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Caption: Magazine - English Club The Illinois (1907)
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I proceeded to give " A b o u t , f a c e . " Two of the men turned around, the one to the right, the other to the left, while the others stood still. I m i t a t i n g the officer's tone, I demanded why they h a d n ' t turned. One replied that he d i d n ' t know which way to t u r n . Making a wild guess t h a t it ought to be to the right, I demanded of him what reason he had to t h i n k t h a t he might turn to the left. I now had three things I could do, so I went through these alternately, and so by sheer persistence, wore the hour away. I t seemed like a release from torture when finally one of the lieutenants came by with another squad and ordered me to fall in behind with my men. He marched us back to the company, and I breathed u freely again. That night I bought a M a n u a l of A r m s , " and, though I failed miserably in calculus the next day, I was able to p u t my squad through more t h a n three movements when another drill t i m e came around. i
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