination papers, directions to cadets for correcting papers, a list of books belonging to the department, directions for recitations, and forms used in the department. At the beginning of the volume is a list of maps belonging to the department, which were transferred to the library in March 1879. 187. HISTORY EXAMINATION QUESTIONS. 1873-79. 1 vol. (No. 602). 1/2 in. Arranged chronologically. An additional chron¬ ological list of the examinations given is at the end of the volume. Handwritten copies of questions used on monthly, supplementary, semiannual, and annual history examinations. Most of the questions are based on Ereeman’s General Sketch of History, which was the textbook. 188. JOURNAL OF EXAMINATIONS AND AS¬ SIGNMENTS. 1874-75. 1 vol. (No. 611). 1/2 in. Arranged chronologically. Handwritten copies of examination questions, class assignments, instructions relating to the prepara¬ tion by cadets of class assignments, and the detail of instructors are included in this volume. Prof. J. R. Soley was head of the department during this period. 189. LAW EXAMINATION QUESTIONS. Feb. 1874-Apr. 1882. 1 vol. (No. 603). Vi in. Arranged chronologically. Mostly handwritten copies of questions on American constitutional law, international law, and principles of maritime law used in monthly, supple¬ mentary, and annual law examinations. 190. REGISTER OF THEME SUBJECTS AS¬ SIGNED TO CADETS OF THE SECOND CLASS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH. Feb. 1875-May 1882. 1 vol. (No. 567). ‘72 in. Arranged chronologically by date of assignment. Most subjects were assigned by the instructor (a choice being allowed from 3 or 4 topics, usually of literary or historical significance), but at intervals cadets were allowed to choose their own topics. Suggested references to be consulted and average marks achieved are shown. 191. DETAIL AND ARRANGEMENT BOOK. Oct. 1878-Jan. 1884. 1 vol. (No. 564). 1 in. Arranged chronologically. Compiled by the department, this volume con¬ tains numerous types of documents, including details of class assignments of professors and midshipmen; courses of study, indicating class assignments in textbooks; letters sent by the head of the department announcing examinations; schedules of examinations giving date, room, and number of hours; letters received from cadets relating to examinations or grades; proposed examination questions; orders of the Commandant of Cadets; and miscellaneous docu¬ ments, such as an officers’ directory, rules of the Academic Board, a synopsis of Roman history, and lineage charts of various monarchs. ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS, 1866-1917 41 The volume was compiled by pasting into it loose sheets of printed and handwritten documents, along with the handwritten material entered into it. 192. REGISTERS (“DAYBOOKS”) OF THE MID¬ SHIPMEN’S WEEKLY GRADES AND AVER¬ AGES. 1882-1903. 9 vols. (Nos. 587-589, 593, 609,621-623, and 626). 9 in. Arranged by class, 1-4, thereunder chrono¬ logically, and thereunder alphabetically by initial of surname of midshipman. Daily marks of each midshipman and his ex¬ amination and final monthly marks for classes in English, history, and law. Marks are recorded on bound forms, which include columns for weekly grades, monthly averages, examinations, and final averages. Marks for the first class for the period February 1891- March 1898, are recorded in volume 593; for the second class, 1882-88, and 1895- 1901, in volume 609; for the third class, 1882- 1903, in volumes 587-589; and the fourth class, 1882-1903, in volumes 621-623 and 626. 193. DAILY LOG. Aug. 1894-Aug. 1895. 1 vol. (No. 562). 'A in. Arranged chronologically. Record of daily activities of the department, including examinations, books ordered, class assign¬ ments, general Academy events, resignations of cadets, and instructions to professors. At the end of the volume arc completed forms showing details of instructors and arrangement of sections of classes for the subjects tauglit by the department. Lt. Perry Garst was head of the department during the period covered by this volume. 194. MARK BOOKS OF PROF. A N. BROWN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH STUDIES, HISTORY, AND LAW. Oct. 1895-Dec. 1898. 7 vols. (Nos. 569-575). 2 in. Arranged chronologically. Pages of printed forms used for recording grades earned in recitations by the cadets. On each form arc spaces for entering department, branch, class, section, date of the week, names of the cadets, grades tor each day-Monday through Saturday—and weekly average of the grades for each cadet. Grades were recorded on the scale of 0 to 4, 0 representing complete failure, I, bad, 2, indifferent, 2.5, tolerable, 3, good, 3.5, very good, and 4, thorougli. These books were used to record grades in l■nglisb, history, law, and naval history for all elasses, 1-4, during various semesters. 195. ENGLISH NOTEBOOK. 1895-97. 1 vol. (No. 576). 