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The fact should be kept in mind that the Naval Academy is not a university but a school, the primary object of which is to educate boys to be efficient naval officers.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “The fact should be kept in mind that the Naval Academy is not a university but a school, the primary object of which is…”
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Roosevelt clarifies the primary purpose of the Naval Academy as training efficient naval officers rather than functioning as a university.
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