In the fall instruction is given in all classes of improvised bridges and stream crossing, the use of cordage and tackle, erection of derricks, flagpoles, etc., and the use of explosives in military demolitions.
The spring course is on field fortification work including the principles of locating, tracing, and profiling field works, the construction of trenches, revetments, obstacles, head cover, splinter and bomb proofs. This instruction is arranged in a progressive series of exercises, resulting finally in the construction of a section of a simple infantry redoubt.
Military signaling is taught this class in both the fall and spring periods; the work covers the construction and operation of field-wire and buzzer lines and the radio-communication equipment.
TEXTBOOKS
Theory and Practice of Surveying (17th Edition).—Johnson—Smith.
BOOKS OF REFERENCE
| Plane Surveying. Tracy. |
| The Engineer Field Manual. Office of the Chief of Engineers, U. S. A. |
| Signal Book, U. S. Army. Office of Chief Signal Officer, U. S. A. |
| The Slide Rule. Alexander. The Slide Rule. Clark. |
DEPARTMENT OF ORDNANCE AND GUNNERY
FIRST CLASS
The subject of ordnance and gunnery is studied by the cadets of the first class throughout the academic year.