1 in. Arranged chronologically. Compiled by pasting into a notebook unbound copies of printed or handwritten instructions to be followed by cadets in speaking and writing. This book probably belonged to Professor Brown. 196. MONTHLY SECTION ARRANGEMENTS (“SECTION LISTS”). Sept. 1900-Apr. 1902. 1 vol. (No. 563). 1 in. Arranged chronologically. Copies of completed forms called “Arrange¬ ment of Sections” (form 50). The schedule prepared for each class—English, history, or law—divide cadets by class and section and assign hours and a room for recitation. DEPAR TMENT OF ENGLISH AND LA H', 1903-8 197. ENGLISH AND LAW NOTEBOOK OF MID¬ SHIPMAN T.J. REIDY. 1903-4. 1 vol. (No. 578). 1 in. Arranged chronologically. Directions for written exercises, drafts of es¬ says, and other notes relating to lessons in the Department of English and Law. 198. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS SENT. Oct. 1905-Apr. 1908. 1 vol. (No. 606). 1 in. Arranged chronologically. Letters sent by the head of the Department of English and Law, which became the Department of English at the beginning of academic year 1907-8. The letters relate mainly to the selection of and orders for textbooks, replies to inquiries relating to the preparation needed in English and law for entrance to the Academy, and applications for vacancies on the teaching staff. DEPAR TMENT OF ENGLISH, 190 7-1 7 199. ORDERS AND MEMORANDUMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH. Oct. 1907- June 1915. 1 vol. (No. 577). 1 in. Arranged chronologically. Compiled by pasting into it either printed or handwritten sheets containing memorandums for instructors and orders relating to instructions for conduct of classes, detail of instructors, and the 42 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY program of examinations. Heads of the Department of English during this period were: George R. Clark, 1907; E.H. Durell, 1910; G. H. Burrage, 1912; and C. F. Preston, 1913. 200. FORMS AND PRINTED NOTES USED IN THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT. 1910. 1 vol. (No. 568). ‘/2 in. Arranged by type of document. Chiefly printed copies of various directives used by the English Department, including a list of recommended good books and essays, an instruction on the unity of the sentence, a manual of the Constitution, a history of the composition of the English language, a list of words frequently mis¬ spelled, a scale of marks used in grading cadets, instructions for social correspondence, and Navy Department General Order No. 89, November 15, 1910, containing instructions for official correspond¬ ence. 201. COPIES OF MONTHLY, SEMIANNUAL, AND ANNUAL EXAMINATION QUESTIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH. 1913-17. ‘/2 in. Arranged in general chronological order. Unbound copies of questions relating to literature, grammar, spelling, and composition. Most of the examinations were prepared for fourth class midshipmen. Records of Boards,1836-1942 BOARDS FOR THE EXAMINA TION OF MIDSHIPMEN, 1836-80 Boards, composed of Navy officers appointed by the Navy Department, for the examination of midshipmen entitled to promotion were held as early as 1836 at Baltimore. Later boards met at Phila¬ delphia until June 1846, when the site changed to Annapolis. After the establishment of the Academy, midshipmen were examined by Academy professors in the presence of the Board, which made the final decision as to the relative merits of each candidate. 202. JOURNALS OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF BOARDS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF MID¬ SHIPMEN. 1836-37, 1839-40, 1842-56, 1858-65, 1870, 1872-76, 1878-80. 9 vols. (Nos. 3, 274-279, 281, and 283). 1 ft. Arranged chronologically. No index. Names of midshipmen passing each examination according to their relative rank for each class. Subjects in which midshipmen were examined in¬ cluded mathematics, navigation, natural philosophy and astronomy, gunnery, steam engineering, and languages. The subjects varied with the curriculum of the Academy. During the period of the earlier examinations, the midshipman was called before tire Board and stated his age, and sea service, including names of ves¬ sels and length of service, and produced letters from commanding officers recommending his abilities. Fre¬ quently, a midshipman submitted journals he had kept during the cruises he made, and in such instances the journal of the Board is marked “has kept a journal.” The candidate was then examined in the subjects of study, including seamanship, mathematics, and navigation. After the establishment of the Academy, the Board made final recommendation as to the order of merit of the passed midshipmen and the members of each undergraduate class for each subject and overall. Tlie order of merit lists are included in the reports of the Board contained in these volumes, which also include various reports of the Board relating to academic studies and courses of instruction. The volumes for the Civil War and later periods include lists of questions used during the examinations. The volume that includes tire proceedings of the 1846 Board also contains a report of the Board on conditions at the Academy. Tire volumes and their contents: Vol. Journal of Board for 274 1836-37, 1840, 1842 278 1839, 1843-45 3 1846 BOARDS, 1836-1942 43 VoL Journal of Board for 275 1847 276 1848 277 1849-51 279 1852-55 281 1856,1858-65,1870,1872 283 1872-76,1878-80 203. REGISTER SHOWING IN DETAIL THE MODE OF MARKING EXAMINATIONS IN NAVIGATION, LANGUAGES, SEAMANSHIP, GUNNERY, AND STEAM. 