Evening journal., 1918-12-13

Ever feel the lure OF tho ocean and
Ioafaring life2 II Is encouraged, in a
small way, but the land locked water
Nays and the vessels that are used TO
;avigato thcm-tho creeks, ponds,
canals, lakes, rivers, bays and even
reservoirs and mill ponds-the canoes,
:atamarans, RATS, boats, sloops. II is a
yrand adventure, sailing boat and
knowing how, and 10 is very important.
The history of the United States has
been intimately connected with success
al navigation.
Now that the United states is enter
ng upon a new phase Of world activity,
our commerce developing with all the
continents and the islands Of the seas,
leamanship offers a widening field OF
lctivity for work-for the work which
he boys OF today will be doing TO-
morrow.
A new plan OF training for boys In
;eamanship Is being developed by the
Boy Scouts Of America plan that
Nill open the joys and Dement'S OF water
activities 20 boys everywhere, island as
well as on the seashore. Here Is the
plan In a nut shell. Sea Scouts are part
md parcel of the Boy Scouts OF Amer
ca. ANY boy over Al can be enrolled
Ifter a physical examination and let
.er from his parent or guardian giving
aim permission TO study lseaways a la
scout.
The grades OF sea scouting correspond
% candidate, tenderfOOt, second class,
arst class and star. II won't do to have
200 many ignorant would-be sailors or
and lubbers in boat, so each crew Of
,lne Is 10 keep together in the training
they must train as a unit organized to
,arry out the work required by these
progressive grades and must qualify all,
sven before they are allowed TO go on
with the work Of the next highest
zrade. In order TO give these seascout
Grades q name, like sophomore or fresh
man at college, we have called the can
lidate class landsmen. When these
lsndsmen have all learned TO swim, res
sue and do Schaefer prone pressure
method for resuscitating the apparently
drowned. and when they have also
malifed as flrst-class Scouts ana are
Is years old, they may go on TO the
next grades. which are water grades
and have 70 do with the handling Of
hoats under oars. boats under sail,
work on ship at anchor "a houseboat
Or somebody's yacht or a fishing
schooner II they can borrow one.) Ihe
last grade Is a real cruise in sailboat
oig enough TO carry theSShole bunch.
Here is a sort Of nautical school, with
classes and when the seascout has com
pleted the full course he is allowed TO
wear a can with a white band on It
and the north point, fleur-de-hs, or
luoe. in red on the front Of It. BY now,
for The work Of learning these require
ments will take at least two summers
and perhaps longer, the seascout VIII
have a very practical knowledge OF
plain seananship, we hope, and VIII
be a regular iaok-tar, with a roll IN
his GAIT and good, steady manners.
Boats and landsmen are commanded
hy a sea Scoutmaster called the boat
master. The boat or boats there may
ne four Of these) are considered as in
the shlpyard building. and are not to be
launched until the crews have quail
lied for the schooner. This schooner.
Is merely the name for an advanced
kind OF seascouting and may be taken
20 mean a flotilla of boats which belong
10 an imaginary schooner, which Is the
next most important ship in use by
sailors. These schooner boat crews
study sea etiquette and drill with
hoisis and davlts. After a bit of this
sort Of thing they are passed to the