The business meeting terminated, and Mr.Morton was invited to commence his instructions.
"The boys will please form themselves in a line," said the teacher, in a clear, commanding voice.
This was done.
The positions assumed were, most of them, far from military.

Some stood with their legs too far apart, others with one behind the other, some with the shoulders of unequal height.

Frank alone stood correctly, thanks to the private instructions he had received.
"Now, boys," said Mr.Morton, "when I say 'attention!' you must all look at me and follow my directions implicitly.

Attention and subordination are of the first importance to a soldier.

Let me say, to begin with, that, with one exception, you are all standing wrong." Here there was a general shifting of positions.