Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-23
SEVERE TRAINING AT !
BRITISH WEST POJu
Cadets Forced to Do EIGHT.
Months Work in sis s"'s''
Months =

Il
AZ Great Britain's two was, pu o. cad.s
hurst and Woolwich, ia ou,,. 0'n's Sani.
matter from what II was IN ,, oinersn,
IN pre-war days the shorts.s i'ss ~, Of peacs
spent here before getting co,..I,e ume cadet
eIsn!een months. Now the minIrson. w
d, ana even this period NAV h. .,,
u the great army in the field e.,,a .1,,Sao.eviatN
GERS In hurry. ealls for On.
There are no vacations
structors-nothing but hustle hns.,tu hu,u Or h.
| AS between the Royal Mn,..- nu'us
at Sandhurst and the RovaI Ha,,,.yy Coller.
emy at Woolwich, virtually tha y aay Acsd.
ence Is that at the latter s.,any Uny diftsr.
Ine engineers and artillery arr ,,~.o.'snmenl
Hue".y s,ounoed In the science srr. nor.
service " particular branches a. aaa. ~.
At Sandhurst, which. bv ~.
exceptionally gloomy barrack.ir. rIG nm
sltuated In exceptionally pleasant vulicihs
lnss at Cumberley, Surrey ,hor. 'N eur round
~ several hundred cadets snd '.e usual.
organized In companies on the .y ney an
as battalion of infantry same nass
Specially selected officers n, a..
army act as company Commands, 'esan
nave tne power OF inflicting certs,r .ny
s,,i on the cadets for breach.tp pan. !.
uisclpline. but as the cadets ar. AZ
to be gentlemen and are dessr. uean&
career the primary duty OF wh,o, TOT I
lead men, the company comnanda.s
pected TO maintain discipline aro,s !, e.
by gaining their esteem ana resnss.s men
than by punitive measures amsf
Rustication and the sentenc,no =,
10 lose places In the list Of successf,,, ssoE 10y
oluates Tor commissions are the ha...'.. ~
punisnments Tor minor offenses. Psr'1s,
NU
for more serious offenses. hut > 80 ss.er'u
be removed" for other than dIsc,s,Iq mq
onenses for any of the following rsa.alV ,aV
FIRST. moral or physical unfitness. $500
unsatisfactory progress in his s,ud,.. =
physical exercises, and, third, n rsr.a..'s y
oy the commandant as not likely m 49, h'ea
an efficient officer. " o'Oont
Expulsion is the gravest punIshr,a,, =,
may pc lnticted, and is, naturally, infcsss
only IN extreme cases. The name Of an !,
PEELED cadet is recorded at the We O. ~
and is made known to the First Iord !, v.e .s
Admiralty, the Secretary of State fnr = IN. a'
and the Civil Service CommlssIonsr. 4.
order to prevent the expelled youth -.
subsequently entering the naval or mlI,s,s
service or home, colonial or Indian es,s
service. ua
To take some of the discipllna nv 80
routine work off the shoulders of the co-.'
pany commanders, who are also instructo,,
promotion to noncommissloned rank !
granted 10 number of cadets in each CON.
pany, and one cadet is given the rank y
underAofficer. The latter acts as subal,,,,
to his company commander and assists Nm
greatly In maintaining the general tone \
the company. The under-officer's lob Il murs
sought after. because It carries with 4
good many little privileges as well a. !,
accession of dignity
In order to encourage industry in stusv
a medal is granted to each of the two ~
qualif1ed cadets of each half-yearly batch
while sword Is bestowed on the cadet con.
sidered to be the best qualified cadet Of m
year.
The principal subjects in which practical
as well as theoretical instruction is impartA
TO cadets at the college are military deli
work Cfortiflcations, bridge building demo
litions, etc), tactics and topograpty
(sketching, map reading and making, ecj,
In addition, drill, riding and gymnastics an
also taught.
The theoretical instruction is given to ths
cadets in the hall of study" as the school.
room is termed. Practical demonstrates
OF all matters that are dealt with theorsd.
cally are given in another place.
IL is not, OF course, all discipline sn
work at the college, for every sort d
healthy sport and recreation is encouraged
and, as a matter of fact, enforced 10 a Ger
tain extent. Anything, however, in the
shape of gambling or extravagance Is yery
sternly discountenanced. The rules in hll
respect might, indeed, be said TO verge on
the sanctimonious, so very stringent are
they.
At one time the cadets used to be a b
vorite mark for racing tlpsters and ths
money lender fraternity's allurng crcuarS
ha raaaofI
they have ceased to be so is because a cada
who now receives such circulars is unda
strict injunction to report the fact, and u
results thereby ensue to the tempters
Extravaganza also at one time held
very gay reign at the college but was ban
ished because Of its bad moral effects on ths (
wealthy lads and because II made the pod
tions OF the poorer cadets so embarrassink
Now no cadet is allowed to even incur I
messing bill (over and above the ordinarI
mess charges of seventy-flve cents a dsy
which the Government pays) of more than
$lb a month. including beer and wine %
which he may not spend a greater sun
than twenty-five cents a day. without "
sanction OF his company officer. This 2ne
ton Is given only on special occasions an
as Tor the purpose of entertaining gl1&
Horses, ponies and dogs are NOT y
lowed to be kept by the cadets. Nor -
the embryo officers much as sport Is
couraged among them, permitted to ride
race meetings, play polo or hunt the sa1
on the estate.
Afternoon tea with each other Is e
dissipation" which is allowed the CAD
but nothing In the shape Of intoxicAn
liquor is permitted TO be introduced ~
their rooms. Lights in rooms have 70
turned out at 1880 p. m. except on sal1
days and SUNDAYS, When an extra ~
hours grace Is granted. Under-ofhcers mah
however. keep a light burning for sn0'nf
hour.