Milford chronicle., 1915-08-20
THE BOY SCOUTS COLUMN.
ID AlARcH BY ~ FLANK.

aud plant the left foot, then face to tn
right in marching and step of in the ney
direction with the right foot.
TO MARCH TO THE REAR.
Being in march l. to the Rear,
March.
AT the command "march, given a
ehe right foot strikes the ground advance
and plant the left foot; then turning OF
lhe balls of both feet, face to the righ
about and Immediately step off with the
Ieft foot.
CHANGE STEP.
Being in march l. Change step, @
March.
At the command march, " given a.
right loot strikes the ground advance
au1 plant the left foot plant the toe OF
@ile right foot near the heel of the left
and step off with the left foot
The change on the right foot is SINH
Early executed, the command march
being given as the left foot strikes the
ground.
COVERING AND MARCHING on POINTS.
The instructor selects two points and
requires the Scouts, in succession to place
themselves upon the prolongation of the
straight line through these points and
1lteu TO march upon them in both quick
and double time.
II should be demonstrated to the Scouts
&h2t they can not march in a straight
line without selecting two points in the
desired direction and keeping them COW
ersi while advancing.
distant and conspicuous landmark is
s1eTt selected as point of direction; the
ScoJt is required to choose two interme-
-iiate points i'll line with the point of di-
1eclon and to march upon it by covering
Elesa points, new points being selected
as re advances.
SCHOOL OF THE PATROL.
Scouts are grouped into patrols or
squads for purposes Of discipline, con rol |
and order.
Iae patrol proper consists of a Patrol |
leaaler and seven Scouts. The Patrol /
1ea6ar when absent is replaced by an as
sastaut. If no Scout is designated the
senior in length of service acts as leader
The Patrol leader, when in ranks, is
posted as the left Scout in the front rank
OF She Patrol When the Patrol leader
leaves the ranks, his rear rank Scout
steps into the front rank and the file re-
mains blank until the Patrol leader re-
turns to his place in ranks, when his rear
rank Scont steps back into the rear rank.
rO SIZE AND FORM THE PATROL.
The instructor arranges the Scouts ac- /,
c0rding to height in column at facing
distance, tallest Scout in front, and COM
-mauds /. In two ranks form Patrol, 2
March, 8. Front
At the command march - the first {
scout faces to the left; the second Scout {
places himself in the rear rank covering /
che FIRST at a distance of 20 inches; both
place the left hand upon the hip; the
<Ither Scouts close in quick time, and form /
alternately in front and rear rank, rs ex-
pLuned for the first two, each Scout fac 1
iHg Co the left upon arriving at his proper
place, then dressing to the right !
All the Scouts having formed, the in d
stUuCtor commands: Front Each
scout turns his head and ewes to the front J
aud drops his left hand by the side b
The patrol having been sized. the Scouts C
are cautioned to take the same relative j
positions when the Patrol is formed there t
ldfter. These positions are frequently c
changed at drill for purposes Of instruc- \
zion I
To form the Patrol, the Patrol leader Il
places himself three PAGES in front of Il
where the center is to be formed, and
sDElmauds fall in q" Y
Tue Scouts assemble at attention in n
Elzeir proper places in double rank, arms 81
At the order, each Scout dropping his left 5
hand as soon as the Scout on his left has +
ms interval
The instructor then commands: Count t'
Of. - W
At this command, all except the right is
ale execute eyes right and beginning p
gu the right the Scouts in each rank is
count one, two, three, four each Scout oi
-uTns his head and eyes to the front as
ne counts. s.
ALIGNNENTS. -
The alignments are first taught bv re- =,
4uiring the Scouts to align themselves
upon two files established as a base fr
Being at a halt /. Two files from the r.
right (left) three PAGES to the front, 2. oi
March.
At the command march" " the first "
the lies on the right march three PAGES ~
to the front, halt, execute eyes right" Ii
ami place the palm of the left hand upon +,
the hip whether dressing to the right or q
left; the instructor aligns them, sees that ds
The rear rank meu cover their file leaders, Va,
Eud then commands /. Right (left), 2 n,
Dress, 3, Front. At the command dress ee
he remaining files march to the front, r
zach Scout shortening the last step so as
10 hud himself about six inches in rear Vi
lf the new alignment, which must never R
De passed; he then executes "eyes right"
places the left hand upon the hip whether IN
iressing to the right or left; and taking All
steps of two or three inches, moves up, tr
places his right arm lightly against the
ann of the Scout on his right, so that his VI
Eyes and shoulders are in line with those I,
II the Scouts on his right.
The instructor verifes the alignment to
1f both ranks from the right flank and a
lrCiers up or back such Scouts as may be n,
IN rear or in advance of the line; only AZ
he Scouts designated move.
At the command front" given when IN
he ranks are aligned, each Scout turns AT
ms head and eyes to the front and drops M
ms left hand by the side. This rule is
general. in
In the first drills the basis of the align NJ
uent is established parallel to the front
e the Scouts; afterward, in oblique di-
ez-tiOns.
The Scouts having learned to align
themselves, the instructor establishes the
use file and then aligns the Patrol by gu
he commands l. Right left, 2. Dress, id,