166 TARGET PRACTICE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



on the recommendation of the chief of ordnance and inspector 

 of artillery. 



The remaining ofl&cers, the nnderofficers who belong to the 

 staff, and the artisan soldiers are appointed from the regi- 

 ment which the king designates, on the recommendation of 

 the chief of ordnance and inspector of artillery. 



The surgeon and veterinary surgeon are appointed by the 

 medical department. 



Of the privates of the staff, two are appointed from the regi- 

 ment to which the chief of the school belongs, and one from 

 each of the regiments to which the regimental officers ordered 

 to the course belong. 



Of the helpers, eight privates are ordered from each of two 

 artillery regiments, and one constable and eight privates from 

 the Norrland artillery regiment. 



Of the personnel of the instruction battery, the battery ad- 

 jutant and the detachment trumpeter are ordered from the 

 regiment to which the chief of the battery belongs, and the 

 nnderofficers and privates are detailed from the different regi- 

 ments. 



The ten captains take the course of instruction before they 

 are appointed chiefs of the battery. 



Sergeants who have shown special ability in aiming are 

 detailed as chiefs of piece, and constables who are likely to 

 become nnderofficers are detailed as pupils in the instruction 

 battery. 



The privates, who are assigned to the instruction battery, 

 are used as drivers, horse-holders, and grooms. 



The school is established at the MarmA, range and is allowed 

 to use tha buildings and the materiel, etc., of the artillery 

 there. It begins each year on the day appointed by general 

 order and lasts 42 days. 



Duties, Instruction, and Practice. — The chief of the 

 school directs the education and is responsible for the disci- 

 pline and maintenance of order. 



The chief of the instruction battery is under the direct 

 command of the chief of the school, and regulates the duties, 

 as well as the education and drills of the battery. 



The range captain, who is under the direct command of the 

 chief of the school, observes strictly his instructions with 

 regard to the shooting as well as those of the regimental 



