The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-27
BOYS STUDY LIFE
ON The HIGH / { | |. SEAS {: j AS
Scholarship ST. Mary's Curious ''L|:'
Adjunct to New York Public
School System.
OF FAKlRs' LEAG uE.
Especial to The Times Dispatch)I

IN
NEW YORK. April 20.-The various
qualifications OF the system Of education
undertaken BY this city is little under
stood, D and much less appreciates. t,or
instance. the Board Of Education does
not confjne itself to the ordinary SUD-
iects OF the public schools, but takes up
muny subjects that tho average school
board would scorh to consider. N
& AS might be expected IN any great c'lS,
having large sea Interests there are many
OF boys in this city witt earning sio
sail the high seas. TO give tnese ia ~
an opportunity to learn seamanship t!le
city las for thirty years maintained the
school ship st. Aiary.s for this purpose.
This week the ST. Mary will sail away away
with ono hundred and five bright-eycd
lads. on five months cruise that Wlil
cover 1900 niles. From this city tho
shin Will 20 to New London, Conn. ana
thence to Queenstown, Cherbourg, France.
to Funchnl, MADEIRA, and, returning, VIII
reach Long Island Sound about september
18th next. =,
The students on tho st. Mary's are o.
all classes the sons OF army and navy,
officers and the poor East S.ns NJ Sn :,
brought I'D among the docks OF the East
River, all merging In the perfect demo
cracy Of all those who have $heard y! Z
their hearts the summons Of the waite 9. ~ 70
those who 70 down to the sea IN ships.
Fl The course on the St. Mary's Involves ",
two trips Or two years, so that OF ,tiic
one hundred and five boys GOING llns
week fifty Of them arc what Is known W.
as the graduating class, and iilly-!lye ~ ~
first year class A The boys are pxpectea
q perform such work rs Will keep thelr
living quarters clean and ship-sllnpc. y
addition the first year boys must, "
turn, act as moss cooks at their various
$messey. At sea they are expected 70 ~
their share ii, the working OF the SHIP. 4
s When tho ship is at dock IN the varl-
Gus ports that are made, four ana ono t
half days Of each week are deYotea "
studies and instruction. Locker arspecr
tons are held each Friday aitertlo s'IL
after which the boys are A. iiperty ~ ~
wash and mend clothes, or TO amuse
themselves, Sail and spar drills are tre-
oucntly held ana lectures given on resus,
citation. from drowning, navigation hna
Kindred subjects by tho officers Of the
shin. Whenever, circumstances permit
shore leave is given, extending until sun
down. !, I
While at sea the boys are divided into
two watches that relieve each other 2.
four hour intervals OF deck duty, DAY, a!g'a
night. They heaye the, lead, steer, Keep
I.lOpk StHp ..'AN - y =. i
|furl sailasEequired On tne 5tlps aula y
1.-THE ship, iss.receiyed with alhl'!su.s1'a,t.
courtesy II, every port, Last year, y
london the boys We're shown over Phf,
liamcnt, by Mrs. Io!sraeli, the nephew 2, o.
lord Ben consfleld, and were especially
received by the Lord Mayor o. LOT
don, l,{ a, :. IN M j Il.
Art exhibits are, as rule, very cry
affairs to all save what5mlght be fstyiea
the ,'clect''-that Is. that minute 20 tleol
az tho public that pretends TO q knoWlodse
Of what constitutes Art" But there !e
~ least one notIcea bic exception to the rue
IN tho exhibits Of the 'Faklrs Lea ue,,
| when work that Is certainly fpnny'
though not necessarily artistic, 70 als-
Such an exhibition as now on at the
groc,,,,s OF the Society of American ATT v
and is attracting a great deal Of atte!i,
| ton. Prizes Of fifty dollars are olieIeu
for the hest Nfakes " liblted ana tts
competition is of tho keenest, ~ these
EXHIBITS a fake seems to mean allnosE any .,1,s
thing that is not seri ons art WORN. y !! i w,
fayorite effort Is always along the ms ms
| OF a burlesuuc on some celebrated palntille
or the hitting off Of some popular fad o.
the day, At the exhibition now on las
most extensively faxed picture 10 Avn
ander's celebrated painting Of MIS- c s'''9
ance Mackay,
The report OF tho, attendance Vt the
AQUARIUM on Fla ster Sunday shpW ma
i not all OF New York was on sdreE pa ade
lsDurlng the time that the IRISH mouse