Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-30

HOME OF AN OFFICER AT THE WAR COL
LEGE-
1901 that n board was appointed to
formulate plans for the establishment
of the college. Work was begun soon
afterward To prepare the post for &C.
cupation by students.
The War college is the central insti-
tuition, and in connection with IL the
Engineer school and School OF Ma
tionaI Defense have their headquarters
at the Washington barracks. The in
tentiOn Is To provide here the most ad-
vanced instruction for the coming Off
GERS OF the army and members OF the
engineering departments of the militia
~ service.
The War college and its associated
schools are To- form great military
university. West Point trains the ca
Diet for u military career and gives him
instruction in the elements Of military
science. When he graduates and ar
riyes ut his post Ire enters one OF the
post schools of instruction. After show
ing cognIaendable ability ut one of
these schools Ire may he detailed 10
one OF the special service schools
and from this To- attend the General
Service and Stan college Mt Fort Leav-
enwOrth. Kan. From there IL Is posi-
ble for him TO go To- the War college
nj Washington 10 receive the finishing
touches OF his military education.
Glasses I'm the War college and ASSOC
ciated schools at the Washington bar
racks Will be- composed OF honor grad
yates OF the lower schools. making the
graduate I'm character. In fact. IL has
been said that IL Is improper To speak
OF the Army War college as a school,
10 being rather an assemblage OF Off
GERS for the purpose Of studying war
problems. There are no examinations
and no diplomas. the idea being appli-
cation Of instruction already received
The courses consist In working out
military problems and fighting imagi-
nary campaigns.
The War college now occupies tenn
porary quarters In the city OF Wash
ingtOn. but the buildings for Its use at
the Washington barracks are under
construction. the central one being u
fine structure. for the erection OF which
congress has appropriated 100000. II
Will be go 10y 100 feet I'm extent and
two stories high. with n basement In
front will be n terrace finished with a
graceful balustrade 500 feet long. Civ
ing a stately effect.
The architectural scheme for the va
rious buildings on the Washington bar
racks reservation provides for group
ing them around an immense quadran-
gle drill ground The War college is
NJ b.a S0trf harr, erH ~ ha .1riIu
ground The northern portion OF II Is
bordered on three sides by the build
ings Of the Engineer school The two
large barracks for the troops 10 be sta
toned ut the post are also located in
this portion OF the grounds One Of
these barracks is nearing completion.
On the west side OF the drill ground
are the qua Fters for commissioned on
Gers and their mess hall. n group OF
sixteen buildings. On the east side
are the quarters for noncommissioned
officers. n total OF ten buildings. in the
center being the Engineer school This
IL 425 feet I'm length by ID in width
The Engineer school Is n postgradu-
nte school for the honor graduates Of
the West Point Military academy as
signed to the engineer corps and occu-
pies the same relation to that corps
that the special service schools
namely. the artillery school at Fort
Monroe and the infantry and cavalry
schools I'm kansas-do to the line of the
army. When the whole OF the archi-
tectural scheme for tire new buildings
at the Washington barracks Is carried
out the eighty acres comprising the
military reservation Will he occupied
by some fifty structures for the pur-
poses OF the nations great war uni
yersity.
The War college and It's surroundings
Will be especially imposing. On the
esplanade I'm front Of IL stands the
rtatue Of Frederick the Great The eff