The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-25

iu It's infancy. We need time 10 work it
out. | believe that 10 is % muttcr 90 bee
settled hy each community. Let the
school board oi this city. which reflects
the public sentiment oi the community,
decide ar Go whether military drill Is
tp be- established 10 the Albuquerque
schools. We find that people differ too
widely in regard 10 this matter, and IL
would toe a mistake 60 Try To- force the
drll aud the system against the will %
the people. Even were 10 adopted by
the schools iu q local community as the
will of the majority Of the people ia
that particular community. / would then
be opposed 90 forcing any boy 10 enter
the military work against the wishes of
his parents. ! would try ~ show these
people where they were mistaken. II
unable 90 DO so ! would then assist ir
making @ most perfect Miss Moili" ont
nt their Willie. would NOT permit him
Go husk iu the sunshine or 90 play mar
blrs on the front lawn while the other
boys were doing o. half hour drill, but /
woald assign him 90 % class iu needle
work or iu domestic cIcucc and see that
be- occupied his time according 90 his
liking.
This i- not a matter for the teachers
themselves 90 worry ever; it i~ not o.
matter for the teachers 10 decide; 10 is
% matter tor the community and for the
nation. You are here 90 serve the PEG.
pie, and ~ they du not realize the ne.
ccssity of preparing their SONS to take
nap arms iu ease this country is thrown
into war, 10 they do not realize that
patriotism extends beyond the mere
waving uf flags, 90 rs their lookout.
Patriotism is far more than the mere
waving of flags or singing of national
airs. 81 pledge allegiance To- nay flag
aud 90 the republic for which IL stands,
one ration iudiyisibic, with liberty aud
Justice Go all Yes. IL is far more than
the mere wearing of uniforms aud of pa.
rudcs; it is long hours ct serious prep.
u%rutiou, ut service, of service which
tends 10 make for business aud fuf life
as well as for war
The prevailing idea that the military
trimming iu schools consists ot drilling
with machine guns, with rifles, bayo-
nets, and other weapons of war is crrou-
euoe, Military training for schoois iu
strict accordance with the infantry drJll
regulations Of the United states army
may be- performed without uniforms,
without amy weapon, whatever hy boys
from ten 20 fifteen years cot age and
with O. limited equipment for boys above
fifteen.
The compulsory military training iu
Sv itlrrloud schools applied 20 the
United states would mean teaching iu
tine physical training department OF our
public ur private schools. Position OF 90
soldier, ur attention: bult. rests, tu,iugs.
.Haf.a aFnI UfEr.LHr.H. .N ..N.Nt.r. .r ".
nation of squads, platoon. and com
puuN' ~ullgnmcnts, taking luturNul.
knvvlIug aud living down. turning on u
fixed and movable pivot, settling up cNcr'
ris,,, how g. receive 20 command, how
iu execute O. command huU 90 obey
orders and how Co give orders.
All these drills und exercises are the
foundation ot training and are taught
and ptucti'rd Thoroughly aud uniformly
iu She armies ut ali nations, ult uulN
because they make the handling uf mill.
tury unit, possible and easy, hut he
cause they are also the very foundation
Tor discipline, which embrace ALI the
manifold qualifications o. man must
have Bon order 90 be- mot uuly "a good sol.
dirr hut also 20 useful member uf tho
civil army ui good citizenship. To lrutu
discipline wp uuuut start early enough.
To start with boys ut ten is not one bit
too soon. ujor Switzerland 5 system
ut military trimming boo the schools tiia
per cent pu-s the required physical eA.
animation upon reaching their Goth
Ncur; q prr cent are rejected Gud 22l.
per cent are returned Tor % Nrur of iu.
trusiNr work. OF those returned uu ace
count of physical detects very frW tail
90 pp-s when the next annual test ur.
riyrs. The training has been no thor.
ough and so systematic that the young
man is forced up 90 the STANDARD. Could
aUy training bee uf more value to 70 coun
90, not only from q military si,tG.
! point but uu account ot the general .uU
! special physical Thinning
I Military Training boo schools uusf o..
IN thoroughly taught aud SO oftel ~,
! pe'tci that d becomes the 5c,olJ nl.