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Title: The history and achievements of the Fort Scheridan officers' training camps
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Fort Sheridan Association Girton, Fred
Subjects: Fort Sheridan (Ill.). Military training camp World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: (Chicago?) : The Fort Sheridan Association
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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. On Sunday evenings, the men came back from leave at 4 P. M. ColonelRyan arranged for get-together meetings in the gymnasium. The openingaddress w^as made by Major-General William H. Carter, Commander of theCentral Department. A crowded house greeted General Carter. With soldier-like simplicityhe seemed to speak directly to each individual man. He said: I urge every one of you to maintain the standard of ethics laid dow^nby General Washington. Conduct yourselves in a way that will be a source of pride to your-selves, your family, your friends and your country. Some of you, when you become officers, w^ill feel that you are notappreciated. I warn you against that feeling. The only object of yourliving should be to give the best that is in you. Opportunity plays agreat part. Some may be observed to perform achievements w^hileothers may be ignored for a time, but, remember, if you continue toperform the task before you that fact will not go unheeded. THE SECOND OFFICERS TRAINING CAMP 347
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I. F. CONNEROY. COLONEL RYAN, ROGER SULLIVAN. J. J. CORBETT Common sense is the chief element involved in leadership besidescourage. Remember, the boys of the National Army are as full of energyand spirit as you are, and you must make allowance for shortcomings dueto exuberance. In the old days of Greece it was the custom to bring to Athens forthe great games only those of the provinces who w^ere supreme inprowess. The final event in the contests was the torch bearers race,where the leading athletes were placed in line and each given a torch.It was not the runner who merely crossed the line first that was victorious,but the man who led the van of those who kept their torches alight. Those old Greeks through this contest desired to instill into theminds of their strong men the fact that they must keep aglow the fire oftheir patriotism that the liberties of Greece might be preserved. Do you see to it, too, that you keep aglow the torch of liberty and that you reach the goal with somethi

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