The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-04-28
DENS0N STUDENT !
GETS MENTION
TROPHY GOES Z TO STANTON
6chOsls Of the State Enter the Contest
and DenisOn Student is to be
4 Congratulated

among the high schools OF the state, of.
fering as a prize ten-inch navy shell
& to be awarded the high school whose
student submitted the winning essay.
entitled III. s. Navy as Vocational
and Educational Institution. Any
to enter the contest and the essay was
not to exceed 1000 words. The award.
ing took place at Des Moines March
10th, and we are in receipt of letter
4 written by A. r. Mack, lieutenant com
I. mander at Des MoiRes, saying that
William Binkley, "a student of the Den
ison high school, had submitted an es..
say, and was awarded favorable men
tiOn, and expressed d desire that the
essay be published as he was Sure II
would be Of much local interest. We
are glad to be able to print the essay
Z in full and congra atulate Mr.. Binkley
on having gained a place in the con.
test. The honor is shared by the hig n
school, and the teacher under whose
supervision the essay was written. OF
( the large number OF high school stu
dents entering the contest there were
very few gaining the honor Of "honor.
able mention" The prize was awarded
the schools of Stanton. The essay fol.
lows:
The wheel Of progress has turned
steadily Onward and in its pathway
many opportunities present themselves
This Is especially true Of the United
States navy. Today our navy is recog-
nized as one OF the best educational as
well as vocational, institutions in the
~, What loot. con ha Given Tn move
,h,s rha SoI,owinu tines are written
~ nrova tbs above statements and in
than, I wili trv ~ nrnve to the hest Of
my ability why it Is that the navy is
- r. the first Macs tho government
,,ous, va,, u,hi,a vn,, ara attendinp some
scSooi H. nrder that von nmv' become
nrnffcient IN the line ~ work that YOU
:,u,sin ~ tara. IN Aaan aya annie !, what
- wn,, uiahsd ~ anter''t 'tyia navy as an
alactric ~ oinaarp VOW would f,rst he
sent "a Homnton 4 Roads. Va. or to
: Mar. fsla nd 5,ain IN school for n peri.
nj ~ eirht months g This free school.
inc cnsts Tho gnvar,ttoenf 7folr hundred
~ tSs hn,, u NJ dr,iIa ~ n Yea for each
roc,.,,if ll a After,l lvn,i have served IN the
II. ~ M, h, IN, !, IN 5fi,na
I e1,tjXr' ftttoFtn tSrtse e,rsDor lon6erll II
vS,,sS Ssf1SirI vo,, svnt,y reti,yi, TO civil life
q "A n ,s l,verv Ias11lnss, indeed that Won
hsst MIN 5n,aS v,ho nae served, in the
nsvvi,r,ho i i1ii1 not make i good in civil
HfA.ys,s > sflo.Fs 81 b $.FIs 8 q 1 apaiaaf q
Another xay in, yvhfchtthe navy helps
vn,,. o,i,,ca tjnna1iw q IN travel a. On Sent.
; s1eie, 'nne hundred I ana Il sixty.two
IIritad sfa tod warshins were IN foreign.
r,n-fs. st.3Yhile evisitinr;s foreign conn.
ria. rvr,,, q rei ,nermitted IA po on, shore.
II a. wav yn,, iearn more If foreign
cm.tnms and vou GET better under.
sta ;,1inp NJ the historical nlaces. which,
yn,, rena about In high school history.
Each year ono hundred men under
4wantw vaors NJ noe are chosen by com.
natitiya examinntinn to represent, the
pevv NJ tho Dnvarnment naval school
a. 1annannlis Md Th{s is one of the
hest naval SCHOOLS in fhe world. Men.
from, ali foreign countries attend this
schno, After four years YOU graduate
a nm f,eflpad ensign. This is the same
as heing a second lieutenant in the
arvnv
There are many trade taught in the
navv yn,, NAV learn TO he a steam
engineer electrician. navigator. cook,
instnr raflio ernert officer.. in fact
noorIv oil trai ies'.are taught and YOU,
have the eSnrivilepe Of accepting, the one,
vo,, think Won are most suited for. If
vo,, wish 70 ioin the navy as a seaman
yo,, a re sent to a naval training station,
Sor four 'n,onths after which YOU arc.
nromntet7, 70 The rank of second class
saarna n with a salary Of thirty,fiye dol
lars .nar month. e., ,..ts,5
,is,a. navy stands very high as, n yo.
20 atinnai E ;nst;t,,tinn ioinins the navy
90 :, ~ iua 4" "a h,,sness nronnsition. we
miaht tare as anAexample' n 'boy who
has .anliatad in The navv al. the age of
e,ghtaen He stavs' in The navy for
aiVtaen Years and he NAV then retire
snr ona. ihird Of the salary he had for.
mariv hean receivinp He NAV stay in
,hirty wars and then retire at forty
ainht var. of noe with nension that
evara Sas' one h,sndred and twelve dol.
Ia 70 ,.s,. month This vo,,ld mean that
~ va,, haS. not ioined the navy You
nr,st have nver twentv.six thousand
dollars invested at ner cent to receive
nv, amount sn,,ai totthat of the pension.
Enrtharr,ore statistics show that only
nor cont ~ the noen who are forty.
Ave veors old have saved ANYTHING in
civ;, life
Tsha navy has MANY other adyant.
ooes over c,v,I l;fe You are furnished
tSo host 'rcad;cnI and dental treatment.
sotireIv frae Yn,, receive the hest of
fnod and c,othinp and nlentv of both.
srha, sleeninp ma rters ara warm and
drw Thara 1. No danrer nf being out of
worlr haca,,aa ~ str;ke. 4 strike on
hoard, q shin is called mutiny and of.
fd You are IN no more danger IN tDe