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...probation at the College Office shall hold in the Regiment any grade higher than that of private. WM. F. FLYNN, Major, U. S. A., Retd., Commanding...
...High Command of Harvard has started its fall drive. The marks of the hour examinations in the military art are little by little becoming known and the grade of "deficient" is now the watchword in the basement of University...
...recently--is a symbol of the discipline without which an army is an ungovernable mob which a handful of real soldiers can put to rout. The young ignoramus who writes from Camp asks, "Why should an American citizen humble himself to every stripe or collar mark that indicates a grade higher in the service than himself?" The answer is that he does not humble himself. The salute is a mark of respect not given to the individual but to the rank, therefore to the system of which the democratic soldier is supposed to be an intelligent part, therefore the salute...
...touch with a man who has actually been on the fighting line was an experience never to be regretted. Canfield urged the importance of discipline for without it the Corps would not deserve the name of a military organization. Every man should know the ground covered perfectly, high than grade A, and for those who intend to become specialists in some other branch of service, it is especially vital to know the ground work. The best way to live up to the record established by the R. O. T. C. last summer and to support the University to the utmost...
...this course a total of 253 out of the possible 300 is necessary to secure ranking as expert rifleman; 238 is needed for the grade of sharpshooter, and 202 for that of marksman. A first class man is one who shoots at least 177, and a second class man 152; men shooting lower than that number are unqualified...