Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-20
CHICAGO BOYS
TRAIN IN SCHOOL
FOR SOLDIERS
Suburb Has Battalion Prepar-
f ing for Service, Plan to
Teach Girls Elements Of
Red Cross Work,

lsetciAL eoHHssroaoanes 70 soNN'ha IousNALi
Chicago. March ~ The sugges-
| ton put forth early IN the European
war that the high school boys Of this
country be given q military training
is beginning 10 hear visible fruit and
nowhere more distinctly than IN the
Chicago district Perhaps the most
Interesting development IN al the
Deerfield high school, north Of this
city where the youth Of the aristo-
cratic suburbs Of Lake Forest and
Highland park attend They have al
ready been organized to the number
of RS, and there IN an additional
fifty that viii be added TO the com
pany This stcp has proved TO be an
example for other high schools, ana
many in this vicinity will fall in line
SIN better, the idea has taken hold
throughout the country
Cadet Corps Formed.
In order 70 get recognition Of the
United states government IL was nee
oasary "a form under federal or
aud accordingly the Ma !
tional Cadet Corps league was form |
cd Major Henry s Vail, president |
It ~ hoped that all the high schools
Of the country VIII come into this or
Responses to the sugges- /
ton have been generous thus far. The |
Dcerfiold boys will be supplied by the !
federal government with Krag-Jor- I
genecn rifles which are SO nearly like
the Springfield rifle now used by the
army that there need be no confusion
II a change Is made from one to the
other later on, A n-cOmmissionedi
pfficer has been supplied from Fort
sheridan 10 drill The boys Money 10
pay tho cost Of this undertaking is
provided by patriotic citizens
Full Equipment.
Eventually il Is expected that the
company viii be provided with all the
Equipment usually given to a body Of
such az machine guns camp
ng outfit. etc. The earnestness with
which all have gone into the affair is ,
Vidcnced by a plan for devoting the L
Caster vacation to drill and instruc-
ion. It Is believed too, that the or
viii prove permanent and |
ot merely a temporary fan Govern
r Dunno has given his approval to
he enterprise and the governor of
Wyoming has been elected an honor
ry officer, doubtless partly in recog-
ition 10 the great success that has
cen achieved in Wyoming in the
"HihN ~ Jung iI'h w '"6h WV
fforts Of Lieutenant SteVer, OF the
lnited states army. q
To Wear Uniforms. Is
Nm excellent idea which Will prob
bly, be put into operation IN the near
lture Is that of dressing these young =
zen III lhnki ana expecting them to
'ear The suits as their ordinary cloth
X. This viii identify them whcr- =
yer they 90 and viii be bar against y
isiting places where they would re-
alive harm, indeed putting them ON 9
leir good behavior wherever they -
re- Also It places all the young men y
n one democratic level The rich II
mn s son II no better than the poor q
lan's son A still further advantage
the inoXponsiveness OF the article el
clothing suit of khaki can be ~
I'D for 5, rs against a cost Of $50 for q
zen suit as probably these ordinary a
liddlcelass boys would wear. e'
General Drill. 81
The military idea will not be the re
My one IN this organization. In er
her words. work or soldering is III
ot all there is to the scheme There
III be competitions in rifle practice In
ld IN scaling walls but they viii be be
NJ on the footing of contests ~ If