O.T.C. News

Last term the General Inspection took place on June 16th. The Inspecting Officer was Colonel H. A. R. Aubrey, O.B.E., M.C., Commanding the 146th Infantry Brigade. After the general salute and march past, the senior cadets were instructed to drill sections and detail arms drill. Later the N.C.O.'s were examined in sand table exercises by the Inspecting Officer. Colonel Aubrey, who also inspected the contingent last year, again gave the corps a very satisfactory report.

After the General Inspection, parades were devoted to practising for the section drill competition. This year saw a change in this and the section shooting competitions. In each case an average for the whole of each House was taken, the House with the highest average winning, whereas in previous years the best sections have won. The Rise retained the Drill Cup by a narrow margin, and Temple House won the Shooting with little difficulty.

The Band has been putting in a great deal of hard work in preparation for camp, and has now reached its usual high standard. So also have the guard under the able instruction of Sergeant-Major Puddick.

During the course of the term, Captain P. H. Sykes took the N.C.O.'s into the country for some tactical exercises. These expeditions were extremely enjoyable and instructive, and we should like to thank Captain Sykes for giving us this tuition in his spare time.

The following promotions were made during the course of last term:-

C.Q.M.S. Graham was promoted to C.S.M.

Sergeant Harding was promoted to C.Q.M.S.

Corporals Cockburn and Dixon, and Lance-Corporals Rylatt and Wright were promoted to Sergeants.

Lance-Corporals Ping, Brockbank and Shepherd were promoted to Corporals.

Cadets Smith and Whitney were promoted to LanceCorporals.

ROLL OF N.C.O.'s. C.S.M.: G. E. L. Graham. C.Q.S.M. : J. T. Harding. Sergeants : P. B. Cockburn, R. S. Dixon, S. P. H. Rylatt,

J. A. Wright. Corporals : J. M. Rucklidge, A. C. Ping, J. T. Brockbank,

G. E. Shepherd. Lance-Corporals : D. Smith, Whitney. 65

EXTRACT FROM REPORT RECEIVED FROM WAR

OFFICE ON THE O.T.C., ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, JULY, 1937.

Drill. Satisfactory. The contingent was steady on parade. March past in fours was good.

Handling of arms : good.

Battle formation was carried out well.

Weapon Training. Very satisfactory. Cadets tested showed keenness and good general elementary knowledge. Instruction was given with confidence by cadet noncommissioned officers.

Tactical Training. Cadet non-commissioned officers were tested in a sand table scheme. It was clear that they have been instructed on sound lines. Unfortunately there is no ground near the School suitable for teaching manoeuvre.

Post-Certificate "A" Training. Cadets with Certificate "A" have been trained in the country and on the sand table in platoon and section exercises with the assistance of an officer from the Dep8t, West Yorkshire Regiment.

Discipline. Very good. Cadets worked quietly and showed keenness in all their work.

Turn Out. Very satisfactory. It would be an improvement if in future the same type of boot was purchased for all cadets. Clothing was in very good condition.

O.T.C. CAMP, STRENSALL, 1937.

This year the contingent in conjunction with Rossall formed No. 1 Company of No. 4 Battalion, commanded by Major J. V. Barber, of the Green Howards. The weather was really splendid, the sun shining every day, and it was lucky for us that none of the training areas was very far from the camp. The parades progressed from platoon to brigade training. A large amount of new knowledge had to be acquired this year owing to the new organisation adopted by the Army. Several demonstrations were given, the best of which was that of the 15th/19th Hussars, who demonstrated the action taken when their leading troop is held up. For the brigade training the R.A.F. co-operated, taking photographs of cadets both in column of route and deployed into sections. We were informed that if these photographs were a success they would be handed round for inspection. However, they were not, but we understood that they will be posted to contingents sometime this term. The R.A.F. then gave us a very interesting display. 66