Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-25


that word l.fh'oI divine iUr Zoo
theso glorious Jnit,1 states uu tut
neve- 60 bc-forrufton April @. 1914
From tao busy rush ~ tho bIs rity
from the quiet peace of The village
came a mighty force volunteers to
fight f5r tho mos, rlor.oua heritage
man ever ipt.fht Tor freedom.
The demands were enormous Tor
the task was gigantic. put thc DO.
msnda were met with p pr"mpluos7
and deadly uuos,agss thnt heart.
euod our courageous u.Il'a.
This war waH mo- lmp,rspntl affair
but something that touched cn,Y
home and every heart An eager d'.
sire TO anticipate the cnll 20 du"
thrilled millions of men aud women,
what that duty actually was m1rh
people only vaguely understood. our
government promptly realized lN'
need for pointing out The duty l1 I'H
oluEens. for Il did not a. once eau
everyone 20 battle oH the tortured
zelda ~ France with the greatest
scourEe that ever cursed the world
In the small busy W1nufacturiuF
town of HammerNllle livrd old man
Parsons with HE wife and their three
sons--l0hn. tho oldcat. was "a yotrn
old Rocrt. who would soon graduate
from high school. WIS going on is.
while pick-doar. miuchiev0uE Dion
was l6--thrcc boys whose mlnl..
meas would cause a SLOW or pride q"
any parents.
On that memorable April the Or
derby routine of tho Parsons house
hold was rudely shaken when Robert
rushed eNciicdly into the house and
yelled
Was Enthuscd.
TITS war. dad lts war mother
Gee, now well FivN the Hun some.
thing TO remember fyo just seen
John; he's going 90 enlist zoe. n
says we're going 20 send Millions NJ
men 10 France. .,.. hope IN have
10 CO."
The father looked with pride ON
his son. but tho mother merely smiled
family and turned asAy 90 that th'
others should not soc tho anguish On
her eyes
cot course n tho boys had 90 80.
Bhe would be proud 10 have them go
but her boys John was man, but
he was her boy"
And 30 John marched away with
the loyal sons OF Hammerwno 10 do
his duty But Robert and Dick felt
that they ought 10 do something
they wanted 90 do their duy. but
what was lt1
Robert graduated from high school
and then Informed his mother that
he must enlist
1T isn't a. n ! was a Kid mother
I'm bigger and stronger than many
men. I Just can't be a Stacker You
see my point don't you, MOTHER"
But mother didn't see his point"
She saw her son fun OF oagorness 10
do his duty as he conceived Il. but
was II his duty 20 got DID he boat
serve his country and his flag IN that
way7
shs decided 20 find out what he
ought 10 do N II was his duty 10
fight a. once--weii. she would do her
duty and send him away with
smile on her lips. even IT,.
The Students Army Training
Corps The words stood out ns n
writtan IN letters of gold Mrs Par.
sons folded tho newspaper with
trembling fingers and moved 10 tho
window and read thS Item. This b.
what abe read:
Training Necessary
The experience OF France and
England has shown vs. the urgency
OF training our young mon. Of On
oouraking all who possibly can oven
AT sacrifice, to attend college or
university 90 AZ 10 provide body
OF trained leaders and specialists who
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efficiently meet the nfion's needs
II we send all our young mon 10
France We cripple our future. Tor the
young men and women OF today have
10 guide the destlnies of our cnun-
try In the strenuous f.ght for com
mercinl development that will follow
the war
Moreover, the administration real
Tres the value uf college trulutd mon
for officers rs-more than so pee cent
Of officers today are college men
and tho colleges cannot gradual
men quickly enough 20 meet the gov
ernments demands for officers
To make clear To the high school
graduates and those equally pre-.
pared what Is their duty tho wat
department has created tho students
army training corpa In a few woras
this ~ what u means.
A student enlisted IN the students
army training corps Ia In military
service OF the United States Hc
cause he does not receive pay he is
classed as on inactive service. but lr
national emergency the president
may call him at any time 20 active
service He is called 20 active serv.
leo each summer when he attends
camp for six weeks and receives th,
pay OF a private.
Hts relation 20 the draft is az fol.
lows;
Any student go enlisted. though IN
the military service OF the United
States. Ia technically ON inactive
duty, and therefore must Register
after he has reached draft age and
upon notice hy the president I'pon
stating IN his 1ueHtIounalro that ht
is already in "a. military service oi
the United states hr viii bp placed
RutomlucalN hy hIa lu.n draft
board in class t.n. as provided hy rh,
selectIve service regulations Tus
draft board win not call h.m for r