▁territory ▁in ▁the ▁South west . ▁ ▁B anc ro ft ▁designed ▁and ▁developed ▁the ▁Naval ▁Academy ; ▁he ▁received ▁all ▁the ▁appropri ations ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁asked . ▁Congress ▁had ▁never ▁been ▁willing ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁naval ▁a cademy , ▁but ▁B anc ro ft ▁studied ▁the ▁law ▁to ▁assess ▁the ▁powers ▁of ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Navy . ▁He ▁found ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁order ▁" a ▁place ▁where ▁mid ship men ▁should ▁wait ▁for ▁orders ." ▁He ▁could ▁also ▁direct ▁instruct ors ▁to ▁give ▁less ons ▁to ▁them ▁at ▁sea , ▁and ▁by ▁law , ▁instruct ors ▁could ▁follow ▁the ▁mid ship men ▁to ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁their ▁common ▁residence ▁on ▁shore . ▁The ▁appropri ation ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁for ▁the ▁naval ▁service ▁met ▁the ▁exp ense , ▁and ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁War ▁c eded ▁an ▁abandoned ▁military ▁post ▁to ▁the ▁n avy . ▁ ▁Therefore , ▁when ▁Congress ▁came ▁together , ▁it ▁learned ▁that ▁the ▁mid ship men ▁not ▁at ▁sea ▁were ▁hous ed ▁at ▁Ann apolis . ▁Thus , ▁they ▁were ▁protected ▁from ▁the ▁d angers ▁of ▁id len ess ▁and ▁city ▁life ▁and ▁busy ▁at ▁a ▁regular ▁course ▁of ▁study . ▁Congress ▁accepted ▁the ▁school , ▁which ▁was ▁in ▁full ▁operation , ▁and ▁granted ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁rep airs ▁of ▁the ▁buildings . ▁ ▁B anc ro ft ▁introduced ▁some ▁new ▁respect ed ▁profess ors ▁into ▁the ▁corps ▁of ▁instruct ors , ▁and ▁he ▁suggested ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁promotion , ▁related ▁to ▁experience ▁and ▁achiev ements ▁as ▁well