Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-12-17
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Annapolis.
TT He Republic. has been slow
to recognize the importance
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Of the Institutions where are


e. created the generals Of its
army and the commanders of its war
ships, but at Slast it has been reused
to the necessity of providing the
young men who are to serve on sea
as well as on land with facilities in
keeping with the profession which
they have adopted. AS result Of
:fthe plans which have been prepared,
upon the shores Of the Hudson and
On the Severn, at Annapolis. Nd, will
be erected groups of buildings which
kWiil be monuments to American pro-
gress in the science Of war. They
swllf form military and naval Icollcgts
SIN every sense Of the word, and Win
have no. equal-in any other country.
Only after a long struggle with
Congress did the friends Of the navy
Gnally obtain recognition of the needs
the Institution, the first appropria-
Lion Of 100000 being secured in 1891.
.ssyith this q beg ssssatffei-tsns'
) thanks to .tlle efforts of various Con-
gressmen, as well as to the several
Secretaries of fstlfe Navy, yearEby year
appropriations -liave been granted, un-
.;til it is safe to say that all of the i'm
provements suggested will be carried
but, although they will represent an
outlay of fully $G.c0a0GO. OF first
Importance is the home of the cadets,
,r the quarters" us it is technically
:ermed. This building, stately in
dimensions and truly magnificent in
design, has frontage Of G35 feet upon
Annapolis Harbor, with 4 width in
the centre of not less than. 400 feet.
Its wings will contain the sleeping;
apartments. of. the students. Other
lparts form Ec<mess=fall, Kitchen, etc.
The arlnory will contain ample space
for n. ,drill-hall where asbody sof 500
lmenscan practice <evolut ions indoors
when the weather permits. The boat
house, as its name implies, takes the
place Of the present antiquated struc-
'tnre, and with its rear end facing
The proposed basin allows access TO
the water As the ;armory and boat
house ara in such continual use, It was
decided best to connect them in the
manner illustrated. and the group,
which may be termed the front section
of the Academy. forms most notable
architectural picture, facing as it does
The Chesapeake, :witli the broad,parade
grounds extending from lis terraced
Surroundings to the waterfront.
= Next in Importance. TO the cadet
quarters, and located Immediately
!. back of t, will be what is termed
the Academic building, Where sessions
Of therelasses will be held. This is
planned --to--giye- -ample-faeilities- fer
an instruction, except the departments
which must beFFtangh tswitli the aid of
apparatus. m%thes rear { of the boat
house and separated from it by. the
! proposed ship-basin will stand the
power-house, furnishing heat and
light as well as power for the entire
group of buildings The laboratory
forzinstruction in physics and chemis-
try will also he n separate building,
rs we'll as the department of marine
engineering. which necessarily re
quircs quite an elaborate mechanical
equipp1ent. ea~w szva =
All os these structures, as will be
noted by the Illustration harmonic
In location and design with the general
plan of the architect, Mr. Ernest
Flagg. One Of the principal improve
ments will be the magnificent auditor
ium, which will take the place Of the
simple naval chapel. 1t will be a
tiomed structure. and when completed
will cost not less than 100000. The
basin will be deep enough. to allow
the training-feet to be moored at the
docks, and will accommodate all Of
the craft used by the cadets. The
.opes space from the bank Of the river
/. to. the nearest building will be cam
pus 412 feet long and $50 in width.
This, however, will not be used as q
battle-ground, the evolutions of the cadet
corps out-of-doors being carried out on
the area which will be provided
directly in front of the quarters
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