Marston School - Howler Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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It seems now many, many years ago when we iirst started to have military training at school. But in reality it was only in 1915. Yes, we started in 1915, and, we are sorry to say, ended in the same year. During that term the idea met with small response on the part of the fellows. There was no interest at all. A small irregular attendance at drills made progress very slow imleed. The idea must have been overcome by the summeris heat, for when we returned to school in the fall ot 1916 there was no trace ol' militarism. But how time changes things! Suddenly, out of the great era ol' patriotism in the tall of 1917, came a ttash which struck our school much as a streak of lightning strikes a tree, and with very visible results. lt was beyond doubt a better time to propose drills than ever before. The necessity of military training was clearly brought home to us by our relatives and friends already in the service ot the country g aml so when the tlash matured into a live concrete thing and thrust itsell' bodily upon us things surely did start to happen. There was a regular dra1't. To be exempt you must have a written excuse from parents aml Mr. Marston. So out of about one hundred and ten pupils, something like eight-live are taking up the drill. After considering the matter it was decided that drills would be held every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon directly after classes. These things were all very easy to arrange: but then came the real important part of securing a drill master for us raw recruits. lVe do not know how it happened, but on the lirst afternoon ol? our as- sembly ill theyard, Captain Carroll, ol' the Fifth S. M. N. ti. Veteran Corps, appeared upon the scene aml took command. Then came a surprise to us, or at least most ot us. It was discovered that Louis Ilodell, of the 191.7 class, had been to Culver. Everbody knows how Culver ranks as a military school, so there was no questioning as to whether Hodell knew his business or 11011 .Isle was appointed top S01'QC2l1li. Many, many very tiresome a1'ternoons were spent whipping the company i11to shape in the yard. and, in the course of time, results were secured. Then came the very cold weather and we adjourned to the Fifth Regiment Armory for drills. lln going to the armory we are assembled in the yard at 2230 and march from there to the armory, where we have about one aml a half to two hours drilling every drill day. lVe are dismissed I'rom the armory to do as we like after drill.