Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-05-21


Is to be his bed Tor me next thrre
monihs, as being Msy rieoe he
spends the summer ~ cruise a'"hg
the Atlantic coast. Ffom now "h'ii
the hrst OF june, AZ wh'ch tiIhc he
embarks Tor The 'snWnier crnise' he
spends his time III marking ms
clothes and In setting up dri'i. hs
soon becomes accustomed 10 MS re"
life, rising at = a. M, drilling all day
aud retiring at IO p III.
On the day appointed, the hrst,
third ana ionrth classes go aooaru
the u. ) B. Constellation, wl'ich on
the following day glides slowly uowh
the bay, aud In 10" days u 'he
wind Is iair passes ont OIL 'he Ospes'
The cruise extends over thrce months
during which time Portsmouth, N
IL, New London, Newport oiu
FONT Comfort and oiher tcA poaru
towns are yisi'eu' Asit Is eqpa"y
as necessary 'hst aCadeteh"u'" nave
q pfactical, AZ wen aS 'ie"reiosi'
knowledge of seaiiia''sli'p they are
required TO perform sa''or ""U, M"
actually compose nail OF inc wor.'ps
ere" oi 'he on O"nh'e''a'io"'
Inc eHily part oi Sep'e'""e' 'hey
return 10 Tue Acaor"y anu 'ho "'''
three c'aSSes go on "'n'hs '"'
lough' WINE 'be rieo', "ho' y"
this tline thihkS hi'iise'' 'erf'oi
aouseu ihaiVio"a' anu Is anA.""s ~
get ria OF tue upper cia'Sihe"' ''Nes
up MS aooue On 'ne on'oe' "n''o
MS iiihe Is oecuP'eu win i"ian'iy'
artillery ana o'her dri'is' ,l,ne
now passes very rSp'u'y
ana before we know u .no h's' VI
october Is mere Ihose oaue's VINO
nave been on ieaV''' report 'heir ro'
turn TO the Coili'iia'iiant 'i OAuet-'
aud tho ficbes are transferred 10 'hs
Quarters, where they ara assigned
rooms. Now the regular r'uuhe De-
gins. The Cadets rise at T. III auu
retire at lO p. NJ The days ars spent
la recltAtions, formations, drViE eic'
and tbs Cadet hni' that il' mas li'tle
tim TO himself. Theia are thtee
recitAtions daily and written *
animation, at the end Of each month
ifou the Sem'rAnhpal or Annual
examinations, Which take pi'ca IN
February and Nav resp 'etlVe'!' a
Cadet is found deficient IN any study
he Is given an opportunity to resign
and II he falls to do so in Tue tii',e
deslgnaie'i lie = diScharsed from tue
Services fhfrc are yres' many
who fail exci' year, m iact scarcely
3o% of each Class grauud'e' VI 'he
81 members who en'ereu ihe writers
class Ia 1885, there are Dut 80 remain
Ing, ahd III all prooaoi'ity inc com
Ing examinations WIN 'AKe OIL iour
in"re. ihis All goes 10 snow 'he So
verify ottlie course ana the constant
application thst's q cSsai ]" nias-
Ter H. Inc course o' s'uuy eA,ohu'
over Ionr years. ana Is heocSsa' y d
technical one ihe ioiio"ihs are
some oi inc mos. 'npor'Aa' ssuufs
hisher husisn W." ''o,y
Frenc''' SpAhi'h or ucrnna"' Me'
chaihcai p'A"'hR' ipysns ue
Chenils'r,, o'ea anu h'ee.rics
Engineering ih'efi'A'iona' LAW
NaViga'lhi' AS''oho'i'' ou''e, ins'
sesinanSh'p' gu""ery anu 'hiii'AIy
tactic-, naval archi'ec'uef, sup
building, etc' Inc cou's' >" ni'ne'
mates Is very co"'p'c,e' Ds'nnihe
win Algebra !. comprises .,To'ne''y
Trigonohie'ry' Descriptive ueome'ry
o'ereographic rrJ7e''ons' ooni,
Secuons, plhcreh.iai Anu in'ss'",
Ca'cuiur Mechahios anu App"su
Mathematics a"a ,N'snas 'nf0usn
three years anu ha'I % 'he 0ourse
| ~ arfcen' ac' oi ooneiess '''os'
caae's begihhihg 'he nrs' ciass 'ca'
at The acsuehiy are uiViucu ii'o wv
divisions, lhe navy ah NV ope,'eo'
corpF, and 10 De assisueu accoiuihs,'
as 'hey nave snowp spS''aa spp'uu'
Tor 'helrespec'iVe corps iheeourse'
10 DC pursued are eh''re'y a,,ieren'
ihato' 'he ehg'nesrs p"'u"'"s a.
auvahcea coursc ~ e'eo'ii0a' o"s'n'
eering' Is neccssuri'y more p's'',os
anu oe.'sr n'S = perSon ,ot 0,''' '','
Sus'p'io'o s,auaa''o" esO' a.
"A"e' :" "rt',
which he partICulAfly ut5lTct, ant
his application Ia considerably ih'
! Navy Department, which usual.
complies withhisrequest. After iittin,
,t,,io,s n,t ,v;,h c,,,nle,e ma form,