The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-13

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| besides one sleeping room; the third floor
| contains quarters occupied by unmarried
student officers and by persons Temporal
/ rily at the college. Some of the lecturers
are civilians.
! The college is purely post-gr graduate
/ school in past years there have been
| Iieuteuants and ensigns in its classes and
/ second lieUJeuants Of marines. This year
/ the junior student is a lieutenant com
mander while the senior is rear admiral
/ As q fact. il is wrong 10 call the officers
/ in attendance at the college student off,
/ GERS. There are no professors. The 0ni-
/ GERS who in an ordinary college would be
! called professors are officially known as
/ forming the permanent stan of the Naval
l War College.
! During the months when the college is
/ not in session they prepare plans Of study
| and choose the subjects which are 10 be
/ taken up for consideration; and they pre-
pare lectures and schedules Of the latest
publications bearing on the subject chos-
( en-. When the college meets they become
/ practically senior students themselves
] telling the others what they have learn a
/ about things and standing by 70 help the
student OnceTS- They have been long ct
at work on the subjects and are more IA
mlliar with them. therefore their assist
/ ance may be needed II IL Is IL is TO DE
J to lecture on subjects especially within
/ their knowledge and experience.
/ There are no monitors 20 note absence
] or hardness at the War College and no
permanent stan assigns the student officers
I TO committees or four or more. depending
I on the Huihoer OF oHcerS taxing the
l course; they provide pamphlets in which
| the main problem is outlined and lists OF
I authorities. and then some day the college
/ finds itself in operation.
/ The first days work begins with talk
j BY the president on the general idea of
| the college. for many naval officers know
! little about the place, and are apt to con-
1 Slder-u isF'zhff FflTf dO6n Tut the season s
work The next day sees the committees
I at work, each in its own room aud each
studying the problem assigned TO it in the
programme Of the week. which makes
part Of the programme Of the year. Here
Tor example, IS the programme Tor the
/ last week.
Monday 9.30-First committee. tactical
! game; second committee, battle problem.
| third committee, main problem; fourth
committee, main problem. u-45 Naval
/ Ordnance and Gunnery.' Prof. z. X. Al
Tuesday. 9:3o-First committee. main
problem second committee. tactical
game; third committee, battle problem;
fourth committee, main problem, l-45,
Naval Ordnance and Gunuery." Prof
/! p. r. AlgeT L. S. Navy.
Wednesday. 9:3o-First committee. main
/ lem: third committee. tactical game:
| fourth committee, battle problem: II:45.
| Scouting" Lieutenant Commander w. r.
Rush. L. 5. Navy.
Thursday. 9.30-First committee. battle
problem. second committee strategic sit
uatiOn; third committee. tactical game.
| fourth committee, strategic situation;
Has. The International Bearing OF
Coal Capt f r Chadwick L. s Navy
Friday. S.50-First committee. tactical
! game; second committee. battle problem;
| third committee. main problem. fourth
committee. law situation II ffr
| ence on main problem.
Saturday. g:30-Strategic game
This is a typical programme. Take Mon
! daE. for instance the first committee IS
PLAYING the tactical game in the large as
seIlbly room. on huge boards represent
inB seas, with leadeu blocks Indicating
opposing warships. and studying the
handling OF fleets. The second commit
tee in its own room, with references 10
charts and perhaps 10 books and peri
OdiCals. is considering a battle problem.
a side issue perhaps OF the main problem
which committees three and four are pom
dering over.
This main problem is the most impor-
tant part Of the work; the committees
study il. Their are conferences upon il
by all the committees and the permanent
staff. and when. at the end OF the course
q decision is reached. the solution is not
published broadcast. but locked I'D where
Il can be reached whenever the problem
arises IN actual war. Such conference
was down on the programme for Friday.
On Monday after two hours Of separate
committee work Prof. Alg-r of the navy
gave lecture on naval ordnance and
guuuery- on Wednesday, Lieutenant Com
mander Rush .lectured on scouting. Mr
Rush IS a member Of the permanent stafI:
Mr.. Algsr is not. Captain Chadwick
president Of the college. lpctured on Fri
day upon international bearing Of coal a
subject OF growing Importance.
on Saturday came the strategic game
not strategic situation, such as the
fourth committee studied on Thursday
but the ErieRsspiel on a large scale a
problem g. stated. two fleets with opposed
intentions. are trying TO do sonnet hing A
committee Of umpiTes IS appointed from
the stah. those officers handling the blue
feet 20 to the rooms on one side Of the
hall with their charts and maps those
controlling the red fleet seek the rooms on
the other side.
The umpire blows his wistIe and each
side sets to work. when the whistle blows
again the committees must report the Do
SitiOn of their fleets. which are noted on
the umpire's big map. Then they 60 back
and at the next whistle show how far
their fleets have gone In the next days
steamiug.
After each period or study. the ships
are seen 10 approach nearer, or 90 draw
nearer 10 the objective points. The look
ers-on get interested. the question among
the umpires Is. How viii the red meet
that mover or why under the sun did
blue detach that ship He's inferior al
ready OF course. the two committees
DO not see the umpircs map until the
game Is over. but they know what their
own clliiIS can 90. anu what ltlr enemies
can. and when they ought 10 meet. so
their moves grow cautious as the days
20 on. ships are detached as scouts. whose
movements must be reported 90 the UNI
pires and plotted by them. And finally
the whistle IS blown for the last time; the
last report is made. and the umpires de
eide which side mas won.
Then comes Informal discussion over the
maps. explanations. criticisms. argu-
meuts the officers drop of 20 their homes
IN Newport or on the island. and then the
attendants come in and put away the
maps and leadcu blocks. and the College
work h. over for the week
SlmOst all the problems discussed 10y
Tire committee grow out Of the main prob
lem. and the lectures likewise are on sub
1ects connected with &c. Prof. Moore Of
Columbia College. lectures on internal
tional law. and holds conferences on the /
law questions arising out Of the problem.
the members OF the staff lecture on the
naval strength % foreign nations tell
about armament. new vessels new mate
RAJ, conditions that may affect the ques-
ton before the College.