The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-11-17
TO MAKE CLEMSON
OFFICERS SCHOOL
LOTS OF ADVANTAGES
President Points to Good Things
in Connection With Training
for Service.

Washington, Nov. 13.-President
W. NJ Riggs of Clemson college.
who is in Washington. believes the
students of Clemson have an excel
lent opportunity OF becoming mem
bers Of the reserve officers train
ing corps now being considered by
federal authorities here.
Clemson college would have
everything to gain and nothing to
lose by entering the senior division
of the resrve officers training
CORPS" President Riggs said. AL
ready every student is required to
take three hours of military work
per week during his entire course in
college
Under the rules governing the
reserve officers training corps fresh
men and sophomores would still
take, as now, three hours of military
instruction but it would be Of
more varied and interesting charac-
ter. Without assuming any addi-
tional obligation whatever, they
would receive from the government
lcne olive drab uniform, to be used
at drill, thus reducing the expense
OF gray and blue uniform outfits. and
lalthough not required, would have
the privilege of attending during
their vacations at the expense of the
war department the four weeks
summer encampments, such as were
held last summer at Plattsburg, N.
Y, and elsewhere.
AT the end of the first two years
any cadet regarded as fit for further
training by the college president and
the army officer at the college could
decide for himself whether or not to
take the advanced course for the
Junior and senior years, If he de-
'cided to take it he would have to put.
in two hours OF military study in
addition to the three hours of drills
now required. For these two addi-
tional hours of work he would as
sumo the following obligations and
N return would have certain COM
persations and opportunities. His
Il. To carry out the prescribed
military course of five hours per
week, to completion.
"2. To put in during vacations
two four week camp periods under
federal supervision.
"3. To be morally bound upon
graduation to enlist in the reserve
officers corps for ten years to serve
in time of war, and be subject to Is
days duty each year of his enlist
ment. If so required by the secretary
of war. =.
Ills compensation per session
Would he as follows: :, Z. -
q. One complete service uni
form, olive drab, worth $IO36
"2. Commutation. of subsistence
AT $" per month, for nine months,
$S1. - :|
! His opportunities would rhe as
follows:
Il. To attend two four week
camps at the cost OF the govern
ment.
"2. To be appointed for siN'
months period after graduation as
temporary second lieutenant
"2. To get Is days training each
y"ar while .on-the reserve list, with
full army officers pay and an ex-
penseS.
"a. In case of war to have the op-
portunity of serving the. nation as an
officer instead of as a private,
81 dor not doubt but that at it's
next meeting the board OF trustees
will authorize me to apply to the
president of the uhited States to es-
tablish at Clemson one or more units
OF the. reserve officers training
corps. 1t is a great opportunity for
the college to serve the nation in it's
programme of preparedness and an
equally good opportunity for its ca
diets to get real benefit and SUBJ
stantial monetary help in getting
camp education"