Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
Army andNavyNew

an interdepartmental board and q joint
committee OF Congress now have under
consideration the question of legislation
relating to the pay Of personnel of the
military and naval services, and that
this board will take into consideration
the provisions Of the proposed bill.
Army.
The congestion of accommodations
that has existed at the Military Acad-
envy at West Point for the past several
years viii be practically eliminated
with the completion Of the new cadet
barracks now under construction. The
present barracks for the cadet corps,
built many years ago, has been woefully
inadequate to properly house the corps
It has been necessary for the academy
authorities to assign three cadets to a
room that was originally designed for
two.
The new cadet barracks was IS per
cent completed on August 9, and it will
be ready for occupancy during the late
Summer of 1891. When completed the
new building will cost $685., 900, all of
which has been appropriated The bar
racks, which will have accommo dations
Tor 1872 cadets, consists of four floors
and basement 1t will be collegiate
Gothic and will be constructed of cut
stone, so as to be in structural accord
ance with the other buildings at West
Point. The new barrack project will
be located on the site of the old mess
hall Grant HalD, between the hos
pital and the academic building.
As a result of the recent examina-
tons held for appointment in the Unit
ed States Public Health Service, SIS new
officers will be admitted to the corps,
the majority of whom will be admitted
into the dental, sanitary engineer and
pharmacist departments, with a fewer
number of medical officers. Under sec
ton of the new law, a program of
promotion has been completed for those
officers now in the service and exami-
nation of officers has been completed.
The results of the examinations give
80 officers promotion to the grade of
medical director, which corresponds to
the grade of colonel in the Army. Sew
enteen have been promoted to the grade
of senior surgeon, which corresponds to
that of lieutenant colonel Three Of
ficers were placed on waiting orders on
account of physical disability, five were
held in grade as not eligible for pro-
motion, and one was separated from
the service. Three officers died be-
tween the date Of passage OF the bill
and promotion.
Instructions issued by the War De-
partment last week include in the cur
riculum at the Infantry School new
war-strength organization, which will
be taught at that school during the
coming school year. It had been previ-
ously understood that the old organiza-
ton would be taught, with perhaps a
few problems dealing with the new or
ganizatiolA. The tactical employment
of the n organization, ideas as to
frontages in attack and defense and
handling of motorized field trains and
the road spaces are just a few of the
problemsN confronting instructors. The
frs and second sections of the academic
department in particular are affected
| by the instructions.
Brig. Gen. Herbert o. williams, hav-
| ing reached the age of "a years on
Auoust 5, 1880 will be placed on the
retired list of the Regular Army as OF
August 81, 1890.
Friends of Lieut.. Col. Grant T. Trent