The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-22

are seated at the tables in three roWs,i
about twenty-five at each table. At q
small table near tle centre are the off
fcer in charge "a lieutenant OF the dis
cipline Department., the cadet ieuten-
ant commander (the ranking cadet OFF,
fcerl, the cadet adjutant and the cadet
officer of the day. Three times q day.
the assembly sounds for meal forma-s
tions, and the cadets have Just time to
get in ranks with clothes and shoes
brushed, blouses buttoned and caps on
square, when the bugle sounds .lefts
face" and the rolls are called, the
tsrdy and absent ones spotted, and
afterwards assigned demerits unless
their excuses are infallible. 81
The room itself is interesting, with
its high ceiling and windows loohng
out on the fair, grounds Of the acad-
emy. The walls and pillars are COW
cred with trophies-fags won in the
boat races in several quarters OF the
globe, class pictures and banners, thei
names Of crack shots OF past classes
and some otthe targets showing their
score and tho bow and sculIs Of q
famous racing sheIl. 81 +
The meals are composed Of good, SUBJ
stantiaI food, we'll cooked and fairly
well served. For example, 9 recent
DAVIS menu was as follows Breakfast:
~ Beefsteak. fried potatoes, rolls, cof-l
fee tea. chocolate dinner-soun.
roast heaf roast n, ,mutton, rotatoea.l
corn sl;ced tomatoes and ice cream !:
mnnor---coId meat .roIla5 taa I. coffee
Will ~ aIao.nt +b;s = anonsb tnl
kaan I tho yonng man ~ oood baalth|
on5 stran1+h and IN 5bol;daya : HnarI
.dinn ~ q sst ont IN ub;rb ali tba akiiII
- fba Scray.baired cook and his thraa('
asa;stanta e demonstrated
Bnt 70 retnrn "a to q Ftbe il . rontiine Of ,daiIv
dnt;as a Rraakf kfast over tb;,ty rmr,iin-
I,taa i o,;van tbe cadet 3, :, mt ia r,,oromf
~ order Tho ,tbraa ,,r,,er & { tanoraas "a
tLa ~ a,,a-.a ars "a d;aidsd f,t, ..s,o,,,s o,,l
o;tbar s;5a - tba baiIs tbat nm Ianotb. 3.
w;se 81 the bnildinn s. = each M room m abont
twelve feat sonare and. holdino two.
cadata q II tl1a center il 4 main. 3 sn,naaye
table With ! ~ oas ;et dronn;no q Z from thei.
ceil;no over IS On eitbar sida, 3,of tba
s;n III windou sands 4 q wardrobe, 3, Z
- bers the rassr, ,at;or c,otbinss,,. - LeTE
naat1y mt away and eyer @ ready fo,' 3 n
anection While ON either side Of ;the:,
rnom is . narrow iron bedstead. with
q hair mattress and hair pillow. With
white sbeets and snread. 4, az
Two chairs and two shelves complete
tbe fnrnitnra Of these yery. ulain and
convantional rooms vet thew are eon,-ss
for+ohie an,rahs The stwo' ,cadeta Vi;nSS
each room take turns. for 3 week at q (
tiroe as secadet in charoe,. of room, J, and
each cadet is reonired to make his own
bed kesn b;s Mirror and toilet art;eIesi
clean an9 II ordar bia shoes neatlyS j
biacted and arranoed baneaflh his had u 4
b;s wardrohe IN ayder and ;bis bookss
dnsted I and ar,aneeds an the aheiyes.s
accordine to size and RIGHT side no. ID; 4
Az q result every room looks exactly
like anv other room s,z &
A. 4 O'clock in the morning the
..stndv call,, ;s sounded and half sc
each class falls in to oo to recitation,
while the other half goes to the roorns
to study. An hour later they alter-
nate. at 10 again. and at l2 still again.
dinner at half-past 70. From half,past !