El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-11

desired by the students. proper social
entertainment.
Tents and Army RatiOns.
Students attending the camps VIII
subsist on the regular army ration,
and live in army tents The food VIII
be furnished at the cost of SS-5U
week, including payment of the cooks'
walters and helpers Wholesome
healthy, and simple meals are prom
iSed, to be prepared by trained army
cooks under the supervision OF an OF
ficer. The young men will be clotneQ
in the khaki breeches, olive oraD
shirt and campaign hat worn Dy the
United States soldier, these articles 10
be bought and paid for by the stu
dents, at a total cost Of from 50 70
$40. The War department will furnish
without cost cots, blankets, tentaSe,
cooking outfits, and complete lnIaL-
tryman's equipment for each student
This equipment viii include rifle, bay
Onet, cartridge belt canteen, shelter
tent half, haversack, pack carrier,
mess kit, knife. fork spoon ana cup
and other articles as may be found
necessary. This equipment viii be
loaned. In addition, the War depart
ment will provide general camp equip
ment, wagon transportation, and the
necessary personnel for instruction OF
the students, organization and mainte-
nance OF the camp. hospital and med
ical care, and sanitation service
Troops of the regular army, includ-
ing attachments Of every arm of the
service and specialized organizations,
will be detailed in attendance upon the
camp to assist in the instruction of the
students. OPPORTUNITIES will be al
fOrded those who desire 1t TO acquire
practical experience in riding cavalry
horses or the caissOns OF the field ar
tillery in properly supervised drills
To Be Taught Theory and Practice.
The instruction given viii be both
theoretical and practical The theo-
reticaI instruction will include lectures
by army officers who have had special
training in their subjects. at the
War college or elsewhere, on the pr1n-
ciples of tactics, advance and rear
guards, patrols, outpOsts, and combat,
tactical walks. war games. in add
ton to sDecial lectures on military
policy, personal hygiene, and camp
sanitation. Practical application Will
be made of ali that is discussed IN the
lectures, the army troops present CO.
operating with the students in illus
trating the different exercises Blank
ammunition viii be furnished 10 make
the exercises with rifle and the field
artillery more realistic.
The handling and care Of a rifle viii
be taught, with actual target practice
for period of several days at the con-
clusiOn Of the camps To students
making necessary qualifications, the
badges of the National Rifle associa-
ton will be given A trophy viii be
awarded the team making the best
total score on the rifle range, it be
ing planned to organize teams of stu
dents from the same Institutions
Real Army Experience.
In the field exercises the students
Will get taste of everything that the
soldier and his officers do 1t is not
intended, however, to put the emphasis
of the students instruction upon the
precision or exactness of the routine
drills of the man in the ranks, but
rather upon the general principles in
vOlved in the military arts. Extended
order drills and field exercises are re-
garded the most important parts Of the
program for the college camps. Among
the subjects for practical instruction
are physical drill marching, camping.
tent-pitching. making and breaking
camp. loading and unloading baggG -
wagons, camp expedients, field COOK
ing, camp sanitation. first aid to the
injured, personal hygiene and the care
of the person and troops in the field.