Evening journal., 1906-07-18
MILITIA OFFICERS
WILL BE TRAINED
Schools Will Be Established
For Instruction Of All
Members Of Guard

Members Of Guard
One Of the most important orders yet
issued from the State Armory pertain
ing to the National Guard OF Delaware
has Just been given out and 1t has for
its object the establishing OF schools
OF instruction for the officers and men
which schools are intended to make
the members of the guard proficient In
theory and practice in everything per-
taining to military matters. With the
course Of instruction followed the
citizen soldiers OF Delaware Will un-
doubtedly be far superior to any other
similar body OF men IN this country
and will indeed be on an equal footing
with men OF regular army. The latest
order contains the regulations that will
govern the system Of military instruc-
tion OF the National Guard Of this
state.
The order comes from Governor
Preston Lea and is as follows;
Schools For Enlisted Men.
ht AiolbHHibillAg AbA AiAiiAdi1 III
struction OF non-commissioned officers
rests with the company commander
Schools for non-commissioned officers
ana, specially selected privates will be
established I'm each company. Instruc-
ton shall be conducted by the company
commander OF by an officer of the COM
pany under his supervision, and shall
be both theoretical and practical, by
means Of recitations. lectures, discus
sions and practical exercises. The SUBJ
iects Of instruction shall be u. s. Drill
Regulations 1904; Regulations OF the
National Guard OF the state. relating
to enlisted men; Field Service Regu-
lations. and subjects which specially
pertain TO the duties OF non-oommis-
stoned officers Of Infantry
The schools for non-commissioned
officers shall be under the special sup
ervision Of Battalion Commanders. and
the general control OF the Regimental
Commander.
Schools For Officers.
Commencing on Tuesday. September
4th, 1906. the Commanding Ohicer, First
Infantry. will assemble the officers of
his Regiment at the Armory at Will
mington on the evening of the First
Tuesday OF each month, at eight
o'clock for Omcers school. Each ses-
sion to be Of at least two hours dura-
ton. NO other military duties will be
permitted TO prevent the officers from
attending these sessions. except under
orders from the Adjutant Generals
Office
Schools for the instruction Of officers
shall be under the supervision of Lieut..
Col. II. G.. Cavenaugh. u. S. Army.
on duty with the National Guard OF
this state.
Instructors shall be taken from the
field officers and reglmental stan. or IL
IL becomes necessary 10 detail as in
structor an officer junior in rank to
those under instruction, he shall while
IN the execution OF his duty as such,
be given the respect due his position.
Course Of instruction and Instructors.
Administration. the Commanding OF
fcer; Field Service Regulations, the
Lieutenant Colonel; Military Hygiene.
the Surgeon Infantry Drill Regula-
tlons. the Senior Major: Manual OF
Guard Duty the Junior Major; Mill
tary Correspondence and General
orders, the Regimental Adjutant;
Property Accountability Boards OF
Survey, and Quartermaster's Papers,
the Regimental Quartermaster; Sub
sistence and Commssary Papers, the
Regimental Commissary Militia Law
and Regulations, Ca0taln and Judge
Advocate; Rife Practice, Reglmentai
Inspector OF Rife Practice.
The Reglmental Commander win be
responsible for the instruction OF on
cers. and with view to the formation
Of classes will consult with Lieut. Col.
Cavenaugh. u. S. Army. No officer
will be excused from this duty except
for good and cogent reasons, which
must be stated in writing, and ac-
company a report which will be for
warded to the Adjutant General by the
Commanding Officer, Immediately after
each session. on the blank form furn-
ished for that purpose.
Examinations.
Immediately after the completion Of
the school year. which will terminate
on the first Tuesday in May OF each
year. a written examination for all Of
ncers under instruction vii be held in
each subject Ten questions will be
given In each subject, and officers be-
ing examined will be permitted to pass
from one subject to the other as rapid
ly as possible, and each win be ex-
cused as soon as he completes his
work.
All examination papers must be turn
ed I'm on completion to the Reglmental
Commander. who will see that all such
papers, without alteration. are for
warded 10 the adjutant General inn
mediately after the examination.
All officers, who, upon these examina-
tsnos obtain an average OF seventy-five
per cent. or more will be given a certi-
iicate Of proficiency by the Adjutant
General, and their names win be re-
corded on records to be kept for that
purpose in the Office OF the Adjutant
General
Any officer attaining seventy-five per
cent. In any subject, will be excused
from examination in that subject for
promotion, so long as no material
changes are made in the text book
therefor in use in the United States
Army.
BY command Of Governor Lea.
I. p. Wickersam.
Adjutant General.
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