Deseret Evening News | 1910-06-18 | Page 18 | Make Seamen for Merchant Marine

MAKE SEAMEN FOR MERCHANT MARINE Lo DOIl Saturday NE of ot the most mot Interesting vessels ul ulof ONE O of the White Whit Star line fleet neet the masted Mersey a graceful three sailing lOlling ship painted white while front from stem tam to stern alem Is I l lyIng In the tho port of ot London She Is Ia this the of ot thu th line lino and on board her are ore sixty It cadet who w ho are being thoroughly trained for tor forthe or orthe the th career carer of or in the th merchant service all of ot whom hop hope In time to command an Atlantic greyhound The Mersey teree Is I a vensel that would at attract attract t tract attention an anywhere where and lying In Inthe Inthe inthe the river amid l scores of at ugly colliers freighters and tugs tug Is Ia the th admiration of ot all 1111 who see aee her het She Is I commanded by Captain Corner II JI N 0 II P who was wae also 10 captain of ot the th old t ship shill and anti Is la staffed b experienced officers all II of ot whom hold masters matera Cot certificates who undertake the work ot of training the cadets Only eight seamen I are ar employed the tho bulk of ot the thu work fall rail fallIng falling Ing InK upon capon the lads lad ages tango range from fifteen to twenty jears para ears For practical seamanship tho the cadets are under the direct supervision of ot the Ih hut but two 0 schoolmasters ore ate also alio carried on board who Instruct them In mathematics and nil all forms of ot book bool learning A feature of ot the course of ot In Instruction instruction given to the lads lall Is I that deal dealing dealing ing with electricity the tho vessel being I fitted with d dynamos and an electric light appliances The vessel essel loft left Liverpool her home port pori last lat July for tor or n R cruise around the th world Although some om cargo was waa car carried tIed ried rl d the tuition of or the th cadets cadt In the thearl theart art arl of ot was vai I the principal objects object I of ot the t IO voyage o age g I