The Denver star. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1913-1963, 1916-10-21

Forty. ninth Year Of Institution oo"o'
I'd by General Samuel Chapman Arm
strona to Bs orsatsst In Its History.
Major Ailsn Washinste" Outlines
PROGRAM For Military Training.
by w. ANTHONY AERY.
Major Allen Washington, commandant
Of cadets at the Hampton Va) fnsd-
tute and we'll known successor to Dr..
Robert R. Motion, now principal Of the
Tuskegee (Ala.) institute. u entnusi-
astic over the way Hampton has begun
its 1851 school year, which Is It's
forty-ninth year of activity for the
training OF boys and girls to become
leaders in community building. Major
Washington says;
I'VE had to turn away more stu
dents than ever before. A great many
boys and girls who made application
had to be refused on account OF the
lack of accommodation At Hampton
Next year we shall have our new dor
mitory-James hall-fully completed
About one third of 1t il almost finished
now, and the other two-thirds will be
ready in 1917.
81 think there Is an improvement In
the student material this year over last
year-yes, q marked improvement The
young men are better developed phys
icalIy and mentally. More students
than ever before passed the Hampton
examinations. They also passed bet
ter state examinations. We have less
than half dozen-less than four-wno
failed absolutely. There IL hopefui-
ness in the idea that the schools on
the outside are giving students better
preparat ton than ever before
| Our military organization was IN
der way the first day the school opened.
It worked right along with the acad-
emic organization. The boys fell into
companies and marched to dinner the
very first day The battalion had been
-carefully organized the day before
school opened. and everything was In
readiness for a prompt beginning. All
our plans had been made before the
students arrived. Consequently the
boys fell right into their places when
they came TO Hampton.
I'VE hone to improve the drilling
from year to year. We take up ouI
drill with the Individual. We advance
from the sadividual to the squad and
from the squad to the company and
from the company to the battalion
We hope this year to give more time t
Individual men. and SO the whole bat
talon will be better instructed than
ever before.
I'VE also hope to have special settins
up exercises. such AS have been used
at Plattsburg. \. Y. in the training
camp, for our men at Hampton during
the year When the weather IN goot
the military work will be carried or
out OF doors When the weather Is bad
We shall have lectures on some specia
military topic or something pertaining
to general health and uplift.
I'VE are very fortunate to have with
US from week to week Captain Adelnc
Gibson OF the Coast Artillery schoo
at Fort Monroe. who has for the las,
two years given us excellent service
This year we have plans for much
greater things than before. Captain
Gibson will probably bring with hin
some other Fort Monroe officers. who
will help In military operations. The
feeling on the part Of Captain Gibson
and the rest Of the officers at Fort
Monroe il very friendly toward the
cadet corps at Hampton institute"
The total enrolment is well ovel
900. The boarding department l.
larger than ever before-924 boys ant
girls, exclusive Of the teachers and 9th
er school workers.. The entering elias.
numbers over 800 and has representa-
tives from many states. The Whit
tier school. which Il Hampton's com
munity day school and training school
under the principalship Of Miss Saraf
]. Walter. has Also opened with 4 fall
sized enrolment.
Among the new colored teachers ant
workers sre: Mrs. Ursula g. Colding
Mrs. Florence p. Herbert, Miss Gract
Stewart, Clarence A. Atkins. william
Fl. Kenle Esa F. Roam and LORENZO c
white.