South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-25
GET 70 N. D. MEN
FOR NAVAL UNIT
Section of S. A. 7. c. at Uni
VerSity Will be Composed
of 100 Men.

for Notre Dame under government
orders recently issued.
Ensign Miller Of the United States
navy addressed the student body Of
Notre Dame university in Washing
ton hall Monday afternoon and as
result OF his talk over 100 men were
examined by the recruiting station
Tuesda
The examinations were conducted
by Lieut.. 4. l.. Porter. a. ". Wood
ward. chief yeoman. +. p. Session.
pharmacist line. and Ensign Noel
Ter.
Thirty more engineers are needed
and they viii accept 40 students for
line officer material. The examining
officers will remain in South Bend
until the quota is filled.
DR. Porter stated that the material
so far examined has been excellent
Or Miller AZ the outset made
plain the purpose OF his coming TO
Notre Dame. saying that he had
been sent under orders 70 prepare
20 induct 100 Notre Dame men into
the naval section OF the s. a. T. g"
Those who wish 10 enter this
service may make application TO
the naval officers present-that is,
DR. Porter and his STAFF Applicants
viii be considered in the order in
which their applications are filed, If
more than 100 apply and pass the
physical examination the last ap-
plying will fail TO gain induction.
Induction on oct. 1.
Induction. as in the case Of the
s. A. T. G. will be Oct. /. After
induction, men are furnished lOdg
ing. subsistence and tuition. &C
cording 20 the terms of the contract
between the navy department and
the school. The members viii have
the uniform OF their rating in the
navy and will be under regular u. s.
navy discipline In case no naval
officer be assigned TO the institu
tion. the military commandment pres
ent will be in command OF the naval
section also. AS in the s A. T. c.
the courses will be in blocks of
three months. and stress will be laid
on engineering studies.
Candidates for the naval aviation
must not be under 90 years old-al-
thoagh very marked talent and
proved ability may get a younger
man in--they must he between 135
and $50 pounds in weight and must
have finished second year college.
Commissions are not promised.
They will be awarded by competi-
tive examination after transfer to
special naval schools. There are
over 90 lines into one OF which stu
dents may be promoted.
The induction to be made at
Notre Dame is intended only for
those qualified Oct. l. Young men
entered in the naval reserve at an
earlier date and left TO finish their
college courses may not enter the
naval reserve Of the S A T. c. at
the present time. How long they
VIII be left at Notre Dame cannot
be said. Successful students will be
sent first to a naval station and then
TO a regular officers material school.
IL will be possible for them TO get
into the naval academy at Annapo-
lis. but this again will be by COM
petitive examination. The work N
the officers material schools is
based upon the work at Annapolis.
Fifty men are wanted for the
naval engineers and so for line duty
from Notre Dame Two other In
diana colleges have been selected
10y the government for naval sec
tions They are Indiana state uni
versity and Purdue university.
FCCfn Examination
DIT Porter and his staff began
medical examination OF the young
men az $3.50 o. m Tuesday on the
second floor Of the federal building
south Bend. and continued the work
from 10 $50 n. m. In order 70
he eligible for examination. candi-
dates have 10 he Is years old. reg
istered for military service. and also
registered in college Notre Dame
boys appearing for examination
were provided with certificates from
the university so that they could
gain admission 20 the examining
medical staff.
capt. Murray. who attended the
mass meeting. i'm answer TO an oft
repeated question. made IL plain
that any student registered at any
other time than Sept. last. il
called into service ny his local board
before induction into the s a r. @.
is subject 10 the orders Of his loca
board and must leave college Il
summoned so 20 do Nevertheless
YOUNG men registered July 5. 1917
July 3 1915. or Aus. "a 1918. may
he indicted into the s. A. T. G.. bu
not hy the same procedure as ap.
plies 20 those registered sept l.
What the special procedure Is
not vet known go Capt Murray. al
though he knows there is a specia
procedure and has wired for 10. bu
has not vet received instructions
Those drafted before he can receive
instructions and iuduct them into
the s. a II O.. must go IN obedience
20 orders Of their local boards
Or Porter and his assistants are
chartered st the Hotel Jefferson
Capt Murray has his quarters al
present iu Walsh hall Notre Dame
university AS II anticipating
rush. Or Porter repeated the points
OF age. registration with draft boarf