Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-08-11
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1hc E1sii EsS.tf!lc 1:tai fsuics the
Mindless Waking l:tara.
Lot us look for moment nj the di-
vision of time In Il week In the acaGe
my. T,ic morning isNn awaaens the
young .nids.,.:lEfan at o'clock. He
has t..i..tyiivc minutes to dress and
Ii. nnd Liz comrades march ut once to
breakfast Ii il then about twenty min
utcs before . O'clock. .Aftev breakfast
short prayer is offered by the chap
lain. The meal il over 10y 7:30, and
then there Is the sick cnll. Twenty
minutes later the ni,ishipinen must be
In their rooms ready to go to their first
march to their Glasses In squads. AT s
o'clock they nro called TO order in their
elassr0cms.
Tie actslal work. OF tho day han TO-
gun early, and there has been no lag
ging or-lonfing. AT the Naval academy
the miishipncn nre trained to walk
with II quick step and ut a lively gait.
Tho men In the class squnds-from s!y
to twelve elcllmarch two nbrenst and
In close formation 1t docs not tnke
them long to 80 from one building to
another For cnch mldsl,lpmnn there
arc three recitation periods Of two
hours each. Half of ench period is de-
voted to study. half to actual rccitn-
ton IN class The first period Is from
to 10 O'clock in the morning, the sec
ond period from 1915 to 1915 o'clock
and the third period FROM o'clock to
IN the afternoon. Between 1919 and
o'clock the midshipmcn ent their din
ncr and have II few minutes uftcrward
for rest. AT ! O'Clock I'LL the cass work
Is over, but not the work OF the day,
for then comes the call to drill
Drill lasts an hour and half md 1t
Is work. too, for tho naval officer must
know thoroughly the infantry and mr.
tillcry practice OF the soldier us we'll
MS his own particular branch of tine pro-
fc.,sion of being ready to fight When
his tnsk is over ut $50 the m!dship-
man has nm hour and half of rccrea-
ton. This Ia the pnytilne of the day.
The boys are then on the athletic field
engaged in football or baseball prao-
ticc, depending OH the time of the year;
sailing I'm catlOats ON the har,or or in
dulgiIg In other umuseinents that they
may choose. Eut during that hour they
are stlll under the rules governing gem
era. ssaa6cN
When 1:s5 ennfrs the aN.n aaa called
10 s,Htpok. and Mt $50 the midshipn4n
must he In their rooms again and nj
tlmir books. The study period Is two
hours long. There is II half hours re
taxation before bedtime. during which
the young men may VISIT each others
rooms, bnt ut 10 O'Clock all lights must
be out.
For five days in the week this ts tho
unvnfylng routine, With the exception
of two hours liberty Wednesday, after.
noon for the first class. On Saturday
and Sunday there Is a change Vary
Ing With the length of time which they
have spent In the academy, liberty is
granted to all midshipmen on these
two days Of the wcct Tho members OF
all four classrs nre permitted to leave
the grounds after the roll call to din.
ncr, but they must return before the
formation for supper. After the supper
call the members of the first and sec.
ohd clnsscs llave pernission to go ngnin
beyond the academic limits. but they
nic required to be back by 0:3O They
may or may not eat their supper at the
academy mess, M tlcS desire. but they
must always report for roll cnll. In
this way the authorities of the institu-
ton keep n finger on them. = IAslics
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