Charles D. Rhodes, 6th Cavalry. Thomas E. Merrill, 1st Field Artillery. S. A. Cheney, Engineer Corps. ARMY WAR COLLEGE. Brigadier General William W. Wotherspoon, president; Major H. D. Todd, jr., sec retary. DIVISION AND DEPARTMENTS. The Philippines Division.-Embracing the Department of Luzon, Department of the Visayas and Department of Mindanao. Headquarters, Manila, P. I. Commander, Major-General William P. Duvall. Department of Luzon.-Embracing all that portion of the Philippine Arch!pelago lying north of a line passing southeastwardly through the West Pass of Apo, or Mindoro Strait, to the 12th parallel of north latitude, thence east along said parallel to the 125th degree 10 minutes east of Greenwich, but including the entire Island of Masbate; thence north to San Bernardino Strait. Headquarters, Manila, P. I. Commander, Brigadier General Frederick Funston. Department of the Visayas.—Includes all islands south of the southern line of the Department of Luzon and east of longitude 121 degrees 45 minutes east of Greenwich and north of the 9th parallel of latitude, excepting the islands of Mindanao, Paragua. and all islands east of the Strait of Surigao. Headquarters, Iloilo, P. I. Commander, Brigadier General Daniel H. Brush. Department of Mindanao.-Includes all the remaining islands of the Philippine Archipelago. Headquarters, Zamboanga P. I. Commander, Brigadier General John J. Pershing. Department of California.-Embracing the states of California and Nevada and the Territory of Hawaii. Headquarters, San Francisco, Cal. Commander, Brigadier General Tasker H. Bliss. Department of the Colorado.-Embracing the states of Colorado and Utah and the Territories of Arizona and New Mexico. Headquarters, Denver, Col. Commander, Brigadier General Earl D. Thomas. Department of the Columbia.-Embracing the states of Washington, Oregon and Idaho (except that part included in the Yellowstone National Park) and the Territory of Alaska. Headquarters, Vancouver Barracks, Wash. Commander, Brigadier General Marion P. Maus. Department of Dakota.-Embracing the states of Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana and so much of Idaho and Wyoming as is included in the Yellowstone National Park. Headquarters, St. Paul, Minn. Commander, Brigadier General Walter Howe. Department of the East.-Embracing the New England States, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, West Virginia, Virginia, Porto Rico and Islands and keys adjacent thereto. Headquarters, Governor's Island, N. Y. Commander, Major General Frederick D. Grant. Department of the Gulf.-Embracing the states of North Carolina, South Carolina. Tennessee. Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. Headquarters, Atlanta, Ga. Commander, Brigadier General Albert L. Mills. Department of the Lakes.-Embracing the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. Headquarters, Chicago, Ill. Commander, Brigadier General Charles L. Hodges. Department of the Missouri.-Embracing the states of Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming (except the Yellowstone National Park) and Kansas, Headquarters, Omaha, Neb. Commander, Brigadier General Frederick A. Smith. Department of Texas.-Embracing the states of Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Headquarters, San Antonio, Tex. Commander, Brigadier General Ralph W. Hoyt. Leonard Wood J. Franklin Bell. OFFICERS OF THE ARMY. MAJOR GENERALS OF THE LINE, Frederick D. Grant. William P. Duvall. Thomas H. Barry. William H. Carter... . . . . . . ..Jan. 3, 1907 .Oct. 2, 1907 .April 29, 1908 .......... Nov. 13, 1909 Jan. 9, 1920 Nov. 9, 1929 Dec. 31, 1917 May 7, 1918 CHIEF OFFICERS OF STAFF CORPS. Officers marked thus are detailed from the line, under Section 26, act of Feb. 2, 1901, Fred C. Ainsworth, Adjutant General (rank of major gen.). Colonels. Heistand, H. O. S. Ladd, Eugene F. Ernest A. Garlington, Inspector General April 23, '04 *Perkins, Frederick Johnston, Wm. H. Hinds, Ernest *Jordan, S. S. *Buck, B. B. general)...Oct. 1, '06 DEPARTMENT *Rivers, T. R. *Lassiter, William *Brewster, A. W. Mauldin, F. G. *Gordon, W. H. GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. George B. Davis, Judge Advocate General (rank of brigadier general).. May 24, '01 James B. Aleshire, Colonels. Clem, John L. Henry G. Sharpe, Dravo, E. E. George H. Torney, Girard, J. B. Gorgas, William C. QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT. Quartermaster General (rank of brigadier gen.).. July 1, '07 Devol, Carroll A. Wood, W. S. SUBSISTENCE La Garde, L. A. Arnold, D. W. general)....Oct. 12, '05 Surgeon General (rank of brigadier gen.) Ruthers, G. W. .Jan. 4, '09 Chamberlain, W. P. Hartnett, Eugene H. PAY Paymaster General Goodman, T. C. Baker, Frank C. CORPS OF Chief of Engineers Lieutenant Colonels.jNewcomer, H. C. Patrick, M. M. Majors. Riché, C. S. ORDNANCE Ekwurzel, G. M. general)...Jan. 1, '08 general)....June 12, '10 Morrow, Jay J. William Crozier, Chief of Ordnance (rank of brigadier