Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
DANIELS TO EXTEND
EDUCATION IN NAVY
Reorganizes His Council of
Aids by Adding Capt. George
R. Clark to List.
NOW CALLS Department
"GREATEST UNIVERSITY"
Embraces Every Character of In
struction From Elementary
Subjects Up.

Complete reorganization of his council
Of aids, including the creation of a new
post, that Of aid for education, has been
announced by Secretary Daniels of the
Navy Department Under the new plan
the departmental cabinet will be COM
posed of four officers. as heretofore but
only three of them will be especially
detailed the work of the aid for per-
sonnet now being included among the
duties of the chief of the bureau of
navigation.
AS aid for education Mr.. Daniels has
selected Capt George r. Clark, com
mandant of the great lakes training sta
ton, who will be succeeded at the sta
ton by Commander W. A. Moffitt of the
scout cruiser Chester.
The navy is declared by Secretary
Daniels to be the greatest university
in America, embracing every character
of instruction from the teaching OF
spelling to the newly enlisted men to
the study of strategy by the most ex-
perienced officers, and having in its
classes. including university extension
work. more than 10000 men. That this
educational work shall have the best
directors. he said. the position of aid
for education has been created. The
system of academic. technical and vo-
catiOnal education of enlisted men in
the naval service was formally estab-
lished by 4 general order issued by the
Secretary of the Navy December IS
1913 The result of that order he
said, was widespread and immediate
appreciated by the enlisted personnel
was strikingly evidenced by the rapid
increase In the number of enlistments
until the entire complement of the
navy was filled. May I. 1914.
Taught in Elementary Subjects.
The academic instruction of men on
board ships and at shore stations is
conducted by officers who teach the
elementary subjects, reading, writing,
arithmetic, spelling. geography and
history, to those men who have not
been grounded in those branches.
Three quarters of an hour each day is
given to that instruction. and the re-
mainder of the period. generally from
10 to 80 pm, is devoted to tech
meal and naval subjects.
To educate men who desire to become
qualified in special trades. classes are
maintained for the instruction of yeo-
men. cooks. bakers and stewards, cleo
tricians. painters. carpenters. shipftters,
gunners mates, artificers and musicians.
These service schools are located as fol-
lows:
The seamen gunners' class at Washing
ton. where gunners mates. turret captains
and seamen petty officers who have a
high average in ordnance, and If eligible
upon examination. are promoted to turret
captains. guIners' mates and gunners.
The torpedo class. at Newport, r. l.,
where the adjustment. operation and care
of torpedoes and torpedo tubes are taught
Only gunners' mates, seamen and petty
officers who have an average OF 315 in
ordnance for two years previous are
qualified to go to this school.
The electrical classes at New York and
Mare Island are divided into two parts
general electricians and radio electricians.
The artificers' class at Norfolk. where
shiphtters. shipwrights. blacksmiths.
plumbers and filters, and painters are
educated.
Training for Machinists' Mates.
The machinists' mates class at
Charleston. S. c.. where water tenders,
oilers and f1remen. first class, are
trained. Coppersmiths are also trained
at Charleston.
Woman classes at Newport and San
position, spelling, and have a typewrit-
ing test of 200 words in length, and to
qualify as yeoman a man must be able
to write at least ten words a minute.
The musicians classes at Norfolk and
San Francisco are taught to read mu-
sic. and play string and brass instru-
ments
The classes for commissary stewards
and cooks and bakers at Newport and
san Francisco, are. trained to their
trades; stewards must be continuous
service men, with a fair knowledge of
arithmetic: be able to write legibly,
and have had experience as a cook and
baker.
In addition to the above classes, men
are encouraged to take correspondence
courses with outside institutions; and
men OF the pay and medical depart
ments and Marine Corps are assisted
by the bureaus and headquarters Ma
rine Corps in preparing themselves
for their respective duties.