New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07

stu larger tract. called the Government Farm
occupied By the United States Government soon
after tho war. upon which large structure h"i"'i
"por,er's Folly was erected. This large tract OF
ground gives the battalion or infantry anu INC "a'
TALON of artillery plenty Of opportunity to carry OUT
manocuvres and sham battles on a large rcaIe-hh
advantage not enjoyed prior % this purchase. Inc
new tract of ground Is called oklahoma by the ON
cers a, the Academy. and the place Is c"n""e'''
~ ba mos, aptly named for. "A soon as tho place
vas walled in, q number OF hno houses were
erected for officers quarters When TINS iact De
came known generally throughout tho Navy
rush upon the Bureau OF Navigation was made Tor
details at Annapolis lot OF old heutehai's an"
lieutenant commanders who would never Dy any
poselbity have thought Of the Naval Academy az
a .shore-duty post" under other circumstances APP
pled and conserna ton was created In the breasts
OF some of the hard working younger officers at
tho Naval Academy, who had looked upon these
new quarters as their especial pluins
A number OF other minor changes have been mace
during the last few years, such IA the buldhg oil
the new steel practice cruiser bancroft lot mo
cadets which is used on some occasions IN pref
erence TO the wooden sailing vessels. the Monon-
eahela and the Constellation. The Constellation
has now been withdrawn from this service. ana the
Monongahea Is used for the summer cruise or the
first third and fourth classes tho second class re-
naming at the Naval Academy part of the time
the remainder OF 1t being occupied by trip In tho
Bancroft along the coast In n study and exainina-
ton Of the mechanical appliances at the diiferent
navy yards OF the Government. 1t Is rumored.
however. this summer that. instead Of taking tho
new fourth-class men on the cruise OF the Monon-
gahela, the objective point OF which Is the Madeira
Islands, they Will be kept at the Naval Academy
and put through the settingup exercises and drilled
In the manual Of arms and with boats under oars.
This. It Is believed. will moderate the running
which these unfortunates first subjected to.
1t is asserted however. by officers in position TO
know, that the strong class feeling which exists
at the Naval Academy can never, In spite OF the
many precautions taken and orders Issued be en-
tirely wiped our. The fcurth-cass Will al
ways be 'plebe." beast. person OF no i'm
portance 10 the community and will be treated as
such. in spite OF the desires OF those in authority
The personal dcrneanor OF cadet to another in
tho privacy OF his quarters IL to be regulated
| by an act OF Congress-: and matter how strict
the watch is kept to that there is fragrant
violation OF the rules running or hazing in its
milder form will continue to exist long there
| is n naval school. That class feeling which
pervades the Naval Academy exists throughout the
service II is really nothing more than exag-
gerated form OF discipline. The hrst-cass man who
out upon his two years cruise is to the young
| ensign and the remainder OF his superiors OF the
line I'm the Storage youngster and all that tina
| may imply. The ranking officer of the steerage is
| "youngster" to the people In the wardroom, and
up the scale. There certain ones among
| the officers at the Naval Academy and out In the
service who believe in the strongest OF feeling be-