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��3RS THE FORT SHERIDAN ASSOCIATION

1:00- 2:00 3rd, 4th and 5th Batteries Lecture in Gymnasium. Unless

at Special Drills or Conference the following:

7:00-12:00 1 Hour Conference, Probability Problems worked on black- board by candidates. Remainder of time same as Tuesday.

1:00- 4:00 Walk, including Road Sketches, with position and Panoramic Sketches at the end of Road Sketch, and Road Report. 1 Platoon Mounted, same as Tuesday.

7:00- 9:00 Study, F. A. D. R., Pars. 1095-1155. Read F. A. D. R., Pars. 240-259.

Special Drills and Conference.

6th and 7th Batteries — Lecture in Gymnasium.

3rd Battery — Pair Drill, Firing Battery, Use of Instruments.

6th Battery — Pair Drill, Firing Battery, Use of Instruments.

7th Battery Pair Drill, Firing Battery, Use of Instruments.

Unlesss at Special Drill or Conference the follow^ing: 7:00-12:00 1 Hour Conference, F. A. D. R., studied the night previous.

1 Hour Blackboard or Terrain Board Firing.

2 Periods of Equitation tests for seating and hands at w^alk and trot in riding ring.

\^2 Hour School of Battery, Dismounted.

1 Hour Occupation of Position, using men Dismounted to rep- resent Teams and Cannoneers. Teams to be sent to position of limbers under cover.

1 :00- 4:00 1 Period of test in Equitation in Riding Ring, same as morning w^ork.

Cleaning Horse Equipment. 1 Hour Buzzer Practice.

7:00- 9:00 Study Pamphlets on Liaison.

1 Hour Buzzer Practice in Study Hall or Squad Rooms.

Inspection of Battery.

Review for Batteries whose regiment has review.

Yl Hour Military Hygiene and First Aid.

Hour Written Test.

Any Back Work. NOTE: The Road Work Mounted called for each day will be had irre- spective of any Special Drills or Conferences, except Lectures by Captains Solbert and Bertrand. All the Batteries w^ill be present at these Lectures, and Equitation or Road Work w^ill not be allowed to interfere with a complete attendance at such Lectures.

Work on Saturday w^ill be completed by 1 1 :30 A. M.

What some of the humorists thought about the Schedule is shown by a Resume by Private D. McCormick, in "The Reveille," entitled "Things We Could Do Very Well Without":

1 . Reveille.

2. Hash for breakfast.

3. First sergeants.

4. Position and aiming drill.

5. Pacifists.

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