Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-08-25
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TIC Rigid i:au,inc That 6atcs the
Si<ld,r:,. Walking Hours:

LIT us look for il moment ut the dlA
vision of time in ii week ii, the arada-
my The morning ull nwakens the
youns ini,lsl.ipMan at o'clock. lie
has tl1irty-tive minutes to dress amt
appear for roll call. Mhan this Is over
l.c and Ids comrades march M once to
breakfast. 1t Is then about twenty MIN
utrs before O'clock. After breakfast
Il short prayer is c.ie:csi Ivy the chap
lain. The meal is over 10y 49, and
then there is the sick cali. Twenty
minutes later the lalds!ipiHcn must be
IN their rooms ready TO 50 to their first
recitation. At 7::5,a they form and
march to tier clnssaa IN a;lnala. At s
,'c,oclS they are called to order in thclY
classrUoias.
TIC nrtual work of thu dry has lN.
gun early. AMI there has been 10 lag
cling OF i,oi.iiiig. vt tho Naval ncadniIs
tic mi.lsi.ir;nUn arc trained to walk
M'itl Il I@.ek step aMa Ut i. lively gait.
The Mon III the class EuMasls-fronl sin
o twelve each lnurch two abreast and
IN close formation. 1t docs not take
chem long to- go from one building to
another. For each mitlstiipnian there
are three recitation periods Of two
hours each. Half of each period IL de
voted to study. half to actual rccita-
ten In class. Tho first period Is from
3 to 10 O'Clock in the morning, tie sec
ond :acriod from 1915 to l2.15 O'Clock
and the third period FROM = O'clock to
i,,f aft lnt md
9 o'clock tho midshpmcn cat their din
nor and have ~ few minutes nfterwurd
for rest At i O'Clock nll the class work
Is over, but not the work Of the day.
for then comes the call to drill.
Drill lnsts an hour and II half. and 1t
Ia work. too. for tho naval officer must
know thoroughly the infantry and ar
tillery practice of the soldier as we'll
MS his own particular branch of the pro
tcssion of being ready to fight. When
his task is over at $50 the midship-
| man has an hour and n half of rccrcn-
ton. 'rhis IL tho p!aytime of the day.
The boys are then ON the athletic field
| engaged Ii, football or baseball pruc-
ticc, depending OH the time of the year;
sailing In catl,oats OH the ha,lpor Or In
dulsing In other nnlMscments that they
| may choose. but during that hour they
are still under the rules governing gem
ernl conduct.
When G::t5 comes the men are called
to supper. and mt $50 the milshipmen
must he IN their rooms ngain and ut
their books. The study period Is two
hours long. There IL IL half hours re
| taxation before bedtime, during which
the young men may visit each others
rooms, but ut 10 o'clock all lights must
| be out.
For ilve days In the week this IL the
| Lnvnrying routine. With the exception
If two hours liberty "Wednesday after,
noon for thc FIRST class. On Saturday
and Sunday there IS q change. Vnry-
ing With the length OF time which they
iK.v. spent In the academy. liberty. Is
granted TO all mtdstAnHlen son These
| Two days OF fils week. The members of
I'LL four classes are permitted to leave
| the grounds after the roll call to din.
| ner. but they must return before the
formntion for supper. After the supper
| call the members OF the first and sec
/ ond classes have permission to 20 aEui1
beyond the academic limits. but they
arc required to be back by 0:30. They
may or mny not eat their supper at the
academy mess. ns they desire. but they
must always report for roll call. In
this way the authorities OF the institu
tlon keep finger on them. Leslie's
Weekly.