Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-27
WAR COLLEGE
DIPLOMAS ISSUED
Recipients include so Army
Field Officers and s
Navy Officers.

Sixty field officers Of the Army and
six officers of the Navy of correspond
ing rank, who have just completed the
advanced course of instruction in mod
ern war methods at the Army War
College at Washington Barracks, re-
ceived their diplomas this morning
from Maj. Gen. Charles +. Summerall,
chief of staff of the Army Col.
Dwight +. Davis, Secretary of War.
who was to have made the presenta-
tons, was unable to be present, due to
other duties
In congratulating the graduates.
Gen. Summerall reminded them that
in their new lines of endeavor they
may find themselves lacking in the
means and personnel to accomplish
their projects and that they will meet
with encouragement from time to
time, as there is no royal road to sue.
cess.
Every Test Met.
"You will recall, however" said the
Chief of Staff, that despite all handi.
caps and obstacles. the National De-
Tense forces for over 100 years have
successfully met every test in the
protection of our people. You will
recall. too. from your studies of mill.
tary history that success is attained
| only by the leader who is undeterred
by the obstacles of the moment; by the
commander who, with confidence.
formulates his plans upon what he
| has, not what he lacks in other words,
| by the optimiSt who, while not dis.
regarding the handicaps which he will
encounter. is still undiSmayed and
unfearful of their potency.
We have cause for optimism. Never
has the Army been closer to the coun-
try; never have it's aspirations and
| ideals been more fully understood and
appreciated by our citizens; never have
! our people more fully realized that the
Army is their army, actuated by the
single thought of best assuring their
| security and welfare. Nor has the
Army ever received more favorable
consideration from our national
| legislators
List of Graduates.
| The 1927 graduates of the War Col
| lege are, Cols.--T. L. Ames, G.. d
Arrowsmith. Edward Carpenter. A. s
| Cowan. M. A. Elliott. lr.; r. T. Ellis
c. r. Rowland. f. P. O'Hern and
| colonels--J. r. Brewer, Z. A
w. DusUCC, ~ Ah' >uii
| Minis, w. D. Burt, l. F. Fravel, D. d
| Hay. j. K. Herr. c. A. Hunt. Elvid
Hunt. B. F. Miller. ]. 3. Murphy
s. l.. Pike. J. G. Pillow and l.. w
| Prunty. Majors. B. Brooks. j. J
| Burleigh. J. D. Burnett, J.. Fl. Burns
| G. r. Cats, L. B. Chaplain, A. B
Conard. d. c. Cordiner. NJ. A. Cross
| d. c. Cubbison. j. r. Davis. Z. P
| benson, r. c. Ditto, r. S. Dodson
| D. B. Falk. jr: NJ. o. French, C. P
| George, Frederick Gilbreath. II. S
| Grier, E. L. Gruber, r. E. Haines
| L. II. Hedrick. J. H. Hester. w. W
Hicks, r. r. D. Hoyle. r. G. Kirk
wood, Stanley Koch, r. E. Lee. L. NJ
Logan, H. X. Loughry, N. l.. Nc
Diarmid, F. B. Mallon. NJ. C. Mitchell
| e. l.. Maiden. J. A. O'Connor. II. r
| Pace, r. NJ. Pencil, Eugene Reybold
| 0. Fl. Saunders. r. A. Segarra, J. l.
| Sinclair M. c. Slayer, E. w. Wildrick
! G.. v. wilkins, G. V. B. Wilkes anC
c. H. Wright. all Of the Army.
Other graduates are: Captains
Donald c. Bingham and r. f. Dillen
| Commanders-Fred V. McNair a4.G
John F. Shafroth Of the Navy
Colonels-Charles Fl. Lyman and Johr
F. GIL of the Marine Corps. Major
| Bernard S. McMahon Of the Orga nizeC
!, Reserve Corps