El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-10
BY
Frank G. Carpenter
Copyright. 1918, by
Frank G. Carpenter).

which many Of che druggists belong 10
I recruit students for them
Organizes Druggists.
In connection with Louis X. Liggett.
another dollar year man. ne persuaded
the druggists all over the United states
20 make their stores II CiVlou1 recruiting
offices for the merchant msrine- The mat
ter was submitted 10 the drug men, ana
over $500 Of them consented to act ana
have been enrolled il the employ Of the
government for this purpose at 81 per
year. These druggists nave stores IN 4e
states. including more than 6sO0 clues
and towns The number all told is three
times as many as that OF the recruiting
stations Of the army ard navy, and every
station is given to the government rent
free and with clerk hire for nothing
The druggist distributes the posters anu
literature OF the service TO the young men
as they come in with their sweethearts
Tor soda water, ard ne almost mlsnt ps
said TO enlist them while they walt Eacn
druggist knows his own community anu
[ tries to get the most likely boys Tor the
places After enrolment he mas them
examined by a local doctor another dol
lar a year man, and then starts them
OFF to one OF the government sea training
schools The men have to pay their pas
sage way from their homes TO the school,
but il they are accepted the money IS re-
turned, and Il the physical examinations
show that they are unfit ihey are sent
back and the fares and expenses poth
sailors Trained on Ships.
have lust returned from East Boston
where 1 visited one Of the largest OF these
sea training stations There are FOUR snlps
now at anchor IN that part OF ne ns n ~
and hundreds OF the young sailors OF the
future are living upon them anc dong al
sorts OF work The training SHIPS arc
coasters Of from 5000 TO 5000 or more
tons, which have been running to Port
land and Halifax During my stay went
from vessel to vessel, watching the sailors
at school and at work, and talking with
the Captain-teachers and men concerning
Hr-H- aHnn ThIn CT 2
rosy checked, clear. eyed fellows Ihey
are mostly American born. and many
Of them have come from the families OF
fishermen along the coast
Learn Theory and Practice.
I saw some painting the huils, others
working at the engines ard others learn
ing 10 splice ropes and tie the many knots
which the sailor must know This tram
ing also extends 10 working in wire rope,
which IS now so largely used on our ships
The boys have to learn to box the com
pass and all about its points and diree-
tons, also the names OF the spars, sails
and rigging and all parts Of the snip
Each branch OF the work has its own spe-
cial course. which IS given by able sea
men who have the ability to teach and
command. Every ten men have N in
structor. Each OF the ships has an old
sea captain at its head. and the boys
learn not only from the Manual OF Sea
lTrsininr.i' little book which has been
prepared for the schools OF the merchant
marine, but by actual work OF every kind
on the ship. The most OF the school ships
90 out 10 sea for five days Of each week,
and a single ship will often take 500 boys
Here. for instance. IS a sample days
work Of the men in the ship deck depart
a. m.-Au hands tidy room.
a. m--Breakfast.
a. m-GeneraI work
$3.50 a. m--Discipline and instruction
10 a. m--Inspection-
1880 a. m--Boast drill
HAS a m--Clean up
10 uoon-Dinner-
D m-Fire drill
p. m--Seamanship.
D m-Bcat drill.
?. m.-General work.
.. m.-Supper.
.. m.-Nuster and liberty.
10 p. m.-Recreation and bathing,
etc
p m--Turn out all lights.
Training Ships Kept Clean
The training ships are kept clean spick
and span They are large and vel
equipped and the boys have comfortable
quarters They sleep in wire spring ham
moclzs OF hunks in large rooms that have
many portfolios The rooms run the width
OF the ship The boys are proud OF their
vessels and OF the record which each has
made OF one kind or another The Calvin
Austin. for instance. Of $500 tons was the
first 20 come to the rescue Of Halifax
after the great explosion It has mas
cot, a cat, that left the ruins and adopted
and the sailors have entered her n the
cat shows here So far she has won three
first prizes over the aristocratlc taboles
OF this city. The medals and ribbons she
has won are IN the dining room above the
captains table.
Old Meade Is Training Ship.
The transport Meade, another OF the
training vessels, was once a greyhound
OF the Atlantic. and a generation ago had
the record Of being the fastest ship on the
seas. It was used as a transport in the
Spanish war, then IN the quartermaster's
service. and to train boys to manage the
ships which carry supplies 20 our soldiers
in France
Chantey Singing Revived.
The captains and teachers tel me the
boys are enthusiastic as TO their work and
that many Of them study and practice
outside Of the regular hours There IS a
library on each Of the vessels and a Z i.
c. A man is connected with each crew
and does what he can for the men along
the lines OF social morality The men
have plenty to do, but there Is ample time
for recreation; sports and games upon
shore and boxing and athletics on ship