Show i H H H I H Hi HI II riH HI t lt 1 h r i JJ It I J it itI j 1 i l J i I I t r rI 1 m 1 t 1 II ii I i j iJ f 11 f t I I It J J L If I 4 4 1 t I r T r rr I II I 1 r 4 LT t S r 1 f ili 1 j jt t r 1 I J 1 i IH H H HH I HrH i H j BELGIAN BOYS DOYS LEARNING PRACTICAL NAVIGATION m P H H School Where Boys Are Taught T 1 to Fish Fishing Academy t C Founded by h a h to Bolster Up Op U Ono Ona of or o Ills His I us Co Chin Industries tins Has Il s Boon Unon So io Successful That Fluit Other Othol Countries AIo Are Copying is Now oy Subsidized by Jy b tho Belgian el i ln Government find and lias Moro Than ThanA Th ln lnA A Hundred I hi Pupils Correspondence i iB Nov No What must bo be boone I Iana BRUSSELS B one ana of ot the limo oddest In the world ivorid exists ul In Belgium for tor or tIme the purpose of at everything connected with the business of ot fishing I deep cheep sea liOn ea kind kindIs Is one of ot the tue most Important of ot the country At t the thc Fishery school at nt which oddly Is In con conducted conducted ducted by n u C priest boys boya arc are trained to be expert t n just as nil they the might bo Ul trained to bo bl experts In any other profession lolI flits little o that she sho surely Burel might adopt the weasel an all her Ier emblematic animal In the Ih mo mc of ot European national nn lions bears arni alnO to the conclusion sion some Forno ago that tha t her hor fishing Industry was vas on the tIme wane wano lien Her forty miles of ot const coast with Its lis sandy bottom that contains to so many excellent shrimps that tr shelters so 10 many nat Hat nail flub and which moreover mor Jr Is no so good for tor trawling was vas once tho time starting place for tor much larger and amI more moro successful fishing fleets than those which put out today These hall hail diminished hod gradually gradually ally nil and It was ivas discovered that Bel JM glum Klum Willi sas actually Importing fish tram from from neighboring countries to satisfy the of ot her 11 f Itoman Catholic Inhabit Inhabitants mints ants because e tho time homo home catch Ich was tin un oqual equal to the tho demand It begun begen to be bi fancied that tho the fishers not us expert as ns their rivals and It proved also that unable to make a 1 good living In III the tho old ohl way WilY by going g down dOII to the sea In ships chips the young o ug men of ot tile the coast were deserting tIme tha calling of ot their fathers and being drawn away awny to the thi factories which aio aie springing up 1111 like mushrooms all nil over this busy 1110 country A it AD D lIIm 1 I This ThIll state alot of ot things especially null mourned oyer over III In Ostend and ond one ono day the Abbe who has hns lived long bug In Iii I time ho seaport and auth been go going lug ing to H sea a with the fishing fleets for tor fifteen years or tho the In Increasing Increasing creasing misery of or his hili poor fisher folk tolk was struck with the thu Idea that perhaps a H 1 better letter knowledge of their might aught help the Ushers to hold their own against their rival With this thin end on In III view Iel he started In ISSO a smith school thool for tie the tp express pur pose llOA of teaching the gentle art of or fl hl nit ag Little by h little hubs untiring effort torts were crown cron d with success SUC awl and Ia IC he lie lm hits hU his i established School of oC recognized and en Ill encouraged by hy the government which granta uinta It I a small subsidy and whoso whole good work I t Is so IfO o widely rero butt other similar In III Institutions ami A lilt Blanker th thu the two Dutch ports portA near 0 Oat Olt t eita nr tire example with foo good oO effect affect while France and Germany are arc ar seriously Inquiring in into Into Into to tho the matter 1111 The uIse rr Improvement In the ha In Industry ns as n the result of better h has hili s thus been officIally o 1 while the change chaume In lii the th men them themselves selves Is most marked zany of ot times those who