New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-08

United states to-day fairly orlstIes
with the names Of high officers who are
not college men" By this it is meant
that they have risen from the ranks
either the civil or the military ranks
without having undergone years OF spe-
cial preparation at Uncle Sans train
ing school.
Developments OF the last decade have
proved that the best military leaders
are not necessarily men Of West Point
Military Academy graduates, OF course,
are greater in number than those whose
merits have brought them recognition,
although they came from private life,
but the instances where individual
qualities brought men to the front are
just as great in proportion to the reia-
tive number in the list OF those Of
fcers of the United States Army who
have arrived" without the aid OF
West Point training.
Probably the most typical OF officers
without academy training passed out OF
the army when Fighting Fred Funston
died on the border.
Fighting Fred was born in Ohio No
vember ), 1865. and was appointed TO
the army from Kansas. He served as
a colonel in the 20th Kansas Infantry
in 1898 and was honorsbly discharged
the following year. His appointment
as brigadier general in the regulars
in recognition Of his bravery and MILL
tarv skill came in April. 1901. He was
promoted to be a major general IN
1914.
One Conspicuous Officer
One Of the most conspicuous figures
in the army Is Major General Leonard
Wood. who is not West Point man
General Wood is a graduate Of Har-
ward and holds degrees in medicine
from Williams College and the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania. His appoint
rert in the volunteers TO the rank OF j
colonel in 1898 was in recognition OF
his ability as a surgeon.
General Woods service with the war
nensrtment began IN 1888, when ne was
named an assistant surgeon IN Ine
army. In January, FIVE years lsteF' nc
was commissioned captain assistant
surgeon. In 1901 he was made nriss-
der general, and two years la'e'
came major general.
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81 tna army is West Point man, Dut
10 also had experience as Volunteet
~otS;sr back in '98. General scotI
LoiGs the degree of L. II. D. trom /
PRINCETON and that Of LII. ID. from ~
lunbia University. ,.,. !
In the adiutant generals depattneh'
the first name 20 appear 10 tnst Oh LIE
tenant Colonel Leon s. Roudlez, not
West Pointer. He was born IN rahCe
a,d served first as a corporal ana 'nsn
ae q sergeant IN Company Il OF .ue .
T6th United States Infantry. On Az
gust 1. 1884, when he was gwen an o.
nortunity 70 try for commission, NJ
rros.ed he examination and was mace 1
eocord lieutenant. This was oy q
snecial order of the War Department.
NsTor William c. Bennett is aho :, TT
oEcer in the adjutant genera ON
Ubo did not attend West FolhI; ne
a graduate. however, OF the ma ma 90
and Cavalry School. OF the class Of 30
He was first a private. 4nese W. -
cers are the only ones IN TINS VI . - - /
the War Department who nave no. Dee"
regularly graduated from est in H.
lieutenant Colonel FREDERICK y; Day |
who is in the inspector genera ~,
partnent. is another ohcer "uo -
from the ranks. He was pIIs@.
- ci,-al Corps. He was promoted
~, ~ Sen. and by reason Of beng 4
transferred half a dozen tmes I'm
GO branch of service TO another mas |
seen all sides Of army lie
Named from Civil Life
r;or.enant Colonel Andrew W
PrewSter a medal Of honor officer, was
$1,000 N the army from civil life /
second lieutenant in 1883. rev 1
o,,s ~ this he had served as a voIun,
80 He was born in New jersey ana /
snnointed 70 he army from Pennsyl- 4
vs1ia Major william II. Simmons Is
erother officer r the inspector gen,
erals department VINO never recelYe1 /
Tho benehts Of a West Point course
However. his cadet training was lul-
nished az South Carolina Military (
Formations in the judge advocate
GENERALS department came 20 many !
e:vilians during the last few years. 6ut .
49, branch OF military service Is rec +
ognized as being suitable for men VINO .
have received no cadet training;
CoIorel John A. Hull, Of Iowa, and /
Colorel George VI. Dunn, Of Colorado, .
5ead the list OF officers IN this depart
,er. who never saw West Point before ,
Sonninc an officers uniform. Many OF .
tberr are required 20 report in military .
Sress for duty. although their duties .
seldom, require their attention on a 4
r1iIitarv field. New York, Nebraska, 4
Georgia. Texas and Iowa were eontrIo- B
utors 20 the quota Of men drafted from
rrivate life 70 act as lawyers Tor Uncle /
san Major Walter A. Bethel was for
merly a professor at Columbia Uni .
yersity.
TIE quartermaster corps is another
branch Of service where many men are
recruited from civil life 70 become on
GERS. Colonel Moses G. Zallnski Is an .
offcer in the quartermaster department .
who once wore the uniform OF a pri-
vate. He was appointed second lieu
tenant while a member of Company II.
lst Artillery, in 1883.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles r. Kraut-
hofF. a graduate Of the Infantry and
Cavalry School in 1895. was private