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...school last night, a number of the temporary "non-coms." were called upon by Captain Cordier to explain portions of the Infantry Drill Regulations, and Captain Cordier told the men how to conduct next week's instruction...
...school for non-commissioned officers will be moved from Emerson D to the Baseball Cage tonight, where the men will meet Captain Cordier at 7 o'clock. This is done so that the "non-coms." may have some practice in the explanation and illustration of the first movements of the school of the soldier before the instruction of privates begins next week. The class will meet again tomorrow night at the same hour. At both of these assemblies any member of the Regiment will be welcome...
...planned to form a regiment of two battalions of eight companies each, to be trained as infantry. Infantry training, said Captain Cordier, is the basis of all other military work, and is useful in all arms of the service. The aim will be to train as many men as possible to become, with additional work, good company officers. The more complicated work necessary for higher officers will not be treated. The instruction will be divided into theoretical and practical work. It is hoped that experts in the various arms of the service will talk on their branches and several have...
...preliminaries of organization will take some time. It will, of course, be impossible for Captain Cordier to personally instruct all, and it is also impossible to obtain regular army men for this work. Therefore students who have had some military training will do the instructing, under the tuition of Captain Cordier. These temporary non-commissioned officers, whose names were announced in the CRIMSON yesterday, will at first, act as squad leaders. Later reglar appointments of company and non-commissioned officers will be made. Any man not at present on the "non-com." list who shows sufficient ability will have...
...first meeting of the school for non-commissioned officers held last night Captain Cordier outlined the work which the men must do in preparation for next week. Other meetings will take place in Emerson D this evening, tomorrow, and Friday at 7 o'clock. Any members of the Regiment will be welcome, and all temporary "non-coms." are requested to attend