The Washington times., 1922-05-27
SEMMES' AUTO
SCHOOLFORCED
To ADD A CLASS
Large Attendance of Dodge
Owners Marks opening-Ex-
perts Act as instructors.

Owing to the large attendance.
the Semmes Motor Companys
School for owners of Dodge BROTHERS,
automobiles will be assembled for
class at 8 p. m, on Monday, Wednes
day and Friday evenings during the
remainder of the course instead OF
but two evenings week. This
change in the schedule is necessj-
tated by the fact that on the first
get-together night. Monday, May IS.
there were more than 500 people who
attended the meeting.
Classes were formed at that time
| planning for siXty-four people to n
class, and two nights a week, Mon.
day and Thursday.
However. on MondaY, May 22
when the scheduled 81 eople were
to attend. over 300 ersons asked to
be enrolled, and the result was that
the officials OF the school were forced
to change the schedule TO handle the
crowd. 1t is planned to have classes
in this manner:
First Class-Seventy five persons
every Monday for twelve weeks. end.
ing August 7. Seventy.fiye persons.
running a parallel course, every
Wednesday evening, for twelve
weeks, ending of August 7. SeVSn-
| tyfive persons every Friday even
ing, parallel course. for twelve weeks.
eending week Of August I.
Second Class-This is the deferred
class for those who, planning to
| take summer vacations during the
period of the first class prefer to at
tend the school after the first class
period. There are over 200 people
asking to join this further class, and
IL is believed that the twelve week
course system will he installed for
the second course also, in order to
accommodate the crowd.
The present school equipment con.
sists Of: One seCtionaliLed cut away
chassis. electrically operated. show
| ing a complete operating Dodge
Brothers car, various display models
OF the different units of a complete
car, for work and disassemblv by the
students; complete tool and repair
equipment and a special driving as
sembly. showing the whole power
system skeletoniZed, from the engine
TO the rear wheels.
| 1t has been remarked that such a
plan OF teaching the owner OF a car
how to service the car himself would
| be suicide for the service business,
but the aspect Of the school, as ex-
pressed by Raphael Semmes, general
manager of the business, is:
THE more thoroughly an owner
understands his car, the better
| pleased he is with It's performance,
| for he knows what Is the matter
when things go wrong, and If he can.
not remedy the trouble himself, he
wastes no time In trying.
| I'VE are arming the Dodge Broth.
ers' owner with full knowledge for
this purpose, so that the car itself is
saved abuse, and the patience of the
owner as well is spared.
Experience has taught us that the
average owner who keeps his car in
good mechanical repair operates at
very low cost and it is our desire
to teach the owner the simple me-
chanical repairs necessary to help
him to do this
The director Of the school, J. B.
Haviland, was formerly service man.
ager Of the firm before the war. and
after serving overseas as a captain
in the NJ. T. G. returned to Washing
ton to take up motor instruction
work with the knights of Columbus.
The staff of instructors is com
! DOSeu OIL men WHO al SDeCIdllSIS IN
their line. c. " Dessart is instruct
ing in engines James Murphy, chas.
sic repair and driving units, is the
repair shop foreman, and Walter
Blake, who is assisting in the organi-
"a ton OF the school, is the service
manager
Owen McNey, instructing in steer.
ing gear and transmission work, is
| tho cbiaf ineDeCtOr on the se1 ViCa
floor, and Frank Kennedy. instruct.
ing in body and chassis work, is an.
other floor man.
The administration Of the school
IA being conducted under the service
extension department of the business
by Mr.. Wilkerson, former civilian dl.
rector of the motor school at Camp
Humphreys, Va, present manager Of
the department. He is also instruct.
ing in electrical and fuel systems.