The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10


 the volunteer commissioned officers will probably be drawn, and upon whose judgment and training at such time the lives of many other men will in d measure depend.
 "Only those will be allowed to attend who students in good standing of first-class university, college, or in the graduating class at high or prep aratory schools: recent university or college graduates, and those who have | received a satisfactory official war de- pertinent certificate of attendance at a prtvious student camp.
 Applicants must be citizens of the | United States or have declared their | intention of so becoming; S,to 30 years of age, inclusive; of good moral char acter, and physically qualified. |. Students must attend for the full period of five weeks. unless compelled by actual necessity to leave before that | time. They must during this period render themselves subject to the rules and regulations prescribed for the gov | ernment of the camp, the commanding | officer having authority to discontinue 1 their attendance, withhold certificate, or both, upon violation of such ordi- nances.
 1 Military map making and road ketching will be explained and op- portunities for practical work in that
 "The proper handling and use of the "Tho prope rhandlng and SC of the rife will be taught and experience given by means of gallery Cor sub caliber) practice. If practicable, actual firing with the service rifle and am
 intuition on the target range will be held. To those students making the necessary qualifications over the pre- | scribed course the National Rifle as sociation of America will give their
 prescribed marksmanship badges, and l also offer trophy to be competed for | by teams representing the different 1 educational institutions.
 Il Physical drill. marching, camping,
 tent pitching, making and breaking camp, loading and unloading wagons,
 camp expedients, field cooking, camp
 sanitation. first aid to the injured, per sonal hygiene. and the care of troops
 in the field will be taught by practice. II Informal talks by selected officers II will be given on the following sub II jects: Use and duties of the different II arms and branches of the service dn- II fantry. field artillery, cavalry. en- gineers, signal troops and the medical II corps); field fertilization, including the II laying out construction and use of
 trenches; military bridge building; use
 of explosives; demolitions; the install lation and operation of field lines of electrical information and the use of
  telegraphic apparatus: signal flags, photographs and acetylen lanterns. and | other apparatus used by signal corps | organizations in the field; the tactical | organization of the military forces of | the United States the reasons therefor. and comparison with that of foreign armies; the supply Cfood and materiaD of an army and the problems connected | thereWith the psychology of war the 1 true military history of our country
 not the illuminated school book yer- sion of our few victories. but the real
 accounts, taken from the official rec
 ords of our many defeats and the rea.
 sons therefor; military policy. past and
 present, the necessity for some sound
 definite military police and for the adoption thereof. and the present
 scheme as worked out by the general | staff of the army.
 The camp will include a practice ! march of several days duration. in II which, as nearly possible. such actual campaign conditions of march. bivouac | and combat will be. followed as the as- ! stunned situation would exact.