The Story of the "Britannia": The training ship for naval cadets. With some account of previous methods of naval education, and of the new scheme of 1903.Statham, Edward Phillips
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The Story of the "Britannia": The training ship for naval cadets. With some account of previous methods of naval education, and of the new scheme of 1903.
Statham, Edward Phillips
Britannia (Ship); Great Britain. Royal Navy; Naval education -- Great Britain
"8th. That some disabled and meritorious Lieutenant be appointed as
Housekeeper, to look after the domestic concerns of the College,
under a Committee consisting of the Lieut.-Governor, the Professor,
and the Preceptor."
9th to 17th Articles contain details of the salaries of the various
masters and instructors, the total being £1,443 10s., exclusive of the
Professor, but including the Lieut.-Governor.
"18th. That the number of Scholars be increased from forty to seventy,
of whom forty are to be sons of Officers, and the remainder sons of
Officers, Noblemen, or Gentlemen, who are found qualified.
"19th. That the age of entry be not less than thirteen, or more than
sixteen; that Scholars are to remain three years, whether they have
completed the plan or not: only two years to reckon in any case
towards the six years required to qualify for Lieutenant's commission.
"20th. That preference be given to youths who have been at sea before.
"21st. That to avoid misuse of the College, parents are to give a bond
for £200, to be forfeited in the event of a Scholar failing to
complete his course and qualify for the Navy.
"22nd. That a Capitation fee of four shillings per day be paid by each
Scholar while he is actually in the College.
"23rd. That the distribution of the said Capitation fee be as
follows:--
£ s. d.
Stopped for Professor 8 0 0
Stopped for Clothing 10 0 0
Board for 330 days at 1s. 9d., of which 3d.
goes to the Housekeeper 28 17 6
Washing, 47 weeks, at 2s. per week 4 14 0
Pocket Money at 1s. per week 2 7 0
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53 18 6
330 days at 4s. per day (allowing five weeks
for holidays) 66 0 0
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Balance 12 1 6"
The alterations and enlargements involved in this scheme naturally
occupied a considerable time, and the establishment was closed from
about May, 1806, until February, 1808, and even then was not in some
respects complete.
Meanwhile, the Admiralty were seeking a fit and proper person to fill
the important post of Professor under the new arrangements; and, a
good mathematician being required, they naturally turned to the
University of Cambridge, the birthplace of Wranglers. There they were
lucky enough to find the very man they wanted, in the person of James
Inman, a man whose name will not soon be forgotten by those who are
interested in the science of navigation.
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