Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
y. c.. Naval Reserve

due, first to large increase in the NUM-
her of experienced officerS in the Navy,
about 1900 during this period: second,
to the fact that engineer officers on
destroyers have been continued on that
duty because of the need Of this ex-
perience for longer periods, as has been
the case Of neutenants, junior grade,
assigned to other duties a6oat; and,
third, TO the reduced number Of de-
stroyers in commission. The bureau Is
now in o position to assign, in the fu-
tire, engineer officers on destroyers Of
the rank Of lieutenant. These oficers
will be selected for this duty and will
be ordered as engineer ofncers by the
bureau.
Suggestion that the material used in
the training courses for the Naval Re-
serve be prepared similar to that issued
for the regular establishment is con-
tanned in q letter to the department
from Prof. Benjamin ]. Mallory, super
visor of classes for teachers Of trade
and industrial subjects Of the Univer-
sity of California.
81 wish to take this opportunity to
commend the work Of the training d.
vision of the Navigation Bureau for the
way in which they have prepared the
material" says the letter, made public
by the department. 1T appears to be
far superior in form, content and pres
entation to civilian text books in the
field Of vocational education.
"I hope you will not think it pre-
sumptuous of me II I am so bold as to
| suggest that II the material now being
used for training Reserve officers were
presented In a similar form considerable
| time and effort could be saved.
Knowing that you will ask me for
| &c e.
make the following statements: The
most significant contribution lies in the
objective form and thoroughness of the
progress tests; almost equally signifl-
cant and valuable are the instruction
tests which appear throughout the text
material. have been searching for
years for technique in text preparation
which would aid the student and insure
study. I believe the training division
Of the Navigation Bureau has gone a
long way to solve this perplexing prob
lem; the boatswain and coXSwain train
ing courses are particularly free from
extraneous matter. The minimum
essentials are presented in well organ.
| lied form and simple language; the
material appears to have been written
| by practical men about practical situ-
atoms for practical men to meet. This
seems to be true Of all the material
issued by the bureau"
Officers Of the Fleet and Volunteer
Naval Reserve are promoted, the Bureau
of Navigation says, by seniority, pro-
vided the requirements hereinafter
stated are fulfilled:
OF the total number of Fleet Reserve
officers of and below the grade Of
lieutenant commander, exclusive of
commissioned warrant and warrant off,
GERS, 16 per cent are allowed in the
grade Of lieutenant commander, 81 per
cent in the grade of lieutenant and ~
per cent In the grade Of lieutenant.
junior grade, and ensign. Distribution
of officers in accordance with the above
Is made Semi-annually on January !
and July l Of each year. If as q result
of this distribution an oficer becomes
due for consideration for promotion his
record must show that he has per-
formed at least so days of active duty