The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-10-19

Not satisfied with the present facil-
tiles for fitting his sons for the ca
reer OF soldier, Uncle Sam is soon to
open at Washington a war college,
where the art of war may be taught
in all OF its intricacies. A new war
college building has been erected and
model military post is to be es-
tablished as part Of the college equip
ment All this has been accomplished
at a cost of 81, O00,0 and it is here
that the officers of the regular army
and the national guard will be given
a postgraduate course in military
science. The project has been in the
making for several years past, and
even now ambition is not fully reallz-
ed in so far as the model military post
IS concerned, but the war college prop
er is in readiness for its commissioned
pupils, and so the school is to be call
ed to order for serious work.
The nations newest war college is
very much superior in every way to
any similar seat of professional learn
ing possessed by any other world
power. Just here is should be EN-
phasized that this new school OF adj
vanced instruction is an army war col
lege, for the navy already has a war
college of its own, located at New
port, r. l. The new army college
rather surpasses its naval rival in
some respects, but it must be borne in
mind that it will have to care for a
greater number of students than are
usually in attendance at the school
maintained by the other arm of the
service.
The fact that it was desired to pro
vide, supplementary to the college
structure, a group Of representative
buildings for a model military post.
made is incumbent upon the war de-
partment to use considerable care In
the selection of a site, and choice fin
ally fell upon historic spot on the
bank of the Potomac river and serving
as what might be termed the water
gateway to our national capital. Here
there have been erected, in accord
ance with a group plan, magnificent
college building and officers quarters,
officers mess, barracks, supply de-
pot, storehouses for the quartermaster
and commissary and the other neces-
sarr units of military community.
Not only is the college building
thing OF beauty, but every effort has
been made to make it fireproOf in or
der to provide a safe repository for
Of models and other rare possessions
which will have place in the refer
ence archives of the War college. The
home of the college, which is of brick
and has REINFORCED concrete Cnnstruc-
ton, is of classic design. suggestive
of the Roman basilica style. The
structure measures 260 feet in length
by 125 feet in depth, with a bay win
dow on the south side 81 feet in diam
eter. The building rises to height
of two stories above a basement and
In the center of the front facade is the
main entrance pavilion which has
been designed as the principal Orna-
mental feature of the exteri0 $ssign
The pavilion consists OF a pedi.
mental gable, with massive piers on
either side and beautifully proper.
toned Ionic columns in the center.
These columns support an entablature,
above which is a semicircular opening.
In the center of the opening thus
I5formed is the emblematic figure of an
a RsRle, thrown into bold relief by the
nadOws. The entrance pavilion de-
sign is reproduced to an extent at
either end Of the building, while the
portions of the structure thanking the
pavilion are in the plaster style Of
treatment, the pilasters being several
feet lower than the Ionic columns in
the center. The plan of the roof pre-.
sents the form of a cross with a low
OctaugOnal dome at the intersection
In front of the War College building
is a terrace with graceful balustrade
half a thousand feet in length Here
Is located the statue Of Frederick the
Great, presented to this nation by the
German emperor. and with it will be
grouped the bronze figures o; other