New-York tribune., 1913-05-25
NATIONAL GUARD NEWS
Officers Complain of Arduous
Examination Work.

Officers Of the National Guapd who took
the examination prescribed by the Aca/
demic Board of the division on Monday
night express great disgust at the short
time given them to write many pages of
answers to very numerous questions.
The examinations. held in the different
armories started at s p. m, and few
officers who could write exceptionally fast
managed to finish a little after midnight.
One of the officers. describing the expert
ence of many others. said:
There will have to be a radical change
in the manner of conducting the eX-
aminations prescribed by the Academic
Board. or many officers will he forced to
resign. | am rapid writer. yet IT was
more than / could do to write proper
hours time ! used forty-ive pages OF
fooscap. and even then | had TO abbre-
viate some of the answers. as it was then
half an hour after midnight. and ! was
determined to spend no more time. There
were questions of administration. military
, law. regulations. military hygiene. in
fantry drill. field service regulations.
sentry duty etc. and. IN addition. We
had to draw sketches Illustrating the
position Of officers i'm companies and
platoons. II was crowding too much work
for one night ana it simply could not
be done properly, by the majority of Off
GERS at least. Any one subject almost was
enough for one evening.
1T would be better TO hold an eXamina-
tion once a month. and limit the eXamina-
J IN bc
as otherwise officers will not bother with
the examinations at all. as il will he
/ physical impossibility for them to do So
under tho present arrangement
Major General O'Ryan. when told of the
/ feeling among officers. said This was
| the first time that the examinations were
/ held under the present rules. and in the
future they will he so conducted that
officers will not be so crowded. There is
no desire to put more work upon officers
than they are able to perform and now
/ that the fact Of overcrowding is known
ii will be a guide in regulating future
examinations"
The bill providing for a negro regiment
will. il is expected, be signed by Cow
ernor Sulzer any day. II is known that
I he is pledged TO sign It, and will present
the pen to a negro prominent IN pushing
| the measure.
A bill for the organization of jewish
regiment is being prepared, and as soon
as the Governor signs the negro regiment
| bill the Jewish regiment bill will be in
trocuced. Those VINO have the matter In
charge assert that the Governor cannot
/ turn down the Jews after favoring the
/ negroes.
! Colonel Hotchkin in announcing that
John J. Sullivan. oC Company Il. has been
retired with the brevet rank OF second
lieutenant for faithful service OF more
than forty-nine years. says: Lieutenant
sullivan's service was all performed in
/ the ranks. for he many times declined
promotion. and was marked by a soldi.ry
spirit and esprit worthy Of the highest
praise and should serve as an example
to the regiment for years 10 come"
OF the retirement Of Brevet Major w.
A. Kenny after more than t"entY-eisht
-, eo-,.ico the colonel saws: His
LONG service was marked by devotion
TO duty and loyalty TO the state ana
regiment seldom equalled"
Second Lieutenant lie Roy Il Odeii' OF
Company II. has resigned on account OF
business. He enlisted in 1909. First Lieu
tenant Joseph ]. DAILY, of Company NJ
has been promoted captain and battalion
adiutant. vice Kenny. First Lieutenant
Arthur c. Smith. Of Company & has
been promoted captain Of Company NJ
vice Martin. retired. Sergeant l.. Dono-
van, Of Company X, has been promoted
second lieutenant of Company g. Com