The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-13
MAKERS or FUTURE

MAKER,
4 " BOSTON, Sept. 12.-Durins the past de- -i
cade the development Of naval ar arch''oc.
Il ture in America. particularly -
11assachllsctts Institute OF recn1lnoiosS -
this city, has placed the United et SUES -
par With any country IN inc "o - " -
It's k9wledge q the theoret'c a. HI ton
plans Tor q modem yteamnhip, war , yosse, y
oas,ips IS schooner or Rssas and
Of ,Ms pre!snt esToWsh OF sh,
yards and asei epsmtlsh at VAN ws
0 ncrna iii, etore long once more carry ~
INC Glars and stripes at the masthead 20. o.
!. n Hoodly number OF its ocean so'ns
This goodiy number Of vessels 3 e tnrs,;
however, DO made in our own an at h,,Iid.
shipyaras and th hen new II durins lie past
inE !o in seaport Boston almost within
stones throx Of RIc9ards9|n nter. nshu
titHl Trinity tS Ghs stead,ly growing
~ the iteeSnea study without wf,edh
s ene modern shipbuldng y h5 All
t,sa npSs IN nssighbor rs reiation wth
wha, is probably the best eau WI q s OK
Snnt Ia boratory OF electricity SeI ~ y, rnr-
e1estr1e'tyh pasyfid III
fane pa cntrely 10 the planning o. sea
eoinr Vessels. chiefly Of course: ,mn st he
Steel STEAMSHIP tn 1resa ,1n' eciyii,zation.
ocean h , ,ype has indeed quite as mHcf
the o1 th The sn' MAIN dtsns
OF uhe Il rye enough to accommodate, some
ao ishax Students. Is large enough a' SOD -
1ay' down tho body plans OF ioul t ;be.e
sized vessels in the same iasnf fuli "a
ass,s''S n the nould-loft OF big shipyaIa:
,rb;s ira fling room occupies the s.eaitsst
nart of tho upper story OF the new. pa i,ar
ing. and Is supplemented W ~, y. ins tr,,ctors
looms used as offices for me 81 rea No
snd fnr ina storing OF the compile ted pla .t,s
~ no "a rious vessels turned out ny Inc
students. 80, = out forty feet
-. -. - has. however, a more direct anu
s emannral interest in that It ~ 10 ne me
1nrkinE quarters OF the young men "no y.
y Uncle sam selects from MS acadetnS go, o.
Anna nnlis and sends to Boston. 70 receive
4 nnst" srni,,ate training as naval construc-
tors. This part OF the building VIII, pe
ai,,nder the immediate supervision OF Cap
tain Hovgaar I'd, of the Danisn many 10y nu%
u ,,armIts him to take charge Of tho special
Course for United States naval consIrucc Eve,
tors which was arranged by professor q =
na,, Of Naval Architecture. The Naval
g I 1eadau NJ makes its cadets capable Of
q Commanding a warshlp. and the tinstleuhte
completes their special educa ton ~ Ti,nfr
spsecial drafting-room Is. therefore praG;ti-
a 81 iIv I a. government school-roomt, exclu-
siveness being desirable not only because
the students are mere speSnlSing u but
siso because much Of the material upon
which they are working comprises gov.
eminent secrets which must Pc. kept az
Working in a United States navy-yard.
Tha naval constructors are really "onl
duty at the institute, having been Or.
dered there by sha goyernmesnt tmro cnn.
sfructor on duty at the Boston navy-yard:
the commandment OF the naVy-yard ana
the Bureau OF Naval Construction a
4 Wa shingtOn, AFTER Lne coWPletloH " t'o't
"A terms at Annapolis. 'i8E
building Is the fact that It has a19I e
on the r9of, ana .nn swume
about like a ship at sea under the guild.
ance OF her big rudder The purpose RI L., o.
this !nstruntentm;a. stanaard Rachse ana ma
". uir the applIances for adj1stlng deylations
az they are found on modern shttps.ls
to teach students ho Tcb 70 aKe vesse
to the compass upon whose correct reaq1.
Ing depenSds rs oss bat aea Needed
s anarv steel vessel must answer her helm
and turn In different directlons n order
to provide the necessary data. " cot l,so
cannot can be steered nov ~, one DIRECTION
e ny 9Ht w ha roSt
the, building a circular, platform thaff
swings the compass. exactly as II wou!u
I be moved blythe SWINGING Of hlgi oe s,9n
Ehe new building therefore, not only
contains 7below decls.'' as one miSht
say, crew Of young constructors study,
INK the making Of every possible kind OF
sailing craft b,,t theorstetay nsails on 1ns
salidlns . tha eltY that. even heore
cally, Gamble steersd by Gomp4a, q! I, !, :,
naval Val areRtects Viii be devoted only. to
the third and fourt year work Of stu
dents the actual plapsnlnts ~ o. EesseiI
necessary to the naval architect who has
now so thoroug lily supplanted the Old
time shipbullder, Tor naval architecture
deals not only, with the ship itself. PVT
with te engines n, {hat have turned t aS
regime have sometimes contemptuously
designated as n, floating machlne, shop;
and the, man who as Occasionally az
qualnted With the vessel Of to-day must
ANA p st i rods ia Would aYe lad e
s yseg sa Hh ksf y nai
edge, too Tor spars and gglng are stu
essential to many of the slower going
ocean IT and must Pc Pc, taken al into n ner
f feet must Know ass the cost Of ma tsrias
b bssn !" Furnished him to see whethenlit
comes up to standard requirements. IN