Part 22 (1/2)
_Forenoon Watch, from 8 till 12 A.M._
From 8 till 10. 2d Lieut., 1st Master, 2d Mid. First Part of the Port Watch. Second Part of Port Watch off Duty. All the Starboard Watch study and recite till 12.
From 10 till 12. 4th Lieut., 3d Master, 4th Mid. Second Part of Port Watch. First Part of Port Watch off Duty.
_Afternoon Watch, from 12 till 4 P.M._
From 12 till 2. 1st Lieut., 2d Master, 1st Mid. First Part of Starboard Watch. Second Part of the Starboard Watch off Duty. All the Port Watch study and recite till 4.
From 2 till 4. 3d Lieut., 4th Master, 3d Mid. Second Part of the Starboard Watch. First Part of the Starboard Watch off Duty.
_First Dog Watch, from 4 till 6 P.M._
From 4 till 5. 2d Lieut., 1st Master, 2d Mid. First Part of the Port Watch. Second Part of the Port Watch off Duty. All the Starboard Watch study and recite till 6.
From 5 till 6. 4th Lieut., 3d Master, 4th Mid. Second Part of the Port Watch. First Part of the Port Watch off Duty.
_Second Dog Watch, from 6 till 8 P.M._
From 6 till 7. 1st Lieut., 2d Master, 1st Mid. First Part of the Starboard Watch. Second Part of the Starboard Watch off Duty. All the Port Watch study and recite till 8.
From 7 till 8. 3d Lieut., 4th Master, 3d Mid. Second Part of the Starboard Watch. First Part of the Starboard Watch off Duty.
_Breakfast._
Port Watch, 7-1/2 o'clock. Starboard Watch, 8 o'clock.
_Dinner._
Starboard Watch, 11-1/2 o'clock. Port Watch, 12 o'clock.
_Supper._
Starboard Watch, 5-1/2 o'clock. Port Watch, 6 o'clock.
The watch bill for the second day was the same, with the exception of the names of the watches and quarter watches. The entire programme was reversed by the operation of the dog watches, which subst.i.tuted ”port”
for ”starboard,” and ”starboard” for ”port,” in the next day's routine.
When the boys were permitted to go below, they rushed to the watch bills, and studied them faithfully, till they fully understood the programme. Each student ascertained his duty for the night, and his off-time and study-hours for the next day, which were included in the first day's bill.
”I go on at twelve o'clock,” said Paul Kendall, in the after cabin, when he had examined the bill.
”And I go on deck at eight o'clock,” added Joseph Haven, the first lieutenant. ”I shall have a chance to sleep from ten till four in the morning, and an hour and a half, from six till half past seven.”
”I shall have my watch below from two till breakfast time. I don't think we need wear ourselves out under this arrangement.”
”No; I thought we should be obliged to take four hours of duty at a time on deck.”