The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-18
MINNESOTA BOYS
TO JOIN REGULARS
SEVEN LlEUTENANTS FROM
LLANo GRANDE MAY RECEIVE
COMMISSIONS.
SITES FOR SCHOOLS SOUGHT
Twenty Institutions for SubnormaI
and FeebIe-Minded Children to Be
Established This Year, Accord
ing to Supt. Schultz.

ing to Supt. Schultz.
Llano Grande, Texas
Seven second ieutenants from the
Minnesota brigade have received or
ders at Llano Grande to report imme
diately to regiments of the regular
army for trial to determine their fit
ness for commission in the United
States army. Of the officers named
three lieutenants, James F. Carnegie
Harry E. Fisher and James Slack are
from Minneapolis. The fourth officer
from the First regiment is Lieutenant
Walter R. Graham of st. Paul.
Cyril B. Spicer and Cyrus Jennings
were selected from the Second regi
ment and Eugene c. Kalk from the
Third.
May Not Rejoin Regiments.
The militia officers will serve with
the regiments to which they have been
assigned until they have satisfied the
commanding officer that they are quail
flied to accept commissions. 1t was
predicted that the men from the Min
nesota brigade probably would not re-
join their regiments for several
months, if at all.
With the exception of Lieutenant
Kalk, who goes to the Twenty-sixth
infantry, all the Minnesota officers are
assigned to the Twenty-eighth infan-
try with headquarters at Fort Ring
gold. A daily hike Of four miles has
been part of the program of the troops
for the last two weeks and the men
are rapidly rounding into splendid
condition.
Schools for Feebe-Minded.
st. Paul.
According to C. G. Schulz, state SUI
perintendent of education, twenty
schools for subnormal and feeble
minded children probably will be es-
tablished this year. The announce
ment followed the superintendent
invitation for applications from cities
and his conference with DR.. H. Kuhl-
man, specialist in mental diseases at
the state school for feeble-minded at
Faribault, regarding standards and
rules to govern the schools.
An act of the last Legislature au-
thorizes Superintendent Schulz to es-
tablish such schools where needed and
provides state aid at the rate of $10O
for each pupil.
In addition to schools for subnor-
mails conducted last year-six in Min
neapolis, five in st. Paul and two or
three in Duluth" the superintendent
said, 1T is expected that six or more
new ones will be established.
X X X
To Fill Lambert's Place.
Officers of the First Minnesota Field
artillery were to vote on the successor
to Colonel George C. Lambert, dis
charged for physical disability. All
officers of the Minnesota artillery have
the right to vote, either by telegram
or letter. Major George E. Leech,
Minneapolis, and Lieut.. Col. William
j. Murphy, st. Paul, were rated as
leading possibilities for the commits
sion.
The first battalion was said to be
oShOuoiOo " ChIi Olu lOI Inc SOuIn
Wednesday, but the announcement of
the election, made by Adjutant Cen
eral Fred B. Wood at the direction of
Governor Burnquist, made it appear
that the departure would be later. Cen
eral Wood refused to discuss this mat
ter.
May Reorganize Battery r.
General Wood was inclined to be-
lieve reports from Llano Grande, Tex,
that Major Leach had asked Governor
Burnquist for authority to reorganize
Battery F, which is made up largely
of University of Minnesota men. These
men are to return to complete their
studies some time after September 1.
Captain George R. Greene, inspec-
tor and instructor of Minnesota field
artillery for the past 10 months, sue
ceeded Colonel Arthur Johnson, senior
officer, Fort Smelling. Col
onel Johnson has just left for Browns
vile, Texas, to become lieutenant col
onel of the Thirty-sixth infantry.
X X X
Students Home Sept. 1.
General E. M. Lewis, camp COM
has received from the War
department memorandum of the pol
icy to be pursued by the administra-
ton with reference to university stu
dents or prospective students who are
now members of the national guard.
According to this notice, all organiza-
tons of the guard comprised of under.
graduates are to be returned to their
home stations September l and mus
tered out. Federal recognition of these
will be withdrawn.
X X X
Praises PIattsburg Camp.
w. G. Smiley, ST. Paul, major and
Judge advocate of Minnesota head
quarters, formerly of Company C, and
later lieutenant of volunteers in the
Spanish-American war, returned from
a month in the military training camp
at Plattsburg, N. Y. 1t was a wonder
full experience, one that every man
with month to spare in the summer
ought to get" said Major Smiley 1--WE
were under regular army discipline
and they made every effort to pump
into us every ounce of military train.
ing possible"
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