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MILITARY SCIENCE AND TACTICS.

HENRY DE H. WAITE, Graduate U. S. Military Academy, Professor of Military Science and Tactics.

1. Practical Course.

Covering the following subjects:

Professor WAITE.

Infantry Drill Regulations, through the school of the battalion in

close and extended order.

Advance and rear guards, and outposts.

Marches.

The ceremonies of battalion review, inspection, parades, guard mounting, and escort of the colors.

Infantry target practice.

Instruction in first aid to the injured.

A guard shall be mounted five times (weather permitting) in each week of the college year and the guard shall be practically instructed for one hour in the posting and relief of sentinels, and their duties.

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6 hrs., throughout the year; unit each half-year. Guard mounting, M Tu Th F, 4. Prescribed, during the first three years of their attendance, to all able-bodied male undergraduate students; and in the fourth year, to officers of the regiment.

2A. Theoretical Course.

Professor WAITE.

The Infantry Drill Regulations covered by the practical instruction. The Manual of Guard Duty.

Small Arms Firing Regulations, Parts I, II, and VII.

The Articles of War, with special reference to Articles 4, 8, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 32, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 46, 47, 50, 55, 57, 61, and 65.

And the following records:

Enlistment and discharge papers, including descriptive lists.
Morning reports.

Field and monthly returns.

Muster rolls.

Rosters.

Ration returns.

Requisitions.

Property returns.

The articles of war specifically mentioned are among the most important for the young officer to know on first entering the service.

The records prescribed for study should be thoroughly understood by all graduating cadets, because they show how the soldier enters and leaves the service, how he is accounted for, paid, fed, clothed, armed, and how his military duties are regulated. Ten lectures each year upon the following subjects, notes to be taken by the students and to be made the basis of subsequent recitations or examinations.

Two lectures on the organization of the United States Army, including volunteers and militia.

One lecture on patrols and outposts.

One lecture on marches.

One lecture on camps and camp hygiene.

Three lectures on lines and basis of operations.

Two lectures on the attack and defense of advance and rear guards and outposts and convoys.

All of the foregoing to be illustrated by historical examples.

1 hr., first half-year. W, 4. Prescribed, during the fourth year of their attendance, to all able-bodied male undergraduate students.

2B. Theoretical Course.

Continuation of Course 2A.

Professor WAITE.

1 hr., second half-year. W, 4. Prescribed, during the fourth year of their attennance, to all able-bodied male undrgraduate students.

PHYSICAL CULTURE.

WALTER E. MAGEE, Assistant Professor and Director of Physical Culture.

ARNOLD A. D'ANCONA, A.B., M.D., Professor of Hygiene.

GEORGE F. REINHARDT, B.S., M.D., Medical Examiner and Instructor in Physical Culture.

MARY B. Ritter, M.D., Medical Examiner of Women and Lecturer on Hygiene of Women.

GENEVRA E. MAGEE, Assistant in Physical Culture.

LOUISA A. PLACE, Assistant in Physical Culture.

ALICE ROBERTSON, Ph.D., Assistant in Hygiene.

The work for men in Physical Culture is conducted in the Harmon Gymnasium on the University grounds.

Each male student is examined from time to time, with reference to his health and physical development, and appropriate exercises are prescribed. These exercises are conducted in classes, so far as is practicable; but in many cases individual instruction is given. A supervision of student athletics is exercised by the Department. The expenses for each student are: Four to five dollare for a regulation suit, which consists of one pair of navy blue full tights, one white cotton or woolen shirt, one pair navy blue trunks, one supporter, and one pair rubber-soled shoes; and an annual rental of one dollar for a locker.

women.

The Hearst Gymnasium is reserved for the exclusive use of young The young women are examined with reference to their health by the physician for women; and exercises adapted as nearly as possible to individual needs are prescribed. The expenses are: (1) from four to five dollars for a regulation suit; (2) an annual rental of one dollar for a locker.

1A. Course for Men.

