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A report on the feasibility and advisability of some policy to inaugurate a system of rifle practice throughout the public schools of the country

By George Wood Wingate
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The committee examines whether implementing rifle practice in public schools is feasible and advisable, reviewing past failures and highlighting the success of a New York program that introduced supervised target shooting for adolescent boys through the Public Schools Athletic League. It describes an electrically operated subtarget training apparatus that simulates aiming and trigger control without noise or danger, details organizational and instructional advantages, stresses voluntary cooperation with school authorities, frames the initiative as a means to improve physical activity and discipline, and recommends adoption where practicable.

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George Wood Wingate

George Wood Wingate was an American author and military figure known for his contributions to military literature and education. He is recognized for his advocacy of rifle practice in public schools, as detailed in his work "A Report on the Feasibility and Advisability of Some Policy to Inaugurate a System of Rifle Practice Throughout the Public Schools of the Country." Additionally, Wingate documented the experiences of the Twenty-Second Regiment during the Civil War in his book "The Last Campaign of the Twenty-Second Regiment, N.G., S.N.Y. June and July, 1863." His writings reflect a blend of military history and educational reform.

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