Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-01
.COMMANDANT T.
H. AGNEW WRITES
ON THE INTEREST

The new military feature of the.
Americus High School is proving very
interesting, and fine spirit and snIen-
did progress is being shown.
Ninety boys form the corps of the
school, and about seventy have rece1v-
ed their uniforms.
Commandant Edwin H. Agnew, of
the school, has written the foIIowings
article for the Times-Recorder:
BY E. H. AGNEW.
Commandant A. H. S.
With the arrival of sixty-nine cadet
uniforms and the unpacking of seventy
i've Kragg carbines the military feat
.ure of the Americus High school be-
gins to take on business-like aspect.
The boys of the High school are in
tensely interested as is plainly mani
tested by the great numbers Of uues-
tions daily asked concerning rifles.
uniforms. drills, etc.
The introduction of military training
into southern high schools is Of
course, an innovation, but bids fair To-
soon become popular in the best high.
schools because its introduction has
marked the beginning of new era of
progress in those schools which have
included this feature.
Naturally, there are both advantages
and disadvantages to be derived from
military training in high schools but
we, of Americus, need not question the.
advisability of the project when we,
remember that our Board Of Education
which is composed of level-headed and
conservative. yet progressive citizens
has deemed it wise to include this
feature in the school system. II suf--
fees to say that we should now be
concerned only with the success OF
this feature, since it is an evident
fact that with the proper handling OF
the corps of cadets the principles OF
personal pride, friendly riv-
airy, obedience, attention, real patro-
tism, gentlemanly conduct, and respect
for authority, law, and order will nee
essarily be more deeply instilIed into
the lives of our high school boys,
only small per cent of whom would
ever get this training in higher in
stitution of learning. The actual
knowledge and handling of firearms is
OF minor Importance, yet valued within
itself as well as conducive to the in
stillation of the greater principles.
More interest and finer spirit was
never shown in any institution than is
now being exhibited by the boys of the.
Americus High school, and the pro
gress they are making seems phenom-
elal when the limited time allowed
for instruction is taken into consider
alton. The credit for this progress
goes to those boys who are really rn-~-
terested and doing their very hest
However, much credit and many thanks;
are due Sergt. Barksdale, of the Re-
cruiting Station, for his faithful and
untiring assistance during drill per-
iods.
Military discipline proper, has not
yet been introduced; but with the
donning of uniforms, the issuing OF
guns, and the appointment of tempor-
ary cadet officers, all of which viii
probably take place within week.
dreams will begin to materialize and
the work will be well under way
Whispers of an encampment at Ma
con during the state fair and trip to
Washington for the inauguration are
things that will be determined by the
conduct and progress of the corps.
coupled with other deciding factors
that will naturally arise as the dates
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