11United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, Maryland
May 1892
Stephen Morrison reported to the United States Naval Academy in the summer of 1889, traveling by train with his father. As they parted at the front gate, the congressman embraced his son tightly and whispered into his ear, “Make us proud, son. Become a leader of men.” Stephen promised that he would put forth one hundred percent effort and reiterated to his father that becoming a naval officer would be the fulfillment of his life’s dreams. A short time later that day, after completing all of the in-processing, he became Naval Cadet Fourth Class Stephen L. Morrison, Class of 1893. There were fifty-five other members of his class, an impressive-looking group of young men from all over the country. At six-feet tall and one-hundred-e
