BUREAU OF NAVIGATION

BULLETIN

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NUMBER 181.

PUBL I SHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF D I SSEM I NAT I NG

GENERAL 1 NFORMAT I QN OF PROBABLE i NTEREST TO

THE SERVICE.

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OFF 1C;ER PEaSONNEL CHANGES I N NAVAL ACADEMY CURRICUL'IIM.

Eather extensivp-chenges i n the curriculum of the Naval Aca- demy E r e grzduelly l k h g put i n t o force and w i l l become en t i r e ly e f fec t ive with the academic year 1933-34.

Bonrds of Vis i tors t o the Nav,fl Academy f o r several years have pronounced the curriculum as being too nsrrowly technical. and not including enough cu l tura l subjects) snch i ~ s I A s & 3 ~ , Literature , Economics, Government, e tc . It has been notcd, tw, t h a t the engirl- eering colleges ok highest reputat ions nere shming a marked ten- dency t o broaden t 3 e i r curr icula and spend more of t he time on non- technical and cultussl. suhj ec t s . The rewon behind such movement seemed t o be a r ca l i za t ion t h a t high exeCutiTdJ'3 posi t ions were tend- ing to be f i l l e d by other than engineer:; i n the f a c t t h a t such individuals showcC b e t t e r and broader leader- ship q u a l i t i e s than did the more narroi,ly edixated technicians. T'nis study a l so developed the f a c t tha-i the %mal Academy i n i t s e f f o r t t o keep s tep with technical. developments had overloaded i t s course with f ac tua l and applied engineering t o some consequent sac- r i f i c e of t he very fundamentals i n engineering.

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art3 t'nat t he reason lay

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Rather than attempting a rev is ion made by an outs ide commission, the Acadeinic Board i t s e l f decided t o undertake the f u l l study and invest igat ion and aktempt t o meet t he problem. The study became far more extensive-than was foreqeen, l e d in to a great number of collateral . f ines , and became a work of considerable magnitude. The Academy' s recommendations a re b r i e f l y as follows:

As measured by classroom work only, the broad l i n e s o f the o l d and the new cur r icu la a re approximately shown by the following::

Subjects Old Curriculup Ne3 Curriculum

Cultursl 21.6% ' 31.6%

applied 33.6% 31 25 Professional 44.8% 37 2%

Since, as under the old curriculum, the d r i l l periods and the summer terias ashore and afJoat are r - o s t i Tiholly devoted t o professional subjec-bs, the percentcge 6;' time a:& e f f o r t put on the l a t t e r r i s e s t o something over s ix ty percent, o f the t o t a l . -But, nevertheless the s t r i c t l y c u l t u r d education, which i;; handled only i n clessroom, w i l l . be increased by one-hdf i t s former time.

I !",lathematics and Sciences, pure and

T'ne following tables show respectively the assignment of class- room periods as a t present and under the new curriculum. .correspond 'to That are generally knom as 'Isemester hours''; t h e classroom periods per week per term f o r the various subjects,

The f igures being

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n i t h the corresponding mppvt ?$ ! , t iqe . +sptp$-. t o study, -, ._ ' !"; '( , ' 1 . . + , I

Present- Asgignment o f Time,, Academic Year 1931-1932. , . . , ._ ~ - . . - , .

: Fourth : Third :, Second : F i r s t : : DEF'hR?"TS

: 1st: 2nd: 1st: 2nd: 1st: 2nd: 1st: 2nd: SUMMARY : :Term:Term;Term:Term~Term:Terrn:Term:Term:

: Seamanship : : - 3 : 3 : 3 : 3 : 93 : i0rd. & Gun, : . : 3 : 3 : 3 : 9 :

' :Navigation I . r 8 % : 3 . : 3 : 2 : 2 : 10, :Engineering : 2 : 2 :: 3 t . ' 3 ' i 4 : 3 : 3 : 3 : 23. : :Mathematics : 5 : 6 : 5 : 5 : 5 : 26 " : :Chem., Pliys. :

:Eng. & H i s t . 3 : 3 1 3 : 3 : I 2 : 14 :Languages : 3 . . 3 : 2 : : 2 : 1 1 : 2 . z 1 4 :Economics & : : Govt. E O ;Hygiene : 1 : 1 - :

1 %

: and Elec. : 2 : 2 : 3;: 3 $ : 3 : 3 : z o 3 : 23

-.- : T o t a l 16 : 1.6 : 16%: 16%: 16;: 16 : 1 6 16 : 129-5 :

Tentative Assigment o f Time - New Curriculum.

