The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
MILITARY TRAINING
OF SCHOOL BOYS
Foreign Counties Have Wide Range of
Regulations, Mostly of Voluntary
Nature.

A bulletin on the military plans Of
the various nations, soon to be published
by the bureau of education, department
of the interior, shows the widest varia-
ton in type of training for boys of
school age Great Britain, although She
has resorted TO CONSUMPTION in the pres.
ent war, has not had military training of
boys of school age except in the nature
of strictly voluntary work carried on by
private agencies. Australia makes mill
tary training compulsory for all boys y
to Is years of age, and New Zealand
for boys over Ia years. In Germany be-
fore the war the only military training
for boys of school age was by voluntary
organizations and was without arms. De-
crees issued during the war have pro-
vided, however, for preparatory military
training for all boys over 10 years If
age. The following is brief statement
of the practice in 20 of the nations of
the world. Many of the statements have
been obtained directly from the embas-
sizes or legations of the nations con
cerned:
British Empire-Great Britain-Strict- !
ly voluntary work carried on by private
agencies.
Australia Military instruction com.
pulsory for all boys from II to 70 years
Of age.
New Zealand Military instruction
compulsory for boys over IA years of age
Canada-Military instruction carried
on in voluntary cadet corps
France-P Prescribed military instrnc-
tions without arms, and rife practice in
elementary and higher elementary
schools Age nine to Is years; rifle prac-
tice limited to boys over 10 years of
age. Specially trained instructors.
Strong organizations carry on the work
of military preparation among older
boys
Germany Voluntary organizations Of
older public school pupils and students If
secondary schools. Training without
arms. DEGREES issued during the war
provide for preparatory military train
ing of all boys over l6 years of age
Austria Hungary Australia - Voltn-
ntary organizations for military train
ing of pupils of secondary schools, nm
ier government protectorate. Optional
rife practice in the last two years Of
secondary schools.
Hungary-Yoluntary organizations in
elementary, secondary and higher schools.
In many districts military instruction IS
obligatory in secondary schools.
switzerland Inst uction in military a
yymnastic in elementary schools obliga r
DRY throughout the school age Con- b
lucted by specially trained instructors. a
Toluntary rife practice and military driIl a
10Th with and without arms.
Sweden-Compusory practice in pub $
ic secondary schools for boys from Is t
o IL years of age Given by special in I
tructors.
Norway Voluntary rife practice. {
Italy Military training given as 81
gatory subject in national colleges"
'rivate agencies provide for simple mil
airy drill for younger boys.
Spain-No distinct military training is 81
iven. Some simple drill is included III 81
he program of physical training 10
Portugal-No military training is Civ 81
n in schools. The subject Of physical or
ilture," which is taught generally, in -
udes simple drill without arms. BOYS
,out organizations are numerous.
Russia-Prescribe military gymnastics <
elementary and secondary schools =
Netherlands Military training given z
voluntary organizations for boys over :
J years Of age. 9
Greece-Very intensive military in .
ruction is given in gymnasia, under the :
ltronage Of the king. Simple Irill Oh 2
inns in all public schools in connection (
it'll physical training 9
Japan Military gymnastic obligatory <
elementary, secondary, and normal =
hools 2
Mexico Obligatory military drill with (
ms in all primary and secondary 2
hools Regulated by state laws. y
Argentina Obligatory military train 3
z in the last two years of secondary 2
hools Specially trained instructors. x
Bolivia Simple drill in connection !
it'll gymnastics. x
a