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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT. 179
dents in the College of Law are exempt from this requirement, but
may take any of the courses enumerated below.
Students who drill are required to provide themselves with the Uni
versity uniform, unless excused on account of inability to procure it,
and are they held accountable for loss or injury to the arms and other
public property issued to them.
Any member of the Cornell University corps who has satisfactorily
performed all the duties required for the first year, and who is qualified
therefor, may be selected for the place of a commissioned officer, if
needed. For the performance of his duties as a commissioned officer
in the junior or senior year, he is entitled, if duly registered therefor,
to credit of three recitation hours a week for the fall and spring
terms, and, at graduation, he may receive a certificate of military pro
ficiency with his diploma, provided he has also completed the course
in science military prescribed for the winter term of the senior year.
Upon the graduation of each class, the names of such students as
have shown special aptitude for military service will be reported to the
Adjutant General of the Army and to the Adjutant General of the
State of New York, and the names of the three most distinguished
students in military science and tactics will be inserted in the Official
Army Register,
of the Army.
and published in general orders from Headquarters
The following courses are offered in 1899-1900:
Military Drill is required of all male Freshmen and Sophomores
except aliens, laboring students, special students and those physically
unfitted therefor. A student deficient in a term of Military Drill is
not permitted to substitute anything else for that work, or to be ex
cused from any subsequent term until the deficiency is removed. In
the cases of students not taking Drill and Gymnasium,
an equivalent
in hours will be added to the 180 hours requiredforgraduation .
1. Infantry Drill. School of the soldier. School of the company.
School of the battalion and ceremonies. Fall and spring terms. M.,
W., F., 4:45.
2. Artillery Drill for Selected Detatchments. School of the
Battery, dismounted. Sabre exercise. Fall and spring terms. M.,
W., F., 4:45.
3. Military Signaling combined with the Bicycle,
detachments. Fall and spring terms. M., W., F., 4:45.
for selected
Students in course 2 and are selected 3 by the Commandant from
those reasonably proficient in course 1.
4. and Musketry Target Practice. Theoretical instruction.
Position and aiming drills. Winter term, M., W., 12. Armory.