Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-31
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vAere does the country gel
mt.
.ne.t,ou "a one which has been
- 81 voiced many times during
- IN weeks as the 10000 blue
- a Admiral Evans heet nave
~ Wide-eyed, the novel sights Oh
hsye enveloped the little tcwn
Ssnfs Arenas, have enjoyed shore
~ san Diego and tasted OF the
Ssality OF Los Angeles says INC
kangtoR Star. 49,
+ lpAere does the country get them
Are these raw recruits mckee
- shape aboard the vessels 10
- they were assigned. or are they
5lafed from the fishing and mer'
"a Asets, with their apprenticeship
kAarino Affairs already finished!
500 guess. whenever hazarded'
n heen wrong. The boys who are
|SSx The hard work Of taking the
etcan feet around the world are
Rsn before they step aboard
nlssioned war vessel a. members
~ crew, and they are seamen IN
~ moro liberal meaning OF the
- than had they been trained 10
- On salt water only on fishln 8
81 merchant vessel. They are. IN
tho alumni Of the country S
1st and least known institutions
3oaFnlns-the naval training sta
- ct Norfolk. Va. San Francisco.
= and Newport, R. /.
About 5000 graduates leave the M:
& training stations annually. Ana
~ rseat work is done with SO little
- and ostentation that the coun.
,. % q whole. is totally ignorant OF
p plsce and manner in which It Is
iDDmplished.
while the annual output Of the ma
q Achoois IL about 5000. there Is
M D graduating class OF anywhere
~ list size. The course Is only
- months long. from the physical
Vibrations which open II. to the as
mant to . ship. which terminates
q ma rs the work is continuous.
~ month sees . batch OF sailors
I1aAed up and ready for active ser
r. And this Is the manner OF max.
ahe training school at Newport
6tsts OF 4 collection Of buildings
u cream-oolored trick on Coasters
1Sbor island. in Narragansett bay
E4he water side Of the city Of New
H n. l.. from the mainland OF
- Il Ia separated only by . creek,
~ Advsnces the academy grounds
- dignity Of an island. This part
DE governments naval equipment
sSolped At $500. 900, and SO satisfac'
Rkxa the work done I9-H proven,
. school Of the same nature is
% be opened near Chicago at
~ huldinss Of 81. 400. UGO. and the
'Ho1ft school will have improve
~ ana additions In the Immediate
- which will cost 31,100. 0O0
ttfo& smell OF the Sea.
Seoast towns and cities provide
! Saik Of the, student body at the
~ schools. but there are enrolled
boys and young men. from every
q d the country, many OF them
galne their frst smell Of salt water
III they alight from the train
- takes them to society's summer
51&nl. These freshmen. as they may
Ecelled. are the recruits who. hav'
Sa1ed upon the alluring posters
lf6nt Of the naval enrolling o6lces
10 taken courage and iiled their
DsIeatioas for admission to Uncle
MS service.
Applyiny IL IN important step. bu,
~ no means follows that accept
- Of the offer Of service will en-
>. An average Of Is per cent. 81
o1lcants are able to produce their
~ certificates. pass the physical
kM3nati01 and demonstrate that
" are generally desirable and prom
- enough to warrant the govern
~ b spending money to make
0eeo q them. II may be seen
esefcre. that the personnel Of the
n1tsd States navy is picked" In q
~ RAJ sense Of the word.
~ applicant who does get by the
- GAee - transported 1t govern
~ expense from the enlistment Of
= - the naval school. and the AFsi
~ 10 encounters there is q St1l
~ yiSid physical examination thar
> INST following which he u put
- NsteDtion house for at least TWEEN
IepR hours to gve any lurking d.
- ~ opportunity TO manifest e
! The detention house. II should
s Understood. 10 not in any seus<
W3Spa cen. but simply . clean. vel
0eNG1e6, attractive tuilding, II
~ Tie recruit ID confined for &
- Dsriod.
ossssoS HE 80 Tor.
laytns passed this ordeal. the en-
- 0aiIor has matriculafed. Hi
- tssee q FEDERAL generosity coues
- - - measured by Q tsilor. froa
- BE presently receives q csm
- ostet q clothisg for ssnne,
y winter. cospled vim an order q
penfd he citipea's apparel and lOs
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