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"1 feel t h a t membershin i n th:? Society n f NPVTI Lrchi t sc t s and l!,lcri.ne hnyineers by naval Gfficcrs m u l d be sdventzpeous bath t o the N~vt:l Service a-nti $he individuzl o f f i ce r s . ail1 be proportional. t o the n m b r of n f f i c e r menhe!-.:. a s the larger ihe number the grea te r vi11 be the pFrt ic ipFt ion i n 'chi; proceedings o i the bocicty and i n the submission alzd discussion of pclpers.

This b e n d i t

"The Society o f N ~ F L . I rch i tec ts 21-13 b r i n e Sngineers PVFB

A; time hr .-, ysse i? , the

'The 8ocie';y mem5ership i s not re-

formed i n 1893, chief ly b:y the e f f o r t s of n few naval o f f i ce r s , aided by a few prominent c i v i l i a n r . percentage of nF-..vnl o f f i c e r nwcbe2-s hiLc dccrc- scd u n t i l e t t he present time it i s vnry 7-m. s trict.ed t o t he technic81 c,ff ice?-, thc n v d constructor , thi- engineering duty o n l y , c tc . .1 btzt relco-ies ;.ad desire;? qther officers of th? servic? v;h,,sc: broed viet-2 FnJ p rac t i cn l t ? x p r i - - ence with propos9ts which d f e c t the dosigns ai' s h i - ~ s and every thing ;.,ertaining t o thm ~ a k e t h e i r opinio:? v%.i.ck vmuld b e brought, ou t i n the popsrs ~ r i 3 discussions p a r t i c u i m l y va2uable. The benef i t t o t he i n d i v i d w l Qff'icer i:, hiF c o n t r c t an5 e:-chPnge o C v i e r s with c i v i l i m iinv-tl crchi+,r3ct, engineer ,end ship cper- ? t o r s , thus promoting h i s Lfficiency Pnd broadening his viewpoint. For the f i s c a l year 1934 t l t - ? i n i t i a t i o n fees h a w been waiwd. The s r inud ches f o r mcnbers 2nd w s o c i ~ ? t r ~ a:*e f i f t ? e n dcXLrcrs.

"Those o f f i c e r s in te res ted may sb t a h addi t iona l inforrnntl.cn by addrersing C a p k i n C. A. Jones, 3urcr:u of Engineering, o r by addrecsing the Sozie-by d i r e c t a t 23 Kest 3!3t;I Street , Nerr Y.;lrk c t t y . "

The Bureau considers i t essen5ial t h a t the c r e ~ i s o f new vesEels and recommissioned vesse ls , including those pl.nced i n full commission a f t e r modernimtion, be kept B S nearly i n t a c t as possible f c r : r t l e a s t one year a f t e r commissioning.

To th i ; end men w i l l not be consicrrrod E E eligi-bl-e f o r shoru iiuty, r ec ru i t i ng duty, o r transfer, : i n exchmze u n t i l t3e cj?mv~ condi t icn has been met.

.4 comunicat ion has k e n received i'roin tl.5 ?os+; ' .r GeraerF.1 rcgwd- ing the l o s s of two mail keys issued by the Pc !Je\-; k'g;'!: Cj,ky9 f o r the USE of a Nmy Mail. Cleyk.

mail c le rk , who a l l eges t h a t when he W R S t ransfer red he .turned then [mer t o h i s successor l r E i f l , obtaining his r e c e i p t therefor . IcLtr cl.aims t o have destroyed the r e c e i p t and V311 dexies t h a t he evsr rcceivcd o r receipted for the keyc,

Invest,ig:itl3nC by- p o s t o f f i ce in- spectors developed tha t ?;he keys were o r i~ iml .1 -y lir: the ~ , o s s s s s i n n of 9

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The l o s s of m s i l lock keys, par t icu lpr ly a domestic r e g i s t r y :Ley, i s serious. ins t ruc t ions per ta ining t o mch IrFtlers. It i s believed t h o t r? F t r i c t compliance with current instxuct ions w i l l ?void i r r e g u l a r i t i e r nnd the l o s s of post 1 equipment, otherwise t h c t yes?oneilbility I-611 b.s d2fi-- niteljr f ixed. the p o s t r l and o t h e r ins t ruc t ions pertc&ning to t h e i r du t ies , :-nd thc Bureau of NavigEition MIanual provide:: f o r such supervision and i n q x c t i o n by commissioned o f f i c e r s as n i l 1 tend t o assure such compliance.

