The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-09
EAGLANO's ONLY
HOPE LIES IN
HER YOUNG
C0LLEGIANS
Dr.. Spencer Wilkinson, Pro-
fessOr of Military History
in Oxford Declares New
Leaders Necessary.
AMAZED AT CONDUCT
OF WAR THUS FAR


ONford. England, Aug 20-That
England'r only hope OF winning the
war lies in her nndilg new leaders.
both for the army and for the state,
from among her young college men.
b. the conclusion Of Or Spencer WI
kinson. professor 81 military history
az oxford university, On "a review OF
the war work of oxford men. HIS re-
view " "a forcible indictment 81 old
fpEylsm aud red tape, az cxcmplihcl
hy the present system of the BRIT
ish war office.
Il have been amazed" writes Pro-
fcssor Wilkinson. "through all these
months of the war. To- see That the
army b. unable TO distinguish bctwccn
e at various capabilities uud pusai-
, Hities who are granted uflcerH' COM
,Ssions. II makes thcm az second
WCnants and grades them accord
. 40 the dates when they Joined. $50
ata very often the youngest rank
Z their elders. above their teach
"A incapable above tho capable.
Far the best of my pupils in
YRS training GLASSES since the
IN have been the youns col
~r.,a-,A the pick of the unitcfstty
WHEN the government
,,1n ~, rs responsibilities. means
49, tu discover these mon
49,, ~ upportuniuos COG lead
A.. W % their powers But
~, ,.ts rtill tied up Boo the
I years ngo. and Will
D ,,,, rgy except Boo dctcr-
national viii FOR Nioi.ncy
, Prof Wilkinson .l,.e
touch with undcrerA 49,. ... AZ gs
ford Tor SIX years. 4, a. g~..i,r,4
r that until this war; CD a., r,nrso
{ men who planned To- Ell IA. ,rmy
were lar from being the ci,.. nf
undergraduate. The wuih,. ri,on
a the british army for thc mrs ,,,. tho
really finest manhood al the ,urtry.
7 After a year or two &C. So, Al
u bsturd aa professor of militar hHe.
; tory explains Or Niikiurof 90
came to tho conclusion that tho amy
. waa not taking auy of tho best .eu
from oxford. Otnrcrs' coWmlaslr.
/, were given 90 men below the avor..
, of intelligence and training ia tho uN.
Vcfsity. 1 felt that Tor such q war Il
, I believed To bee comiug had I'll.
= ,uacd b in "a volume written just h,
/, fore cunning to oxford as "a teacher
. the army would need leaders on VA
o highcst stamp, men uf tho same ir
telligcncr as is expected co. tuu-o wh
a arc about TO make "a mark iu IN
! learned professions. The hcst soldier
at the wal office agreed with mo. bt
ro definite action was taken
"Thcnscamo the war ImmciatvI
: the whole OF young ozfprd Joined 'b
army. becoming officers either boa %
e terirtoriais or in the new regular req
y mcuts. Each term a class OF the
new candidates attended mF lcctut
I They worked with "a zeal with'.i
. precedent in my experience o.,
n quickly mastered the olomcutr
/. Even IN these classes I noticed o.
difference In powers. There Vai
amouE them men who's ubritl
> stamped itself upon an thHt they dd
, men who after eight weeks wrr, wrf
ing orders as wcll as nuy scarralir
the army. There were u,hcr men pl
e only average powers All alike wg,
interested la thcir work. dilisont nld
keen, n an learned quickly. Tiny
!, have now held their commissions b.
several months. have been ~,
. from the beginning that these ma
= would do their duty wei. ana hat %,
best OF them would make splendid O.
o hcers. As for the men of special a..
y ent. Of university distinction. % ir,
h hcld aud no favor would soon hriu'
a them 90 the head ct any profession.
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