Navy Academy Praised As Modern Park of Learning
The article lauds the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis as a premier institution with a 900 acre campus, expert staff, and a rigorous eight year commitment for midshipmen. It notes past and present practice cruises, the shift from sail to oil, the elite training, and the 625 graduates of the current class heading to ships or shore stations.
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United States Naval Academy
Congress
Navy
United States
Annapolis
Congressional
J. H. Falge
Chesapeake Bay
Maine
Constellation
Sydney K. Evans
Arigona
Charleston
8. C
New York City
Halifax
Utah
Curtis D. Wilbur
Wilbur
Academy
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
David Potter
Herbert Corey
Chicago Daily News
Wesley McI
Hague
George Nelson Robillard
Oklahoma
Newport
R. L
Naval Academy
Robillard
New York Navy Yard
Sam
Naval Service
Uncle Sam
George Bancroft
Secretary of the Navy
Polk
Naval School
Severn River
Bancroft Hall
Memorial Hall
Dahlgren
Henry B. Wilson
Atlantic Fleet
Navy Department
Marine Corps
Supply Corps of the Navy
Dahlgren Hall
Wilson
South Georgia Isle a Pole of Antarctic History and Whaling
South Georgia, east of Cape Horn, framed early Antarctic discovery and later became a Yankee fur seal and Viking whaling hub. Captain Cook named it Isle of Georgia and claimed it for England. By 1910 1920 Norwegian whalers led the world with 40500 whales taken, while glaciers up to Spitzbergen scale loom large.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
South Georgia
Cape Horn
South Atlantic Ocean
Antarctic
Iceland
Arctic
Geographic Discovery
America
Europe
James Cook
H. M. 8S
Resolution
Cook
England
Isle of Georgia
Captain Cook
New London
Stonington
Long Island Sound
Subantarctic
Barren Isle
South Georgia Climate and Wildlife Described in Detail
The article surveys South Georgia’s ice covered interior, steep glaciers, and year round oceanic climate. It notes frequent torrents, rare flora, few land animals, and introductions like rats, horses, and reindeer. It highlights sea elephants and two penguin species, praising king penguins for their regal display and social behavior on beaches and moraines.
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Captain Cook
South Georgia
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