Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14

Formal ceremonies were held at the
armory of the 260th Coast Artillery
National Guard of the District of CO.
lumbia, last week, when Maj. Gen.
Anton Stephan commanding the local
Militia Brigade, and the goth National
Guard Division, comprising the citi-
zen troops Of this city and the States
of Virginia and Maryland, presented
commissions to those who successfully
passed the recent examinations for
promotion from the enlisted ranks to
second lieutenants in this branch of the
service.
1t is the practice of the Guard re-
Gently inaugurated, to make formal
ceremonies out of not only presentations
of commissions to officers, but to en-
listed men whenever they receive med
ais for length of service or for marks
manship
The school term is on for officers and
men of the National Guard, and from
now until the beginning of the encamp-
ment season courses will be provided not
only for officer personnel, but for en-
listed men desiring to seek promotion in
the upper grades. Not only are CORE
spondence courses provided, but men,
, beers of the National Guard are allowed
to go to Regular service schools for GER
tain periods, and many of them seek
these assignments. In addition to these
courses maintained by the Army, the
local organizations maintain their own
schools for enlisted men, one of the
most successful ones last year being
that for cooks, bakers and supply SER
geantS.
All announcement from the Sd Corps
Area headquarters, in Baltimore, under
the control of which comes the troops
of this city and the States of Virginia,
Pennsylvania and Maryland, says that
cooks and bakers, doctors and dentists.
veterinarians and horseShoerS, aviatorS
and doughboyS, chemists and mechan-
les. all find courses in the Army school
system for their training. 1t was fur
Their pointed out that military educa-
ton now is so intensive that 1t may be
truly said of the personnel that they
are going to school, returning from
school or preparing to go to school.
There are the regular post or garrison
schools, the special service schools, the
command and general staff school, the
Army War College and the United States
Military Academy at West Point.
Army school courses are given at the
following places, which are located with
in the Sd Corps Area: In Virginia, at
Langley Field, Fort Monroe and Fort
Humphreys. In Maryland, at Edgewood
Arsenal, Aberdeen, Camp Holabird and
Fort George G. Meade. In Pennsyl-
vania, at Carlisle Barracks and Phila-
delphia.
The Air Corps will hold tactical
course at Langley Field for Regular
Army officers from September Is, 1880;
to June Is, 1881, and for NationaI
Guard and Reserve officers from Feb
ruary to May 81, 1881.
At the Coast Artillery School, Fort
Monroe, an advanced course will be held
for field officers and senior captains OF
the Regular Army from September 6,
1880, to June IL, 1881; class for bat
terry officers of the Regular Army, be-
tween the same dates; an advanced en-
cheering course for battery officers of
the regular Army started last week and
will run until February 6 next; an adj
vanced gunnery course for battery OH
GERS from December I, 1890, to March
81, 1881; an advanced motor transpor-
tation class for battery officers from
September 6, 1890, to January 70, 1881;
a special course for field officers OF the
National Guard and Reserve oncers ano
a special course for battery ofncerS OF
the National Guard and for Reserve
officers was started last week and Will
run until october 81 next.
Courses for enlisted men Of the Regu-
lar Army will be held at Fort Monroe
as follows: Electrical, master gunners
and radio, starting last week, until June
IL, 1881; clerical, two courses-one from
the current month until January 28
next and the other from January 20 to
June IL, 1881. A special radio course
for enlisted men of the National Guard
will be held from September 6 TO De-
cember IL, 1880.
At Fort Humphreys all courses Tor
officers and enlisted men of the Engi-
neer Corps were announced as follows:
Company officers, Regular Army, start
ing last week until September 5 next;
for National Guard and Reserve officers,
March to June next; drafting and
surveying, for enlisted men of the Army,
october 6, 1880, to May %, 1881; map
reproduction, photography and opera
Army, November 4, 1880, to May %,
1881.
The courses of the Chemical Warfare
School will all be held at Edgewood
Arsenal as follows: For unit gas officers
of the Army, National Guard and Or
ganized Reserves, from October IL to
November 81: Army line and staff
officers of the Army, National Guard,
Organized Reserves and Marine Corps,
February to May /; for Navy line
officers, from May 10 to June 10; for
Navy ordnance post-graduates, May 10
to May 20; Tank School officers June 81
10 20, d course 1OE ARMY uelU OIIlCeISs
July to July 81.
At Aberdeen, Nd there will be one
course given by the Coast Artillery. 1t
will be in advanced gunner and will be
for battery officers of the Regular estab-
lishment. 1t will be held from August
is to November 80.
At Holabird Quartermaster Depot,
Md, the Quartermaster Corps will hold
motor transport course for officers,
warrant officers and enlisted men from
September Is to June Is. 1t was added
that if accommodations are available
officers of the Navy, Marine Corps and
of foreign armies may be admitted to
the course.
At Fort George G.. Meade, Md, q
bakers and cooks course for enlisted
men is being held now and will continue
until June 80 next. At the Tank School
at Fort George G.%Meade a course for
officers will be held from September Is
to June 90 next; for National Guard
and Reserve officers from March to
May 20, 1881; for enlisted men of the
Regular Army, clerical, September Is
to February 81; stenography and COM
munications, two courses, from Septem-
Der Is, 1880, to May Is, 1881: recon-
Nuisance, November 3, 1880, to March
6, 1881, and motor mechanics, January
to June 10.
In this city, at the Army Medical
Center, is the Army School for Nursing,
Army Dental School, Army Veterinary
School and the Army Medical School.