SCHOOL CADETS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11043, 4 September 1903, Page 4

SCHOOL CADETS.

.The JJoer'" wai? ;lias been responsible igp,^p, T " awakening ' infercstr, , in -.-yoluntoe«fl^u! throughout trhci'Entpire; 3 and'Kow'Zc4larttt- '• .is, "no|; f oae ; wHif'b6hiiid' the tiitieT u 6it)oi\&' '^ :; in f defence 'matters' . ' '_ j .In , l ( ' ( n^ J". ,d\spa>| •'{ s ment' ;) ii^s -ni6re , eriihusiaamj -«uid ; aptojTfjT gjess been shown.. tian,.<i»;: tthe '^fiftac* f>i branch. ,, It is^ielt t%fc, tho schoolnqadqt o.! 'ih'ovement is'-'boneficiai <m'>r^etsiytei&, v .' than one-.- It tridM^h^^^tKe^^^J Qre:armß; it inculcates obedience to sti- • periors ; shows the young, mind .the iic&es- ' sity" for combination, "and -is v distinctly ' r beneficial' firoin a physlcafl P'pinfc p% x 'ricjr. ,; A, Report , upon the /subject, •recently *, ,prjpl • sen ted to Parliament %showß ' • tfiajt . ''the ' " strength t)f the corps at June 30th. ; lj^T; ,' wasJ)37o of Ml ranks, an increase oft ( 3^i during the year. The following Stales V have been made:— Of model rifles^ B7s§s. '. niiniaturc rifles, 674; officers' swbr^^; waist' belts, 5000; whistleis, 2&} : £\}l&sl ,120. It is estimated- that. by ttisjjjfstfc~',',t tisjjjfstfc~' ,' , tho; present year, the number/ \tf^ear»Ue4 '• cadets will be 10,000. The f&fijrf&ffi?' ance of ammunition; has r b'eehi^crejisc^ \ from 25 to -^0 rounds * per cade^ >fqr 'JqJabs . and , prize firingl' in order to enSpurago 'shooting, every cadet making pvej^igjj.. -points will receive ' a. marksman badge \\n' yellow worsted, to ,be worn l bx^» tho^lcrft'■w'risltj the cadet making f he highest • in his compandor detachment willl.be 1 ' awarded a badge" in gold embroideiy 7 . aqd . sthe cadet making the, highest \ score in this edhcation district will receive -rf iilveV " n|ejlal',' which 'is to^be'wdfnoia^tiie'vJ^lt' . breastl • 'A 'challenge shield Ima(tch;f^r1 ma ( tch;f^r eaoh ,- Island will be fired annually on- the/joe&t > " range - of - the . scYcral corps, ,. eacb v tea^iu)' rconsist of ten cadets.' . The tejamV^sg|if, ' the highest scores will hold. £he/Bhiel^' i^r, the. North , and South, Island v res'pe'ctreitfjiy till the result lof the following ryear's.^onp'"'- ! petition is decided'. ■••.The shbotiiig^of^t^p ■'•' cadets. is very encouraging, and m^e|^l . cases both "possibles" and. "near posßibJj^" ,- have been made. ■ Tho. rep6rt. : hoi«sii4J^i : t - the Government. will see its way toj*^imr- v ' J ise camps of instruction. 1 . A "fla'i^ajl^r " ance of ''ls 6d pcr 1 cadet would, su^cpU'pt '. providing rations, bedding, fuel and iight. •<< It also suggested the engaging ' of *ftve*jji> oiJ six • militdVy instiructoTS , fqr^jf the^Vx^loj^, . ,th'e.ir J duty beting to instruct' <khe'teaohetji ' and to visit tho schools -more fre^ntt^ly.' 1 ; than can be done at, present. /It ;is:aUp. . suggested that on -^quitting ■ i school psf#B i . shall be issued- to. cadets .■certificatef !^<Jf^" r disciarge,"- settiffg f&ttti'VfcadSffl ;'j^j^?f ' name, length' of service, ',and' ch]ar ; |Bt^-/ signed by the headmaster./ of , his. "'g^^, and countersigned by the . office^^ta-' • manding his corps. "VaTious othe£jrafctMJimendations are made-, the 'report^oj^^r^|)y, , strongly emphasising the importanip'Wf the movement.^^^^ ■ „