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progress made by their commands.” This is natural enough : the 
Battery Commander is the teacher, and how shall Gamaliel sit at the 
feet of Gamaliel ? The matter must, however, not be allowed to rest 
here, and Brigade Division Commanders must recognise their respon¬ 
sibility for the training in Fire Discipline of their more immediate 
subordinates. One matter alone and that of great importance, the 
observation of fire namely, is beyond their control, for this can only be 
learnt in Practice Camp. A little more might, perhaps, be done to 
ensure efficiency in this respect, and the gunnery courses recently in¬ 
augurated at Okehampton are most beneficial, and it is much to be 
hoped that all field officers may be able to attend them at least every 
two or three years. 
With the training of the Commander in observation of fire, the 
subject of battery Fire Discipline ends, for the difficulties attending 
the fire control of large masses of artillery are obviously a develop¬ 
ment outside our present limits. 
