The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-27
THI JtP,>ESE >TtFF TOILIGE.
Founded an the t.-rman Nod h, German
Orrcrrs Features of Its Z curse.

our StIT tn'legr l. now an established
par - "a military educational system
and IN the op'nion ~ the arm II il one ~
~" grra'"~' = all the gr"a' Improvements
effected hv he present Secretary ~ War
r. lU'arp-'lng 90 not" that Japan. IN
spite - the fact That she has entered IN"
inter-. ..uL aroma in comTstition with I'm"
worlds great nations only within a decsd"
or two. has Possessed a stan college sinc-
1859
f. va modelled originally after the prIs-
sisu ~'ia college, and hA- had some promi-
mont German oNiyrr- 81 duty a. Instructors
Tnr,. vrl-- alter it, urCanlgatiun Nv" great
I-rmau authority ct tactics. MAJOR NOW
Ma rur-t r,u b Nl.Ske. cam" Ia hat capacity
ami remained Tor -four YEAR. during
which I'm. be- placed the institution IN a
firm 'ulf. iaiIpn and INT reduced hns gs-Iirl
a.i g,.,rt. -'nr ud"- ~ instruction. he
-iU.- f,v -kiu,giug -" eu'lf" JapRu''s.'
An, n" was followed hN IA" Two German
pTt.,r- vino Hiirrwuri ru~' 'u m. rank q
Mar G-r'ral
H. directors nave also h~"n prominent
m,I iu 'he japanese ARMY; among them,
~. prescott Minister Of VA and Governor
t.srrrl. = F,rrlusa. 'ha la'" Chisf - ~"
to-, ,r. Star kaVakaful. "a" pr--.ui clm-
mar Tor of 'h" Elgh'h and Ninth division
a.. 'H. ur,~.t.' A-si-' an Chief uf 'hr
,,-usraI san
Tie ,,rr-a j. three wears. and originally
ruN hf'ut.u Larut"uaHtz were adnhtt"d o.
- las. ,r.' This uuntp-r has l-a'n gradually
Increased urtil to-day ff'y ar admitted
annually
one = 'he important features l. 'ho
rr'Hrn g -'af officers and .'ud.n's 20 I'm"
dUfy ll" opur~" each veal i-giuS uu
de- /. ard ends early IN june. h.t from
\ = - 'ti the end of October tie students
AZ, ,.ut To- the varirus ariur 4 III" -'rNi,"
~ learn tho du'u-s of branches other than
tIalr own and to take par IN ~" fall
n~auiuNres. h--s.I,-, doing iu'y AZ fur'I'.
cations and ar'll nv target practice amt
nu hautr~hip- A. ito end - DO" three
wear. ruDr~' all th" stud-u's TAI" ar ~
M general staN rides 81 instruction. and
AL. tn,u u~rirf.st hack 80 their own arm
q the -'fNI'"
The graduates receive a mo-ial worn Nk"
an ori-i N the uniform, and the hr~t hv"
~ ~ tr, presented ~ "a" Emperor Nl'h
a sVori 1T honor
lyrn the mi.tdrv Instructors are ur-
Irr-I o. -'rvc fur q time with tie various
arms - 'h" -"r,tr'
After a YEAR, ~-'fvics with troops W."
test Il 10" grad ai.s Ar" ordered - t.''
10 IA. general an. and afi'i ur" e ~"
years are permanently 49, gu'-i - W."
q, neral ~'aH ,o'ls
Tho -.IIru'A uf study A." tactics ur'lgi-
irs naval ra,'Irsh militia history s"n"Fdi
.i,r lu'v EXAMINATION rfsr''.Nt"~ mob
tu,atIIn -,vI " o.! arui'-. transportation
'r-l.-. n b.. military Ry.'gftIHN Hriu
I,ry aud small arm iurttioatiun~ Hi'sok
aud Ref, unr ,. frrtltca,i"u-. at Iui''ra
tt.r. military Nyg."r". Law rliiug. LAT
q ar = usual NIs'. ~. genera geography.
INA ".ruafts aII topography aud sketch.
riG
IL" general -'ar rides COVER ',rty "r
nv WIlH-
The Interest taken IN Ills school ~ owl
Irur,sl ~ ''" tat that. al'iuu gh only
.N.rr- Hi - lras' 'vo vcsts service With
fH.rr regimen = A. 'N.ID'". AMI 'n"n "vlN
uI..t ', ~r~.tfuW'u.!a' = ~ thew I'M
~r,,i,,. ..r.rtp'-. ~ east u's hGudrei
com, up amman ~ 100 .rftauC" exam
trNruus alti.W 81 nu,N frN can enter
Tho -u.Sss- ~ 'Its institution To- ' yAf
'Vs, lar int.r--' 'n u. net uuv a. uur own
-'.r ouIl'gr : l-inc '~rgauIy~d aut 'h'
90 "a s'huuI