The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-08
Military TRAINING
FOR SCHOOLBOYS
Youngest Army Ever Called Mo-
bilizad In New York.
OFFICERS TALK TO YOUTHS

Preparations Being Made by Associa-
ton to Accommodate $4,000 Boys at
a Camp During the Summer-Many
Prominent Men Have Their Sons En-
roIled-General Wood Co-operates.
New Nork.-The youngest army ever
called together was modified recently.
One thousand New York s%choolboys.
aged twelve and up, met at national
guard armories in Manhattan and
Brooklyn to enroll for the big summer
camp which is being organized by the
National School Camp association of
l Broadway.
The regiment which answered the
call to the colors is but the first group
of what is expected to be the largest
%schoolboy organization in the city.
Preparations are being made by the
association to accommodate as many
rs $4,000 boys at the camp during the
summer.
The meetings were held with the ap.
prevail and cooperation of Major Gen
eral Leonard Wood, who detailed of
icers under his command to be present
at the armories and talk to the boys
enlisting.
The largest and most enthusiastic
meeting was held at the Twenty-third
Infantry Regiment armory on Bedford
avenue. Brooklyn. Fully GOO boys en-
rolled and cheered Captain II. Il. Muir
ply of Fort Wadsworth, who spoke to
them. The officer told them OF the ad-
vantages of preparedness. He mar.
rated the military history Of the 0
try, giving examples of how heavy a
price was paid for lack of prepared
ness.
Many prominent men attended the
meeting to enroll their sons. Colonel
Chamberlain of General Woods staff
brought his boy TO stand In line with
the sons of Colonel Mitcham, also Of
General Woods staff, and Of Licuten-
ant Commander Jessup OF the Brook
lyn navy yard.
A number of the faculty OF the
Brooklyn Polytechnic institute also
was present. There Is a plan under
way to organize a battalion in tho in
stitute to attend the camp.
The idea of a great camp within
trolley distance of New York has prov
ed a most popular one. Hundreds OF
boys have had their applications filed
a considerable time, while hundreds OF
parents have also written the associa-
ton asking permission to enroll their
boys.
The camp will probably be located
on Staten Island, though the site has
not yet been definitely picked. 1t will
he a gunless camp; but. aside from
this detail, the work will follow close
ly that done in grownups' |organiza
tons. Any boy over twelve i'm public
school. high school or college is ellgi-
BILE TO join. 1t is expected hat a corps
who Will have a splendid opportunity
to study the important subject Of camp
sanitation.
The camp will open July l and will
be held for we months. Boys may re-
main there from two weeks to the en-
tire W. months If they choose. The
entire cost TO each boy will be about
20 cents a day. Each young soldier
viii have to supply his wv uniform,
which will be similar to hat Of the
boy scouts.
The incipient soldiers will be put
through "A stiff curse of training i'm
general field work, open order work
and the other regulation army drills.
In the meantime. before the camp Is
opened, the enrolled members of the
camp will drill several days every
week in the city armories.