The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-29
SHAM BATTLE.
This VIII be One of the Features
at the commencement at HOrner's
M;Iitury school on Wednesday,
7'hursday and friday.

,SpeciaI to The Messenger.)
.oxford. n. c., May 26.-The COM
exercises of the Horner
y. .iitary School will take place on the
18th. 2Sth and 10Th of this month.
On Wednesday the field day exercises
Kill come off, and athletic contests,
fourteen in number, will be engaged IN
between the track teams of the COM
Danies. The winning cadet in each con-
test Will be awarded a gold medal.
Wednesday evening the corps will give
I german in assembly hall, with music
nv a string band from Washington, ID.
- ,-hich orchestra will furnish music
~ an the functions of the week.
on Thursday morning begin the eNer-
sises of Military Day. At $50 the COM
uetitive drill between the companies
for the colOrs will take place. At 1851
will be held the contest for the best
drilled cadet of the battalion in the
manuaI of arms. The winner of this
. distinction will also receiT" a gold med-
al. At $50 p. m. a close order exhibit
ton drill will be given by the battalion,
after which the cadet corps will be re-
viewed by Adiutant General B. S. Roy
ster. At $50 p. m. will begin the Skin
.nish drill and sham battle between the
corps of cadets on the offensive and the
Granville Grays, of the state militia,
or the defensive. In this battle TWEEN
ey-fve rounds of artillery. from a bat
terry supported by the Granville Grays,
and one thousand rounds of infantry
will be used. On the north side of the
campus for a distance of two undred
feet a line of Qualifications has been
constructed of pine logs, and behind
this construction will be placed the ar
-iIlery guns, defended by the oxford
company of state troops. From the
south side, at a distance Of three hun-
bred yards. the battalion OF cadets viii
deploy into line OF skirmishers and ad-
vance by rushes for about two Eundred
yards, when the charge will be made
to within one hundred and fifty feet
of the enemy's guns. Then the retreat
will take place and the cadets will re-
tire by rushes to their original positions
and the struggle will be over. livery
DrecautiOn will be taken 20 prevent any
Likelihood whatsoever, of danger or &C
cident. Every cartridge will be care
fully examined and the two lines vii
not be allowed TO approach each othel
nearer h a one hundred and fifty feet
The evening after the sham battle the
final exercises of the two literary Soci'
cites will take place, after which an ad'
dress and presentation OF the Horne
Memorial medal will be made by Mr.
Alfred \. Thompson, of Raleigh.
On Friday evening. May 29th. the ca
Diet corps will give the final ball of th'
year. This is perhaps the main socia
function OF the session. the one enjoy
ed by all. and the one about which eacl
year are clustered so many happy mem
cries.
As a new feature Of the school a.
annual encampment has been introduc
ed and hereafter the last seven day
of each school year will be spent II
camp at some convenient place in thi
section of the state. Next years en-
. campment will probably be at Durham
or Henderson. For this year the corp
will go into camp for three days in tn
Perry Forest, near Salem church, abou
five miles out from Oxford on tn
Southern road to Henderson. Thes,
encampments will be thoroughly enjoy
I'D by the cadets, who after ~thirty-fv'