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S i l v e r Life-saving ivIedal........................................* 1 Tenta t ive Slate of J u n i o r Off icers for New Construction.......... 1-3 Lawrence Y. Spear Foundation Prize ............................... 3 Scho las t i c Standards of E n l i s t e d t/ien................~............ 3 Training Courses....................................~...~...... .. 4-5 Navg Dependents . Travel at................ ...................... 5 L e t t e r s %garding Payment of Debts by Navy Personnel............. 5 Gyro Comgass ~YuiL~nt................... ........................ 5 Insurance, Ship 's Serv ice Activitie3............................. 5-6 Pamphlet "Schools m d Colleges Granting Concessions t o Sons and

Daughters b f Off icer and Enl i s t ed Personnel, U.S.l!?av;. , 1928,' - Changes i a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ . . . . . . . 4 . 6

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SILVER LIFE-SAVING .MEDAL* - The Secretary .of t h e Navy, r ecen t ly forwaided a S i l v e r Life-saving Medal,

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awarded by C h k S&6t&y-.& &e Treasury, t o G&n?g,e :Dake Dawson, Aviation Metal- smith, f i r s t c lass , U.S,Navy, i n recogni t ion of h i s service i n bravely rescuing a shipmate from drowning.

Next of kin: ~ ' s . Iona Dawson, wife, 3125 Ivy S t r ee t , San Diego, Calif.

TENTATIVE SLATE OF JUNIOR OFFICERS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION. - The following i s t h e t e n t a t i v e s l a t e of jun ior o f f i c e r s f o r new oonstruction

requi r ing o f f i c e r s pr ior t o 1 January, 1940. t i o n of comandlng of f ' i ce rs t o f ac i l i t a t e i n t e r c a l organizat ion of ships and of t h e individuals concerned t o f a c i l i t a t e perscnal plens,

I t i s published f o r t he Lnforma-

Orders w i l l be i ssued as far i n advance of detachment date as pract icable . Off icers w i l l be detached i n t i m e t o r epor t t o t h e i r new sh ips approximately s i x weeks pr ior t o t h e comfss ioning data. AFproximate detachment da tes are shown. 1 January w i l l be published a t a l a t e r uate.

The ten ta5 ive s i a t e f o r t he new sonstruckion r e p i r i n g o f f i c e r s a f t e r

Ship - Off icer Shia $0 which a t t w h e d

Helena Approxim.te detachmmt da te - Ju ly

L ieu te smts (jg) D , E. Pugh G. H. Cairnes L. J. Baird

Ensigns H. W. Baker R. D. Sampson S. H. Hunter, Jr. R. D. Mugg IVI. T. Tyng W. T. Alford R. L. H e l m F. E. Moan G. S. P a r r e t t D. H. Pope L. 8 . Robinson E. B. Roth

Cassin Zane Case Oklahoma Ranger Vi'nc enne s Tuscaloosa '

San Francisco Quincy Quincy Tus caloosa Tus ca lo osa San Francisco San Francisco V i ncennes

Rhind Approximate detachment da te - August

Lieutenant ( j g ) F. 0. I f f r i g Ensigns E. A. Trickey

Celorado A s t o r ia

R. W, M c N i t t Chicago

Rowan Approximate detachment da t e - August

Lieutenant (jg) A. B. Booth Ensign T. H. Suddath

" F. E. McIntire

Portland Houston Louisv i l le

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Roe Approximate d e t a c h e & d a t e - November

Lieutenant (jg) 3, D, Wood, Jr. Ensign C. J. King . Por t land

I’ 0. B, Wiseman Saratoga

Tusaaloosa

LAWRENCE Y. SPEAR FOUNDATION PRIZZ.