1872. 1 vol. (No. 427). y 2 in. Arranged by surname of student. Includes the surname of the student, the name of each department or subject in which he was examined (navigation, languages, seamanship, gun¬ nery, and steam), and number of the question, grades received in the five categories established for each question, average of the five scores, and average for the entire examination. No dates are entered on the pages of the volume. There are two inscriptions on the front inside cover that read: “July 9, 1872, Results of the remainder of the class of Midshipmen who graduated in 1869” and “This book is no part of the record but is left with it to show in detail the mode of marking.” An unidentified signature appears under the last inscription. ACADEMIC BOARD, 1854-1942 The Academic Board dates from the opening of the Naval School in October 1845, when Superin¬ tendent Franklin Buchanan called the professors to meet as a board to plan the course of instruction and arrange the classes and recitation periods. In addition to the heads of departments, the membership of the Board has also included the Superintendent and the Commandant of Midshipmen (or Cadets), with the Superintendent serving as Chairman of the Board. Its responsibilities have included: prescribing the course of study, choice of textbooks, and subjects studied, subject to the approval of the Navy Department; regulating and preparing reports and papers in con¬ nection with the examination of candidates and students; recommending the restoration or further trial of students who were dismissed or found deficient in studies or conduct; granting certificates of graduation; and authorizing the acceptance of gifts and memorials for the Academy. 204. JOURNALS OF THE ACADEMIC BOARD (“MINUTES OF THE ACADEMIC BOARD,” “ACADEMIC JOURNALS”). 1854-1942. 50 vols. (Nos. 2-32). 7 ft. Arranged chronologically. Indexes for the peri¬ ods 1854-74 and 1891-1942, most of them by name and subject. In addition to the minutes of each meeting of the Board, these volumes contain copied or inserted lists of resolutions proposed by the Board; corre¬ spondence between the Superintendent and the Navy Department, and the Board and the Superintendent; letters received by the Board from the faculty, students, and candidates for admission; lists showing the order in which diplomas were signed by members of the Board; reports of results of entrance, annual and semiannual examinations; reports of relative standing; deficiency lists; merit roUs; conduct rolls; various printed programs and forms; instruction schedules; and other reports, charts, and directives relating to the course of study at the Academy. The volumes also contain a considerable amount of information relating to donations of memorials and other gifts to the Academy. The table below shows the numbers assigned to the volumes of this series and the dates to which they correspond. Numbers relate only to this series and do not correspond with the numbering system refered to elsewhere in this inventory. Vol. Dates 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Sept. 20, 1854-Apr. 15, 1862 Apr. 16, 1862-June 10, 1867 June 20, 1867-June 1, 1874 Sept. 17, 1874-June 29, 1877 Sept. 8, 1877-June 17, 1880 Oct. 6, 1880-June 22, 1882 Sept. 22, 1882-June 21, 1883 Sept. 7, 1883-June 16, 1886 July 1, 1886-Nov. 2, 1889 Jan. 13, 1890-July 11, 1891 July 13, 1891-Sept. 30, 1893 Oct. 3, 1893-Dec. 20, 1895 44 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY Vol. Dates 14 Feb.3, 1896-Oct. 8, 1898 15 Nov. 28, 1898-Sept. 22, 1900 16 Oct. 5, 1900-Aug. 27, 1902 17 Sept. 3, 1902-Sept. 21, 1904 18 Oct. 18, 1904-Feb. 6, 1907 19 Feb. 16, 1907-July 8, 1908 20 July 13, 1908-Nov. 14, 1910 21 Nov. 21, 1910-June 15, 1912 22 June 29, 1912-Aug. 17, 1914 23 Aug. 20, 1914-May 1, 1916 24 (pts. I-IV) May 8, 1916-Feb. 17, 1919 25 (pts. I-IV) Oct. 7, 1919-Oct. 2, 1922 26 (pts. I-III) Oct. 16, 1922-Oct. 6, 1925 27 (pts. I-III) Oct. 19, 1925-Sept. 5, 1928 28 (pts. I-III) Oct. 2, 1928-Sept. 9, 1931 29 (pts. I and II) Oct. 6, 1931-Sept. 12, 1933 30 (pts. I-III) Oct. 10, 1933-Sept. 9, 1935 31 (pts. I-III) Oct. 2, 1935-Sept. 7, 1939 32 (pts. I-III) Oct. 3, 1939-Sept. 15, 1942 205. JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMIC BOARD FOR THE EXAMINA¬ TION OF CANDIDATES TO THE ACADEMY. 