New-York tribune., 1916-02-16
High School Principal In
vokes Order to Stop
Drills.
JOINS CAPTAIN RICH
IN TRAINING PLAN
Military Experiment Suggested
by Organs Board To Be Ex'
tended to Other Schools.

Ernest r. Won Nardof, principal OF
tho Stuyvesant High School, after con-
ferring with Captain Albert 7. hich' y.
s. A.. yesterday decided that he wou'd
offer no further opposition to the tram
ing corps which boys Of his institution
had organized. Captain Rich theh an
nounced that the scheme OF military
training would be tried out IN StuyVe-
SAINT High School first, and, II iouho
successful. It would be introduced INTO
the other boys high schools of the CITY
When the members Of the Stuyve-
SAINT Training Corps learned yesterday
that Mr.. Won Nardof intended to with
hold his permission they besieged his
office. They won him over 70 the ne
cessity for military training ana ms sc.
lected "A few Of the boys TO accompany
him 10 the Municipal building, where
the conference was held.
Two OF the boys entered The tribune
Office at 4 O'Clock They had just come
from tho conference, they said, ana
were glad to report that there was no
foundation TO the rumor tnst the''
training corps would be KILLED
"A few minutes ago., said one OF inc
boys, Captain Rich, Mr.. Won Maroon
and some of us fellows had talk'
We're going TO have that corps and IT'S
going TO be called the Stuyvesant
Training Corps and we're going TO train
once n week and Captain Rich Is going
TO train US"
The lads we're right. Captain Klcn
himself announced the news soon atter
his conference with the princlpai
Earlier in the day Nr. Won Nardof had
been non -committal when asked what ne
was Going 10 do about the Stuyvesant
Training Corps. Half an hour later he
was closeted with CAPTAIN Rich and
going over the details OF the first mill
farv experiment in the high schools OF
this city.
"Stuyvesant will make every effort
70 aid the corps" said Captain Rich.
I'VE will drill at the list Regiment
Armorv. I'm order 10 be member OF
the corps the applicant will have to be
proficient in his studies and come up
to a certain physical standard.
"What must that be- Captain Kicn
was asked.
an the first place he must weigh
100 pounds at least. He must be B
feet 6 inches in height as minimum.
His condition will be passed on BY a
board consisting Of the principal OF the
school. the physical director and my
self. We will decide whether or not
student IL eligible. We do not expect
70 have more than 100 70 l5O In the
corps at the beginning"
Freshmen, said Captain Rich, would
by the limitation Of their study hours
necessarily be eliminated. The drills
will be held every Friday at 1:3O p.
m, thus making IL impossible for the
first wear men TO attend because OF
the fact that they attend school in
the afternoon.
Those boys that will desire 70 be-
come officers or on-commissloned ON
GERS" continued Captain Rich, will
have to take exams which will be
conducted in a strictly military man
ner. We expect this will be big
thing for Stuyvesant High School, and
we will extend the plan TO other high
schools in this city. This Is only the
start.
Several months ago General Organ
appointed board to look into mill
tary training in public schools. On
that board are Colonel Appleton, Colo
mel Wadsworth, Captain George II.
White. L. s. A., and Captain Albert 7.
Schiebler. Of the 23d Infantry. They
decided TO try this experiment and it's
going to be a success
The boys will train at Peekskill in
summer with the national guardsmen.