. Review of reviews and world's work. t to Eg\ ptas Agent and Consul-General, Lord Cro-mers old post, in which Kitchener was serv-ing when the war broke out at the beginningof August, 1914. Kitchener happened to beon short leave in London. There was a dis-cussion, it is said, between Asquith and LordHaldane as to the work of the War Haldane is reported to have said Thejob is too big for you, or for me, or for bothof us together; Kitchener is the only man!So K. of K. was stopped on his way toDover, and made Secrctarj of State forWat. Kitchener proved himself not only agreat soldier,
. Review of reviews and world's work. t to Eg\ ptas Agent and Consul-General, Lord Cro-mers old post, in which Kitchener was serv-ing when the war broke out at the beginningof August, 1914. Kitchener happened to beon short leave in London. There was a dis-cussion, it is said, between Asquith and LordHaldane as to the work of the War Haldane is reported to have said Thejob is too big for you, or for me, or for bothof us together; Kitchener is the only man!So K. of K. was stopped on his way toDover, and made Secrctarj of State forWat. Kitchener proved himself not only agreat soldier, but a great statesman breadth of view, gained by so muchforeign tra\el, his knowledge of othertongues, enabled him to do splendid service,in the difficult adjustments between the En-tente Powers, especially in the InternationalConferences at Paris. Now his work isended. But it is also completed. The armyof England is ready—such an army as theEmpire never saw before and may never seeagain. That army is Kitcheners THE bAi 1 AuiuN OF CADETS AT THE SUMTER, S. C. HIGH SCiiOOL PUBLIC SCHOOL BOYS UNDERMILITARY TRAINING BY LEON M. GREEN LAST November the of Re-views printed an article on Militan,Training in the Public School, which setforth the results of fifteen years experiencewith the system in the schools of Sumter,S. C. Since then the discussion of militarytraining in the public scliool has becomenationwide. Prof. S. H. Edmunds, super-intendent of the Sumter Graded Schools,has received hundreds of letters, from allsections of the cf»untry, making further in-quiry regarding the system of military train-ing. Since November, too, many schoolshave adopted the plan of training in vogueat Sumter, S. C New York State hasprovided by legislation for military train-ing in the »c\umAs, and other States arefalling in line. There ha*, however, alw* arisen decidedopprnition to military training in the pub-lic Khool. The creation of a tpirit of mili-t Mlity is f
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