The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-12
MILITARY SERVICE INSTITUTION.

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CAN oFFIcERs- INTERESTING PAPER BY GEN
ERAL scHoFIELD ON THE SCIENCE OF WAR.
The first annual meeting of the Military Service
Institution Of the United States was held yesterday
afternoon in the old hospital buildings. Governor
Island. Among the distinguished officers of the reg
ular service present Major General Hancock,
Generals Davis Fry. Graham. Bliss. Arnold. Gibson,
Brown. DE Russy and Mcintosh; Colonies Warner,
Rodenbaugh, Litchfeld, Bird, Nugent and Ritten-
house; Captains Wharton White Andrews. Phipps
and Ward, and Lieutenant Hubbell number OF
ladies also honored the occasion with their presence.
Major General Hancock, the president of the usti-
tuition. opened the proceedings in speech, in
which he said that the membership now numbered
400 officers aud it might fairly be expected that next
| year would add as many more to the list
The President announced that on account of the
continued sittings of the Board on the Fitz John
Porter Major General Schofeld, who had con-
scented to read paper before the institution at its
present session. could not be present but had dele
gated his aide Major wherry. of West Point to read
1t in his absence Among other things General scho
! field said -
WIDE FIELDS FOR PROFESSIONAL STUDY
The more have considered 1t from year to year
the more am impressed with the magnitude and i'm
portance of the subject which here engages your at
tenton.
You are intrusted with the preservation of the
vital military germ from which your country
poets great armies to spring in time of public dam
GER and expected to improve and perfect the
methods by which such armies are to be rapidly
action. can hardly find words to express my sense
of the great responsibility which Is thus dcvolved
upon you, and OF the Importance OF thorough prep
aration to fulfil all the duties which the safety Of
your country may require ut your hands.
When the interests passions OF nations peo-
pies become antagonized then each concentrates all
its vast energies into one combined force to destroy
the power OF the other. The millions OF human
different ways and toward all possible diverse ends
OF human desire are now united i'll one majestic
power and directed with all the energy OF thousands
OF human passions combined in one toward the one
common purpose of the national WILL But this vast
engine of destruction or defence must directed by
one single human intellect, and the successful
working of its several parts must depend upon
the intelligence courage and fidelity Of the
fault of the chief failure of single sub
ordinate may involve i'll an hour, the loss OF battle,
possibly involving all the accumulated wealth Of the
people thor liberties the safety and honor of
the nation. The work Of hostile army Is like that
Of the hend OF ire magnificent city which genera
tons have buded may be destroyed in single night.
So the wealth. liberties and happiness OF people
may be lost in single day of battle. How great then.
Is tho responsibility assumed by any man who ac-
cepts the military commission OF his country! How
imperative the duty to spare no possible effort to
prepare himself to sustain with honor that great re-
sponsbility!
The duties of military officer becoming. year
by more complex and more difficult to perform.
Every progress made III the methods of war brings
them more within the domain OF science. The art of
has already approached the margin of the exact
sciences. anu the eaenents Oh tne problems when
and difficult Of exact measurement than those with
which any other branch OF science has to deal. A
Lew may pSse' th;s "rcat siamc a'J 1,m;
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