Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-09

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Corporation.
V you should have high qualities OF
" leadership II you expect to make
career for yourself in the op-
Grating end of the shipping
business. You have to be q
leader of men to make your way at sea
Likewise. you should have a love of ad-
calls are made on the latter particu-
larry.
Determination and ambition also are
necessary in those of you. who would
take UP the work of the merchant ma
rine. You will find great opportunities,
but in order to make the most of them
you have to stick to your job and keep
an eye open for the place just ahead.
You will need nautical training to
qualify for the executive posts on ship
board. You can get it at any OF the
excellent schools We have in this coun-
try. They combine the practical with
the theoretical in their courses Of study.
The average young man can get an ex-
cellent start through them. Ship own
ers almost always have places open for
graduates.
You can come UP from the ranks of
the aole-bodied seamen, so to speak,
but II you take this course you will need
tn study considerably and to have
mind that grasps the elements of sea-
manship quickly. Otherwise the nau-
tical school men are likely to have the
advantage.
Aid in Mathematics.
You'll find that liking for mathe-
matics will help you in nautical school
and that ability as a linguist will be of
great aid to you in the merchant ma
rine. A vigorous personality and q ro-
bust body also will assist you in max
ing Roadway.
You can leave qualified school and
start in as subordinate on shipboard
ut an average of $40 q month. This Is
o fair wage, when you consider that you
have practically no living expenses while
you are at sea. Promotion in position
and salary will be rapid If you are
qualified. Ship captains are assured an
average income of from $4,000 to $4,000
year.
You will have TO work hard, be will
ing to take responsibility and undergo
Make up your mind that the sea is an
exacting taskmaster. Oftentimes hun
dreds of human lives and fortune In
property are in the hands of o captain
of ship. That means that you have
to be tried and true before you can
get a command of your own.
But even If you are not gifted as q
sailor, there are great opportunities to-
day in the shipping industry-greater
in fact than ever before in. the history
of our country. To gain an idea of them
Just visualize one ship. Think of the
Leviathan, the worlds largest ship and
the flagship Of the American merchant
marine.
The Leviathan is small city In
itself carrying as 1t can, almost 5000
passengers and more than 1000 in the
crew. Such ship requires officers to
navigate and chart its course, engi-
neers, electricians, plumbers, tailors, ex-
pert chefs, pursers and many other
skilled and well paid workers.
Back of passenger and freight carry
ing ships are the shore organizations.
They, too, will furnish you opportunity.
You will find chance, II you mix well
with people, to sell passage to travellers
Such workers can earn from 81, TOO to
$4,000 year.
Freight Traffic Job.
You can do quite as well financially
for yourself as freight trafnc man.
Workers in this department obtain
cargoes OF American exports for the
far corners of the world. Those who have
the gift of languages can employ their
talents In inducing foreign business
men to send their products to Amer
lean markets by way OF American
owned bottoms.
II you are an accountant you will
find an opportunity in the shore de-
partments Men who can handle
transactions involving dozen or more
foregn countries are in demand. There