Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10
ENJOYING THEMSELVES.
High School Cadets in Camp Mt Ocean
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Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

High School Cadets in Cam, Mt Ocean
View.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
CAMP Major, Ocean View, Va,
July s. 1899.
The High School Cadets in camp here
are already familiar with tented life on
the field and are enjoying their outing i'm
mensely. Although few in number every
cadet takes such an interest in his work
and duties that the success of the encamp-
ment is assured. What the boys lack in
numbers they make up in spirit. The duties
imposed upon them are long and tiresome,
but are willingly performed.
Thursday morning the cadets We're in
Structed i'll guard mount and the duties at
tcndant. The morning work is not arduous,
but At night the real duties of the camp
begin. ScntineiS are placed about the tents
and their vigilance is such that no one
passes nnchaiienged. Guard duty is about
all the boys doing at present. Owing
to the small number of men, however, this
gives plenty of work.
A feature of the camp is the excellence of
the food prepa red by the camp cook. Every
meal is palatable and wholesome. Many of
the cadets have been heard to say that in
point of excellence the rations have come
beyond their expectations. 1t is reported
that one boy has the remarkable record of
having applied to the cook twelve times in
one day. Probably such good and health
full food will be a preventive of disease. No
one is as yet centred TO the hospital. al
though an operation has been performed.
Yesterday DR.. Selhausen extracted large
fish bone from the throat of one of the
cadets. The general health of the camp is
excellent.
drenchine rain Thursday set the boys
to work nonTinS their tens. A delegation
went to Norfolk for the purpose of procur-
ing the necessary lumber.
In the matter of amusements the cadets
are having good time. In the evening
those not detailed for guard duty either
take advantage of the dancing in the ba II
pavilion. Battling is one of the pastimes of
the morning, although this morning there
were a number of sea-nettles encountered
The fishing here is excellent.
1t is more than gratifying to those in
charge of the encampment to observe the
willing and interested way In which the
boys do their work and perform their
duties.
A delegation of cadets made an unsuc-
cessful attempt today TO obtain guns from
the commandment of the Norfolk navy yard
The boys will now try TO borrow the neces-
sary pieces of ordnance from some private
organization. The cadets have been invited
by the govern. + fu the National Soldiers
Home at Hampton to give an exhibition
drill at that place Ii the effort to secure
guns Is a success the invitation will be ac-
ceDted.
Routine and Roster.
The daily routine of the camp has been
established follows: Reveflle, 5:l5 am. :
roll call, 600; bath, $50; mess, 1870; ia
usue, 500; guard mount, $50: mess, y
noon; mess, e pm. drill, 100; tattoo, 1890;
taps II 90.
Th5 roster Of the camp is as follows:
off1cers-Captains, J. 3. Robertson r. L.
shannon; first lieutenant and quartermas-
ter, j. II. Bean; first lieutenant and adiu-
tant, NJ. J. Ernest; first lieutenants, A. S.
Weaver, A. NJ. Buck: second lieutenants M
G. Weaver, H. PimDer: surgeon II. A Sell
hausen: assistant surgeon, s. r. Karpeles ::
sergeant major, L. II. WaGgener; first SER
geant, w. Fl. Lawton; second sergeant A.
DeFiln; third sergeant, b. Boggs: fourth
sergeant, F. Evans; fifth sergeant, w
Smell; corporals. ]. p. Darney. F. Tyler. B.
Brown, {. Il. Darwin; hospital stewards.
A. Murray. c. Weaver; privates. j. G. Hall.
Guy Wilson, w. c. Godron, ]. Williamson,
Omar Conger, Master, McNaught, Pratt,
Z. F. Root, A. Rutherford, Phillip Inch.
J. T. Gull, j. B: Mcclure E. Becker, C,
Boggs, r. Coyle, N. G. Guss n. A. Herbert,
W. II. Crawford