Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-15
HOME-READlNG COURSE FOR CITIZEN SOLDIERS
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draw long faces. The historian goes on: "The march was made in high good humor the soldiers laughing and jok- fzE at their ill-luck with tim. comic brightness characteristic of Americans in difficult circumstances-
 Three Qualities of Battle. Fi.aIir. there are the three battle qualities of the good soldier: Spirit,
 Tenacity, ~ Self-reliance
 Unless a man has these three quail ities-even though he possesses all the other six in good measure-he is after all only a campfire soldier. Spirit.
 Spirit-fighting spirits far from being more mere hatred of the enemy or blind fury, on the one hand; nor is it mere passive obedience to orders, on the other. It means cool, self-con- which enables a man to shoot as straight OF the battlefield as he does in target practice. However. it even goes a step beyond that point. Deci- sive victories cannot be won by mere ly repulsing the enemy. "Only the of- fensive wins" Infantry Drill Rcgu- lations, paragraph SID
 Like all the other qualities of a soldiers, spirit can be cultivated. An untrained army seldom, possesses 1t But it can be developed. You can and will develop it until 1t becomes as much a part of yourself as any of your easy going civilian habits.
 Tenacity.
 Spirit carries body of soldiers for ward Tenacity is the quality that soldiers is never ready to stop fighting until his part of the battle is won. Tenacity was never better expressed than in the words of John Paul Jones' l,s se Iro1 6 kaf1 on his sinking ship which was leaking like a basket, he replied to his ad- versary's invitation to surrender, Sir I have not yet begun to fight" Two hours later the battle came to a sud- den end when the colors of the enemy's vessel were hauled down.
 Self Reliance.
 Self-reliance is characteristic of the American, whether he is serving as a soldiers or in some civil occupation Much of the same quality is sometimes referred to as finitiative." It is a quality needed more than ever before in present day warfare. Major Gen eral Leonard Wood. in his introduc ton to tht Field Service Regulations of the United States army says:
 Officers and men of all ranks and grades are given a certain independ- ence in the execution of the tasks to which they are assigned and are eX- pected to show initiative in meeting the different situations as they arrlVe. Every individual from the highest commander to the lowest private must always remember that inaction and neglect of opportunities will warrant more severe censure than an error in he choice of the means"
 Making YourstIf Stronger.
 The nine qualities which have just been reviewed are those which every one of us would like to have for him. seIf. They are the essentials of virile and successful manhood whether in the army or out of it. Even the moral weakling and the stacker in their hearts admire these qualities.
 Doubtless you have developed some of them already-peThaps all of them 0 a greater or less extent. Many a nan has discovered, when put to the est, that he possessed these quail ;es without having himself realized it. But under civilian conditions it is not easy to cultivate all of them.
 In the army you will have your op- 'ortunity in a few months of training If In so doing you will learn to con- to strength these qualities in your self. In so doing you will learn to con- troI your self to take care of yourself under all conditions. to meet hardship md dna ger unffinchingly. to be fear -ss and self-reliant. At the end of these few ~arr-rra 5T training you will ave gained immensely in vigor and in strength.