Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1915 — Military School Training Helps Make Better Men In Peace [ARTICLE]

Military School Training Helps Make Better Men In Peace

By General GEORGE W. WINGATE, President of the Public Schools Athletic League, New York City

THE word militarism has now become so formidable that we are prone to shrink from anything approaching it when the word is used to mean only self defense. We do not want militarism in this country, but every Citizen should be prepared in some sort of soldier training so that he can stand side by side with the trained soldier and understand the discipline of concentrated action. THIS CAN BECOME A MATTER OF SECOND NATURE IF BEGUN EARLY ENOUGH. THE'VALUE OF Sol. DIFRLY HABITS CANNOT BF OVERESTIMATED. The boy who lias had some soldierly training has made habits pertaining thereto. He knows how to he “on the job.” If we had better soldierly training of hoys we would have better business men. Hundreds of Roys are turned out from our public schools and high schools into the business world who do not understand the first principles of obedience. I hey have a mistaken view of the importance of things. They do not know how to take their tasks. * R *t IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO MAKE EVERY BOY A SOLDIER, BUT MAKE HIM SOLDIERLY. -WHEN YOU HAVE MADE HIM SOLDIERLY YOU HAVE MADE HIM SELF RELIANT, SELF SUSTAINING.