Word: militiaization
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Major Stevens is right in his statement that the proposed Harvard Battalion cannot compare with the Militia for military training. There are many men, however, who have not time to enlist with the regular Militia, and it is for these men that the Battalion is planned. A little tactical knowledge is better than none...
...following letter was received last night from Major Charles A. Stevens '04, Adjutant-General of the First Brigade Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. Major Stevens agrees with President Lowell that the proposed Battalion will have only a minor military value, and also calls attention to the state militia as a means for greater military preparedness...
...believe that President Lowell is working along the right lines when he says that a Harvard Battalion will not have great military value and I would like to back up his suggestion that more Harvard men join the militia...
...greatest needs of the militia is men of education and ability as officers and Harvard men or men of other colleges could do a great deal of good by enlisting in the militia and becoming officers in the course of time...
...Most young men have little knowledge of military matters and seems to have an idea that joining the militia is like going to jail for a period of three years--that it is impossible to get out before the end of the term. This is absolutely untrue. A man may be discharged at any time for business reasons or upon removal of his place of abode. The two chief requisites are attendance at camp for a period of eight days in summer (where, by the way, one will get more real work than at Plattsburg) and attendance at drills once...