Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-12
THE LIST REGIMENT
Has Its Term Of the Regimental
School of Military instruction.
General connor. Col. Philbrook and Cant
sdgerley. Guests Of the Day.

INSTRUCTION was opened in the city build
ing, this morning. In the absence of Col
Kendall, who arrived in the afternoon
Lieut.. Col. Storah presided. aud the frs,
lieutenant and Adjutapt Davis acted as
secretaries Ihere was good attendance.
| The guests of the day were Adjutant
| General Connor, Col Philbrook of the Cd
Regiment, and Captain Edgerley of the
| United States Army, the new military in
structor at the State college at Orono.
The latter read paper upon military
tactics. He is large, well built and
| handsome officer
Inc session was continued in the even
| ing and will not he finished until tomor
row. Col. K. c. Harrington. State in
spector of rifle practice, and Gen. w. S.
Choate arrived for the evening session.
The following is in part the address of
Col. Farrington:
The number of officers and men in the
ii companies of the LIST Regiment, as re
turned to me upon the rolls Of rifle prac-
tlce returns, was 459, as against 54S In
1894.
or these, 2l are sharpshooters, % first
class marksmen, 1876 second class and ll9
third class marksmen; SO are returned as
practicing and not qualifying and l26 as
not having practiced.
The number of shsrpshooters in 1891
was "a first class marksmcn, As; second
class, 40; third class, 1882; practicing
and not qualifying "A; having no
practice, o..
This shows IA falling off of sharpshooters
of 3; first class marksmcn, %; gain of
l6 second class, and loss of ID third class
marksmen; II less have practiced and not
qualified, and 80 more having no practice
The per cent of qualifications has fallen
IN the regiment from SO. 80 to 65Sl The
standing has fallen from Q 40 to .. O6.
This is a loss both in numbers and
efficiency.
confess that this is Il disappointment
to me, for there can be no good reason
given why the standing and efficiency of
the LIST Regiment should not have been
Increased. 1t is but Just to those com
panies which have tried to improve their
commands, aud to have their regiment
stand equal to any other like organization
to say that the loss comes from inactivity
and lack of II reasonable discharge of duty
on the part of four companies, A, Il. | and
l.. Certainly 1t. George A. Antboine
your regimental inspector has done all re
could to aid in the Improvement of the
companies.
The diagram shown you, gives the
number OF men, per cent of qualification
standing and loss or gain in per cent. of
qualification.
You will see by that, that Company A,
1881 per cent, Company Il Of about per
cent, (Which, considering the weakness of
the company, it could not well afford to
meet with, Company |, per cent, and
Company l., per cent, which marks the
down grade of that now command
Against this loss, we are pleased to observe
that Company e gained 30; d, s; +, .
II, 10; and X, II per cent. Company Is
lost 23 and G, II per cent
The gain of per cent for Company ID.
and that of IL for X, deserves much com
mendation. for those companies stood
S.SS and S1.Sl per cent Of qualification
at close OF last season, The loss of II per
cent. by Company G, while it is to be
regretted, casts no special reflection on
that company, for its per cent is SO. IS at
close Of this season. The loss of 23 per
pany materially.
LdhIDS DIU tilt lUuT companies mem
toned, A, +, and l., the per cent of
qualification for the regiment would be
about so per cent. The conclusion must be
clear that had these four companies II a 10
the proper effort to maintain reasonable
degree of efficiency in craftsmanship, the |
standing Of the regiment would have been
a source of pride to every officer in com.
mand and to the State
l have been particular IN thus defining |
The condition of each company, that those |
"can see themselves as others |
sec them, and that the commander of |
the regiment may see how matters stand |
In his regiment
1t is not enough to be- aware that the |
efficiency Of your regiment is nearly as
great as the best In the country, and |
greater than in most states, as long as IL |
Is below what should be expected. and |
might easily be secured
Taking the National Guard Of the State
together, their per cent of efficiency ia 10, |
"A per cent. of which is fairly good There
is reasonable limit which may he cx-
pectcd OF companies TO attain. ] do not |
expect that 100 per cent can be acquired |
by each company, but there should BE- at
least SIS per cent of qualified marksmen
Of all classes in each company, and such a
per cent. can be secured, If those in charge
will give the proper attention to the in
struction in their commands.
You are confronted with this fact, that
1876 soldiers have done no practice what
ever, and 50 have not been able to qualify
even as third class marksmen during the
year. This makes ls9 soldiers, or 4 per
Of h. phn hot |
irifling knowledge of using the weapon
with which they are armed.
Each officer present, from the colonel
has accepted voluntarily the
inty Of maintaining an organized guard
We cannot plead that the duties are
great, the time demanded too onerous CT
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