The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-04
THE scH0oLsHIP ST. MARYS.

PROGRESS on BOARD THE FLOATING COLLEGE
A SUCCESSFUL ExPERnENr-rHE COMING
CRUISE.
TIE schoolship ST. Marys. now lying alongside
the wharf az the foot or East Twenty.thrd street,
win snortly proceed 10 an anchorage on the Bat
terry prior to practice cruise early In June. There
are ut present 10 boys the st. Marys, and the
progress made since the school was inaugurated
IA little over three months ago. Is beyond all an
uclpatlons should the rales and ordinances as
ala down by the Board be faithfully carried out
me future sailors or the American merchant ser
vice Will reject credit on those 10 whom they
must eve fee indebted Tor sound training and
THE OFFICERS.
The captain 81 the St. Marys is Commander X. L.
Phythian an experienced ofncer, belonging 20 the
United States Navy, ana he IS assisted by Lieuten-
INT Commander c. II. Wadleign as executive OIL
GER The instructors are Lieutenant George W. De
Long. whose heroic cruise IN the steam launch
Little Juniata from Upernavik, Greenland,
through the ice OF Melville Bay to Cape YORK IN
search OF the missing crew OF the Polaris, VIII ever
hold foremost place in the records OF Arctic MIS-
tory and Lieutenant Jaaaes Their ahors are
mainly devoted 10 exercising the lads IN all the
branches win which thoroughly competent sea-
man ought TO be acquainted. The medical otncer
Is DR.. D. Z. Bureign, also Of the navy who likewise
has his share or work in tie educational depart
ment
THE REGIME oS BOARD.
Although the rigid discipline enforced on board
q man warts n carried out-ior that would be
impracticable-theie Is nevertheless observed the
nearest possible approach 10 It, At six O'Clock IN
tile morning all hands called, and the bo,s az
once proceed to o little house on the spar deck,
forward OF the foremast, where they make their
TOILETS, after which they ~ down 70 oreakIast ~
tall-past seven. An hour later all nahds GEAR w
the ship for recltatons and. aner general mus
ter, study ana exercises follow.
A very neat house ia, been erecred over the
main hatch, where the students are inst ucted IN
arithmetic, grammar, geography ana the elements
or a common education. In order 10 carry out
the plan prop, sea he students are DIVIDED
into eignt guns crews. For INSTANCES humber
one, three, i've and seven Of M guns crews RI
cited yesterday morning from haii-past niue "
haEpasr ten and the other Ealf rom ha.l-past zen
% hal-past eleven the crews not reciIh , De4ug
meanwhile engaged III prepanng their studies.
SANITARY MEASURES.
Cleanliness seems To be i prominent feature In
connection with the arrangements 81 the snip.
The Doys arc compelled % 0aihe every lonr DAYS
ana their general appearance SHOWS mat Iney ap-
preciate tie Iu.es lsid down Tor their welfare ~
Tins respect. lGey are ali neatly dressed ~ sailors
uniform, the Only tMng Ihey are required 70 SUI,
ply, their BOARD and nstrucuon beng furnished
rec Of expense. During the day the different
crews are exercised aloit, anu although AL toe
salls nave not yct been bent the lads nave plenty
TO do WIN me mlzIeul oDsail ana the main 90
gallantsau, IN Turing wnlch thel ALREADY display
considerable promutncss. Then comes good
deal OF boat exercise, the classes being alter
nately IN t1e study room ana engaged IN
sEAMEN's OFFICES
about the ship, sucn AS scrai ing spars, reeving on
running rigging ana bending salis When bad
weather prevents exercise on deck the lads are
sEepluYed In Knofting ana splicing, ana receive
instruction n markmg the lead aud log lines aud
BOX ng me compass. Az i've O'Clock all hands are
bped to supper; after which tae snip IS again
:leareu up and from nall-past SIX 70 hali-oast
.ignt O'Clock the young 'tarsn are allowed 70
enjoy themselves fncy please. None .! them
are under fifteen years old and certainly hap
per crew n-veT had the deck ~ a ship. II must
be borne IL MUD that the service Is entirely vol
untary on the art Of tue students Iney are not
compelled IL stay On board, ana may leave 81 any
dlans.
Boys whose conduct l. good and whose parents
i've IN or near the city are allowed 20 go home
every saturday night aud remain untA Monday
morniug. Tlose. however, whose parents DO not
Wish them come nome re allowed snort terms
oil ieave and ID 90 . cnurcn on sunday. II they
nesire 70 do So The Chief punishment innicted
consists III q deprivation or these privileges. On
the otner nunu boys VINO are incOrrEiOle and 90
not submit Willingly 70 the lght pun.sbments m
posed ale dismissed Inc object being Q turn our
q good class of men ard SHUT ont from the ship al
rue elem nts mat generally characterize q re-
ormatory. captain lhythian AM the oncefs
Attached TO the 1T. MarYs express themselves
well satisfied with the results 50 lar, and there
can De no doubt whatever ttaf, as at present con-
Quoted, the system sfll rebound - the ADVANTAGE
ol the mercantile marine. he -. Marys VIII
start Tor 4 summer cruise about the FIRST week IN
June. Apart from the udents there = creT 81
seventeen men board, including stewards,
COOKS, two emen, the master-at-arms, Two
boatswains and TOUR seamen. a together the ex-
pertinent mas wo ked with Wonueriul success.