Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-09
CONTINUE STUDIES AND At THE
SAME TIME PREPARE FOR
MILITARY SERVICE.
HOPE TO KEEP BOYS
UNDER q IN SCHOOL
Young Men Seeking to Complete Ed
ueation May Enlist in Student Army
Training Corps and Return to School
will Receive Thorough, Course in
Military Work.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames, Aug. 9.-The thousands /~of
young men in Iowa who are asking
whether they ought to go on with col
Ilege this year will find an answer in a
statement received at Iowa State Col
lege today from the United States COM
missioner of education, P. P. Claxton.
The war department has just offered
a new answer to the question" explains
the commissioners letter. 1.-The wax
department says: Enter college if You
are fitted to do SO or return to college
If you are already enrolled, and enlist
bin the student army training corps "
by enlisting in the student army
training corps you will become mem
Der of the United States army" ex-
plains the commissioner. You will re-
ceive uniform and be given military
drill under officers detailed by the war
department. During the early part of
your course You will receive ten hours
of military instruction week. six Of
which will be academic work, for which
military credit is given. such as mathe-
mates. English. foreign languages, his
tory. science, etc. You will be care
fully rated both by the college authori-
ties and by the military officers who
will help you to discover a special line
of military service for which you have
1.-THE greatest capacity and preference.
Later in your course you will have an
opportunity to specialize in branch
of training designed to fit you to be-
come an officer Of field artillery, med
ical or engineer officer, an expert in
some technical oH>scientific service, and
so on.
ION reaching the age of 81 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
service or whether you should remain
In college to complete the course you
are pursuing. The decision will de-
pend upon the needs of the service and
upon your achievements in your rhili-
tary work. andsin your studies as deter
mined by the military officers at the
college and by the college authorities.
Summer Camp For Students.
During the summer you will have
an opportunity to attend q 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 subsistence
by the war department.
AS, a member of the student army
training 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, completing your
college training. transfer to active duty
may be arranged thru military chan
nels with the consent of the military
officers at the college and of the college
officials. It will be the policy Of the
government. however. to allow you to
remain until you reach the age of q
or until you complete your course"
Detailed information concerning en-
listment in the student army training
corps may be secured by addressing the
authorities at Iowa State College.