The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-08

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Orders were issued from headquarters
of the national guard yesterday. gov
erning the matter of examinations, ano
appointing d new board. The order pre-
scribes the examination which the Of
1icer must take, and in this is great
improvement over the Old conditions.
Formerly the candidate for promotion
was called W and examined in such
subjects as the board might elect The
candidate knew nothing of what was
coming, ard as the tactics cover 4 wide
range, he was liable to get 'stumped'
at any turn The orders as published
are:
l. The board of examiners, consist
ing of Colonel c. 5. Burton, quarter
master general Lieutenant Colonel H.
J. Newman, aide-de-camD, Lieutenant
Colonel r. c. Naylor, assistant inspec-
tor general, Captain J. Q. Nystrom, as
sistant inspector of target practice
(resigned), and Captain A A. Smith,
assistant inspector of target practice,
having completed the duties for which
it was appointed, and having submitted
its report, is hereby dissolved. The COM
IldllQGI-lIl-Gnltl desires 70 6A press HIS
appreciation of the services of these Of
fcers, and TO congratulate them on the
thorOughness and cheerfulness with
which they have performed an arduOus
duty.
II. 4 board of officers is hereby or
dered to convene at the call of the
president, for the purpose of preparing
for the examination for commissions of
he
these headquarters to appear before 1t.
The board viii govern itself in accord
ance with Regulations for the Ma
tional Guard Of Utah. and the MEM
bers thereof viii serve without pay.
DETAIL FOR THE BOARD.
Brigadier General Willard Young,
First brigade.
Colonel George II. PenroSe, surgeon
Captain c. A. Graeber, adjutant First
infantry.
IL Until further orders the scope of
examinations OF officers for commits
siOcs shall be as follows:
For ieutenants of infantry:
l. Regulations of the National Guard
of Utah.
. Manual OF guard duty.
3. Small arms target practice (Rice's
Range ManuaD.
l. United States infantry drill regu-
lations, to include school of the soldier;
school oe the company; extended or
der to include the company; general
rules for reviews; battalion review:
guard mounting; battalion parade: bat
talon inspection; company inspection.
For Captains of InfantrY.-Same as
for lieutenants of infantry with the
addition, under l. of school of the bat
talon, the battalion in extended order,
regimental review, regimental parade
and regimental inspection.
Tor Majors. Lieutenant Colonies and
Colonies of Infantry.-Same as for cap
tains of infantry. emitting under
school of the soldier, school of the COM
pany and the company in extended or
der, and taking under 4. evoluions of
the regiment and the regiment in eX-
tended order
For Lieutenants of Cavalry Reg
ulations for the national guard.
>. Manual of guard duty.
8. Small arms target practice (Rice's
Range ManuaD.
I. Z. 5. cavalry drill regulations, to
include school of the soldier, school of
the trooper the troop and the troop
in extended order, guard mounting and
troop inspection.
For Captains OF Cavalry.-Same as
for lieutenants of cavalry. emitting I'M
ing under / the chapter on the EN-
ployment of Cavalry"
For Majors of Cavalry.-Same as for
captains of cavalry. emitting under 4,
school of the trooper and taking under
4, school OF the squadron
For Lieutenants of Artillery. Reg
ulations for the National Guard of
Utah.
, Manual of guard duty.
Dasrrinfior1 nd Yrca pf 20 I.
rifles.
l. United States artillery drill reg
ulations, 10 include school of the sol
der disIhounted; school of the cannon
eer; saber and pistol; school of the
battery dismounted; horse artillery;
school of the driver; school of the bat
terry: guard mounting of d battery;
inspection OF battery.
For Captains of Artillery.-Same as
for lieutenants of artillery, emitting
under scnooi of the soldier dismOunt-
ed. and taking under 4 school of the
battalion. and review of a battery;
battalion parade.
For Majors Of ArtilIery-Same as for
captains of artillery. emitting under
the school of cannOneer, saber and pis-
toll, and school of the soldier mounted,
and taking school Of the battalion;
inspection of the battalion: review of
a battalion ard the chapter on artil-
lery - the field.
For Officers of the Signal Corps.-l
Regulations for the National Guard of
Utah.
>. Theoretical and practical knowl-
edge of modern methods of visual sig
mailing, including ability to transmit
and receive messages by flag, flash
lamp and heliograph.
g. Description and service of the
Calling guns
". The board will judge of the Of
fcers' general education and fitness for
office in the guard. by the neatness and
accuracy with which their examination
papers IRE prepared.
There will be ten questions under
each subject. and the total value and
relative weights of all subjects will be
as follows:
SUBJECT. 5-2z