The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-07-29
ABOUT The U. S.
WAR COLLEGE
An Accurate Description of the Pro
posed Institution.
FOR EDUCATION OF SOLDIERS
OF the United States-Objects and
Advantages of College Set Forth
by a Washington Correspondent of
the Helena Herald.

Washington, July 21.-While brief
news items referring to the war col
lege in Washington are frequently
published in the newspapers, compar-
atively few people understand just
what the college is-or will be-and,
with view to furnishing an accurate
description of the proposed institu-
ton, a correspondent called on sew
eral members of the war college
board" and from them obtained the
following information:
Briefly stated the projected college
will have three principal functions,
first, the classification and develop
ment of data relative to Notifications,
military armament etc, of foreign
nations and their study from strate-
gic standpoint; second, the higher ed
ucation of American military officers,
which will incluCe the study and
working out of problems of offense
and defense, both at home and
abroad, this work being closely re-
lated to that under the first head, and
third, the supervision and co-ordina-
ton of the educational work now be-
ing done in the post and special sery-
ice schools.
For many years the war depart
ments has maintained schools at yari-
GUS army posts where the higher
branches Of military education have
been taught to officers, both the grad
yates of West Point and appointees
from the volunteer service and civil
life. The institutions known as spe-
clal service schools include the tor
pedo school at Willette Point. N. y,
the artillery school at Fort Monroe,
. Va, the cavalry and light artillery
school at Fort Riley, Kan. the engi-
neer school at Washington, d. c..
and the staff and general service
school at Fort Leayenworth, Kan
Their names indicate the character
of the instruction given at eacn. Here
tofore these schools have been under
the joint supervision of the lieuten
ant general and the adjutant gen,
eral, but it is believed that their di
rection can be much more adyan
tageously performed by the new
college, which will itself be an edu
cational institution and hose faculty
and managers will include those Off
GERS who are especially ntted for the
performance of such duties.
The war college is not new in in
ception, but only an appropriation OF
$1,260000 made by the fifty-seventl
congress, of which amount 100000
is now available, made possible its
immediate organization. The war col
lege board, to which the welfare Of
the college is intrusted, was APP
pointed by President Roosevelt ant
is composed of General Young, presi
dent; Generals Carter and Bliss anC
Majors Greene and Beach
At present the headquarters of tn,
college are in a private residence ad
joining the ''temporarysWh house.
but surveys have already been mad
and plans are being prepared for ex
tensive buildings to be located on tn
grounds of what are known as 9Th
barracks" in this city, and overlool
ing the Potomac and Anacostia riN
ers. The present plans, which ar
subject to some revision, include
single large building for the accom-
mediation of the college proper
fianked by residences for the officer
and a club house. The buildings no,
at the barracks will be replaced wit
one or more structures in harmon