lieu Imd given ghen up 11 time sea Ita as ee their call 1111 lug IllS are Me roaming coming beck to In It now nw that comparative prO pr smIles for It U II Ua I I a Il good Ion proverb that t sa says m II Th Thu hook of at the true fisherman Is hl hI his awn heart and nd slime ICing It III and his rw hold hod It us ne one of or i their chief ambitions to td create a sea si seafaring eH faring folk tolk for tor the hue marine which It II Is It I I hoped will some Home day 1111 saIl mil II under the black yellow unit and it l flag fuig of ot i ithe the th ti I a fostered And watched with Interest I To begin with before any ally small boy boycan oo can calm All attend tho the abbas ebba clase lila school In fact being the Ih fishers O finish lag must have gone to lothe the common schools and have havo oi J the three its or cr their In Flem FlemIsh IellI l I Ish h b besides ldes knowing a little hittI of or 11 he The pupils ages ases from tOrn 13 to te 10 ID but bul nothing to 10 pre lire prevent vent any an fisherman with a 1 thirst for tor knowledge dge from Irom attending the time school an nil long na itS ho likes tho the course of ot absolutely free tree tho tIme generously devoting all his hili means to It besides devoting himself elt entirely to the of at the tIme flatter fisher fl her folk tolk There TImers In Is Isan nn an average of ut about pupils with about 40 10 In tho time first class and 1 lesions nr are I given glen two days a n week to to allow for tor the going out und mid return of ot the fishing boat tile lie hours being from 1130 to 1 3 a II m mu and anti from to lo pm V II iii The fill thi elder students take much of ot their Instruction In the time long winter evenings but tho who cither olih F lav not on their career or whose attn soa trips trIpe I ut are abl able to attend tho the S during the day eny and ane more tr SI ON LAND LAN L LANTimo D Tho Timo abba abbe n b believes greatly gren In practical Instruction and Idea has hils had built In Ills his garden n the model actual size Izo of ot n I t bout boat True Tru every thing tIming that Is below belo decks seems Beems to have havo sunk In the garden but bUL time tho upper part partIs Is 15 all that Is neCe tom for his bile purpose mud ll l Is I hero here that the tho boys JOI learn to it mount the rigging without fear m so that when they the do the go to sea ea they shall Hhall not hot have that sickening terror which has bee tUI been so often orton described de In wa sa stories Here Her too they lucy learn signaling to use UBe their sextants nail In fact tact all 1111 those tImIngs things which surely will be done one on tho the deck d of ot a 1 boat bont It Is III not difficult to realize that thai the tho who I o not yet yot been to 10 sea ll thoroughly enjoy enjo this make believe holle fancying ln them themselves selves eel yes already sailors All time the pupils whether they thoy be curly headed boys or grizzled en era n men Inca an III devoted to the tho good abbe Time The small boy has much to loom learn In 11 Inthis this professional school of ot fishery for tor I there thero are to 10 begin begirt with no less le H than I nautical knots to 10 master moHler nil mull moro more or less Intricate and Ind puzzling to small mAII fingers there are nrc bl to be rigged rl and amid ropes to be spiked there are arc saIls Bulls to 10 be bl mended and lids to lie JC made and amI I repaired Nothing Is IR niece moro than I the tho sowing class where rows of or little boys hoys sit tugging the hard thread i through h th the tough sailcloth fl each fur tur furnished with a I Hat piece ploce of ot leather for tor forthe forthe the palm palin of ot his hand and amid Known UH as the i sailors thimble lImitable They must learn to I heave hen the time log too and reckon the num lIum her ber of ot miles run roil after that fashion which Is no so o puzzling to I n C landsman The professional School of ot FIshery however does OfIl not net stop here her Classes held helm for tor