The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-15
HINTS FOR THE CADETS.

Colonel W. H. sp1ague, commanding
the Journal cadet brigade, here reviews
the work Of the week, and gives the in
structions for several Of the movements
which will be given especial attention
this week, as follows: :-.% :.
There is one thing that see in most of the
companies that must be corrected and by the
boys themselves. There Is too much looking
around and eyes not where they belong. This is
a bad fault and every boy must practice keeping
his eyes fixed on some object straight in front
of him. Another thing. great many boys are
much stopped and do not carry themselves prop
erly. There is only one excuse for this. and
that is that the boys do not as yet know any
better; but with the excellent setting-up exer-
ctses given the boys, every cadet should be
showing vast improvement in looks and car
riage. This is where the interested parent can
aid materially in the progress of this great
work, 1t will be impossible to promote a boy
who cannot follow this important requisite. 7'f
The setting-up exercises will be given at
every drill and boys should practice them at
home and be aided by their parents in SO doing.
Try to put more snap into your work, boys,
now that you understand the movements fairly,
we'll. The drills this week will be largely a
repetition Of what you have had. The in
structors will give you the salutes, foot move
ments, and squad movements, SO that you will
be able to execute them with more dash and
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and the instructor speaks sharply to you. You
are really learning rapidly. Boys learn more
| quickly than men. 1t takes months for
recruits in the regular army to do we'll as
you doing now. It is not as easy as
it might for you to know which is right
| and which is left the instant. In the revo-
lutionary war it was so hard to teach some Of
the men which was the right and which the
! left foot that they would bind straw about the
left leg and hay about the right leg, and then
call out "straw foot, hay FOOT 50 the men
could tell their feet apart. u - 49,
There are some movements that l. call your
attention to particularly, you will be drilled
in them thoroly this week. Read over these
| instructions, and study them so you will under
| stand them when you come to drill: =
THE OBLIoUE. ~.a.5.5s@
Either In line or in column. Let every man
right half face (for the right oblique) and go
straight forward. 1t is necessary to keep the
dress both forward and to the side. ,. "a ~
= THE OBLIQUE IN COLUMN. ~ g.. i
After going into column of squads from line,
every, turn half to the right and go straight
to his front He will dress across the squad,
also up and down the line, keeping the dress the
same as tho he were marching in the ordinary
column of squads When the command, for
ward, is given each man turn half to the left
and resume the position of column OF squads.
This is either done by the right or left. The
command being right oblique left obHque,''
"march." ~'s-
FRIGHT FRONT INTO LINE"
At this command. the first squad goes straight
forward until the command ''halt'' is given.
LIE SuCceeu1hS squduS continue marching the
| oblque until they get into the same line COM
pany front, which. the first squad had reached
before they were halted. when they halt and
take the dress to the left toward the first
| squad into line. At the command 'front.' drop
tho hand and bring the eyes to the 'front.'
Lett front into line Isl the same except exc
cuted to the left.
! ION RIGHT INTO LINE"
This movement is executed from column Of
| squads. At the command 1.1nsrch,'' the first
squad turns Immediately to the right aud con-
tinues to the new front. The rest OF the squads
march forward regardless OF the turn Of the first
squad until they have gotten past the enc of the
| squad in ite front, when 1t turns and goes into
line. halting in line with the first squad, and
taking the dress at once without the commssd.