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bells, occasionally repairing a small mo- 

 tor, putting in electric light fixtures — 

 these are practically the limits of his 

 experience. On every battleship, how- 

 ever, are to be found the most delicate 

 and complicated of electrical apparatus, 

 huge dynamos of enormous horsepower, 

 delicate signaling and recording instru- 

 ments; every kind of electrical appara- 

 tus is there. How to make and how to 

 repair this apparatus is a part of his mil- 

 itary education, progressing from the 

 simpler work to that requiring the great- 

 est skill, and with this training will go a 

 thorough education in the fundamental 

 principles of electricity as well. 



Every Recruit is Trained to Become 

 a Skilled Artisan 



When he leaves the service he will be 

 too proficient as an electrical expert to 

 be in any danger of being compelled to 

 spend the rest of his days as he began 

 — putting up bell wires or installing elec- 

 tric lights in a small town. He will be 

 a welcome addition to any of the great 

 electrical and manufacturing establish- 

 ments, with good wages, and perhaps a 

 place at the very top. 



This is true of all the other vocations, 

 and fifty of them are taught in the Navy. 

 There has just been established, for in- 

 stance, a new class at Charleston for in- 

 struction in gasoline engines, where the 

 enlisted men will be taught not only the 

 theory but the practical handling of the 

 largest gasoline engines now in use. Ma- 

 chinery of all kinds is used in these 

 schools for enlisted men, and, in addi- 

 tion, what is known as the yeoman 

 branch affords an opportunity for those 

 who desire to become expert stenogra- 

 phers, typewriters and accountants. 

 Here is a partial list of the schools for 

 enlisted men at present maintained by 

 the Navy. It is interesting as showing 

 the wide range of subjects covered. 



1. Navy aviation school, 



Pensacola, Fla. 



2. Electrical schools. 



Navy Yard. New York ; 

 Navy Yard, Mare Island. 



3. Artificers' school 



Navy Yard. Norfolk. 



4. Oil burning school, 



Navy Yard, Philadelphia. 



5. Machinist's mates' school and school for 



gas engines, 

 Charleston, S. C. 



6. Seaman gunner school and school for 



diving. 



Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, 



R. I. 



7. Yeoman schools, 



Newport, R. I., 



San Francisco, Cal. 

 S. Musicians' school, 



San Francisco, Cal. 



Norfolk, Va. 

 9. Hospital training schools, 



Newport, R. I., 



San Francisco, Cal. 



10. Commissary school (for ship's cooks, 



bakers and commissary stewards), 

 San Francisco, Cal., 

 Newport, R. I. 



11. Mess attendants' school, 



Norfolk, Va. 



12. Naval Training Stations for apprentice 



seamen, 



Newport, R. I. 

 Norfolk, Va. 

 Great Lakes, 111. 

 San Francisco, Cal. 



How thorough the instruction is, can 

 best be shown by the course of instruc- 

 tion in the Navy Electrical School at 

 the New York Navy Yard, which follows. 



During the first week of instruction, 

 the recruit studies machine- shop work, 

 such as forging, welding, tempering, an- 

 nealing, brazing and soldering, and 

 thread cutting. 



In the second week, his machine shop 

 instruction continues, the novice becom- 

 ing familiar with the hand operated 

 tools such as the lathe and lathe tools, 

 the shaper and shaper tools, the drill 

 press, the milling machine and mill-cut- 

 ters, and the emery wheel. He also 

 learns the rudiments of machine shop 

 work, such as bench, lathe, drill press, 

 milling machine and emery wheel work. 



For the third week, he studies recip- 

 rocating steam engines, the various 

 courses being in simple and compound 

 reciprocating engines, also in the auxil- 

 iaries, viz., separators, traps, pressure 

 regulators, all kinds of valves, condens- 

 ers, pumps, gages, revolution counters, 

 tachometers and indicators. Practical 

 operation of engines and practical work 

 also occupy much of his time. He learns 

 assembling and dissembling engines, 

 lining up engines, resetting and adjust- 

 ing valves, reading indicators, overhaul- 

 ing and repairing engine and pumps and 

 the regrinding of valves. 



The subject of steam turbines is 

 taught during the fourth week. The 



