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August, 1917 South America between Trini- dad and Cape St. Roque.. .19 .38 East coast South America be- low Cape St. Roque........ .30 -60 Via canal: (a) & Australasia. 4e ey .23 .46 (b) India or Africa. . -26 .52 (c) West Coast South ‘America .19 .38 Via Magellan: West coast South America.. .38 .76 Via» Cape of Good Hope: (a) South and East Africa. -45 .90 (b)3Far> Bast i: .45 -90 West and south coast. “South Africa . <2 SER Pree nea fo) 76 United Kingdom Bae coo ROMe coer ane BAT prance: ..3 5 Italy, North ‘Africa, Alexandria hs) From U. S. Gulf ports, same as from U. S. Atlantic ports, except— Cuba eee 04 .08 Other ‘West. India ports. ee 00, “hg Mexico .... Geter @O4 .08 Panama... .06 she North Coast. of South ‘America (not south of Trinidad). .08 -16 South America between Trini- dad and Cape St. Roque.... .11 eDe East coast South America be- low -Gape. St. Roque ss... 35 26 £92 Via canal— Cas Astralasiae se es Oe .19 .38 (b) India or Africa. Re} -46 (c) West coast South ‘America 15 .30 Between Pacific U. S. edie ant Pacific U.S. ports. Oe .04 Hawaiian Islands: <2... sivas 1 04 .08 Panama . -04 -08 Mexico and ‘Central America. .04 -08 . West coast South America. .08 .16 China, Japan, Mosinee .08 .16 Australasia. yw. 08802516 United Kingdom, via ‘Panama. BLO te widen France, via Panama.. 75 Italy, North Africa, ‘Alexandria .75 Qualifications Required of Student Officers The United States shipping board’s recruiting service recently issued a statement giving the minimum experi- ence required of seafaring men who wish to enter any of the various grades for deck officers or engineers in the new merchant marine. This information is based on the revised rules of the steamboat-inspec- tion service, recently issued. These rules have been considerably modified to make admission to the merchant marine service easier for real sailors who hitherto may not have had oppor- tunity to secure licenses as officers. The shipping board will take in hand any applicant with proper sea experi- ence and give him the necessary free training in navigation to qualify him for his new position, at any one of its schools. : There are seven of these schools in New England: At Harvard university, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New Bedford, Portland, Machias and Boothbay Harbor. A second chain of the schools embraces Greenport, L. I., Atlantic City, Cape May, Crisfield, Md. Philadelphia, Baltimore and Norfolk. A third will embrace Charleston, Jacksonville, Mobile, New Orleans and Galveston, and a fourth Los Angeles, San Fran- cisco and Portland, Oreg. Schools have also been established at ~ points on the Great Lakes. The engineering schools, which opened July 2, are at the Institute of Technology, Cambridge, where 150 Rockland; ° THE MARINE REVIEW men a month can be handled in a class; Stevens institute, Hoboken, N. J.; John Hopkins university, Balti- more; the Case School of Applied Science, Cleveland; the Armour insti- tute, Chicago; Washington university, Seattle, and Tulane university, New Orleans. Minimum Qualifications The minimum qualifications, under the new rules, for entering the school for navigating officers, are as follows: 1. At least two years’ experience in the deck department of ocean or coastwise steam vessels. 2. At least three years’ experience in the deck department of ocean of coastwise sailing vessels. 3. At: léast three years’ experience in the deck department of sailing vessels engaged in the ocean or coast- wise fisheries. 4. At least one year’s experience as mate of steam vessels engaged in the ocean or coastwise fisheries. 5. Two years’ experience as master or chief mate of ocean or coastwise sailing vessels of 200 gross’ tons-or over. 6. .Two years’ experience as master or pilot of lake, bay, or sound steam vessels. 7. A graduate from the seamanship class of a nautical-school ship. Engineering School Qualifications The minimum qualifications for en- tering the engineering schools are: 1. At least two years’ experience as oiler or water tender, or combined experience of two years in these positions on ocean or coastwise steam vessels. 2. A graduate from the engineer- ing class of a nautical-school ship. 3. A graduate in mechanical engi- neering from a duly recognized school of technology, with three months’ sea experience. 4. A stationary engineer in full charge of a 1000-horsepower plant. 5. A locomotive engineer who has had six months’ experience in the engine department of ocean or coast- wise steam vessels. 6. A journeyman machinist who has been engaged in the construction or repairing of marine steam engines. 7. An apprentice to the machinists’ trade who has been six months on a steam vessel. 8. Engineers of lake, or river steamers. 9. At least three years as fireman on an ocean or coastwise steam ves- sel. Only American citizens are admitted to the schools. At the end of the school service the student is to be given sea training on pay. There is no enlistment, as in the navy, but if bay, sound, I 281 accepted for training an applicant is expected to sign on for the merchant marine, where wages at present are attractively high. Applications for places in the mer- chant service are being received at the rate of several hundred daily by Henry Howard, director of recruiting for the United States shipping board, customhouse, Boston. June Lake Levels The United States Lake Survey re- ports the stages of the Great Lakes for the months of June, 1917, as follows: Ft. above mean sea level Lakes | May June SUDSMIOD cicadas sy ene css veiet 602.38 602.60 Michigan huron unis 581.14 581.53 St Cla ios ae 576.07 576.31 Eirias CU Wea gaye aa care © 572.93 573.53 Ontanioned secant oak 246.51 246.98 Lake Superior is 0.22 foot higher than last month, 0.83 foot lower than a year ago, 0.34 foot above the average stage of June of the last ten years, 0.83 foot below the high stage of June, 1876, and 1.36 feet above the low stage of June, 1879. During the last ten years the June level has averaged 0.4 foot higher than the May level and 0.2 foot lower than the July level. Lakes Michigan-Huron are 0.39 foot higher than last month, 0.55 foot higher than a year ago, 0.76 foot above the average stage of June of the last ten years, 2.07 feet below the high stage of June, 1886, and 1.63 feet above the low stage of June, 1896. During the last ten years the June level has aver- aged 0.3 foot higher than the May level and 0.1 foot lower than the Le level. Lake Erie is 0.60 foot higher than last month, 0.25 foot higher than a year ago, 0.61 foot above the average stage of June of the last ten years, 0.99 foot below the high stage of June, 1876, and 1.96 feet above the low stage of June, 1895. During the last ten years the June level has averaged 0.1 foot higher than the May level and 0.1 foot higher than the July level. Lake Ontario is 0.47 foot higher than last month, 0.88 foot lower than a year ago, 0.06 foot below the average stage of June of the last ten years, 1.65 feet below the high stage of June, 1870, and 2.09 feet above the low stage of June, 1895. During the last ten years the June level has averaged 0.2 foot higher than the May level and 0.1 foot higher than the July level. The Goderich Drydock & Shipbuild- ing Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont., has been incorporated to build drydocks, boats, ships, vessels, machinery, etc., with $1,000,000 capital, by David I. Grant, Mervil MacDonald, 72 Alexander boule- vard; Percy E. F. Smily, 16 Temple avenue, and others of Toronto.