The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-26
HAMPDEN-S|DNEY GETS
STUDENTS ARMY CORPS
Training Officcr VIII Be Provided and
Uniforms Furnished to Students
Who Enlist for Course.
Special to The Richmond virginian.)

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Hampden- Sidney, Va, Aug 25.--
An official communication from the
war department at Washington has
been received by Acting President
McWhorter, stating that steps will be
taken at once to establish unit of
the students army training corps at
aampden- Sidney college; that an Of
fcer of the United States army will
be detailed as commandment and that
upon arrival he will proceed imme-
diately with the organization OF the
unit, and that rifles, uniforms. over
coats and other equipment will be
shipped at an early date.
THIS means that military training
at Hampden- Sidney for the coming
session will be directly In the hands
OF the government and that Ii will
nave the full recognition accorded
such training in all Institutions of
university and collegiate grade. The
purpose of the government is to pre-
pare all the young men in the stand
ard colleges of America for the imme-
date service of their country and at
the same time to give them the OPP
portunity of going on with their
studies. Every effort is being made
under the new draft law to care for
already in college or proposing to
enter. The war department is making
1t plain that while its primary bust
ness Is to put into the field a great
army to win the war 1t still expects
the educational institutions to keep
up and TO continue the important
work of training men for intelligent
service and leadership. The demand
for college, trained men is great and
is going TO be greater and there is a
growing conception today of educa-
ton as patriotic duty.
In spite of the war conditions.
Ham pden- Sidney will continue TO
carry on all its normal activities
Several men have been added to the
FACULTY since the close of last session
Professor c. A. McPheeters, A NJ.
Phi. d, will have the chair of philoso-
ply. psychology and Bible.
The chair of English, history and
political science will be filled by Rev.
Asa d. Watkins, A. B.. Ham pden-
Sidney college. B. D.. Union Theologi-
cal seminary and graduate student in
English. Harvard university. Mr..
Watkins is a scholar and writer OF
known ability and his coming back
in the capacity of a professor to his
Alma Mater is regarded as particu-
larly fortunate for the college.
Colonel James 4. Dunn, c.. E.,
University of New Brunswick, Canada,
viii have charge of the department
of mathematics. Colonel Dunn has
made speciality of mathematics and
is teacher of long and successful
experience For some years he taught
mathematics in Georgia and was
recognized as one of the foremost
military men in the state. He served
for time on the governors staff as
aide de camp with the rank of lieu
tenant colonel During the last ten
or twelve years he has been at the
head OF the Cham berlain Military
school in Western New York, and has
trained large number of young men
for the universities and for the army.
Colonel Dunn is well equipped for his
work and with his knowledge of mill
tary affairs will be in a position to
render valuable assistance to the mill
tary department of the college.
Professor McWhorter, who has
heretofore had the chair of English
and history, will be transferred to the
department of Greek. He took his
Phi. D. in Greek under Professor Gil
dersleeve at the Johns Hopkins
university