The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-17
An Eighteenth Birthday Editorial

At'aatttAf F'-"'
PIN Sheridan. ihe dashlng cavalry
mar who came 10 from Winchester
anon one occasion al a rate that
would be- tho despair OF safety
FIRST leagle.
The CHARGER that Little Pail
mounted 20 miles away. came from
Mchrap The steed was Dis
taucccoumming precursor Of No
Detroit aivvers Ia which Gen Jofne
took hls famous ioyride To- re
Marine
The refund sawedoF sheridan
Wa pornlar with 'he West Point
ers someone asked aim what Nes
Tho funniest thing ttat happened
IN al hts army career. He replied
n was when a tai. raw boned irish.
man tried 10 subdue at army mule.
IN tha course OF her gyrations she
20, her foot In one Of the stirrurs
-Tbst settles r. said Pat
you're going to get on. I'm soing 70
get or"
Al another time Little Phi took
hand IN putting an awkward Gel
&c thru squad drill-the same sort
~ ordeal our oonscriptet lads ara
now enduring neroicaliy IN all The
Environments
-Bear in mind. Mike" said sher1-
dan. YOU must put your heels to
xether. stand erect, draw IN your
stomach. throw out your chest.
xrind back your shoulders. look
neither 70 right or left up OF down.
but cast your eyes 80 feet straight
ahead
-Must I do all that, Gineral-' MiKo
inquired
-sure." said Gen. sheridan
"wen. then. goodbye, GinerNA
shouted Nike 70 his short-statured
instructor. "ru never zee VOC
again"
When the grey-ooated gaiiAnts
marched Ia review before Gen. Shsr-
dan upon The parade ground a.
west Point. he saw q firm-5zvsd'
well-sat.up ix-iooter, steettrue and
bladostraieht in charge Of The ca
det battalion
10 was q frst-cisssman. from
Missouri and he had shown thefn.
for be was captain Of 60 A, the
highest honor the corps has 20 be
ttow lie was older and more Sc
rious-mnded than most 81 the mem
hers OF fhe class of 800. carried
himself Always Ike soldier The
very incarnation Of discipline aHd
steadfasress
II was rare quip when someone
Put hin on the rrogram -of TIE one
TTnndTsGfH Night 4AFHftaiyt IFH
nights before graduation as giving
fearful rendering cf Take BacA
The Hear; That Thou Gavest for
he Wasn't that kind at slL
The fourth classmeu. the pieoes
OF conditional its" learned in their
first summer camp that ne Vas born
20 command. for be would beckon TO
them as they passed his tent inci-
cate the paucity o. moisture IN MS
water bucket and shout in ,oud
and resonant tone OF voice las re-
CURED by the book o. tactics. TO
the hydrant march ana they
marched.
AZ one OF the environments me
chaplain opened the sunday morning
song service, after a week Of march
ing and trench-digging. with Num-
Der 5sl-'Art thou weary. heavy
laden" No 5S1 spoke Up very
promptly and said. you bet your
bottom dollar I an. and was given
extra duty FOR disturbing The meet
ing
Let the citizen soldicr1 %, ths
present day rejoice and BE- exceed
ing glad that they are not subjected
90 The soldicr-making processes of
80 years ago az West Point 1hon
Aut tfhAlAA tNMHtttt ft 70 -
marching. dancing. swimming gym
nasium. guard duty, etc Us sup
plementcd hy such impressive per
formWces az throwing oneself prone
upon fhc floor rnd svi-lwng 20
Newberg barking af slipper or
max $50 Grafton FROM tte printed
direc rns or tho candle bdTer On
how se Tie pomade .a bGrnfh
ing bo.f buckles.
Then consider FOR a moment he
Humiliation of a plcbe. into whose
blouse s1me diW cl0ssfuar has
thrust napkin flicd with contra.
band pie or sugar AZ mcaltime in the
messhali, Win Instructions 20 drag
that to uy room. hear me-
think 81 hHn f-udging back 90 bar.
racks with this load upon his con
science and abdomen. onB 20 hear
tho corporal cry ont go fhe aap'css
wight .o draw up that tCmach
process that the mearpss and
vhentiess DAYS ard the 1igh cosf ~
living are facilitating wonderfully
nov Idfys.
And. then. such lessons in alac-
rity' Reporting and punishiuE he
last man out of the Railways in re-.
Spouse 20 The command. Turn orr
promptly. no matter how promptly
be turned ont
Also. after advising the recruits
that frrfauf acfiun uaa wanted ir