1867. 1 vol. (No. 640). 1 in. Arranged chronologically. A record of the Board that met in June and September 1867 to examine prospective candidates for midshipmen at the Academy. A candidate was required to pass examinations in reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic, geography, and English grammar, be physically sound and of good character. Following the examination, the Board made its recommenda¬ tions on the qualifications of each candidate. The volume also contains a tabular statement of the examination of candidates for both June and September with an indication of qualifications. BOARD OF VISITORS, 1863-1914 The first Board of Visitors was appointed in 1851 by the President to witness the annual examina¬ tion of Academy classes and to examine the state of police, discipline, and general management at the institution. An act approved February 14, 1879, provided that seven appointments to the Board be made by the President, two appointments by the Vice President or President pro tempore of the Senate, and two appointments by the Speaker of the House of Representatives at the session of the Congress preced¬ ing each annual examination. An act of March 4, 1913, provided that the Board of Visitors consist of seven members of the Committee on Naval Affairs of the Senate and seven members of the Committee on Naval Affairs of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the respective committee chairmen. 206. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS SENT BY THE PERMANENT SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS. 1909-14. 1 vol. 1 in. Arranged chronologically. No index. Letters sent by Board members to the Navy Department and to others concerning arrangements for the annual visit of the Board. Board members generally arrived at the end of May and spent several days examining the Academy, staying at the Carvel Hall Hotel during their visit. Letters for 1909-13 are signed by Paul J. Dashiell, permanent secretary of the Board, and for 1914 by Lt. W. A. Glassford. 207. LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE PERMANENT SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF VISI¬ TORS. 1909-13.3 in. Arranged alphabetically by initial letter of surname of individual. No index. Letters received by Secretary Dashiell mainly from Board members, relating to arrangements for visiting the Academy, accommodations, acknowledge¬ ments of receipt of previous Board reports and other literature relating to the Academy, and other subjects concerning the yearly visit of the Board. Included also is a letter from the Academy Superintendent to Dashiell in January 1909 appointing him permanent secretary of the Board and outlining his duties. 208. JOURNALS OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS. 1863-1903. 3 vols. (Nos. 282, 284, and 285). 4 in. Arranged chronologically. No index. Manuscript journals that also include yearly Board reports with comments on buildings and grounds; the library; finance, administration, and police; studies and practical exercises of the cadets; and miscellaneous observations. Volume 282 covers the period 1863-74; volume 284, 1875-87; and volume 285, 1888-1903. Pasted into the journals for the later period are printed BOARDS, 1836-1942 45 orders of the Academy for the reception of the Board. From 1863 to 1865 the Board met at Newport, R.I. 209. REPORTS, MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS, AND OTHER RECORDS OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS. 1908-14. 5 in. Arranged chronologically by year in which the Board met and thereunder by type of record. Reports on conditions at the Academy, minutes of meetings, and other records, including printed programs of exercises for the Board, lists of Board members, and reports of committees appointed by the Board. The records of the 1907 Board, which were turned over to Secretary Dashiell by former Secretary George A. Anderson, include a Bureau of Ordnance memorandum relating to the proposed consolidation of the Departments of Mathematics and Mechanics at the Academy, and a report of a board to inquire into the course of study prescribed for midshipmen. The records of the 1909 Board include a printed copy of the Presidential message to Congress of December 1908; among the 1912 records is a letter from Henry C. Lodge, a member of the Board, containing suggestions for inclusion in the final Board report; a copy of The Illumination of Study Rooms, Being a Report Submitted to the Superintendent of the Naval Academy on the Present System of Lighting, by A. L. Parsons and H. W. Smith (Washing¬ ton, 1910); and questionnaires submitted to members of the Board. Papers of the 1914 Board include a copy of a letter from Adm. George Dewey to the Superintendent relating to the excellent performance of the battalion of midshipmen at ceremonies for the unveiling of the Barry Monument in