Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14

With the completion Of the circulat-
ing library, now in course of being es-
tablished at Washington Reserve head
quarters, at 1874 New York avenue, it
IS believed that the local Reserve head
quarters will have one of the finest
collections of military text books and
Army regulations of any Reserve head
quarters in the country. Plans have
been been perfected for enlarging the
unit library of the Washington Reserve
units, and in addition to text books,
regulations and other publications per-
tanning to Infantry and Field Artillery
subjects, similar books and publications
pertaining to all branches of the service,
combat and non-combat, are to be Sc
cured for the local Reserve library. Ac-
cording to the present plans, the library
Will provide Reserve officers of the Dis
tr1ct OF Columbia with the latest avail
able information required by these Of
flcers for study, reference, etc.
The present library contains COM
plete set Of Army regulations, training
regulations, technical and field regula-
tons, pertinent training manuals, pub
locations from service schools, and pri-
Vate publications on military subjects.
When enlarged, the library will include
the latest text books and publications
used at all of the Army service schools,
a. follows Command and General Staff
School, Coast Artillery School, Signal
School, Field Artillery School, Engi-
neer School, Medical School, Chemical
Warfare School, Ordnance School and
QuartermaSter School
In order that Reserve officers Of the
District may be informed of the sub
jects taken up at the conferences of
other branches besides their own, local
Reserve headquarters is sending every
month to all ReServistS in the District a
complete schedule for the inactive duty
training for the ensuing month This
is done so that Reserve officers may
take advantage of attending confer
ences of other branches besides their
own. The Importance of the inactive
duty training conferences now in
progress can hardly be overly estimated,
and it is increasingly so since recent
regulations require certificate of ca
pacity for all promotions, the examina-
tons for which are based chiefly on
the correspondence schools.
District Reserve officers should realize
that inactive duty training is the prin-
cipal means of imparting military theo-
retical knowledge to members of the
OfhcerS' Reserve Corps. This training
goes on during the Fall, Winter and
Spring and takes the form Of confer
ences conducted in the most part by
Regular Army instructors and as indi-
Vidual work by Reserve officers on extern
sion school courses. The encouragement
given ReserviStS to pursue the Army
extension courses has been reflected
in tremendous increase in activity in
this form of training. 1t can also be
said that both the substance and ad-
miniStration of the extension courses
are being greatly improved and the
whole project, which was new and I'M
familiar to the Army, Is rounding into a
satisfactory and absolutely essential &C.
tivity.
The inactive duty training for units
and group schools has been approved
Tor the 1930-1931 school year. These
meetings have been arranged and con-
ferences prepared by regimental Regu-
lar Army unit instructors for the pri-
mary purpose of increasing the pro-
feSSional efficiency Of all Reserve off,
GERS, in order that they may be better
prepared to assume their duties and
obligations when called to active duty.
Five Reserve units of the District of
Columbia will hold Institutional con-
ferences this week-428th Infantry,
320th Infantry. 80th Division staff offi-
GERS, Field Artillery and the 343d En-
gtneers. Cavalry Reserve officers of the