Evening star., 1925-12-27

branch An over
whelminG percentage OF them are
neither engineers nor technical men.
The ton Of Gen. TaNior
TO abolish the engineer camps for the
G NJ. T G. students will no doubt
he a great surprise to the more
than $500 Engineer Reserve officers
throughout the country, hut A CAIN
and deliberate considerable OF all
phases of this subject. II Is beheNed,
will convince the majority of the En-
gineer reservists of the soundness OF
this proposed step.
Between now and the opening ot
the first 1926 Summer training camps
there is no doubt that Gen. Taylor :
recomme nda tion to discontinue these
camps will he the subject of a thor
ouGh study by the War Department.
general staff Though the employ
ment Of Engineer units in the war
orga MIA tion of the Army OF the
United States is essential, it is gen
orally conceded by military author
tiles that due TO the fact that the
personnel of the Engineer c. Nj. 7. {.
units Is composed largely of men ana
boys who are neither engineers nor
technical men. these camps should he
discontinued No definite announce
ment has been forthcoming from the
War Department as to the Mariner in
ceiVed. but from authoritative sources
il is believed that ii will be given
favorable consideration by the de-
partment.
At the close of the 1925 fiscal year
the total strength of the Engineer sec
ton Officers Reserve Corps, was
6279. compared to the 1876 reserve
officers enrolled at the beginning of
this period making a gain of IA re
a
2a5 graduates Of the Reserve Officers
Training Corps were appointed second
lieutenants in the Reserve Corps, of
which 245 accepted commissions. In
addition TO the 295 +. O. T. c. students
appointed. 81 II. o. I. c. officers were
recommended but due to their being
under the age limit have not yet been
appointed. A total OF l PA were ap-
pointed from other sources. ma King
the total strength of the Corps of En-
gineers Reserve at the close of the fls-
cal year. 6.279 Much of this increase.
Gen. TAYLOR points out. is due TO the
orga MIA ton of railway operating bat
talions.
Three hundred and ffftv-seven En-
gineer students were graduated from
the K. O. T. G. during the present
wear, or an average of nearly 10 grad
yates to each of the IS officers of the
Corps of Engineers on r. O. T. I.
duty During the coming year II Is
expected that approximately 800 stu
dents will be graduated. or an average
of about l3 per Engineer officer on K.
O. r {. duty. This is the goal which
has been set BY the War Department
to he reached by the Engineer units
during the ensuing year.
The War Department has ruled that
Il would he beyond statutory sanction
r. Nd RI
active duty. credit for cumulative leave
carried over from one active duty pc.
riod to another.
board of officers has been ap-
pointed to meet at reserve headquar-
ters. Of which Lieut.. Col. John Scott.
Infantry senior executive officer OF
the Orga nized Reserves in Washing
ton. and Mai. Charles P. George. Field
Artillery, assistant executive oflcer,
are the permanent members thereof.
The board will meet at the call of the
president thereof for the purpose OF
conducting the practical test OF such
reserve officers may be authorized
to appear before the board to deter
mine their fitness for cert1hcate OF
capacity.
The following reserve officers. rep
resentative OF the bra nches of the Off
GERS Reserve Corps. have been de
tailed to the board additional mem
hers They are. with their bra inches
of the service indicated. as follows:
Adiutant generals department. Col.
Hollis Chanery Clark Adjutant Gen
eral Reserve: Cavalry. Mai. Russell p.
Freeman, Cavalry Reserve; chaplains.
Mai. George NJ. Diffenderfer. Chap
lains' Reserve; Chemical Warfare
Service. Lieut.. Col. Charles Coombs.
Chemical Warfare Service: Corps of
Engineers. Lieut.. Col. Harrison Brand,
ir.. Engineer Reserve; Field Artillery.
Col Leroy W. Heron, Field Artillery
Reserve: Infantry. Col. William T.
Chantland, Infantry Reserve; judge
advocate generals department. Col.
Augustus +. Brindley. Judge Advocate
General Reserve; finance department.
Col. Edward A. Hartman. Ffna nee
Reserve; Military Intelligence Division,
Lieut.. Col Jacob NJ. Kenyon. Military
Intelligence Reserve: Quartermaster
Corps. Lieut.. Col. Henry r. Robinson,