The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-04

war department the adjutant generals
department OF the state has issued az
order prescribing a course OF study
for the officers and enlisted men whit
belong to the state national guard or.
gantzation. looking toward efficiency
In state troops in case of war. The
order follows
General Headquarters North Dakota
National Guard, the Adjutant< Gen
erals Office, Bismarck, Oct 80, 1911
General Orders No. 2s:
For the purpose OF obtaining uni
form standard Of efficiency in the ma
tional guard of this state, the follow
ling regulations are prescribed for the
conduct Of armory training and
schools for officers and enlisted men
in theoretical instruction.
Armory Training.
The armory training will include
close and extended order drills, guard
duty, instruction in patrols, advanced
and rear guard, field engineering, per-
soRal hygiene, first aid, camp SANTA
ton, and any other instruction that
can be given with profit in the armory
and drill halls.
GERS and especially selected privates.
Responsibility OF military instruc.
lion of company non commissioned Of
ficers rests with company commanders
under the provision OF battalion and
higher commanders.
Schools flor the instruction Of nom
commissioned officers and especially
selected privates will be established
in each company Of infantry.
i Instruction viii be conducted by the
company commander, or an officer of
the company under his supervision,
and viii consist of recitations, lee
lures, discussions and practical ex-
ercises. The course Of instruction
viii include the same subjects as pre-
scribed for armory training.
Regimental and battalion non-com-
nlissioned staff officers will be as
signed to company for instruction.
Additional instruction may be given
them by regimental and battalion staff
officers.
The senior officer on duty with the
sanitary personnel Of the first regiz
me1t of infantry, will submit a sched-
ule of instruction for the non COM
missioned officers of his organization
for the apprcyaI Of the regimental
commander.
f tsehocis for Officers.
Z All officers serving with the line
on the active list will be required to
take preliminary course OF instruc-
ton, and such non commissioned off,
GERS as may express q desire,
The course viii be divided into three
classes, viz:
Glass A-For field officers Of the
line.
Glass B-For all other ohicers of
the line.
Glass C-For all medical officers.
Glass A.
Two monthly problems will be re-
quired from each officer. These prob
lens will be under the supervision Of
Capt. G. Fl Williams, Sixteenth in
fantry, United States army, instruc-
tor-inspector, and will be designated
from regimental headquarters.
Glass q.
The following subjects will COM
prise the course Of instruction:
Infantry Drill Regulations.
Small Arms Firing Regulations.
Map Reading.
Guard Duty.
Sanitation
Studies in Minor Tactics.
Field Service Regulations.
Field Engineering,
Conferences will be held in the var
ious cities occupied by the guard, di-
pnnfINy 4f1o te.s -
senior officer OF infantry on duty
thereat once week.
Examinations in all subjects studied
will be held Dec. 81, 1911, and Apr.
30. 1912, or as soon thereafter as prac-
ticable
Class G.
The following subjects win be /
studied by officers of this class:
Field Service Regulations.
Military Hygiene.
Service Manual.
Problems will be given in sanitation |
and establishing first aid and dressing |
stations.
Conferences and examinations will |
be held as in class b,
General instructions.
THE period of instruction viii be |
from Nov. /. 1911. to apr. 80, 1912
"A record viii be kept in each school
established, showing the time at which |
school Is held and names OF all attend
ing. These records will be subject to
Inspection by the regimental corn
nander and the authorized inspectors
On the last day Of each month the
various instructors will sub ooit re-
port, through militarI channels, EN-
oracing the information contained in
the record referred to above.
All schools will be under the super
vision OF the regimental commander,
who IS charged with the execution Of
this order.
BY order Of Governor Burke.
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