The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-07
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On October fst a number of militia officers began the course of instructions a' the Army Medical School in Washington under the revised regulation of the War Department permitting such officers to en' ter the school without examination. The instruction will cover the period from 1 October to the graduation in June of the following year. Applicants will not be ad- mitted after the course has started, as such | procedure would not only interfere Fitn | the studies of those who were on hand a' l the beginning of the course. hut with the class work generally.
 The revised regulation provided that q | militia officer in order to beN eligible fol 1 the course of instruction must rot be Iesi than twenty-two nor more than thirty-five years of age: of sound health, good moral character. and citizen of the United States. He must have been a member of the organized militia at least one year. and have such preliminary educational qualifica- tions as will enable him to participate profitably in the course of instruction.
 Militia officers desiring to attend the school are to be nominated to the secre- tary Of war by the governors of their re- spective states accompanied by an affidavit of the nominee, stating his age. citizenship, the medical school from which he received his degree, the date of his graduation. and length of service in the organized militia and by certificate from the colonel of his regiment or other. satisfactory person as to his good moral character.
 Militia officers. before their admission to the school, must sign agreement to at- tend and pursue the course of study and to be bound by and conform to the rules and discipline imposed by its reguiationN
 The expense to the government on &C., count of militia officers attending the school Is limited strictly to travel allow ances communication of quarters, and sub slstencs The travel allowances consist of the millage or transportation allowed by law. Communication of quarters will be the same as provided by law for officers of the corresponding grade in the army.~Miltia officers cannot be furnished with quarters in kind For subsistence each officer will be paid SIC per day while in actual at tendance at the school
 The object of the Army Medical School is to train medical officers of the militia in such subjects as are appropriated to the duties which a medical officer of the army is ordinarily called upon to perform.
 The course of instruction will be both theoretical and practical covering the following subjects;
 Duties of medical officers. medical de- partment administration and customs of the service, military hygiene. clinical mic roscopy and bacteriology, military surgery. military and tropical medicine. sanitary chemistry, hospital corps drill. operative surgery, ophthalmology and optometry. x-ray work. equitation.
 Captain John L. Mclean. assistant sur Reon, Mississippi National Guard. and First Lieutenant William L. Hart, assistant surgeon. South Carolina National Guard. were the first militia officers to be admit ted to the school.
 Under the new regulations ne War De- partment expects to get more militia officers to take the course at the school as by this means 1t is easier to arrange for their admission. -,a r-.