Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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 I Military Drill Till ' tirst battalion of the Central High military training corps was organized in January, 1919, by students, mostly upper classmen, desiring to take drill. The first two months or so the organization looked as though it was to see a successful year, but as the term progressed the shiftless group of students gradually dropped from the ranks, thus leaving skeleton companies. Hut the remaining men of both companies have begun to get into the spirit necessary to make a military organization of this kind a success, and so have made thus far a fair showing. Tactics on squad, platoon, and company drill occupied the time at the loginning of the term under the direction of Lieutenant Allen, gym instructor and former air service man. Following this a little time was devoted to calisthenics, which is an essential factor in all military organizations. When at last the long-expected rifles arrived, we at once took up the manual of arms, in which nearly all the men showed their ability to handle rifles. W ith the coming of good weather the battalion did their drilling out-of-doors. We then devoted time each day for practicing the two-arm semaphore code, which proved an interesting subject. Nevertheless full credit is due to Capt. McWade, whom the government placed at Central, and by his steady method of teaching we experienced a very successful year. Capt. R. A. Fletcher. Capt. C. Fifield. Lieut. J. W. Flory. Lieut. G. H. Sif.nce. Lieut. C. Smith. ilUl ii!i!!||ll«U||||||||ijni!UUffllll = k I 20 |