The evening world., 1911-05-15
YOUNG SA|LORMEN
Off ON NEWPORT
TO TRAIN FOR SEA
80 Boys-2O of Them Rockies
Sail for Summer Cruise
Along Coast.
PARENTS SEE THEM GO.
Youthful Sweethearts, Too, Bid
Farewell as Ship Pulls
Out of Dock.
PARENTS SEE THEM GO.

was moving slowly out from her pier a,
East Tventy-four,h street to-day. with
%sitxy-odd embryonic saiiormen pulling
away for dea life at q haw.e thicker
than the arms OF most OF them, about
a score OF youngsters In civilian attire
leaned along the rail- on the iarboard
aide and watched the proceedings with
leisurcly and smiling interest.
90 TO II. KIDS said one OF the
watchers a. no smiied at the ~tugging,
swaying. whlte-ciad fisures just In front
Of him.
This was too much for q tall. lantern
Jawed Norwegian gentleman with n
hoatswain's stripes on his sleeve who
stood alongside. lie grabbed the
taunter by the arm and swung him
brfskly around.
IL bane give you hard work FOR that.
funny fellow" he said sharply. You
yust walt until Tomorrow and we lake
monkey business right ont OF your in
siees quick like"
After that the score Of more OF re-
cruits who had Joined OUT FOR the
annual cruise were strangely silent and
they didn't taunt the youthful chaps In
Hhlte duck uniforms any more. They
had had their first lesson IN discipline
ana they realized that there were pro5-
ably more 10 come.
Only American Ports.
This yea the annual cruise of the
boys whom the Board OF Education Is
training to be %navigators and preparing
for service as officers on the few ships
rying the American flag. IL going to take
. them up and down the Atlantic coast
, only. Hitherto the annual cruise ha.
meant n jaunt abroad. but this year II
was decided to give the boys a look-!n
at strictly American ports and postpone
the trip to turin pnrts'' until next
summer.
There were e,sh.y-odd youngsters on
board when the ship pulled on, from the
dock. Some Of these were Hrs, year
boys. some were second year boys ready
10 graduate when the ship comes home
at the end o; September. and tn rest
were ~'rookies."
There was the customary collection OF
weeping mothers heinz rcnssufVd ny
patier: fathers that Willie woild not he
ut the bottom OF the sea before nle.it-
fall. and there 10 a liberal sprinkling
OF absurdly young sweo,hearts covert
ly squeezing hands with some q: the
J''e"'' s''''"'e" u" s'ip"hs hss'
terious little packages to them when
parents wcrcn't looking.
The ship Itself. which L. rugged as n
brlgantine. but Is equipped with steam
for use OF emergencies. looked almost
too yp,ck and span TO he real. 1,
se~w.d more lilo an. N, ,,,s, ,,u,,
,,..,,' ,rrn.n,,,,a -. -
- ~ 1900 NV e""
"". e.'s V" '"e s''So !" P's'u' n'''c
""u''Os' V'i"e''es'
viii Be q Cruise de Luxe.
The provisions which were coming
aboard revealed the fact that the yoy.
age was going to be somewhat of u
cruise dc luxe. There were big hamp.
fers full OF prime cuts of beef ard aldo.
az ,e,d.r ,oo,,,,v ,,,,,o, 90, al, 49,.
a., .,oo, ,o.o,.h,a. ~
~ ~
'"Es ma" We sh'p. "ihe' hht
-" ~ sl11"Ir' a. - Hht
"""' srt '"', S"aTe OF P'Itie'
I '''l' a'so opportunity
1870 up .ne alrn1lnr s'uuy ., naNl
.o"' 'n'r'l"% ol".n9h''e
..e'"S a o'eotI''.tE' N'i'e =
80 ~ ~ "'uls "u Wv,
touI n'uIf w ~con''Huousi'
.mo"slun' IN" Nv ~ va, "u' "he'
,ney 'o"oh port NeS WI" nave eaSie
"ours'
LIE nsl 'Hno'ns VIZ we m'ue la''
ms arierhoon a., 'Heh 'oVe' oyste
nay N"sIe '"e NeNp"r' VIZ NY w
lor ten uaEs' Iheh -" WIZ SION =
Ne" ..ohdoh' pos'on' f"rIlih' hhd a
IAr hor'h hs liihiaN' NoN' ~"
Sne wa" men cruise SOUTH s'"pp'"S 4
bAunore ana fortress a'ohf.e IN
return VIII be made sept y ara wv