The Washington times., 1901-09-22

the boys IN the academy never knew it.
be is always ready for a scrap and seems
to enjoy that sort of thing. We are sor-
ry that he will leave the school, for he is
nice boy, Just the sort that wears well
and he would become one Of the most pop
ular students in the school before he
reached the graduating class.
Both the Roosevelt boys who attended
the Albany Academy-Teddy and Kermit
were wonders in the eyes of their asso-
ciates. They are genuine chips off the Old
| block and their boxing instructor says
they do not know the meaning of the
word fear. They would just as willingly
| fight boy twice their size as one of their
! own size. why, said the instructor,
sometimes the Kids have an idea they
can lick me. and if they keep on like they
| are now-well, there is trouble ahead for
anyone who is looking for it from them. "
Several local boxers of Albany were
tried as instructor and trainer. but they
cid not fill the bill, finally Mr.. Roose-
welt secured Edward Kelly, young man
considered to be the best athlete in AL
bany. a room on the second floor OF the
executive mansion was set aside for their
use. The room was stripped of all carpet
and furniture, u wrestling mat belnS
placed on the floor. Here the boys were
given instructions in boxing three times
a week. and here also Mr.. Roosevelt took
lessons in wrestling from a private teach
er The boys were stripped of all cloth
ing and attired only in bathing suits. one
was taken at Il time and he was instruct
ed in the various attitudes to be assumed
The boxer sometimes stood by on the de-
fensive and told the boys how they must
lead how to feint, cross drive, and the
advantages of quicllness of the feet and
eyes in being able to take advantage of
an opening The boys teacher. however,
found it hard to make them assume the
defensive and resort to tactics of getting
out of the way of leads or attempts TO
bring them in.
Why. they want to do the leading
themselves all the time" said the instruc-
tor one day, and ii | make drive for
them they won't get out of the way. oqt
come right in and go after me. They do
wonderfully well for boys. and tell you
they will make many bigger fellows look
sick in bout where science comes IN.
The boys were made to punch the bag
just su long every day the teacher was
present. After the exercise was over
bath was given them and then they were
put on the long table which was IN the
room and given a good rubbing, such as
all athletes receive after they have nm
ished their work. President Roosevelt
viii probably have a similar gymnasium
in the White House as soon as he settles
there.
All the children. boys and girls. like
their father are batteries of irrepressible
energy-batteries of vitality and sunshine.
Each day they spring some new surprise
on their father. He had scarcely reached
home from Cuba when one Of the boys,
with a talent for caricature, proceeded
to sculpture a burlesQue bust of the col
onel-not in marble. but big squash,
good -naturedly exaggerating the popular
features of the colonel of the Rough Rid
erS. eyes and teeth. The children placed
il in a conspicuous place on the railing
of the piazza and waited for the coming
of their father
When he saw it he burst into roars of
laughter-laughter as hearty as that of
any of the children. The caricature was
allowed to remain on the piazza, too, and
when a United States Senator and a gen.
eral called to see the colonel, who was
absent, they sat drinking in the humor of
that piece of squash sculpture. evidently
impressed with the hits" in the carica-
ture of the man who is now President.
Here are President Roosevelt's views on
the education of Young men, ideas that
will be applied to his own boys when they
reach the proper age:
I'D order them to work. I'd try to de-
velop and work out ideal of mine-the
theory of the duty of the leisure class to
the community. l have tried TO do it by
example. and it is what l have preached
first and foremost, to be American, heart
and soul, and to go in with any person,
needless of anything but that persons
qualifications.
For myself I'd work as quick beside
Pat Dugan as with the last descendant
of the PATRON: it literally makes no diff
ference to me so long as the work is good
and the man is in earnest.
'0ne other thing I'd like TO teach the
young nan of wealth-that he who has
not got wealth owes his first duty to his
family. but he who has means owes his
first duty TO the State. II is ignoble TO
preach the doctrine of work TO all, and
to the men of wealth the doctrine of un-
work
Miss Alice Roosevelt. the eldest child of
the President made her formal appear
ance in society at the Inauguration bail III
Washington, the fourth of last March
She is the daughter of President Roose-
velt's first wife-Miss Alice Lee. of Bos-
ton. Miss Roosevelt. while in Washing
ton on this occasion, was the guest of her
aunt. the wife of Commander William c.
COwles