The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-03-09
UNCLE SANS SECOND NAVY
GOTERNJIENT AIISTALXS A
TRAINING SCHOOL FOR
Revenue OFFICERS.


Plenty Of WORK and Study-Lack OF
Social Events . teature OF Ihis
Governmental School. Re.
RimC OF the CadsIs.
Uncle san has one gOvcrnmcntal
school which, while little kuuaa. o.
well worthy 70 rank With Yves. Point
and Annapolis % The thOr0uglalas VI
the mental and physical training
which it gives its gradual. This un
Lcraldet edo. CiOuI institution - 10
Gated a. Arundel Cove on Chosapeahg
Bay. about siN miles from the city Ol
Baltimore. ald It's purpose - " pre-
pare for their profession the cadets or
future commissioned on grs 81 the
United States Revenue Gutter SgTy i.c.
Il is only within few years tlat the
general public has b.,u AWAKENING
10 a realization 81 Tie opyo.i .a.ti,.
ami advantages open 10 an Officer M
Uncle Sans police fore 81 :iC sea
Ia Consequence az va.a there la.
toea Of late q marked mrToa." Iu Tie
Applications 20. admission iJ tlr cadet
school! Any young man not les talu
u nor more than - years % age an
not less than 3 feet inches Co. h,ieh-
d. u unmarried. eligible % appoint.
ment as a cadet. but 10 persul- should
delgde theuseiyOs with the idea that
q Is easy 10 Ct INTO the eadet corr.
Tor the entrance examinations are
quite a. severe a. iaU-. al o.. her West
Point or Annapolis
However. %, exam M .1ns flr
the selection 90 cadets are .... .f'y con-
petitive Political and su .ll irlu.
enccs are C1Iia'y eliminated ami IN
Is anqGrsrigua. lv the most domorraflr
school under o.. government The
cadet spends three years II the train
ing school. each summer being devoted
TO prartice cruiS- ca bark-rigged
vessel during which the young men get
a taste 81 all Kinds 81 sea duties and
incidentally store up good health for
the academic year. which extends from
October 10 MAY.
The pay Of a cadet Is $500 a year
aud a ration Of 80 cents q day, out q
which allowance no IL rc-uired 10 pur.
ohase uniforms and textbooks and
meet hts 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 ~ commissioned
Officer when the cadet graduates be
receives a commission a. a third lieu.
tenant in the PJv.ur" Gutter Service
40 a salary Of 8 itip per year. Three
promotions will bring him 20 the rank
= captain With g. eco salary per year
and an increase ~ ten PER cent for
"A 4 I've years service.
4 Strenuous life.
lie cadets o. tho training school on
Chesapeake Fay lead - strenuous ex'
i.'cnce They turn out" az . 20
% rloCk IN the morning and after half
an hour allowed FOR dressing report
f1- drill Watch continues for foriy-fye
rInutes rra o.. call for brcakfas' IS
.tyen. From 20 until ~ o" o'clock
here are periods % study and rerifa.
ton. then half an huu- for recreation
before dinner. which is served from
one 10 two C.lo.h To the afternoon
here B. more study and recitation
With fOrty.Gyc minutes drill Half an
hour before supper aud one hour after
supper are allowed for amurement and
then from 70 > comes another study
r.riod IN hour ~ "skyiarking"
closes tho day and the cadets turn IN
al 10 o'riOck.
During the three year interim the
future Revenue Gutter ofncers acquire
a vide range 81 look learning includ-
ing mathematics. English. history.
law. hvrione. sramanship. engineer
inc astronomy. chemistry, civil gov
eminent. efc Incidentally muscle
building Is looked after by means OF the
"setting NJ and other athletic drills
While the officers in charEe % tie
training school for Revenue Gutter ca
diets fully r,alire that all work and no
play makes Tor duiiness. No such prom.