New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-01
IT PRODUCES SOLDIERS
A Word for the Pennsylvania Mill
tary College at Chester.
r. Tho Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: In these days of preparedness when
our young men and boys are seeking training
and education along military lines, when our
colleges are taking up more or less frag'
mentary and incomplete volunteer military
training by the organization of student bodies
for drill and theoretical training; when the
reed Of educated officers combining not only
an elementary knowledge of drill and tactics,
but an education along general and especially
scientific lines, is being constantly expressed
and more deeply felt, have read with much
interest the letter of the Rev William Seward
Wallace, dated February and printed IN
your issue Of the 18th, commenting most Ia
vorably on Norwich University. With most
OF his statements one knowing the facts must
agree and grant Norwich high place among
the special military institutions OF the coun-
try, and am glad TO add my word TO his,
particularly because OF the fact that Captain
Alden Partridge the founder, was my wife's
great-grandfather.
There are other institutions, however,
which should share equally with Norwich the
credi. of providing such training and cdu-
cation. speak now particularly Of an insti-
tuition which for years was ranked even
higher than Norwich by the government, az
meeting more closely the rigid conditions
mposed bv tho War Department in order for
such institutions 70 be ranked in the highest
class acknowledged by the department as
distinguished institutions | refer to the
PENNSYLVANIA Military College at chester,
Penn. which had as its president for many
wears Colonel Theodore Hyatt. since sue
H. IL Il 4 f,.r Lat
THIS institution has turned out some OF the
leading engineers Of the country. especially
in chemical and civil engineering lines. John
Wanamaker is the president Of the board OF
trustees This institution is not a prepare
tory school, but has the charter OF a unIver-
sity and recently conferred the degree OF
Doctor of Military Science upon Major Gen.
era Leonard A. Wood.
Il is not only local institution, but its
students have come from every state in tho
Union. from Mexico, Brazil. Cuba, Canada,
China and the Philippines. It's students and
graduates are found as commissioned officers
in the army. the navy the marine corps and
The national guard OF many states. Orc OF
lis graduates is now a general Officer IN tho
regular army refer 10 General Csrroi A.
Dcvo of the class of rs. The course o.
military instruction includes infantry, cavalry
shooting forms part of the instruction, TO-
gether with practical field exercises. road
marches and camps, and the government has
recently assigned battery of the most mod
ern field guns for the artillery arm
The corps does not corps belong 70 the
national guard Of Pennsylvania, as its mem
bers come from all over the United States and
ether countries and are not exclusively resi-
dents of Pennsylvania. The institution is
Under government as well as state authority,
with a regular army officer detailed as in
struc,or in the military department. Among
the former army officers detailed tactical
officers have been Major General William r.
Duval. now retired; Colonel Willard A. Hol-
brook now chief instructor OF the govern
ment schools AZ Fort Leavenworth Colonel
Dunn. the government expert in explosives,
and others
But while the institution gives an eyceller.
opportunity for military training ard the fit
ting of the ambitious young nan for COM
mission in the national guard, volunteer or
regular forces, the scholastic and general
educational advantage are not neglected. The
work is hard and the standards are high and
the discipline in many ways is on par with
that of West Point.
For any young man who desires an excel
lent physical and mental training. ending
with the degree Of Civil Engineer or Bachelor
Of Science, coupled with fitness for commits
sion in military forces, let him consider this
institution and write 70 the War Department
AZ Washington TO learn what it thinks Of the
Pennsylvania Military College ~ Chester.
Penn II is well that such institutions ~
this and Norwich be given publicity at such
a time JOHN ". LOVELAND,
Major 9th New Jersey Infantry.
! New York, Feb. IL. 1919