At 11.30 Am., the dinner is inspected, and if properly cooked, ordered to be issued to the messes; sweepers are piped and all work ceases; decks are cleared, and the mess-cloths spread. At meridian, dinner is piped, and the boys sent to their messes as at the morning meal; at 1 P.M., the "hands are again turned to," while the sweepers, in response to the pipes of the Boatswain and his mates, clean the decks; the Port Watch is now formed and sent to the school-room, while the Starboard Watch is called on deck, and receive practical lessons in seamanship and the various exercises and drill. At 4 p.m., school is dismissed, decks cleared up, and at 4.30 p.m, supper is piped; the evening hours are devoted to recreation; games of various kinds being provided for those disposed to avail themselves of the same.

At fifteen minutes before sundown, the drum heats to quarters for inspection, when the usual notes are made, and reports given to the Executive and Captain. At ten minutes before sundown, the "call" is beaten, lower booms got ready for coming alongside, boats hooked on, Quartermasters stand by their colors, and at the third roll of the drum the hooms are rigged in, boats hoisted, colors hauled down, and the boys are called to stand by their hammocks, when they assemhle in their own parts of the ship, and hammocks being piped down, they are removed to the Berth-Deck, and hung on hooks bearing their respective numbers.

The remainder of the evening is devoted to recreation, all work being laid aside for the day. At 7.30 P.M., the boys are assembled for evening exercises, which are held in the school-Room, consisting of singing and prayer, conducted by the Instructor.

At 8 P.M., the tattoo is beaten, Boatswain and mates pipe down, the boys are sent to their hammocks, the "anchor watch" is set for the night, all unauthorized lights and galley-fires are reported "out" by the Master-at-Arms, and the night reports of the petty-officers as to the condition of their several departments are made to the Executive, At one bell (8.30 P.M.), all loud talking must cease; the berth-deck is in charge of the ship's Corporals for the night, who keep watch there until regularly relieved, paying strict attention to the condition of the lights, and inspecting the ship below the spar-deck every half hour; being particularly careful that no irregularities occur on the decks in their charge.

Every boy when received on board is cleansed, and a complete outfit given him of clothing, suitable for the weather and season of the year; he is given a number and a station on the watch, quarter, and fire-bells; he is detailed to a certain the mess, and placed in a certain boat, while he is, when admitted to the school-room, placed in such classes as his abilities will admit of. In all the maneuvers and exercises he must be at his station; his number at the gun must be filled, his station aloft must be supplied, and his absence from any of these duties is at once detected; no idle hands are permitted, no one is without a duty; from the time that the lad receives his number, which is immediately on his admission into the ship, he is entirely under control and subject to orders.

The ship's company is divided into two watches, called Port and Starboard, quarter watches, which facilitates at times the duty of the ship. There are other sub-divisions, into which the boys are separated according to their stations, as follows: Forecastle-men, foretop-men, maintop-men, mizzentop-men and afterguard. Each of these divisions are headed by a first second Captain, the first Captain being in the Starboard and Watch, and the second Captain in the Port Watch. All orders to be executed in a certain part of the ship are issued to the Captain of the same, whose duty it becomes to see that the boys stationed under him perform them, reporting to the officer of the deck when finished.