The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18
HOBSON AT ANNAPOLIS.
ne WIN Instruct 0 Class in Naval Archi.
lecture This Winter.
ENSIGN POWELL ONE OF HIS PUPILS
Rebuilding of the Academy Vow Tn
der NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. In the
Art ot Dancing.

every man who took the slightest snteres,
an the economioal administration of our
| government, looked askauce at anp naval
'ppioQrialon- Since the breaking GU, of
'ne war. however. the succession OF victo-
nes oil thar branch of our fighting forces
mas turned the tide of public opinion until
now the general OPINION obtains throughout
Vne lahd that ''nSthing is 100 good for The
A"'s' -hiid III nothing Is too good Tor the
navy there would seem to be no bstte-
place TO put this popular ruling into ac-
''" i"sice'ee elun at the training school for
N~'Nai heroes--the Annapolis academy.
ms winters course at tho aiemy Will
"''hess ni'iny changes. improvements and
'''nSVapions. These will include a.Ae berin-
nins OF the work of the recoastruotion of
Vne Ne'iueiny buildings, which have been
80. .9 some years now in deplorablc c,ndj-
, r.vh' fhe presence of Naval Con,strurt,r
riehnond +, Hobson at the head Of 49,,
department of naval construction. o,,d ~
sledbest novelty The old academy mas ,sosn
~, ,,o many day, the Introduction OF AN
,sa,ie VI, professor of department., etlousttn
and dancing.
N'tVaa Constructor Ilobson's work al,
the academy will be resumed soon ofter
he returns from his "trip to Cub,. wbers
nc Is TO conduct the work of raisin,, tbe
sunken Spanish cruiser. The Reinn NJ.
ceues. Hobson established THE course Of
isNNdi architecture at the acadenw and
.neFS,ore the work will not only b. con-
semlai out thoroughly familiar 10 him.
Iiis class last year consisted of only
i pnn,o,, cadets one of whom was Ensign
iUweii' VINO watched all might for Hop
sou at the entrance of Santiago ha1bor
when the Merrlmac was sunk Powell
Is now a lime officer, bur he intends CON-
pieVtuS ms Studies under Hohson, whose
course this year viii take much higher
rank Than during the first year il was in
existence. "
The luster added to Hobson's career by
uhe MerrlmaG incldena and his subse-
quent work ON the Maria Teresa and Reina
mercedes gives added Importance 10 his
Work as INSTRUCTOR in the class room. And
the presence of so distinguished a hero
as Ensign Powell Will make the class a
marked marked one in the history of the academy.
ihe number of cadets taking this course
'n's year VIII be THE largest in its history
The, rebuilding of the academy. Is now
under way congress at Its last SESSION
having appropriated $1,000, 900 OF the
Se'oOooOO necessary to complete the work
The Naval academy has beea neglected
LOT 50 long that the commission appointed
by the secretary of the navy in lsg5 a
examine the buildings found them in io1
Dad condition to justify repairs. M,
commission, however, had their views for
uhe reconstruction of the buildings sem-
Dolled in comprehensive plan for the re-
haoEitation of the academy and this work
is begun with the constructing of an arm
a,,1 4.
ly, all the buildings will be replaced ex-
cepting the library, an old colonial BALD
ing, formerly the residence of the governors
OF Maryland, which will be restored AID
used as superintendent residence and
the old fort, built in 1905 which Is now
used for gymnasium.
The new plan contemplates the arrange
ment of the buildings in three groups, To-
Gated respectively to the east, west aad
south of the campus, leaving the fourth
side open TO the river. The first of thes,
groups will consist of the cadets quarters,
the armory and the boat house. rhe "a
diets quarters Will stand on the site OF the
present superintendents house. which COIN
Inands a magnificent view OF tine bay. Its
giNofest length Will be 900 feat ard It's
greatest width 400 feet. and IL VIII afford
accommodation for 500 cadets. Every Cd
det will have his own bedroom, aud the
sitting room or study will serve for Two
The armory, located about 225 feet south
of the cadets quarters, is TO be $50 fe t
long and 100 feet wide in the clear Be
sides the main drill hall and gallery for
models. the ailnory will contain six reel
iMion rooms. a workshop and offices.
The boat house corresponds In size aud
general appearance to the armory, and oc-
rupies corresponding position TO the nor b
Of the cadets quarters. Marine ways ex
tend from the basin into the boat house.
80 that vessels can be readily run in and
housed. Besides accommodations fer boats. |
ii will also contain six recitation rooms
lcr seamanshlp, a model room, a sail loft. |
work room and blacksmith shop. paint shop |
md store room
Tine second group includes the officers
quarters only, while the third group OF
buildings consists OF the academic building. |
power house. steam engineering building |
md the physics and chemistry building |
The academic building, second in size AMI |
Importance OF those proposed measures
40 feet IN length by $40 feet in depth |
The ground floor near the entrance is d.
'oted to the offices OF the administration
IN this building is the library. which ocen-
,ies The entire westerly side and rs some |
what seplruted from the rest by Two com
,aratlyely small courts
North of the academic building and |
landing on the quay at the westerly end |
4 the basin Is "a group Of three buildings, |
he power house measuring 100 feet by CD.
he steam engineering building OF the same
ize. and the building for the storage OF
o A. 100 by 200 feet. These buildings are
o placed that vessels cpa conveniently
ischarge freight alongside. South OF the
building Is the physics ana chem
stry building. about 200 feet lons BIZ 81
Get wide.
The Introduction TO the Naval academy