The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-12-01
U.SNavy as a Training Ground for Young Men.
An Excellent Paper Read Before the Local Chautaqua Giro
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By r: C. J..

what known the setting up drill and in the regular drills
of formation companies and battalion All the
of the regular army are used aho sailor is not supposed
do any shore duty But this training makes him familiar
with the work he is called do work of that kind
hardens the muscles giving the wind and making
them strong enough Withstand any hardship that real
may bring them At nnehiy the drill and sick call is
blown, calling the who sick These then march
the hospital where they have the personal attention of
doctors and who know their business In
shammng it is found and the shammer is given
from five sixty hours duty Extra duty Of
working during the hours you would otherwise have ree
and having put up with the remarks and gbes of
comrades This the lazy he quickly finds
that the navy does ask him do any than he
well able to perform.
From thirty eleven all who not sick take up
the following duties Learning tie all sailor knots how
to splice how a1oft in the rigging of ship rifle
practice small practice signal light and flag practice
how to up tent and rowing These duties not all
taken the morning. but alternating days. of
the companies taking up branch morning other
panies taking up others.
The wash their clothes, or if they are in
port and wish send them laundry they may If
they do send them laundry they pay for the work
personally Az rule the wash their clothes themselves
At twelve o'clock dinner o'clock the station
again the parade ground for quarters At oneeen
they review before the commander of the station and
then dismissed for the afternoon Those who have
duty work off, the others spend their time in any
way they fit. i4
All afternoons except Wednesday, when the entire
on thru battalion drill great extent free On
Saturday all drills done away with and the day is spent
in playing baseball football basket ball with the nearby
Teams with the teams of ships that at the
yard for repairs
The are given shore liberty every four days
that day required do anything the day from nine
o'clock in the morning till nine the next day being theirs
reserved Therefore Uncle Sans sailors work three days
of FOUR while the citizen word six of
Some go Norfolk spend the day. others take the time
study To say that will the time given them play,
in study does consistent with human nature but
have hundreds of young their liberty days. in all
kinds of Places with the Manual of Regulations in their
hands, getting all they could of it. Here another of the
points am trying to bring out to the surface These
ashore would read anything but cheap novel
newspaper Both would pass of their minds while
they reading them but this manual is read with the
thought of remembering all that contains So the navy
makes the young think. And thinking is what makes
the and the world.
crut given examination for and he qualities
he ship in active service 1t is up the
for he has the chance that all the rest have He
study keep his and that he informs
himself all that he must know in order get ahead be
may idle his time and stay the position all the
time he aboard that particular ship If time
does not show interest in his work. both his and
officers who have him direct charge that he made
take interest in it. If he does take kindly the
advice and interest of his division officer he may be
erred another of the ship The navy believes in
ting in all the places she before putting him uI
for undesirable discharge The that will not do hE
work. does not show desire to get ahead WILL in nine
Of be dismissed with the above mentioned dis
charge IT, the other hand he does show interest he
is the commanding officer, who gives him
animation for he passes he rated and h
pay increased $3.50 per month he expense
for his living Clothes this equal 900 salary ashore
He keep going up from another till ht
reaches that of chief petty officer in the enlisted service
he has the qualifications he then take
nation for officer After service in that branch
which is commissioned one he go still higher in the
service he is eligible for m nation as en-
sign, which carries W th it the honor of being
officer of the ne Very few high ensign but th
fact that have reached that station admttance
the fact that the enlisted may get there he willing
his spare time the work of getting the necessary
formation that he have order hold that position
The average clerk in large wholesale house comes t
work salary of $4,000 per month He knows that ae
years of service he may reach the position of manager
works years. putting his best efforts of brain and bod
for the firm he working for and when he old
10y it, he is given salary Of the average $4,000
month The sailor after three of service draws