Each officer should check his knowledge and be sure that he knows the purpose of, and is familiar with the following papers:  (References are to Army Regulations and to Adjutant and Quartermaster forms.)

(1) Morning Report (a.r. 280).
(2) Daily Sick Report (a.r. 280), (339 a.g.o.).
(3) Duty Roster (a.r. 282), (339 a.g.o.).
(4) Company Fund Book (a.r. 280), (452 q.m.c.).
(5) Delinquency Record (a.r. 280), (509 q.m.c.).
(6) Property Responsibility: 
Quartermaster (a.r. 280), (501cc q.m.c.). 
Ordnance (a.r. 280), (501c q.m.c.).
(7) Descriptive List, Military Record and Clothing Account (a.r.
280), (29 a.g.o.).
(8) Memorandum Receipts (a.r. 281), (448 a.g.o.).
(9) Abstract Record of Memorandum Receipts (par. 1, g.o., 6, 1916),
(448b a.g.o.).
(10) Summary Court Records (a.r. 9570), (594 a.g.o.).
(11) Statement of Clothing charged to Enlisted man (165b q.m.c.).
(12) Abstract of Clothing (180 q.m.c.).
(13) Company Target Records (307 a.g.o.).
(14) Individual Clothing Slips (165 q.m.c.).
(15) Files of Orders (a.r. 280).
(16) Correspondence Book with Index (a.r. 280).
(17) Document File.
(18) Record of Rifles (p. 14, Ordnance Pamphlet No. 1965).
(19) Record of Sizes of Clothing (g.o. 48, 1911).
(20) Company Return (a.r. 811), (30 a.g.o.).
(21) Muster Roll (a.g. 807).
(22) Returns (a.g. 811).
(23) Return of Casualties.
(24) Pay Roll (366 q.m.c.).

As well as numerous other forms for special occasions which are not here listed.

Except for the morning report, sick report, duty roster, correspondence book and various files, practically all the afore-mentioned records are now kept at regimental headquarters instead of in the company orderly room.

CHAPTER 14.

Conferences.

(Time—­2 hours each day in afternoon.)

1.  Know your subject and be thoroughly prepared.

2.  Have an outline to refer to, showing main points you wish to cover.

3.  Do not allow a man to give an entire chapter in reply to a question.  Make your questions short and specific—­and require answers to be the same.

4.  Get every man on his feet at least once every day.

5.  Have a laugh every little while—­keep the men awake.

6.  Vary your system of calling on men so that no one will know when he is likely to be called on.

7.  Avoid reading to the men.

8.  Require men to put things on the blackboard when possible.

9.  In case of a conference for which no time has been given for preparation, use all possible schemes to get the points home without having either a lecture or a study period.  Allot—­a definite time and require definite results—­e.g., allow 10 minutes for a rough map showing the placing of a picket—­15 minutes for an outline of a certain chapter, etc.