The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-31
PUPILS ARE WEALTHY
MlLLIoNAIREs OF BOTH SEXES
ATTEND NAUTICAL COLLEGE
Mrs Howard Gould, Mrs. Robert GoeIet,
Miss Susan De Forest Day, and 9th
err Yacht Owners Study --Syisation
and All Branches of Sea Knowledge.

NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Any one WHO
wants to see sober men of affairs who
are prominent in the social as well as
the business life of this city sitting
in a classroom and coming to their les
sons like schoolboys should pay a visit
to the New York nautical college, at
No. 100 Water street. School hours
from 10 a. m. to- IL and from / p. m.
to p. m.," says the prospectus, BIZ
as some of the pupils have the man
agement of fortunes Of millions Of dol
lars to attend to during the busy hours
of the day, private classes usually
are arranged for their benefit.
1t. might surprise many persons that
such prominent yachtsmen as Robert
p. Tod, commodore Of the Atlantic
Yacht club; Arthur Curtiss James.
commodore Of the Seawanhaka; Ell
bridge T. Gerry, and a score OF others
equally we'll known in the yachting
world, would seek instruction in their
favorite amusement from any source,
but the fact that they all have attend
ed Capt. Howard Patterson's Nautical
college only shows how genuine is their
interest in the sport. Even women
san De Forest Day, Mrs. Robert Goelet
and Mrs. Howard Gould stand high in
the lists of the alumni.
1.-The study Of navigation is what
brings most of these experienced pupils
to the college," said Capt. Patterson,
yesterday, "for no one knows better
than the man who has been handling
sails and tackle and managing boats
for years that the only place to learn
navigation properly is a nautical school
where the theory of the work is taught.
1t is purely a book study, and a man
might almost as well go to sea to learn
to read and cipher as expect to &C
auire a correct knowledge Of naviga-
ton on the deck of vessel. There
has been a growing tendency on the
part of yacht. owners toward deep
water cruising, and an accompanying
desire, which rapidly is assuming the
form. of a demand, that their sailing
masters shall be. proficient in the sci
ence of navigation SO that 'oH-shOre'
voyaging may be INDUCED in by them
without entailing the inconvenience of
engaging the services of a special nav
igator.
Masters Of Their Yachts.
"Now many owners are going even
further than this, and since the passing
of the law which allows the owner of
steam yacht to obtain license to COM
mand and pilot his own vessel, provid-
ed he Is able to pass the examination
required by the United States local in
spector, the number of owners thus
qualified has increased rapidly. Wal
ther Luttgen, Robert E.. Tod, Allison
". Armour, Col. Jacob Rupert, George
Lorillard Rona1ds, Gen. B. F. Whit
lock, Edwin M. Post, F. Marion Craw-
ford, Arthur Curtiss James, J. A. Mol
lenhauef, Charles r. Adae and Guy
Norman are among those who have
taken out masters licenses through
this college, and now have authority
to navigate and sail their own vessels
In every sea-
Though many Of these men finished
their course several years ago-for
Capt. Patterson instituted his college
In 1882-and have held their licenses
long, they are not by any means con-
tent to rest on their laurels. Arthur
aCurtiss James takes a course every
two. or three. years in order. to keep
abreast of the latest developments of
marine ascience, and Commodore Tod
was a pupil as recently as last winter,
brushing up his knowledge Of the SAL
1orss craft. In this years class, study
ing for their masters certificate, are
FL. Rodewald, the owner of the big
English cutter Eelin; John Murray
Mitchell, who brought over the big
auxiliary Anenome W. from England
last spring, and J. Russell Peabody.
In addition to these Capt. Patterson is
how making up a class, composed Of
Commodore Tod, Commodore James,
Vice Commodore r. P. Doremus, of the
Atlantic Yacht club, and Gen. B. F.
Whitlock, fleet captain of the Atlantic,
who are going to take up the study Of
naval architecture, and steam engi-
neering. Having exhausted the field
of navigation and seamanship, they
are going into the two new branches,
which will enable them not only to de-
sign their own craft-in all the details
of hull and rigging. but also to take
charge Of the engine room, II neces-
sary.
Three Great Yaehtswonen.
Capt. Patterson regards Mrs. Robert
Goelet and Mrs. Howard Gould as
among the brightest and most promis-
ing of his pupils. Their object in TAX