Evening star., 1938-08-14
RESERVES TO GET
SPECIAL TRAINING
Maximum Age Limit Of 40
Is Fixed for Service
Schools in 1889.

More than q score Of Reserve officers
Of company, troop and battery grade
will be selected from the Sd Corps
Area, Of which Washington is q part,
to attend the special service schools on
active duty status during the 1899
fiscal year.
Certain eligibility requirements for
detail to the special service schools
must be met. The maximum age limit
has been fixed at 40 years and in ap-
plying this age limitation no oficer
who has or will, prior to the termina-
ton OF the course, attain his 10th
birthday anniversary, will be eligible
for the detail. Other requirements in
clude completion Of the major portion
OF the appropriate series Of the Army
extension courses within five years Of
the opening date Of the course at the
service school. For the Coast Artillery
School, the applicant must have a
working knowledge Of plane trigonom-
etry and for the Signal School the ap-
plicant must pass an entrance test In
elementary electricity and elementary
principles Of radio prepared by the
Signal School.
In cases where the applicant has
not quite completed the major portion
OF the required series Of the appro-
pirate Army extension course, and
there is reasonable assurance that It
will be completed prior to the opening
date OF the Special Service School, the
application will be considered. Dis
trict officers planning to take any of
the special service school courses must
file their applications, accompanied by
report Of physical examination, on
Form No. SO, A. G. O., 50 as to arrive
at area headquarters in Baltimore, Nd,
not later than December 20, except
those for the Coast Artillery School
and the fall course at the Field Arttl-
lery School, which must arrive not
later than August 20, 1898.
More than q score Of District enei-
neer officers will begin at Fort Belvoir.
Va, today. IA days Of active duty train
ing. They include Col. John j. Phelarl,
1t. Col. Luther r. Maddox, Majs. Clar-
ence 8. Jarvis, Walter H. Hitchcock
and Harry Larson; Capts. Alfred G. L.
Toombs. Carson M. Borror, Daniel B.
Lloyd. Horace w. Pote, Byron Bird,
Frank B. Grider. Martin Goerl, Walter
Pinkus; First Its. Harry d. Temple,
Arthur L. Donahew, William M. Will
son. jr.: Henry A. Gerdes. George S.
Parsons, jr.; William c. Guide, James
F. Grove. and Second Its. Robert A.
Hitch, Victor L. Billings, Frederick w.
Bussey. Edward w. Briggs. Herman v.
Gottony, Leonard A. Wagner, William
c. Neuenhahan. William H. Shore
maker and Jacon E. Wise.
Beginning August 20. a number of
officers of the l320th Service Unit will
begin two weeks active duty training
at Fort Belvoir. They include 1t. Col.
Charles w. Cochran. Majs. Herman
Work and Matthew r. Beebe: Capts.
Richard ]. Clynes and Herbert r.
Haar: First Its. Enzer L. Brandon,
Edison H. Dimmitt. Andrew j. Price.
Donald A. Morgan, and Second 1t.
Archie N. Ashcraft.
The following District officers will
begin today at Fort George g. Meade,
Md. IA days Of active duty: Majs.
Robert H. Stevenson, Maurice r.
Brothers and Wyatt A. Elliott: Capts.
Harry E. Miner. Thomas j. Holmes,
Bernard p. Donnally; First Its. Horace
r. Higgins. Hans G. Jepson, Edward F.
Quinn, jr.; Grant z. Morris. Theodore
H. Hoffman, Spencer B. Chase, Wyatt
H. Richard. and Second Its. August
M. Tolzman, jr.; George B. Kelly, jr.;
Charles A. H. Thomson. William s.
Stanley. Raymond F. Bartelmes and
Ralph c. Fisher.
Other District officers beginning two
weeks Of active duty training today
include First Lieut.. Horace c. Dudley.
jr.. at Edgewood Arsenal, Nd, and the
following Coast Artillery officers at
Fort Monroe. Va: Maj. william j.
Darmody. Capt. Harmon e. Broyles,
and First Its. Arthur =. Prohit, IT,,
and Arthur w. Swart.