School Amusements, Or, How to Make the School Interesting: Embracing Simple Rules for Military and Gymnastic Exercises, and Hints Upon the General Management of the School Room |
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1st section 2d section A. S. BARNES Academies ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE amusements Arithmetic attention better body boys captain cents commissioned officers corporal course Davies designed DICTATION EXERCISES dress drill master elbow epaulettes exer exercises feet file leaders file right forward Forward-MARCH fronting distance give grasp ground guns gymnast halt illustrated inches instructions interest learned lecture left foot left hand legs lesson lieutenants mark Mathematics Monteith's Moot Courts motion movement muscles NATURAL PHILOSOPHY Northend's officers Outward countermarch paces parade Parallel Bars Parker's piece plate platoons position practice Present arms Price principles rear rest right face right foot right hand Right-DRESS Right-FACE rules scholars scold shoulder Shoulder-ARMS side skating Skinning the Cat stand swimming swing talk teach teacher tell tion Trail arms turn Willard's word march write
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Page xi - Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier, Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth.
Page 38 - Since, at the next drill, on account of absences, some of the " one's" may be " two's," change your command to, "Even numbers stand fast, odd numbers an oblique step to the right and rear — march .'" When all have well learned this, give, "Ranks, right and left, — FACE !" At this order, the front rank faces to the right, the rear rank to the left. Be particular here : caution them against being confused. If they blunder at this, " Front !" will bring them back for another trial. Now order, "Form...