The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-08-09

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Ll0eaghAAA Naturally enough tie var
officials feel G8t the romlnias
GERS should be men educated II TIL pro-
tession of soldier There seems Is be
pretty general feeling. one hard for
the authorities to account t4f bs Lhe
way, that every man Is born soldier
and that the military profession Is the
only one for which no special training -
Is required Gen. Winfield Scott. at the
nlose OF the Mexican war said that If 1t II
had not been for the officers Of his army III
who we're graduates Of the military Nj
academy the war would have been pro
longed for years This praise of the i'll
stitution and the men whom 1t turns
out was given by man not graduate.
and who, therefore, could not be said to
be prejudleed In favor Of the institution.
The course at West Point is II par
ticularly hard one and good many ca
diets are found deficient every year, gen
orally In only one study. West Point,
however. differs from all other schools
Of the world. There they do not strike
nm average Of studies. taking all the
lessons taught In lump For instance.
II a man stands at the head Of his class
in four studies, but IS a little bit below
the proficient average In one study, the "a
authorities throw him out. whereas in
other schools they would strike an aver. I
age aud give such man high stand d.
Ing.
The result of such system As this
is that men who are qualified for the
service In practically every way but
who may be u little lame in French or
a trihe off In geology or chemistry. are
separated from the army to which they might
possibly be credit If an average of excellence
struck by the authorities.
1t Is quite often the case that men who do
not graduate but who have had several years
training at the academy succeed In getting
commissions In the service There arc no
records to show that any who spent two
years at West Point failed to pass his exami
nation for Il commission after he had been
successful in getting appointment to the
army from civil life.
Some of the boys who have been at West
Point. but have not graduated enlisted In the
United States army In order 20 get their com
mission from the ranks. When man does
enlist he may be sent as A private soldier
20 a company In which some cassmate Is
lieutenant. Now II must be remembered that
there is a deep gulf between officers and
listed men In the regular army. gulf which
II is necessary to have remain fixed. because
familiarity Of Intercourse between officers and
enlisted men would lead to lax discipline. 1t
Is not the case, as some people seem to think.
of an officer being too proud to associate with
enlisted men. The officers of the army hold
the enlisted men In high esteem They know
-, =,
tbev know that ON theIr loya1t, ahaSranaa
and courage hangs success In war and the
tho world hos learned tha 1osson No. -
must ha iac1 =of fan,titor tnt,rocrs, =, =
social vav between the commisstonoa oe,a,.a
and the enlieted mon
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