The Arizona copper camp., 1917-04-21

class, excepting that of shipfitter
which is six months. Recruits are ad-
mitted to the various classes of the
Artificer school, provided they know
some one of the trades mentioned we'll
enough to pass the examination, for
the course of instruction is not ele-
mentary and requires previous knowl-
edge of, and aptitude for, the trade. :,
Must Have Some Experience
An applicant for the shipfitter class
should have had experience as metal
worker, be able to lay out work; know
how to chip and calk and drive rivets;
understand the various rules for drill
ing and tapping; have some knowledge
of pumping and drainage and be famil-
lar with the required tools and their
usage and care.
Applicants for the shipwright class
should have some practical experience
in carpentry and know the names of
the tools used. Thee instruction is
along the same line as for shipfitter,
with the addition of cooperage, joiner
work, repairing boats and spars, calk-
ing seams in wooden decks and cut
ting threads on bolts with hand dies.
For the blacksmith class, candidate
must have had some experience at the
trade He is taught welding in differ
ent ways, jumping on" pieces. work.
ing angle-iron, making shackles chain,
pad-eyes, iron work for blocks and all
the fittings likely to be required on
board ship which would have to be
made with a forge. Blacksmiths are
also given special instruction in shack
ling and unshackling chain.
A candidate for painter must have
had some experience as painter and
must know the rules for mixing paint
and applying it. He is taught painting
of iron and woodwork inside and out,
cabinet and hardwood work and the
mixing of all kinds of paint and stain
by the different formulae used in the
naval service. He is required to keep
journal, in which ne gathers much
general useful information on ship
painting generally
Clerical Work Taught
The yeoman schools are located at
Newport and San Francisco. The
yeoman branch performs the clerical
work of the Navy and candidate
must have had some clerical experience
before he is accepted He must write
a legible hand and be competent
typewriter. A knowledge of steno-
graphy will aid the candidate in pro-:
motion, but if he is not stenogra-
pher at the time of enlistment, he can
join a class in stenography after hours
The yeomans school is divided into
preliminary classes Of Instruction, the
supply officer department, the exec
utive- -officer department, the pay
ficer department and the commanding
officer department. In each of these
the students are taught the various
duties they will have to perform in
each individual department. Each of
these classes. is five weeks in length.
The training schools for the hospital
corps are at Newport and San Fran
cisco also Their object is to train
new members of the hospital corps by
preliminary instruction in their duties
in the care of the sick and injured of
the Navy The course consists of ele-
mentary instruction in the following
subjects: Anatomy and physiology,
nursing, first-aid and emergency sur
gerry, operating room and surgical
technique, hygiene and sanitation, diet
foods, cooking, mess management
pharmacy, materia medica and toxi-
cology, medicines, and medicinal agents
of the United States Naval Supply
Table, chemistry, hospital duties, ward
management and clerical duties.
An eight months course for musi-
clans is held at Norfolk and San Fran
cisco while schools for ships cooks,
bakers and commissary stewards are
located at San Francisco and New
port. In each of the latter classes the
course is six months long.
The machinist school located at
Charleston, S. c., is open only to re-
enlisted men under thirty years of age
in the ratings of water tender, oiler
and fireman first class. Recruits are
not admitted 20 the school. The length
of the course is sixteen months and
the students are given a thorough
course in the knowledge Of the ma
chinist trade. Instruction in gasoline
engines is also given in connection
with the machinist school, This class
is limited to twenty men and class
is formed every three months.
Re- Enlisted Men in Torpedo School
The coppersmith school open only to
re enlisted men, is at Charleston and
is six months long. The seaman gun
ner school is at Newport, r. l., and is
k1 own as the torpedo class. r. is open
only to re-enlsted men under thirty
years years of age The classes con-
tinue for eight months. A special class
of machinists' mates is located at the
Torpedo Station for the instruction
Oh reenlist.d men in the duties of
nachinists mates, torpedo" The
school for diving also is located at
Torpedo Station at Newport for in