Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-16
FOR THE QUEENS NAVEE."
How tho Bnys nt Great Britlnn AR" Trained
far tho Naval Reserve service.

How tho Boys nt Great Britinn AR" Trained
far tho Naval Reserve service.
Chicago Inter.ocean.
One Of ths strong features Of Eng.
lands naval service IL the education oil
Young men for the merchant marine
The government takes this work ~
charge, turning out large number oil
graduates zach year who are placed as
midshipmen on merchant vessels, and
then work themselves up as oliicerH
This insures to the merchant marine
constant supply Of we'll educated com,
petent men. and also gives the royal
navy resetve forcs to draft officers
from in time OF war.
Two school ships, one Of them the
famoua old Nile, now called the Con.
way. are employed for this purpose.
These are uuder the immediate coutrol
of the Mercantile Marine Association
OF Liverpool, but the lords OF the ad
miralty exercise close supervision.
The scheme of education carried out
on hoard is general, besides being
technical, English grammar, physics.
geography, geometry. French, arithme-
tic and algebra finding a place. besides
nautical astronomy, chart drawing,
swimming. boxing. fencing ana cutluss
drill. During nautical instruction, as
well RS at all times when not In school,
the pupils are under tho commander
and nautical staff, and are exercised
10 all the duties of first class ship, in
splicing, reeiing, fnrling, heaving the
lead, the management Of boatH anu
steam Engines, and in practical sea
mGnship generally. Lucturoa upon
| divers interesting subjects are given
weekly, besides general instruction in
some 9t this most useful and practical
departments of surgery and medicine.
That physical training 10 not neglected.
can lie seen by glance at the cadets.
whose robust and healthy aspect pro-
claims their good condition. In addi-
tion to the vigorous exercise Of rowing,
| two fields have been provided for the
practice of cricket, foot ball. and other
outdoor games. while instruction In
swimming ia given daily throughout
the greater part Of the year.
Every year a gold medal is given by
the Quben TO the cadet VINO, 10 her
opinion, pnsResses tho qualities which
will make the finest sailor, and the
further interest taken by her in the
ship is shown by the fact that abe
gives a yearly prize of binoGuiar glassHs
and $50 to tue boys who compete for
the naval cadetship. besides tnese
there are many annual prizes. A number
of midshipmen in tho Royal Navy re-
reserve are annually granted by the
lords of admiralty, and appointments in
tho Bengal pil1t service lin which the
emolunIents reach to 81, 2U0 per annum
in the higher grades are awarded by
the Secretary Of State for India.
Within the last few years great
change has come over the merchant
fleet, sailing ships are rapidly hecom
ing extinct, steamships replacing then
everywhere. When ono of the former il
lost or broken up, she Ia replaced by {
steamship. OF the new tonnage rebuilt
during the past year, according Il
Lloyd's Register, no less than IS PEI
cent was Of steamships. with the result
, that the total of apprentices carried ha
, diminished from about Is, 900 to 1000
Formerly hoy destined to become al
officer in the merchant service had {,
, serve lengthy term as apprentice oil
board sailing ship, where rougl
life of hardanips had to be endured
combined with a great amount Of per
sunal risk, and the undesirable contHc
. with mitch. Now, thanks to til
: enterprise and energy of the commando
t and the COMMITTEES of the Conway, q
r this has been changed. Cadets ca
t now pass direct from the schoolship o
o board many of the principal atsanship
t aH midshinmen to train for certiiis
o officers in steam without payin
premiums. They receive special cor
10 alteration and treatment on board, an
o are seldom absent from home for moi
1t than couple of months at a tim,
il instead of years as formerly--an il
10 estimRble advantage only to bs realize
IT by those who have gone through ii
d mill of apprenticeship. The parchmer
/ certificate OF two years. service on II
II Conway is reczoned ny the board (
q trade as one year passed at ssa out
the four which are necessary 10 qualii
for second mates certificate.
Over s0n ex.Conway boys ara IN IL
royal navy and the Royal Navy reserv,
n 80 others are in the p. aud q. lins, an
is NO less than 20 have joined the Beng
pilot service, while a very large mr.,
d portion Of officers of tho Indian marir
~ owe their SUCCESS to the schoolship.
Z all parts Of thu world old Conway boz
u have distinguished themselves by ac
;, Of bravery the gallant conduct OF Can
y DE Berry and Lieut.. Dobhin and Coll
- smith ON the occasion of the loss of III
q Alden last summer, which brought thei
10 the recognition and thanks of III
I Indian government, is still fresh i
70 peoples minds.
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