Washington, D.C. Reports and minutes of the Board for other time periods can be found in entry 208 and among the main correspondence, entries 33, 36, and 39. BOARDS OF INVESTIGA TION, COURTS OF INQUIR Y, AND COVR TS-MAR TIAL, 1866-1922 Boards of investigation, courts of inquiry, and courts-martial were convened at the Academy by authority of the Superintendent. In his letters of authorization to the senior member of the board of investigation, the Superintendent usually described the scope and purpose of the inquiry to be made. The procedure followed by boards of investigation, courts of inquiry, and courts-martial was that prescribed by the Navy Department. The proceedings, findings, and recommendations of the courts and boards were submitted to the Superintendent, who, in turn, submitted them to the Secretary of the Navy. 210. PRESS COPIES OF LETTERS SENT AND REPORTS RELATING TO BOARDS OF IN¬ QUIRY. 1874-82. 2 vols. (Nos. 638 and 638A). 2 in. Arranged chronologically. Letters and reports relating to the appointment of boards of inquiry to investigate the conduct of cadets or faculty and reports of the results of the investigations. Included are copies of statements of students, proceedings of the board, and reports of courts-martial held under the authority of the act approved June 23, 1874, to prevent hazing at the Academy. Cadets were investigated on a large number of charges ranging from unauthorized smoking to cheating on examinations. 211. PROCEEDINGS OF COURTS OF INQUIRY OR BOARDS APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE CHARGES AGAINST MIDSHIPMEN. 1866-71, 1877-78. 4 vols. (Nos. 634-637). 4 in. Arranged chronologically. Name indexes are in volumes 634-636. Fair copies of the Superintendent’s letter to the court or board, names of cadets and charges, ques¬ tions of the court and answers, findings, and sen¬ tences. Charges against midshipmen commonly in¬ cluded absence from recitation, disorderly conduct at recitation, smoking, drinking intoxicating liquors, and other misconduct and infractions of rules. Included are proceedings of some courts convened aboard practice ships. Reprrrts of findings were submitted to the Superintendent and to the Navy Department. 212. PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD INVESTI¬ GATING CADET J. J. BROWN. 1896-97. 1 vol. (No. 639). 1 in. Arranged chronologically. Fair copies of the proceedings and the final report of the board of investigation appointed by the Superintendent, December 24, 1896, to examine the conduct of Cadet Brown, who was charged with retaining a manuscript notebook that was not his legal property. Included at the end of the volume are 46 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY unbound copies of letters of witnesses relating to the case. 213. PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD TO IN¬ VESTIGATE HAZING AT THE ACADEMY AND TO RECOMMEND PUNISHMENT. 1905-7. 4 in. Arranged chronologically. A name index to witnesses is at the beginning of the proceedings. An unbound typewritten copy of the proceed¬ ings, findings, and recommendations of the Board to inquire into incidents of hazing, which met from December 14, 1905, to January 29, 1906. The Board was reconvened April 30, 1906, to “re-examine, classify, and recommend punishment in the several cases of hazing developed before the Board at its original sittings.” The transcript of the proceedings lists the punishments recommended for each midship¬ man found guilty of hazing. The superintendent also gave continuing author¬ ity to the Board to inquire whenever necessary into the existence of hazing at the Academy. Unbound carbon copies of the proceedings of the Board convened under this authorization April 9, 1906; October 11, 1906; and March 20, 1907, are also part of this series. 214. PROCEEDINGS OF BOARDS APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE CHARGES AGAINST CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN OTHER THAN HAZING. 1906-7, 1922. 2 in. Arranged chronologically. Unbound carbon copies of the proceedings of boards convened during 1906-7 and 1922 to investi¬ gate the following: (l)an alleged case of gouging or cheating by Cadet A. C. Owen, March 1906; (2) the absence from quarters and academic limits without authority and smoking by members of the fourth class, September 1906; (3) the cause of a fire in Bancroft Hall, February 1907; (4) an alleged case of gouging or cheating by Midshipman E. P. Ordway, March 1907; and (5) alleged assaults committed upon Midshipmen J. G. Bonifant and W. B. Allen in Ban¬ croft Hall, November 1922. The Superintendent’s letters authorizing the Boards are attached to the copies of the proceedings. 215. PROCEEDINGS OF BOARDS TO INVESTI¬ GATE HAZING AT THE ACADEMY. 1911. 2 in. Arranged chronologically. Unbound carbon copies of proceedings, find¬ ings, and recommendations of the boards convened by order of the Superintendent October 6, 9, and 11, 1911, to determine whether hazing was practiced at the Academy. 