Show O FINAL PLANS FOR OPERATING S. S A. A T. T CORPS Momentous i Changes Necessitated Necessitated Necessitated by hy New Ne' Selective Service Law Herald Secial ell Logan S Sept pt 4 Final 4 Final plans for tor the operation of ot the student arm army trainIng training train train- Ing Ins corps under the selective service law recently passed parsed have hae Ju just t been re received rc- rc b by President E. E G. G Peterson of or Utah Agricultural lural college from Col Robert I. I Reese of ot the war department According to this information Beveral several several sev sev- eral momentous chan changes es have been necessitated in student army training corps by the selective service law low It I will ill wil also be necessary to effect elect far- far reaching changes In the organization of oC educational institutions having student arm army training corps units the most important parts of the document are arc a aI aa as I follows Tho The man power bill bl passed b by ConGress Congress Con Con- gress cress definitely binds the th country to a policy of ot consecrating Us its Is entire entre energy nerG to winning of or the war as quickly as possible It I fixes the ago go ge limits 18 to 45 r years both Inclusive and places the I nation naton upon 1 a n war basis The new nev ne I military program outlined b by the tho secretary sec see of ot war calls cals for tor an Increase In itt I tho arm army bv by b more than incaby men inca b by Jul July I 2 1919 This will wil probably necessitate the mobilization of oC all al physically phy ph- fit tt registrants under 21 within I ten months from Crom date late With respect to students since the they are not to be made mado a favored class maro this means that that they will ill wil practicallY practical all al be assigned to active service in the field b by June 1919 the only exceptions will wil ho le certain students engaged In technical studies of ot military value In Including In- In cl u d I n g m medicine e a I c I n e e engineering n ci n cc r i n g and ch chemistry a m 5 try Under these conditions It I I Is obvious Ious that schools and colleges for or young men I within the a ago o limits of ot the new ness law cannot continue to operate a as under peace conditions Fundamental changes change must be bo made mado In college and anI school practices In order to adapt them to ef effective et- et service In this emergency I IG G General Plan Outlined The following statements outline a n general plan under which the student arm army arms training corps will wil operate te under changed conditions produced by a re revision revision re- re re- re vision Islon of the selective c service law Jaw All Al young men planning to go to school this fall Cal should car carry out the plans enter as ax a regular student student and register with wih the local board on registration registration regis regis- I day As soon as possible after registration I 1 day a about October I 1 1 opportunity will wil willbe wl be given ghen for tor all al regularly enrolled stu students to to be bc Inducted Into student army armr training corps at schools where I the they are In attendance and corps willbe will wll wil wilbe be organized b by voluntary Induction under the selective service ser act ct Instead of b by enlistment as previously pre contemplated plated A student h hy by o voluntary induction be beComes becomes becomes be- be comes a soldier In the United States army wears a uniform Is subject ct to mil military tar discipline and with wih the time p pty of oC private The They will simultaneously simultaneous be placed on full tul active dut duty and contracts will wil be made as soon as possible with colleges for tor or housing subsistence am and nd Instruction of ot student soldiers Officers Ott- Ott cers uniforms rifles and other equipment equip equip- ment meat will wil be bo furnished b by tho the war de do- do Student soldiers will 11 be bo given I en mihi- mihi ni- ni tar tary Instructions under officers of ot the arm army and will wl be kept under observation a I lion tion ton and test to determine their qualification quail quail- qu I as officer candidates and technical experts as engineers chemists and doctors doctor After a certain period the mon men will wIil wi be bo selected according to their performance and as assigned to military dut duty In one ono of ot the following ways as now how Alignment ire Are Ie Made May he be transferred to central officers officers orl- orl cers training camp May In Inbe be transferred to noncommissioned noncommissioned officers training school May Ia be le assigned to school I where en enrolled enrolled en- en rolled for or further Intensive work in specific line lne for limited specified time May ola be bo assigned d to vocational trainIng trainIng train train- In Ing section of corps for tor technical train train- of oC military alue value May II a be transferred to cantonment for Cor duty with troops as privates prIvate Similar reassignment of ot men will wIl be bc made at nt periodical Intervals af nR re reQuirements requirements re- re of or service er demand It I cannot cannot cannot can can- not be now no definitely stated ho how lon Ion lona long longa a particular student will wl remain at college college col col- lege but will wl depend on the requirements requirements require require- ments of oC mobilization and the age group roup to which he belongs In Tn order to keep the unit at adequate strength th men will wil be admitted from secondary schools or transferred d from Crom depot lepot brigades bri gades gaules S. Jes as the need may require Students will i ordinarily not not be permitted permitted per per- to remain on dut duty In college e eunis units unis after a majority of fel fellow 01 citizens citizens ci- ci citi citi- zens of oC f like age ae have been called caned to military service at camp An exception exception tion ton to this rule rul will wi be bo made as us the needs of oC the service require In the case caseI I of technical n anti and scientific t I Cc tR ne who will 1 be he t assigned for tor longer periods pen peri od intensive o stud In for study specialized C fields ells In view of oC the tho comparatively short e time which most mot of the student I soldiers will remain in college collece and exacting ex cx- I eX-I acting military duties dutes awaiting them academic Instructions must necessarily be modified alon along lines of direct military mill mili ml- ml tary tarv value alue tho the war department will wU prescribe or or suggest ug est such lions tons Schedule of pure purely military In Instruction Instruction In- In will wi not preclude effective academic work work Committee on education ton and special training b by Col Cot Robert I I. I flees nees general gen gen- anal eral staff corps corp chairman |