Still tinkering with the academic intricacies of entrance requirements last week were the old sea dogs who rule the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. Once every would-be midshipman had to jump the hurdle of stiff examinations in six subjects. A decade ago all bars were dropped for appointees with high or preparatory school diplomas. Few years later two bars were put back: examinations in English and mathematics. Last week Secretary of the Navy Claude Augustus Swanson set his seal on a new change. Beginning next autumn, appointees who have satisfactorily completed one...
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