New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-23
General Organ Dissolves
Examining Boards and
Appoints New Ones.
INSTRUCTIONS SET
HIGH STANDARD
Commander Warns O1heiaiS
They Will Be Held Response
BILE for Their Decisions

Major General JOHh - N-o,,,
handing the National Guard VI
York. has dissolved all the presen1 -
aiming boards for officers, to TAKE 81
feet on June 80. and has appointed He"
boards to commence their duties on
July I. General Organ i'll appoin',ns
the boards has taken a new depsl w.
in admonishing them as 70 inc s'e".
importance of their work ana tue
necessary in the examination OF c"""'
dates for commissions or promo''P''-
and will hold boards responsible 1o'
the passing of proper officers. :.
He also points ont to the boards ~,
a general way the procedure '"Sy
sbould follow in EXAMINATIONS an,
mentions certain characteristics tina"
should reject candidates. In ms III
structions to the new boards 1euet a.
0'Kyan says: 49,. e
"The character and composition OF
the commissioned personnel rest n
large measure with the examining
boards. and the fullest measure Oh az
countsbility will be eXacted by the
major general commanding.
"Under existing regulations the OK
animation on subjects of general eau
cation is limited to candidates Tor ilr'U
commission. and as the commanding
Ulcers in our service come from those
,yho have passed this prescribed eau
c.t;onaI examination for first commls-
sion. the Importance Of limiting com
n,;ssions 70 those who possess the gen,
sral education necessary for command
becomes apparent. Many men OF eN-
client general education lack the oecl-
sion. ATTITUDE or physical Vlgor hece'
sarv for command and should not pe
MANY men of physical vigor' deci-
sion and liking for the military
vice and possessing experience as
listed men lack the broad genera euu
cation which is so necessary PosSHeL
sion for the commissioned ol1cer' "u''i
candidates should be rejected
"Ifnder physical fitness there are nu-
ucrous factors to be considered by the
hoard in addition to the report ~ med
zeal officers. Constitutional nervous
MSS. evidence o: habitual indeclsloh'
mental apathy, physical listlessness,
LEX of mental force oil physical Vl9oI,
urcossary for one who is to command
mon in an emergency should influence
the board on inquiry and may Justly
rejection for lack of physical ntneSs,
although the medical report may snow
mn svmptoms of disqualifying disease
The new 1st brigade examining
board of Manhattan viii 'eonSI9t "a
Major William +. Downs, 18th lnfan-
try: Captain julius I. Mcstermah11
Itb Infantry; Captain Timothy D.
Nonahan. seth Infantry; Captain LII,
Gins A. Salisbury, medical corps, ana
FIRST Lieutenant Charles B. Crane, tn
The examining board for the "a
Brigade. of Brooklyn, will be CoIonei
Frank II Norton, Odd Infantry; MAJOR
William F. Campbell, medical corps
Captain Charles ". Berry, 18th lnfan-
try. and Captain Haskell c. Billings
nth Infantry ..,,o,.,,
The officers Of the coast artillery
corps examining board will consist OF
Major Paul Loeser, 9Th Regiment; Md
Tor Robert \. Di3brow, medical corps ;
CAPTAIN Robert p. Orr, 18TH Regimen
ard Captain Frederick Il. Munsoh' 9V'
The cavalry examining board Will be
Major James c. McLeer, LIST cavalry
Captain Henry Sheldon, machine gun
troop: First Lieutenant james l;
Pitcher. medical corps, and Second
Lieutenant Alfred W. Booraem, Squad
ron A. I'D
The field artillery examining board
will be Colonel George A. Wingate, "a
Field Artillery; Major Joseph ]; Berry
I'd Field Artillery; Major 5. F. Cor
bett. medical corps, and Captain James
f. Austin, lst Field Artillery, .,
The examining board for the enGi'
neers will be Lieutenant Colonel r. W.
Van c. Lucas, chief engineer; MAJOR
Daniel L. Lucas, medical corps; Cap
tain Harvey Garrison and Captain Ern-
est T. Robinson. corps of engineers.