The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-24
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The Importance attached Of late to populsI
military education Is illustrated alike In the
attention given to the subiect By secretarJ
Lamont in his report and by the recent act oil
Congress Increasing the number OF officers
| that may be detailed for the instruction oil
| colleges and schools when II IL reflected that
| these details are made almost or quite exclu-
eively from company officers in the line, It
| will be understood how much value the War
| DEPART m ent attaches TO this system. IL be-
| comes, to some extent. the economical substi-
| tute in this country for that extensive milf
tary training which. In Europe, makes such
drain on the industrial resources OF the coun-
try and on the careers Of young men. The
American system. as at It's present rate OF
growth t.mny soon come to be called. merely
gives the rudlments OF military drill to the
youth in the schools, So TINT they can then
either enter the organized militia. II they
choose. al, sady fitted to do duty. or will be
ready and partly trained in case the country
calls for their services
In the J,pndi Of the Military Serpics Tnsiitti-
ron Gen. WInRate advocates q suggestion OF
Cnpt. Zalinski that tho States should carry
much further this system Of military educa-
tion by introducing II into certain schools.
In restricted form, school drill Is now prac-
llgel III some CITIES In BOSTON. exam
ple, the high school and Latin school bot
tallons. formed OF the pupils. have exlsted
many years For special purposes OF school
parades marching and manHuvres are also
taught as during the Washington centenary
exercises In New York. In Jersey City and
elsewhere certain Sunday schools have uni
formed military companies. But Gen. Wingate
thinks that an excellent promoter Of boys
companies would be the Grand Army OF the
Republic. And In fact that body. at its last
encampment. passed q resolution on tho SUBJ
iect. Noting that our policy is to maintain only
n small standing army. and that the rapidity
Of modern wars makes IL dangerous to
rely wholly on the instruction that can
no given to hasty leyies OF volunteers,
It proposed giving to the youths at
school preliminary military training. 1t
recommended an organized effort to impress
upon the various municipal. State. and ma
tionnl authorities the advisability OF the adop-
ton of system Ivy which scholars attending
the public and private schools. as well as tho
high schools and colleges. shall receive in
Struction in military matters. and to Impress
upon the rising generation OF the country the
met that as American citizens, il is their high
in its need, the education which they may
have received in this particula in their youth
carried out only with sound Judgment, so that
1t may not change the character OF our public
rison wen said TO The National Sssociation Of
Teachers that the strength and defence OF our
institutions not only in peace but in war. and
the great reserve. CONF AIRED with which the
army and even the organized militia are. very
small, are in the instructed young o! our
land WHO come to Its defence In time Of peril" |
Gen. WinCate further suggests that the |
army and militia should as much as possible |
act In unison. as. FOR example. in practice |
marches. This has occasionally been done. |
rs rs when, a fey months ago Capt; Dillenback's
nIection with National Guard batteries. But |
me system could DO cal ried out on o much |
larger scale. Says Gen. Wingate:
Let Us SUPPOSE that an orcer having command near
n,tso to tax assP in tn: direction lie works out
;a$ng suitable ground q" "f f"r example. from sr
willrt's Point to oreedmoorl as II through an
Iuard oaieers or the vicinity to eoSpsrats IN
CARVING II out To secure thorough instruction
scouts sc. are from time tn sent along tn. pro.
.,.d route TO reconnore and map IT, and. to pfess
are REQUIRED 10 submit their maps and reports for
ism and discussion to j"n msetins OF tue ocers whn
With the proposed maneuvre relating the calling
isGns the "ommaad. are ai.S .dS%,stsa ssuir @
'n discussed ~ the same way. until all that can bs
Them the ad So at Sm. m a s ssn
ne rrSp, wi, permit It. w;h the regular forces ana
Tore G ss nct Mi DC sssn winteIs WORK
nd thought during which thers would be an onicers'
Meeting every week or alternate week. To discuss tie
air. and which meetings would DO attended by IN.
rHhtes. OF the National Guard Officers. well by
eneft and this is only one way In which 90
peration between the profe ssional and the
itilen soldiers could he carried out, 1t IL
ring TO higher standard the efficiency OF tho
militia and the general military
raining OF the people.