New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-21
NAVAL CONSTRUCTORSEDUCA abroad
TWO CADETS SENT TO THE ROYAL NAVAL coll
LEGE-TECHNICAL BRANCHES ESTABLISHED
IN AMERICAN COLLEGES

LEGE-TECHNlcAl, BRANtiiES Isl ABlslStEb
N AMERICAN COLLEGES.
Naval Cadets William p. Robert and d. II. Cox.
who were graduated and two in their class.
and who have been temporarily on duty at the
Navy Yard have been ordered TO take two years
course OF special technical instruction at the Royal
College Greenwich, preparatory TO transfer 10 the
Naval Constructors Corps. Ii Is thought that these
may be the last coupet OF graduates 10 go abroad
to take course in naval architecture. for the rea-
son that the in naval architecture, which IN
cludes shipbuldIng. established at Cornell three
years ago will be sufficiently developed In another
year 10 give the education necessary for the cadets
to become naval constructors. The two cadets Sc
lected 10 be abroad this year entered the Naval
Academy ia 1890 and graduated June % last;
Robert is from Mississippi. and Cox is from New
York
1t has been the practice for several years 10 send
the two leaders the graduating class either to the
Royal Naval College. the French Maritime School
at Paris or the Glasgow University or the
three institutions named. the Royal Naval College
is considered the best Prior TO 1863 ii was used as
a hospital and home for retired seamen OF the Brit
ish Navy: but in 1873 the college was established
there Then England extended an invitation to for.
eign nations to have two students there under In
struction but IL was not until 1873 that the tnited
States sent two cadets. Messrs. Bowles and Gate
wood They returned at the end OF three years
and were appointed assistant naval constructors
with the rank of leutenants. Up TO this time con-
structors in the Navy were appointed from civil
life or from among the carpenters In the Navy.
after competitive examination. Then Cadets Nixon
and Shock Were sent 10 the Royal Naval College.
and Cadets Woodward and Linnard were sent TO
the Paris institution. Messrs. Bowles. I-nnard ana
Woodward are the constructors llst. put
Mr. Catewood is dead and Mr.. Nixon IL chief con-
structor for Cramp & Sons. at salary Oh Vow
a wear an increase the Navy salary OF $500
When he offered his resignation to accept the offer
of the Cramps Il was held in allegiance by Secretary
Tracy the point being made that the Government
had paid for his education. and that he should give
the Government the benefit of it. The resignation
was accepted afterward.
The first cadets sent TO the schools abroad re-
ceived only the pay OF cadets, or $500 year, and
as II cost them in the neighborhood OF $1,000 year
70 live AT Greenwich. it cost them goodly amount
from their private purses TO become assistant naVai
constructors In 1886 however, this system was
changed and the Government made an extra allow
ance to each student OF $40 month"; ana 'his mas
been the practice since
In ,sx, cadets David W. Taylor and :. w. Armls-
stead were sent TO the Royal Naval College and
Cadets W. J. Baxter and W. l.. Caps were sent
10 the Glasgow University. Taylor carried on the
highest honors of the college. and eXcelled the
highest record made by student OF that institu-
zion no TO that time Since then other cadet stu
dents have won the highest honors in the institu-
fiona abroad with the result that 80 much jealousy
was caused among the other students that there mas
been an expressed disposition to rescnd the prlv-
ieges Fourteen other cadets have since become as
sstant naval constructors. a., ,...
There are recognized advantages 10 the cadets
taking these special courses and TO be appointed
~ The Constructors Corps subsequently. For In
stance Naval Constructor Rexter now has salary
OF 81 200 a year. while his classmates VINO renained
IN ,be line are yet ensigns and have salary OF
81 400 year when at sea. Then TOO the con-
strucors duty Is always on shore ana ne can e..
,nbiish a home on shore and be with MS family
always But a naval constructor can never reacn
,ra rank of rear-admiral and II VIII De rare tnat
~, u,ui oct above the rank OF captain on the
other nan3 his pay s increased by length OF ser.
Moo and twenty years after date or appointfment
his nav will be 81 200 year, or only ~" Iess tnam
,bot Of rear-admral on shore duty ana oniy
a 500 a wear l.ss than the admrars pay az sea;
s,ons,rnctor Rexters pay after August TO- 1918 VIII
be "a ao year while that of MS ciassmss 90 eco AZ
The nresent rate OF promotion, VIII be only S-'oW
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