Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-03
THE SERVICE SCHOOLS
Army and Navy Institutions
Begin Sessions Today.
AT THE WAR COLLEGE
ARMY MEDICAL SCHOOL ON A
NEW BASIS.
Contract Surgeons and Militia Medical
Officers Are Admitted-Member
of the Faculties Announced.
AT THE WAR COLLEGE

The annual sessions of the medical schools
of the army and navy for the term of 1904
195 began today. The Army War College
commenced the first year of its history
with students today also. The term of the
Army Medical School will be eight months
that of the navy six months. There is no
formal opening or closing of the War Col
lege, the work beginning and ending
cordng to the orders of the War Depart
mont
The Army Medical School this year begins
a new era in it's history. For eight years
past it has been recognized one of the
best schools for postgraduate study in the
courses particularly related to military med
icine and surgery. Organized as it has been in
close proximity to the Army Medical Museum
and Library. the students have been given
an opportunity of reaping the benefits of
the years of study and work of the officers
OF the medical department of the army
who have preceded them. The student
oHlcerS nave taken rank with the best men
OF their profession. and some of them have
gone forward in a marked manner making
independent Investigations which have re-
suited In discoveries that of value to
military hygiene and surgery.
This year the scope of the school is
Droadened, and in addition to officers of
the medical department of the army con-
tract surgeons and militia medical officers
are taken in. Five officers of militia and
three army contract surgeons reported for
study this morning when the roll was
called by Colonel Charles l.. Heisemann
president of the school Under the re-
cent orders of the War Department the
militia officers are admitted on exactly the
same plane as the officers of the army
10 encourage militiamen to take the
a nrtr
schools Congress has authorized the War
Department to furnish Communication for
quarters in accordance with the rank of
the student officer, the Communication being
reckoned on the same basis as for officers
of the army. Subsistence is furnished in
the shape of an allowance of one dollar
per day.
Expenses Paid by Government,
mus the actual necessities of the stu
dent-oficer are paid for by the govern
Hehtr and ample time and opportunity is
gwen MN to study. The course through
which the officers will be put in the army
medical school this year is about the same
as lhat OF previous years, with such i'm
ProVements as have been made to keen
pace with the progress of medical science
Inc off1cers of the school are: Colonel
1narIeS l. Heisemann, president Major
William H Arthur. Major w. c. Borden,
MaJor W. D. McCaw. Major James D.
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lieutenant James Carroll and First lion
tenant Harry L. Gilchrist All of these
oHicers are in the medical department of
Tue army There will also be an instructor
III Workmanship selected from the cav
airy officers of the army prohahlv y 90
tain in the 9TH Cavalry
4 ne oircers of the regular establishment
WHO nave been detailed for the course this
year are FIRST Lieutenants and Assistant
Surgeons w. r. Davis. Leartus + Owar
Stanley u Zlnke. Robert M Cutler Frank
W. Weed VIM. a. Wicklin Henry l..
I n1lomn' howard H. Bailey, Harry G. Hum
phreys and Paul L. Freeman. The contract
surgeons are Drs. Earl H. Bruins of Ohio
w imam A. duncan of Kentucky, and Her
Teri Z. Glbner of Connecticut The militia
ofhcers are Major d. V Dupuy of Ohio
Captaln Clarence l. Cole of Kansas Cam
tain e y Dulin of Washington Lieutenant
vi n. RlchaTdson. assistant surgeon naval
mllltla OF Ohio, and Lieutenant T Ogier
autson, assistant surgeon naval militia of
South Carolina.
The sessions of the school were formally
opened this morning. Colonel Heisemann
addressed the students. explaining the
course and introducing the members of the
faculty. This afternoon Major Arthur de-
hvered the first lecture
Naval Medical School.
The third annual sessio nof the naval
medical school at the naval museum of
hygiene began this morning with a full at
tendance. The students were called togeth-
er on Saturday and told of the work they
were expected to do this year 1t is ex-
pected that the course will require about six
months to finish. and the students are to be
kept busy all of the time. The class will
meet every morning at o'clock and the
sessions will continue until 4:3O O'Clock in
the afternoon, with half hour for lunch
con, each secular day of the week The
course will embrace practically the same
subjects as the army medical course with
such additions and exceptions as will make
the course distinctly naval
There are twenty-five officers in the class
at present. but IL is expected that within
few days three more students will be
added.
the same that of last year. follows:
Medical Director r. A. Marmion, United
States navy, president of the faculty: Medi-
cal Director John c.. Boyd United States
navy: Medical Inspector p. A. Lowering,
United States navy; Surgeon II. G. Boyer.
United States navy; Surgeon c. +. Stokes,
United States navy; Surgeon E. r. Stitt,
United States navy: Passed Assistant Sur
geon T. d. Myers. United States navy ire
tired; Lieutenant ID. L. Wilson United
States navy (retired); Passed Assistant Sur
geon ~ w. Balch, United States navy: Mr..
e p. Hanna, solicitor of the Navy De-
partment Pharmacist f. r. Noyes United
States navy.
Following is list of the student officers
now enrolled at the school: Assistant Sur
Eeons r. b Chapman. r. G.. Heiner r. E.
Stops H. F. Hull. G. l.. Wickes w j.
Zalesky, L. II. Wheeler. J. L. Belknap,
H A. May. w. d. Owens w. A. Angwin,
o. j. Mink r E Porter N r. Mclean,
c. T. Grayson. w. G. FarweI, d. C. Gather
w. n. Mcdonnell. II. w. Smith, A. B. Cliff
ford, c. f. Strife, II. w. Cole.
Work of the War College
The work Of the war college is of a total
~ different character from that of any OF
the other service schools The object of
the institution is not to fmpart academic
instruction, but to make a practical appli-
cation of the military knowledge already
acquired The students at the war college
are selected by the chief of staff of the
army and detailed by the War Department
in such numbers as may be expedient
Owing to the limited quarters of the college
there were but nine officers so detailed this
year These student officers do not begin