The daily tribune., 1906-03-02
UNCLE SANS SECOND NAVY
GOVERNMENT MAINTAINS A
TRAINING SCHOOL FOR
REVENUE OFFICERS.

Plenty Of work and Study-Lack oi
| Social Events = Feature of This
CovcrnCnental Schooi.-Daliy Re-
Ritne Of the Cadets.
Uncle Sam has one governmental
school which. while little known, is
well worthy to rank with West Point
and Annapolis in the thoroughness OF
the mental and physical training
which 1t gives its graduates. This un
heralded educational institution Is 10
Gated at Arundel Cove on Chesapeake
Bay, about six miles from the city OF
Baltimore. and its purpose is to pre-
pare for their profession the cadets or
future commissioned officers of the
United States Revenue Cutter Service
| 1t is only within a few years that the
general public has been awakening
to a realization of the opportunities
and advantages open to an officer in
Uncle Sans police force of the sea, "
In consequence Of which there has
been of late :. marked increase in the
applications for admission to the cadet
school. Any young man not less than
18 nor more than Is years of age and
not less than feet inches In height
is, IL unmarried, eligible to appoint.
delude themselves with the idea that
1t is easy to get into the cadet corps,
for the entrance examinations are
quite a. severe as those at either West
Point or Annapolis.
However, ali the examinations for
the selection Of cadets are strictly com.
petitive. Political and social influ-
ences are entirely eliminated and this
Is unQuestionably the most democratic
school under the government. The
cadet spends three years at the train
ing school. each summer being devoted
to practice cruise on a bark-rigged
vessel during which the young men get
taste of all kinds Of sea duties and
incidentally store up good health for
the academic year, which extends from
October to May.
The pay Of cadet Is $500 a year
and a ration Of 30 cents a day, out OF
which allowance he is recnired to pur-
chase uniforms and textbooks and
meet his mess expenses. The sum OF
$40 per month is also withheld from
the pay of each cadet in order that
upon graduation he can purchase the
uniform and outfit of a commissioned
of1cer. When the cadet graduates he
receives q commission as third lieu
tenant in the Revenue Cutter Service
at a salary of 81 400 per year. Three
promotions will bring him to the rank
Of captain with $500 salary per year
and an increase Of ten per cent. for
each i've years service.
a Strenuous Life.
The cadets at the training school on
Chesapeake Bay lead q strenuous ex
istence. They turn out" at $3.50
o'clock in the morning and after hall
an hour allowed for dressing. report
for drill which continues for forty-five
minutes ere the call for breakfast Is
given. From until 1890 O'Clock
there arc periods of study and recita
ton. then half an hour for recreation
before dinner, which Is served from
one to two o'clock. In the afternoon
there is more study and recitation
with forty-nve minutes drill. Half ar
hour before supper and one hour aftel
supper are allowed for amusement ant
then from Z to 8 comes another stud,
period. An hour of "skylarking'
closes tho day and the cadets turn ir
at 10 o'clock.
During tho three year interim tn,
future Revenue Cutter ofncers acquire
. wide range Of book learning includ
ing mathematics, English, history
law, hygiene. seamanship. engineer
ing. astronomy. chemistry. civil gov
eminent. etc. Incidentally muscl'
building Is looked after by means Of thu
setting up" and other athletic drill
While the oficers in charge Of thu
training school for Revenue Cutter ca
dets fully realize that all work and nj
play makes for dullness, no such prom