Bonners Ferry herald., 1919-09-23
AFTER MILITARY
TRAINING HERE
LOCAL SCHOOL PLANS TO HAVE
SOME SORT OF A MILITARY
ORGANIZATION
SERG. CAMPBELL Is INSTRUCTOR
Captain Barry Would Organize Naval
and Marine Scouts Here

The marine division of the American
Junior Naval and Marine Scouts will
be organized in Bonners Ferry with
Sergt. Oliver Campbell as drill in
structor, according to Capt. George ].
Barry, Jr, commanding officer from
Spokane, providing the school is not
able to make satisfactory arrange
ments for the organization of a COM
pany of the Junior Reserve Officers
Training Corps. In either event it
is certain that Sergeant Campbell will
be the instructor
Supt Kerr stated last evening that
application was being made for the
organization here of the Junior r. o.
T. c. This organization is under the
direct charge of the government and
if company of 40 boys between the
ages of IA and Is years is secured the
government will furnish rifles and al
so ammunition for target practice and
/ it is possible also that uniforms will
be furnished but this is a point that
is not clear If membership Of 10C
could be obtained here the government
would station an officer here to take
complete charge of drill work, etc.
Capt. Barry visited the local school:
yesterday and gave an interesting ad
dress to the students. Further organ
ization work of the American Junior
Naval and Marine Scouts will not b'
attempted until it is known whethe
the Junior r. o. T. c. can be secured
Under the direction of Sergean
Campbell the students yesterday CAV
a short drill and Capt. Barry, afte
witnessing it, declared that he ha'
never before seen as well drilled
company, considering the short tim
the students have had in which to mas
ter military formations. Serg. Camp
bell is being highly complimented b
all who have seen the work he ha
done in such short period in the wa
of training young boys in militar
tactics.
This year military training is con
pulsory for the boys in the grade
from the fifth grade up and in tn
, freshman and sophomore classes
the high school and is elective in II
Junior and senior classes. In III
grades one hour a week is devoted
l military training and in the hie
school three hours a week. The CIR
of the freshman and sophomore ella
l. ses are also required to take cour'
in calisthenics.
= Cant. Barry, in his talk yesterda
5 told the students that the Junior Nj
t rines were organized all over u
+ limited States and were under the s
: nervision of the United States maril
>. corps.
The instructions given to the bo
q in this organization covers militia
e drill. first aid, signalling, life savlr
/ knot tying, rope splicing, physic
g drills. personal health and camp sal
:, tation.
u The military drill taught is made
"a of manuel el-of-arms, regulation, bay
lie net practice and marching.
i The Junior marines are open and
solutelv free to all boys between
AZ age of II to IS years. 1t costs
lie solutely nothing to join and there
a no dues and no tuition. The only
81 nense is the uniform and rifle, VIII
al amounts to $3.50, and includes bo
This organization is one that
solutelv cannot fail for it is backed
by the navy department, with Admi
William S. Benson chief OF naval
eratiOnS, u. D n. anu NoH'
Barnett. commandment of the u.
n Marine Corps at it's head and Gene
Daniel M. Bedell is commandant
Il the A. j. n. M. S.
The only requirements to join
Arganization are that boy must
e. iect himself to strict military dii
n pline. and must attend drill regula
he Three absences are sufficient cause
H. a boys dismissal. There is no t'
&C. of enlistment. A boy may JOIN
quit whenever he pleases, and he d
at not commit himself to any service
ut the government.
lr- The application consists OF a
si- from the parent or guardian OF tne
re stating his name in full win auur
IN height, and stating that he Is 81
Tor permission to join the American
nior Naval and Marine Scouts.