Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-29

New Haven, Oct. 2s.-Najor c. P.I Summerhill. chief of the division of
 militia affairs in the war department, was in New Haven last week to at the large number of men who have applied for membership in the Yale batteries. It was feared at first that equipment could not be secured for ence with Adjutant General Cole pro- visions have been made for all who enlist. Enlistment of men for the Yale batteries began last Saturday and will continue for 10 days. En- listmenl in the batteries requires that term of enlistment the members of the battery must go as ordered. In
 the case of service within the Uni- ted States he has no -choice, but is absolutely under the orders of the Federal Government. In the case of foreign service the government must
 obtain his consent but such consent
 will be expected from every member
 of the Yale batteries. Enlistment means that the man is a member of
 three years, unless before the end of
 that time he finishes his college course
 and leaves New Haven in which case.
 barring his taking up residence in a district in Connecticut where there is an artillery organization, he will be
 mustered out and thereby freed from all obligations For the period dur l ing which he is a militiaman he will
 be compelled to drill for an hour and a half a week during the college year, and there will be no chance for with
 drawaL The Federal Government and
 the State Government will supply the Yale men who join with uniforms and | equipment, Field pieces and other
 material will be issued on the basis of \ two batteries, that is there will be | eight three inch guns with their full complement of caissons and accessor- l ies. In case the numbers joining are | more than sufficient to fill these two | batteries additional batteries will be I formed. Every man will. be given full 1 training both at New Haven and at l'Tobyhannas Pa-. where the Yale bat terieS will hold a two weeks camp next summer. The faculty and uni versity authorities are strongly in favor of the new movement and Pres
 ident Hadley is of the opinion that military training should be given | credit towards a degree. The en- | listment has been most encouraging, and 1t is expected that the officials will be able to hold the first drill next
 month.
 The twenty-four hour campaign 1 for workers and funds to support the i activities of the Sheffield Christian l Association ended last Wednesday I
 rious committees reported on the work | Of their men. The results were great i CT than the committee had expected | as there was a large number of volun- 1 teers for the work carried on by the 1 association and the financial eOntri- l buttons averaged higher than any l similar collection ever made in Shelf. | There were but few of the men who 1 were solicited who did not make some i subscription, and the 219 men who | 1llhGOrihnd fnto1 of GT1A xul l made an; average of over $3 for. each
 contributor. The unprecedented re-
 suits were obtained through the in- terest and the work which the in- dividual members of the committees 1 and the contributors put into the A hour campaign. The amount col-
 lected was not sufficient to meet the necessary expenses for the coming
 year but with the freshman class and some members of the two upper class es still to be solicited there is no doubt that there will be raised the re- quiFed funds to insure a most suc- cessful year.
 The Bureau of Appointments during
 the past year has increased its facil- supporting work at the university. Ir
 addition to it's service in aiding men 1 secure remuneratiYe positions the bureau has been instrumental in or gan.zing a number of student bureaus and associations which are devoted tC some particular phase of the univer- sity's student supporting system The Newspaper bureau. inauguratet 1 last Spring, provides for the distri- . buticn of all newspapers throughout the dormitories The university au- : thorities have cooperated with tht | i bureau to make this system efficient 5 The Typewriting bureau, also estab' .