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 THE SECOND OFFICERS' TRAINING CAMP

��On Saturday the men were given their first leave. It came as a great relief to many. Tired bodies and tired brains tempted men to sleep for twenty-four hours in some quiet place. Many went to their homes — some to the city for a change; but tucked aw^ay in some corner, or down by the lake you could see man after man trying to make up during the brief respite for his slowness in grasping what had been taught through the week.

In many a secluded spot on that first day of leave, some hard-pressed rookie drilled and studied, hoping by this added effort to maintain his place in the ranks until his body and brain would respond to the gruelling test.

Many months after the war a former rookie who had a son in the service, confessed that he had not only used his days of leave but had also used the brief hour of rest between 4:30 and 5 :30 to catch up. Down in the gully con- cealed by bushes he had employed an old army sergeant to tutor him and to put him right. This spirit w^as invaluable.

Upon their return for the second week the rookie found the official schedule posted on the Company Bulletin Board. We reprint it. Those who helped to carry it through will remember how^ some of it felt and how^ much it eventually helped.

OFFICIAL SCHEDULE FOR SECOND WEEK.

��Drill, Conferences and Study— Infantry Companies and Coast Artillery.

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��MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD, 1917.

Drill, School of the Company, Close Order.

Conference, I. D. R., Pars. 31-73.

Drill, signaling. Semaphore.

Physical and Bayonet Drill to be omitted if your regiment has

work with Capt. Kelley this day; Notes on Bayonet Training.

Special emphasis placed on Pars. 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 30, 32,

and General Instructions, page 30.

Musketry Training, Position and Aiming.

Conference, M. I. G. D., Pars. 41-137.

Throwing Hand Grenades (Notes on Grenade Warfare, pp.

9-23.

Training in Giving Commands.

Packing full kit.

Practice March, Company, Full Kit

Study, Signal Book, Pars. 41-46 and alphabet; I. D. R., Pars.

74-100; M. I. G. D., Pars. 138-185 (memorize heavy type);

Small Arms Firing Manual, part of Chapter 1 1.

��TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH

30 Drill, School of the Company.

30 Conference (Larger part of subjects studied Monday evening). 00 Drill, Signaling, Semaphore.

00 Physical and Bayonet Drill (to be omitted if your regiment has work w^ith Capt. Kelley this day).

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