Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-09-06
Hundreds of High School Graduates
at Government Expense


proach the 1000 mark during the
school year opening September 80 is
the belief expressed by local persons
who are cognizant of the government
message received by college officials
this week outlining the revision of
previously announced plans for a stu
dents army training corps to conform
TO the amended selective service act
reducing the draft age to Is years.
Extracts from the message, which
means that hundreds of draft regis
trants who desire to continue their
college work will be sent to the State
College at government expense and
draw regular soldiers pay, are as fol-
lows:
The new military program prob
ably will necessitate the mobilization
Of all physically fit registrants under
81 years of age within 10 months
therefore, virtually all students over
is will be in the field by June, ex-
cepting certain technical students
All young men planning to go to COL
lege should carry out their plans.
Such men over is will register with
local boards in September and will be
indicted into the students army
training corps at college about Oc-
tober /.
Members of the S. A. T. c. will be
soldiers, will be kept under observa-
ton to determine qualifications as
officers or technical experts. Trans
fers after certain period Will be made
to officers schools or to college for
further study, or to cantonment for
duty with troops as private. Stu
dents will not ordinarily remain with
college units after majority of men
of same age outside of college have
been called to camps.
The telegram was signed by the
committee on education and special
training, and states that fuller state
ments concerning the S. A. 4. G. are
being mailed to the State College, to-
gether with blanks for formal request
by the institution for assignment of
soldiers on a contract basis. The
message is to constitute a prelim-
mary agreement with the State Col
lege until permanent contract is ar
ranged by conference
The college will contract with the
War Department at the earliest pos
sible moment for housing, subsist-
ence and instruction of soldiers as
signed as members of the S. A. L. c.,
basis. The members of the corps will
be placed on a regular soldiers basis,
drawing the priyates pay of $50 per
month, together with accoutrements
and keep.
1t is expected that the execution of
the requested contract will be one of
the biggest things ever attempted by
the State College. and the news of
the broadened scope of the students
army training corps is received here
with great enthusiasm.
The men sent to the State College
will be members of Section B."
comprising physically fit high school
graduates who will continue their
training along technical lines, receiv-
ing more or less intensive military
training at the same time. Section
A will include common school gradu-
ates.
The new instructions may make it
necessary to enter into an extensive
building program at once to provide
quarters for the men who will be as
signed to the State College. The
college officials, however, have ex-
pressed a willingness and a desire to
undertake any duty assigned to the
institution which would assist in
training the drafted youths along
lines that would place them in posi-
ton to give the greatest assistance to
the government, and with that spirit
the college will enter into its contract
with the government on the largest
possible scale. at the same time main.
tanning the high standard of it's regu.
lar collegiate courses.
Recognition by the government OF
the high standard of the school OF
music OF the State College, under Tho
deanship of Prof. Herbert Kim
brough, is seen in a telegraphic in
quiry just received as TO the ability
of the college to train 200 musician,
for military work. Officials of The
college will consider the matter at al
early date.
That 1t will be the policy of III,
government to encourage all higl
school graduates to enter college thi
fall and remain in school until as
signed TO other duties by the militar,