“Where are you from?”
“Toledo, Ohio, sir.”
“Never mind the town; just name your state. Now try it again!”
“From Ohio, sir.”
“That’s better. Why have you entered the Navy; for money, glory, patriotism or an education?”
“I don’t know how to answer, sir; I like everything about it.”
“Say sir when you end a sentence to an upper classman. Now try it again.”
Ralph did as directed.
“What is history in its highest and truest sense?”
“I don’t know, sir.”