The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-18
DANIELS RINGS A
Navy SCHOOL BELL
Enlisted Men Not Well Ground
ed Must Attend Glasses.
TO EXAMINE ALL SAILORS.

Points Out That Such Work Would In
crease Efficiency of Jackies-Junior
Officers From Naval Academy VIII
Act as instructors-Wiil Aid Men at
Expiration of Service.
Washingtdn.-Secr of the Navy
Daniels has issued an order making
it compulsory for all enlisted men Of
the navy who are not. we'll grounded 4
III the common school branches ana
have not vet completed Two years
service iii the navy TO attend the SerN
ice schools, which will be held aboard
ship and ut training stations ana
yards Junior officers only recently
out of the Naval academy will act as
Instructors instruction i'll reading.
writing. arithmetic. spelling. geoGrd.
ply and history will be continued un
I'll each man has attained a satiSfac
tory standard.
Academic instruction Will be limited
to three-fourths Of an hour each day
md the remainder Of the study period
will he devoted to technical and naval
subjects Men who do not need the
| acadrn IL course will devote the Whole
| period 10 other branches.
The routine aboard ship will be ar
ranged So that the following general
! principle rs regards the employment
uf The men may Ire followed aS far as
| possible. All hands to. 9:ll; cleaning
| and Shipwork: 9:13 10 1l:45. drills ana
! routine duties; II 40 to l.11. dinner
/ and recreation: l:l5 TO so instructions
| and school daily except Saturdays,
! Sundays and holidays; 2:;iO IL IA.
,lril. work and recreation.
The instruction wifi he under the
general direction of the commanding
officer. The executive officer viii have
| immediate charge. assisted by all com
! miSSioned officers ana by such warrant
and petty officers a. may be necessary
in the different apartments aboard
>,hip.
I Division officers are directed 10 ex-
anime All men under their supervision
| noting the deficiencies of each man.
the amount Of instruction he may have
received 1T the training station. the
branches in which further instruction
is most needed the fitness of each
man Tor promotion the branch fer
which he is best suited ana The per
~onal preferences ami ambitions OF
each in order that classes may he
formed To secure progress and i'm
proyemcnt 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 additional
times during the day may be given 10
instruction. commanding officers are
urged TO increase the periods Of III
Struction and To encourage night class
es when practicable.
Secretary Daniels points out that the
idea which prevails i'll some quarters
that this instruction will interfere with
strictly man-of-war work appears 10
lie 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 4 man-of-war.
The Naval academy is 10 be the cen
ter for the preparation of handbookS
10 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. 1t is required that a com
plete record Of each mans progress
shall be permanently attached to his
enlistment record and. that be shall re
| ceive Il certificate of proficiency at the
completion of his term of service in
the navy.
Secretary Daniels, by instituting this
educational system. makes it possible
for every young man in the maryland
Of the whole enlisted personnel more
than 80 per cent are young-to obtain
commissions in the service or Il pro
fesSional training which will enable
him TO enter on even terms with civil
ians 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
working institution.