The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-27
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10 nroyidc Tor The broader ani more thorough
education ot our military officers the following
general scheme vi instruction has bcch inatnfrn'
There shall be, beside. The Military Academy al
Wc.L Point the following schools for the ihS'rue-
ton Of officers in The army! ,
l. At each military post al otIcels' scheoi 'or
elementary instruction In theory aud practice.
. Special service schools: ,a) The Mti,'cry
School at Fort Monroe, VI, th) me fmg'h nv
school oi Application. Washington latHchs, y.
G. (c) The School Of Snhn9'in' Defense, 'TlS 1nS
1ottcn, ~ Y jdJ The School Of Application 10.
Cavalry ard Field Artillery. At Fort riley nan
&C., The Army Medical school, Washington, y =,
.. \ General Service aud stan college, " ror'
IraNcnwutth. Kan.
l. 4 war college :or tho most advanced IN
st,uciion. At Washington Barracks, D. G.
The War college shall he under the immediate
direction Of u hoard oi five officers detailed ir"n
the army at large and the following cxoihcio
members: The Chief of Engineers, thc ,ntr, ,,, oi
ARTILLERY. the Superintendent ., the Military
Acsdcmy. and the commanding officer Of th' "eH'
eral Service and star college. 4,
Tile War college board shall exercise general
supervision and inspection oi all me dLne'eh,
schools above enumerated, and shall he charged
with the duty of maintaining through theih q
| completes system oi military education, IN which
| each separate school shall perform its proper part
| |, should be kept constantly IN NINA 'hat INC
object and ult innate aim OF all this preparatory
work is TO train officers to command men III wnf
| Theory must not therefore. he allowed 10 u's
| place practical application
Tie officers schools at military pDslS anu lit
General Service and staff college will be open Tor
instruction to officers Of the National Guard OF
the several states to former officers of Volunteers.
and TO graduates oi military schools and colleges
which have had officers " the army as instructors
| Tho special scr'ire schools will be open TO oin
! GERS " the National Guard and former officers OF
I volunteers who shall nrn-h evidence to the war
department OF such preliminary education ns to
enable them 10 benefit by The course OF inStruc'
| tion.
The college staff a. the General Service an,
staff college. Fort Lcavcnworth. will make report
10 the secretary of war OF qualifications oi officers
OF the National Guard. cN-Noluniccrs. and gr.il.
! a,,s of military schools and colleges who shall
have attended the collcg" or shall apply Tor cN'
animation, and shall lurthur cCltii! whether or
not they qualified for service as officers OF
volunteers. specifying character OF the service,
whether line or stan. for which they are specially
| u,mIiticl \ special register of the names OF
pcl>ors SO reported as qualified will he kept in the
| war department. \ register shall also hc kept in
the war DEPARTMENT in which shall he entered the
| names of officers in the regular army below the
| grade ci colonel. as follows:
| First-OiiiccrS who have heretofore exhibited
! superior capacity. application. and devotion TO
duty the nnr'cS To be selected hv board OF off.
| GERS convened Tor that purpose.
| second Officers who shall h" reported rs doing
| especially mertoriol!s wok IN the above men
TONED schools. other than the officers schools at
! posts.
Third--On,cc,s vino at any time specially dis.
! tingnish themselves by exceptionally meritorous
service.
| 1t will he the ain, OF the department to make
! this register the basis of selection tor details
as statf officers. military attaches and Tor special
service requiring high degree oi professional "a.
pacity.
! Secretary Root adds:
| The courses, both OF the officers schools at
| the posts and the general service aud staff col.
| lc.c. will he arranged 50 that the young men
| Wishing to tit themselves for volunteer com
| missions may Spcnd their vacations i'll military
| study. 1t is particularly desirable that large
| hummer nj young men should he made competent
| 10 perform the duties ct volunteer officers in
| the staff and supply departments. Without sllcl
| class al the outbreak OF war. with large
| volunteer force called into being, there will al
| ways be confusion, waste, delay. and suffering
| because unframed quartcrnaster, and commits
| sa'leS ot subsistence can not properly perform
| their duties. Ii The war lasts long enough they
| will learn in tmc but al iriehtfu cost. Tier,
! are thousand, oil Young men in the country en-
| gagged in various kind, Of civil business which
make them thoroughly familiar with the subject
| matter oi qualtcrnastcra' and tommiss,res
duties. and who. with little timely instruction
and practice. could learn tn apply their bushes,
| knowledge in military affairs to he useful
| quartermastCrS and commissJiies whenever callcC
| into The volunteer service.
| II is hoped that, ii the gentlemen to whom
instruction i thus offered avail themselves OF tho
| opportunity in considerable numbers. laws in,,
| J." enacted under which their proved hncs,
| Tor volunteer commissions will carry a right &c
| receive commission, whenever Il volunteer force
| j. called out and that a selection upon III,
| ground of as,crtaincd competency may thus TAX,
| the place oi the necessarily indiscriminatc ap
puintmcnt ui volunteer officers concerning whose
fitness the appointing power can not possibly be