The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-16
TRAINING CAMP AT
COLUMBIA TO OPEN

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of free practical training will be
given to a. limited number of patrio-
tic youths this summer at Camp
Jackson. Based on the congressional
appropriation for this purpose only
1900 applicants will be tended this
training in each of the nine corps
areas. This makes possible the
training of approximately 10000
young men throughou. the country,
! and in what will be known as the
Citizens Military Training camps,
which, in principal, embodies the
plan of the Plattsburg camps, which
proved so popular and practical in
l1913-14-15. Young men who attend
the Fourth Army Corps Training
camp at Camp Jackson will come
from the states of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and
Louisiana and the camp will open on
July 18th.
The patriotic young man eager to
serve his country and make the most
of himself, will naturally want to
take advantage Of this opportunity.
Candidates must be citizens Of the
United States of good reputation, be-
tween the ages of sixteen and thir-
ty-fve years, and physically able to
| meet the requirements of normal
training. Provision will be made for
all necessary uniforms, equipment,
! arms and ammunition which will be
furnished by the army without cost.
There is no expense attached to the
training. The railroad fare or mile
age en- route to the camp and the re-
turn of the candidate to his home
will bep rovided by the government.
There will be an abundance of at
fractions. Camps afford moving pic
lures libraries, and recreation halls
for dancing and entertainments. At
tracive hostess houses are available
for use by the candidate for his
visitors, friends and relatives,
hould he desire to entertain them
during his stay in camp. Physical in
struction will stress the value of
"mas" training in athletics, as re-
Gently introduced at the West
Point military academy. There will
be no standing on side line or watch
ing the "stars" from the bleachers:
Instead it will be everyone in the
game and a game for all. The gen.
eral plan of athletic training is to
bring out the latest physical and
mental ability of each man. Lads
who "just never could" will be
taught "just how" so that upon re-
turning to their homes they will
have sufficient knowledge to intro
duce mass play in their schools or on
the "home lot" 1t is believed the
benefits derived by candidates at
the citizens camps during their
period of instruction will act as an
incentive for ther comrades to at
tend similar camp the following
year. A brief resume of the 1921
program of training for the red
course or junior grade comprises
infantry drill, rifle craftsmanship,
guard duty, camping and marching,
care of equipment, personal hy-
giene military courtesy, athletic
contests and military ceremonies.
t Interesting demonstrations will
be conducted at camps where men of
the regular army are stationed, in
order to give candidates an idea of
the various branches of the army.
Airplanes will maneuver; field artil-
lery batteries will be seen on the
march and in action; engineer and
signal corps equipment will be ex-
planned and experts of the infantry
will demonstrate the use of their ma
chine guns, grenade trench mortars
and one-pounders.
+ In brief, the purpose of the citi-
zens training camps is to increase
patriotisf, develop self-reliance and
add virility to the manhood of the
country; to bring together young
men of all types; both foreign and
native born; to develop closer ma