Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-25
SOUTHERN DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES
RULES FOR THE TRAINING CAMPS

sidio, San Francisco, California.
In the states mentioned above, there will
be soon established a number of city re-
operation for some weeks past, where in
formation and application blanks may be
obtained.
There will shortly be sent to each Of
these ~centers, one or more army officers,
who personally will examine each candi-
date, to determine whether he should be
certified for the camp.
The applicants who have been favorably
certified will then be furnished t%ransporta-
ton to the camp, and will be directed to
report on n given day.
Examining officers will be sent at an
early date to the cities named hereafter, to
examine applicants. The exact date can
not now be stated. As soon as the date
can be determined for any station, notice
will be inserted in the newspapers of the
locality, showing the address of the station.
PAY OF RESERVE OFFICERS AND
CANDIDATE ATTENDING CAMPS.
Existing law does not authorize officers
of the Reserve Corps being ordered to
these camps, nor is there al appropria-
ton available, ut the present time, for
their pay. Under these circumstances, all
that can be done j. TO urge officers of the
Reserve Corps to attend under the same
conditions as other candidates. Present
law and appropriations authorize only n
payment of transportation, subsistence and
clothing, but no pay of any kind. The pas
sage OF war appropriation measures may
improve this condition any day.
SCOPE OF EXAMINATION.
Each applicant will be examined person.
ally, in order that a high standard may be
obtained with respect to the following:
Character and sobriety.
Personality, address and force.
Reputation and standing in his COM
munity.
Whether he il likely to command the re-
spect of officers and enlisted men.
Whether he has adequate education.
There is no mental examination, but
simply an inquiry into the applicants edu-
cational attainments. If he has attended
a military school or college; he should
submit diploma or certificate of gradua-
ton, if he graduated, or (if he did not
%graduate) a certificate of the amount and
character of training satisfactorily com
pleted thereat. If the applicant has serv-
ed IN the regular army or national guard,
ne shall submit his discharge papers when
he applies.
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION.
Applicants should have themselves ex-
amined by a reputable physician AZ soon n
possible. and present the physicians report
with the other documents when they apply
for examination.
In order to expedite examination, pros
pective applicants should carefully read
the instruction in this memorandum and
have everything in readiness for the ex-
animation, including letters of recon-
mendation, diploma or certificates of grad
uation, physical examinations, etc.
CORRESPONDENCE.
All correspondence in connection with
joining these camps should be addressed
to the Recruiting Office, nearest the APP
.plicant's home. II he does not know the
location Of such office, he should then adj
dress the
Officer in Charge of Training Camps.
Southern Department, Fort Sam Houston.
San Antonio, Texas.
LOCATIONS OF STATIONS.
Recruiting station will be located in the
following places:
NOTE: Stations grouped according to
of examining officers and in
order as they will be visited in each
group by these officers.
TEXAS.
Greenville, Paris, Texarkana.
Sherman, D~enison, Gainesville. Wichita
Falls.
Palestine, Marshall, Tyler, Lufkin.
San Antonio. Yoakum, Uvaldc.
Corpus Christi.
Beaumont, Port Arthur, Orange.
Houston, Galveston.
Dallas, Waxahachie, Corsicana.
Fort Worth, Weatherford, Clcburnc.
Austin.
Temple, Waco, Hillsboro.
Brentwood, Abilene. Sweawater, San
Angelo.
Lubbock, Farwell, Amarillo, Dalhart.
Roswell, n. NJ; Pecos, Texas; Portales,
n. VI.
ARKANSAS.
Pine Bluff, Stuttgart, Clarendon, Helena.
Benton, Little Rock, Argenta, Conway.
Fort Smith, Van Buren,, Fayetteville.
Hot Springs. Ariadelphia, Malvern.