Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-17
Alert Cadets at Punahou
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Army Lends It's Support

given volunteer troops called into ser
vice by the United States for the same
length of time they have been drilling
and It is as follows;
l. Care Of the rifle, with lecture on
the usa OF firearms. particularly in ~.
gard 20 rules for safety. ..
?. Sighting drills Ito show how To
align the sights properly ON the mark.
TO discover and demonstrate errors In
sighting and To teach uniformity in
sighting
} Position and aiming drills intend
ed Ito so educate the muscles of the
arm and body that the piece during
the act of aiming shall be held with.
out restraint and during the operation
OF firing shall not be DETECTED from
the target by any convulsion or i'm.
proper movement of the trigger finger
or or the body. arms or hands. They
also establish between hand and eye
such prompt and intimate connection
as viii insure that The finger shall act
upon the trigger, giving the final pres.
sure at the exact moment when the
top OF the front sight Is seen to be
directed upon the mark"
4. Gallery practise in which every
cadet flres az least 81 shots with the
army Springfield rifle, designed for
shooting 22 cal. ammunition.
Composition Interesting.
This gallery work was arranged In
the form of company competition
and II proved 20 be most interesting.
The results of the shooting will be-
published in the 0ahuan. A great
deal OF personal attention was be-
slowed en- each individual In this work
BY Capt, Hickman and he regards the
work accomplished as or genuine and
lasting value from q military and pre-.
paredness standpoint. As a whole the
scores made b. the cadets were CON-
menda5le. The cadets are now ready
to fire the service rifle with service
ammunition at 200 yards, as soon "a
range under rules of the National
Rifle Association in which the school
has recently sought membership. can
be seemed.
Eightytwo cadets from this senio,
battaion took all Of this instruction.
| In shooting.
Junior Battalion.
The junior battalion Is composed OF
much younger cadets. They are or
ganized into three companies, accord
ing TO size. The military instruction
was gisen to these young cadets large
~ to interest them in the work, to Inn
prove their bearing, increase their
chest measurement, teach them self
control, teach them how to command
and how to obey, This has been done
SO far as possible by the close order
drill from the infantry drill regulation
up to and including the school Of the
company, calisthenic drills with wands
instead of guns, and physical drill
from the army text books, superior
athletics sprfnting. jumping, relay
races, etc. A signal detachment Of rs
cadets has been organized from this
battalion and has been carefully In.
structei by Sergt Bush, Signal CORPS.
In sending and receiving messages
with a flag. A prize for excellence i'm
this work Is to be given. Al board
containing 80 Knots and rome spIIcea
prepared by Pvt. Harris. Signal Corps.
formerly of u. s. navy. was borrowed
from The Signal Corps company at TT
Smarter and placed In Charles r. Bish-
op hall, where all might have an OBJ
portunity to learn how to tie these
knots. A contest for prize in this
work IS contemplated during COM
mencement week.
During rainy day all the cadets of
the college were assembled IN Rice
hall and given a practical instruction
under Capt. Hickman, assisted bv 4
hospital corps sergeant from Fl
Shafter, in rendering first aid. cover
ing such subjects as stopping flow OF
blood from wounds, application os
splints, reduction of dislocations and
sprain5, application of bandaaes arfi-
ficial breathing, etc.
Field Rich in Possibilities.
Oahu College presents n field that
is rich in its possibilities for ereat
good to the students, to the school,. 4,
the toWnsmen, to the islands. and =,
the United States Government
through the development Of its mill.
tary department. 1t is hoped that the
results of the military experiment for
the two terms this year will be 40 an
parent and far reaching that all con-
eerned viii rally to the cause that Of
fers so many good features and not
a single. bad one that can tustly be
held against it.
Ii Is requested that all of the towns
People who see the closing exercises
OF the school on June % (Thursday)
will endeayor to remain ard see the.
cadets In their final parade.