The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world (1908) (14802777523)

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Title: The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: New York : Scientific American Compiling Dept.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive



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cadets,who must be between 16 and 20 years of age,of good character, sound constitution, enter theschool of their own free will, and have aninclination for a seafaring life. A deposit of$73 is required at entry. Some graduates of theschool are in command of vessels, several servedin the Spanish war in responsible positions, anda number of others are profitably employed. New York also maintains a schoolship,the Saint Marys, commanded by C. G. Hanus,commander, U. S. N., retired, assisted by offi-cers who have had competent experience in themerchant service. Good character is a pre-requisite for admission to the schoolship. Theschool proper is conducted much like any otherschool, but in addition to their regular studiesthe boys are constantly instructed in seaman-ship. The Saint Marys made a cruise to Euro-pean ports in 1903, and Commander C. G. Hanusreported that the great majority of the boysare a fine, manly set of youths. Their conductwas such that it was favorably commented on in. I
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< oiz;D O O:z; 1 SCHOONER — SCHOPENHAUER every port we visited.* The boys were per-mitted to visit Paris and other cities, while thevessel was in Clierbourg. The full-rigged auxiliary ship. Young Amer-ica, is being constructed at Perth Amboy, undertlie laws of the State of Rhode Island, as anautical preparatory school. Young America isdescribed as strictly speaking a floating school,in which, in addition to the regular curriculumwhich is taught at any first-class preparatoryschool, the pupils will have an opportunity tobecome instructed in those arts and scienceswhich go to the making of an efficient navalofficer. Each four years Young America willstart on an extended cruise, and the boys willvisit various ports under the care of instructors.The cruise of the first year will cover not lessthan 16,000 miles; in the second year of eightand a half months the cruise will cover 24,000miles; in the third year of ten months 26,000miles will be covered, and in the fourth andlast year 27,