Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-16

viz, a more thorough preparation and
equipment to resist any effort to break
uch peace.
"At these camps such troops Of the
regular army as may be necessary and
as may be available at the time will
be in attendance and will cooperate in
the military instruction and in the diff
ferent field manoeuvres, exercises and
demonstrations. If practicable, oppor-
tunities will be offered to those who
desire it to have little experience and
training in actually riding the horses Of
the cavalry or the caissons of the ar
tillery at drill. The theoretical princi-
pies of tactics. including advance and
rear guards, patrols, outposts and COM
bat will be, studied and explained in a
series of informal talks, tactical walks
and war games conducted by selected
competent officers. The practical appli-
cation of the above will be carried out
in the field by the students themselves
and also in conjunction with the regu-
lar troops, blank ammunition being
used to make the exercises more realis-
tic. Military map-making and road
sketching will be explained, and op-
portunities for practical work in same
will be offered to those who desire It.
Teach Use of Rifle.
"The handling and working of the
rifle and its proper use will be taught
and put into practical use by means
of gallery Cor sub-calibre) practice and,
If practicable, actual firing with the
service rifle and ammunition on the
target range. To those students max
ng the necessary qualification over the
prescribed course, the National Rife
Association Of America will give their
prescribed craftsmanship badges, and
also offer trophy to be competed for
by teams representing the different ed
ucetional institutions. Physical drill,
marching and breaking camp, loading
and unloading wagons, camp expedi-
ents, field cooking, camp sanitation,
first aid to the injured. personal hy-
giene and the care of the person and
troops in the field will be taught by
practice.
Informal talks by selected officers
will be given on the following SUBJ
jects: Use and duties of the different
arms and branches of the service lin
fantry, field artillery. cavalry, engi-
neers, signal troops and the medical
corps), field fortification, including the
| aging out, construction and use OF
| renches military bridge building, use
Of explosives, demoIitions; the tactical
| rganization of the military forces OF
| he United States, the reasons there
Yor, and comparison with that of for
eign armies; the supply Good and ma
- nd hn c
| onnected Herewith, the psychology OF
war; tho true military history of our
country-not the Illuminated school
book version of our few victories, but
the real accounts as taken from the
official records, of our many defeats
and the reasons therefor; military pol
icy, past and present, the necessity OF
some sound definite military policy and
the addition thereof and the present
scheme as worked out by the general
staff of the army. The camp will in
ciude a practice march of several days
duraotion, in which as nearly as pos
sible such actual campaign conditions
of march. bivouac and combat will be
followed as the assumed situation
would exact.
Real Military WORK.
This will be real military work, not
play, and only students who come tt
learn are desired, correct understand
ing of the principles involved being
considered of more Importance in the
short time available for instruction
than the exercise or movement itself;
the minutiae and exact precision OF
close order drill win only be insisted
upon enough to insure discipline. Ex-
tended most important"
President Drinker of Lehigh Univer-
sty, who inspected on several occa-
sions the camp at Gettysburg last sum-
mer, subsequently described it as one
of the finest institutions he had ever
seen. He said that he found nothing
to criticise and everything to COM
manly men and gentlemen. The coun-
try owes great debt of gratitude to
The men who devised and put into ef-
feet this experiment for the benefit OF
our youth, and it is greatly to be hop
ed that it may go on and be developed
md enlarged to embrace in succeed
ng years as many of our young men
as possible, for in the training OF our
college and university youth nothing
can be more valuable than this hard
disciplinary experience in obedience
nd regular clean living.