216. RECORD OF INFORMAL HEARINGS BE¬ FORE THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY REGARDING ALLEGED FRAUDS IN THE ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS OF 1915. June 1915. »/4 in. Arranged chronologically. A partial name index to witnesses is at the beginning of the record. Unbound typed copy of the hearings held before the Secretary of the Navy during which testimony was heard from midshipmen implicated in the frauds, the Superintendent and other Navy officers attached to the Academy, several U.S. Sena¬ tors, and one U.S. Representative. 217. PROCEEDINGS OF THE COURT OF IN¬ QUIRY CONVENED AT THE ACADEMY INTO ALLEGED FRAUDS COMMITTED BY MIDSHIPMEN IN THE ANNUAL EXAMINA¬ TIONS OF 1915. June 7-July 24, 1915. 35 vols. (Nos. I-XXXIII). 2 ft. Arranged chronologically. A name index to witnesses and a chronological list of the order of procedure for the court’s sessions is at the beginning of the series. Carbon copy of the proceedings of the 40-day session at the Academy, during which various mid¬ shipmen and members of the staff were called as witnesses in connection with the alleged frauds. At the end of the last volume of this series are endorsements made by the Judge Advocate General of the Navy, the Acting Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Superintendent of the Academy on the record of the proceedings. Correspondence relating to this court of inquiry can be found in entries 36 and 41. 218. PROCEEDINGS OF BOARDS INVESTIGAT¬ ING HAZING AT THE ACADEMY AND ON SUMMER PRACTICE CRUISE SHIPS AND RELATED REPORTS. June-Aug. 1915. 8 in. Arranged according to type of record. Name and subject indexes to findings and conclusions and witnesses for the proceedings of the board held at the Academy (enclosure “G”). The proceedings were sent as enclosures to a report on hazing to the Secretary of the Navy by the Acting Superintendent of the Academy on August 30, BOARDS, 1836-1942 47 1915, following the close of academic year 1914-15. Enclosure “D” is a transcript of the proceedings of the Board of Investigation held aboard the summer practice cruise ship Missouri, and enclosures “E” and “F” are, respectively, the proceedings of Boards held aboard the practice cruise ships Wisconsin and Ohio. Enclosure “G” contains the proceedings of the Board of Investigation held at the Academy. Enclosures “A” through “C” and “H” through “O” consist of copies of reports relating to hazing and to the Boards of Investigation. A copy of the Acting Superintendent’s report of August 30, 1915, to the Secretary of the Navy is filed with enclosure “A.” 219. PROCEEDINGS OF THE COURT OF IN¬ QUIRY INTO THE CASE OF MIDSHIPMAN E. J. LOWRY. Oct. 1915. 1 in. Arranged chronologically. A name index to witnesses is at the beginning of the proceedings. Unbound carbon copy of the proceedings and findings of the court, which was to determine whether Midshipman Lowry was guilty of theft. 220. PROCEEDINGS OF BOARDS APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE INCIDENTS AT THE ACADEMY INVOLVING THE ACADEMY STAFF. 1921-23. 5 in. Arranged chronologically. Name indexes to witnesses are at the beginning of the proceedings. Unbound carbon copies of the proceedings of boards appointed by the Superintendent to investi¬ gate the following: (l)the failure to promote Prof. Morris E. Speare, July 1921; (2) alleged irregularities in the Commissary Department; and (3) the state of morale and insubordination within the Academy Band, April 1923. 221. PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD TO IN¬ VESTIGATE HAZING AT THE ACADEMY. Oct. 1922.2 m. Arranged chronologically. A name index to witnesses is at the beginning of the proceedings. Unbound carbon copies of the proceedings, findings, and recommendations of the Board, preceded by the Superintendent’s letter of October 16, 1922, convening the Board to investigate hazing believed to have taken place in the messhall between October 1 and 12, 1922. At the end of the proceedings is the Superintendent’s letter approving the action of the Board. 222. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY COURT-MARTIAL OF MIDSHIPMAN FRANCIS W. LAURENT. Nov. 1922. '74 in. Arranged chronologically. Carbon copy of the proceedings of the court- martial of a midshipman accused of hazing and unwarranted assumption of authority. -I ‘ r-^»^ V? . 