It was not until two days afterwards that the battleships sailed,
but the upper class men did not come ashore in the interval.
Soon after the delivery of uniforms to the new fourth class men
began and continued rapidly.
Dave and Dan, having been among the first to have their measure
taken, were among the earliest to receive their new Naval clothing.
A tremendously proud day it was for each new midshipman when he
first surveyed himself, in uniform, in the mirror!
The regular summer course was now on in earnest for the new men.
On Mondays those belonging to the first and second divisions marched
down to the seamanship building, there to get their first lessons
in seamanship. This began at eight o'clock, lasting until 9.30.
During the same period the men who belonged to the third and
fourth divisions received instruction in discipline and ordnance.
In the second period, from 10 to 11.30 the members of the first
and second division attended instruction in discipline and ordnance
while the members of the third and fourth divisions attended seamanship.
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