The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-04-12

man He Is made so by his lie anu
his training. He lives on spotlessly
clean, well-yentilated ship and muchl
of his time is spent out in the sun
shine in the purest OF open air. His
drinking water Is distilled for him and
his food bought on quality and care
fully inspected.
Every ship carries a doctor to-
watch over the sanitation and food
inspection of the ship and afford need
ed medical attention. All ailments
are given attention before they get
a chance to make trouble. Hours are
regular and meals plain and substan-
tial. His work and drills give him
plenty of good exercise each day and
the drills on shipboard are so varied
that all the muscles of his body are
hardened and symmetrically develop
ed. Frequent athletic contests and
outdoor sports are the rule in the fleet.
1.-THE navy builds character. On
board ship each tub stands on its own
bottom. How good and how honest
a mans work may be and how true
he is to his work is what counts. The
traditional hard-drinking sailor man is
in disfavor. Sinking or proscrastina'
ton makes a man despised by ship
mates. There is full confidence that
each man will prove equal to his re-
sponsibilities and man learns SO to
guide himself that he will merit this
confidence The navy breeds courag
eous, self-reliant, adaptable, depend
able men.
In order that a man may use his
brains along with HIS hands and wits
the navy provides daily schooling II
common school studies and in usefu
subjects. The taking of special CORES
pondence course is encouraged ant
the men helped out in them. Th'
daily close contract with other mel
from all parts of the country and Will
all sorts of experiences and the op
portunity to visit many strange ports
are so broadening that they are them
selves an education.
For the man who wants to learl
or perfect himself in a trade the nav,
offers him work at the trade while ant
after learning; lectures on the trad
with the objects lectured upon at ham
TO be understood. He has special
schools to which he can secure a dc
tail and be paid while attending. Flo
the man who wants to earn enougl
to attend an engineering college tn
practical side of engineering may b
learned in the navy while earning tn
money to pay for the college cours
at the end of the enlistment.
THE pay in the navy is nearly al
met. 1t represents what a man ha
after his board, doctors bills, an
nearly all of his expenses are pait
1t is possible to save nearly all of i
, 1t goes on whether times are good Q
: poor and does not stop for sickness.
There are many opportunities fo
promotion to higher pay. A man ca
eventually get to be warrant office
(Which pays as high as 5000 pc
month";, if he worKs hard enough fc
it Warrant officers may be promote
to commissioned officers, and youn
men are given each year, a certai
number of appointments to Annapoli
thereby giving a, quicker road to con
> mission than through the warrant o
ficers route. AS commissioned o
ficer a man can rise to the highe'
rank in the navy.
=, When a mans active servi(
, ceases, after a period of years he ca
retire upon a substantial annual sa
, airy (much higher than the customal
. employees pensions given by firms
= civil life), which, inasmuch as I'll
government pays it, is an absolutel
a certain protection for his old age.