American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-31
Training System Of Shipping
Board to Be Extended to
Large Vessels.
STUDY FOR HIGHER PLACES
Young Men VIII Learn the Road to
the Quarter Deck and Counting
Room-Hlgh Glass of Sea-
men Wanted.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and cadet
officers will be placed on all large YES
sells of the American merchant marine.
10 be trained for higher places, much
the same as sailor boys were trained
TO become officers and shipping mer-
chants In the early days Of American
seagoing. according to a plan to be
put into execution at once by the
United States shipping bourd.
The basis Of this plan is a system
Of Individual training on s%hipboard
for American youth capable Of rising
through instruction to a shipping ca
reer, the ultimate goal OF which is the
position of shipmaster, steamship
agent or manager, or trade representa-
tive at home or abroad In the great
program of commercial expansion by
sea by which the country is to keep
busy lts vast merchant fleet.
The plan has been devised as an ex-
tension Of the wartime system Of
training conducted by the board,
through which large numbers OF Amer
lean lads were given brief intensive
nNhVbfihE lOh ifullliiS ohiPSt L W
ing ent to sea.
For Commercial Service.
This finished product is expected to
mature In the form of able seamen Of
q high type. petty officers, deck and
engIne-room ofiicers-all Americans
rs well as a needed supply of young
men experienced in sea-going and car
go-handllng, who can be further
trained In steamship Offices and export
ing and importing business houses,
with n view TO later commercial serv-
zee connected with shipping.
1t was this system of training that
enabled early merchants Of Salem and
Boston to outstrIp all rivals In foreign
trade. and make themselves and their
communities rich.
In thus extending its present train
ing service-whlch continues as here
4 tofore under the direction of Henry
Howard Of Boston-the shipping board
has the benefit OF experience In train
ing cadets at sea gained by Its new
director Of operations. John II. RIOS
seter OF Sun Francisco.
Mr.. Rosseter has decided ideas on
the training of young Americans for
senfaring and for steamship opera
ton. He has tried out many Of these
IDEAS In a practical way through his
management of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship company, one of the largest ship
ping interests operating from the
American West coast to the Orient,
South Seas and South America.
At the conclusion of a recent con-
ference at Washington OF shipping.
board officials Interested In develop
ing the training plans OF the board I'M
der peace conditions. Mr.. Rosseter
expressed his Views on the subject al
length. Later he embodied them In
ihe following interview.
High Glass Of Seaman Wanted.
shipping men are agreed that IL at
.alnment OF our new and enlarging In
crest in foreign commerce Is to be sc
cured, we must certainly have a yer,
high class OF American merchant sea
aten the same kind we have SO ad
nIrabiy developed for IA navy.
I'VE all know of the higher socia
standard that naturally prevails II
this country and, personally, | woulI
shy that | would not only accept tn
present standards. but am dlspose'
20 go a step further, because that
! the tendency; and II we are to ge
good men and train them to be goo
!, senmen and then good officers. W
! Dust see that they are placed unde
! zach environment as will nnturall
!, evolve into u condition Of their beln