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(vi) Shooting at various types of objectives in the field.
(3) Physical culture section. The work of this section lies in
strengthening the bodies of the officers and soldiers. It can also remedy
insufficiencies in military training. Its contents is as follows:
(a) Ball playing (basketball, football, volley ball, tennis,
baseball, etc.).
(b) Track and field sports (high jump, broad jump, races,
obstacle course).
(c) Boxing and swordplay.
FROM MARX
TO MAO
(4) Entertainment section. The work of this section consists in
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providing amusement for the members of the army, in compensating
for a tedious existence, and in increasing the soldiers’ interest in their
work and their taste for study.
(a) Joke section. This section can carry on its activities at
any time at all, but attention should be paid to the following
points:
NOT FOR
COMMERCIAL
(i) When jokes are told, we must make them easy to understand.
We can take materials from joke books and such,
but they should not be too obscene.
(ii) When telling stories, we should devote much time
to stories about the abundant exploits and great enterprises
of the ancients, and to their excellent words and admirable
conduct, in order to achieve an inspirational effect.
(iii) When reporting on the news, we should devote attention
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to our own victories and to the atrocities of the enemy.
(b) Theatrical section. This section utilizes rest periods, both
in the evenings and during the day, to put on all sorts of newstyle
plays, traditional operas, comedy teams, story-tellers with
drums, etc. — performances that have political content and are
at the same time amusing, in order to improve morale.
(c) Song and dance section. In accordance with the circumstances
in which the unit finds itself and the nature of its tasks,
this section composes all sorts of songs in order to stimulate the