New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-14

presence in a place where liquor is sold furnishes
adequate reason for his dismissal and Of all the
vices human flesh, particularly at the cadets time
OF life is prone to- pipes and cigars are the only
ones tolerated and these only for a single hour
in the day, while cigarettes and chewing tobacco
lie under a permanent ban
For quarters the cadets are limited to the re-
stricted limits of the Chase, two cadets sharing
each narrow cabin. The enforced neatness OF
Annapolis finds counterpart here. and the dish
or chair in the cabin which at daily inspection
ever so slightly marks the glove of the inspect
ing officer brings disgrace and demerit to its
owner. whose duty it is to keep them clean
Of ornaments, and even of pictures, save few
photographs, the walls of these narrow cabins
are innocent
Equally ordered is the life of the cadet He
rises at seven bells c. 80 o'clock and begins
his day by a setting-up exercise on deck or a
brisk pull in long boat. This he follows with
the hated "chamberwork." for each cadet Is his
own chambermaid, and his work is subjected to
rigid inspection before he is allowed to go to his
well earned breakfast to which he marches. He
sits and rises to the word of command. Two
hours of study and one of rest complete the
morning. The afternoon brings military drill
with rifles with field guns, for the revenue
cadet must be experienced in all the methods OF
landing parties. Trundling field piece or exc
cutting the rifle drill he acquires a store of mil
itary lore.
In the single hour of recreation In the after
noon the cadets manage to train a baseball
nine. which maintains the honor Of the school
as we'll as the teams of the army and navy col
leges support their athletic traditions but foot
ball is nterdicted by regulation of the Treas
ury Department. 1t is only in the evening that
DdS al yTbeo
may enjoy the solace Of pipe or cigar all too
quickly followed by two hours more Of study
"Skylark hour" ending at 10 o'clock completes
the cadets day
OF social life to relieve this monotony the cadet
has ptifully little The schoolship and the ground
about its anchorage, despite their geographical
proximity to Baltimore. are inaccessible, and the
absence Of the hops and functions with the
attendant feminine element. is the most trying
privation of the cadet. So apparent is this def
cheney that the commandment Captain Rey-
nolds has planned dances in an improvfsed
hall, but even with these the sword of Damocles
hangs low over the head of the cadet in the rule
that reads:
The marriage of a cadet shall be considered
equivalent to his resignation" Cupid is indeed
an unwelcOme guest at Arundel Cove.
In the details of the treatment of the cadets
Uncle Sam is generous. He allows each cadet
$500 annually, out of which he provides his food
and mess and lays away SO month for fund
to buy his uniform when he enters the active
service.
Handicapped in various ways, lacking the ap-
peal to public interest and attention possessed
by his naval and army brethren, the revenue
cutter cadet does not lack in pluck or determina-
ton His service has its own traditions
Differed by graduates of the Chase, the revenue
cutter McCullOch bore her part in the fight in
Manila Bay, and the service of the revenue cut
tiers on the blockade was daring and gallant.
Moreover, the cadets themselves show in their
undergraduate days the spirit that their training
breeds In of the last cruises the old Chase
encountered a hurricane, and in the midst OF
danger and storm the young cadets stood to
their posts. calm and mistaken, obeying their
orders with a courage worthy Of trained seamep