The New York herald., 1920-01-18

Jr., whose home is at No ala Daily ave-
nue., New York city. was standing on the
dock at Norfolk, watching a tug loaded
with navy yard workmen as it showed off.
A negro boy came dashing down the dock
and leaped for the moving tug, missed, and
fell into the Elizabeth River between the
churning propeller and the pilings of the
pier. Young Schenck, entirely regardless
of his own life. plunged In and rescued
the frightened little negro. Captain Irwin
was so pleased with Schenck's act of
bravery that he Immediately wrote let
ter of commendation to the Secretary Of
the Navy and recommended Schenck for
a life saving medal.
Made Good as siEnalmen.
Due to the rapid rehabilitation Of the
navy the Oklahoma found herself with a
mighty small skeleton crew of trained men.
Being the senior officer present, Captain
Irwin desired to have the vast volume of
signalling required carried out in ship
shape style. He accordingly ordered half
a dozen Of the Annapolis candidates to
the signal bridge for duty. Several of
them having been either Boy Scouts or
members of the Junior Naval Reserve,
they rapidly became leaders on the bridge.
They were given as much responsibility
as their young shoulders could bear.
Once more the boy from the Bronx came
to the attention of Captain Irwin. for
Schenck rapidly picked up radio and be-
came so proficient in II that before he
left the Oklahoma he was the instructor
of twenty-five ambitious bluejackets who
had radio aspirations.
On board the Oklahoma the boys Jared
better than they anticipated. During the
morning Ensign Hague, together with three
of his classmates, instructed the class in
punctuation, spelling, grammar, geogra-
ply, United States history, arithmetic,
English, algebra through quadratic equ-
atoms. and plane geometry. The after
noon was devoted to the regular ships
duties, such as signalling, fire control,
&c. In the late afternoon athletic prac-
tice was held. From five o'clock to ten p.
NJ. the library and writing rooms of the
Oklahoma were reserved for the exclusive
Lse of Ensign Hague's class.
Made the Football Tenn.
AS II to prove that he is a regular boy
Schenck went out for athletics and made
good as quarter back on the Oklahoma
football team. When the team engaged
in contests in several Of the large Eastern
cities Schenck was always at the forefront. I.
The crew OF the Oklahoma predict that
some day Schenck will play quarter back
on the Polo Ground In the Army-Navy
football game.
A few OF these young men have also
received Congressional appointments in
competitio with other applicants in their
districts. Any one who holds Congress
sional appointment rs eligible for immedi-
ate release upon his own request if he
thinks he can learn faster out of the navy.
Every one OF the boys Is staying in--an
eloquent testimonial Of tho high regard
in which these young men and their
parents hold the preparatory course the
navy is giving them.
All who have been associated with these
boys feel certain that they will pass the
entrance examinations with flying colors
Furthermore, IL is believed that they will
stand higher in their class at Annapolis
because Of their familiarity with big guns
and seamanship.