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highly prized in the matrimonial market。 All our common schools have a
gymnasium and swimming tank annexed to the study room�察 �the
gymnasium being divided into two compartments�察 �one for boys and one
for girls�察�with a door from each communicating with the study room and
also with the swimming tank。; The tank was only four feet deep so as to
remove as much as possible the chance for a child being drowned�察�and no
little children were allowed in the tank without two or more boys and girls
of fourteen years of age being present。
The doors leading into the tank room were kept under lock and key
and were only opened once a day and that at the noon hour。 The youngest
children�察 �up to the age of twelve years�察 �when they had learned their
lessons both in the forenoon and afternoon went into the gymnasium to
play�察�and by those means the children are physically well developed and
knowing how to swim are not liable to become frightened if thrown into
the water and know what to do to save others from drowning。 They are
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taught reading�察 �writing�察 �arithmetic�察 �geography�察 �typewriting�察 �typesetting
and practical geometry�察 �so as to draw lines�察 �angles and circles and find
their volumes and areas�察 �but algebra�察 �astronomy�察 �grammar�察 �geology�察�
physiology�察 �biology and metaphysics are reserved for the high schools�察�
where every boy and girl is sent when they are fifteen years of age and
kept there for three years at the expense of the government。 The high
school is located in the district reserve as near the center of the district as
conditions will permit in the vicinity of the court house and the Governor's
residence and has adjoining it not less than one thousand acres�察�according
to the population of the district�察 �so as to make it as self´sustaining as
possible and to teach the students agriculture�察�horticulture and the care and
management of stock and poultry。
;We have a foundry�察 �machine shop�察 �woolen mill�察 �cotton mill and
chemical works at every high school�察 �and while both sexes are taught
farming and gardening the boys are taught mechanical trades and the girls
knitting�察�spinning�察�weaving�察�cooking�察�housekeeping and nursing�察�so as to
know how to take care of the sick and injured�察�and at the age of eighteen
years the boys are drafted into the army and serve three years�察 �building
railways�察 �levees�察 �canals�察 �irrigation ditches�察 �docks�察 �warehouses and other
public buildings�察�and the girls are sent to the chemical factories�察�woolen
mills�察 �cotton mills�察 �paper mills�察 �flax mills�察 �sugar mills and tobacco
factories。 No exceptions are made from service�察�all must serve。 Both boys
and girls are dressed in military uniform and are drilled two hours in rifle
practice�察�firing ten shots at an imitation enemy in a military suit�察�stuffed
with straw�察 �in different positions�察 �from one hundred to one thousand
yards distance�察 �every Sunday weather permitting and in actual war one
brigade of girls is assigned to every division of the army to carry off the
wounded and nurse them and to assist in the defense whenever it is
necessary�察�and also to garrison and hold the lines of communication and
their presence in the field has been so inspiring to our boys that they never
have turned their backs to the enemy。;
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CHAPTER VIII。
THE WAR DEPARTMENT。
My next trip was to the War Department�察�where I was shown the Rules
and Regulations governing the army�察�and navy。
The army was organized in twenty´five corps of eighty thousand men
each�察 �besides the ladies' army corps of an equal number�察 �each corps
composed of three divisions of foot infantry and one division of mounted
infantry。 Each division was composed of three brigades of infantry�察 �one
regiment of sharpshooters and one regiment of artillery�察�each brigade of
three regiments and each regiment of twelve companies�察�one hundred and
fifty men each。 The company was divided into three sergeants' commands
and those into three corporal squads。 Each company consisted of one
hundred and thirty´five privates�察 �nine corporals�察 �three sergeants�察 �one
company clerk�察�one lieutenant and a captain。 Four companies composed a
battalion�察 �commanded by a major�察 �and the regiment by a colonel。 There
were no lieutenant colonels�察 �the senior major taking charge of the
regiment in case of death or disability of the colonel until the regiment
elected an officer to fill the vacancy。 All vacancies above the rank of
colonel were filled by the corps commander�察 �all vacancies up to and
including that of colonel by the votes of the men�察�but the colonel had to be
chosen from the majors�察 �a major from the captains of his battalion。 The
lieutenant succeeded to the captaincy without a vote´but the lieutenant had
to be chosen from the sergeants and company clerk and the sergeant from
the corporals of his command。 The corporals were elected by the privates
of the squads�察�so that any soldier could rise from the ranks through merit
to high command。
The corps commander holds the rank of lieutenant general�察�the general
of division that of major general�察�and the commander of a brigade that of a
brigadier general。 The regiment of sharpshooters was chosen from the best
rifle shots in the division and in war time received double pay for they
were always at the front of the division and the first to engage the enemy。
A one´pounder rapid´fire gun was attached to every company and was
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operated by the lieutenant assisted by the company clerk。 In the artillery
regiment there were twelve batteries�察�six three´inch caliber guns and one
one´pounder rapid´fire gun to each battery�察 �and as they were under the
direct control of the general commanding the division he could mass them
to fire on any point of attack。 The privates were paid fifteen dollars a
month�察 �the corporals twenty dollars�察 �the sergeants twenty´five dollars�察�
company clerks thirty dollars�察 �lieutenants forty dollars�察 �captains sixty
dollars�察 �majors eighty dollars�察 �colonels one hundred dollars�察 �brigadier
generals one hundred and fifty dollars�察�major generals two hundred dollars
and the lieutenant general three hundred dollars a month�察�and officers and
privates were allowed the same rations and the same amount of clothing。
No fixed ration was issued on account of climatic conditions´but plenty
and no waste was the rule and every captain and lieutenant had to sit at
meals with his men and eat the same food。 No violation of this rule was
allowed and as a result of this common sense regulation the men were well
fed and provided�察�for every colonel was held to account for the welfare of
the men under his command and every officer up to the rank of field
marshal could be reduced to the ranks for violation of the rules and
regulations governing the army。 As there was a mailbox under the control
of the Minister of Information in every military post in which complaints
were posted to be sent to the President it had a very salutary effect in
keeping the officers attentive to their duty�察�as no officer wanted to lose his
position and salary and be a private。 All trivial violations of the rules by
non´commissioned officers and privates�察�such as insolence�察�drunkenness�察�
filthy habits and disorderly conduct�察�could be punished by the captain with
three days on bread and water´but no pay could be forfeited for any
offense�察 �for no fines were allowed in the republic。 For serious offenses
committed by either officer or private in time of peace�察�such as sodomy�察�
crimes against nature�察 �adultery�察 �seduction�察 �larceny�察 �embezzlement or any
other felony�察 �the accused was sent to the district court for trial and on
conviction was dismissed the service and committed to prison for the term
of years provided by the law for the crime he had been convicted of and
five years additional for perjury�察�he having violated his oath of office that
he would be honest and upright in all things so help him God�察 �and any
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officer could be reduced to the ranks for conduct unbecoming a gentleman
as the result of a trial before a jury of twelve men drawn by ballot from
any other command than his own。 No sashes�察 �jewelry or regalia of any
kind was permitted to be worn。
Officers and privates were dressed alike and the insignia of rank was
worn on the collar�察�and no revolvers�察�bayonets�察�sabres�察�swo
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