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...program of the camp will, according to the present arrangements, consist of drill, study talks, actual practice as non-commissioned officers, at least one hour each day of physical work, bayonet and setting-up exercises, individual instruction in the details of rifle shooting and the use of semaphore codes, topography, marches, trench warfare, lecture and black-board talks on the theory of military tactics...
Those men who now are preparing for their departure to fight the enemy which desolates France, keep with them the responsibility of those non-combattants who at home depend on them for existence. In no surer way may a soldier consign his property to his dependents than in Government bonds. In so doing he insures them against the dangers of illy-invested capital and the waste of non-productive capital. In so doing he also in a way lays odds on his own strength of heart and arm and the strength of those hundreds of thousands...
...following appointments of ca- det officers and non-commissioned officers are made, effective June 4, 1917, and to terminate June...
...enlistment office when it closed today showed that at present there are 1,250 men in the Corps. Of this number, 797 were University students at the time of their enrolment; 99 came from the alumni; outside colleges contributed 202; and the balance of 152 men are non-collegians. The men from other colleges represent 54 different institutions and universities of the East...
...experience is required from those who enlist for the new company, but a sound heart and good eyesight are both essential. Each man will be given a single mount in the field and if a third regiment is organized many will undoubtedly be made non-commissioned officers. Preliminary instruction includes the teaching of the different codes, semaphoring, wig-wagging, the making of maps and the reconnoitering necessary to find the position of hostile batteries...