The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-12
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE
Fulton, Missouri.

To all young men eighteen year:
old or over and eligible to enrolment
in the Collegiate Department o.
Westminster College
The conference with the u. s. Mil
itary Authorities at Fort Sheridan
August 5o-3l, brought the following
information OF interest to you:
+. cstminstcr College at tina,
time. already been accepted as Il mil
itary training station with an army
officer /" conduct the training, you
may enroll with l5 or more units
you may at the same time apply for
voluntary induction in the Student
Army Training Corps.
>. Having been accepted and in
Quoted into this Corps (Which will oc
cur October - You will be furnished
with regular army Uniform, provided
with gun. etc. The Government will
from that time on, pay your tuition
and fees, pay for your board and
housing and pay you $4,000 per
month.
3. S:udcnts are required to pay
their own tuition. board and room
from the time college opens until Oc
lober H. Westminster opens Septem-
Der II. You will. therefore, have but
Il trfle to pay here until the Govern
mcnt vii assume your expenses and
begin your pay \S. y. I. Cs. in all
formed October l.)
f. You will receive two hours
field drill five days per week with an
additional recitation once a week in
tactics.
5. This will leave time for regular
college studies which the Govern
ment expects you to take and get the
benefit of--tirst, to secure college
credit towards graduation, aud sec
ond, to get you in line for commits
stoned officer or as Il specialist tor
special army service.
3. You will be given credit by the
College. on your college course ior
your military training and study
Z. You will register September i.
with your Local Registration Board. |
! uu will not need aitcrward to re-
turn to your Local Board for induc-
lion into the Westminster Student
Army Training Corps, and when you
have been inductcd into that Corps
your Local Board will have no more
authority over you.
s. lun will be required to pass i
,hysicai examination, but that will be
here,
9. You will be under medical sup
srvi>iun and in case OF sicknes, YOU
Will receive medical and hospital at
- v,il s,.rl nf f,,
'ol.
10. Institutions having AN $. \. /.
>. not proyded with adequate dofmi-
ury facilities and not able to secure
sufficiently near the campus
nd drill grounds, and OF sufficient
apacity to house say 10 men at the
east, will be required to build tenn
orary barracks. Westminster will
Z able To provide adequate accom-
lQdatlonS ON the campus or sutti :.
icntly near to house, in we'll and per :
constructed buildings, all ,
lc members OF their 5. \. /. 1.
here will be no delay i'll getting into :,
,larters So as to be all settled for :
udy and drill The men will be les,
lbjcct To colds and sickness by our
Nv illS Sut II bttl!uiilSS DIV aildbIS
II. Men who have been in college
cfore. may enroll again and be in g
uctcd into the $. At, G.. provided h
icy d. so before their Local Regis "
alton Board calls them for service
hen in the $. A. I. t.. they will be 2
, longer subject to the Local Board
-, Iigh school students. with less
IAN l., units, but Is years old or over c
md now required To register with
cir Local Boards may enter the
cademy OF Westminster College and
roll for training and receive the
me advantages in thi, particular As
ose in the college department and %
longing to the ). \. +. G.. but the 81
ovcrnmcnt has not enough uniforms ~
supply them for the present. -
ough may be able to do So soon. d;
d when SO furnished they will be II
adc members of the S. \. +. {. by b'
luntary induction; until then they III
lst pay their own tuition and fees
d provide their own board and rt
using the latter may or may not b'
with the s \. I. {. They will be W
iking as much progress with their I'll
litary training and education as .
ough they belonged to the 5. A. T.
and will be further along with their IN
litary drill when the Government dr
n take them into the $. A. r. &. and tr
ly provide for them. They will III
md that much better chance to at pt
n an officers commission finally IN
\ card for your enrolment i'll IN
estminster College. including appli- dt
ion Tor induction into the S. \. T. M
was sent you a couple of days ago MI
ould you not have received the I'M
d. let us know. and another will tel
sent you at once.
capacity of our build Cr
IS has limit. "Firs, applying first on
we'd" pa
f. +. Reed, IN