Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-03
Uncle Sans Navy.
Experience of "a Naval Cadet from Utah, az
Given in His Letters.

Navy In the Civil War" illustrated by
many views by sort Of magic lantern
Ourpav Is $500 year, and about $40
a month Tor cUmmuted fauons. nahlus
over 5000 year We got our account
books the other day, We get them once
a month 10 them Is charged the
things we get every month and credited
our monthly pay, Of course every one
has balance in his favor have a
balance Of gi35 besides nay travelling cx-
pcnscs Of ggi 90. So you see we have
plenty of money TO get all We need and
more too.
Under date OF May i6.h, tsy7, be
writes;
Last Saturday we had a base ball
game between cadets and visiting
club. but Dc was so rainy that they bad
90 stop the game. Lost Wednesday
there was another game with % c'uH
from baltimore. Tnc cadets came OUT
ahead un "a score Of seven 10 one. To-.
morrow will bee another game with the
University OF Virginia.
Every Saturday we 10 on, on the bay
from TO ~ O'Clock on the steamship
Wyoming. Our du.i this week has
been aftilcry, and boats and rowing
Almost every evening we have dress
parade for an hour preparing lot hc
annual drills which take place 1u lnc
graduating week. a dress parade Is
where alI are in iul dress Uniform,
having guns with 1aynocis and a hut
and eiuuitc pouche. 10 looks grand.
Every evening DO comes oft. the walks
ate ul U' spectators. o. course We
have music always, There b. "a band
attached Go the academy. They do
nothing uui furnish music.
Yesterday the candidates reported.
and TODAY began their entrance cxamin.
alton. IuCfc arc about sixty who arc
tNInE tl enter Those who enter now
aud those who enter IN September Will
'oru new class. As this D. new
class nuW coming 10, my class take no
more nHzi1g, but Il Is our turn 20 haze
iHis new class tot a year This is the
custom. The fourth class arc hazed ull
"a new class comes You can't Imagine
how awkwafd these lloWs seem IL IS
almost enough to make one laugh to see
them staring at everything a. II they
would swallow a. The examination took
place In the armory AMI today when IL
closed at noon about h.ty Of our class
were At the doors Of the examination
room, or outside rather. waiting to hiss
and scare the poor fellows.
During leave when comes in Sepicm.
bcr / can stay here at the academy, as
usual, which ! shall do. 1 am very we'll;
have not been sick since ] came here
On M physical examination which |
took about two weeks ago, | weighed
ihf pounds, stripped, had gained
twcnty'ihfec pounds since / entered.
lifted $50 pounds, which Is 100 pounds
more IMAM when 1 came m. We &c, tat
aud strong.
Under date Of May 5rst, 1899, he
writes:
Annual examinations are over this
week They took up the whole week
ana finished last night. / have passed
all examinations successfully. Hut some
poor fellows as usual, have tailed aud
will be "bigcd." SO now all studying
or "boning" Is over for this year ana all
are glad oi Il. tell you week Of
study like thus has been, tires all. NHu
can hardly imagine the anxiety and the
Will with which all study Tor cxamina
ton, Tor II b almost matter Of hle aud
death.
Next Monday the board OF visitors are
coming, and during next week, called
D graduating week, there will be a big
time here, The graduating class has
twenty-five members. The cadets are
gong to meet the board OF visitors, and
each day next week three will be dress
pafadcs, etc, On Friday the gradual
INK ceremonies will take place, and all
will be topped oil" By the grand
annual ball nj the academy.
You should see the decorations they are
making ior d. ! hope uncle Thomas
will come next week to see some OF this
Next Friday will close the exercises
and ON saturday we 10 aboard the ship
Consultation, ready ior the cruise. We
viii start out the next Monday June s.
We 80 down the Chesapeake bay TO
Norfolk, Virginia, and then along the
eastern coast of the United States and
Canada. The cruise will last tll about
the end OF August
OF course we will not be on the water
all the time, but will visit all the large
cities ON the eastern coast and the navy
yards. About the time you get this, we
Will be on the ship. In writing address
all letters to the academy as usual, until
] tell you different
We had a game Of base ball today
with the John Hopkins University. The
cadets were beaten this time.