Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-02-28
TRADES men LEARN
WHILE IN THE NAVY
HOW UNCLE SAM HELPS THOSE
WILLING TO STUDY
Many Glasses and Schools for Various
Crafts-Technical Courses Are
Offered.

Washington, ID. C.-Uncle Sam is
anxious-to lend helping hand to the
Young men in his employ and give
boost toward better things in his
service and toward higher place in
civil life. With this end in view the
Navy Department maintains schools
IN more than a dozen trades which
are open to men who enlist for service
on warships. The schools not only
serve as a medium for the sailor to
advance himself In the navy but
equip him to earn a good wage II
he returns to civil life.
Courses are offered 90 taose willing
10 learn in electrical engineering, to
tire artificer, yeoman. hospital service,
Il usician, commissary. machinst. cop
persmith, aeronautic and seaman gun
ner departments. Hundreds OF young
men who enter the Navy take these
courses, and thru the work done while
in the service and provide for the
time when they return to civil life.
Electrical schools are located at the
Brooklyn and Mare Island Navy yards.
they are divided into two classes.
general and radio. The lengths OF
the course for both classes is eight
months, and students, either recruits
ri men from general service, may
enter at any time. In order that a
recruit may enlist for the electrical
branch he must have knowledge of
either general electricity or be an
operator of the Morse telegraph code
or have sufficient foundation in radio
telegraphy to be competent to keep
up with the classes at school.
General electricians must know the
names and uses of the various parts
Of the dynamo engine, and must be
familiar with the ordinary types of
switchboards and methods of wiring
able to write legibly, must understand
elementary arithmetic and must be
between the ages OF eighteen and
twenty
Applicants for the radio branch
must, in addition pass creditable
examination in spelling and penman
ship, and the requirements in arith.
metc include multiplication, division.
simple proportion, percentage and
square root. Testimonials as to good
character and skill as an operator
must be presented by the candidate,
either from former employers or from
the principle OF the trade school
where the candidate has been stu
cent in either telegraphy or radio.
He must be able to receive twenty
words per minute.
Such recruits are Immediately
transferred to the electrical school.
where the course of instruction com
prises machineshop work, recipro-
eating steam engines steam-turbine
engines, standardization engines,
Magnetism and electricity; dynamos,
motors, motor generators, alternating
currents and batteries. Members OF
the radio class are trained in all the
duties OF a radio operator and are
given constant practice in the use OF
the mechanism employed in radio re-
ceiving and sending.
The artificer school Is located at
Norfolk, Va, Navy Yard and is com
posed OF classes for shipwrights, ship
filters, blacksmiths and painters The
shipfitter class also includes the
duties of plumber and filter. The
length of the course is three months
for each class, excepting that OF ship
filter which is six months, Recruits
are admitted to the various classes OF
the artificer school, provided they
know some one OF the trades men
toned well enough to pass the ex-
animation, for the course of instruc-
ton is not elementary and requires
previous knowledge Of and aptitude
fer the trade.
An applicant for the shipfitter class
should have had experience as a metal
worker, be able TO lay out work;
know how to chip and chalk and drive
rjyets: understand the various rules
for drilling and tapping; have some
knowledge of pumping and drainage
and be familiar with the required
tools and their usage and care.
Applicants for the shipwright class
should have some practical exper-
fence in carpentry and know the
names of the tools used. The in
s.ruction is along the same line as
for shipftter, with the addition OF
cooperage, joiner work, repairing
boats and spars, calking seams in
OGDEN decks and cutting threads on
bolts with hand dies.
For the blacksmith class. candi
date must have had some experience
at the trade. He is taught welding
in different ways, jumping on" pieces,
working angle-iron, making shackles,
chain, bolts, rivets, mast-bands. eye
bolts, pad-eyes, iron work for blocks
end all the fittings likely TO be re-
ouired on board ship which would
have to be made with a forge. Black
smiths are also given special in
etruction in Stacking and unshackl
ing chain.
A candidate for painter must have
had some experience as painter and