Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11
MILITARY UNIT ESTABLISHED
 AT sToRRS COLLEGE
Primary Object to Qualify Students
 for Reserve Officers.

1 People of the state of Connecticut should be interested in a recent inno- xation at their state college, says Charles B. Amory, Jr., captain U. $. cavalry, professor of military science and tactics at Connecticut Agricultural college. This innovation is the estab- lishment of a unit of the reserve off1- cerS' training corps at the Connecticut Agricultural college, Storrs, Conn. TAaes unit is established under section 4U, act of congress, June 3, 1916.
 The primary object of the establish ment of these units of the reserve off cers' training corps is to qualify stu- dents at civil institutions for reserve officers by systematic and standard methods of training The system of in- struetion prescribed presents to these students a, standardized measure Of that military training which is neces- sary in order to prepare them to per form intelligently the duties of com nnfssioned officers in the military forces of the United States. It enables them to be thus trained with the least prac- ticable interference with their civil careers.
 It is hoped that every educational institution will endeavor to establish and maintain a unit of the reserve of- ficers' training corps, in order that in time of national emergency there may be sufficient number of deucated men trained in military science and tactics to officer and lead intelligently the
 
 the safety of the country will depend. think Connecticut should be proud to be among the first to do SO.
 In order for a unit to be established at an institution the authorities must agree to maintain a compulsory course in military training of three hours week for it's freshmen and sophomores and to arrange it's curriculum so that those juniors and seniors who elect to take an advanced course of five hours a week may do so.
 A young man now entering this in- stitution, if a. citizen of the United States and physically fit, becomes member of the reserve officers training corps. He is furnished with a rifle and uniform and necessary equipment. For two years he devoteS three hours 8 week to his military training and fol- lows prescribed course. On the com pletion of these two years, if he so elects and is recommended by the president of the institution and the professor of military science and tao tics, he is allowed to sign an agree advanced course in military training for the two remaining years of his college course, and to pursue such camp training as shall be prescribed take this course will be paid sum estimated to be about $9 a month The summer camp training as at present contemplated will consist of two camp periods of four weeks each. All the students expenses, including trans portation and subsistence, will be paid
 After graduating, man is eligible for appointment by the president of the United States, for additional mill tary training, as an additional second lieutenant for period of six months, with pay of $100 a month, and for as- signment to an organization of the regular army for instruction. A graduate is also eligible for a com mission in tn eof11cers' reserve corps and it is hoped that all who graduate will avail themselves of it as a patri- otic duty.