File #3462: "1891-1892 Catalog, Honors and Prizes, Military Department, Faculty, Officers."

1891-1892 Catalog, Honors and Prizes, Military Department, Faculty, Officers.

Indiana--History; Vincennes (Ind.)--History; College Publications

Pg. 40-41. Left page: HINDMAN PRIZE, cont.: Winners: 1888: Miss Mamie Kelso; 1889: Miss Charlotte Malott. THE LIEBSHUTZ MEDAL: Prize of a $35 gold medal from I. H. Liebshutz & Son, awarded annually in the Military Dept. to the Cadet highest in points during the year. DEPT. OF MILITARY SCIENCE & TACTICS, 1st Lieutenant Robert C. Van Vliet, 10th Infantry, U. S. Army, Professor. Describes the formation of the Military Department, under Lieut. Van Vliet for three years, issuance of 150 Springfield Breech Loading Cadet Rifles, two four-inch cannon, 50 rounds of ammunition per Cadet, organization of two companies, 55 men in all, two hours practical drill and one hour theoretical instruction given to each company each week. REQUIREMENTS: All male members of the four highest classes are required to be members unless excused on account of physical disability. UNIFORMS: Describes requirement of providing themselves with the cadet uniform, describes the coat, pantaloons and cap. Right page: UNIFORMS, cont.: Describes the uniforms as inexpensive, suggests wearing them instead of school suits to save money and destroy the distinction of dress from inequality of wealth. ADVANTAGES: Describes advantages of the department, including exercise, drill, manly carriage, firm movement, greater care of personal appearance, knowledge gained, esprit de corps, military discipline, physical development. OFFICERS: Company A: Edward Tindolph, Captain; Harry Lewis, 1st Lieutenant; Albert J. Burton, 2nd Lieutenant; Robert Simpson, 1st Sergeant; Frank Wise, 2nd Sergeant; Harry Watts, Corporal. Company B: Edgar McClure, Captain; Leslie Sinclair, 1st Lieutenant; Joseph Bayard, 2nd Lieutenant. Describes the excellent Volunteer Company, new organization, skilled instruction, increased value, plans for artillery companies.

Vincennes University, Byron R. Lewis Historical Library

1891-1892

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