The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-09-24
Revenue Cutter Service.


N. Y, and which described fully in
paper entitled "West Point" about
two years ago. A high standard of
academic work is rigidty maintained
and failure in single subject of the
course, that is, any mark below 70 out
of a possible 100, is followed by the re-
quest for the resignation of the cadet.
And another thing will mention, is,
that the cadet is warned that he must
not marry for the next few years. as the
marriage of cadet is considered
equivalent to his resignation. Should
either of the affairs just mentioned oc-
cur the penalty is always enforced.
During his three years work at the
cadet school each young man receives
little over five hundred dollars per
year and ration of thirty cents per
day. However, the sum of ten dollars
is withheld from his pay each month
in order that upon graduation he may
have to his credit a sum of money suf-
ficient for the purchase of the uniforms
and outfit of q commissioned officer.
The cadets are required to purchase
their uniforms and text books, and to
pay their mess expenses, but on the al
lowance before mentioned are able to
save q few dollars each month for
pocket money.
The cadets have stated periods of
liberty and some social life, but the
commandant, very efficient officer,
who had been in charge of the schools
for several years, did not favor so ex-
tensive program of dances ("hops")
and other festivities for the benefit of
fair friends as prevail at West Point
and Annapolis. But the revenue cut
ter cadet has very little time to lose in
play. for in two or three years after he
graduates he will probably be the nav
igating officer of g0Od-sized steamer
and expected to act as his own pilot
anywhere on the coasts of the United
States from Alaska to che Florida keys.
The pay, after graduation, is good
ranging from $l4OO per year, the salary
or third lieutenant, to $500 per year
the salary of a captain. This is in
creased ten per cent for each five years
of service, and the time spent as ca
det is figured in, SO that the pay of g
third lieutenant two years after receiv
ing his commission is $3.50 per year
and if an officer be twenty years in
reaching the rank of captain he will
Immediately upon promotion to tina
: rank be entitled to a yearly salary O
$500, with the same assurance that al
army and navy officers have of three
| quarter pay and allowances when he i
. retired for age upon reaching 81 years
, These officers receive their commission
, from the president and holds ranl
: with officers of the army and navy a
follows: Captains with majors in tn
! army and lieutenant-command i
> the navy; third lientenants with set
| ond lieutenants in the army and en
4 signs in the navy, etc.
J. Revenue cutters are of three classes
t the last being harbOr tugs in charge Q
t boarding duty. As near as can II
9 member first-class revenue cutie
q carries crew of one captain, four lie,
v tenants, three engineer officers, fou
= warrant officers and about fifty sailor
i Those of the second-class have ere
o of about three-fourths the size OF tn
y first-class. The third-class vessels carr
about twelve men in their crew, wit
II one lieutenant and one engineer Office
q These vessels, with their launche
8 are used Gas 1 mentioned before) Il
q the harbor boarding duties in come
n tion with the custom service.
al The operations of the service col
is tinue actively along the seacoast of Il
!c United States, including Alaska, PorI
It Rico and the Great Lakes. It is q stol
n of the rescue for the drowning, he
j. for the shipwrecked, timely aid for ii
h victims of earthquake and fire, vigilal
p effort to guard against pestileDce al
D. wearisome patrol of coastlines stretc
j. ing from the sub-tropics to the Arct
circle. To prove this assertion l W
le mention few Of the valuable duti
II performed by the r. c. S. during Il
sr last few years. There is much impc
It, tant work being done in Bering s