general).... . Nov. 22, '01 Babbit, E. B. Majors. Montgomery, G. SIGNAL CORPS. Signal Officer (rank of brigadier general). Lieutenant Colonels.] Majors. Greene, Frank Squier, George O. CHAPLAINS. King, David M. Feb. 10, '06 Russel, Edgar BUREAU OF INSULAR AFFAIRS Clarence R. Edwards, Chief (rank of brigadier general). Frank McIntyre, Assistant (rank of colonel). Hillman, J. W. PROFESSORS AT THE MILITARY ACADEMY. Rank of Colonel. Tillman, S. E. Larned, C. W. Arthur Murray, Chief of Coast Artillery, (rank of brigadier general)...Oct. 1, '06 Colonels. Taylor, S. W. Dyer, A. B. Andrews, H. M. Colonels. Slaker, A. White, J. V. Weaver, E. M. Marsh, F. Woodward, C. G. Lieutenant Colonels. Allen, S. E. Colonels. Cornman, D. Van Orsdale, J. T. Pitcher, W. L. McGunnegle, G. K. Greene, H. A. Bolton, E. B. Loughborough, R.H.R| Davis, T. F. Field Artillery. Lieutenant Colonels. Greble, E. St. J. Van Dusen, G. W. Coast Phillips, C. L. Bailey, C. J. Townsley, C. P. Harmon, M. F. Cronkhite, A. Hunter, C. H. Foote, S. M. Brooks, J. C. W. Bartlett, G. T. Bennett, C. A. Davis, H. C. Ridgway, T. Majors. Ruckman, J. W. Hawthorne, H. L. Barrette, J. D. [Hubbard, E. W. Majors, Millar, E. A. [Stevens, G. W. S. INFANTRY. Hinds, E. McGlachlin, E. F., jr. Hearn, C. C. Van Vliet, R. C. Majors. Superintendent, Major General Thomas H. Barry, U. S. A. Strength of the The United States Military Academy at West Point was founded in 1802. Each Congress district and Territory, he District of Columbia and Porto Rico is entitled to have one cadet at the academy. Each state is also entitled to have two cadets at the academy from the state at large. Forty are also appointed from the United States at large. The appointments (except those from the United States at large and from the District of Columbia) are made by the Secretary of War at the request of the Senator, Representative or Delegate in Congress; and the person appointed must be an actual resident of the state, district or territory from which the appointment is made. The appointments from the United States at large and from the District of Columbia especially conferred by the President. The number of cadets authorized under this apportionment was 529 in 1910, but when Arizona and New Mexico are admitted as states the authorized number will be increased to 534. The attendance at the Military Academy is much below the proper strength of the corps. At the beginning of the academic year 1910-'11 there were only 413 cadets on the rolls. In order to remedy this condition Congress provided in the Military Academy Appropriation act, approved April 19, 1910, that for six years from July 1, 1910, whenever any cadet shall have finished three years of his course his successor may be appointed. Appointments are required by law to be made one year in advance of the date of admission, and may be made either after competitive examination or given direct, at the option of the Representative. For each candidate appointed there Qualifications. may be nominated two alternates, who will be examined with the regular nominee, and one of whom may be admitted in the event of the latter's failure to pass the prescribed preliminary examinations. Appointees to the Military Academy must be between seventeen and twenty-two years of age at date of admission, at least five feet three inches in height, weigh 100 pounds, be unmarried, free from any infectious or moral disorder, and, generally, from any deformity, disease or infirmity; must be well versed in reading, in writing (including orthography) in arithmetic, and have a knowledge of the elements of English grammar, of descriptive geography (particularly of the United States), and of the history of the United States. The course covers four years. The principal subjects taught are mathematics, French, drawing, tactics of all arms of the service, natural and experimental philosophy, chemistry, mineralogy, geology and electricity, history, international, constitutional and military law, Spanish, and civil military engineering and science of war. Academic duties commence September 1 and continue until June 1. Examinations are held in each December and June, and cadets deficient in either conduct or studies are discharged. From about the middle of June to the end of August cadets live in camp and receive practical military instruction. The pay of a cadet is $600 a year. Upon graduating cadets are commissioned as second lieutenants. The Military Academy appropriation act, approved April 19, 1910, contained the following rovisions concerning hazing: "The Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, subject to the approval of the Secretary of War, shall Hazing. make appropriate regulations for putting a stop to the practice of hazing. such regulations to pr scribe dismissal, suspension or other adequate punishments for infractions of the same, and to embody a clear definition of hazing. Any cadet who shall be charged with offenses under such regulations which would involve |