place by nothing stronger than the will of these young heroes.

In every company that marched past, the lads showed a pride and steadiness
that made one think that this boy soldiering was going to be of the
greatest service to them later in life.

Boys are not, as a rule, noted for their neatness, and there are hosts of
fine lads who find it hard to remember that clean hands and collars are
among the necessary things of life.

Knowing this so well, it was all the more remarkable that, in all the long
line of parading cadets, there was not so much as a rebellious lock of
hair visible.

Each boy's buttons were in a straight line with those of the next boy,
each shoulder-strap set at the same angle as its fellows, each gun was as
well polished as its neighbor, and the spick and span appearance the line
presented, after its long fatiguing march, spoke volumes in favor of
military training.

The School-Boy Cadets were without doubt one of the best features of the
parade, and next to them in interest came the boys from the public
schools.

These lads also marched splendidly, with fine bearing and excellent
discipline! And what a fine-looking set of boys they were! They had no
uniforms or guns to help their appearance, nothing but their own bright
faces to show them off, but every mother along the line must have felt
proud to see the kind of lads that her boys are growing up amongst.