The Dickinson press., 1889-02-09
THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
THE EARLY EXPERIENCE OF A
"pLEBE" AT ANNAPOLIS.
Hazing Said to De Abolished = Eut
Jumping" and Running" Are Still
Practiced by the Classmcn-.i Cadets
Trials and Tribulations.

This is an attempt to detail the early expe
rlonce of an Annapolis 'plebe." Naval otii.
Gers who write magazine articles ali agree
that hazins has been abolished 1t has. in
name only. One never hears of hazin.r now;
nut no one who has ever been Il ''ulc.y." can
truthfully deny that jumping" an! run
ming" have not Yet fallen into decrepit Old
age
Let US first imagine the ''p'ebe" who ay-
rives i'll September tit the NAga! ;cad"nv
He is green looking chap. Men from all
quarters of the country come tunbli,g i'll; J.
town. III all sorts of clothing, and wi-h All
sorts of airs. The new man is ill,aclint,l.
sent on board the Santee lis til> struggle
is with his hammock lie doesn't sl,al, ii.
the hammock the frs nj g'li Most OF :
time is spent in learning hos u get INTO 1T.
and after he gets in, how stay ill.,
The ncyt morning, AT II, lie call. Ike cadet
tumbles out aud gets !o',:l III sonic SaaI,. L.
inspection. This is :esrft. crl,al lhvlo
he stands, Wit! thumbs turned ont am, toes
turned i'll, trying to look a Veteran. when
the inspector hur!ies along, g!re5 III him.
and pointing at his cap, shouts, "uanl
l.ttle oa the starboatI lift" tn ca,,t o,e,,,
his nioHth, and says, ''lth-h' an! then u,ltM
his eyes and says, How and tinally lea,,u,
tha: his cai, has not been set sl.,arc.y On h.,
head. He has been spotted. AS !sn crou,
older he learns that there arr :na,Iy ,ain5s
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''Shoestr ngs hanging "Button oil !,u..l,,.
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