Evening journal., 1916-02-14
power SQUADRON
FOR della. Waters
Doc Streets Navigation
Classes Plan TO Become
Government Organization
TEN MEN MUST
PASS THE EXAMS,

The next motorboat season viii see
other sports than races. social affairs.
club runs and cruises. as these is
now being discussed the formation
Of power squadron for The Delaware
River Application has been made to
The United States Power Squadron for
sanction TO form "tho United states
Power Squadron OF the Delaware
River
Plans call for some 80 boat owners
to organize for the purpose Of study
ing Sawgation. chart work use Of the
compass. proper equipment Of boats,
lights and thch meaning al night
rules Of the sen ana channels buoys,
markings and thousand other things
pertaining TO the sport Of motor boat
lne-
This can be done by taking mem
beikhip in tho United States Power
Sqtadron and having 10 boat owners
gOt before the official examining
board This means that the classes
under DR. G.. $. Street arc back OF
the new organization with some 200
mol. most Of them boat owners.
Not until late spring will the men
be Aready for their examinations. but
byfthe time the boats are ready for
g0dd runs on the old Delaware the
mch viii have all the data to pass the
rifd examination that is given by the
Esnmining Board OF the United states
Power Squadron
br. Street says in part; 81 have
found the 200 or more yachtmen that
have been taking part in the classes
which have undertaken 20 teach
hirls and problems of navigation have
ben more than interested. ard have
absorbed considerably more than l
expected When I offered to give
these free lantern talks on navigation
had in mind the formation of a
permanent organization OF those who
could pass a rigid examination on the
first principles of boating and then
TO make different ranks OF members
as ahey advanced in the work Of navi-
gation.
1Thore will be in this new Della.
wafe River Power Squadron. sovera
branches that will be useful and &
great help to the Government in 6x
ing obligations ON the owners .o
power boats. The members OF thi.
squadron will have 10 pass eXamina.
tions on the Government require
ments. handling boats lights. rules
Of the road. compass. and other points
that will be set down. / will have
a fun list OF the requirements for eX-
aminations by the next navigation
class in the Riverside Yacht Club. so
that the men can get an idea OF the
kind OF questions that they will be
asked. ! will also train my three
classes to perfection. so that not n
man may fear falling down when he
has a board Of examiners firing Ques-
tions at him like a gating gun.
The formation Of the Delaware
River Power Squadron makes an in.
centive for study and knowing what's
what IN boating. and il also gives the
members the privilege 10 fly the Uni
ted States Power Squadron ponnant
This in itself is worth joining the new
Squadron for and going through tn,
rigid examination. There Is no ohli
cation 10 the Government in case O
war. as so many have thought will
this United States Power Squadron
The work and plans Of the Unite,
States Power Squadron is for you
own benefit, and viii help the Gov
ernment by making boatmen VIII
know what they arc doing when sail
ing the tidal waters OF this country
The plans Of the United States Pow
or Squadron. If carried throughou
this country. will keep the officials o
the Government of our boats and vii
keep them from making laws tha
will make you all have licensed mel
to run your engines and pilot yor
on The waters"