Evening star., 1948-08-30
ia Officers, Civilians
Attend New Session Of.
National War CoI|eqe

The National War College at Fort
Lesley j. McNair opened new ses-
sion today with class of lis OFF,
GERS Of the armed services and key
civilians OF Government agencies.
AT the same time the Industrial
College of the Armed Forces opened
its third regular session at Fort Nc
Nair with class of lis Army, Navy,
Air Forces and Marine Corps off,
cers-12 of them from the District
area
For the first time representatives
from the Treasury Department, Bu-
reau of the Budget and Central In
telligence Agency will attend the
National War College classes, which
include studies of problems in the
atomic age, economics, the politico-
military aspects of international re-
lations and American foreign policy
Thirty-six Army officers, 80 Navy
officers, q Air Force officers, one
Coast Guard officer, II State De-
parement officials and one repre-
sentative each from Treasury,
Budget Bureau and Central Intel
llgence will compose the class.
Admiral Hill Is Commandant.
Vice Admiral Harry w. Hill is
commandant of the college. Mai.
Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer of the
Army and Maj. Gen. Otto P. Wey-
land of the Air Force are military
deputy commandants.
Elbridge Durbrow, who recently
| returned from duty as counsellor of
the Moscow Embassy, will assume
the post of deputy commandant for
foreign affairs, succeeding Maynard
B. Barnes.
The college was established on
recommendation of the Joint Chiefs
OF Staff to prepare selected officers
Tor the exercises of unified COM
mand, for the performance of Joint
staff duties and for strategic plan
ming duties in the highest echelons.
Oficers selected for the 10-month
course at the Industrial College are
chosen for outstanding qualif1ca-
tlons and actual experience and per-
formance in command and staff
functions in the supply procurement
and industrial mobilization fields.
Graduates are generally assigned to
top level command, staff and plan
ming jobs.
Men From D. c. Area Listed.
Maj. Gen. A. w. Vanaman of the
Air Force, commandant of the COL
lege, is scheduled to welcome the
new class at brief exercices. The
class is composed of 81 Army, %
Navy, 36 Air Force and 3 Marine
Corps officers.
This years class at the National
War College includes three members
from the Washington area:
Col. Raymond c. Maude, 3133
Connecticut avenue NV; Frederick
T. Merrill. 2314 Forty-fourth street
NV: Col Frederick P Munson,
1928 Wisconsin avenue NV; Capt.
David M. Tyree, 404 Brook drive.
Falls Church, Va; Capt. Frederick
S. wilmington, los Grafton street,
Chevy Chase, Md: Col. Samuel P.
Collins, 2807 Holly street, Alexan-
dria; Barnard G. Bechoefer, 2943
Benton place N. W., and Capt. John
H. Griffin and Capt. Ernest M. Eller,
both of Annapolis, Md.
Industrial College List.
The list of students of the In
dustriai College includes:
Army: Col. Robert G. Butler, jr.,
1905 Morrison street NV; 1t. Col
Hugh Sverett, jr., 5604 Sonoma
road, Bethesda, Md: 1t. Col. Curtis
J. Herrick, 306 North Lincoln street,
Arlington; 1t. Col. I. Sewell Morris,
5000 Thirty-ninth street NV; Col.
Charles w. Van Way. jr., 1925 Belle
vue terrace; 1t. Col. Harold Walms-
ley, 1904 North Pocohantas street,
Arlington.
Navy: Capt Charles c. Anderson,
36l1 Thirty fourth street NV;
Capt. James M. Robinson, 102 Com
monwealth avenue, Alexandria,;
Comdr. Albert K. Romberg, ITO West
View terrace, Alexandria,; Comdr.
Thomas G. Wallace. 3O1 North Park
drive, Arlington; Comdr. Richard