Show Opposed tf Xayal Apprentices I WASI ISQTOX December 1ISeverall prominent naval officers stationed In this city are openly opposed to the plan of Secretary Whitney for the admission of a certain number of meritorious naval apprentices to the Naval Academy Aca-demy One of the moat outspoken of the number said today that a similar ex De rime t bad already been tried twice before and each time resulted in the breaking up of the apprentice system He said that a majority of the officers who had been connected with the train service as well as those now in the 3rvice who came in through the apprentice system were strongly opposed op-posed to a repetition of what they characterized as the unfortunate experiment of 1646 and 1rot1t The sime officer added Certainly the practical knowledge of the men who nave been intimately acquainted with the apprentice system for years ought to be regarded as more valuable than the sentimental views of those who have no intimate knowledge of the sub jeer |