LieutenaLit ( j g ) Paul Van Leunen, Jr., U.S,Navy, won t h e Lawrence Y. Spear p r i ze f o r the c lass a t t,b Subar ine School w19cli sraduated on 9 June, 1939, This i s an annval pr;ze awarded t o t h e outstanding sSttdent o f f i c e r of t h e Submarine School by Eh, Spear, a graduate of t h e Class o f 1890, ‘J. S. Naval Academy,

SCHOLASTIC STAEJD4MRES OF UNLISTED KEX* P-. __p --..-*---

The edvcatior.al s t a t u s of men enlLsted d u r i n g t he pas t t h r e e years has no t changed mater ia l ly . A s t y p i c a l of t h e r e r i o d 1 J u l y 1933 t o i Ju ly 1939, t h e marks of a l l r e c r u i t s t e s t e d a t t h e seve ra l t ra ini jzy s t a t i o n s di:ring t h e months of June and Decsmber 1938 (QQer 2,000 *a) have beer, t abula ted f o r study,

This study s h o w t h a t -&&@ 5938 r e g w i t s &I?* a7.)ov9 t h e pre-depression group (men t e s t e d i n 1929 j i n gerlePal i n t e l l i gence , i!:s:ch3r:2 G a l ap t i t ude , years of school completcd, and i n a b i l i t y t o express themelves i n c o r r e c t English. Since both t h o aritbu;le%ic t e s t and %he s p e l l i n g t e s t hwve been revised s ince 1929, no d i r e c t comparison can be made i n t h e s e subjects .

I t i s fo.mfi that only 13.2 per cen t o f t h e 1938 men had had no high school i n s t r u c t i o n , ?;kit 39 per cent had j u s t completed high school (12th grade), and t h a t an a d d i t i o n a l 2.7 per cen t had gone beyond t h e 12 th grade.

The q u a r t i l e marks i n t h e r e c r u i t t e s t s a r e given below f o r t h e convenience of t hose who m y wish t o know a t a glance i n what qua r t e r of t h e group a man f a l l s as shown by his t e s t marks entered on page 4-b of t h e se rv i ce record.

From the table below it w i l l be seen t h a t a man w?:ose mark on t h e G.C.T. i s above 88 i s i n tho upper quarter of t h i s group, and t h a t a man whose G.C.T. mark i s below 72,5 i s in t h e lower q u a r t e r o f t h i s group. The 50 p e r c e n t i l e ( M ) in - d i c a t e s t h e median or middle mark i n any t e s t and i s t h e dividing p o i n t between t h e 2d and 3d qua r t e r s , be appl ied t o t h e other r e c r u i t t e s t s .

By reference t o t h e t a b l e s i m i l a r i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s may

Q u a r t i l e larks i n Recruit Tests General : Mechanioal : Arith- :

Percen t i l e : Classification : Aptitude : metic : English: Spe l l ing : 75 %a 76.5 D 69 : 81 : 80 : 50 (14) : 81 66 : 49.3 : 74.3 : 66.3 : 2 5 72.5 54.5 : 29.5 i 67.5 : 51 :

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Seanian Branoh, Apprentice Seaman Seaman IC Coxswain Boatswain's Mate 2/c Gunner s Mate 2/c Gunner's Mate 3/13 Quartermaster 3/c Quartermaster l/c and Chief Quartermaster Signalman 3/c Tor pedoman 3,/c Torpedoman Z/c Torpedoman l/c and Chief' Torpedoman F i r e Controlman 3/c Fi re Controlman 2 / 0 F i r e Controlmail i/c and Chief F i r e Controlman

Artifice,. Branch. --- Machinist 's BIe ';e 2/c Water Tender I ,'> and Chief Water E lec t r i c i an ' s M 3 be 3/c E l e c t r i c i a n ' s "I ;B :/c Carpenter s Ma de Z / c

Caryenter t s Mate l/c

Painter Z/G

Pa in te r i/c

Tender Painter 3, / c

Aviation Branch. Aviation Machir,ist's i k t e 3/c

Spec ia l Branch. Storekeeper 3/c YeoGan 3/c Ship 's Cook 3/13 Yeoman Z / C Baker Ratings O f f i c e r ' s Cooks and Of f i ce r ' s Stewards Mes sman Commissary and Chief Commissary Stewards

