Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-15
Madison, Feb. II.

Madison, Feb. IA.
The annual officers. convention of
the Wisconsin National guard will be
held this year in the capitol at Madi
son instead OF in a hotel in MnWau-
kee. The officers in charge ueter-
mined that it was preferable to hold
the officers school in the statehouse
at the seat of government. Orders to
this effect were issued from the de-
partment today by Adjutant Genern
G. r. Boardman. by command Of the
governor, as follows
Pursuant to the provisions Of sec,
ton 4, chapter 434, laws of 1905.
school for all the officers Of the Wis
consin National guard will be he. in
the senate and assembly chambers in
the capitol at Madison. Wednesday
and Thursday, March I and s. Under
the terms of the law the school period,
including travel to and from the
school, must be held to comprise two
days and payments will therefore be
made for that length of time only.
The school sessions will begin at 9
o'clock a. IN. Wednesday, March 7, ana
the first session will be held in the as.
sembly chamber. Each officer will be
paid for attendance at the school at
the rate Of SO per day for two days.
All officers while in attendance with
wear the dress uniform without Sc
arms
The course of instruction includes
administration, manual of guard duty,
field service regulations, drill regula,
tions, firing regulations for sma1
arms.
The school will open with the fol
lowing lectures, in which the same
scope will be covered as in the CORE,
spondence school, and each of which
will deal specifically with the examine
ton questions
Misunderstanding William A.
Skunk, 8th cavalry. U. S. A.
Guard duty Second Lieutenant Ho.
ratio b. Hacllett, 9th infantry, q.
S. A.
Field Service Neutrality-suspicious.
William V. Judson, corps of engineers,
IT, s. A.
Infantry Drill Regulations General
Charles King, captain L. S. A., re
tired; brigadier general, W. n. G., re,
tired
FIRING Regulations Colonel George
Graham. w N. G.. retired.
Immediately after the completion Of
the lectures provided for written ex-
animation for all officers below the
rank of major will be held in each
subject, with the exception of the cav
airy, field artillery and medical depart.
mcnt.
All officers who upon these eXamina
lions obtain an average of Is per cent.
or more will be given a certificate OF
proficiency by the adjutant genera
and their names will be recorded on
records to be kept for that purpose III
the office of the adjutant general.
Any omccr attaining IS per cent. in
any subject will be excused from eX,
animation in that subject for promo
ton, 50 long as no material changes
are made in the text book therefor IN
use in the United States army.
II is expected there will be suhi
cient time at some period of the
school announcement Of which will be
made by the adjutant general, for an
informal convention of all the officers
at which brief talks may be expected
as follows
Captain William Y. Iudson, on some
Of his experiences while with the Rus
sian army during the recent war be
tween Russia and Japan by General
Charles King on the work of the guard
during the annual encampments for
1905: and by Charles II Russell of the
list Wisconsin volunteer cavalry dur
ing the civil war on the subject Of the
american Soldier Of the Past and
Present