El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-14

him a part of the nations history His
children's children at future day.
& viii sit on his knee and listen with
I absorbed interest to the stories he
tells OF the wonderful conflict of all
the nations.
IN peace times. the opportunities of
a young man in the navy for travel
are altogether exceptional He has a
/ chance to visit many Out-of-the-way
: parts of the world which otherwise he
could not see without great expense
In the winter months the Atlantic fleet
assemblies in West Indian waters. base
{ ball games are played daily. bOat-races
are Dulled off, and athletic events of
all kinds are Of frequent occurrence.
Movies Aboard ships.
At such times minstrel shows and
other theatrical performances are
staged. The ships of the fleet are
provided with first-class moving-pic-
ture machines and the latest films,
ana. as help to lollificat ton, their
bands-each batUeshiD has its own
corps Of usicians-contri5ut the
newest things in ragtime.
With the approach OF spring the
fleet returns north to home ports, and
liberal shore leave is granted. Dur
ing the summer there are fleet man.
euvers off the Atlantic coast of the
United States war games are played,
and target practice is a frequent bust
ness amusement
The men Of the Pacific and Asiatic
fleets are similarly employed; and
there are frequent cruises to the Phi
hppines. to Hawaii and other islands
N the pacific. and to Japan and along
the coast OF China Just think of what
boy could see on such cruises, and
how the Incidental experiences would
appeal TO his imagination,
Bur the navy's chief appeal to the
Young man is through the substantial
opportunities il offers for a working
career In maintains many schools
for the instruction of its recruits.
There are four large training stations
AT Newport. R. l.; Norfolk, Va, North
Chicago, and san FranciscO-to which
youngsters who enlist as apprentice
seauen are transferred for preliminary
instruction before being assigned 10
ships
For the benefit of youths who enter
the nav with some knowledge Of a
trade. Or aptitude therefor. the service
maintains special schools. There is an (
electrical school" for the education
OF electricians- --artficer school, for I:
shipwrights, carpenters, blacksmiths. !
painters, etc; a 'yeoman school" for ,
sJenographers. typewriters. and book /
keepers, and "commissary school,"
for cooks. bakers. and cOmissary-
stewards.
There are also schools for hospital
corps training; a -coppersmith school"
a machinist school" and "aeronautic
school a musician school" school
-NA l-f AIl=1- AD-''tAb SCHOOL, ana a
class for instruction in gasoline
engines
Great school of Technology.
The navy, indeed. is a great school
1f- technology. in which the enlisted
nan may choose his own course OF
Instruction He has no tuition fees to
Jay: and, while he is learning. the
government gives him a regular
ialary. with board and lodging thrown
n
Suppose that when his term of en-
istment is ended, he decides not to
-e-enlist. rejecting the inducement Of
cred him OF higher pay Is II not
obvious, with the technical education /
10 has obtained. he is in a position
o command high wages outside the
ervice2 His certificate of honorable
discharge IS in itself the best possible /
etter Of recommendation to any in /
lustrial employer.