Salt Lake Tribune | 1896-01-10 | Page 1 | Corps of Naval Engineers

corps corp of naval engineers L washington jan 9 general francis A walker yak lr preside nt of 0 the J 1 betts tf institute ot of technology has writ ion i a very ocar earnest riest letter in support of t naval engl nerring alad til educational measure ensure lie he declares 14 that any ny one no bouat fit bo be impressed with f I 1 le be tact fact that the so squire I 1 aire bill doel ply 1 abern the d bense of 0 I 1 th I 1 in country I 1 that the condition of 0 tile I 1 corps rm of I 1 i i of f engineers by reason having an insufficient number of of bleers flee if most painful and distressing and affects the honor of the nation natio ile ho therefore appeals to the congress of the united states to gave immediate consideration to the reorganization of the corps ot f naval erigin engineers eem As to the qualification quAlin catlon of tho the an abid d technical schools of our land to 10 tm train in officers for the engineer corps general walker has vel very vely y positive views he believes that uh hen e n such institutions as lie he has the h honor nor of directing are arc brought ito into friendly rivalry with the work of oc the mafli academy it ft mill bo be shown that tile tho young youn men from those these col colleges leget can be developed to become highly trained and scientific naval en cn cinefra r