| Show THINGS TO LEARN IN NAVY old petty officer reminds the recruits there are some things that cannot be taught ta auant the 01 old a petty officer in charge of the drills drew a deep breath and looked down donn the long lines of newly enlisted apprentice seamen A few of the boys were from tile hie poorer quarters of cities and towns some were front from the faral fanning lilg districts but the greater number were undergraduates front from colleges and universities flocking to the colors nt at the first intimation ti of their count rys need and till all were astonishingly transformed by the iho mere donning of uniforms and caps into potential sailors tor for the ships of the united states navy the petty officer cleared ills his throat writes rites harriet welles in fit scribners somehow Some liow the sunshiny parade ground bordered by eb cheerful yellow brick imir racks and all backed by the sparkling blue of narragansett bay slid and the distant tant pointed spires of newport churches seemed too incongruously peaceful compared with nith the things of abich lie was trying to speak ile he cleared ills thrift again id like to remind you lads lie sald said that there are some tiling things in our anvy renvy that have to learn tor for yourselves youra elves we can teach you lie manual of arms and the drills and there are schools here to train yon for tiny any branch of ships work that you have a leni leaning ling toward town rd wireless v I 1 beless eleo tri elty signal corps hospital corps engineering cooking find and leemans le omans mork ork but what youve got to get if youre to be of tiny any real use Is the spirit of the navy waybe maybe theres there those with education enough to explain that hint spirit to you I 1 barent got the lie words I 1 only know what it means in actions summed up it amounts to about this aboard ship there aint no you and there aint no me theres jut just list us and were working together under the ling hag of the finest country on earth |
