Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-05
OLD-TIME INSTRUCTION
AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY

Last night the University Club held
its regular bi-monthly meeting i'm Me-
Dowell Hall. St. Johns College. Pro-
fessor Alden, chairman of the pro-
gram committee, reported that. il
possible. the club will be entertained
1t the next meeting. January IS. By
two speakers. DR. Hayes. OF the Ex-
pertinent Station. on Submarine
Soundings." and Professor C.. Al
phonso Smith. head of the Depart
ment OF English. on Matthew Fon-
taine Maury"
Citizens Camps And Preparedness
The president Professor Guy r..
Clements. introduced the three speak
ers of the evening with appropriate
and happy remarks. Professor Earl
W Thomson led off with a historical
sketch of "rhe Development af the
Citizens Military Training Camps"
THIS movement. lie stated. had it's
origin in the efforts of General con-
ard Wood 10 put the nation on "pre-
naredness" basis In the summer of
1913. at the instance OF General Wood,
four camps were organized for coll
iege students. who paid their own cx-
penses. In the next two following
summers other Students Military In
struc,ion Camps were carried on.
These were followed by the Platts-
burgh camp for business men to ac-
Quire a military training.
Lively Scenes At Camps
When this country entered the
great war the cantonments became
the scenes of intensive and compre-
hensive instruction for the mrriads OF
men mustered into service. As tcsf
of appreciation n questionable was
circulated i'm one camp. whereby 81
was found that 80 per cent or the
men agreed that the training had
teen a real benefit to them. The lat
es. DEVELOPMENT in this movement for
Citizens Military Training Camps Is
that in 1922 Congress actually made
an appropriation 10 pay the camp cx-
ponses. In conclusion, Prof. Thorn
son told some of his experiences as
captain of a company at Fort Monroe,l
with the amusing stunts of some OF
the rockies. AS an evidence of the
popularity of this camp. it was stated
that only four men cut of the 100 de
serted" this voluntary enlistment
Talk On Seli.Determinati0n
Uses and Abuses OF Soli-Determi-
nation" was the next topic in treat
ing which Professor julius W. Pratt.
or the Department of English. gave
a sketch of American historical facts
Illuminating the subject. lie stated
that Americans always believed in
self-determination at least theoretic-
ally. for our nation was born in the
Revolution CT 1776, which was dis
tinctly an act OF self-determination.
This theory has always teen the guise
in our imperial expansion. The
speaker cited Florida as a good illus
tration. General George Matthews
takes the center of the stage in the
effort to add Florida TO the United
States. In February, 1911. he asked
the Federal Government for a COM
mission TO negotiate for East Flor
ida Secretary of State James Mum
roe told him TO go ahead. But his
program was one of actual filibuster-
ing and the u. S. Government repud-
lated it. Florida was finally acquir-
ed by treaty. which Spain signed in
1921.
Old-Time Tutoring Methods
The Club is always happy to have
Professor Joseph r. Wilmer on the
program. for they know he will in
variably exercise their intercostaI
muscles. He gave a most entertain-
ing picture Of methods OF instruction
at the Naval Academy fifty years ago.
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