Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-10
NEW TRAINING SCHOOL
PLANNED FOR CAMP LEE
selection by War Department Re-
fleets Credit Upon Colonel
Harry y. Eaton.
MANY "NISETY-EAY" WONDERS
Graduates OF West Poin. Will Serve
as Instructors, AMI plaLs Arc
Made to Give Men Of Education
Credits.

Credits.
CAMP LEE, VA. March o The only
infantry officers school IN the .Unitcd
reason The record or The central
officers training schools. which came
70 an cnd here Fcbruary 10. wish the
graduation OF tho large class wus 50
thoroughly satisfactory that the War
Department chose the school mere rs tho
one that would virtualiS he made over
.uto the infantry oriccrs schooi.
The selection Of This camp as the
location OF tho new Schoul places the
governments Official 9. Is upon the
commandAnt. and his entire stat. ana
is tho highest communication tnat
could possibly be given them.
This school takes Hp the work OF tn.
training school A. Camp Leo and in
various other environments, which con.
vertcd priNpics and non"ommissipnod
officers or raw civilians into officers al
most over night ana completes thoir
ins toochea to tho "nimety day , Won on.
dcrs" II rounds out The preparation
for lifetime Of work as au officer
MANY REMARKED AFTER
AnMisTICE WAS SIGNED
Whom tic armisrcc Was signed,
thousands or officers were IN process OF
traininS In various schculg Camp Lee
had 5000 such ncsr-oiljrcrs Scycrui
thouoand had already boon trained and
l.
oates remained IN tho schools wh.p
given Il chance 10 either stay or be
discharged ana cent home. and COM
p!eted the course to get u commission
IN the reserve. Thcn v hon tic dcmob-
iiihation OF the army or officers began.
every oniccr was permitted TO either
a,ppiy for comtn!ssion in the Regular
ArinE or ask for discharge. Tho
majority sought discharges, but there
were many officers. holding temporary
commitsions no found the army III"
sf,..~ .--I, t..-
future aao moro money than c.yN life
ana civil professions.
The course 9nre Of training sIycn these
What Incomplete and II MAS immediate
Is apparent tina; more thorough train
ing MS imperative 10 make nnisncd
young Amcricars. Tho infantry school
al Camp Lee was. therefore. formed
70 accoinmodatc the wouid-hc officers
rom all SECTIONS OF the tujtrI states.
NEAT CLASS GRADUATES
EAHLf NI:Nr SUMMER
The school opcncd February and
rrescnt plans provide for a four
months course. which would graduate
Z class June s. This ARRANGEMENT is
subject 20 change. however. new
class i 70 star, The hrst OF each month
ana oHccrs arriving late VIII not get
credit FOR work unt!i tho beginning or
next succeeding class-
The student officer candidates arc all
taken from tho lis; OF those request
;nS permission 10 stay IN The army.
'Fhua thcy AFRO men selected u second
,ir'c, from hac material and should
Furnish the highest type OF the Amer
:oAn officer class. ~ presumed That
all successful candidates wiI DO COM
inss!oned in the regular army Il IL
- Increased 10 100000 men.
III officers in mis- new school take
tho same general course OF study and
raining. Examinations IN elementary
subjects are given those officers who
do. not have eultic!en, college or other
school credits.
ALI i>sTnyGTons AnE ,,
All tho Instructors arc regular army
officers. j, is not an uncommon Sight,
as result. to see officers OF lover
There arc but two f1iI colonies G in Inc
list. Colonel George r. Rains and Col
tensn, -coloncI william Gnins M %Ild n'e as
2eHt hiEhest OF rank among the Of
;han thirty-siH majors, 40 captains,
200 first lieutenants. with a still
larger number OF second lieutcnants
Tho candidates come from every state
Gamp Lee. Vjrsihia, We astS v hgsrHa.
Psnnsylyania, Maryland. Ohio and New
Jersey, have tho largest representa-
ton.
Some Officers have one or more gold
overseas. Overseas officers with one.
two OF, three gold service stripes will
he blue service stripe OF three months
nne1rSons OF from siX to eighteen
MANY rHoFns:,oSsss s s:sS-'oa.
G sGm os n 2 on ns
professions and numerous occunatioms
10 furnished by the former !ife worE
preacher. undcrlakers and druggists.
chsuneurs; detective. toolmakcrs.
conductors. an oil we'll driiier. cyiii,der
pteosman. statesmen. farmers. civil
n,,oehanieal and chemical engineers,
teachers "'"
III Eiv esIs Officer has a .rine, bayonet and
9gketching outGl is likewise furnishcd
MIN. some books arc issued. But
other textbooks must be, purchased. \
material; athletic goods, toilet articles
ana s ,aijns,n, ar d., I;,, at cost.
officers 'e opper, es'aSiSn n giyes the
taiiored uniform or one OF the ready
n m1de v s,,ie at low prices. The
amount OF work, This plant Nv vii, i s nnsi
install a linotype machine TO assist
ciEat- holo golf course, half of which
T = a'r eiHiSc In h, Use has been laid out
tenant-Colonel /. S. Martin. rrad,,oIo
OF tho mounted service school or Fart
kleS, kans. combines recreation with
thorough training in horsemanshiD.
WEST POINT GRADUATES
SERVE AS INsTRUCroRs
The school is composed almost en-
TREY or graduacs of tho Yves; Point
Military Academy, and includes Colonel
Hsrry a. Eaton, school commandant:
Lieutenant Colonel James J. Muir, as
sistant commandant: Major Allen NJ.
surdett, adjutant; Major Joseph Sidoro-
wiez. personal adjutant; Major Fred
ericR ~; Nils. surgeon. and Captain
otto II. Rathkc. supply officer All have
army.
Tho officer candidates from this sec
tion include the following: Major
Captain. Reginald Alexander. Peters
burg. Va; Major John T. Banks,
PetersburE: Lieutenant trhnndnrn ~