Show NAUTICAL NOVELTIES furnished by the U S navy I 1 recruiting station salt sail lake cit city Y dont give up the ship thi motto found at tile the naval academy at annapolis explains briefly tho the spirit ot of the navy today front from that marvelous institution this beacon light ot of inspiration goes forth on its mission to find a resting place in every heart which beats beneath tile the uniform ot of uncle sams sailors 1 A time has passed on oil the spirit of air navy today as yesterday remains the same truly the destiny of men and nations rely anthe men that go down to the sea in ships raising of standards required tor for naval enlistment which the navy did sescial years ago has brought in a new type of personnel opportunities tuni ties are otfried lor for learning trades which are arc useful to the recruit cruit even it if he decides after one cilli cali ament tn bent to return to civil civi life lie training stations and ships have become huge schools and there is no difficulty for any amb ambitious etious youth to find an outlet for his tat tal n ns whether they incline toward the cultural or artistic or whether llcy fall into tile the cat agory of 0 mole moie loutine and mechanical duties perhaps the greatest single tea fee uro curo of ct importance in naval training is the discipline imp head strong spoiled youth soon learns arler ader navy discipline the tolly folly ol of ills 1118 actions lie ile learns to respect the bights of others and to be sure he ts Ls ight before asserting himself he learns to take advice and accept help tell from those there older and more experienced perien ced in other words he be Is pre adred liar ed to meet the world to much better advantage than the d 1 mi lin discipline youth the type of training the navy recruit hc cruit rec receives elves now plus the visible vishie evidence of af the alio nien men being turned out from the training stations as full fledged sailors fornis forms a brilliant contrast to the opinion most people had of seafaring folk a generation ago the navy man ot ol today oday is in nine cases out of ten in an earnest sincere young man who s doing his best to reach the top of the iho ladder in his chosen career president franklin D roosevelt said aid from the very beginning oi 01 our nation the navy has always been and justly deserves to be an object of special pride to the american call people its record is indeed one to such sentiments I 1 am glad to say both congress and the country understand what we are do ing in ill building up the navy and about its use the navy is not only the lle ll e first line ot of defense but it is the M most ost important line ot of defense the sailors of today are still referred to as tars the name tar was derived from the old cus torn tom of 0 a sailor tarring his trousers as well as other wearing apparel in order to make them waterproof |