The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-24
557 ENROLLED
FOR MILITARY
TRAINING CAMP
Fort Lincoln Prepares to Re-
ceive Students from
Seven States
NORMAL Err WAY
Citizenship Training Stressed
in Instructions to Officers
Who Will Teach
NORMAL UNDER WAY


Fort Lincoln hummed today with
preparations for its forthcoming
school Of the soldier.
Enrolment for the Citizens Mill
tary Training Camp to open at the
Fort August today totaled 557, a
figure we'll above the minimum
quota.
Col. E. NJ. Norton, long connected
with the work Of the C. NJ. T. c.,
who gained popularity in the north
west for his work at the Fort SHELL
ing C. M. T. c. camps, all Of which
were outstanding successes, is in
charge Of the arrangements for the
camp.
Details from the Fourth infantry
were busy about the grounds get
ting everythin. in shape for the
coming Of the students and the nor
NAL school for officers who will
have charge Of its activities was in
progress.
OF the 557 men assigned to the
school 260 come from western Min
nesota. 1S9 from North Dakota, 81
from South Dakota, IL from Iowa, /
from Kansas and from Nebraska
Last minute changes in plans by
some of the students are expected ia
result in slight changes in the en-
rollment now registered. A few
more men may be assigned to the
camp.
Fine Body of Men
Students in the camp, coming
from seven states will in the aggre-
gate form one Of the finest gather.
ings of young men who have ever
been assembled in Bismarck. They
come here for school of the soldier
filled with work and with plenty Of
time for play as we'll. For a month
they will live the life Of the soldier
and receive military training of the
greatest practical value.
There will be q big athletic pro.
gram as part Of their work, includ.
ing kittenball. volley ball, baseball
boxing, wrestling and big specia'
entertainment programs at the post
we'll situated and ideally equipped
for the Forthcoming training camp
A small tent city was in place to-
day for sleeping quarters. Finish
ing touches were being put on the
headquarters building and when the
camp opens August / everything
will be in first class condition fol-
the reception Of the citizen army.
Officers attending the norma
school put in a big days work to.
day. From 1880 to 500, they had
instruction in physical training from
Lieutenant Harron. The next hour
was devoted to instruction in drill
and command by Captain Rase
Capt. Shutter gave instruction in Citi.
zenship from 9 until 10 o'clock. Cap.
tain Rase gave instruction in the ex.
ercise Of command from 10 to II
o'clock. From IL to 1c o'clock Cap.
tain Bloomqust was in charge Of in.
struction in ceremonies. From / un.
til 2 o'clock Lieutenant Colonel Nor.
ton gave instruction in the duties Of
officers and noncompissioned Of.
ficers. Captain Bates gave instruc.
tion in combat principles from 2 I'm.
til 4 o'clock. After that there wat
q half hours instruction in grouE
games by Lieutenant Harron.
Big Athletic Program
Schedules for athletic activities n
the camp include organization o1
two baseball leagues to be known ci
the American and National. Each
will have four teams and there will
be a regular league series.
In addition to the athletic activi.
ties there will be boxing and wrest.
ling shows with . particularly big
program arranged for Saturday eve.
nings, when the band will give ar
entertainment and Major Fairbanks
s'songbird of the army" will lead .
period Of community singing. One
Of the biggest Of the entertainment
programs will be arranged for Sat.
urday evening, August 8.
Teaching Of citizenship is being
specially stressed in the normal
school now under way.
Arrangements for the physica
comfort Of the men who will attend
the camp leave nothing to be de.
sired. The new mess halls are
among the finest and best equipped
at any army post. They will be in
charge Of cooks who are graduates
from the army cooks college 1t Fort
Riley. Details will be assigned tc
duty in the mess halls as waiter.
from the enrolment at the camp
Each student will take his turn al
this duty. Special uniforms are
provided.
Meantime Bismarck was ready K
do its part in making the stay Of the
c. d. T. G. students pleasant and
profitable. Committees were ready
to cooperate with officers ia charge
Of the camp IN my undertaking that
would lead to its success.