Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-20


by Il withdrawal Roar Admiral
TO general line Shoemaker
duties for two years, when 90 per
cent only of this number will be re-
turned to aviation duty for four years.
This would be followed by another with
drawal to line duties for two years
with the return of so per cent only to
aviation duties This final increment,
it is pointed out in the bureau, on re-
turn TO aviation will remain on this
duty until they become eligible for Sc
lection to commander, when they Will
DO considered available for detail to
eny duty.
The belief is not shared by officers
Sn the Bureau of Navigation that
specialization OF line officers as naval
aviators for a full career is desirable
or essential" Technically speaking,
the aviation problem relative to the
knowledge required lis no more Spe-
cialiZed than the operation OF any
other type and is even less than the
requirement i'll some Of the technical
branches of the line in which special
iZatiou is not necessary now. Ac-
CordinG to the present policy in effect
ut the Naval Academy, the line Will
We grounded in aviation if the Off
GERS arc given sufficient flight train
fnG which will familiarize them
with plane operation. In conclusion,
the recommendations point out that
She required number can be detailed
TO Pensacola for primary training as
naval aviators after two years duty
subsequent to their graduation, and
their career will then follow the pro
cedurc as outlined above.
Twcnty-one second leutenants of the
Marine Corps completed yesterday
sin months course of training al the
.slf.tE
navy yard. Philadelphia. Orders We're
issued this week authorizing the at
tendance of . other second neuten-
ants of the corps at the next basic
course, instruction in which Will be
gin early in January. The duration
of the course is approximately six
months.
Lieuts T. O. Northington and L. D.
McMorries, both of the Medical Corps.
L. :. Navy, it was announced this
week by the Navy Department. have
been found qualified for promotion to
the rank of lieutenant commander
Medical Corps. L. :. Navy. Lieut..
dunior gradeD John w. Parent, Medi-
cal Corps, who has been attached
TO the submarine base. Coco Solo,
Canal Zone, has rendered his resigna-
ton as Il lieutenant Gunior grade) in
the Medical Corps OF the Navy.
The L. s. s. kittery stood highest
among naval vessels of the transport
class in engineering performances for
October. The standing of the other
vessels of this class is: Gold Star.
Abarenda, Arctic, Patoka, Ramapo,
Chaumont, Sapelo, Vega and the Hen
derson.
\ group of three Chinese naval Off
GERS, headed by Lieut.. Comdr. T. P.
In, of of hive
graphic section of the Chinese Navy,
is making a detailed study of the
administration and organization of the
L. 5. Coast Guard at Coast Guard
headquarters. The other two Chinese
representa- tives are Lieuts. S. T. Liu
and y. II. Yeh, both of whom are
from the Chinese Hydrogra phic De
partment. These same three officers
spent some time in the photographic
Office Of the Navy Department max
inG a detailed study of the operations
Of this office. To assist the foreign
visitors in their work at Coast Guard
headquarters, Rear Admiral r. c. Bill
lard, cOmmandant L. :. Coast Guard,
has named "A board composed of three
officers and one civilian. The board
Is composed of the following: Capt.
Quincy Is. Newman, englneer-lnChlet;
Comdr. 4. NJ. Chiswell, Lieut.. Comdr.
s. :. Yeandle. aide to the comma ndant
and Oliver NJ. MaXam, chief of the
division of operations at headquarters.
Steps will shortly be taken. it Is con-
fdently expected, which will relieve
the present stagnation in the promo
tion of medical officers of the Navy
and will place the flow of promotion
of naval medical officers on an equal
lily with that of the line. The fact
that during 1925 only II Navy medi-
cal officers resigned from the service
as opposed to 81 during 1924 indi-
Gales the belief is shared by the
majority of this class of officers that
come relief legislation which will pro-
vide for an even flow of promotion
will be enacted during the present ses-
sion of Congress.
OF the IS new medical officers who
were commissioned during the year,
81 were interneS. During this same
period there were 80 medical officers
who were separated from the active
list of the Navy, II of which resigned.
10 were retired, two by death and
one by dismissal.
High hopes were held out by naval
medical authorities that some such
legislation looking toward the relief
OF this class of officers will be placed
on the statute books. In the event
that no action is taken which will i'm
prove the promotion status of medi-
cal officers of the Navy, the opinion
was expressed this week by Rear Ad-
miral Edward r. Stitt. surgeon gen.
eral of the Navy, that the number of
designations would materially in
crease and that a serious shortage of
medical officers would result"
The Bureau of Navigation an
nounceG this week that the follow
fng-named officers have been nomi-
mated for instruction at the Naval
Air Station, Pensacola, Fla, which
will begin February 10, 1926. The
duration of this course is six months.
They are Lieut.. j. T. Talbert, Lieuts.
(Junior Grade) p. f. Roswall, r. S.
Ransehousen, w. p. Cogswell. +. c.
Sutton, II. L. Meadow, J. NJ. Higgins,
w. y. Butler, j. f. PiXton, B. NJ.
Fuller, w. r. Cooke, o. l.. Olsen and
l.. +. Coil.
Ensigns S. C. Ring, X. p Hartman,
W. L. Lankenau, S. T.. Oden, H. B.
C.. Brand, II. G. Fish. C. A. Chappell,
w. +. Cleaves, w. w. Harvey, T. ].
Hedding, G.. E. Peterson, w. L. Hoff-
helms, H. V. Hopkins, o. n. Hubbard,
n. X. Dietrich, w NJ. Beakley, Z. It.
Beale. +. NJ. Murphy, B. B. Nichol, E.
Maeser. c. f. Ekstrom, T.. c. Layne,
u. s MacMahan, j. q. Crommelin,
e X. Zimmerman. r. c. Young, c.
" wilkins. w V. Nieweg, T. c.
Turner. +. NJ. Trapnell, NJ. II. Rothe,
e s. Smiley, +. Il. Shannon, r. G.
NfrCooI. T.. Close, y. Z. Leverett, :. T..
burroughs. +. Il. Berthold and I. j.
Kirkland.
pouncement the bureau made pupnc
the following list of officers who have
l.