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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1886
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174 MILITAEY SCIENCE. PROFESSOR CHARLES MCCLURE, U. S. DR. A. S. H. PEABODY, Regent: SIR—I have the honor to submit the following report of work done in the military department of the University during the past year, together with such recommendations as, to me, seem proper. The classes under my instruction were composed of the officers and non-commissioned officers of the University battalion; were two in number and each received instruction two hours per week. The course was substantially that prescribed in the catalogue. Textbooks used were ' 'Upton's Infantry Tactics," *'Wheeler's Art and Science of War," "Kennon's Duties of Guards and Sentinels," besides blue-print notes on "Field Fortifications." Practical instruction in military signaling, sword and bayonet exercise and artillery drill was also given the classes. The University battalion since the opening of last fall term has contained four companies. During the fall and winter terms five hours per week were given to drill. For the spring term it is necessary to reduce the number to four; but as the companies drill outside, more drill is really obtained—both battalion and company drills.being required. A large majority of the students during the past year have taken commendable interest in the drill. The battalion since last September has been without a "duly appointed medical inspection." The certificates of disability have come from physicians not connected with the University and often not residents of Champaign or Urbana. It is very desirable that the services of some resident physician should be secured for this work. I should further inform you that the University is much in need of a suitable and safe place for keeping the ammunition issued to it by the Ordnance Department, U. S. A. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, C. MCCLURE, 2d Lt. 18th Inf. Professor of Military Science and Taetics.
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