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Show W$k Facts Regarding E; K Man Power In p United States $ , jr The following statement Just roll ro-ll I ceived from Colonel Robert I. Reef '.,,$$ chairman Committee as Education" $ ' i' d 8Deeltl Training, Washington, !3 J D.'c, to President E. O. Peterson, " t of , 'the Utah Agricultural College, 1 IT glres the lateU" available Informs-j W f Uou on the organisation of the StUv '' E dents' Army Training Corps and la- li dlcates Bow It will operate under ' I the new draft law: , III '''The nian"BOwer blil passed br 2 l I Congress definitely binds the eoun- 1 j tr to the policy of concentrating its 1 ' V ;, , entire energy io winning' of the war K ' ' s aVa.ickiy 'as possible, tt flies the' Wf 'age limits from 18' 'to 45, both In W' elveire.1' ft plaeea the nation upon I' a war basis. The new military pro-' I grim aautllaea V'the secfeta'ry til ' of War, calls" 'for ike Increase of the' flL I army by morVthaa two mlllfon men1 I I j . byifaly'l, 1119. Tale will probably I S nr necessitate 'the mobilisation of all J aayi&ally' flregistranU under ' SI. II , . . wfth'lnten months 'from this date. gf ' " With' respect to 'students, slnee'they HK' ' j are not 'to he made in any sense a Hp v deferred" or favored 'class, this v - means that they will practically all Hl? - he assigned to active service in the B' - field by June, 1919. the only ex- H ' coitions will be certain service stu- K ' .dents engaged in technical studies -'1' f ' M military value, e. g. medicine, en- C glaeerint and chemistry. Under V. f .,'- theae -eendttlena It Is obvious that. BLvjf - t , nehoela and colleges for young men K''l':':l'fe wttfcMUt,lB UmlU et'thi'aew pWi;"'j tew; MSHt eeatlaM U operate aa Kp'"' f', mater'-, pea eenalUena, ruada- HB' lilf" mWrtal 'changes mast be made in college and school practices In order or-der (o adapt (hem 9 effective service ser-vice In this emergency, '" "The following statement outlines the general plan under which the Students' Army Training Corps will .operate under the changed conditions condi-tions produced by the revision of the Selective Service law: ''l: All young men, who were planning to go to school this fall, should carry out their plans and do so. Each should goto the college of his choice, matriculate, and enter as a regular student He will, of, course, also register with his local board on. the registration day set by the president As soon as possible possi-ble after registration day, probably on or 'about October first, opportunity oppor-tunity will be given for all the regularly reg-ularly enrolled Itudents to be inducted in-ducted into the Students' Army Training Corps at the schools wnere they are in attendance. Thus the corps wilt ba. organised 'by voluntary Induction under the Selective Service Ser-vice act, instead of by enlistment as previously contemplated. "The student, oy voluntary induction, induc-tion, becomes a soldier in the Unit-, ed States army, uniformed, subject to military discipline andT with the pay of a private. They will simultaneously simul-taneously be placed on full active duty, and contracts will be made as soon as possible with the' colleges, 'for the housing, subsistence and instruction in-struction of the student soldiers. "g. Osseers, uniform, rifles and tonwether equipment as may be available will he furnished by the War department, as previously an-' nounce1. I "3. The student soldiers will .bo given military Instruction underbf-flcers underbf-flcers of the army and will Be kept under observation and test to determine deter-mine their qualification as officer-candidates officer-candidates and technical experts, such as engineers, chemists and doctors. doc-tors. After a certain period, the men will be selected according to their performance, and assigned to military duty In one of Jhe following Ways! ' ' ;.' . '':-! (c) He may be assigned to the central officers training camp. (b) He may be transfered to a non-commissioned officers' trailing school. (c) eH may be assigned to the school where he is ""enrolled "for further intensive work in specified line for a limited specified time. (d) He may be assigned to the vocational training section of the corps for technician training "of military mil-itary value. (e) He may be transferred to a cantonment for duty with troops as a private. "4. '"Similar sorting and reassignment reassign-ment of the men will be made at periodical' intervals, aa 'the require-1 meats of the service , demand. It cannot be now definitely stated how long a particular" studerit will remain re-main at college. This will depend, on the requirements of the moblll-1 satlon and the age group to which' he belongs. In order to keep the unit at adequate strength, men will be admitted from secondary schools or transferred from depot brigades as the need may require. "Students will ordinarily not be permitted to remain on duty in the,, 'college units after Ee"maJoi'lty of their fellow cltlsens of like age have been called to military service at jeamp. Exceptions to this rule will be'made, as the needs of the service 'requires tt, In the "case of technical and scientific students, who will be assigned for longer periods for Intensive In-tensive study In specialized fields. . "C. No units of 'the Students' Army Training Corps will, for the present, bo established at secondary schools, but It Is hoped to provide at an early data for the extension of military Instruction In such schools. The secondary schools are urged to Intensify their Instruction so that young men 17 and 18 years old may be qualified to enter college col-lege as promptly as possible, - . -" ... - ..-i-. .'v ". Mere will be both a collegiate colle-giate section and vocational section of the Students Army Training Corps. Young men of draft age of grammar school education, will he given 'an opportunity to enter the vocatldnal section of the Corps. At present about 27,600 men are called for this section eth month. Applications Appli-cations for voluntary Induction Into the vocational section should be made to the local board and an effort ef-fort will be made to accommodate as many "as possible of those who volunteer for this training. "Men in the vocational section will be rated and tested by the , standard army methods and those who are found to possess the requisite requis-ite qualifications may be assigned for further training in the collegiate section. "7. In view of the 'comparatively short time during which most of the student soldiers will remain" In college col-lege and the exacting military duties dut-ies awaiting them, academic instruction instruc-tion must necessarily be modified along lines of direct military value. The War department will prescribe or suggest such modifications. The schedule of purely military Instruction Instruc-tion will not preclude effective" academic aca-demic work. It will vary to some extent in accordance with the type of academic instruction, e. g.. will be less In a medical school than in a college of liberal arts. I. -"8. The primary purpose of the Students' Army Training Corps is to ' . utilize the exccutlvo and teaching personnel and the physical equipment equip-ment of the colleges to assist In the training of our new armies. This Imposes great responsibilities on the colleges and at the same time creates an exceptional opportunity for service. ser-vice. The colleges arc asked to devote de-vote the wholo energy and educational educa-tional power of the Institution to the phases and lines of training desired de-sired by tho government. The problem pro-blem Is a new one and calls for Inventiveness In-ventiveness and adaptability as Well as the spirit of cooperation which the colleges have already so abound-antly abound-antly shown." " Already some five hundred men have registered at the Utah Agricultural Agricul-tural College with the Intention of securing induction Into the S. A. T. C. Because the Institution Is rapidly rapid-ly being filled to Its capacity, it is urged that those desiring to eriter do so at once. To those men who want to go to 'school but who do not desire de-sire to enter the S. A. T.'C.'the regular reg-ular courses of the institution "hsill be continued. Such men will' be those who .are high school' graduates .but, not yet yet 'eighteen' years old, or these over eighteen 'who desire to await the operation of the draft. The regular courses for young women will also be maintained.' A large enrollment of young women Is indicated by the many Inquiries' for information recelve'd from them. |