Schoolmistress, Army

In the British service, is a person attached to each regiment or corps for the purpose of instructing the daughters of soldiers and their sons, under eight years old, in the rudiments of English and in plain needle-work. She must be a certified schoolmistre , or a pupil-teacher who has served her apprenticeship. After admi ion to the service, she is specially trained for six months at one of four training institutions. This training is at the expense of the government. Proper provision is made for the quarters and supplies of the schoolmistre , whose somewhat anomalous position among rough men calls for the most circumspect behavior on her part.