The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-23
S.A. TIC. STUDENTS
TO HAVE BUSY YEAR
Eleven Hours of Military Work
Each Week in Addition
to Other Requirements.
SPECIAL STUDY OF WAR
Youths of Eighteen May Re
main in College Nine Months
With Shorter Terms for
Older Registrars.

Special TO The Richmond yirgintanl
Charlottesville, Va. sept. e.-The
University of Virginia announces GER
tain facts regarding the organization Of
the student*' army training corps. and
It's program Of studies for the corps.
All students, with the exception Of
special" students. wAe were eighteen
years old on or before September l..
tsls, may apply for induction into the
corps According to advices received
from the department of war, an eigh-
teen-year-old student will presumably
remain in college for niue months; a
nineteen year-old student for six
months; and student twenty years
old or mora than twenty for three
months Exceptions will be made Al
the needs OF the national service re-
auire. In the case of technical and
scientific students, who will be as
signed for longer periods for Intensive
study in specialized nelds. such as med
.cine. engineering and chemistry.
Those students who were not eigh-
teen before September Il. 1878, canno,
be snducted. but may be enrolled in the
s. A. r {. Such students will be un-
der military command only while In
ranks. They will thus obtain military
instruction, but they must provide their
own uniforms: they will receive no pay.
and will not have their expenses or
Eleven Hours Military Work.
All members OF the S A. r. G. who
pursue academic work VIII have eleven
hours a week of military training
eight OF which are devoted to drill, one
To military inspectianr~and two to Ice
lures and classroom work students
In the department OF Law win have the
same amount OF military training as
academic students. In engineering, stu
dents will take the full eleven hours
for the first two terms and thereafter
only six hours of the military course
Students in medicine will be required
to have only six hours a week OF MILL
tary arm and instruction
The program OF studies embraces a
large variety OF military subjects and
other studies of direct bearing on the
war and Is made specially to the pol
icy Of the war department. The whole
the varying periods of time during
which students Of different ages will
presumably remain at the university
The session Is divided into four quar-
ters OF three months each. Students
therefore will enter upnn courses of
study. as one-quarter. two-quarter. or
three-ouarter men, according to the
present expectations regarding the du-
ration OF their university work. A
course on the Issues Of the war" Is
made compulsory for members of the
s. A. r. c. The regional director. how
ever. may empower universities and
colleges to excuse from this course
students who have already had two
years of work OF collegiate grade The
course will set forth the remote and
immediate causes OF the war and the
underlying conflicts OF points Of view
expressed In the governments. philoso-
phics and literatures OF the various ma
tion.
At the University Of virginia this
war issues" course Is divided into ave
divisions: ca History, (2) economics
and government. t3l English literature,
fN International law, and t5) philoso-
ply. Each division Is planned as q
three month"; course, and will be re-
peated every quarter. The successful
completion Of any three Of the five top
les included will constitute the course
on the tissues of the War" Students
in the schools Of engineering and chem
tstry will take only two OF the ave
topics.
In addition. the Koyernment hAa
designated certain studies AZ allied
subjects" and upon that list the Uni
versity Of Virginia has based it's plan
OF work for the 8. A. r. c. The pro-
gram OF studies must. In every case,
be approved by the dean OF the college
and by the professors In charge OF the
courses elected. This secures intelli-
gent supervision. with view to the
training Of student soldiers, in regard
to the selection Of courses from the
"allied subjects.'
One Quarter stuAenta.
The followinG courses are regarded
"a