Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-19

and one Of those to undergo inSpec-
ton Is detailed to other work for the
time that his comrades might have 10
prepare for inspection. it might make
him sore when the colonel looks him
over and says: This mans gun is in
a filthy condition: l guess he should
be confined to the company street for
a week or so until he learns how to
clean It," Still he shouldn't get sore
but should find time somehow TO be in
shape. That's military and the ballinG
out he got even though he was hardly
to blame, is necessary to discipline. II
might be different in time OF peace but
the war is on now.
The case Of Private Daniel occurs to
me. He was drafted back in Septem-
Der. and like great many Of us !
guess he had tco easy sailing before
he came into the army. He left IA
sweetheart behind around Scotland
Neck or some other North Carolina
haven when he went TO war: and Il
month or so ago. he decided or
they decided they would get married.
The date was sct-21th. think 1t was.
Private Daniel informed the proper
authority that he wanted pass back
married the eth and he had to be
there.
He was informed that he couldn't
get a pass at the time desired. that
the allowed quota Of men were away
on pass and that he would have TO ar
range for a change OF date for the
bells or else.
Private Daniel went AWOL that
night which is short for absent with
out leave. He married her" on the
27th in accordance with schedule, had
Il honeymoon for few days and then
returned to Camp Sewer.
The sentence OF the Summary Court
officer was that he. Private Daniel
should forfeit one-half of his pay per
month for a period Of two months.
Looks hard. perhaps to the civilian.
that man should be courtmartialcd
because he went home TO get married.
Suppose the lad had been allowed
TO 90 scot free. Why every rookie"
in this outfit would be going AWOL
cnce q week and upon his return would
swear that he went TO get married.
forgetting half of them. that they told
the same story the week before and
furthermore that they are allowed only
one wife per.
D-i-s-c-i-p-l-i-n-e is a hard word.
Yet we are all fast learning just what
it means and that we have to stand
under in order to make good soldiers.
had my first experience as a school
teacher a day or so back-a soldier
can do almost anything. II seems. The
rcgimental school for illiterate SOL
diers was one teacher short that day
and l was detailed as n substitute.
L II ,,iere arc nearly s,5SSss-soldfers-tr the
11sth Regiment Of Infantry and about
331 of them who never had the oppor-
tnnity up until about month ago are
now learning to read and write.
There were ten men in my class the
other afternoon. Their ages ranged
from IS to 35. The eldest pupil | think
is the best student in that particular
class. He seems to realize above the
others what great opportunity he has
at hand.
had each to read in his little pri-
mer q passage from the lesson Of the
day, requiring each to stand up at his
seat, as my first teacher Miss Sudie
Allison Of the Yorkville Graded schooD
had me to do a dozen years ago. The
subject was "Saiuting the Flag" and
though progress was slow over pro-
nunciation Of some of the words, the
rating of the class as a whole was
sood-about IS, according to the
method Of grading in an academic
school.
These soldier pupils have more diff
ficulty in learning how to spell than
they do In reading or writing.
Spell infantry" said / to Private
John Brown.
"Enfranty" he spelled.
incorrect, try 1t again now; watch
the pronunciation: Infantry"
n-fran-cy."
mo: that's not correct. Don't get
impatient now; take your time and
"In-fan-cy," spelled John. and then
suddenly realizing that he has missed
again, rubbed his hands through his
hair and with a frown declared: "Oh.
darn IT,; I am in 1t but l can't spell
it,"
Next" / called. Jas. d. Grist.