Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-24
81 GUARDSMEN
TAKECOURSEN
} RIFLE SHOOTING
Twenty Indiana Towns Are
Represented at Culver
Military School.

CULVER, Ind, Oct. A.-Thirty one
National GuardsmeD, representing the
Indiana guard units OF twenty Indiana
cities and towns, are at Culver Military
Academy taking a special course in rifle
and pistol firing under Maj. Basil Mid
dleton, small arms instructor at Culver,
and a gtaR officer of the State guard.
The 151st and 152d Infantry regiments,
the 139th and list Artillery regiments
and the 18th Engineers are represented
in the enrolment OF the school. The
units at Indianapolis, Evansville, Frank
fort. Ladoga, Africa, Goshen, Hobart,
Colfax, Columbus, Greens5urg, Browns
burg, Martinsvile, Portland, Auncie, Ell
wood, Flora, FIT Wayne, Madison, Ses-
mour and Newcastle have men taking the
training.
Military regulations are observed and
the guardsmen are getting the benefit OF
much of the same training given the Gull
yer cadets. They are given the same
calisthenic exercises and physical drills
and observe the same formations. About
half their day is spent on the rifle range
in actial target work and the remainder
is spent in the classroom with Major
Middleton. who is the Indiana rife cham
pion, and former instructor at camp
The roster of the school follows: Indi-
anapoIis-Sergt L. L. Swartz, IS North
Dearborn street, Company D. 151bt In
fantry; First Sergt. Edward D. Sherrick.
IL West North street, Company II, N. O.,
151st Infantry; Albert E. Rogers. 324
Temple street, 13eth 3. A: Russell E.
McCord, 2917 RuckIe street, Battery &,
10th f. 4; Merritt Z. Davis, 354S Salem
street, both f. A; Dooley r. Cooper,
1T4O North Capitol avenue, Battery B,
139th F. A ShelbyviIle-Sergt G. H
Lennon, Company e, 151st Infantry :;
Sergt Thomas f. Heck, Headquarters
Company, 151st Infantry. Evansville
Sergt. Edwin DeGaris. 30 Washington
avenue, Battery r, 1S1st T. A; Sergt W.
II. Dare, 331 Harland avenue. Company
A, 152 Infantry; Corporal Talbot l..
Cartwright, 100 Fountain avenue. Head
quarters Company, 152nd Infantry.
Frankfort-First Sergt. Robert E. Hem
merling, Service Company, 151st In
fantry; Schuyler Coin, Company c, 151st
Infantry. Ladoga-Sergt. Chaster I.
MeCrey. Company G. 151st Infantry. At
tica-First Sergt. John z. ConOver. Com
pany 7, 151st Infantry. Goshen-Pri-
William L. Chapman, Headquarters
pany I, 151st Infantry. Goshen-PrL
John c. Lavender. Company A, 18th En-
gineers. CoIfax-Firts Sergt. William
Higer. Service Company, 152nd Infantry.
Columbus-First Sergt Charles q. Pitt
man, Headquarters Detachment, 1s1st F.
A. Greensburg-Sergt. Ivan c. Overman,
Company L, 151st Infantry. Browns
burg-First SerSt. Glendon H McCown,
NJ. G.. COMPANY n. 151st Infantry Mar
tainsville-Sergt John z. James. Com
pany K, 151st Infantry. Portland
Sergt. Ralph Hobby, Howitzer Company,
151st Infantry. Muncie-Staff Sergt
Won Chalfant. Service Battery. 1S1st F. A.
ElwOod--Seret Otis F. Blair, Battery B,
1S1st T. A. Flora-Sergt. Chalmer F. Al
baugh. Company B. 151st Infantry. Ft.
Wavne-Sergt Louis F. Foellinger, 431
Poplar street. Company X, 151st In
fantry. Madison-First Sergt. Jacob
Themes, Battery z, 1S1st F. A. Seymour
-Liston D. Johnson, 1S1st F. A.. New
castle-SerCt. Harry NJ Turpin, Company
A, 1j1st Infantry.
Col. Smith W. BroOkhart Of washing
ton, Iowa. president of the Natlanal Rife
Association. who has been captain of sew
eral international rife teams, was ex-
pected here today to make an inspection
OF the school and speak to the class.
Adjutant General Harry B. Smith of the
State Guard, viii also be here sometime
this week to visit the school