Evening journal., 1916-12-02
NORE DRILLING FOR
COLLEGE Students
Viii Establish Unit OF Re-
serve Officers Training
Corp at Delaware
LIEUTENANT HOEY
EXPLAINS CHANGE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del. Dec AT q re-
,ent meeting of the Board of Trus-
ees of Delaware College, the board
7oted TO take advantage Of an act re-
emily passed by Congress, which will
give Delaware College students a
more complete knowledge Of military
lffairs il they see fit to take advan-
iage Of the offer made. Under the
new conditions certain students viii
not only get their uniforms furnished
rec by the Government. but will also
receive So a month pay from the Gov
eminent In case they take up military
ira ming, as set out in the bill At
be present time the students have
military training three hours each
week. under the new bill they will
have 10 take five hours military train
ng each week
There is a great deal OF interest in
he matter among both the students
and members Of the faculty. Lieuten-
ant Hoey, the military instructor at
he college, has set out the purposes
II the new bill in the following state
nent TO DR. Mitchell. president Of the
College:
Or Mitchell
The following is a brief statement
IF the conditions governing the es-
Adjustment Of a Unit OF the Reserve
officers Training Corps at this Insti-
utlon.
The Inst tuition must make a writ
Ten application asking that a Unit be
established
Not less than one hundred physical
~ fit male students. not less than
fourteen years Of age. must be under
instruction in the required courses at
IN times.
The prescr' bed course, once enter
d upon by any student, must. as re-
CARDS such student be a prerequisite
or gradual on.
The membership of the Institution
In the Corps is subject 10 cancellation
~ the Secretary of War should he
consider the work not in keeping with
he object for which the Corps is es-
abiisbed.
All textbooks. manuals and maps
would have to be purchased by the
student OF by the institution, in the
same manner that other textbooks
are obtained
The arms and equipment would
have to be insured for their full value
and bond would have to be rn'shec
by the college to insure their care
safe-keeping and return
The complete course covers foul
years of training. the last two years
however. would be elective so far al
he War Department IS concerned. Z
student elect'ng to take the two year
advanced course would have TO bl
recommended to the Department b.
the president OF the college, and tn
Professor Of MI 'tary Science ant
Tactics The student viii then be re
CURED TO sign an agreement IN writ
ng TO continue in the course durin
the remainder of his course in col
lege. TO devote five hours per week L
the training prescribed, and to atten
TWO Summer Camps OF four week
each In return for this the Govern
ment agrees 10 furnish to each stu
dent. commutatiJn Of subsi terce
amounting to some seven or eight dol
lars per month. during the remainde
Of the course. and to pay all expense
incidental to his attendance at III
training camps.
Graduates Of the four year cours
are also eligible for appointment a
temporary second l'eutenants in tn
Regular Army. which would entiil
them to six, months training with tn
regular army with the allowance {
n second lieutenant Quarters. Ugh
fuel. etc and salary Of one hur
bred dollars per month.
Unions would be furn shed for a
members Of the Unit
The act also provides for the deta
of enlisted men Of the regular arm
as assistants 10 the commandant
IN general. It may be said that h
object OF establishing the Unit is
qualify students for Reserve on
GERS, and the courses laid down az
expected to 1T them to. intelligent
perform the duties Of commissions
officers IN the military forces OF u
United States The requirement
would not be in excess Of those exis
ing at present, except for the electiV
course covering the last two year
ft is believed that this is the branC
II college military training that Il