Word: hiked
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...ground in a month that was covered before in three. Most of the work will consist of drill and conferences, but all the phases of modern warfare, such as bayonet fighting, trench-building, the use of gas, and the construction of obstacles, will be studied. A week's hike under full field equipment will conclude the work...
Each battalion will go to Wakefield by train or trolley on a Saturday. They will start their rifle practice immediately, camp at the range that night, continue the firing on Sunday if necessary, and will finally "hike" back to Cambridge on Sunday afternoon. Tentage for the University Corps will be provided by the Naval Reserve Force, now stationed at the range, so that the men will travel in light marching order...
...second and third companies tied on team averages, and to settle the score, each man shot one shot--we tied a second time, I shooting another 5. A second shot to each man gave us (Co.2) the lead by one point, 20 to 19. So our Company led the hike home, a thing that our Captain desired more than anything else. In 57 shots that I fired in all, I made only one 3,--all the rest, 4 and 5." EUSTACE L. FLORANCE...
...expected that the last week of camp will be devoted to a hike to Seagirt, where the State will permit the use of its rifle range for final target practice...
...first battalion returned from Wakefield on Saturday after completing a successful week of instruction. The hike to Cambridge was of the character of a forced march and the 15 miles were covered in the record time of four hours, including the hourly rests of ten minutes each. The only man in the battalion to qualify as expert rifleman was O. A. Shaw '19, who made a score of 215. There were a few other scores over 200 which just missed the total required of an expert, the best of these being by L. Hagerman '20 and A. Quint, uC, with...