Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-22

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most of the applicants come to grief and
it Is seldom that more than one man In
three passes it,
When the physical portion of the program
is over the policeman-elect masses on to
the select committee of officers of the police
department. This committee examines the
man in his knowledge of the laws of the
District. One of the greatest requirements
for a successful tenure of office on the no.
lice force is tact with a canitaI n Tho
committee of officers makes its renort to
the superintendent and the annlicant 70
then shown into the private Office of the
latter official for his final Instructions
This is surprising the man tn have teen
successful in getting past all the obstacles
he has had rise up before him.
Major Sylvester always wants to give
his recruits a personal talk before he al
low, lows them TO go on duty, ana often TINS
things To tho newt onnniptad Tha n,,i or
tells the man that the work of a policeman
is just as honorable and requires just as
inuch Paius1aklns eIort as does any Dust
him that IL is ,,ot soio,, q naiica,,.n's durv
to arrest violators of the law: that his prin-
cipal duty is in preventing the occasion of
such attractions. 1t Is the business of The
policeman to protect property and not TO go
off on wild-goose chases after offenders.
The man Is also told that the number of
arrests he makes counts for nothing IN the
eyes or the powers that be- ana that ne
VIII gain promotion much quicker than IN
any other way by patrolling his beat in
such a way that no complaints come IN ana
no arrests are made
Inc mayor tnen tellS the man tnat ne Is
10 De given trial TO see whetner ne Is
suited 10 the business. mat Is one or the
thinSs most Strohgiy Impressed on every
appilcaIt' ne must nave an aptituoe lcr
the Worh or ne Will not make success AT
II. Inc TACT tnat man makes failure
as policeman is no disgrace Ma1or syl-
H y, says, ana :. Goes n1t lower the men
IN I, any oesree IN tne oplnion OF the chieI.
Inns pecul,ar laet - very wen h3iown 10y
tne lhllInates Oh Major sylvester. 1here
are men IN the Guy To-Day VINO were
oismlssed from the force LOT unadapt,
aohity VINO owe the POSITIONS tney no" h"ia
10 'ne iniuence OF tnelr erst~hlle cnleI,
a.iu soie VI 'neiii nave oeeli succesHlu' III
otier lines VI ouslhess' 100.
Goes to Equipment Clerk.
Major S,Jvestar Introduces e,cb s,ooess-
81 .,;o,. s,,u.- .t
and The chief clerk If the denar+r,ent Tho
latter takes charge of him az soon az the
major has finished and escorts him to the
eou,nment clerk The latter ia a detailed
private from the force. and from exnert
ence gained while on street duty knows
just now to handle the appointees and
h n; ,v, Mnas eneS want; me new man
- 40 ~ o.i ~. t,;an Gnu 40 .te,,
So mo rapar -, ~
pause, te.oisgl. WISE, peit. a
u ' iuie Us ho"i, as Tue p3iice iaaiuaI asau
49, IN III d pa'io ~, ooH anu oiie iu W,
Ill 80 CO lii ~ 800, - ~ IT,,
au LIN, anu WIZ open any poS h tiie titS.
lhen ioiio"s long me oI questions as
70 the name ana natlvity OF the recruit.
ms Occupation before trSlns LOT the force
ariu sitiaal ques.ioits osnu miGieu ~ pe
tween tue quesllolis anu ene oeiiHers OF liie
equipment .he cle[h gives the new man d
lou OF eooo SOUND AdVice as TO ms con-
uucI III the future. ne Is then taken AGAIN
TO the major, VINO explains tne manual 10
a. ana gives MN certaih time 10 STUDY
~. aen Ills 70 uo'e Stis Leei eit IS en-
aliIiieu as ~ ms hiloH,euse " Nnat Is
Son.aii.eu III aus iilanua. anu - asAeu a
~ ~ ~, aaes s 90 w. ~ -; o 49,
49,, oT 1855 ,, -. 10 sI
Siuoeu, seneraiy d WEE aL.e. ne lsceit yes
ms edu i me- nus t.i,a, III, Itt io
i ~. dnu ~ ~ ,3tt % - "
M i,o " ~; ~ ~, .o ssia VI 'ne pi'
VIM ~ Within Nv 80 ''-e
Then to the Station House.
Now the man is a full-hedged policeman.
u,ha, ha r..ohas hi. st.+,o, house which
men ne reaches MS s'a'ioi houSe' WHICH
Is 10 pe nome 10 MIN as iohs as lie
stays on the force, he Is assigned to a
double beat This means that he Is made
80 .rtror ~ an ola ,,,a,,,h.r ~ .ho foroe
Lie pa '.Ae' u an o,u Ae. " 'ne ioi.
ana Is gwen 10 Tue !ai.e. ~ o,eaA ~, as -
Is termed. During TINS period or breaking
IN the man Is under constant surEelilance.
a report OF MS cohuuet IS naoe 10 the
lieutenant aIter every tTick OF duty. w men
1t mas become eVldent tnat tne recruit VIII
40. ne Is given peat OF ms own ana Is
turned loose on the pupHc. many po-
i1cemen nave MONIES outSloe OF the STATION
nouse-in iact most ol lneln n az ase.uu. ltie
station is thelr true nome. Ihey are az
tt.e statio' attio'' nii VI eue - "
O'clock and is off at /. He is then placed
on reserve until 6 in the evening, and is
coifipeiieu 20 iel!lain a. .I ;ant ~ &C.
free 70 40 what he n,eases hmt he must he
at the station at midnight to go on duty
At in the morning he comes off and is
off all day. AT pm. ne again goes on
guy anu lei IN 49, NTH nco.k Al
th.t bnur he goes on duty and remains
until s. and is then placed on reserve until
i. when he goes on duty again, coming off
at 6 and going on reserve till midnight,
when he is called out for duty again. Thus
the policeman is on duty thirty-six hours
out of forty-eight His time at the station
house is made as pleasant as possible, how
ever
The stations are all built on the same
general plan. three stories and basement.
The basement contains the dungeons and
the furnace room and the coal vault. The