The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-08-04
LIFE ON A kCHOOLsHIP.
How the Cadets are Kept to Their
Studies on Board of u mau-Of- War.
Nay Work. ExnreSa Tuly o.

New York Express, July Is.
It's q con mo y received faliacy tina
during the summer at least, Annapois cadet
have nice, easy and pleasant time of it
Time eeems 10 the enviOus locker on who
percLauce has seen them strolling around
his native city, in their cool and elegant uni
form, to bear them gently on its bosom
down the river of life; and altogether the
taxpayer, as he tries in vain to gain the eye
of his inamorats, riveted as it is on the
que cap and bras. buttons opposite, feels
decidedly cool and sntsgonislc to all
projects of naval expenditure, and
iuwardly registers VOW to vote for
the reduction of next years appro>
prstions. The Stsndish and May flower, ly =
ing over 10 the basin of the navy yard this
afternoon are two twin cutters, bearng.in the
pei fection OF their appointments the insignia
of governmental service. They are exactly
al o in every respect. Each summer they
% the first and second classes of the cadet
snsineers ~ Annapolis for four months
orlise to the principal machine works OF the
uutry.. A practical application of the me.
manic al studies Of the iass term is the end
ought. Il seems delightful to contemplate;
ut the reality is quite another matter.
rresher air and added interest are all that re-
lieve the monotony of routine study. The
two classes on board the two vessels al
ways travel in company. In going from
port to port tho students have the en-.
tire charge OF the engine room, setting as
assistant engineers and frrmen. While in
port the rou line of duties - by no meaus n
light one. Ats o'clock in the morning they
are mustered up, ard proceed TO visit the
machine shops of the locality. They are
Accom- panied ny thei- officers. who are also
professors. On all the large pieces of ma
cbinery lecture, with practical illustrations,
10 given, Of which the students are required
to /, Ike no,es and make mechanical drawings
of tho parts. After visiting the various
yards return TO the ship is ordered. All
hands are then piped to dinner. After dinner
The drawings made mutt be finished up, the
notes written out in the form of an essay in
the dali, journal, and the points in practical
engineering that have been brought up in the
morbiug', lecture, looked up and explained
IN the text books. Then comes the recita-
tons, aud afIerwatd few hours in
the evening ashore. The same expert,
ences are repeated the next day.
and when the yards are entirely exhausted
another place WIS sought. The two cutters
now at tho navy y AID ielt Annapolis on Inc
Is h ofs.June. E.ch.bsd on board twenty
four csoet engineers. From Annapolis they
went 10 Washington and thoroughly inspect
ed the government and private machine
shops there. Thence they proceeded to
Norfolk, Va, where are large and vaiusble
mechanical appliances; then TO Wilmington,
Del, and from there they went 10 Cnest@r,
Pa. On leaving Chester they proceeded to
Philadelphia, WHARF two weeks we're consuned
While there the Penusy lvania railroad placed
a special train 1T their disposal, and be vast
and intricate engines Of lse Harrisburg ma
chine-sbops were inspected. proceeding then
90 the Hudson, Newbure syd Cold Spring
we're called upon 10 contri|te their quota
of informatio 20 the asnSing nautical mind,
after which full speed " 4 msde for Brook
iyn. Tley remained ,&ere ri Monday.
visiting. meanwhile, " diFsfs Ahops In the
vicinity. ~
week will be spex torpedo station NJ
Newport and p Bristol and other
m.nufacturina will be visited, after
which The class " sturn 70 Annapolis 70
secure their lnonth'syssve Of absence. IL will
be seen thst the trips not one OF Unsiloys d
ami ,yneut IN ess the student be special v
ard peculiarly enthusiastic 10 his profession
Il ia howiver, in the highest degree vslusole
The prof} Nors 81 Annapolis are tmong the
strongsstv vocstes Of the yearly tour, and
thew have IN the past doubtless accomplished
much service.
A Praokfort (KyJ Physician Writes
Some N Dnths ago the dsughter OF one OF
our prominent citizsns vH prOnounceo
hopeless cODsumptive. She vss very moen