The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-28
State Legislatures Taking the
Matter Up and Helping in
One Way or Another.

NEW YORK. May 27.-The National
Security League believes that the in
terest that is being taken by Ameri-
cans in the various organizations oper-
ating for national defense indicates
that the people OF the country are
aroused to a sense OF the danger OF
unpreparedness. 1t finds that the or
ganization OF military training camps
and the introduction OF military in
struction in educational institutions
has become nation widee and that in
'dustrial and commercial establish
ments are very generally extending
10 their employees the opportunity to
take military training without loss OF
time or pay.
Until recently about the only sys-
tematic and effective military training
in public schools was in Boston,
Washington. D. c.. Sumter. S. c.; in
Washington state and in Wyoming"
the league says in statement review
ing the situation. Though military
training is, BY the Morrill, law OF
1862, made compulsory in all federally
aided state colleges, 1t has been lax
and almost universally neglected.
Now efforts are being made in nearly
every state in the Union TO introduce
military training in schools. as has
been done in New York and New Jer-
sey.
Making All Liable.
in Maryland the legislature has
passed law making every able-bodied
male citizen Of the state between the
ages OF eighteen and forty-tive liable
for military service. The militia is di-
vided into two sections-organiZed and
unorganiZed. The Massachusetts leg
islature recently enacted law trans
ferring all organizations and depart
ments Of the state volunteer militia
to the forces of the United States, thus
placing 1t under federal control in case
of threatened trouble.
THE Connecticut State Reformatory
at Cheshire has installed a system OF
military training and instruction, and
there is a movement in Hartford to
have the Hartford high schools es-
tablish a course in military training.
In New Brunswick, y. j., students in
/ Rutgers College who enlist in the
event Of war will be advanced one
year in standing, The students OF
the Idaho Technical Institute have re-
quested the faculty to provide some
form Of military training.
"A committee OF the Massachusetts
Legislature has been appointed to con-
slider the subject OF military instruc-
ton in all secondary public schools OF
that state. A movement has been set
afoot to introduce military training as
part OF the curriculum OF the Uni
versity Of South Dakota
1.-The students OF Indiana University
Lave voted overwhelmingly in favor
of military training in that institu-
ton. At the University Of Colorado a
second company OF engineers has been
mustered into the National Guard. At
the Iowa University the 1000 cadets
are ordered to daily morning drill.
Yale Artillery.
The establishment OF military train
ing in the high schools OF Indiana is
being vigorously pressed. Cadet corps
have been organized in the high
schools Of Indianapolis. Yale has or
ganized battalion OF artillery. A
military engineers school has been
established at Scranton. Pa. A course
Of military training has been intro
duced at Johns Hopkins University.
THE board Of education at Spring
field, o.. has adopted military train
ing as part of the high school course
The school board at Seattle, Wash
has the question Of military training
in the public schools under considera-
ton, with favorable recommendations
Graduates and students OF the Uni