The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-13
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Nv &c, Pointer From ui1 Discipline
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~ Enforcsd at tis AnnaPoii3 Asadsniy.
,rr..sllq letter in the New York
rimes: The care that Uncle Sam takes OF
Al. naval cadets extends to every article
,gclothlng. and It Is a grave oiIense even
"a have 'non-regulation dlothing' on
md The naval cadets have their sew
raj uniforms prescribed fore them by
~ commandment OF cadets! These are
made known 20 the cadets by general
"r,iers. and on special Occaslons, az fu-
osral or visit OF section OF the first class
"i,ss 10 the foundry and shops at the
,,,,-v ward. Washington. There Ia a reg
"Iaf dress for drills, for Quarters, for
Jress Darade, and there Is a fatigue uni
form. When these are to be worn, II Is
+, denerlt to be found clothed In any
1,her manner. The cadets have learned
10 do this work uf changing clothes In a
hurry, and five minutes Is ample time to
make shift from the working clothes
of practice drills TO the trim garments
AZ fatigue dress. Sometimes when the
orders call for gum shoes q cadet may
moi have time to make this change for
formation. II is better 10 be at formation
without gum shoes than absent alto
rsther. II discovered, this derolictlon
sosts the culprlt three dement's. The de-
lln1uent Is apt to be spotted by the
Keen eyed officers. on such occasions
the orderly dressed cadets try to snleia
the dlsOrderly dressed classmate, ana u
he former has place In the second rank
he will shift places TO put the aellhque,H ~.
IN the rear rank to cover his feet up py
,heffont rank. This ruse does not a.
ways succeed.
The officer In charge, an assistant OF
the. commandant OF cadets, watches
every change of weather in the lncleinel,I
seasons OF fall, winter and spring, ana.
as the weather demands, issues OtueIs
hourly, II necessary for gum shoes,
oyercoats or rain clothes. PlacardS aIe
then hung up In quarters by the nl,t SI!-Il
az arms, and all cadets must take nolce.
An overcoat on when overco1tS are Or
Jsred calls FOR a report. Dement'S may
be arrested by pleading "at the talIot
for repairs" The espionage on dress
goes to the dress a cadet may wear az
hop or ball. A few years ago a prlgnt
cadet from the Blue Grass state went to
> bali with a non-regulatiuu collar on.
While he was whirllng away IN the
May waltz with fair lady, he noticed
Inc commandment Of cadets eye on his
culprIt collar, and at the same time saw
The commandment edging up TO him,
either 10 make sure Of the collar, or,
perhaps, to order him of the floor to his
quarters. The delinquent took In the
situation. Whispered his dilemma TO his
companion, he began a wild race across
the floor. Whlrling madly lhrough the
maze OF dancers the cadet sped away,
the commandant picked his way AFTER
him as best he could. The cadet and ms
partner kept In the lead. Reaching the
door to the ballroom, the cadet with 2,
brief explanation, hastily turned the girl
over 10 a friendly cadet, soughthiS quar-
tors. changed his collar, and returned 20
dare the eye OF the communicate
The care Is paternal that cadets re.
csiye. and creates n warm feeling toward
the officers among those parents who
NOW how sincerely the real interests OF
the cadets are fOstered by the officers.
In especially bad weather, the otficer IN
charge will give his personal. oral orders
TO cadets, 10 turn up your coat collar.
Cadets generally endeavor, as far as IN
them lies. to obey the regulations IN
dress. though sometimes, after ,pVercoats
nave been ordered. sudden change in
this uncertain climate puts them In a
swaatboX for time There are occa-
slonally times for nOn-regulatlon cloth
ms among the cadets. AFTER me Aedue-
my returned 10 Annapolis after fhe war
the cadets OF the first class had the cour-
axe 10 add TO their uniformsp, dashing
cape. that they wore on swell occasions.
The authorities came down on 1t with
such a heavy hand that the owners OF
taem had to get them at once cut OF pos
session.. hv-
A year or two ago the cadets with
slres OF ample purse began tp .cioth!e,
themselves Tin purple and ilne linen
This created grades In the Academy mat
Will mot be suffered. The superintend-
emf Issued stringent order on the sub
ject. and restored the clothing 10 regu-
latiln which the government furnishes
tho cadets ample means to Purchase.
A cadet has been posted, reminded 1t is
next 10 eavesdropplng and given twenty
Ave dement's for asking the master at
arms to what he had testified during an
investigation by the commandant OF
cadets. ~