'The n t ten t ion oi" Commding Off icers i s i n v i t e d to current

Navy F'Ieil Clerk6 should be he16 t o a r i g i d conp1i:nce 7:rith

It appears t h a t t h e m a j o r i t y o f o f f i c e r s and men of t h e Re,d'?r Service have a very vague idea as to the cons t i tu t ion of the U. S. Naval i t exme . I n speaking to such o f f i c e r s and men i n reference to t h e Nrmd Izcsei-ve, t h e i r c lmost unenimous rcact ion i s t o t h a t p a r t of' the iieserve vdiicii i s composed of t ransferred men or" thc Regular Navy. these men c n n s t i t u t e the s m d l e s t par t , of o u r lieserve force. information of t h e serv ice a t la rge , the follov!ine; da tc i n connection with the Navzl Reserve i s given:

J-s r? matter of f ? c t , For the

Enl is ted men of the Regulcr Ravy v:ho PX t ransfs r red to the N n n l Xeserve pf te r r" certaill length os' service ? r e c1L"ssiEied T S

F-2, F-5(c), F-3(d), F-4(c), F-4(d), 3ncl I?-5. A t the present time these men toted 11,576. The o ther c lasses oi' the Reserve which f o r a by far the l a r g e s t p m t , a r e F--1, V - 1 9 8-2, V-3, V-0, V-S, and 17-6. Class F-1 of t h i s grade cons t i tu tes the en l i s ted per- sonnel o f the d r i l l i n g clivisions of the N:.val Reserve. Thesc divis ions a r e 149 i n numbcr, d i s t r ibu ted throughout ,?11 Nma1 D i s t r i c t s snd each divis ion cons is t s of f o u r c3mmissioned o f f i - cers a n 6 76 enlistedmen. The t o t a l actual s t rength9 a s or' 1 IIIarchg of t h e Naval Resene iz ar: f c l l o ~ : ~

Twnsferred men 0 tlier c lasses (men> Officers of 811 clesses 8 9 379

'lo t a l 41 527

Authorized s t rength

Men (exclusive of t ransrerred men

Off icers (exclusive of Merchant i k r i n e f o r v:hich there i s no f i x d quota) 153,092

Naval Reserve f o r which there i s no f ixed quota) 13,588

Total 163,680

Thc Bureau of Navigation i n concerned Over the l a c k of knor;rledge on the p a r t ai' the Regular Navy regarcling the Navcl Reezrve an5 suggects t h a t o f f i c e r s read P a r t I-; of t'ne Gurezu of Navigation Muuel.

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As ~t generzll po l icy t h e Eurecw .'vj-l"l n9-k c o n s i d w t h s reassignment o f students .to t,he Frcpnrn to ry Sciioo:L ~;3io have prc-vious.l.y been n seigned to e i t h e r the N ~ v a l Acc^deny C.lzss c > r the C r : ~ s t Guerd C 1 o . s ~ unlcs:; there @re p a r t i c u l a r circuneisnccs i n fevor oi' the spplicant, f o r such reassig-ment,.

I n no cose rill the Eurctu csneider such renss igment if t h e applicznt has twice previously been assigned to the Preparatory School i n c.ither o r both Naval Acrdcq End C a n s t , Guard C l c s s c ~ s .

A l e t t e r from President i. V. Lenis 03 "?aenfordfl ,c.t t m t h r t hhc school, which i s mi l i ta ry Pnd an accsedited co l lege prepmatory school ?or boys, e x t m d s t o sons o f navel of€icors P monthly ra'cc of 5Je ?his includes tui- t ion, room and board, laundry snd! schogl books. I t c lwc nit , includc i iniforms, an o u t f i t of Tihich i s furnished I J ~ O ~ C S ~ : I C at z pr ice o f Setrrsen $60. md $65.

ltRnenford" i s located r t Pucnte, California, which i s 14 miles from Los

Copies o f Euroou of Navi r: t ion pmr,hlct "Schnols :ind Collcges Granting

Angcles, on the Valley Borilcvard.

concessions t o Sons and >?ugh k ers of 0fficc:r ::nd Slnlisted Parsonnel, U. S . Navy, 1928" should be corrected to include the above.

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