Evening star., 1925-07-26

cellent results have been obtained
from Admiral Stitt's educational sys.
tenn, which now is recognized as an
established policy of the Naval Medi-
cal Corps.
Comdr. Ernest r. Gayler, ". s. N,
who has just completed 6 course of
instruction at the Naval War College.
Newport, r. l., has reported for duty
in the Bureau of Yards and Docks,
Navy Department. where he will re-
lieve Comdr. Ralph Whitman, c. e. c..
U. S. N, as design manager in charge
of the design division.
Lieut.. Vernon r. Dunlap. c, E. c.,
u, s. N, project manager of the
aviation section, will be relieved by
Lieut.. Richard II. Clifford, c. e. c.,
u. s. N. Lieut.. Dunlop has been or
dered for duty at the New York Navy
Yard.
Orders have been issued by the
Navy Department detaching Lieut..
g. g. Joseph A. Wise, c. z. c., from
duty in the Bureau of Yards and
Docks and ordering him to the Puget
Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Wash.
Not In recent years has promotion
In the Marine Corps been 80 acoele-
rated as at the present time, which is
due to the retirement of Col. William
N. McKelvy on July Is and the retire
ment of three additional colonies
which will take place In the near
future. Col. Carl Gamborg-Andersen
will be placed upon the retired list
after 81 years service, while Coils.
Arthur T. Mark and James r. Bootes
will separate themselves from active
service with the corps under the pro-
visions of section Z. Of the act of
March 4, 1925. This is the section
which provides that those coionels
who are not placed on the eligible list
for promotion to general officers may
be retired on attaining the age of 56.
AS a result of these retirements.
Lieut.. Coils. Richard Hooker. Norman
c. Burton and John c. Beaumont will
be ordered up for examination. Under
these requirements seven officers
holding the grade of major will go up
for promotion to the next higher
grade. They are: Majs. Fred d. Kill
gore. William NJ. Small. Charles San
derson. William P. Upshur, Robert B..
Farquharson. Walter n. Hill and
Lauren S. Willis. In the grade of
captain. promotions will begin with
Harold Clifton Pierce and terminate
with Theodore A. Secor. The prone
tions in the grade of first lieutenant
will begin with Henry S. Hausmann
and with John d. Lockburner while
among the second lieutenants the
promotions will begin with Bayard L..
Bell and conclude with j. B. Hum
phreys.
Selection has already been made by
Rear Admiral Richard H. Jackson,
now on duty as assistant chief of
naval operations, Navy Department,
of his stah when he assumes COM
mand of the battieship divisions of the
battle fleet. Upon the assumption of
his new duties he will have the rank
of vice admiral. His staff will be COM
posed of the following: Capt. ]. r. Y.
Pringle. chief of staff; Comdr. o. l..
Cox, engineer officer; Comdr. r: S.
Crenshaw, gunnery officer; Lieut..
Comdr. 8. F. Bryant, flag secretary;
Lieut.. A. ID. Strubie, flag lieutenant:
Lieut.. 7. B. Inglis, radio officer. and
Maj. Edward A. Ostermann, marine
officer.
The Bureau of Navigation has re-
Gently authorized commanding officers
to add seamen who have qualified for
radiomen, third class, TO the list OF
men who can be advanced in rating
without prior reference to the bureau
The list now gives this authority for
the advancement to the three lower
grades, viz: Radiomen 3, radiomen 2
and radiomen !.
At the present time there are $50
vacancies in radio ratings. of which
there are 214 in the rating of radio
men, first class. This large number
of vacancies in this grade is due to the
fact that there was recently author
lied an increase in the total compile
ment of radiomen in the naval service
Extensive efforts are being made by
officers in charge of shore radio sta