The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-27
Sketch Of the Apprentice System and Ito
Workings on Beard Of the Prac.
ties Ship Sabine.
How the Boys are Enlisted, What They
Do, What They Learn, and How
They Enjoy Themselves.
&c. de- nc.

the hartor d Now London, is complete suof
Notwithstanding the predictions Of those diaa(
prophets who intmsod that tho systom calculated,
to injuro tho ~aI Of the Annapolis Academy and bos
who 20 bitterly opposed II and Who blind 70 Tho
multi,udnous bcpcnts that be derived from H. n
has lived through the storms that bosei when nrsk
launched upon is experimental career and 70 N toda<
ons Of tho most popular praiscwothy aud noarshin1
Institutions Of which tho country boast Tho Amcnt
can people may well feel proud OF their naval apprcpA
tees and when they become better acquainted with the
objects and the workings Of tho system now u
fairly inausurated they viii DO slow 70 reoosnz8
iis usefulness and extend to IL their unequivccas
and hearty support, and fully apprcc ate tho many
and great advantages. which both tho country and
tho apprentices will donvc from a. and which adj
vanages must surely follow a natural consequence
when the rules regulations Of system are strictly
adhered 10 aud the Of instruction h property
carried out To enable the readers Of tho HuALD tho
better TO understand the ends sought TO be attained b
the naval apprentice system and In order that they may
become familiar with It's odus opeard and tho rnannot
In which the boys live mud enjoy board d
the practice ship, herewith append fc~ obseryaionl
which were recently made during so)ourn board u
the Sabine and which will undoubtedly provo Interesting
TO most Of your readers
TIE NAVAL ArrrHsucn YrxsL
TIE Navy Department In May last lasued orders u
until they arrived at twenty years Of ago unsaa
sooner discharged. authorized by Of Consrssl
approved March 2, 1887 Tho Apprentices system va
put In operation during tho summer az that year; bud
either from lack Of suicsni patience the part q
the oosrs detailed to the practice shp a instrucors
from tho opposition and overwhelming innusncea
that everywhere brought bear sxsiass
H. the idea was nnaily abandoned In Isls and waa
entirely sosgottsn by tho department until last Nay
when II again revived The late rsbson has taught
government many useful lessons and ssuopT stber
the nscessy u rearing body Of we'll educated scamsnt
and they have ds-oovsssd shas shs 90, DO This q
sssia them fre~ sbsu yssaA manhood h all Tia, pss
taans 70 naval sssmaashn ne assissass - Me nsvN
Depar@sns bsar r-oud tAss many q shs Aassss 40
sf bravery snd skin dsas ~ snocr Il us savy, ard
soooed 70 tboss was have soss up s~p ~ sssp sA
line II promot1en from naval sppr-nsnss
whes The Of Congress relating naval spprsniiead
revived the United fgAis DO was select(
Cd tho practice ship. and placed In commission u
such nader The command NJ Lieutenant connandsI
RsisAn Lowry, ,hsa whom bsstrr snaissd ID
the r~psursss ps~ssos eos,< Asvs ss~~ e,>A Il
important and hnnorablsa command Tho srdsoss tvsy
Of organizing and establishing on nrm bezs tho sseIsa
from which To the bone and sinsv u ous
future naval strength and power dsvoved upon Capsis
io"p, and thus lar DO la. soqsiusd himssV
Regards the ecaeatlon ihAi No boys receive Il
board Of the ship, there are many of tho fAsbonAbis
boarding schools and asAasn.s that d. teach oBS
hat al the us ful lssspnh la that learBn2
hero IN one month. Tho NEGATIVE 20 laarning the
daoe'nsni@ thai are he'd os, To the boys and tho egu
app.lini nsB,s TO The Naval Academy. vsy msH}
wealthy parsons ars sppr scins their for the paf,
foe OF hafihf Them 10 ONE thoroughly familiar suh
tho ait q gunnsry and the email srsrc..s rhx
ARE taught sosherc eis~ pcfi.ctly basrd Of q
sdnoAi * Young men !. % = pafuealar sasoh u uar
fare aud sssb hed Al drsrvni points along Lsr eoAs,
n,e sehool slip. fo ua. sse Al 'srvies iron wheh -
ha during The pAs, ioaf 90 ace bsen reapabT I'D
bsnchs We lave al The prsssBt bit soeh sLTp
but trust that ihe rosern'at all % -ornsihns is-ss&
encouraging and pfouaiDs .s interests ~ The aasA
eoss thai NOV i.,ssr .nd prss.a, frss
.orsins smoothly. n would become . ga
eiAs- maritime poser. and .osA have
our navy eqnsi DO, superior ~ tbo~~ u ~bsr nsap
mus oos " ~ app,sutlsss .ad sehoo .hiEs for ~
for from them Aoss can ~s feosiss the gsBsa rah4
ard Me About ar hundred ssprehsioas haze tssa sss
listed bot o. tbs safnir only too hsEdrs1 ssd ary
from pAysoL disability have ben dstal u pstp
and -Arrant oaosr. osbsr vs-ais vhlls fss
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