United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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Lieutenant-Commander THOMAS BENTON HOWARD, Tommy. Illinois. Head of Department of Ordnance. fear thee, ancient mariner. Stood 4, class ' 73 ; instructor in mathematics, ' 75 to ' 77, ' 81 ; instructor in applied mathematics and mechanics, ' 82, ' 83 ; in- structor in physics and chemistry, ' 87 to ' 89, ' 94 to ' 96; head of department of ordnance, ' 00; commanded Chesapeake, ' 01; has been on eleven practice cruises. Lieutenant-Commander WILLIAM GIFFORD CUTLER. New York. Head of Department of Navigation. One fair daughter and no more. Stood 5, class ' 75 I fi rst captain of gun ' s crews ; instructor in physics and chemistry, ' 88 to ' 91. Lieutenant-Commander FRANK HAROLD ELDRIDGE. Ohio. Head of Department of Marine Engineering and Naval Construction. Stood 12, engineer division, class ' 75; cadet petty officer first class; instructor in steam engineering, ' 88, ' 89, ' 95, ' 96; head of department of steam engineering, ' 00. Lieutenant-Commander EDGAR TOWNSEND WARBURTON, Washy. Pennsylvania. Instructor in Steam Engineering and Naval Construction. With devotion ' s visage And pious action. Stood 7, engineer division, class ' 75; instructor in steam engineering, ' 99, ' 00; chief engineer of Indiana, ' 01. Lieutenant-Commander HENRY CHALFANT GEARING, Moll. Pennsylvania. Instructor in Mathematics. Stood 2, class ' 76; first captain of gun ' s crews; cadet lieutenant; instructor in mathematics, ' 84, ' 85, ' 92, ' 96, ' 97; in- structor in ordnance, ' 90, ' 91. 12

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Officers and Instructors Commander RICHARD WAINWRIGHT, Uncle Dick, Supe. D. C. Superintendent. None but himself can be his parallel. Stood 49, class ' 68; instructor in English, ' 88, ' 89; in charge of ships, ' 00; superintendent, ' 00; commanded ' Gloucester. battle of Santiago; executive officer of Maine when destroyed. Commander CHARLES ELLWOOD COLAHAN, Bud, Tim. Pennsylvania. Commandant of Cadets. The noblest Roman of them all. Stood 66, class ' 69; assistant to commandant and drill officer. ' 93; assistant to commandant, ' 94; commandant, ' 00; com- manded Chesapeake, ' 00; Indiana, ' 01; commanded battalion of cadets, Inaugural parade. Commander GEORGE LELAND DYER. Maine. Head of Department of Modern Languages. Stood 1, class ' 70; instructor in mathematics, ' 77 to ' 79; head of Department of Languages, ' 93 to ' 95. Commander HUGO OSTERHAUS, Dutchy. Missouri. Head of Department of Seamanship. Thou wert my guide, philosopher, and friend. Stood 45, class ' 70; assistant to commandant, and drill officer, ' 92 to ' 94; senior assistant to commandant. ' 97 to ' 99. II

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Lieutenant-Commander JOHN MADISON ORCHARD. Missouri. Instructor in Mathematics. Stood 7, class ' 77; second captain of gun ' s crews; cadet lieutenant; instructor in mathematics, ' 89, ' 90; instructor in me- chanics, ' 95, ' 96. Lieutenant-Commander JAMES PHILIP PARKER, Pete. North Carolina. Head of Department of English. Who but must laugh? Stood 24, class ' 77; first captain of gun ' s crews; instructor in English, ' 93, ' 94, ' 98; head of department of English, ' 00. Lieutenant-Commander ALBERT WESTON GRANT, A. W. Wisconsin. Instructor in Seamanship. Oh for a tongue to curse the slave! Stood 26, class ' 77; cadet ensign; instructor in mathematics, ' 94 to ' 96; instructor in seamanship, ' 00; executive officer In- diana, ' 01 ; assisted in writing Knight ' s Modern Seamanship. Lieutenant-Commander WILLIAM SHEPHERD BENSON. Georgia. Senior Assistant to Commandant. Stood 36, class ' 77; first captain of gun ' s crews; instructor in seamanship, ' 90 to ' 92, ' 96, ' 97; flag lieutenant North Atlantic Squadron, ' 01; revised Luce ' s Seamanship; wrote and arranged Notes on Steel Shipbuilding. Lieutenant-Commander EDWARD LLOYD, Jr., Eddy. Maryland. Instructor in Navigation. Stood 14, class ' 78; cadet master; instructor in navigation, ' 90 to ' 92; instructor in mathematics, ' 96, ' 97. ' 3