VOLUNTARY CADET TRAINING.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1900, 7 November 1913, Page 7

VOLUNTARY CADET TRAINING.

THE £50,000 GIFT TO BRITISH BOYS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Oopyxlffbt "Times"—Sydney "Sun" Speoial Cables. London, November 5, , Sir Robert Lucas-Tooth, who has donated £50,000 aa the nucleus of a fund to stimulate and extend the activities of the existing'boys' organisations, primarily by training them in a similar way to the Australian Cadete, and providing physical culture and miniature rifle practice, in a letter to Prince Alexander of Teck (chairman of the Executive Committee), said: "Since learning of tho favourable impression which the Australian method of cadet training made upon tho King when he visited Australia in 1901, In avo been considering whether it would' be possible to give tho youths of this country some-' what similar training under a voluntary system. The objects and views are to create good, useful citizens, by stimu- j lating the spirit of discipline, Belf-con-trol, and co-operation, and training those who desired it on the lines of the cadet,' training in. Australia. The fund is to be employed to assist all boy organisations, without distinction of creed."