Third : Second : F i r s t : DEPARTIEPJTS : Class : Class : Class : Class :

: 1st: 2nd: 1st: 2nd: 1st: 2nd: 1st: 2nd: SUMMARY :Term:Term:Term:Term:Term:Term:Term:Term:

Seamanship : : 3 : 2 : 5 9 8

22 223 Engineering : 2 : 2 :

Mathematics : 6 : 6 : Ghem., Phys. : and Elec. : 2 : 2 :

Eng., & H i s t , 3 : 3 : Languages : 3 : 3 : Economics & :

GQvt .' Hygiene

: 16 : 16 : --- TO tal

Ord. et Gun. : . Navigation :

3 : 5 :

3+: 3 : 2 :

6-1- e -3'

: 3 ' :

4 : 3 2$: : 4 : 4 :

5 :

3 : 2 : 2 :

6.3 0

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3 : 3 :

3 : 2 : .

2 : 2 : 3 : 3 :

2 : 3 : : 1 :

21& 1 9 14

9 1

6 : 16 : 30

I t , i s , f,irst t o be noted thet Departments of Seamanshib and Nav- iga t ion are t p be merged and t h a t the classroom time f o r the combined subjects' w i l l be reduced by one-third. m i 3 1 be no reduction i n the ground colrered becausk of closer a r t icu-

The Military Lad and Naval Re'gu-

I n prac$ice, however, there

rk on those subjects i n summer Law i s dropped from the cum

i n d r i l l periods. o be henceforth

considered g postgraduate subject. lat ions, t he Mo,oring aoard work. and the course i n Leadership a re

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' A considerable reduction i s mede i n the semester hours o f the course i n Mathematics, and.sa.id ccurse w i l l be completed i n two years

' Algebra, Calculus and Mechsnics. A considsrcble port ion of the semester hours 3aved will, hovcver, r e s u l t from elimination of re- view i n Sphericcl Trigonometry which hf1.s to be i n e f f e c t incident t o the sequences i n the o ld curriculum and i n the f a c t t h a t the few midshipmen who come to toe Academy ni thout hav2.ag studied Sol id Geometry w i l l be cal.1ed upon to make i t up dxriiig Fourth Class summer.

T h r e w i l l 'be s l i g h t seductions i n Vngineering Mathematics",

The two Engineering Departments, each of which formerly had courses to t e l ing twenty-YnTee semester hours, a re decreased by one and one-half hourc. The Department of Bnginee-tng and Aeronautics . is adding t o i t s courses i n Engineering Waterieis and Processes and i n 'Thermodynamics; tvo suS j e c t s i n \ which fundanentals i n engineering had not been t rea ted with su f f i c i en t thorouglmsss. There i s also be- ing added more on S t a b i l i t y o f Ships and Damage Control, which w i l l replace some of' the former colarse. o f Naval Architecture and T?arship Constructlon. Boi lers and' In te rna l Combustion Engines w i l l be considerably curtailed.

The courses i n Engines, Turbines, Awcil-iary Machinery,

I n Department of E7.ectrical Engineering and Physics there w i l l be some reduction i n Direc3 Current E lec t r i c i ty and i n Radio; t i c a l l y no changes i n Physics o r Chemistry.

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A s zpplied t o both the Engineerimg Departments; - laboratory work, given on a scale and with f a c i l i t i e s never heretofore availaSle, w i l l be such ths- t t he various subjects w i l l have f a r nore i n the way of derr,anstration 2nd 'Ipractical workI1 than has previously been the case. The laboratory work w i l l be done mostly during d r i l l periods. The courses i n bokh Engineering dcpartmonts a re expected t o bc more effoct ivo Lhnn before.