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In the registers, therefore, the same number sometimes identifies two or more volumes of letters sent belonging to different series. Since volumes 300 and 302-305 of entry 2 consist of letters received only and contain very few references to letters sent, they have not been included here. Vol. No. Referred Register Vol. No. to in Register Present Vol. No. Entry 286 16 104 9 15 86 9 6 94 22 8 98 22 7 93 22 2 61 16 2A 96 16 1 90 23 287 1 105 3 2 102 3 3 103 3 288 1 106 3 107 3 3 108 3 289 1 109 3 2 1 10 3 3 1 1 1 3 290 1 1 12 3 2 113 3 3 1 14 3 291 1 1 15 3 2 1 16 3 3 117 3 4 1 18 3 292 1 119 3 2 120 3 293 2 120 3 3 121 (Aug. 4-Nov. 1 5) 3 1 122 3 294 1 122 3 1 1 24 12 2 125 12 1 137 22 2 138 '*2 295 2 125 1 2 3 128 12 49 50 APPENDIXES Vol. No. Referred Register Vol. No. to in Register Present Vol. No. Entry No. 4 130 12 1 122 3 2 129 3 296 5 131 12 2 129 3 3 126 22 4 131 A 22 297 4 131A 22 5 131 12 6 132 12 7 134 12 3 127 22 2 129 3 3 133 3 298 3 133 3 8 140 12 6 141 22 5 127 22 7 134 12 9 161 12 299 9 161 12 4 139 3 10 162 12 7 142 22 6 141 22 301 13 165 12 14 166 12 15 167 12 6 179 3 7 180 3 9 144 22 10 145 22 6>F SUBJECT FILES IN ENTR Y 25 FOR THE PERIOD 1843-89 1843-74 Applications for Old Watchmen 1855-74 Appropriations and Estimates 1847-60 Band, Naval Academy 1846-60 Boards, Miscellaneous 1848-60 Boats 1851-61 Buildings, Naval Academy 1846-61 Candidates 1 846-6 1 Civilians 1845-60 Course of Study 1845-61 Deaths of Notables 1849-59 Diplomas 1854-55 Enlisted Men 1847-61 Equipment, Instruction of Midshipmen 1845-61 APPENDIXES 51 1843-74 (con.) Equipment, Miscellaneous 1843-60 Examinations, Miscellaneous 1846-61 Fire Protection 1848-60 Furniture for Quarters 1845-54 Gas and Heating Plants 1851-61 Land, Naval Academy 1844-59 Letters Received 1846-60 Marine Corps 1851-59 Miscellaneous Correspondence 1845-61 Monument at Naval Academy 1845-60 Naval Academy Library and Books 1845-61 Naval Lyceum 1847-60 Officers (two files) 1845-61 Officers, Naval Academy 1845-69 Ordnance Equipment 1847-61 Plymouth, U.S.S. 1856-60 Practice Cruises 1851 Practice Cruise 1852 Practice Cruises 1853 Practice Cruise 1854 Practice Cruise 1858 Practice Cruise 1859 Practice Cruise 1860 Preble, U.S.S. 1851-58 Professors 1846-61 Registers, Navy and Naval Academy 1848-61 Regulations, Navy and Naval Academy 1850-61 Slaves 1845-57 Stewards 1850-60 Storekeeper, Naval Academy 1850-60 Summer Practice on Schoolship Constitution 1861 Textbooks 1845-61 Uniforms, Midshipmen 1845-61 Uniforms, Professors 1852-53 Visitors 1852-60 1860-66 Accounts, Estimates, etc. 1861-65 The Atlantic House 1861-66 Candidates 1861-65 Civil War 1861 Civil War Activities 1861-65 Contracts for Buildings, etc. 1861-65 Course of Instruction 1861-65 Enlisted Men 1861-65 Equipment, Miscellaneous 1861-65 Examinations, Midshipmen 1861-65 Fairs and Expositions 1864 Fort Adams 1861 and 1863 Letters Received 1860-64 Midshipmen 1861-65 Midshipmen and Officers Uniforms 1861-65 Miscellaneous Disciplinary Matters 1862-65 Miscellaneous Unclassifiable Correspondence 1861-65 52 APPENDIXES 1 860-66 (con.) Naval Academy Library 1862-65 Officers 1861-65 Ordnance Equipment 1861-65 Practice Cruise 1862 Practice Cruise 1863 Practice Cruise 1864 Professors 1862-65 Registers and Navy Regulations 1861-65 Resolutions, etc. 1861 Ships 1861-65 Statements of Officers, Loyalty to Union 1861-65 Textbooks 1861-65 Transfer of Naval Academy 1861-65 Uniforms for Professors 1862-64 Watchmen, Band, etc. 1861-65 1865-71 America, U.S.S. 1866 Appropriations, Bills, etc. 1865-70 Boards, Courts-Martial, etc. 1865-70 Boat Detaching Apparatus 1868-70 Buildings 1865-69 Cadet Engineers 1866-68 Candidates, Miscellaneous 1865-70 Civilians 1865-70 Constitution, U.S.S. 1866-70 Course of Instruction 1865-67 Dale, U.S.S. 1867-69 Enlisted Men, Miscellaneous 1865-68 Enlisted Men, Miscellaneous 1868-70 Equipment for Instruction 1865-70 Equipment, MisceOaneous 1865-70 Examinations 1866-70 Forms and Blanks 1865-70 Graduating Classes, Diplomas 1865-70 Historical Matters 1865-70 Land, Naval Academy 1866-70 Letters Received 1865-69 Library 1865-70 Macedonian. U.S.S. 1865-70 Marblehead, U.S.S. 1866 Marine Corps 1865-66 and 1870 Marion, U.S.S. 1865-69 Mercury, U.S.S. 1866-69 Midshipmen 1865-67 Midshipmen 1867-70 Miscellaneous Correspondence (two files) 1865-70 Naval Academy Band 1865-66 Officers, Miscellaneous 1865-70 Ordnance Equipment 1865-70 Phlox, U.S.S. 1866-70 Practice Cruises 1866-71 Practice Cruise 1865 Practice Cruise 1866 APPENDIXES 53 1865-71 (con.) Practice Cruise Practice Cruise Practice Cruise Practice Cruise Practice Cruises Professors Register, Navy and Naval Academy Regulations, Naval Academy Santee, U.S.S. Savannah, U.S.S. Ships, Miscellaneous Textbooks Tonawanda, U.S.S. Water System, Naval Academy Wyandank, U.S.S. 1871-79 America, U.S.S. Band Boards, Miscellaneous Buildings Cadet Engineers Candidates Civilians Constellation, U.S.S. Constitution, U.S.S. Course of Instruction Enlisted Men Enlisted Men Equipment for Instruction Equipment, Miscellaneous Examinations Financial Matters Fortune, U.S.S. Graduating Class Historical Matters Land Letters Received Library Marine Corps Midshipmen Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Correspondence Miscellaneous Ships Officers Ordnance Phlox, U.S.S. Practice Cruises Practice Cruise Practice Cruise Practice Cruise Practice Cruise Practice Cruise Practice Cruise 1867 1868(a) 