The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-09

men tucked It beneath his peacoat. and the
duck was taken to quarters and hidden in 9
wardrobe. After taps" had sounded the duck
GGsck. and began picking the dust out Of the
cracks in the floor. Then the shooting" com.
at east dozen loud quacks from the duck.
an, and 1t ran wildiI from one end OF the ssii to
stsrted i"et Up stsirs n some S oSs Caught the
fowl and threw it at the Lieutenant,s head.
striking him and prod ucipg a louder auack
eral seconds before the oiiicer reached it.
dozen ' rooms They ceased. however, When
the command was given for the whole door to
were looked upon by the cadets as more or
less OF Joke and IL was an understood mat
ssr ln, eaen nan shSnld apIe IN sne oS
Such combinations as white duck trousers and
arctics. football breaches and dress coat, or
rubber leGginGs and summer cap being By
With the cadets in line the officer in charge
anything to DO with the presence Of a duck in
quarters: The Tour culprits were soon singled
tSEen n1 GoWn The lat SSSus nnsts
duck were ordered to catch the fowl and re-
port with it at the office OF the officer In
charge. There they were told that a, duck
could not be allowed to roam at will in the
corridors OF the building. and q guard must
necessarily be placed over it.. To this end a
table was moved in front OF the ofieer's
%es s0 Ss so. sud
tour cadets seated themselves therein to insist,
by force II required. upon the duck remain
thin boating uniform. and the hallway was
cold as ice. The duck. thoroughly aroused to
Fences on the upper floor, made every effort to
get down. but eight hands clutched him at
out the ofiicer. who explained that the duck
must survive the event As the vigil grew
what aa hao n = m n aa m mi for ha
tinels was in hearing him Quack. means to
produce the result were brought into reQuisi-
nearly three hours. and then the officer In
charge. finding sleep impossible, ordered the
cadets to their rooms and the duck was put
In the morning the conduct report was read
out naming the offenders and the offences OF
the night before. One OF the first was.
Drake chasing duck in corridor"
For the sake q amusement cadet has been
known to take esperate chances. There was
one instance the hazardous nature Of which
Is dun bfoundinG.
A second class man. then on the ship Santee.
desired a measure Of gunpowder to IRE from
q trophy gun in the dead OF night. The moni:
practice vessel and academy magazine was
lying at anchor in the middle OF the Severn
River. about third Of mile from the santee.
i here Were no boats to convey the cadet to the
m onitor and 4 was difficult matter to leave
the santee without detection. But the cadet
10y swimming. and went into the magazine
II being very dark he twisted piece OF paper.
u, anu ldsleDeu IL 10 tue rOOunR OF the
II aga2ine with his penknife. When the eight
pounds Of powder had been secured the cadet
stamped out the burning paper upon the floor
charred paper was found iniths m aRaZine and
the powder between the cadets mattresses
The personal pecuIiarities OF professors and
instructors in dealing with their classes afford
many anecdotes. A witty speech Of an English
professor Is well remem bered. While mark
ing his class at the end OF recitation. q cad ct
In the rear part OF the room craned his neck
eagerly to see what had fallen TO his lot. The
professor saw the movement. aud. removing
his glasses. said:
" Mr., Blank. your mark is entirely too small
TO be seen at such great distance"
IL was this same professor who once told a
cndet in his class to go to the black board and
write all he knew about the Reign OF Terror.
The cadet, not being prepared on the lesson,
shifted uneAsily from one foot 10 the other
and made severa! Intellectual attempts to write.
Tue professor waited = reasonably long time |
and then Numbered out
-. What do you know about this lesson. sir7 |
The cadet braced himself for anAl effort |
and said;
think II was Terror the Great"
These episodes and anecdotes are but few
81 those that are handed down from class 70
! ass each year The poetic muse has not left |
he academy unyisited. and many Of the incl
tents have been set TO rhyme. Nearly every
lass includes a rhymester and the verses |
ave been collected and published with illus |
rntons. The volume is called "FAy Ends"
iecenty collection entitled JUNK was |
published. the Illustrations being entirely the |
work OF one cadet.