New-York tribune., 1911-09-10
SCIENCE IN NAVY MANAGEMENT
How It Is Improving the PERSONAL
and the Service.

II Is the belief OF naval officers .ha, .,
management and operation the sayy is In.
proving every day, says Lieutenant Cor-
mander Walter B. Tardy. L. s. ". in Tn.
Engineering Magazine" This belief :,
founded on the facts that ship repair hin.
are showing a steady decrease; that nor.
miles are steamed for given expenditur.
of coal, oil and supplies at present than a,
any former time; that ships are handed
better each succeeding period; that gun.
merry records show that the nayv's ability
to hit is continually improving; that sn.ps
are kept in repair and spend less time a,
navy yards than they formerly did, and
are able to develop higher sustained speed,
than ever before and that all officers and
men in the feet are pulling together 10
secure economy and efficiency. 40 one Is
satisfied with present attachments: all feel
sure that improvements viii continue
Brief reference must be made 10 the
effect Of improved management on the per.
sonnel, both officers and men The battle
ship OF to-day is beehive OF Industry
Much Of the formal duty Of olden days Is
forever gone. Each officer and man has
prescribed important duties Reports tha,
formerly were made in person and caused
a considerable waste OF time and effort
both OF commanding and subordinate on.
GERS, are now transmitted by telephone,
voice tube or messenger So well defined
are the duties and SO we'll fixed are the
responsibilities that a head Of department,
the senior engineer officer for instance.
may not come into personal contact with
the commanding officer for days at a time
This. Of course, when everything goes
right.
The day OF dctatorial military control OF
the men and of harsh treatment Is past
The officers and men work together, and
to an observer the officer is distinguished
only by his cap and his air OF leadership
9nd broader knowledge OF the work in
hand' evidenced by his directing and decid-
ing. The officer Is in no sense a driver; he
Is leader and director as well as a fel-
low worker. The men are enthusiastic.
youngsters generally, who appreciate falr
treatment and are willing 10 do a days
work II they are sure every other man will
be required TO do his fair share They are
loyal to their officers, to their ship and 10
the service. They are ambitious to learn
and TO excel so that they may have Just
pride in their ship.
With the methods OF management in
vogue in the navy every man who remains
throughout an enlistment is picked for the
work he is best suited. He is instructed,
trained TO obedience, impressed with the
value Of time, learns self-reliance, becomes
able TO understand instructions, reliable In
the execution of orders. and learns some
trade. In short. he has pTolited by his
tuition in the great training school that the
navy is. His earning capacity has increased
enormously. His honorable discharge is
voucher of good character. He goes out as
a stationary engineer. an operating electr-
clan, fireman. oiler or machnist In the mer-
chant marine. or as a foreman or special
mechanic I'm outside shops. Many enter
government employ under civil service.
Some become second and third officers On