The Portland daily press., 1894-10-03
THE COBURN CADETS
Begin Their Encampment Here Next
Friday.

The Facts About Them-Military Life of
the Maine State College Boys-the
Roster
The Coburn Corps of Cadets of the
Maine State College at Orono will arrive
in this city next Friday, Oct. 5th, for a
weeks encampment on the Eastern
Promenade The battalion is formed OF
three companies of about As men each,
besides the Signal Corps and band, and
is under the immediate command and
instruction OF Mark L. Jersey, End Lieut..
of the 9th VS.. Infantry, who is detailed
b v the government as Professor OF Mill
tary Science and Tactics at the college.
BY requirement of the National Govern
meht all able bodied students receive
military instruction and in addition to.
the practical work in drill, guard mount
ing, rife practice, ETC., theoretical in
struction is given by recitations in tao
tics and lectures on the art and science
of war. The officers of the Cadets are
appointed by the faculty of the college
and are selected according to their pro-
fciency in military drill and scholar
ship. The Freshmen have to serve the
entire year as privates, but when they
enter their Sophomore year they are
candidates for an appointment as Cor
poral. The Junior class contains all the
Sergeants and the Senior the staff and
commissioned officers of the battalion.
The uniforms of the Cadets consist OF
| a dark blue blouse with brass buttons,
gilt braid, etc., with trousers OF lighter
| blue. and blue cap. During the summer
months white duck pants take the place
| Of the blue, and the officers and band
wear white helmets. The battalion Is
of course unable to put up the drill IN
| the fall that it can in the spring, as
military men know what task it is to
| get about IS new men into shape for an
encampmemt in the short time oIsr four
| weeks, but no doubt a squad can be-
| picked from the Cadets, which could
compete successfully with most OF the
militia companies.
The Signal Corps is made up OF the
| Senior privates and all those students
| physically unable to drill. They are
Taught the same mode of signaling which
! is in use in the U. 6. army, i.e., the
Morse system, with flags and the hello
| graph.
| This is the first time that the Cadets
have ever held their encampment in
the western part of the State. and it has
been through the efforts Of Maine
States alumni residing in the city that
they have been induced to come here
| this year.
| Following is the roster:
LIST Lieutenant and Automatically.
1st Lieutenant and chase.
| Sergeant Naturalization.
| Quartermaster ergeant-Weston.
| COLOR GUARD.
| Sergeants Walker. Moulton, De Haseth.
| co GA"
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
| lst Lieutenant-GrOver.
End observation-disclosures.
| LIST Observation-Disclosures.
Superintendent, Glidden. Weymouth,
| Hobbs.
| Privates-Adams. Allbee, Archie Brown
4 Burnell Burns. Buffum, Blanchard. Co.
| burn. Cowan, Dear born, Decelle. Gorham.
Ha Mantle Merrill, morrill,, Mcleod, Niles,
! Nowlan. Pearce, Porter, 1st Porter End,
| Small, Smith, Starbird. Thomas. Toman,
4 Weber, Welsh, White.
/ co. 'sB''.
Captain-Rollins.
| LIST Lieutenant-Frost.
2nd Lieutenant-Knlght.
LIST Sergeant-Glbbs
/ sergeants- Walker, whitcomb, wilkins,
Corporals-B Bird, Brastow, White, Heath.
/ Priyates-Anderson, Atwood, Barron. Bar
tlette, Chase. Clark, Crowell. Davis, Dunn,
Dyer, Ellis, Flint, Frost, Haml,n. yoh D1is
Russell, Ryther. Smith, Tolman ,lst,, Toll
nan end. Upton. vinal, Whlpple, Woolacot.
co. "C''.
Captain-Caldel wood.
| LIST Lieutenant-Murphy.
End Lieutenant-Ro Robinson.
LIST Sergeant-Palmer.
Sergeants-Sargent. Jeffrey. Martin,
Starr.
orporals-Bunker, Macloon, Holyoke,
Privates- Bryant. coney. Day
Despeaux, Dillingham;, Doro LIST, Doro End
Emerson, Files, naney, Herald. Higgins
Libby. Merrill LIST, Merrill 2nd, Morse, Moul
ton, lockwood, Rogers, Seavy, Sawyer Ste.
yens 1st, stevens End, Sturgis. SWEET
Tarr, Warner Watson, Webster, York.
BAND OFFICERS.
1st Lieutenant-Buck.
End Observation-Disclosures.
Corporals-Casmey, Patten.
Q Cornet, Buck-Leader; Cornet
Martin; lst b cornet, Gooddridg; 2ad
lst Alto Cornet, Dolley; End Cornet, Pat
tens 3rd Cornet, French:. LIST T.omb bone
Page; End Trombone, Gooch; LIST b Bass
Ellie; End Bass, Whitmore; Piccolo
Smith; LIST Clarinet, Goodridge; 2nd |
Clarionet, Steward: Suare Drum, Cosmey
Bass Drum, Libbey; Cymbals, Acborn..
SIGNAL CORPS.
Chief Signal Oficer-Damon.
| End Lieutnant-Pattee.
| Sergeant-Fernald.
Thomas Harper Dead.