The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-05-14
WATCHED THEM DRILL.
Gala Afternoon on College Hill-Is-
spection of Cadet Battalion.


The battalion of cadets of the
Oregon Agricultural College was
inspected Wednesday by Major Lee
Febiger, Inspection Generals De-
partment, U. S. a. 1t this time
of the year there are only about
three hundred cadets present The
battalion was drilled IL the schools
of the battalion and company and
also reviewed and inspected. There
were about three hundred visitors
present, among whom were DR.. and
Mrs. Hill. of the Hill Military Acad-
emy which has prepared for the
Agricultural College many of its best
students. There were also several
veterans of the Civil War on the
ground during the various maneu-
vers which continued about two
hours. They expressed consider
able interest in the Improvement of
tactics and implements since the
| American rebellion. One man sta
ted that words can never tell the
story, so that people in this age may
fully understand the suffering of
that four-year's war which with
modern Improvements and tactics
could have been ended in six
months. For said he the guns
now shoot harder, further, faster
and with greater accuracy than
those old muzzle leaders, which re-
quired nine movements instead of
two to load for action" But there
WAS a sort of homesick, far-a-way
look upon the faces of the veterans
while the sea breeze played with
golden fingers upon the strains oi
band music; and one Of them said
with sigh. That S rich music. Il
carries man right off the earth
but when it comes to making sol
diers. it don't talk to fellow witt
the eloquence of the old fife and
drum" and while the comrades
were gathered into group and get
ting their pipes ready for action
one of their number remarked; "Tt
be sure, these are not West Poin
graduates, but they are handsome
men. They are educated soldiers
they are college bred farme
soldiers. They are the sons of th,
old soldiers; and they have learnee
to conduct themselves like civilian
in peace and like soldiers in war
They fire the last salute over on
graves, and when we are no more, tn
} country will be in safe hands" Th.
military department has ceased t
talk for publication SO the inspec
ting officer emphatically declined t
: be interviewed upon the doings c
the day. But he stated that the ar
S pearance of the young men speak
S well for the northwest climate; an
his eyes twinkled as he remarke
! that the girls have taken to athlet
+ les and helpful drills almost a
readily as the boys. 1.-The NORTH
west" he said, els giving the worl
a fine lot of very able bodied me
and women, and in this respect
destined to stand in the advane
/ line of racial excellence"
Furthermore it is his belief that
country where every man is
IS sovereign and a soldier, more shoul
d be done by the general governmer
for the training Of men in the e
sentia1s of good soldiery. The
should be instructed more in mil
e tary science as we'll as in tactic
n and students who drill regularly fe
the betterment of military prote
ton, should be supplied by tt
= general government with uniform
D. and other accoutrements and conv,
niences necessary to superior a
le tainment in our country's defenc
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