The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-08-30


up exercises which ordinary occupy
tie hrist few nninules of The day. They
g'onsist cf certain movements of the
Load. arms trunk and legs which are
carefully designed not merely to de
volop your Inpscles but also TO in
ero1ae your skin, grace. seif-control
and seff-felsance Al the same time
tbey VIII also put you into the right
frame OF mind for vigorous days
work.
Ia the mornings when the bueIe
rings out the reveiue. and you crasl
out cf yoar bunk reluctantly. possibly
trssi and sore from the previous days
work, yuu wiz find yourself wonder-
fdliy frerhencd and cieercd up by
few I1inuies' vigorous settine-up sx-
orciscs- Watch their effects on your
seif and you viii see why they are so
hIghiy regarded by the most exper-
fenced soldiers Of ihe army. IL VIII
b. only a short time until you look
urun the early morning setting up
sriIi as one of the pleasantest feat
ures Of your day.
Then comes washing up and
breakfast Usually breakfast is FOL
lowed by half hour for cleaning the
barracks and hunks and putting cloth
ins boddlnr in order. Frequently the
company commander. viii inspect the
iiaI7ncIss Immediately afterwards 10
make sure that every man has attend
cd to his part OF the work. There is
uhcn often some time which the train
ea soldier uses for attending to his
personal needs, tidying up his cloth
Ing and Tie IKE
The remaining two or three hours
~ the ms.ning are Likely TO b. spent
~ drig al nrst in ~cicse order aud
later ia "oxtended order" also. These
terms vii be explained in another
part Of this course As you advance.
the drills viii become more and more
interesting. During the drli there
are numerous sho-, pcsIods OF rest. .
In most camps guard mounting
comes about noon This consists OF
relieving the men who nave been
Guarding The camp and tuning over
IN du,y to new men. Each soldier
mounts guard not oftcner than once
week. Afier guard mounting the men
20 Ia dinner shiah comes at twelve
o'clock. Al least rne hour is always
allowed for dinner and rest
Durins the afternoon the work is
i.k-ly 10 varied and to include add
tlcnei seilsw-ur exercises and uthel
iruis iarFei iraeti,o. hayonet cxer
clscs and aiier more advanced driu.
ing. Abasit i've o'clogk cones The ey
sninE parade ARD '1x trcaG.-' when the
fiag Is lowered or r,irled Tor the night
The band plays Tho Star Spangiod
Hammer while ali officers ard sol
ficrs stand alicuuon. The ceremony
Is designed 10 deepen each mans re-
sreci and love for the flag which he
segNcs; 1t Is alsass impressive After
the fiar ~ lowered. it Is carernfis
folded and escorted by the guard TO
headquarters. whers It is kept unta
the next morninc. when 1t is a-al q
raised.
Supper csl0es between Eve and six
o'clock. and IS usually followed by q
period OF rest In the training camps
iheio w,u be many opportunities for
a variety oJ healtalui ahusems.n;s :
foe spr s. music. tho ,noalro ana so
on ~ iaief described. Taps are
sounGei by ten o'Aocs This Is the
siEnai To rut oui Oh iirhts. retire and
keep quiet "lt ei1scs tfc day fer the
se'eicr ad sesids iim To HIS blankets
a iiosd and siseps man"
Ems Is only sample OF day IN
camp ON some iays ycar ccmpans
~lH so 0ff ga -bikcs After a time
there may BE- longer marches. when
Sou viii ,a7s Sour shelter tents VIII
yoa gpd viu mske sour own csrir
oaeh cNoniss ATheac ave DAYS shat
VIII rspocalls ipierosiin,. Sou wn'
'eN8 The soldiers art of oaaptiug
yorrscif 70 new sisations and makip
yogrsn'f ccrWoV,ahie
Your oIicc,s WI ask YOU 10 do
maiirng tiiat thuy have mot man
tfacs dane themselves rhcs wn ask
ueihins Of yop which ealy 'nevmaI.
he1'ihy nan paproi 10. aftyr n mouth
.cr two OF. tias tranius yop viii hnt
tali sou NAYS boNR TO take pn some
of the -sleai and ihe se'freiial.eo Of n
real aoldier.