The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-21
OFFICERS FROM COLLEGES.
MILITARY SCIENCE TO BE
TAUGHT IN LEADING IN.
STITUTIONS.
Clemson i'm Number OF Institutions
Whose Graduates Will be Commits.
stoned in Reserve Without Regular
Examination of Army.

Washington, Oct. 17.-Oficial au-
thorization for the training in military
science Of students in IS of the coun-
tries leading universities and colleges.
including the University of Alabama.
University of Tennessee and Clemson
| college, was given by the war DEPART
| ment today to executive officers of the
institutions at a conference between
them and ranking department officials
Other institutions authorized today to
give military instruction are: Prince
ton university. Harvard university,
Yale university, University of Michi-
gan, Virginia Military institute, Steph-
ems Institute Of Technology, Catholic
uniersity Of America, Lehigh, Ohio
State university, University of Mime
sofa, University of Illinois, City college
of New York and University of Ver-
mont.
| 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 mil
tary 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 the college
and university heads, the conference
was presided over by Acting Secretary
Ingraham and officers present includ-
ed Maj. Gem Hugh l.. Scott, chief of
staff; Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, COM
manding the Eastern department
Brig. Gen. Macomb, president of the
War college and, members of the gen.
eral staff. Southern college heads
present included George H. Denny
University Of Alabama; e. w. Nichols
Virginia Military institute; j. H. Kirk
land, Vanderbilt; Brown Ayers, Ten
nessee, and William Riggs, Clemson.
The conference was a general infor-
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 as
prescribed by the statute were not suf
fciently elastic and should be modified
SO that It might be better adapted to
the various types of educational insti-
tutions represented.
Mr.. lngraham appointed q commit
tee composed of President Lowell OF
Harvard, chairman; Maj. John J.
Khgman. u. S. A; Superintendent E
w. Nichols, Virginia Military insti.
tute; the Rev. Edward A. Pace, Cath.
olic University Of America; Presiden,
II. S. Drinker, Lehigh; President W.
0. Thompson, Ohio State university
and President George E. Vincent, Uni
versity Of Minnesota, to work out a
curriculum acceptable to the various
institutions and the government, and
to arrange other details for the ac-
tual beginning of instructions.
The curriculum will be drafted to
cover such subjects as are known to
junior army officers and will exempt
graduates of such institutions from the
necessity OF taking the regular army
examination in order to obtain COM
missions as reserve officers. 1t will
be made effective when completed by
u general order issued by the secretary
Of war. Many other educational insti-
tutions are expected to install military
training courses later.
The conference concluded it's work
tonight and adjourned to wait the
committee report.
nTCATII Ut AVNfc TT uDnu