1868(b) 1869 1870-71 1865-70 1865-70 1865- 70 1866- 70 1866-70 1865-70 1865-70 1865- 67 1866- 68 1866-70 1871 1871-72 1871-75 1873-74 1871-75 1871-75 1871-76 1871-75 1871 1871-75 1871-72 1873- 75 1871-75 1871-75 1871-74 1871-75 1873 1871-75 1871-75 1871-75 1870- 79 1871- 75 1871-75 1871-75 1871-75 1871-75 1871-75 1871-76 1871-75 1875 1874- 76 1871 1872 1873 1874 (a) 1874 (b) 1875 (a) 54 APPENDIXES 1871-79 (con.) Practice Cruise 1875 (b) Professors 1871-75 Registers 1871-75 Regulations, Navy and Naval Academy 1871-74 Santee, U.S.S. 1871-75 Textbooks 1871-75 Visitors 1871-74 1875-80 Band 1876 and 1880 Boards, Miscellaneous 1876-80 Buildings 1880 Cadet Engineers 1877-80 Candidates 1876-80 Civilians 1876-80 Constellation, U.S.S. 1876-80 Course of Instruction 1876-79 Dale, U.S.S. 1878-80 Despatch. U.S.S. 1880 Enlisted Men 1876-80 Equipment for Instruction 1876-80 Equipment, Miscellaneous 1876-80 Examinations 1877-79 Financial Matters 1876-80 Graduating Classes 1877-80 Historical Matters 1876-80 Land 1877 Library 1876-78 Marine Corps 1876 and 1879-80 Mayflower, U.S.S. 1876-80 Midshipmen 1875-80 Miscellaneous 1876-80 Miscellaneous Correspondence 1877-80 Miscellaneous Ships 1876-80 Nantucket, U.S.S. 1876-79 Officers 1876-80 Ordnance Equipment 1876-80 khlox, U.S.S. 1876-80 Practice Cruises 1876-80 Practice Cruise 1876 Practice Cruise 1877 Practice Cruise 1878 Practice Cruise 1879 (a) Practice Cruise 1879 (b) Practice Cruise 1880 (a) Practice Cruise 1880 (b) Professors 1876-80 Registers 1876-80 Regulations 1877-80 Santee, U.S.S. 1876-79 Standish, U.S.S. 1879-80 Textbooks 1876-80 Wyandank, U.S.S. 1879-80 APPENDIXES 55 1879-89 Band 1885-88 Boards, Miscellaneous 1881-87 Buildings 1880-88 Cadet Engineers 1881-86 Candidates 1881-88 Civilians 1881-88 Constellation, U.S.S. 1881-87 Course of Instruction 1881-88 Dale, U.S.S. 1881-85 Enlisted Men 1881-88 Equipment for Instruction 1881-88 Equipment, Miscellaneous 1881-86 Examinations 1881-86 Financial Matters 1881-88 Graduating Classes 1881-86 Greeley Relief Expedition 1884 Historical Matters 1881-88 Land 1881-86 Letters Received 1880-86 Library 1881-86 Marine Corps 1881-86 Mayflower, U.S.S. 1881-82 Midshipmen 1881-83 Midshipmen 1883-88 Miscellaneous Correspondence 1881-85 Miscellaneous Correspondence 1881-86 Nantucket, U.S.S. 1882 Officers 1881-88 Ordnance Equipment 1881-88 Passaic, U.S.S. 1881-88 Phlox, U.S.S. 1881-84 Practice Cruises 1879-86 Practice Cruise 1881 Practice Cruise 1882 Practice Cruise 1883 Practice Cruise 1884 Practice Cruise 1885 Practice Cruise 1886 Practice Cruise 1888 Professors 1881-88 Registers 1881-88 Regulations 1881-85 Santee, U.S.S. 1881-83 Saratoga, U.S.S. 1883 Ships, Miscellaneous 1881-88 Textbooks 1881-88 Visitors 1881-86 Winnepec, U.S.S. 1883 and 1885 Wyoming. U.S.S. 1881-85 Letters Received 1887-89 56 APPENDIXES C. LIST OF SUBJECT CONTENTS OF VOLUMES 579-586, 590-592, 59 7, 60 7, 608, 610, 612- 620, 624, 625, AND 62 7 OF MONTH L Y CLASS REPOR TS, 1865-1904 (Entry 93) Vol. No. Class 590 1 591 1 592 1 607 2 Dates of Reports Feb .-June terms, 1868-77 1878-82 Oct. 1882-June 1883, Feb.-June terms, 1890-98 1878-82 608 597 579 2 1882-1901 (both terms, 1882-83, 1895-99, 1900-1901; second term only, 1884-1888 and 1900) 3 Oct. 1865-May 1866 3 Oct. 1865-May 1866 580 3 581 3 582 3 Oct. 1866-May 1867 Oct. 1867-June 1868 Oct. 1868-Jan. 1873 583 584 585 586 617 618 620 3 Sept. 1877-Jan. 1880 3 Feb. 1880-June 1882 3 Oct. 1882-Mar. 1898 (both terms, 1882-83, 1888-90, 1895-98; first term only, 1883-88, 1890-95) 3 Apr. 1898-June 1904 (both terms, 1898-99, 1900-1902, 1903-4; first only, 1899-1900; second only, Feb.-May 1903) 4 Oct. 1865-May 1866 4 Oct. 1865-May 1866 4 Oct. 1866-June 1867 4 Oct. 1871-June 1874 (both terms, 1871-72, 1873-74; second term only, Feb.-June 1873) Subjects Ethics, Political Science English Studies and Law English Studies and Law English Studies and Composition History and Law History and Rhetoric Ethics, U.S. History, and Rhetoric ■* History and Rhetoric History and Composition History, first term Rhetoric, second term English and History Constitution and Rhetoric English Studies English and Law Grammar and Ethics Geography History 619 History APPENDIXES 57 Vol. No. Class Dates of Reports Subjects 616 4 Dec. 1871-June 1878 Physical Geography, Dec. 1871-June 1872, Oct. 1872-Jan. 1873, Oct. 1874-June 1875 English Composition, Apr.-June 1875, Sept. 1875-June 1876, Nov. 1876-June 1878 615 4 Sept. 1874-Jan. 1876 History 614 4 Sept. 1875-Feb. 1878 English and History 610 4 Feb. 1878-June 1880 English Studies 613 4 Oct. 1880-June 1882 English Studies 612 4 Oct. 1882-Nov. 1889 English Studies 625 4 Oct. 1889-Mar. 1897 English Studies 627 4 Apr. 1897-Apr. 1904 English Studies 624 4 May 1904 English and Law <> "l ■w - >/ f * •u I* 4 ».« U *„ ♦ i : ' •i ’, I -h ■*'■ ' • »■' r *.AI .■ *'• I 'MC-‘ "I *♦ i«.Vl •'f u ,/i.i (nil ^ il*j’ c.>-ir>i.'t /.. 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