Valdez daily prospector., 1914-05-23
DANIELS RINGS A
 NAVY SCHOOL BELL
Enlisted Men Not We'll Ground
 ed Must Attend Glasses.
TO EXAMINE ALL SAILORS.

Points Out That Such Work Would ln-
 crease Efficiency of Jaekies-Junior
 Officers From Naval Academy Will
 Act as lnstructors-WilI Aid Men at
 Expiration of Service.
 Washington.-Secreta of the Navy Daniels has issued an order making 1t compulsory for all enlisted men of the navy who are not we'll grounded in the common school branches and have not yet completed two years service in the navy to attend the serv- ice schools, which will be held aboard ship and at training stations and yards. Junior officers only recently out of the Naval academy will act as instructors. Instruction in reading. writing, arithmetic, spelling, geogra- phy and history will be continued un- til each man has attained a satlsfac- tory standard.
 Academic instruction will be limited to three-fourths of an hour each day and the remainder of the study period will be devoted to technical and naval subjects. Men who do not need the academic course will devote the whole period to other branches.
 The routine aboard ship will be ar ranged so that the following general principle as regards the employment of the men may be followed as far as possible: All hands to, 9:15; cleaning and shipwork; 9:15 to 11:45, drills and routine duties; 11:45 to 1:15, dinner and recreation; 1:15 to 2:30. instruction l and school daily except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays; 2:3O to 4:3O. drill, work and recreation.
 The instruction will be under the general direction of the commanding officer. The executive officer will have Immediate charge, assisted by all com missioned officers and by such warrant and petty officers as may be necessary in the different apartments aboard ship.
 Division officers are directed to ex- anime all men under their supervision noting the deficiencies of each man. the amount of instruction he may have received at the training station, the branches in which further instruction is most needed, the fitness of each man for promotion, the branch foI which he Is best suited and the per sonal preferences and ambitions o1 each in order that classes may be formed to secure progress and i'm provement in the mental and technical training of men in every branch of the navy service.
 Whenever the weather or the circum stances of service of any particular ship or ships are such that additiona times during the day may be given tt instruction. commanding officers art urged to increase the periods of in struction and to encourage night class es when practicable.
 Secretary Daniels points out that the idea which prevails in some quarters that this instruction will interfere with strictly man-of-war work appears te be groundless, inasmuch as more than three-fourths of the order Is devoted to the consideration of strictly techni cal and naval instruction along lines that will tend directly to the increased efficiency of man-of.war.
 The Naval academy Is to be the cen ter for the preparation of handbooks to be used by beginners. Provision is made for the gradual supply of the necessary. books needed in both the academic and professional branches of instruction. It Is required that con- plete record of each mans progress shall be permanently attached to his enlistment record and that he shall re. ceive a certificate of proficiency at the completion of his term of service in 1 the navy.
 Secretary Daniels. by instituting this educational system. makes it possible for every young man in the navy-and of the whole enlisted personnel more than 30 per cent are young-to obtain commissions in the service or pro- fessional training which will enable him to enter on even terms with civil fans in professional life outside the navy.
 The whole scheme follows the idea of Secretary. Daniels that the navy should be great school as well as a working institution.