The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-08
TEACHAR OF WAR
Kansas Opens a Correspondence
School for This Purpose.
Adjutant General Hughes Is the
President.
MEET ONCE A WEEK.
There the Rules and Regulations
Will Be Studied.
List OF Questions for Examina-
tion Every Month.

Adjutant General ]. w. F. Hughes
is now the head of a military corres-
pondence school, in full operation.
General Hughes is president OF ths
school and his head professors are
General c. L. Drew, Col. Wilder 8.
Metcalf and Col. P. NJ. Hoisington.
There may be other members of the
faculty lurking in the background.
The school is for the benefit of Of
ficers of the Kansas National Guard,
and is intended to make officers study
the military rules and regulations. In
his general orders issued on the sub
ject, General Hughes says:
"a correspondence school for Off
GERS is hereby established. Glasses will
meet at each company station once
each week, and oftener if practicable.
The classes will consist of all company
officers and all field and staff officers
residing at the company station. Nom
commissioned staff officers and nom
commissioned company officers shall
be urged to attend the class meetings.
The text to be studied will be read
aloud, paragraph by paragraph, and
discussed until fully understood and
f1xed in the memory If possible. The
length of the reading should be pro-
portioned to the ground to be covered
and the time available.
1.-THE first subject will be the rules
and regulations of the Kansas National
Guard, 1905, and will be completed
during the MONTH
A subsequent order announces that
the subject for study during the cur
rent month will be the manual OF
guard duty
The adjutant general will send out
at the end of each month a list of
questions, each question printed at
the top of sheet of paper. The Of
f1cers must write the answer to the
question on each sheet, and send 1t in
to the adjutant general Accompany
ing the list of questions sent out for
the month just closed is the following
instruction:
1.-The enclosed questions are sent out
for the purpose of finding out how
much matter read during the month
has been retained in the mind of eacls
officer. 1t is supposed that each off,
Ger will be glad to find out, for his
own satisfa ction, how much he knows
about the subject. 1t is therefore left
largely to the honor of the officers to
write out answers to each question
without any reference to the text book
or other help of any kind"
The Kansas correspondence school
plan is similar to that adopted in wis
consin. Here are some of the ques-
tions propounded at the first "examin-
alton" given under the new orders:
1. For what purposes may the gov
ernor of Kansas call out the militia?
2. In what way may sheriffs or may
ors obtain assistance from the Kansas
National guard and who is to Judge OF
the necessity for such aid. and who d.
rects the movements of such force?
8. What is required of all persons in
the military service?
A. How and by whom may furloughs
to enlisted mer be granted?
s. How and why may enlisted men be
g. How a;e noncommissioned officers
reduced?
Z. Define various kinds of orders
8. On a separate sheet write a letter.
as ar enlisted man. asking discharge on
account of removal; fold and brief let
ter, and put on the Endorsements of the
company and brigade.
g. Give the rules for salutes by en-
listed men with and without arms, out
and indoors.
10. What is the duty of the company
commander regarding property in pos
session of the enlisted men?
IL What is the procedure enjoined
upon military commanders when order
I'd to disperse a riotous assemblsge?