New-York tribune., 1907-10-08
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
No More Post Graduate Schooling
for Vest Pointers.
From The Tribune Bureau I

Washington. October l.
WEST POINT PosT-GRADUATEs.- War
~ 20 ~IIeht authorities have before them the rec
olnnlehuauon Of not sending to the postgraduate
service schools young officers fresh from West
folhI This has been done in some cases where it
- eoHSiuered that the recent graduates from the
'S ACADEMY may very well put in the next
year or two at or another of the advanced
coHeges- 1t is now pointed out that it would be
more advantageous if the West Pointer went with
MS regiment and served for two or three years in
t"e me under practical conditions. There is COM
ing 10 he appreciated in both the army and navy
the necessity Of bringing the officers more in con-
tact with the men. It is only in the army that
this has been less possible than in the former
uines when officers remained with their regiments
LOT lohS periods and were promoted therein. Now
ny hheai promotion officers go from regiment
10 ahother' and do not become identified with any
particular command. II is believed that If more
a'tenuon Is given to the enlisted there will
ne fewer desertions and greater percentage of
re-ehIlstnents 1t is also felt that there may be
such thing as giving the officer too much mill
tary education and that he can become stale by
overstudy. 1t Is felt after four wears at West
Point it is of little advantage for the graduate
OF the Military Academy to continue under instruc-
uon. but that he would be more benefited bv go
ing out with the troops.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
fentr fror Toonsl Ell, WILLIAM EVANS th
coione forT Ell sofpm to his regiment in Cuba
c.Dtei ery to-, to command Fort slocum
ton to MagPsed at oF oFS% Rsy Ea'A'0s
~ from lst Battalion Of Engineers 70 Chattanooga
Major HoEL s. BISHOP. 5th Cavalry: Captain s ]
BAIAED SCHMIDT 9th Infantry; captain
HENRY D TODD. Jr- coast artillery corps:
CAPTAIN GEORGE T. PATTERSON. coast artillery
corps, and Captain FRANK f. mccoy. Cd Cavalry
Lieutenant GEORGE va WI%TTERRr-e>, or
CaVa9iry' from Presdio Of San Francisco TO proper
G9'mmander W H CHAMBERS, to bureau of ordnance
Lieutenant u. F. BOYD, detached from the Colorado
home. and await orders.
Assistant Paymaster J. l CHATTERToN. detached
Assistant Paymaster FRANK BALDWIN detached
from the Scorpion the Louisiana
Assistant Paymaster ] II KNAPP. detached from
the Louisiana: to the Scorpion.
Assistant Paymaster z. H DOUGLASS. detached from
the Eagle; the Vermont
Assistant Paymaster T WILLIAMSON. tr to navy
YARD. New York. in connection with fitting
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL. VEsSEIS-The fol-
ported to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
Oct 4-The Rocket. at Norfolk
Oct 51Ihe AjaX at Bradford. R I the Tennessee
Oct G-The Ohio, at Tompkinsvle Staten Island: the
Prairie. at Newport; the Hopkins. the WhIpple
the Worden the Lawrence. the Stewart and the
Oct 5-The Maine. from Cape Cod Bay for League
Island the Kentucky from Cape cod for Norfolk
the Mayhower from Cape cod Bay for Washing
ton; the Ohio. from Cape Cod Bay for navy yard
New York; the Marietta. from Newport FOR navy
yard. New York. the Prairie. from BOSTON for
Newport; the Nero. from Bradford for Phila-
Oct, s%The Missouri from Cape Cod Bay for Boston
me Keaisarse. from Cape Cod Bay for League