Smyrna times., 1878-07-17
HARRY PRETTYMAN, Deputy U. S. Collec-
tor of this district, was in town on Monday.

HARRY HRETTYMAN, Deputy U. y. COllec- |
tor of this district, was in town on Monday. |
OUR fellow townsman, DIR. Thomas Ii. |
Streets, surgeon in the United States Navy, |
and an excellent naturalist, returned about |
three years ago from the Pacific Squadron,
which was engaged in deep sea dredging,
and in surveying the cost of Mexico and |
the South Pacific Islands. Since his re-
turn the doctor has been chiefly engaged
in writing the natural history of the South
Pacific Islands, which the Smithsonian In
stitute has already published as Bulletin
No. VII of its reports. The doctor has
also contributed some very interesting
papers to the journals, one of which-"The
Natural History of the Tanning Group
was published in the american Naturalist
and received very hattering notice from
some of the prominent British scientific
journals The U. S. Navy Department has
also in course of publication his report to
the Secretary, which is very valuable
contribution to the geographical and geo.
logical features of the Gulf of Lower Cali
fornia. Portions of this report were eX-
tensively noticed in the metropolitan news.
papers some two years ago, and his paper
on the "Cause of the Discolored Waters of
the Gulf" was especially commended by
start the latter part Of this month for q
three years residence at the Naval Hospital
at Yokohama, Japan.
DIR. GRAMMER-The congregation of st.
Peters Church, in this town, had genuine
Sunday treat last Sabbath in attending the
religious services as conducted by Rev. DR..
Julius E. Grammer of Baltimore Some
twenty years ago DR.. Grammer was rector
of this church, and the feelings of friend.
ship in the community awakened then had
not subsidized by the lapse of time, as
evidenced by the large number Of other
denominations who waited on his ministry.
Dr. G. is man Of warm impulses, genial
and social in his intercourse with men, as
preacher strong and exhaustive, direct and
incisive; and, coming from heart in
warm sympathy with humanity, his earnest
words are received in full belief as coming
from one who was sent to proclaim them
With DR.. Grammer there is nothing stiff
or starchy-every part Of the service is
galvanized into life, and glows with the
fervor of devotion. His theme in the
morning was, "with God all things are
possible" and in the evening, Through
much tribulation ye are saved" Both
were sermons of about forty minutes in
IClISI1 dIlU CldllIlGu lUG ullentlOn OF the
large congregations throughout. At the
close of the morning sermon he alluded
feelingly to the many faces that used to
greet him from the pews that have been
removed by DEATH and of the warm feeling
he has always entertained for this parish
1t is to be hoped that DR.. Grammer can be
induced to at least make us an annual
visit.
CADET MIDsHIPMAN, VIM. II. Stayton, of
the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md,
who has been home here on a visit for
several weeks, returned this morning and
will start on a two months cruise tomorrow,
visiting New York, Brooklyn, New Haven,
| Boston, Newport, and other places. We
give the following questions, which were
asked him, with the answers:
| Question. How old are you?
Answer. Seventeen years three months
when | entered.
Q. How many examined?
A. Seventy-four.
| Q. How many passed?
A. Seventeen first examination, twenty re-
examination.
Q. Was the examination rigid?
A. Very.
@. Was the examination as rigid as the
competitive examination at Wilmington
A. No sir.
Q. How many passed the examination o
September?
A. Thirty-seven.
Q. How many were last years students
A. Forty -four.
Q. Who was your room mate?
A. Paine, of Columbus, Ohio.
G. How was the discipline?
A. Very rigid.
@. What were your studies?
A. Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry
English branches, Punctuation, EnglsI
Grammar, History of the English Language
Composition, History of the United States
History of the World, Drawing and French
: Q. How many passed at the annual eX
: animation this year?
A. Seventy
@. What of board?
A. Very good.
Q. How are the rooms for comfort?
A. Excellent.
, Q. How are you treated by professors ?
a. Very well.
, Q. Have you anything of which to con
plain?
, A. Nothing.
; Q. Were there much hazing during til
: year?
= A. Some during the time was q cand
date, but not much during the year.
> Q. Is it customary to have vacation ;
> the end of the first year2
I; A. No sir.
Q. How long was your vacation this year
y A. Three.and-ahalf weeks.
Q. Are you perfectly satisfied with ever
thing?
:, A. Yes sir.