Soldiers.

That the Army's essential task, which nothing must be allowed to hinder, is to teach its soldiers to fight, is the gist of Major-General Puttick's outlook on Army education as expressed to "Salient" by one of his officers. With this requirement fulfilled, the General seems to be as keen on the introduction of an educational scheme into the Army as we students are, Our interview was frank and comprehensive, with some accent on the fact that they were the General's own opinions we were hearing. They are promising and reasonable, combining a stern insistence on the creation and maintenance of fighting skill and strength, with the realisation that the Army does not have to be the be all and end all of a trained soldier's life. And we were told that the General was not satisfied with the present position regarding educational facilities for his men.