"A Medium in Which I Seek Relief": Manuscripts of American Sailors 1919-1940Main MenuIntroductionPublication IntroductionTranscriptionsThe SailorsBeginning of PathThe ShipsBeginning of PathContext & AnalysisBeginning of PathSources / CitationsBeginning of PathAnnie Tummino3ab49bb2dc491ebce8f162f5757538b6789c8434
Food on training ships
12020-03-10T17:49:53-07:00Annie Tummino3ab49bb2dc491ebce8f162f5757538b6789c8434331953Noteplain2020-03-10T18:07:45-07:00Annie Tummino3ab49bb2dc491ebce8f162f5757538b6789c8434Complaints about food on the training ships (and later, on the campus) is a thread throughout SUNY Maritime's history. In Cecil Northrop's "At Sea," he complains about not having enough food to eat, and needing to fill up on crackers and butter. He also recounts a somewhat hilarious story of stealing a can of peaches from the galley and trying to figure out where to hide it until he could safely eat it without getting caught (see pages 16-17). Stealing food is a common infraction listed in the student conduct books in the Maritime College Archives.