Hospital Apprentice l /c and

Pharmacist * s Mace 2/c Pharmacist 1 s I k t e 3/c

General Courses. A-N . . Elec t r i c Propulsion Main Drive Aviation Seamanship Blowers Gregg Progressive Exercises Boi lers , Coa l Fired Gyroscopic Compasses

Diesel Engines D i s t i l l i n g P lan ts General Training Course f o r Pe t ty Off icers 3/c and 2/c General Training Course f o r P e t t y Off icers l/o and Chief Pe t ty Off icer

Gregg Shorthand Manual 1

Boilers , Oil Fired Pmps Storage Bat ter i e 6

'i TRAINING COURSES (contd )

Other Publications Available. - Yearbook Of Enlis ted Training N - 1 Training Seaplanes News Handling ~ N-2 Training Landplanes T h r i f t Methods of I n s t r u c t i o n Benefit Guide Col l i s ion Cases 1-10 Concessions of Colleges Motion Picture Handling Sound Motion Picture 3quipment Naval Aviation Syllabus

Col l i s ion Cases 31-40 Col l i s ion Cases 41-50 Grounding Cases 11-20 Administration Cases 21-30

NAVY DEPENDENTS - Travel of.

The Bureau has received information t h a t the wi fe of an e n l i s t e d man hav- i n g contracted and paid i n advanoe f o r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n f o r herse l f from Houston, Texas, t o Norfolk, Va., wi th a cut-rate Travel Agency, was taken only as far a s New Orleans, a t which point she was deposited, and t h e dr iver of the car d i s - appeared. She was re?.ieved of a l l her ava i lab le cash eu route , e i the r by t h e d r ive r o r oth;.:. passezlgers, she believe;:

I t i s rec .-imended t h a t personnel aad depeidents r e f r a i n Porn contract ing f o r transporta-1,. on, other than with c a r r i e r s of k n o x r e l i a b i l i t y .

LETTERS REGARDING PAYHENT OF D I X T BY NAVY PERSOIXNJ. .. --- - --.-.._I-

Periodica' ly t h e f i r m of MaCullar and McCullar, Niilledgeville, Ga., f loods commanding o f f i s e r s with l e t t e r s , many of a v indic t ive nature, making t h r e a t s and demands regLrding payment of debts by Havy personnel, which a r e premised on t h e a l leged :'riendship of t h e i r f i r m with the Honorable Carl Vinson, Member of Congress. Inves t iga t ion revea ls no bas i s f o r t h i s claim. Routine considera- t i o n of such correspondence i s direoted.

GYRO COMPASS EQUIPMENT.

Due t o the shoptage of I n s t r u c t i o n Books f o r t he Sperry Gyro Compass I@. I1 and Mk. V, it i s requested t h a t a l l sh ips and s t a t i o n s having ex t r a copies of t h e s e books forward same t o Naval Observatory.

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INSURANCE, SHIP'S SERVICE ACTIVITIES.

The Bureau o f Navigation i s advised t h a t t h e Judge Advocate General has received and placed on f i l e a master or key pos i t ion bond issued by t h e Great American Indemnity Company under which bonds may be w r i t t e n covering the per- sonnel of sh ip ' s se rv ice a c t i v i t i e s , ashore and a f l o a t . This pol icy o f f e r s p r o t e c t i o n coxgarable t o t h a t offered by other bonds l i s t e d i n Bureau of Navi- g a t i o n Circular Le t te r No, 3-39,

The agent o f record f o r wr i t ing c e r t i f i c a t e s under t h i s pol icy i s Bllr. E. C , Lunt, Vice President, Great American Indemnity Company, 1 Liber ty S t r e e t ,

, New York, N. Y.

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