The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-27
THE NO-CANTEEN PUT film OUT
HOW ONE SOLDIER FAILED TO
GET mrs COMMISSION.

Prsn,stion Seemed Easy Until re Went
out Of narracks 20 Celebrate and
Ended by Hesvinw Q Brick Into the &.
O.'s rarler Naturally nt 8usted Him 4.
Il understand that the army canteen
has a pretty good chance 10 be restored by
act Of Congress soon after the next session
begins.' observed q youngish New Yorker
who enlisted In the Regular army quite a
number Of years g for the purpose Of
working his way up TO q commission, but
who idn't got tho commission for reasons
which he frankly cot forth. -That's q good
thing. But I wish tho agitation for the
restoration OF the canteen had started, and
had proved SUCCESSFUL. when I wa on my
way TO Q ct Of ah0ulcsr straps. I'm doing
pretty vol In OWL LIE 1t that, but I'D have
been . captain and pretty we'll along toward
. majors rank by now II tho oanteen hadn't
been abolished.
4 think my story 10 typical In q way,
I'M that's why I'm telling Il. went into
the army 1t the age Of q with the deliberate
purpose OF trying to nail . commission
Id received . pretty fair education, and
! knew something about tho examination
Of enlisted mon who aspired to the o~ficer's
rank. 1t didn't look like any too big a job
70 pass that examination. I understood
how to behave. I knew several other
fellows who had got their commissions in
tho Regular army from the ranks, and there
wasn't any reason for me to believe that
l couldn't mako IL IL l tried.
so i took on. went through all the
phases Of the raw rookie. kept q still tongue
In my head. vas made lance jack and then
nrrScps and than Avve~ aArA>ape and RM~Iv-
top sergeant Of my company. all inside Of
two years, which show that l was in pretty
good. l had signiAed to my superior off,
Gers my intention to 60 up for examination
for . commission. and they not only ap-
proved my ambition but helped me along
by giving me all manner OF points and
suggestions. They helped mo with my
studies and treated me bully.
They wanted to see me win out. They
figured that I could win and they made me
top sergeant Of my outfit in order to give
mo time to get myself ready for the pre-
liminary examination.
Nov. during those two years the canteen
was in operation. / never was much Of a
cantecn patron. although / occasionally
dropped into the canteen for q beer or 90.
wasn't any tank. Didn't come OF a drink
ing family. But there were times when I
,eit in. = fee besr. and vhen 7 ,sI, That
vav 7 went 70 the cantsen and had Them
! and felt better for II,
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