The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-10
SAILING ORDERS"
FOR M|DSH|PMEh
Admiral Eberie Issues Them at the
Naval Academy, but They
VIII Apply to Others.
ADVICE ABOUT sELF-CoNTRoL
Some Sea Terms and a Word Borrow
ed From Use on the Western Front
Used I'm Ten Pointed Paragraphs.

Annapolis, Nd, OCT. S.--UnGPr the
head OF sailing orders. Rear-Ad
miral Edward w. Eberle, superin-
4tendent of the naval academy, has
given much wholesome advice to the
midshipmen under his charge, at the
beginning of the new scholastic year.
This he has put in the form OF ten
paragraphs. Some are limited to
their application to those in the ma
val service. but most OF them are
available. for general use. and should
prove helpful to the millions of young
men in the military service.
/. Do your days work every day.
| .. Strive for 100 per cent efficiency
in everything you undertake.
8. Obey orders and regulations
cheerfully. honestly. conscientiously.
4. Do your full duty on time all the
time.
S. Practice self-control and self de-
s. Be considerable OF others; be
helpful and cheerful and courteous
be gentleman under all circum-
stances and maintain a fine sense of
personal honor.
Z. Don't be GROWER" or sea
lawyer" or a "drifter or "dud"
8, Be true to yourself; be true to
your mess mates; be true to your
task; be true to the great naval ser
vice to which 1t is your priceless
privilege to belong.
.. Always steer straight course.
and always answer with cheerful
Aye, aye. sir"
10. Be man and never say die.
Some "Sea Terms Used.
The terms used in the seventh par
agraph may not be plain to those
outside OF the service. The grow
ler' is the same under any condition
and need not be defined sea
lawyer" is the fellow who is always
concerned about his rights and the
way his superiors are conducting
things The term ''drifter" is applied
to any kind Of craft or floating body
which is without control from its
own agencies. Its application to an
individual is clear and forceful. A
"drifter" is the man without settled
purpose and easily swayed by per-
sons or conditions "Dud' is word
borrowed from the western front,
meaning a projectile which does not
explode Admiral Eherle explained
his own use of it,
1T is" he said. "a shell without
blank or dead one, having no pep,
no punch and no initiative
+ In connection with Admiral Eberle.
1t may be mentioned that he is one
of the best public speakers in the
naval service. His addresses to re-
cent graduating classes of midship
men and the hundreds of reserve Of
ficers who have completed a special
course at the naval academy have
been full OF wholesome advice and
| inspiring sentiments, couched in at
tractive and forceful language. Sec
rotary Daniels. who heard Admiral
Eberle on several occasions spoke
very highly of the advice TO the young
totticers, and his addresses have been
widely quoted.
Applied for Sea Duty. q.
Long age. Admiral Eberie appitess
| to be relieved of the superintendent y
of the academy and to be assigned .
sea duty. Secretary Daniels announced
! at the commencement exercises last
June that Admiral Eberle was the
right man in the right place, and
j would remain at the head Of the
academy to superintend the highly
/ important work of training officers
for permanent and temporary duty
/ in the present crisis, The definite
period of Admiral Eberles duty here
was not indicated. but there is every
reason to believe that he will stay
out the academic year, which las
! just begun. large number OF
changes in the executive and teach
ing force were announced, and II Is
tlikely that a change in the superin
tendency would have been made pre-
vious to the opening of the year If
! il was TO be made at all.
/ A serious situation at the naval
academy, due to the Spanish lntiu
envy among the midshipmen, has
been successfully met by the joint ac-
! ton of the academy authorities and
medical officers. In all. over 500 of
| Of midshipmen were affected during
| the ten-day period which is now end
ed. Some of the cases were very mild,
and in some cases only partial symp-
| toms We're indicated. At the first
| sign of illness, the midshipman was
sent to the hospital and treated,
while means were taken to prevent
| the congregating of midshipmen in
/ groups as far as possible, The mid
shipmen are now returning to duty
i in large numbers. and the new cases
are few. There has been but one
case OF pneumonia, and the patient
/ is in good condition, and no other
serious symptoms. The whole num-
Der of midshipmen is slightly over
2,l00.
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