The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-09-28
PUNAH0U MILITARY !.
INSTRUCTION VILE !.
BEG0MPREHENSIVE.
Frank E. klidkiff Chosen Again 70.
Head Department Al
Oahu College

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course 10 military instruction to be Of
fered at Puunhou academy and Pre-.
paratOry School for the year 1Ol7-1S.
Several thnnee9 have been made 10
the prepai aiory school program, while
that Of the academy remains in the
Nain tnuch The same az last year. The
changes in the program for both schools
come as the result Of decision 10 at.
tempt fewer th.ngs anil 10 do them bet
Ter.
Seniors y The academy will not lie
required to drill this year unless they
desire to do 80. Last year Il was
found that the final work Of college
preparatory was in many eases So
heayv that senior stuGents needed all
posi- e time.
THE rim Of military instruction at
Punabou.' ms stated in the outline Of
plans issned BY President A. +. Grif-
tbs, rs 20 teach team work, honor, re
sponsibility and LOYALTY; 20 give a
,'preparedness knowledge Of the use
Of the rifle and Of Fundamental mill
tary rrinciples. 1t Is intended 10 pre-.
pare the PNnahou boy for bigger and
mrre useful later life as well as better
s"hool life. rather than to prepare him
r army life, I. hstk "a ~
ID dk'ff Il Training Instructor.
fraUk y. Midkif is in charge OF the
military training. department again thi,
year. Captain Bennett Of the Second
lnfap'ry, Y. s. A., has been secured Is
h"ecial instructor TO the academy bat
talon. John Rollins, a new member
Of the Punahou faculty, will assist Mr.
Midkth in the work at the preparator,
school. Rayuinr non commissioned
officers viii also Assist from time Il
time in instruction in special subjects
The military program for the aead.
envy will acquire two forty -6ve.minute
periods Of drill per week for every boy,
one extra drill for officers and non -corn
missioned officers, and one twenty -four.
hour eneampment ct Punehbowl for
each company, to be held sometime dur. |
ing the spriug term. A part of each |
regular drill will be taken up by calls
themes. This work will receive a
greater amount Of time than last year.
The regular drills will also cover close |
order drill, signalling, elementary prin
eiples Of patrolling, elementary military |
correspondence for officers and non |
commissioned officers, and gallery prac |
tise, which win include sighting and |
aiming drills and mb.caliber shooting |
Encampment In Punchbowi
Al the encampment ON Punchbowl |
Instructions will be. given in first aid, |
target practise, camping conduct and |
camp sanitation. Each cadet will fire |
practise score over Especial Course |
In the preparatory department less |
time will be given to other parts of the |
work, such as signalling, first aid |
seout'craft and radio. A new company |
division viii also be made this yea
along the lines Of the grades in school |
All boys in the preparatory will be re, |
CURED to take the military training
unless excused upon request of their
parents. %" ~ ..s. .'"a. = |
The regular preparatory drills will |
take up a certain amount of close or. |
der work, physical training and moral |
training, similar TO that of the Boy |
Scouts. IL .ua.. Ill.
In addition to this required work |
each scout must elect one of the fol |
lowing lines of work: signalling, scout
craft, or radio. .a- y.
Major Douglas of Fort De Russy has |
given the use of radio equipment for |
the instruction in that line. Non-com. |
"'ioStVhou OmpcIp IIOu Tue IOTI VIII act |
as instructors. ....
President Grifiths has laid the plan |
of teaching scout craft before the Boy |
Scout council and has received their |
approval and promise of, hearty cooper |
alton. A number of the Scouts in the
academy will be available as assistant |
instructors in this work ...
The matter of uniforms for the pre-. |
paratory is still undecided. The aca 4
deny battalion has this year discarded
the. white uniform for khaki, but Il \
has not yet been decided whether OF
not the preparatory school will do the
same. ~.
Along with the military work viii
go the plan of required athletics that
was put into operation last year. Each
student viii be required to elect ono
athletic sport per term and participate
IN intercompany contests in that sport
Each student win be required to prae |
tise certain number of times before
participating In the final contests.
The sports win consist of football
soccer, baseball, tennis, swimming, ana
track. In swimming and track the con
tests will take the form of hexatha
Ions, each man competing In six events