Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-12-24
A NAVAL ACADEMY DAY.
The ntRid rrn,'ar Tint Rnles IN

o. MAG0L20' Making ktOUf0s
h Let us look for a moment at the d.
6vision Of time in week II ii. acade
dmy. The morning gun awake ns the
&young midshipman at 9 O'Clock. He
= has thirty five minutes IN .'.as' and
aappear for roll call. w Il g Il over
v hc and his comrades .ch 3, once to
breakfast 1t is then alt st-v' ity min
n utes before Z o'clock. -tsr ea,.fast
$a short prayer is offerc J &c chap
Elaln. The meal is over ~ 30. and
8then there is the sick :. Twenty
minutes later the midshil N rlust be
I in their rooms ready to their first
yrccisation. At $3.50 the, 'orm and
march to their classes in ST. ads. At 8
!. o'clock they are called to order in their
1. classroons.
= The actual work Of the day has be-
q gun early. and there has been no lag
b ging or loafing. AT the Naval academy
: the midshipmen are trained to walk
= with quick step and at a lively gait.
u The men in the class squads-from six
Ito twelve each-march two abreast and
q in close formation. 1t does not take
Eanothcr. For each midshipman there
n are three recitation periods of two
3 hours each. Half Of each period is de-
8 voted to study, half to actual rccita-
y ton In class. The first period is from
= 8 to 10 o'clock in the morning. the sec
ond period from 1915 to 1918 o'clock
T.! and the third period FROM z O'Clock to
AZ in the afternoon. Between 1916 and
81 o'clock the ,nidshlpmen eat their din
y ner and have. few minutes afterward
1 for rest. At 4 O'Clock all the class work
4 Is over. but not the work Of the day.
8 for then comes the call to drill
Drill lasts an hour and half and It
Els work. too. for the naval officer must
sknow thoroughly the infantry and ar
3 t!llery practice Of the soldier as we'll
sssas hts own particular branch Of tie rro-
= fession of being ready to fight. When
sahis task is over at $50 the midship-
Tmnn has an hour and Il half of recrea-
.sMSt!on This is the piaytiGlc of the day.
2JTlle boys are then on tha athletic field
.sengaged in football or baseball nrac-
sstice. depending on the time OF the year;
Sssailing in catboats on the hnrbor or in
&dulging IN other nmuseHlcnts that they
smay chooae. But during that hour they
Care still under the rules governing gen.
geral condHct.
n When 6:55 comes the men are called
4 to supper. and at $50 the midshipmen
Unjust be in their rooms again and ut
ssStheir books. The Study period Is two
Hhours long. Their" is n half hours re-
q Taxation before bedtime. during which
ssthe young men may visit each others
Z rooms. but at 10 o'clock all lights must
Nbe out.
III For five days in tho week this is the
:;unvaryiny routine. With the exception
sasof two hours liberty "Wednesday after
& loon for the first class. On Saturday
slaHd Sunday tller" Is u change. Vary
ding With the length of time which they
have spent in the academy. liberty is
a granted to all m!dsh;pa,en on these
a two days of the week Tho members of
Hall four classes are permitted to leave
n the grounds nfter the roll call to din
'anrr but they must return before the
n formation for supper. After the supper
y cali the members of the first and sec
Il md classes have permission to 30 again
Sbcyond the academic limits. but they
faare required to be back by $50. They
4 may or may not eat their supper at tho
ancadcnny mess. as they desire. but they
amust always report for roll call. In
81 tlis way the authorities of the instit,l-
h ZION keep finger on them. = Ieslies
3 Weekly.