Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-23
BOARD
PLANS
FOR TRAINING
COMPULSORY DRILL is DECIDED UPON
AND FORT BROWN OFFICERS WILL
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NAMED
TO TAKE CHARGE OF DRILLS.

Compulsory military drill in the public
school, OF Brownsville i about 10 become
u fact.
ut u meeting 1T the school board. held
in the boards offices IN the city hall last
night. the trustees adopted i resolution in
truduced by X. ID. Crcager and seconded
by W. +. McDavitt, providing 4, follows
/. That compulsory military training
be adopted.
>. That I'll male pupils above the age
of II not physically disqualified be sub
lcrt to the drill.
3. That al high school pupils are 10
be allowed q ono-half unit credit for apt
ness in military drill in place Of physical
training.
!. That q period of forty-tivc minutes
b,t.rccn $3.50 and 4;l5 every school day
afternoon ~ let aside for purposes of
drill.
The adoption of the resolution marked
the entry vi the public schools vi Browns
Vile INTO The list Of pablic schools in many
cities ia the United States which have
adopted the compulsory military drill for
boy students. IN many eases IN place Of
physical Instruction, IL being admitted that
military drill j. equal ~ ~ physical up-
building qualities to the usual routine of
physical instructions.
The plan wv IN w adoptcl without. thus
far, a cent expense a. tie public schools
Of Brownsville. Colonel David j. Baker.
commander III the Brownsville district. and
Lieutenant Colonel Miller. post commander
10 Fort Brown. whose opinions were sought
before the final step was taken. have con
scented 10 assign I'm officer Ia take charge
81 the military instruction of the school
students. aud ut Fort Brown II wa an
roHnccd today that tile officer assigned ~
Second Lieutenant Clarence @. Appclgram
Nj the Fltty--cvcnih Infantry Machine
Gun Company. Lieutenant Apr,clgram ~
a momber OF the Officer Reserve Corps.
Lieutenant .inpelgram probably will select
TWO W three dnll men from the ranks ~
Fort Brown 10 assist hmm.
There urr ahuu; ~iNly boys ut the hign
riiuol WHO With come within thr scope W.T.
The resolution Of the school board. while
it the Central Grammar .rhonl Secretary
Fred ~tarck W.T. the school board estimated
there viii be- about two hundred hoy~ for
the military training work. Thi- will permit
Inc organization ot about three companies.
For The present the instruction viii in
cludc only drill work without guns. Later
Hid instrument nf some kind may w
adopted to be used IN place of guns. Also.
i was announced that while IL will not be
obligatory upon the boy~ ID obtain uni
forms. the wearing 81 uniforms viii BE- en-
%couragcd.
The schools will ia dismissed IN time far.
the drill ~ commence promptly al $3.50
O'Clock every afternoon, about q minute
being taken from each period IN the after
noon IN order IN allow the drill students ~
assemble ON the field.
The school. board decided To- allow two
day for the Thanksgiving holiday season
this year. Thursday and the Friday fol
lowing. ID also accepted the resignation
VT Mis- Beatrice kinlorl, and elected Mr..
T.. f.. Moore 20 the place a. teacher in The
public -chual~.
Nicc-Prc~ilcnt w. II. Clint WI the board :.
presided at the meeting and other members
present included H.. b.. Crcagcr. ". T.. Ne
Daviti. ". X. Nlcudenhall and i. H. link
ley.