South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-17
Notrc Dame NeWS

Complying with the initiation OF
the war department 20 establish a
unit OF the reserve officers training
camp Notre Dame university viii
send tWenty-four students for an eX-
tended period OF training 81 Fort
sheridan in preparation for
thorough course OF instruction i'm
military science and tactics 10 be
sireu 80 Notre Dame university
with the opening OF the new schol-
sstic wear in september The
twenty-four students. recommended
los the university viii spend the
time a. Fort sheridan under the
tutelage Of government officers 10
train the students who enroll next
fall
tn Notre Dame university faculty
Will be represented by Prof Far
rell and Athletic Director Knute *.
EOckue. The list OF students recon-
mendeJ for the =. o. T. g. includes.
Joseph Grandy Of Ogdensburg. y.
Y Thomas Beacon FL Reno,
OKLA. Cornelius Billeaud Brous-
sard La. Clarence Bader Whiting.
Ind. paul Conashan. Pekin. H.;
William Fitzgerald. Highland Park,
IlI. John u Fitzgerald. Pekin. H.;
Richard Devihe. Boxabel. ohio,
John Powers. Urban1. ohio: Hugh
Lavery. Bridgeport. conn. AaronN
Hauoran. Springfield. ohio Thomas
Tobin. Cononsburgh. Penn, Leo
Lorett. Castana Penn. Dale Nohs,
LaSaUe. Ill.,. Edward Malgher,
James CuIgan, West Point. Iowa.
James DoOley. Andoyer, Mass: Paul
Sconeld. Columbus. Ohio, Emmett
Kelly. Eugene Kennedy, OXford,
Ind. william sherry. Salamanca,
y. Y: Felix Saino, Memphis, Tenn,
and Thaddeus Rademacher, Marion,
Ind.
~ is the intention 20 establish a
unit OF the r. o. r. c.. at Notre
Dame university next fall such as
exists i'm the larger universities and
/ colleges throughout the country
and al least one students army
training corps. Besides this there
will be an opportunity for those not
desiring 10 arrange for enlistment
To enroll themselves i'm the military
companies under direction of gov
ernment officers
The students army training corps
also involves enlistment in the
army. Where students do enlist,
however. it is with the understand
ing that they are 10 be permitted to
continue their studies until they be-
come Of draf. age. unless some un-
. foreseen and unexpected military
emergency should make a contrary
{ course seem necessary.
Up to the school year 1917. mill
tary science and tactics have been "a
part Of the students curriculum at
Notre Dame university and when at
the outbreak OF the war between
the United States and Germany the
government transferred both mill
tary instructors and since the
. best statf of efficient instructors left
I school for training camps, the course
/ was, postponed until new instructors
would he placed i'm charge.
Recreation is a necessity for the
children and not "A luxury" asserted
Prof Knute Is. Rockne. athletic di-
rector at Notre Dame university and
playground director i'm south Bend,
I'm the second open forum meeting
held for the students of the NCtre
Dame university summer school
/ tuesday afternoon in washington
hall According 20 the speaker
every city should supply its children
with proper kind of recreation
where they can develop under the
suidauce Of competent instructors,
which will be a big factor in max
in- good citizens OF the children for
the country
"One of the remedies for juvenile
delnquency said Prof ROckne has
been the playground With proper
apparatus and method Of attrac-
ton the Youngsters assemble 20 the
. Fairgrounds where they innocently
spend the day without doing any
mischief