astronomy for tor the compu of at latitude tumid and longitude and enil an en nto l of ot this the North sea Ilea ld this thiR region being that lint most t particularly part JIlin k Ic since few tew era go further afield Rn ld shows the boys boy where a it rocky bed hlll Is 18 to be found where the bottom Ii U of ot seaweed I of or shell where of ot cant and nd with the time run of ot otI the hit different tides ant nd currents Since Sine I you catch atch tolen f to le round rocks rock nor cod COl III In very verv erv water any Rny more I than you ou can enn gather RAther ng from thIstle It t Is It evident I but the who WIIO ha haan huas an all Intimate knowledge of ot ha the Ii be heir f places tn cm look honk for tor ci lila his prey pre Is tit on the lime I right road to 10 BUM In thin this tho the lish i Ing ln museum greatly aids aills fun tOl f I ry i thing brought up liP by lay It the he nets net lawn dmn wn ti h I the very f MI w I lei t tom mom Is 19 car idly ml ci i I and aud a sn co D hit time the 1111 fter all about the different life lite of ot the In the tIme s sea Ita a w Va water tel ter over I which he hI InalA the food various ft n fish h take Uke their and all Ab ut lint thir th i eggs ggs ee 0 C TT I NO 1 IT DOWN Pi N a K I I IIo Io r the lC ool most moM mo t I r lug ho he ihei I hoI heI i In All the north Kum Kumi ur i IC 1101 O with the he I I each 1111 m The lbs iut tm nr are thus able to 10 o follow ilu peS lr of the till lilt ferent fish fiah which ur Inn itten to tho the wt despair of ot those who ahu live lite by them themi i i t I In abiding Ill lluy y learn IMn too nil about the tIme sa I birds of ot tho the North sea the polyps polyp the ther r Pen fn n the etc ett so 10 that Hint Into prig pupil wise quits quite tins the pro Im I fictional tl onal Is I with nation Hallon about I sea 1 lift lIfe In all Bit its It j lure lura and nu knows knowlI certainly far tar more inert JnO out about Qt tho the v ya ant his friends than he doe about aboul mere human beings being Practical 1 navigation Is taught ns as 8 well nn M winds and tides and time the use of ot the Ille donkey donko engines A very ery Ingenious meth methot of ot of ot how to hall been beell thought out aut ut by I y the who has de devised deI devised I ed a 1 number of or large h rge square cards marked points of ot time tho t 10 compass on which somali small models may ml bo be 1 0 man maneuvered eu In this way ay tho the hubs hules hul of cr the tho road rand are oro learned too so eo o that may lOa bo be avoided And small boya who whim ore being heln taught how to manage manag when meeting at close clue quarter with another Itching boat boot may be lie heard muttering the tIme equivalent In Iii Flemish of or Ireen to si gresti can and amid red tIt to red neil Port your our helm holm and go so head Tho various hll at t dif different different ferent terent dl points JOInt must be bo thoroughly thOr well w studied loo liNe lie be l lIng belag Ing lag dIstinguished l by 1 certain signs Sighs dur tur during lag InK the day end by verlous lights and no nt lit night One of or the accompanying n ne shows a group of ot bending over onI these tHa model light lightships lightships ships hIP l While the Ihl boys are pursuing their theoretical studios studio at lit time the chool school they thoy are tiro also going Ing shout trips 1111 In III which servo serve KB as training boats CUd of or these the time abbe himself owns a t great frat number Tour Four boys boyn OO only Cal are allowed on omi of ot these the boats bot and anti they ore are placed pl ced In III the tIme minus hands of ot the tIme captain to 10 bo ho might the practical side of ot a fishermans life Ire FOll FUIt SMART jJ IAm BOYS DOYS Tho abbe who makes make Inal N frequent 1111 to 10 the fishIng Jl lIetta constantly visits these training boats to keep nn aim I eye oyo on omi the tho bodily and am moral month welfare of at time the pupils At t time the stud end of or a year each elleh youngster