The t i n e assigned t o lJodern Languages and t o Xygiene i s unchanged. The sequence niid continuity i n tlie I.anguage courses v : i l l be b e t t e r and the courses somerhi , more e f fec t ive .

'The time assigned t o Snglish and €X.story i s being increased from The extension ai.ll be - IIistory 5 hours, Comparative 14 t o 19 hours.

L i te rz ture 2 hmm.

Final ly9 En entirely nea Department w i l l be set, up:-- Econoniics and Goverment, v i t h 9 hours available. the Military Law, etc., but i t s rnain object m i l l be Government, under- l y ing pr inciples , and fimdmental economics.

This De;)ar*,rilent w i l l take over

and Colleges gran t i ce r and en l i s t ed per

sons and daughte

COWLETICON OF TRAINING COIQSES Ti BE RECORDED.

The Bureau frequently receives requests f o r information concerning the completion o f t ra in ing courses i n previous enlist- ments, tending t o sliow t h a t the information required by Ar t ic le E-5503 of t'ne Bureau Iv!anual i s not placed i n service records, o r i f put i n tho records, i s not copied in to the C.S.C.ls. A grecat deal of correspondence on t h i s subject and i n some cases i n j u s t i c e t o the men concerned m i l l be eliminated i f more care i s exercised i n this respect.

NAVAL PERSONNEL GUILTY OF RFCXLESS DRIVING.

The orting cxtrzct f r comm-mication recent ly received ~ froin the Commandsr Destroyers, Battle Force, U, S. Fleet , is quoted:

death r a t e cf en l i s ted per- i s P matter o f deei3

concern t o th i s seeking effect ive inems o.?

.upon inves ti gekio lessness on the p s r t or' n x a l personnel.

+n naval Tcqffkciency

relessness and reck- Thc i n s t a n t

d i r e c t thc discharge of --:-----.-- 8s -andesirable by rea- ,

sori o f conviction and s by the CiyU Authorit ies e I'

The Bureau i s concerned o he number of rnotor vehicle ac- en o f the Navy a r e involved. c idents occurring i n which e

In the i n s t e n t case the e d i as convicted of drunken dr iv ing by the c i v i l cou1"ts, snd h i s dj.seherga as undesirable, because o f conviction bg the civril' J &.uthorities, has been author- ized by t h e i3ureau.

NETi TRAINING . COTJFiSZS.

The fol louing nem Navy tr courses including Progress Tests and Examination qm

Ins t ruc t ions f o r Use Chief Yeoman. I

Ins t ruc t ions f o r Use i n Pre?ma%ion f o r the Rating of Quartermaster 3c.

aivlounced ready f o r issue:

eparation for the Rating of

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.. > SWINDLING . The Bureau has information t h a t en l i s ted men are being swindled

by bogus agents of t a i lo r ing establishments.

It i s suggested L'nat Commanding Officers bring this fact t o the a t t en t ion of the men under their command and advise them not t o t ransac t business with any f i rm through an a&?nt until assurred that such agent i s an authorized and r e l i a b l e representative.

COMTvTlWDATIONS.

The following men received l e t t e r s of commendation from the Secretary 02 the Naxy f o r ressons indicaked:

Norman S. Pulver, 253-7945, GunneTts Mate second c lass , U.S.N. l"Jilli?m W. Adams, 0- 7- 4, Gunnsr's idr.te t h i r d class , U.E.N., and Arthur D. Perkins, 3f!!k&$i'firs.t c lass , 'U. S.N. a11 serving on board U. S.S. Colorado, for. the prompt extion, coolness, cclu~age, and good judgment displayed nhen an t i - e i r c ra f t gun ilov 8 exploded on 5 novem- ber 1931.

h i g h ? E. I~lla-xim, 368-15-05, Searuzn f irst clnsr, U.S.N., Re- ceiving Ship, San Francisco, and Stanley T. Pielros, 210-81-17, Toi.pedoman f i r s t class, U. S. N. Roads, f o r t h e i r proript and courageous act ion i n rescuing from droaning t h e i r commanding o f f i c e r while serving on board the U.S.S. s-45.

