Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-10
If Corps Comes Up to Legal
Requirements 1t Will Be
Given Officer
Especial star.Builetin Correspondencel

Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence
OAHU COLLEGE, Nov. Tit looks
as if Punahou were. going to benefit
greatly by General Orders Nos. AS and
49 of the Wsr Depat tment, dated Sep
tember IS and 90, 1916, respectively
These orders have to do with 1.-THE
detail of officers and non-commission-
ed officers 10 schools and colleges, un-
der the provisions of section Sc of the
Act of Congress approved June 3, 1916,
and the issue of arms, tentage and
equipment therato."
The above mentioned act of Con-
gress of June 3, 1916, provides that
such arms, tentage and equipment as
the secretary of war sh--il deem ne
cessary for proper military training
shall be supplied by the government to
schools and colleges having
a course of military training prescri0-
ed by the secretary of war and having
not less than 100 physically fit male
students above the age of Ia years.
Furthermore, the act states that the
secretary Of war is authorized to de-
all such commissioned and non-com-
missicned officers of the army to said
schools and colleges, So detail
ing not less than one such officer or
non-commissioned officer to each 50t
students under military supervision. :"
Soon Be Inspected
Punahou will Very soon be inspect
ed by an officer of the u. S. Army,
detailed to ascertain whether or not
the school qualities in every stipula-
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Of the 125 students taking military
training in the preparatory school,
there are i12 students in the academy
all physically fit and above the age
of "a years-who are taking this mill
tary training at present
The act requires that an average of
not less than three hours a week per
school year shall be devoted to mill
tary training This will net necessi-
tate any change in the present pro-
gram of PunahouS curriculum, for al
ready every boy is required to drill
for two periods per week, not includ-
ing an extra period per week spent by
all officers and non-commissioned Of
ficers in special military training. To
make up the extra time per week it
will only be necessary to count in the
time spent in gallery practise. on the
rifle range. and in certain military
poblems End weekend camps as may
be arranged for later. All these fea-
lures will be OF the greatest benefit
to the boys. and the parents have in
many cases suggested and urged the
camp idea
Course of Training
The course OF military training as
prescribed by the secretary of war
includes The following subjects as a
minimum;
ta) nomenclature and care of tho
and equipment tbl Infantry
drill regulations; close and extended
order to include school OF the soldier,
squad and company. fcl instruction
Il firing the rifle, to include gallery
practise.
Prnahou offers more than this min
imum. Every boy is given much calls
themes and setting up exercises.
Besides this. signaling, first aid, n.y.
giene, patroling, interior guard duty,
and as much as is possible of recon
naissance work and map reading are
being planned for the boys But in
military training as in most all other
student activities, time is a tyrant and