Arizona republican., 1908-03-17
TARS SEEK PROMOTION.
Over 2,0o0 Men in Admiral Evans
 Fleet Want Better Berths.


 tions and higher wages. But the most remarkable fact about this strike is that il is perfectly agreeable to the employers. In fact the navy depart ment and the officers of the fleet en- courage it in every possible way. for these men are cndeavoring Co get their demands by conforming to the regula- tions put in force by the navy depart ment for the promotion of enlisted men.
 1 In 1901, congress passed what is ordinarily known as the Personnel Act. which enables enlisted men in the ser ! vice to become commissioned officers something that before this was only 1 possible for Annapolis graduates. The result of this law has been very ben ! eficial. encouraging men in the navy | to study for promotion and thus ac- quire the good habits and conduct that the study habit carries with it, and in 1 voluntarily forcing them to learn more Of the theory of their work Conse- ouently there has been noticed marked betterment in the efficiency of | the service.
 i It is an ordinary sight to observe one of the admiraIs tars after the watch has been "piped below getting his 'ditty-boN" and spreading his ! "calltng mat in comfortable place and making recitation on Nautical As;ronomy-a recitation that is to be sent by mail 10 his correspondence school professor: for it is through the correspondence schools that most of | the men secure their theoretical train | ing.
 1 The International Correspondence | Schools. of Scranton. Pa. alone have over 2.OOO students in the fleet that is ! now sailing up the Pacific. Of the 24 enlisted men who have SD far secured commissions as ensigns under the ! Personnel Act of 1901. 14 have been ! I. C. <. students. On account of the mammoth organization of this great ! institution 1t is possible for it's stud ents on board the fleet not only to send in their recitatiOns from every port of call, but tO actually come in contact with the representatives of the schools at most of the points at which i the fleet will touch. These schools i have agencies at Bermuda. Buenos | Ayres. Panama. San Francisco. and if | the fleet should come home through ! the Suez canal the men could find es- | tablished agencies al Honolulu, Ma nila. Shanghai Bombay. Singapore. Alexandria, etc.
 | The navy department has grant 1 eel every inducemcnt for the men tn study through the opportunity afforded by the International Cor i respondence Schools on each ship [ ! and representative of the schools | who looks after the interests of l the students on board and helps them in their studies. IL was through the warm interest that Admiral Evans had for this insti- i tuition that it was possible to sc- 1 cure the great concession of hay ! ing these instructors appointed on ! Tinted States ships
 Tn speaking of the work accom- l plished bv the |. C. $. among en- ! listed men. Admiral Dewey says: | "I am glad % learn that so many i men in the naval service have talk | en and are taking advantage Of the excellent system which these | schools follow. I have heard many favorable opinions expressed in regard to their work.
 on board many of the ships | study quarters have been fitted mp where students may have quiet and all convenienCes for progress ing in their courses. Admiral Chas. NJ Thomas. in charge of the sec ond section of the fleet. has eX-
 pressed himself as being amazed q frf1t l, Is have been able tO make.
 The advancement of enlisted men in the navy is only one branch If the enormous work car- ricd on bv this great factory of
 trained brains-the International Correspondence Schools of Scran-
 ton. Pa. For f6 years they have been occupied in the sole business of providing ambitious men and
 women in all trades and profes-
 SionS in all conditions and cir
 cumstances of life. with the train
 ing that would qualify them for
 higher positions. better salaries
 and successful lives. That they
 have been successful in doing this is proved by the gigantic growth
 to which this institution has at tained. Sixteen years ago it was
 a mere experiment with one course
 of instruction. It is now in many
 ways the largest educational insti-
 tuition in the world. with POS
 course of instruction. The pro-
 prietors of the institution have
 capital of S6,000.000; own and
 occupy buildings covering over
 300. 900 square feet of floor space,
 they have a private printing plant
 turning out 3is tons of printed
 matter per day: a mailing depart
 ment handling 15.G00 pieces "f
 mail every 2i hours: 5000 em-
 ploycs: and an instruction staff
 competent to handle the work of
 5000 students each day.
 The original preparation or the
 instruction matter for thes"
 schools cost :1,50O.00O. and every
 year there is spent d quarter of
 million in revising and improving
 this instruction matter
 Hundreds of thousands of men have secured advancement through -. : i training Carpenters have bccume 1 architects: machinists hay" become ! superintcndents: and clerks have te- l come managers and rrrprictCrs of ] businesses of their own. Nor 'nly | have men advanced in ,hric own | trades and professions, but men work ! ing in uncongenial OccUpl tjOI:& hgVC | I 4 ,..sss.,,f ,k,sri,