The San Francisco call., 1899-12-28
FIRST LYCEUM is
TO BE HELD TO-DAY
PAPERS TO BE DISCUSSED BY
ARMY OFFICERS.
Meetings of Cavalry and Artillery
men to Be Held Until the End
of Next March.

The following order relating to the ly-
ceums TO be held at the Preside during
the coming months has been published
from the post headquarters:
Pursuant 10 Instructions from headquarters,
Department Of California, the post lyceum will
be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the
months OF December. January. February and
March. from 1850 TO 2:30 p. m. All line off,
other duty will attend. Until and including
Thursday, March 1, the lycesm Will be divided
into two branch lyceums, one for cavalry and
one for artillery. both under the general super
vision OF the post commander.
Beginning March the whole lyceum will
meet together with the post commander as in
captain F. West. Company C. Sixth Cavalry.
will act as Instructor for the cavalry branch.
Instructor for the artillery brahch. During
the temporary absence OF either Of the In
strictors the senior officer present will act as
The course Of instruction in the cavalry
branch until and including February s. and in
the artillery branch until and including Janu-
airy 30. will be arranged by the instructors OF
the branch lyeeums. and will include special
discussions relating 20 the drill regulations
etc. OF the special branch OF the service 10
which they belong and 20 administrative tao
tics. The time from the above mentioned date
until the whole lyceum begins will be used in
the reading OF essays and discussions the
same Essays in each branch will be read by
each Of the members In order OF rank the
juniors 20 read rirst The cavalry branch will
meet In the north room and artillery branch
in the south room Of the post ln, library Sec
IS detailed as secretary OF the cavalry branch,
and Second Lieutenant II, c. Evans Third
Artillery as secretary OF the artillery branch
and OF the whole lyceum. The secretary Will
make a complete report OF the attendance and
proceedings at the close Of the lyceum sea-
given to the secretary and accompany his re-
port BY order Of COLONEL FREEMAN
LIE ROY ELTINGE, First Lieutenant Sixth
Cavalry. AdJutant.
E,iftaap ofF1cera will attend tba Ivceurna
six from the cavalry, eight from the ar
tillery and one from the infantry The
cavalrymen are all from the Sixth Cav
airy. two of the troops of which form
part Of the Preside garrison, and the ar
tillerymen are from the Third Artillery,
which forms the remainder OF the gar
rison. The infantry officer IS Colonel
Freeman. commandant Of the post.
The subjects 10 be dealt with by the
officers attending the lyceum are:
Cavalry branch-Captain F. West. subject TO
be named later: Captain p. F. Wilcox. The
Horse: First Lieutenant J. S. Parker. Cav
airy" First Lieutenant lie Roy Eltinge. EFF
feet OF Modern Firearms in the Use OF Cav
airy: Second Lieutenant J. c. Raymond 'sFs-
the Occur 'Alene District; Second Lieuten-
ant W. B. Scales. Athletics in Relation to the
ARTILLERY branch-Captain II. C. Danes. Gun
Emplacements'' Captain J. M. Califf "On the
Position of Rapd-tre Principles in Field Ar
tense; as to Personnel: First Lieutenant w
S McNair. Relation Between Different De-
RF r Gardner. ..smokeless Powder'.: Second Lieu. ~
tenant ". Forse. The Lewis Depression Posi-
ton Finder ,,se, Type b g. - Second Lieutenant r.
Lieutenant H: c. Evans. THE Noncommis-
stoned officer"
Only officers of the garrison OF the most
are ordered to attend the lyceums, al
tachment may attend II they wish. Th.
first lyceum will be held to-day.