Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-20
ESTABLISH TRAINING
SCHOOL AT RANGE
Officers of National Guard
Settle Down to Four Days
Of Intensive Study.

The first days studies OF the four
dav course at the training school for
officers of pelaware's newly
National Guard. now In session at the
state Rln, Range below Now Castle
were confined largely 60 impressine
upon the officers that the military sys-
tenn In vogue prior 20 the World Wat
T. history and that tho progress.
efficiency and usefulness os the state :
organization IL based upon the closest
,o-opcration and understanding be-
tween the various branches of the ser
Vice.
Democracy. in its finai analysis, has
also been laid down as the prevail
ine law at the training school. To
weld the newly organized Delaware
body into the premier state Guard,
the instructors have started rigor-
Gus course Of trainins. Through eN-
periencc. derived from the World War,
/, was pointed ont that the advance
m.ut of the American youth along
the lines of mental Initiative and
social hygiene was imperative.
In bricl. tho whole future of the
National Guard win have its founda-
tion IN four points. namely: Morals,
sanitation and social hygiene. edu-
cation and cooperation.
II was further decided upon yeSter-
day that the unfit be eliminated FROM
the service. II win be the duty OF
the medical corps assisted by the COM
mands OF the different branches of the
service. 10 eliminate the unfit, physic-
ally. mentally and morally, 50 the
moral. of the organization will not
he lowered in times OF trial or stress.
In "a manner. the medical corps will
act as an advisory board. This
board. however. will function along
many other far-reaching lines.
Instead 81 developing the individual
into a mere machine. it is hoped to
drive mental deficiency from the
ranks. Tho new National Guard is to
be a constructive. educational and
progressive organization. There viii
BE- closer ties between the civic and
military bodies. Every effort viii be
made to acquaint the citizens with
the state service men. Federal rec
ornition of the guard has added TO it
greater dignity and influence.
Major Victor ID. washburn. during
the course OF his lecture yesterday on
care Of the Feet" asserted that fully
20 per cont ot the world war veterans
were found 70 wear too small a shoe,
causing defective feet and often dis
ruption 81 the anatomy Of the foot.
Members az the thirteen units who
will make up the combined units Of
the entire guard NJ the government
reservation. August !, viii be eSamin-
cd a. 10 their foot wear, with auto
matte measuring devices. About zoo
men will be subject 10 the eNamina-
ton.
A feature 81 the program'this morn
ing was a mock court martial. This
afternoon an hour viii be spent in
anti-aircraft instruction and tonight
a conference viii be held NJ which the
study OF infantry drill regulations win
be taken up.
There was little sleeping in camp
last nieht after the blowing of Taps,
the soldiers taking adyantage Of the
old time war spirit which seemed 70
nil the camp. There was singing,
shoe -ninging as well as one A. w. o.
l.. tn the :. o. $. after ? a. m. One
ox-service sergeant, veteran Of the
World War. was heard 10 exclaim,
this may be the army. but it's moth