r goes goe up UJ for A regular government examination md If It tho time re rw stilt h lie good od and time the examiners tn think tIme tile toaster master l st r of this the boat loat Ilat hii luU huts done oe well we web by b the boy ho bo ho lie receives receive 10 lO In additIon to tho Iho 16 i paid pati for hi his hll y years earH rn cars care of ot the lie youth The hl Rood good d scholar In Is award cd eil I n t savings mink Dunk book bok In which 10 stands to 10 hl hil his credit H as 1 a H which however lordly sum he cannot touch louch until ho hue is II 21 II The fhe profits lof of or a 0 fishIng finning boat are 11 divided Into tot for forthe 01 time the crew and auth alil hii for tor the owner I of ot the tha hll while the boys boya who havu hu the tho proud of ot being 1 paid pall get or one olle half of ot n a immune hol The youngsters who show exceptional Intelligence nr are drafted Into u a special that to serve the time Belgian group e I rl thin roll doing Its It share of ot ml time the Kal Irl led of ot the time North orth sea eta I This phi work U Is II carried on Oi In connection conn with whim other othe north l n I four tour timea a arear year rear each country hem ens t l In iii surveyIng her hem own 01 pent euler og portion at the same time thee That Tat of or extends from mute Ie Orts lute N Nn Net on nn the French rout coat to Dover Dvor anti and front from Old Oll l to tl The he nub abbe IN Is II shied In the Ule Instruction given the tue boys tl 8 by other clerical and who hf ho try tl to tl turn out nut tut good goodmen tacit men as 55 I well n 11 as awl fishers the and ald by hy n R t to 4 whom 11 the che laboratory tor Is t all kind of In Itch th oil 01 for tor commer cominer tunefully nr tul tully the I knowledge gained beIng to Belgian any NO 1 o uses Hero Ut tt tl 50 o the thi best m of ml I to thill they thov th shall h h I strong and nd c I rth us as I well ell is LS II it JY jb to tb the atIt eye f Is l L mt y to tn sty RIY Ih ii ad aud ad imre too N iH h n 1 i for tor test tent hi lag nt the of Jt 1 m Ih ties f so 1 p Uta any hoit hoat owner V c I 1 i hi h 4 doubts doubt as to tot toI he I t p food I I rum I 4 bis bli blI anti nd dreads to Ii h k Ice r u mm t 1 mn I haul heul can ClO send end ne III t here hiv hav hiV hiI tt tf d li u in I ri 1 M o oa ao o In II making mall mokI for far mil uil ld fm tom fi Itself Itle hl un an In in in i ti u r or CIT private per pr prK person son Him K who vho lu 11 In I h It M WI u to I he food ooh Q of ot the in f r n a 1 tin thu til II can aced nd It n tn II ii me r rr r In the Ut Itt but oven 1 Tim Thi 1 actually avrI In hurt mi 11 a i Lv Ihl I tit diet the t boy boyi 0 may maytin ma mahl hl hart tin tte Sn jIJI S mm m m o t am nm and oil oie of Df the U IllustratIons n iii such nich n a 1 floatIng in II it T d Irr tor for tora ha a a aV aVIt It I wi be bt ni n 1 fn fr f I tl Of oC oCt I t I il i fit that tat fl OHI I MII ul K C i I f 7 on omu HIP H il finn d l usher her I M n 1 t II n f Icel 1 ed d i i i Is cut I h m li nut not nu fall tal to be I of or life U in to 11 them hero In lii t M 1 trade taO Irle They to too u a I little first fr 1 MI dd MIto II to 10 the thi tt wounded mind nd how to 10 revIve U tI I drowned I Abbe Ahbe bb lyne lle tl ill cli II v rk tk I anti no piny make mak Jack Il a it 1 i dull boy 0 and amid ald also RI o that lust tIt a good ool wt In I f I j Gods heat belt gift gUt to n In order or r that thul Din lmh hil scholars may ma sometimes unbend r minds from the stern stem study 1111 nf ut th ti tilie sea iA he lie lies hns hA provided In 11 his hil garden gren with n a and lUd her hel on horses whose whoM who make and anI shape have h been beel almost hnot destroyed from overwork the tho embryo embro salts career round and AndL nd L round with wild shouts houll of ot delIght To secure cUe helpmeets for or the toys boys 11 when hn grown into young pun men he lie has he catch lab l 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