Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-25

board is also taking UP questions re-
lating to the coordination OF Army
radio activities with the Navy and
other interested Government depart
ments. Though the board has gone
thoroughly into the subject OF radio
activities of the Army, Navy, Coast
Guard and other Government agen-
cies, it has paid particular attention
to the coordination of radio freQuen-
cies in apparatus Of those agencies,
and especially to means Of prevention
of interference in radio transmisB.ons
in the air services and other stations
of the Army and Navy and to the.
many other more or less intricate
problems involved. The board con-
sists of the following members: Col.
Ohio B. Rosenbaum, q. s.; Lieut.. Col.
Alfred A. Maybach, G.. A. c.; Lieut..
Col. John e. Munroe, 0. D.. and Majs.
Joseph o. Mauborgne, s. c.; Henry c.
Pratt, A. s.; John l.. jenkins, g. s.;
Ralph p. Cousins, A. s., and William
r. Blair, S. G..
Navy.
Adoption has been made by the
Bureau of Navigation Of q new policy
relative to the examination Of Navy
line officers for promotion. Upon the
failure of an officer in the past to
qualify professionally on examination
before q supervisory board, the officer
concerned would be ordered to Wash
ington to undergo further examina-
ton. Such practice however, resulted
in a tremendous sum being levied
against the transportation appropria-
ton. Furthermore, perusal OF the
Navy Department records showed that
80 per cent OF those officers fail
ing to qualify In the first examination
were successful In the denomination
before the statutory board sitting in
washington. In conformity with the
economy program, 1t has been decided
to hold q further examination before
another supervisory board. This pro.
cedure will not only result in a con-
siderable saving of the mileage appro-
priation, but 1t viii also eliminate the
necessity of an officer abSenting him.
self from his regularly assigned duty
station while undergoing the examina.
ton.
The reason an officer is ordered to
appear before a statutory board after
he fails before the supervisory board.
1t is explained, is that the law pre-.
scribes that it is an officers prerog-
alive to be re.examined by the former
board before he can be reported as
having failed in the examination for
his promotion. The statutory board
acts as a reviewing authority on the
supervisory board examinations.
Under the new policy, though an ON.
Ger fails to pass two or three super.
viSory board examinations. he still
would have the privilege Of going be-
fore the statutory board for re-ex-
animation before he would be re-
garded as failing in his examination
for promotion to the next higher
grade. The belief Is expressed in the
Navy Department that the savings in
the mileage appropriations will be
considerable, as past examinations
show that there are many officers
Quoted by the supervisory board,
while 80 per cent of that number
qualify on the second examination
Eight Navy officers became due for
promotion July is as the result of the
retirement of Capt Wilbert Smith,
upon his own application, July IS,
and the resignation OF Comdr. Jacob
III. Klein on the same date. They
are Comdr. r. A. Dawes, Lieut..
Comdrs. r. G. Thomas and A. G..
Dibrell, Lieuts. l.. r. Stafford and w.
NJ. Fechteler, and Lieuts. Gunior
gradel F. J. r. Eggers, r. c. Percival
1Lu HI d. 4OAlphlIiS.
Capt. Archie r. Howard, who has
been on duty as assistant paymaster
at Marine Corps headquarters, will be
relieved by Maj. Samuel w. Began,
who has been detached from duty at
the naval prison at Portsmouth, N. H.
Capt. Howard has been assigned to
the next course at the field officers
school. Quantico, Va
Seventeen graduates Of distinguish.
ed military colleges will be commits
stoned probationary second Iieuten-
ants in the Marine Corps to rank from
June 26. They are Robert H.
Mcdowell. Thomas G.. Mcfarland,
John r. Lanigan, Raymond e. Hop.
per, Peter P. Schrider. Francis B.
Loomis. Cyril II. Arnold, Elvin B.
Ryan. John H. Gribell. Marshall C.
Levie, William D. Saunders, jr., John
HI. Coffman, Walter H. Troxell, David
NJ. Shoup, Charles e. Chapel, Wallace
Thompson and Frederick Streicher.
Due to the death Of Capt. Burwell
H. Clarke, u. S. M. c., First Lieut..
Oliver T. Francis and Second Lieut.,
L. c. Whitaker have become due for
promotion.