The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 22, 1931, Page 6

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, DEC. 22, 1931 TR TR = = £ = s ] == = = = = = = = E = £ g = 5 = = = g B = = = = = — = = = = Bv CLIFF STERRETT ; | | i | | Read For Profit— Use For Results Daily Empire Want Ads [epcmcogocoote here Is Nothing Experimental About Advertising in AR IR T A aily Empire Want Ads [prescogicote xperience Has Proved Their Efficiency frosimoigied DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE Telephone 374 [ M A ;yosireday afternoon of his life and | experiences at the Naval Academy ‘ Douglas first described the town | ‘of Annapolis, which has a popula- tion of 20,000 with 15,000 of that number being negroes. The Naval Academy is not part of the town proper but is located at Fort Sev- ern. The first class of six increased |to about 2,000. Nothing in the ilaws prohibits a girl from going |to the Naval Academy but Douglas | | doesn't recommend that any girl| try it. | The campus at Annapolis is the | most beautiful in the country with | |the exception of West Point which | {is a much older campus. Bancroft | iHall is the largest dormitory in the world housing 2,500 midshipmen, DOUGLAS Ch T d P having three miles of corridors and nstmas lree and I'ro-|ap acres of floor space, besides a gram T OMOrrow | tailor shop, laundry, store, kitchens, . ten bowling alleys, rifle range, den- Night for Eagles tist and meat market. Santa Claus will be at the Eagles' | Academy Routine hall tomorrow night, so the com-| The Academy routine is strict. mittee in charge of arranging 1l\ekAll midshipmen must be up at al Yuletide celebration for|6:15 a. m., and in bed by 10:00 p. s and their families has an- |m. There are three classes a day, nounced. It is the one night of jone hour each, followed by one the year when the kiddies are | hour of study after each class. given first consideration, and all|From 3:30 to 4:30 in the afternoon, the children of Eagles and Auxil- | what is known as “drill,” the men iary members on the Channel must |may turn out for rowing, sailing, be there to enjoy the fun. Inci- |gym, machine gun practice. dentally, old Santa Claus has a gift There is a five hour study period for each and everyone of them. every day during which no man The entertainment will start at|may enter any other person's room. 8 o'clock with a short program and | Athletics play a prominent part be followed by the distribution of | Every boy does his best to make gifts. Refreshments will be served. |some sort of team, with fencing A special ferry has been engaged | football, baseball, soccer, swimming, to leave Juneau at 7:30 o'clock to- | water polo, indoor and outdoor morrow evening to accommodate |rifle, wrestling and boxing among those from that side of Gastineau |the sports from which he may Channel. choose. S Biggest Thrill NAVAL ACADEMY, ROUTIN | The biggest thrill of Annapolis | DESCRIBED BY DOUGLAS |life, according to Douglas, 1)1:“‘ GRAY AT HIGH SCHOOL |summer routine. Two sum: are spent cruising and the third in In a most interesting talk, Doug- |aviation training. During his first | las Gray, Annapolis graduate, told |summer, Douglas went for a cruise | the Douglas high school students on the battleship Florida to New | They’ll Sparkle ~ Throughout the Year YOUR CHOICE for 95¢ PITCHER and 6 GLASSES NAME} TROPHY PRESENTED TO STUDEN' | York, Biston, Portl ‘ BODY AT H. S. ASSEMBLY and Haiti studied aviation from the precti-| cal standpoint. ‘ “If I live to be as old as Me-| To welcome back from Haines the thuselah,” affirmed Douglas basketball teams, a short assembly will never forget n was held Monday morning. Mr. Europe. It took us Rinden, who spoke first, said he cross the Atlantic. V t|was glad to be back and that he Cherbourg and spent ys |had had more basketball in & few in France. I learned m days than ever before in that short time than I had in The girls were given the best all my previous years of study of the camp according to Miss Pe- the United States.” | poon. She said the girls played Off To Germany their From France they tra d t Kiel, Germany. In Be re high school tourna- German midshipmen gave ment cup to William Cashen, pres- dinner. Douglas sat next to two ident of the Student Body, who men who had been to Douglas and said, “We are proud of the Doug- Juneau on the Emden cruise several las team. When we look at this years ago. After spending three cup we will say—‘that's the basket- days in Oslo, they went to Scot- | ball team.'” | All the members of the squads v days out of the year, the spoke briefly. pmen are allowed vacation.| Supt .Bowman commended the In the five years Douglas spent in|teams who studied while in Haines, Annapolis he visited 30 states. gmm also commended the good cit- part of the speech,|izenship of the students who stay- s declared, was directed es-|ed at home. With only half the peci ¢/ to the boys—he said he faculty, the school functioned would speak to the girls indmdu-\smomh!y and efficiently all week. ally! He urged the boys to be- ——,—o—— come interested in the Naval Aca-|«SCANDAL SikEl demy, as the finest opportunity | AT DOUGLAS COLISEUM open anywhere. The Delegate for Alaska can appoint three boys t0| George Bancroft is on tonight West Point and three to Annapolis. |and Wednesday at the Douglas The examination can be Lake“fcaliseum in “Scandal Sheet,” a in Juneau. A boy can en:'er‘n(}wspaper story. An interesting the academy without a cent and!feature it reported to be. come out with $1,000. The govern-‘| ment pays the fare from the boy's e to Annapolis, $65 a month ides board and room. | In conclusion, Douglas urged that| the Freshmen and Sophomores plan their curriculum with a view to the Naval Academy requirements and that they try for an appoint ment team, F.O.E./ Christmas P JUNEAU CHORAL CLUB Tr(’e £ 7 Next meeting Monday, December 28, at 7:45 P. M. —adv. | Eagles” Hall, Douglas e DOUGLAS COLISEUM TONIGHT and WEDNESDAY GEORGE BANCROFT i “Scandal Sheet” Newspaper Story Comedy—Acts—News All Eagles, Members of the Ladies’ Auxiliary, and their Children are invited to at- tend. Special Ferry Leaves Juneau 7:30 P. M. < N P01 B A LA B Pacific Coast Coal Co. 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