Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-03

generously devoting all his means 10
Il, besides deyoting himself entirely TO
the service OF the fisher folk, There Is
an average Of about 100 pupils, with
about 40 IN the first class, and lessons
are given two days a week TO allow
for the going out and return Of the
fishing boats, the hours being from
$3.50 to 1850 a. m. and from 1870 to $50
,. M The elder students take much
Of their instruction In the long winter
evenings but the youngsters who
either have not started on their career
or whose sea trips are shorter are abls
to attend the classes during the day
and more frequently
TEACHING sEAMANsHIP ON LAND
The able believes greatly IN practical
instruction and with this idea has had
built In his garden the model, actual
size, Of fishing boat. True every
thing that Is below decks seems to have
sunk In the garden, but the upper part
is all that Is necessary for his purpose.
and II Is here that the boys learn to
mount the rigging without fear, so that
when they do go to sea they shall not
have that sickening terror which has
been so often described in sea stories.
Here, too, they learn signaling, 10 use
their sextants, and. In fact, all those
things which surely will be done on
the deck Of a boat II Is not difficult TO
realize that the youngsters who have
not yet been TO sea thoroughly enjoy
this make believe fancying Them
selves already full blown sailors.
All the pupils, whether they be curly
headed boys on grizzled, weather. beat
en- men. are devoted to the good able.
The small boy has much to learn In
this professional school Of fishery, for
there are, TO begin with, no less than
200 nautical knots to master, all more
or less Intricate and puzzing to small
fingers: there are blocks TO be rugged
and ropes 10 be spllced; there are sails
to be mended and nets TO be made and
repaired. Nothing Is more dmusing than
the sewing class, where rows OF little
boys sit tugglng the hard thread
through the tough sailclOth, each fur
nished with fiat piece Of leather for
the palm OF his hand and known as the
sailors thmble, They must learn to
heaye the log too, and. reckon the num-
Der OF miles run after that fashion
which is so puzzling to a landsman.
The professional School OF Fishery.
however, does not stop here. Glass
are held for astronomy, for the compu-
tatlon OF latitude and longitude. and an
immense raised map OF the North sea
bed tthis region being that most partic.
ularly studied since few Belgian fish
ers go further aheld) shows the boys
who're rocky bed is 20 be found.
Where the bottom Is OF seaweed where
OF she'll where Of sand, with the run Of
tho different tides and garments. Since
you cannot catch sOles round rocks nor
cod IN very shallow water, any more
than you can gather iBs from thistles
Il Is evident that the fisherman who has
an intimate knowledge Of the beyi
places To look Tor his prey is on the
right rood 10 success. In this the Fish
ing museum greatly aids. for every
thing brought up By HE nets. down q
The very smallest atom. Is carefully fol-
lected and classified. 20 TINT the Young.
ster learns all about The different ne of
the anImalcuae IN the sen water over
which he Goats, the food various ash
take their parasites and an about thsn
eggs