Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-02-27
THE oFT1cHRs SCHOOL.
An unusually Successful Session Held in
Brattleboro this Week

An Unusually Successful Session Held in
Brattleboro this Week.
The annual two.days officers school OF The
Vermont National Guard was held at the armory
boz Brattlebor1 ou Tuesday and W ednesdny Of this
week with Gen. WIN J.. Greenleaf BOO charge.
The school was the largest ever held The roll.call
showing only tive officers absent The only captain
Ut a company absent was Capt Aver of the Rich
ford COMPANY who was detained az home hy 900.
ness ten Grpeuleaf opened the Tuesday morn
ing session with some general remarks laying
special stress upon the duties that the National
Guard will have o. perform on the occasion Of the
bennington battle monument celebration Lieut.
Foster Of the regular army followed with an in.
terestng and instructive paper upon the proposed
new army tactics which he followed with an eg
emplihcation with squad aud company drill.
occupying the remainder OF the forenoon First
on the list at the afternoon session was q paper
by Capt. ?. W. Childs on instruction n guard
duty at the armory Capt Childs entered into
his subject IN detail. AMI emphasized as the -
sential fact always To- De borne in mind that the
future Of the National Guard deIends upon the
honorable. faithful. soher and efficient character
" the men enlisted TO is ranks and the respons-
hty which each man b taught 20 feel in the Der
Torrance Of his individual duty In the absence
of Maj Watson. who was also kept at home bv
illness Capt. J II Mimms gave bis paper on "A
plan for armory instruction Capt. Mimms
pointed out the practical way Of getting the best
results Ia armory drill aud discipline The men
must learn. he sail, by their own observation az
well as In other ways Charts were presented
illustrating this part Of his subject Different
features should be- taught at different times. and
more responsibility should be- placed on the lieu
tenants aud other subordinate company officers
instead Of allowing everything TO rest upon the
The sessions appointed for Wednesday forenoon
and afternoon were held DO one beginning on
"Wednesday morning at 90 O'Clock when Maj
JENNIE. surgeon Of the First Regiment read a ia
per ON Camp hygiene aud diet 90 This paper was
direct, practical aud comprehensive in its subject
matter and treatment. The Observance OF proper
sanitary regulations. the care of clothing sleep
provisions 90 he made TO meet any case of serious
accident. and the method Of meeting any epidemic
which might break out in camp. were some of
the topics touched upon Then came the general
discussion Of all the papers read v hiCh finally
took the form Of a free and open talk about the
general morale Of the state militin Delinquences
aud objectionable features hich exist and had
been too much tolerated wer'' pointed out and
confessed. The sentiment was "a strong one
strongly expressed, 90 favor OF eliminating every
thing which IS demoralizing or Objectionable i
was agreed that only men of good character. and
with suts'r purpose in view ought To- b. enlisted
aud that uu men were wanted who looked upon
the annual encampment a. little other than an
opportunity for All annual demurahzinE iunket
As tending o. encourage the enlistment of desira
bic men a sentiment was expressed 90 favor Of
reducing the term OF enlistment Co three years
As these different expressions u favor uf the ele
Walton uf the moral tone OF the National Guard
were brought ont the applause was warm. and
the tone OF the discussion evidently met the cordial
approval oi every officer present
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