The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-31
WOULD JOIN NAVY
Twenty-Five Applications AL ready Made on the Gun
 boat Wasp.
MUST PROVE THEIR AGE
Local Lads Will Not be AL
 lowed to Deceive the Officials.

Lieutenant James Campbell, U. s. N, who arrived here Tuesday noon on the auxiliary gunboat Wasp to recruit seamen for the United States navy has dad twenty-five applications, of whom one has passed, enlisted and sworn in, and of the remainder six have been passed by both the lieutenant and the medical examiner. All that remains for those six to do to become sailors 5 is to prove that they are eighteen E years of age, which is the age when a youth reaches his majority in the eyes of the federal government.
 All those wishing to enlist must be between the ages of eighteen ana E thirty-fve years, must have height of 5 feet 2 inches to feet inches; 5 must weigh over 110 pounds and have chest measurement of at least 5S < inches.
 As soon as man has enlisted and has been sworn in he is sent to the school for training seamen at New s port. R. L, where several months are put in making a seaman out ot hln' He is given instruction at Wlg-Wag- 4 ging, handling boats given instruction X in gunnery Then, also, In tnls ap- prenticeship period, the recruits are givan short cruises in the waters apout Newnort to familiarize themselves with man-of- war life, and duties on ebinboard. At the end of four months tbe seaman in embryo is examined and if he qualities he is assigned to A ship. and given a rating. The course < Is so planned that no time is wasted, and the development of landsman into a Jack Tar is as rapid as possl- ble.
 Besides this school at Newport there are those at the New York and Mare Island navy yards, where in struction in electrical work is given. But to be sent to either of those schools the applicant must be an elec- trician by trade or show especial apti- tude for the work Then there is a, school for yeomen, one for musicians at Norfolk, Va, and school to train men for the hospital corps
 After a seaman has served his first enlistment or re-enlistment he is given an opportunity of going to the gun | nery school at Washington, D. C., for a five months course in gun assemb- ling machine shop work, shell manu- facture, breech block mechanism, and he is then sent to the naval torpedo station at Newport, where he is given another five months course in the practice and use of torpedoes.
 After seaman has been assigned to g, ship, his daily routine is some what as follows: Reveille bugle cal at .30 In the morning, then all up fol an early breakfast, wash down decks comes next. At 7:30 the regular breakfast is served; at S:30 sick cal is sounded; from 9:30 to l1:SO the time is devoted to drilling. These drills are: Great gun drill, infantry ane light artillery drill, boats under oars # or sails, signals, collision and abandon < ship, fire quarters, general quarters clear ship for action, coaling ship.
 There are always fifteen minute in termissions between drills. At ll:5 dinner is served, the men having unti i o'clock to eat and have a smoke. A 13O afternoon drill commences, lastin' about an hour and half. After tha the Jack Tars time is his own unti 9 o'clock when it's lights out and turl | in. Wednesday and Saturday after moons belong to the tars, and all da! Sunday.
 The pay is $16 month to begin on with board, and clothes furnished b, the government. When the recruit fin ishes his four months apprenticeship he is given $19 month. After year'i service this Is increased to SPA, anC after that the increase depends on tht man himself, and with the rapid growtf F of the navy at the present time there E is splendid chance for any ambitious land dillgent young man to secure rap I i'd advancement, even to the securing o1 Ia commissioned office, which the law snoW allows.
 All the men who enlist about this time are sure of being sent to the ships r which will constitute the squadron tha1 Fighting Bob Evans Is to take to the Pacific coast. Int means that all tht men will have the chance of seeing good deal of North and South America on their 15.001 mile cruise.
 The gunboat Wasp, commanded ,bl | Lieutenant Campbell, was formerly thu yacht Columbia, owned by MT. Ian deau, and was purchased by the United States government upon the outbreal of the Spanish war The ship is 22 feet long, has a beam of about 25 feet and carries two six pounders and als two Colt rapid fire guns The crev consists of thirty three men. The boa is of steel and having once been yacht is speedy. The gunboat ha quadruple expansion engines;
 Lieutenant Campbell expects to b. # here at least week, and from her will sail up the sound, stopping a all the larger ports on the way ur The Wasp lays to at Belle dock ol Water street.
 The Day nurseries cared for 2O,oO children last year.