|
1920
Luce Hall, new Navigation Department building,
is completed.
Navy crew wins gold medal at Olympic
Games held in Antwerp, Belgium.
July 5, 1921
Rear Admiral Henry B. Wilson becomes superintendent.
1922
New bandstand, later named for Bandmaster Charles Zimmerman, is
built across from the chapel.
1923
The Department of Physical Training is established.
1924
Naval Academy plays University of Washington in the Rose Bowl to
a 14-14 tie.
April 10-12, 1924
The new natatorium is dedicated. It is said to be the largest indoor
tile pool in the United States. The bronze figure of Cupid on the
south wall once adorned the swimming pool on the Hamburg-American
liner Vaterland. After U. S. entry into the First World War, the
vessel was seized and became the USS Leviathan.
1925
Second-class ring dance becomes a tradition.
Midshipmen Drum and Bugle Corps founded.
Navy gymnastics team is named National
Champion for the sixth consecutive year.
February 23, 1925
Rear Admiral Louis M. Nulton becomes superintendent.
1926
"Navy Blue and Gold," composed by organist and choirmaster
J. W. Crosley, is first sung in public. It will become a tradition
to sing this alma mater song at the end of every football game,
and on Graduation Day.
Navy wins National Collegiate Football Championship title.
June 16, 1928
Rear Admiral Samuel S. Robison becomes superintendent.
Fall, 1929
The Secretary of the Navy gives his approval
for graduates to compete for Rhodes scholarships. Six graduates
are selected by the Rhodes Scholarship Committee.
|