Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-18
War Department Authorizes
Courses in Sixteen Princi-
pal Educational institutions
of Country
$4,000 MEN REQUIRED IN
EVENT OF BIG WAR
Curriculum to Be Framed With
View to Meeting Military
Needs for Trained Lead
erS.
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IsV MORNING JouRHhL SPECIAL LsAuHo wIHal
Washington, oct 17.--Official au-
thorization for the training in military
science of students in sixteen of the
country's leading universities and col
leges, was given by the war depart
ment today to executive offices of the
institutions at a conference between
them and ranking department Off
cials
The purpose Of the conference was
to establish a systematic method for
training reserve officers along lines
described by the army reorganization
law 1t has been estimated that a
corps Of $4,000 reserve officers will
be necessary to establish an adequate
military force, should the United
States become involved in war with a
first class world power.
In the absence of Secretary Baker
who issued the invitation to college
and university heads, the conference
was presided over by Acting Secretary
Ingraham and others present includ-
ed Major General Hugh l.. Scott, chief
of staff; Major General Leonard Wood,
commanding the eastern department;
Brigadier General Macomb, president
of the war -colle-e, aud -members Of
the general staff. Presidents Lowell
of Harvard, and Hadley of Yale, to-
gether with a number of other proml-
nent educators, replied to addresses Of
welcome by the army representatives,
Not Sufficiently Elastic.
The conference was general for
nal discussion OF the law authorizing
army training in civil institutions and
of ways and means for putting it into
effect The general Impression of the
speakers was that the regulations pre-
scribed by the statute were not suffi-
ciently elastic and should be modified
so that it might be better adapted 20
the various types Of educational instl-
tutions represented.
Mr. Ingraham appointed a commit
tee composed Of President Lowell Of
Harvard. chairman Major John j.
Kingman, l.. S. A.; superintendent E.
w Nichols. Virginia Military insu-
tute: the Rev Edward A. Pace, Cath
olic University of America; President
H. S. Drinker Of Lehigh; President w.
O. Thompson, Ohio state university,
and President George e. Vincent, Uni
yersity Of Minnesota, to work out
curriculum acceptable to the various
institutions and the government and
to arrange other details for the actual
beginning Of instruction.
TO Draft Curriculum.
The curriculum will be drafted to
cover such subjects as are known to
junior army officers and will exempt
graduates Of such institutions Of the
necessity Of taking the regular army
examinations in order TO receive COM
missions as reserve officers. 1t will
be made effective when completed by
a general committee selected by the
secretary Of war.
The conference concluded its work
tonight and adjourned to await the
committees work, The institutions au-
thorized today to give military in
struction are: Princeton university,
Harvard university Yale university,
University Of Michigan, University Of
Alabama virginia Military institute,
stevens Institute of Technology
Catholic University Of America, Le-
high university, Ohio State university
University of Tennessee, Clemson
Agricultural college University Of
Minnesota, University Of Illinois, city
College Of New York and University of
Vermont.