The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-29
VIRGINIA TECH WILL
OPEN OCTOBER FIRST
Sia Hundred students Expected To
MatricuIatc and Barracks VIII
BE Heavily Taxed
BIG ARMY TRAINING CORPS
Indications Arc That Quite \ Number
or Students Cannot Enter The
Training Corps Either For Physical
Disa biIity or Lack OF Academic
Preparation.

BlaCksburg. Va. Sept 2S.--W men
the Virginia Polytechnic Inst, opens
Tuesday Octobed !, it is expected that
at least six hundred students VIII
bt on the grounds and that the bar
racks buildings Will he taxed Ia ac-
modate the candidates for the stu
dents army training corps, establish
ed at the college by the war depart
meut and other men not eligible for
this and who will bot enrolled in the
regular courses of the various depart
ments.
Those who can meet the require
ments will be indicted into the tram
ing corps October /, and will from
thet time be ranked as privates in the
army, under such conditions as have
already been made public by the Of
tiCialS at Washington, According 10
the latest advices from Washington
all unregistered men are excluded
from the s A. r. C., although applt-
cant has become eighteen years old
since September II, However. those
may enter college at their own ex-
pense take the drills, and be eligible
for the training corps at the next re-
giStration.
All S. A. #. G.. men will live in bar
racks, be fed at dining hall and the
college authorities will be careful to
see that all regulations laid down by
the government are observed to the
letter. The plans OF the war depart
ment for the student army training
corps are very prehensive and
have been formed sn recently that
frequent changes are necessary 1t
is probable. however, that the gen
cral plan as outlined above VIII he
followed with only sight modit1ca-
lions
Indications are now that there will
he quite number Of students in col
lege this year who viii not he in the
s A, r. G. because they are unable
to pass the physical examination or
lack the necessary preparatory train
ing These men VIII take the usual
academic. agricultural. or engineer
ing courses and have the benefit of
the daily drills and those who are
approaching eighteen years of age or
have become eighteen since Septem
Der -. Will probably be allowed to
enlist in the S. 4. T. c. after egis-
tration day.
The task which the government has
set for the college N which the stu
dents army training corps are estah~
lshed in considerable one but the
president and members OF the faculty
are bending every effcrt to meet the
demands made upon them. Everything
is moving in a rush about the cam
pus and all persons connected with
the adm illustrative staff are working
long after hours 10 Keep up with the
letters and kilograms that are pouring
in from every section Of the state
asking II men can still he admitted
Just how many students there will
be this wear II is impossible to say
but Virginia boys can. be assured of
abundance until every room on the
campus thai will hold a student IL
filled.
The war department has designated
Major John c. Skuse to act AZ COM
handing officer OF the students train
ing army corps at tho " r. l.. and
as corn mandant OF cadets In the lat
ter capacity he succeeds Major Will
liam r. stone. who had been detailed
to look after the military depart
ment at William and Mary.
Major Skuse has entire charge of
tbs examination of the men for the
s r. G. so far as the military
feature is concerned and will also
drill the students who are not in this,
Men who cannot meet the require
bents OF the training corps and who
take the regular course, or the two
year agricultural course. who will be
in military. will room in barracks, eat
at the dining hall and have daily
drills under Major Skuse, BY this lat
ter arrangement men who, for any
reason, cannot enter S. A. T. c., will
be enabled to pursue their college
course in the usual way and, at the
same time, get military training that
will At them for the service later,
Major Skuse came to the college
June /, OF this year to have charge
Of the training detachments OF
United States soldiers and the high
degree OF efficiency to- which he
brought the men under his care has
called forth the hearties commenda-
ton from the inspectors who have
made official visits here. He fwas pro-
NOTED from Captain to Major in Aug
ust.
The men In the second training de-
tachment will leave on a special train
this afternoon for camps in various
sections of the country II Is under
stood that the ma iority of these men
will he sent to a camp in Florida.
The people of the college and town
are sorry To see the soldiers leave
as they have comported themselves
in a most dignified manner through
out their stay. and have been most
appreciative OF the courtesies that
have been shown them