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Show Playing at Soldiering. Some Australian Wellington will probably trace a modern Waterloo to the playing fields of Melbourne or Sydney. Syd-ney. Australia has recognized as the result of her war lessons-that intelligence, intelli-gence, not monotony, Is an invaluable test of the soldier. The old. wean-some wean-some drill-ground system of training cadets is fast giving way to the new plan which makes a play of work. While the boys are taught discipline and drill they are mainly shown how to play basket ball and to compete in lumping, tug of war and swimming. Those intrusted with the making of a new Australian army are confident that the best soldier will be the happy, well-trained sportsman, who has learned to play for his side, to keep his temper and to think intelligently. There can he little doubt that the change is keenly appreciated by young Australia. Christian Science Monitor. |