Weekly journal-miner., 1919-11-12
HOW UNCLE SAM TRAINS BOYS
 FOR NAVY
(From Thursdays Daily.)


 When a man ehlists in the Navy, he is sent to one of the following places: Newport, R. l., Great Lakes, H., Norfolk, Va, or San Francisco Cal. The age limits for apprentice seaman are Y to 30. The pay is S32.60 per month The only require ment is a school education.
 By entering one of the Navy Trade Schools a man can obtain thorough mechanical training in the branch hC selects. The Machinist's Mates School, at Charleston, s. C., offers ( course in machine shop work. Can didates enlist as fireman 3rd class fo1 machinists mate and must be between the ages of IS and 5. The pay a; school is $32.60 monthly. The course is 16 months. The Electrical Schools at Norfolk, Va, and San Francisco Cal, train the Navy's electricians. Ap- plicants must be between IS and 5L years of age. The pay while al school is $3260 per month. Gradu- ates are rated Electrician 3rd class The artihCer schools also are -locateJ at Norfolk, Va, and San Francisco Cal At Norfolk men acquire the trade of shipftter (metal .workers) ship-wrights Iwood-workers), black smiths and plumbers; and at the SaI Francisco school they may receive training as molders and pattern mak CTS, in addition. A class for copper smiths is maintained at the machin. ist's mates school at Charleston.
 The Navy's Radio School is al Great Lakes, III. The age limits are Is and g. Applicants enlist as ap- prentice seaman for Electrician (r) and go to school for B weeks, gradu, ating as full-fedged radio electricians The qualifications include ability tC receive ten words per minute in con tinental Morse.
 A Yeoman's School is training mel in clerical work at Great Lakes, Hi Typewriting, stenography and book keeping, etc, are taught. The appli cant must enlist as Seaman 3rd class for yeoman and must be between l. and 30 years. The pay is $32.60 pei month.
 Schools for cooks and bakers arc maintained at the various training stations Applicants must enlist a: Seaman 3rd class for Ships Cook O. Baker. The age limits are IS and 35 While 1t is desirable that a recrui, shall have had some previous expert ence at this trade, it is not absolutely necessary.
 Various musicians schools give thorough training in both individual playing and in band and orchestra work The age limits are IS and SC Applicants must be able to play tho easy grades on some band instrument or the piano. Classes for buglers arc also maintained.
 Fuel-oi burning schools are main tained at Philadelphia and San Fran cisco. Here men are taught to fire using oil as fuel There is a Subma- rine school at New London, Conn. for special training. A torpedo school is located at Newport, R. L, seaman gunner's school (ordance me chanics) at Washington, D. C., anc an optical mechanics school at Wash ington.
 There are hospital corps schools or the Pacific, on the Atlantic, at Grea. Lakes, H., and an advanced school al Hampton Roads, Va Men from r. to 25 enlist as apprentice seaman for Hospital Apprentice or as Hospital Apprentices End class and are paid $32.6O and $35.9O per month. The in struction covers; Anatomy, first aiC and emergency surgery pharmacy, chemistry, medicine, hygiene, nurs- ing, etc.
 The Nays latest school Is the Aviation Mechanics School, at Grea; Lakes, III. To attend this man must enlist as apprentice seaman for Avia- ton Mechanic. He receives $3260 month while at school. The course is of S6 weeks duration, after which man can take postgraduate. course.