Off with the old, on with the new. Annapolis, Md. June 1. With a mighty heave graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy toss their midshipmen's caps into the air after receiving their commissions as ensigns. 578 graduated but only 525 received commissions. 52 failed to pass the rigid physical examination while one member, a citizen of the Philippine Islands, was not eligible for a commission

The Harris & Ewing, Inc. Collection of photographic negatives includes glass and film negatives taken by Harris & Ewing, Inc., which provide excellent coverage of Washington people, events, and architecture, during the period 1905-1945. Harris & Ewing, Inc., gave its collection of negatives to the Library in 1955. The Library retained about 50,000 news photographs and 20,000 studio portraits of notable people. Approximately 28,000 negatives have been processed and are available online. (About 42,000 negatives still need to be indexed.)