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...trained, and later how he is fitted into the general scheme of a huge fighting machine. The discussion, which takes five chapters, treats not only the technical side of drill and organization, but also touches on the by-products of military training,--military habit, discipline, efficiency, self-confidence, self-control, orderliness, loyalty, and obedience...
...well known, not confined to increased military knowledge alone. There are physical benefits derived from the constantly active outdoor life, the mutually broadening influences of intimate associations with students of other institutions, and the increase in business efficiency through habits of obedience, order, and self-control...
...fallacious, for each nation tries to be the best prepared until at length this competition of armament becomes intolerable and war inevitably follows. The great underlying principle involved, which so many people seem to overlook, is that whatever policy a nation pursues, it has no power to control...
...undergoing instruction; l.e., at drills, or other military formations, and during the lectures, schools, etc., which they attend. It must be borne in mind that "courtesy among military men is indispensable to discipline," and that obedience to the will of the superior is the cardinal principle of proper military control and its resultant efficiency...
...Saint Nicholas, New York, offers an opportunity to hear a really unique performance. In the first place, the range of the Russian male voice is far beyond that of the occidental basso, in some cases going a whole octave lower. The singing is always unaccompanied, which necessitates absolute control of time and pitch. Then, although all of the old Slavonic Church music has been preserved, in the last century there has been a great revival in its composition, and musicians like Tschaikowsky and Rachmaninoff have contributed to its stock. The concert will be very much worth hearing, if only...