Naval Training Station, Hampton

Jancer Franklin, 261-49-46, l a c h i n i s t ' s llate second c lass , U.S.N., Cl i f ford D. Fcssenden, 238-26-94, Radioman second class , U.S.N. I Robert N. Huey, 336-46-33, Fireman first class , U.S.N. and James B. Greeley, 282-95-55, Fireman th i rd class, U.S.N., a l l serving on board the U.S.S. Oahu and ac t ing as an armed guard aboard the S.S.I'Ling vhen t h a t vessel sank i n the Yangtze River, 25 Iiky 1952, rendered e f f i c i e n t service i n helping crew and pas- sengers a t the time of the d isas te r .

~ Y D R O G R A P H IC CHABT OF CUBAN VtATE3.S.

Fie Hydrogrephic Office has issued a new General Chart of Cuba @ f f i c i d . l y designated as Ne?: Publication, 1932, 45th Edition, H.0, Ho. 2145 - "The fsleind of Cuba". This char t marks the comple'r;ion of the survey by the Bavy of the e n t i r e coast o f Cuba vrhich was be- gun i n 18.33. I n addition t o LhLs general chart , the Hydrographic Office iiox issues 21 coastal ciinrts and 56 herbor and plan charts of Cuba, a l l made from i ts o m surveys.

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Vessels which have1 reeeived the watch i n questiofi are reqGested t o port eoveying i t s use and t l o de r a b f l i t y of c o & j n ~ n g

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Six hundred lovr power spyglasses have been issued t o the f leet . Reports contain tTro main c r i t i c i sns : and sr?all f ie ld .

wedmess o f focussing system The smll f k l d obtained i n se rv i ce . i s caused by

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)t holding tnhe eye cup of the spyglass close t o the eye as designed. ie actual f i e l d of the new sp~gl -zss hoi:cver i s by shop measurements

la rger t'nan that, of the o ld t ype spyglasses,

meet the c r i t i c i s m of the forces a f loa t . The eyc cugs have been replaced n i t h f l a t b rass eye g u s r d s so t h a t the spy,blilss can be held c?n PppeciEble dis tance from the eye without decreasing the f i e ld . Furthermore the focussing nechcnism hes been considerably strength3n- ed P S described i n Bureau of Ihvigetion circulFr le t t ,er No. 27-32 of 7 Junc 1932. proved, nex focussing keys f o r strenptheilinc the focussing mechanism

The G u n Factory i s t now nanuf'acturlng a second order o f lor: For.rer spyglnFsec modified t o

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Tn order. tha t spyglasser now i n service mcy be i m - I k

L7H1TNEY. vessels ?!ill. requ i s i t i on on "chc Naval Observatory f o r t he exact nmber o? eye guards snd focussing keys required.

Submarine tenders, mine c r a f t tenders and miscellaneous I

On 20 August 1932, the Secretary of the Navy approved the following recoinmendations o f the Board o f Awards:

That the da te f o r the i ssmnce of the Victory Medal be extended t o include d l of f i ce r s and men of' the U. S. Navy and U. S. % c i n e Corps t.jho entered the service subsequent t o 11 November 1918, and mere attsched t o the American Ex- pedi t ionar j Forces i n Siberia o r European Ruscia between 1 2 Novembcr 1918 and 3 Uarch 1.021; a l s o t h a t appropriate c lasps be issued v i t h the 'Jictory Mcdcl t o t he o f f i c e r s and men of t he U. S. Navy c-ntl U. S. Marine Corps uho entered the servtce subsequent t o I1 "cvamber 1918, and who mere

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'1 Zuropesn Eitissia betcecn 1 2 IJovember 1-918 and 3 flkrch 1921.

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