The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-09
militia OFFICERS
MAKEiH|GH. GRADE
Army Instructor Announces
Comparative Standing of
Volunteers.
MORRISON AT HEAD OF LIST
Richmond Officers Near Top.
Correspondence School Is
Highly Successful.


Announcement was made yesterday
by Captain J. Is. Particle, Fifth United
states Infantry, inspector Instructor on
duty with the Virginia Volunteers, of
the standing OF all infantry officers OF
the militia in this State taking part in
the winters course OF instruction Just
ended.
The showing made is regarded as
excellent. Fully half Of the officers
made n score of more than 80 per cent.
Captain Particle Is earnest In his praise
of the interest taken by the officers I'm
the work of increasing their own eff
cheney, OF the few requests made to be
excused, of the promptness in return
ing the papers, and of the high grades
made.
Morrison mt Top,
Captain II. r.. Morrison. adjutant of
the Second Virginia Infantry, leads the
entire state with score of 80 per
cent. Close behind him is Major e. w.
Bowles. commander OF the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues, who made 3S.7
pei cent, Third is Captain Charles
Button Coulborne, commander of Com
pany G, First Regiment. OF Richmond.
with 9S.6. The next four are First
Lieutenant NJ. f. James, OF Company
y. Richmond Blues; Lieutenant Colonel
II. h. Craighill. of the First Regiment;
Second Lieutenant James G. Earnest,
OF Company ID. Richmond Blues. and
captain II. w. DdNdut, Oh the thOaHOhe
company. The showing of Lieutenant
Earnest. because of his lack of expe-
rience as an officer, is especially COM
mended.
The school was divided into two pc
riodE-from November l TO December
l6. 1912, and from January to March
.. 1913. The first subject was field
service regulations, and the second in
fantry drill regulations. There was to
have been third-military map read
inE-but 1t was abandoned because of
the hon-arrival of the batch of text
Enthusiastically Map Reading-which
were tied up at some point between
Fort Leavenworth and Richmond in the
food zone. While some officers sub
mitted their papers on map reading.
there was no grading on this subject,
although those who obtain a high aver
age will be awarded certificates of pro-
hciency
Few Were Excused.
Officers below the rank of colonel.
including regimental and battalion
staM officers. but not including bril-
rade staff officers, were required to
take the schaol courses. OF all those
included in this provision only elk
fantry and three in the Fourth-none
in the Second or In the Richmond
Blues.
The questions were prepared by
Captain Particle and sent to all Off
GERS. who were required to work them
out without assistance and to certify
that they had done SO. The papers
were then returned to the Inspector
instructor, who graded them and point
ed out the errors. Twice month
conferences were held At each place
where there was company. and by
battalions Where they exiSted in one
town. under the supervision OF the
senior line officer present Al these
conferences there were discussions
and reviews of the work assigned for
the period. with consideration Of the
papers and of the instructors COM
ments thereon
The instruction given is the begin