Assistant Professor MAGEE and Dr. REINHARDT. Exercises without appliances; the developing appliances; chestweights, dumb-bells, and Indian clubs. Exercises in walking and running; mat exercises; vaulting-horse, parallel bars, ring, and horizontal bars.

4 hrs., throughout the year; 1 unit each half-year. Two sections. M Tu Th F, 3; 4. Prescribed to all men undergraduates during the first year of their attendance at the University.

1B. Hygiene.

First half-year, Dr. REINHARDT.

Second half-year, Professor D'ANCONA.

Lectures on the general care of the body; first aid to the injured; personal hygiene.

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1 hr., throughout the year; 1 unit each half-year. scribed to all men undergraduates during the first year of their attendance at the University.

2A. Course for Women.

Assistant Professor MAGEE, Mrs. MAGEE, and Miss PLACE. Exercises without apparatus; breathing exercises; the developing appliances; relaxing exercises, walking, running, and mat exercises; chest-weights, dumb-bells, wands, bar-bells, Indian clubs, stall bars, Swedish boms, rings. Recreative exercises. 4 hrs., throughout the year; 1 unit each half-year. Two sections. M Tu Th F, 3; 4. Prescribed to all women undergraduates during the first year of their attendance at the University.

2B. Hygiene.

Dr. RITTER. Lectures and recitations on personal hygiene, foods, and domestic sanitation.

1 hr., throughout the year; 1 unit each half-year. W, 4. Prescribed to all women undergraduates during the first year of their attendance at the University.

2c. Advanced Course for Women. Assistant Professor MAGEE. Advanced exercises with chest-weights, Swedish boms, stall bars, ladders, and rings.

M F, 2. Prerequisite: Course 2c.

2D. Corrective Exercises.

Mrs. MAGEE and Miss PLACE.

Exercises adapted to students unable to take part in class work. Mat exercises, the developing appliances, and breathing exercises. M Tu Th F, 2.

3. History of Physical Culture.

Assistant Professor MAGEE.

The gymnastic training in ancient Greece; modern training in Sweden, Germany, and England; physical training in the United States, and its further development.

2 hrs., first half-year. M F, 1.

4. Anthropometry.

Assistant Professor MAGEE. History of Anthropometry; Greek standards, modern art proportions, description of modern instruments, charts; the technique of measurements; items and rules of the American Association for the Advancement of Physical Education.

1 hr., second half-year.

Course 7.

5. Physical Examinations.

M, 1. Prerequisite: First half-year of

Assistant Professor MAGEE.

Methods of measuring, including photography; testing and examinging individuals, to note variations from the normal and to ascertain their fitness for particular exercises.

1 hr., second half-year.

Course 7.

F, 1. Prerequisite: First half-year of

6. Exercises Adapted to Public Schools.

Assistant Professor MAGEE. Lectures and recitations. Breathing exercises; the proper manner of sitting, standing, walking, running; free movements, figure marching, light gymnastics with dump-bells, bar-pells, wands, Indian clubs; exercises without apparatus, chest-weights, mat exercises; elementary exercises on vaulting-horse, parallel bars, horizontal bar; care of apparatus; recreative games.

1 hr., throughout the year. Th, 1. Prerequisite: For mer, Courses 1A and 1B. For women, Courses 2A and 2B.

7. Human Anatomy and Demonstrations.

1 hr., throughout the year. M, 10.

8. Advanced Hygiene.

Professor D'ANCONA.

Dr. RITTER.

Lectures and recitations covering the general subjects of personal hygiene, foods, and domestic sanitation. Demonstrations illustrating the lecture will be made by means of microscopical preparations, diagrams, and models.

Students who elect Course 8 will not be required to take Course 2B. 2 hrs., throughout the year. Tu Th, 3. Elective to all women

students.

8A. Hygiene: Laboratory.

Dr. RITTER and Dr. ROBERTSON.

Microscopical and macroscopical examination of tissues; simple tests for impurities of air, water, and some foods; illustrations of household sanitation, plumbing, etc.

Throughout the year. 2 units.

NOTE. The Department will, in general, recommend as qualified to teach Physical Culture only such graduates as have passed with credit Courses, 2c, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.

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