New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-22
STUDENTS or WAR AT NEWPORT.
WORK OF THE NAVAL WAR COLLEGE NOW GOING
ON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND PROBLEMS

work OF THE NAVAL. WAR COLLEGE NOW GOING
ON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND PROBLEMS
Newport. r. L., June N (spec!aD.-The third week
Of the present course In the Naval War college mas
come 10 its close and the members OF the class OF
twenty-five selected by the Navy DeTaT''Ho'i'
have settled down TO their work The prosia''iiii0
for each week is arranged that time Il given
discussion of tactical situations ana 20 the seIe''
application Of the principles laid down In the iect,
ures Two hours Of the morning are mus ueVo'oi
or are spent at either the tactical board or uue
game At the former developed the principles
Of fleet tactics under fixed conditions re2uia'ou y!
the rules governing such movements tle s'o'e w
pending upon the distance OF opposing FORCES "iiu
their strength in gun fire. In the duel game one
ship opposing another. the movements Oh cdO" u.
mend upon the time elements while the gun IRE -
regulated by the period necessary 10 get the guns
resdy TO fire and measured according 10 the i"'e'-
vening distances. ..A
e. The third hour Of the morning is taken up win
the lecture of the day. The lecturer at the '" ar
Cousg. hos great advantage from the fact that ne
has an audience in sympathy with him, ana coih
posed OF men who ne can feel assured are sN'Ne
him their best attention At the same time lie ap
nrsc,ates that they are able crticise any point
that may not be worthy OF their appreciation.
On Saturdays the daily programme Is chdneeu
and the class which is divided up into committees
receives certain strategica problems 10 soNe anu
develop according TO certain fixed rules. Two com,
mittees as designated, take opposing siueS' anu
enunca,e their movements as al sea, .ie enn1
mon arbitrator deciding upon the adNahtdee sndu
by one or the other. This serves 10 eNt oll,o,r
tunities for the study Of situations that ine"' 0
in actual war. a.. ~ ,,oss had
During the first week in June, after the G1sS n,
reported and the Assistant Secretary Oh Sne an adj
had formally opened the insitution WIN nained
dress the president of the War College eApaitt,.
the course 10 be followed and made w %
Concerning the direction of study supplements ~
he lectures and discussions incident 10 them Lieu
tenant Niback delivered two lectures OIL ""'a'
The second week was taken up WIN al, vor
ing lecture on naval tactics by captain 49,
a discussion of the War College problem py lieu W.,
tenant Commander Pilsbury and three iec.lS Co, "S
lieutenant Meigs on Guns and ArInor anu """
Tactics" 49,, .,a,,.b,, similar
TO the one Immediately preceding H. eNcepi n"
Lieutenant W. L. Rodgers took leulehdhnss an ..rhe
Mace as the third lecturer. his subject De,ms
determination of Types Of War Ntsses. ii ms Sun
iec one of the greatest of Importance 10 me %
bower was thoroughly treated the IectuirS ~ he
Greatly appreciated. illustrations were gwen ol ~.
relatlOn between endurance speed anu "tlslii
whereby 10 determine the type and SIZE OF me NSS
under consideration. During the coming c Weeh OnR
tain Mahan will deliver his lectures on o'r"'eeS'