Excerpt from Manual of Drill and Calisthenics: Containing Squad Drill, Calisthenics, Free Gymnastics, Vocal Exercises, German Calisthenics, Movement Songs, the Pocket Gymnasium, and Kindergarten Games and Songs

Necessity for Drill and Calisthenic Exercises, Benefits arising from do, Fundamental Mistakes, How to make Calisthenics interesting, Rules, Giving Instruction, Words of Command, Preparing for Drill, Dressing a Squad with Intervals, Proper Position at Drill, Standing at Ease, Judging the Time, Turnings, Extension Motions, Saluting, General Rule, The Balance Step, Marking Time and Marching, Slow, Slow March, Stepping Out, Short, Back, Changing Feet, Double March, The Side or Closing Step, Turning when on the March, Directing and Reverse Flanks, Formation of Squad in Single Rank

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