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theoretical and practical course in
which students prepare the schedules.
tournaments, track meets and swim
ming meets for the intro and inter
mural teams at the Infantry Schools
in the various sports.
The number to attend the course
will be fixed each year by the com
mandant, after studying the qualifi-
cations of the lieutenants present for
duty and adjusting the number so as
not to impair the efficiency of troop
training. Assignments of lieutenants
| to infantry units at the Infantry
| School are to be made by sending a
| fair proportion whose athletic rec
ords indicate suitability for this
| course in coaching. Computing on
the basis of ten hours actual work
per week, the two years course will
aggregate about 500 hours.
Maj. Gen. Charles S. Farnsworth.
! chief of infantry, will leave Washing
| ton tomorrow on six weeks in
| spection of infantry activities
| throughout the middle west and
eastern states. From June % to
June 20 the general will take a short
leave.
A complete change in the commits
| stoned personnel OF the American
graves regl-~ration service was an.
nounced this week by the office of
| the quartermaster general Three
| officers Of the QuarteSmaSter Corps
| are to succeed the five who have
been on duty in France. and a fourth
| officer will be selected in the near
| future to complete the personnel.
Lieut.. Col. William Q, smith.
| Quartermaster Corps, sailed on the
| Roosevelt June ) to take over the
Paris Office Of the service as chief,
relieving Maj. Henry l.. Green, Quar-
| termaster Corps. who has been or
| dered to the United States for troop
duty. On June "a Capt. Daniel J.
| Canty. Quartermaster Corps, VIII san
for European waters on the Harding.
where on arrival he will proceed 10
the Paris office for duty. Capt
| Eugene j. Heller. QuartermaSter
| Corps, is already in Paris. The Paris
office will remain at 20 Rue Molitor,
| where information, time tables, motel
data and complete registration files
are available for visitors at all times.
Mai. r. p. Harbold. Quartermaster
| Corps, who was head of the Parls OIL
flee for long time, remains IN
charge of the cemeterial division IN
| WASHINGTON, with Col. L L. Davis.
| Quarternaster Officers Reserve
Corps, as executive assistant
Lieut.. Col A. F. Dannemiller, in
fantry, on duty in the offlce. OF the
chief of infantry, left washington
! Wednesday for an inspection OF IN
! which will be held in the far west
and south during June and part OF
July. He will return TO Washington
the latter part of July.
NAVY.
Since the first of the year the bu-
| reau of medicine and surgery, Navy
! Department, Washington, d. c., has
| been conducting examinations OF
senior medical students of class "A
/ COL n
! the Medical Corps Of the Navy Tor the
purpose Of obtaining an lnternshlp.
! The policy OF appointing graduates
! of class y medical schools TO intern
ships in our larger naval hospitals
was established last year and twenty
| one senior medical students were APP
pointed. This year slNty-one senior
| medical students will be commits
stoned as assistant surgeons with the
rank of lieutenant (Junior grade)
and assigned to the larger naval hos
pitfalls for their internShlps. The naval
hospitals to which these interns are
Washington. D. G; San Diego. Calf,
| Norfolk, Va, and Mare Island, Calf.
Up to June the following num-
Der Of applicants have been deslg-
mated TO take the examination TO be
missioned and warrant officers, United
States coast guard: Two hundred
and two for temporary commissions,
line officer; 66 for temporary com
missions, engineering; Is for tempo
rary warrant gunner, Il for tempo
rary warrant gunner Cradlo), 80 Tor
temporary warrant machinlst, IL
| for temporary warrant boatswaln, 10
! for temporary warrant carpenter,
/ 122 for temporary warrant pay clerk.
| That radio men may become ia
miliar with the equipment location
/ r7-1 ggFNS n n1th
/ they may in the future be handling
! traffic, the bureau of navigation,
! Navy Department, has directed COM
nanding officers of receiving ships
| assigning radio men on general de-
| tail awaiting transportation to
| such temporary duty al nearby radio
| station as may be practicable. 1t is
| particularly desired that radio men
| under orders to radio stations beyond
! the continental limits of the United
States be so assigned.
The number of seventy-fi five foot
! patrol boats for the United States
| coast guard to be built on the Pa
cific Coast has been fixed at twenty
| five. AS d result OF this decision
former proposals received from Pa
| cifc Coast shipbuilders have been
| rejected. The new proposals were
opened on June II and the maximum
number permissible for any one firm
| Sealed proposals will be received
! at headquarters, United States coast
| guard, Washington, D. c., June 25
| for building about seventy thirty
| six-foot cabin picket boats. each
builder to construct from ten to
| twenty boats. Distribution of the
| awards among builders on the Allan
| tic, gulf and Pacific Coasts and on
! the great lakes will be made as the
| interests of the government appear
! to require.
In order that members of the
| aviation branch of the naval reserve
force may maintain efficiency they
! have been authorized to perform
! flights of one-half hours duration or
| ground instruction of one and one
half hours duration in lieu of drills
! at naval reserve and naval aviation
stations. Enlisted men of the naval
! reserve force will not hereafter be
! required to take a physical exam
ination for confirmation for advance
ments in rating.
Rear Admiral Harry H. Rousseau,
| c. f. c., Will leave here during the
coming week for Los Angeles. Cah:,
| for temporary duty in connection
| with naval petroleum reserve No. !.
On returning TO Washington he will
make an examination and inspection
OF naval oil shale No. l. in Grand
posed plans for its future development
| Capt. W. y. Best. L : NJ c. as
| sistant detail officer. headquarters of
! the United States Marine Corps, Wash
| ington d. G, has been ordered 10 duty
! with the Haiti Eendarnarie and viii
| proceed 10 his new station Tuesc-ay -
the Henderson. He will be relieved by
| Capt. Oliver {" Srtitu. y ~ G.
who has been on dutf on the L. -
| Texas.
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