The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-04
G. NJ. 7. CAMP
IS PRAISED BY
ARMY OFFICERS
Col. Norton Describes Encamp.
ment as Best He Has Ever
Attended

Unusual success attended North
Dakota's first Citizens Military
Training camp, recently closed here,
according to Lieutenant Colonel E.
NJ. Norton. commanding official in
charge Of the encampment.
In a statement issued today
Colonel Norton said that the camp
was, in every respect, the best he
had ever attended, its excellence in
some respects exceeding the ex-
pectations of the officers.
This was especially true in that
no students were recommended for
return to the camp next year, which
means, according to the officers, that
every student performed his duty
we'll and faithfully, and that the
company and platoon commanders
were well satisfied with them.
1.-THE department and discipline #
the student personnel approached
the ideal. There were no cases of
inconsistencies, sullenness, insubordi-
nation, absence without leave, petty
thieving, obscenity, Sinking, missing
calls, drunkenness in camp, liquor in
camp, or any other disagreeable in
cidents that invariably occur in q
C. M. T. camp. No cases Of dis
ciplinary action were reported to my
self, the executive officer, the adj
jutant, or the commander of the
C. M. T. C. battalion. The reasons
for this good conduct may be found
in the incubation of a good dis
cipline habit the first four days in
camp, and in the unusually high type
of candidates who attended this year.
That the students are Of a much
higher type physically is shown by
the following statistics: Of 308 stu
dents who reported at camp, only
four were rejected for physical dis
ability. Three were discharged on
account of death in the family, and
two were discharged on account Of
serious illness in the family. A high
standard of discipline was main
tanned throughout the camp, and no
students were recommended for non
, return"
Officials Are Praised
Colonel Norton also took the oc-
casion to praise the city, county and
state officials and others for the CO.
operation which made the camp the
success that attended it's session
here.
1.-THE city Ct bismarck cooperated
enthusiastically and assisted materi-
ally in many ways" he said. Their
activities included the following:
The complete furnishing of 8
hostess house; the furnishing of the
officers club; the donation Of The
municipal swimming pool, foul
afternoons each week; free trans
portation of students to and from
the swimming pool; free use q
stadium seats for entertainment
area; donation of stationery, maya
zines, ETC., for hostess house; co
operation with the chaplain TO-
church services; donations for med
ais, cups and prizes for athlete
events; sponsoring Of picnic at LAX
Isabel.
Thanks are due the following
members of the Association of Com
merce, according to Colonel Norton
H. P. Goddard, secretary; Myrol
Atkinson, for municipal pool; F. h
Waldo, for stadium seats; H. o. Sax
,, vik, for magazines and stationery
Colonel Frayne Baker, for prizes
medals; Judge w. L. Nuessle, TO
ministerial assistance; Paul Wachtel
for trip to Lake Isabel; Mrs. Ere
Conklin and Burleigh chapter of tn
American Red Cross, for hostes
house and officers club.