Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-23
District National
Guard Activities

The president Of st. Johns Mill
tary Academy, Delafield, Wis, has Of
fered the District Of Columbia National
Guard a part-paid scholarship to that
institution In the name of the Gen.
Charles King Memorial Fund, Gen.
King having been connected with the
Wisconsin National Guard and having
been associated with st. Johns Mill
tary Academy for approximately so
years, 1t was announced at brigade
headquarters last week. The usual
tuition fee and fixed charges at st.
Johns Military Academy are $l,155 for
the FIRST year. The scholarship to be
awarded will be $500, leaving the bal
ual winning the scholarship.
The candidate for this scholarship,
1t was further announced, will be
selected by competitive examination and
must be acceptable to st. Johns Mill
tary Academy. He may be ready to
enter either the ninth, tenth or eleventh
grades. Candidates must be sons Of
active members Of the District Of Co.
lumbia National Guard at the time they
enter their competition.
Further information in connection
with the course will be supplied by the
adjutant general of the local Guard.
Brigade headquarters has been in
formed that the name Of the Militia
Bureau Of the War Department has
been changed to National Guard Bu-
reau.
In announcing the result Of small
arms firing in the Sd Corps Area during
the target year, 1882, the commanding
general said, in q letter to the local
brigade, that he wished ito offer my
appreciation and congratulations to the
regiments which attained the highest
percentage of men qualified, and also
those which had the highest percentage
completing the prescribed courses. Their
marks are we'll within the attainment
Of other regiments.
1T Is believed" the letter adds, this
summary will be useful in fixing the
standard Of proficiency for 1898 for
the units in the District Of Columbia.
that regimental commanders may know
what other regiments are able to &C
complish."
Under rifle firing the figures show
that the l21st Regiment Of Engineers
of the local Militia had 433 persons
on the rolls authorized or required to
flre. OF this total 1874 were excused,
200 completed the course and 81 were
unqualified. OF the total ~ qualified
As expert rifemen, 20 as sharpshooters
and 1873 as marksmen. The report
shows that in this regiment 54.3 per
cent qualified and 50 per cent COM
pleted the course.
In the pistol practice 100 were on
the rolls required or authorized to fire,
in the 12lst Engineer Regiment; 26
were excused, 104 completed the
course, SO who completed the course
pleted the course as expert pistol shots,
II received sharpshooter ratings and
there were A marksmen. This gave
50.7 per cent qualification; 80 per
cent completing the course.
In the pistol work in the 260th Regi-
ment of Coast Artillery, 3i9 were re-
quired or authorized to fire; II were
excused. 248 completed the course, 143
who completed the course we're un-
qualified. The regiment produced 6
experts, IS sharpshooters and "a marks
men. This gave a percentage Of 32.9
qualified and IT. completing the
course.
In the automatic rifle firing the
l2lst Regiment of Engineers had 48
on the rolls required or authorized to
fire, Is were excused, 80 completed
the course: 10 completing the course
were unqualified This regiment pro-
duced in this group 4 sharpshooters
and 10 marksmen. This was 48 per
cent qualification and 68.7 per cent
completing the course.
1t was announced by the chief of
the National Guard Bureau Of the War
Department that pending publication
Of new regulations and policies under