MAY 20TH, 1865: A board appointed by Secretary Welles and headed by Vice Admiral Farragut began a comprehensive investigation and review of the Naval Academy. Its normal functioning, like almost everything in the nation, had been greatly disrupted by the war.
The Academy had suffered, especially through the enforced move to Newport, Rhode Island, from Annapolis, Maryland early in the war on board the USS Constitution. The staff and students had been impacted by the telescoping of academic courses with the need for officers caused by the Navy's huge and fast growth.
The Board had been commissioned to report its findings and make recommendations for improving the school as a training institution for naval officers.
The study and resulting reports covered the material condition and adequacy of the buildings, grounds and training ships; administration and finance; sanitation and medical care; system of appointments and entrance requirements; and the quality of classroom and shipboard instruction.
--Something Good Coming from the War. --Old B-R'er
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