Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09

Plans for a training ship to fl younS
men tc be uffics RS In the mercantile
marine have been completed ly the
White Star line of Liverpool. says the
Boston Globe.
In it's announce ment on the SUD
j,Ct the company says that Owing 10
the oc an carving trade having been
largely transferred from sailing yes
: Is 10 steamers. and by reason OF the
lack of nppt rtabities fer training fu-
tire officers cifici ntlv on steamships.
this scheme has been d viscd for ed
ucating cadets as apprentices on a
first class sailing vessel. OF a suitable
size for bOv5 TO handle.
The voss which the company has
acquired for the purpose is the Ciyd"-
hull, CLIPPER ship Merscy. I'll feet IN
length. - feet in breadth. Of l.S29
tons gross register and Ship-ricged
She will sail from Liverpool fer Sgd
new. N. s w. Aug. 20.
The unt rtaking is the outcome ot
a report made Ivy an expert committee
formed IL I year hv Bruce ismay 70
inunire into the whole subject. the
vessel will be under the control Of Is
NAV Imr,' & Co. managers OF the
line mentioned. and will sail to vari
rus PARTS rf the world. as cirrum
stances NAV render desirable. IL IS
int ended to carry about so boys. pre-
ference being at first given 10 those
who have had preliminary training on
thu training ships Conway and Wor-
CeSfer
The apprenticeship on the Mersey
will be for four years. or three years
for those duly certified from the other
training ships named The Toys tax n
are te Re firm Il 10 IL wears old. ex'
cent II they have served two years on
the Conway or the Worcester they
vii, bc reccive 4 mn To IS wears. On
the expiration OF their apprenticeship
they will b. eligible 10 take the board
Of trade examination for second
mates certificate and upon obtaining
this IN will &c qualified and have
preference for appointments as junior
. sicrrs on the steamers Of tho Whit"
Star. JeyIand. Dominion and Atlantic
tran sport lines. Promotion thereafter
will he according to conduct and ahil'
,tv the Intention being that the cadets
will remain tn the service. passing
through thr various grades until th"v
o'tain their masters square rugged
ceritcat. according 20 the hoard ~
trade ypccial regulations. vh"n they
will b- cIiciblc to TT motion 20 senior
cNRc~rS 81 tic watch.
Under tn commander a The Ncr-
roy there will he q nautical ard edu
rational AN. Nv whom 'hc cad IS viii
D.. rar~'rI'v and r~gniarly oNrrcis"d
and Instructed. and In addition '"
crmrlri'ry thrir General "ducation
.ih,v viii ~ taught IN" SPECIAL sub
i.c.S r~uuir,y. TO fi th w fcr their
future work IGcturrS will - given
On naval architecture. construction.
'outh, and measurement f hcsis.
charter rarii~s krenirE - io2 h"ots
etc aiso On Tho h.a-r ri qua'''fE "f
roaI sscarn raj ing srd IN" r"dim"nts
~ marine ruEir~S Cadets sil WORK
tho ship and IN ih~ir "riinary du'iSs
Will rrr~ru~ fsuiIi@r with "s prsci'~s'
hs-dIirs r. r,rri ihn- win -" isueh'
swimming. hos, saiiin-. 6'schaTSinr.
rr~rivins siowars n'iia''.n. caro- ~
rarEc. eurvr flag monrine and 'ayfnS
out anrh..rx
IN hoa-d tho cadets ~iu 70 in
schroj six Sc-r- dar. no s:ud'ra "
cIu4irs Fnziish erarmsr ccr'->~'-
ton, French or German. history, triso-