Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-10

military college at Toxic for year oi
passing final examination. he receiv-
es n commission as a sub-lieutenant
and is assigned to company. During
all of this training the candidate is
under the eye of the colonel and other
officers of the regiment. and their
recommendation or Endorsement is re
quired by The war department before
commission is issued
During the last two years of training
candidate officers" are allowed pri-
vate quarters in order thai they may
study without interruption. They mess
with the junior officers in order to ac-
quire social polish and good maners.
and are exempt from certain duties
which would Interfere with their
studies They are fed, clothed. lodged
and armed by the government but re-
ceive no pay or money allowance.
About one-half of the officers in the
japanese army obtained their com
missions this. way. There may be an
| Indefinite number Of sub-leutenants
| attached to a regiment, and they are
| assigned to duty by the colonel. being
promoted TO full lieutenant as vacan-
cies occur.
The Imperial Military College. which
stands in "A beautiful grove on the top
of hill in Toxic, Is very much like
| other military schools, and many OF
the features of West Point have been
adopted by its faculty. The graduating
exercises are always held in the pres
ence of the emperor who presents di-
plomas 10 the young officers.
There are several other colleges for
various branches of military science
The course at the staff college. for
example, requires three years, that of
engineering four years. that of the
college of ordnance and artil CRY two
years. and the cavalry school one
year. At the stam college strategy
drawing and foreign languages are Civ
en- special attention. and the gradua-
tes are eligible for stan appointments
for positions as instructors in the mill
tary schools, and for other desirable
billets. The other professional schools
are very much like those in our own
country.
There are three colleges for noncom
batants also, for paymasters, surgeons
and veterinarians which are said to be
nncommonly well managed Before a
man can receive an appointment as
naymaster he must go through reg
nlar course of education similar to
that given by commercial colleges oil
the United States and must serve two
years as an accountant and bookkeep
er for some paymaster before receiv
Ing commission himself Surgeons
are required to serve a similar practi
cal apprenticeship as apothecaries and
hospital attendants.
Altogether the education of the of
ficers of the Japanese army is extreme
ly thorough and severe and any natur
al qualifications for military duty will
be developed by the training have
described. very important feature
pf the organization is the close rela
ton between the officers and the men
much closer than that in any other
army. Lieutonants and sub.lieutcnants
live with the privates. The captain OF
4 company often does So out II is not
| required of him. He Is permitted, II
he prefers. to have detached quarters
but lieutenants sleep under the same
roof and within speaking distance oi
The men OF their command, But they
10 not mess together. The duties usu-
ally performed by the first sergeant
nf a military company In the United
states and in the armies of Europe
tre assigned TO n sub-lleutenant in
Japan, There is no distinction between
the six sergeants of company.
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