Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-19
TO YOUNG MEN OF AMERICA

I'D 1OQNG MEN Of AMxklCA
How can l render the most val
liable service to my country during
the period of the war;" Every young
man over eighteen is asking himself
this question.
The War Department has just of
fered a new answer to the question.
They say: Enter college if you are
fitted to do so or return to college if
you are already enrolled, and enlist
in the Student Army Training Corps.
By enlisting in the Students Army
Training Corps you will become a
member of the United States Army.
You will receive a uniform and be
given military drill under officers de-
tailed by the War Department Dur
ing the early part of your course you
will receive ten hours of military in
struction a week, six of which will be
drill rifle practice and other outdoor
training and four of which will be
academic work, for which military
credit is given such as mathematics,
English, foreign languages, history,
science, etc. You will be carefully
rated both the college authorities and
by the military officers who vii help
itary service for which you have the
greatest capacity and reference. Lat
er in your course you viii have an
opportunity to specialize in a branch
of training designed to fit you ito be
come an officer of field artillery, med
ical or engineer officer, an expert in
some technical or scientific service,
and so on.
On reaching the age of twenty-one
you must register with your local
board. You may remain in college
until your call is reached under the
Selective Service Law. At that time
it will be decided whether you will
be called Immediately to active SER
vice or whether you should remain in
pursueing. The decision will depend
on the needs of the service and upon
your achievements in your military
work and in your studies as determin-
ed by the military officers at the col
lege and by the college authorities.
During the summer you will have
an opportunity to attend summer
camp for intensive military training.
Your travelling expenses to and from
camp will be paid and you will be on
active duty under pay and subsis-
tence by the War Department.
| AS a member of the Student Army
I1Training Corps you will be subject
to call to active duty at any time in
case of emergency. If you desire to
enter active service before complet-
ing your college training, transfer to
active duty may be arranged through
military channels with the consent
of the military officers at the college
and of the college officials. 1t will be
the policy of the Government, how
ever to allow you to reach the age OF
twenty-one or until you complete
your course.
Previously there have been tw @
methods by which young man might
enter the National service. He might
either enlist voluntarily as a private
in the Army or seaman in the Navy
or he might remain in civilian life
until called to active service at the
age of twenty-one under the Selective
Service Law. The Student Army
Training Corps presents a third
method of entering the services which
has special advantages for young mex
fitted to go to college.
For futher information concerning
the Student Army Training Corps ap-
ply to any college which you desire
| to attend or to the Committee on Ed
ucation and Special Training, War
| Department, Washington, D. c.
| The FIT. Hays Normal the Kansas
Wesleyan University, the University
of Kansas. the Baptist College at
Ottawa and many other colleges have
qualified to give this training to al
young men who are prepared to taks
it.