The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-13
U. S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION.
CLARENCE ERiCS ON TELLS In AN INTER EST 3
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and have almost all the averages COM
plete also. The examination consisted
of signals, seamanship and ordinate e
Ia signals we had: international code,
general signals, wig wag and Ardois
electric system. In ordinance, n0men-
clature of guns, calibre, fuzes, primers,
magazine. rife, revolver, weights.
measurements and powder. In steam-
ship: pinnacle and compass, lead, log
and helm, hitches and bands, knots
and splices. parts of boats, duties IN
boats, sails and rigging. bulls and spars,
and activity aloft. Perhaps you will
say, "Well, that's not very hard" Very
we'll. just try to answer few in ordin-
ance, for instance. Rudd's average is
very good, and SO is Staley's
We have Il VARIETY OF ways OF passing
away time here, 30 it does not hang
very heavily on our hands, just at pres
emit at least.
| Christmas eve we had Christmas
tree and program something similar
to those we used to have at home. we,
OF course, did not have any female vol
ces to sweeten the singing ofthe choir,
but did very we'll considering the cir
cumstances.
New Years eve we were entertained
by an amateur organization composed
| of local talent, and it would have been
quite treat for all the folks at home
ii they could only have been here. |
will enclose copy Of the program, and
1t will give you some idea of what it
was like.
| We have Marine band stationed
here, and every Wednesday evening
they play aboard the ship, and on FRI
day evenings they play for US to da6ce
by at the barracks On week days dur
ing drill hours they are on duty at the
barracks. Every Wednesday afternoon
we have battalion drill accompanied by
the band. and TO one unaccu- toned to
the sight, it is something worth seeing
/ No doubt several of you know what the
battalion drill is, and for the benefit of
4 those who are familiar with the army
manual of arms, must explain that
the Navy manual of arms differ from
the former in but one or two WAYS, the
1 most important being that instead of
having the command, right shoulder
arms" or 'left shoulder arms" the
command, shoulder arms" is given.
which is the same as the army, right
shoulder arms. To place of 'sleft
j shoulder arms. we have the command
"slope arms" and the rifle is brought
I to position of s.left shoulder" AT
each command you must come to
"port" before executing the movement.
i Wednesday afternoon, Saturday and
i Sunday are our visiting days. and on
each of these days there are quite q
number of people from Frisco and the
adjoining towns on the bay, over to see
bow things are managed here, most o
them coming Wednesday afternoon tt
!, witness the battalion drill.
y In the Navy we have eleven com
mandments and the eleventh has NJ
reference whatever to numbering" OF
stretching thy neck" but is simpl,
} the old Biblical maxim, s'-leanlines'
J is next to Godliness,'' except that il
/ the place of being an assertion it is, a,
;. have said commandment, and en-.
) that must be observed under any ant
| all conditions. We have man her,
! now who persisted in being dirtier thar
: O'Hooligan's pet pig Extra duty KEEP
, piling upon him so fast that it took ,
great deal of my time to keep track o
it. Instead of getting his worked OF
as the rest of the boys were doing, /
, kept piling up faster than he could ge
: rid of it. Well, one fine morning tn
! boys politely escorted him down to tn
9 beach and alter stripping him Of all hi
q clothes, proceeded to clean him Vi
; with the help of plenty Of soap, SAM
3 and piece of sail cloth. Ittook abou
g a week for the dirt and CRIME to gathe
j, again and he likewise fell into his oil
o habitrof being dirty. This.grated upo
: the nerves of the boys little bit to
l. hard 80 one afternoon between dri
y periods, they happened to find hir
j. leaning over, the side of the snip, an
!. rIthe temptation being too great the
u procured rope and tieing it aroun
g him securely so he could not get ava
u they lowered him over the side of til
!. ship; in the meantime forgettin
r to remove his clothing. He paddle
around at the roDe's end that wa
5 closest to the bottom of the bay unit
e one of the officers came out and ordere
it him hauled aboard again. Now the
|, have him under the sentry's .charg
n sweeping and scrubbing decks lnstea
) of drilling think he is to get
If medical discharge soon now.
e One Of our forms of amusement her
J. is to form q forecastle court-martis