The times., 1898-11-25
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This institution has rendered valuable
service in stimulating our officers of
higher rank to professional advancement,
and in the collection and arrangement OF
professional information so as to render
il of the highest value 10 our officers. |
believe that the institution should be en-
couraged by the department. and every
thing done Ia render it still more efficient
and useful.
ITO this end. It seems to me that the
most important step is the transfer of the
college from its present location at New
port to Annapolis where 1t will form
postgraduate course for the Naval Acad-
emy; not in the sense that the midship-
men. after completing their four years
course, will at once take up the studies Of
the War College. but that. as at present
officers of considerable experience who
are prepared to assimiliate with advan-
tage the course of instruction provided
may have opportunity for such study.
Annapolis offers many advantages over
Newport as the location. In the first
place, it will bring our naval educational
institutions into line with what tne eN-
perience of our great universities has
shown to be the best plan. In none of
them has the idea ever been entertained
that the advanced courses should be To-
Gated IN u place tHliISlS apart lioii tl4S
| undergraduate work.
..Second.-The Naval Academy is al
| ready thoroughly organized. and with the
| traditions of great educational institu-
| ton offers basis on which n great naval
university can readily be created
| '.Third-The War College needs. as wei
| as the Naval Academy. weli-equipped
| library. laboratories. a full corps of in
structors. and all the other elements OF
a complete educational institution The
| Naval Academy already has these. and ii
| the War College is located at Annapolis
| it will have the use of the existing
| facilities of the Naval Academy tosethe'
with those which it WI. bring with II
| when 1t is removed from Newport.
| "Fourth-Many of the professors and
| instructors at the Naval Academy can be
| utilized in the course of instruction in the
| War College, and if the objection be made
| that any of them are not competent FOR
| this work the obvious answer is that thn
| matter is entirely in the department S
| hands, and that it is a simple matter tc
| secure competent men,
"a -Fifth.-The central location of Annap-
| oils and the ease with which it can bt
| reached from all points where large num-
| bers of naval officers are on duty, maxi
it specially desirable as the seat of the
| War College. The officers at the Nava
| Academy and those on duty in Washing
ton would undoubtedly avail themselve.
of the course of lectures when they could
so readily attend them; and there woult
be the further great advantage that, wheI
it would only require single day for th'
| purpose, senators and members of Con
gress could afford to spend the time Il
attend certain lectures which would b,
helpful in their work, so far as ii con
Germs the navy.
"Sixth.-The climate of Annapolis ais,
offers special advantages, tactical ex
ercises can be carried out at all seasons
of the year. and the Naval Academy i
already provided with the outfit neces
sary for these exercises which are give
to the midshipmen to familiarize then
with the practical details. These wou,'
at the same time furnish the officers 0
the War College lessons in the more ad