These were donned by first classmen only in honor of the class german, which the members of the three lower classes do not attend.
All the young Women attending were also attired wholly in white, save for simple jewelry or coquettish ribbons.
Dave Darrin, of course, escorted Belle Meade with all the pride in the world.

Most of the other midshipmen "dragged" young women on this great evening.
Dan Dalzell did not.

He attended merely for the purpose of looking on, save when he danced with Belle Meade.
On the following evening, after another tiresome day spent in boring the Board of Visitors, came the evening promenade, a solemnly joyous and very dressy affair.
Then came that memorable graduation morning, when so many dozens of young midshipmen, since famous in the Navy, received their diplomas.
Early the young men turned out.
"It seems queer to be turning out without arms, doesn't it ?" grumbled Dan Dalzell.
But it is the rule for the graduating class to turn out without arms on this one very grand morning.

The band formed on the right of line.

Next to them marched to place the graduating class, minus arms.