Across the street from the U.S. Naval Academy is another bastion of higher learning - St. Johns College. Though much smaller in size, it has a stellar reputation for what it has always taught, in it's own way. Prior to World War I, St. Johns offered military instruction via the U. S. Army which supplied active-duty personnel for some of the classes. One such officer by the name of Duncan Elliot died in 1919 there. How and why may be a little confusing as the facts are scant and some of the story may be lost to history. Reports in the Baltimore Sun and Washington Post newspapers in early November of 1919 each reported that he had committed suicide; while no mention of his demise could be found in the local Annapolis, Md. newspaper. The Sun said he was retired from active duty with the U.S. Army but was assigned as the commandant of cadets and instructor of military science at St. Johns, a position he held for 2 years. He was a native of New York City and had entered the military just before the Spanish-American War. He was commissioned a 1st Lt. in the 8th Calvary in 1900, made Captain when he was placed at St. Johns in the military dept, and after the war broke out, he was promoted to Lt. Colonel. He was very much respected for his discipline with the students and highly regarded by those in the city who knew him. He was said to have been divorced for several years and had 3 sons. The Washington Post report refuted much of this saying that he had served in the Philippines just prior to being assigned to St. Johns. And then he retired as a Captain. His promotion to Lt. Colonel was only temporary for the duration of the war. And the Post said he was never even married.
Across the street from the U.S. Naval Academy is another bastion of higher learning - St. Johns College. Though much smaller in size, it has a stellar reputation for what it has always taught, in it's own way. Prior to World War I, St. Johns offered military instruction via the U. S. Army which supplied active-duty personnel for some of the classes. One such officer by the name of Duncan Elliot died in 1919 there. How and why may be a little confusing as the facts are scant and some of the story may be lost to history. Reports in the Baltimore Sun and Washington Post newspapers in early November of 1919 each reported that he had committed suicide; while no mention of his demise could be found in the local Annapolis, Md. newspaper. The Sun said he was retired from active duty with the U.S. Army but was assigned as the commandant of cadets and instructor of military science at St. Johns, a position he held for 2 years. He was a native of New York City and had entered the military just before the Spanish-American War. He was commissioned a 1st Lt. in the 8th Calvary in 1900, made Captain when he was placed at St. Johns in the military dept, and after the war broke out, he was promoted to Lt. Colonel. He was very much respected for his discipline with the students and highly regarded by those in the city who knew him. He was said to have been divorced for several years and had 3 sons. The Washington Post report refuted much of this saying that he had served in the Philippines just prior to being assigned to St. Johns. And then he retired as a Captain. His promotion to Lt. Colonel was only temporary for the duration of the war. And the Post said he was never even married.
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