The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-10
To The Young Men of America.

How can I render the most valu-
able service to my country during the
period of the war; Every young
man over eighteen IS asking himsel1
this question.
The War Department has just Of
fered q new answer to the question
They say: Enter college if you are
fitted to do SO or return to college il
you already enrolled, and enlist in the
Student Army Training Corps.
By enlisting in the Student Army
Training Corps you will become
member of the United States Army
You will receive a uniform and be
given military drill under officers de-
tailed by the war department Dur
ing the early part OF your course you
will receive ten hours OF military in
stracsion week, six of which Will be
drill rifle practice and other outdoor
training and four o. which will be
academic work, for which military
credit is given, such as mathematics,
English, foreign languages, history,
science, etc. You will be carefully
rated both by the college authorities
and by the military officers who will
help you to discover special line OF
military service for which you have
the greatest capacity and preference
Later in your course you will have an
opportunity to specialize in g branch
of training designed to fit you to be-
come an officer of field artillery, med
ical or engineer officer, an expert in
some technical or scientific service,
and so on.
On reaching the age Of twenty-cne
you must register with your local
board. You may remain in college
until your call is reached under the
selective service law. At that time it
will be decided whether you will be
called Immediately to active service
or whether you should remain in col
lege to complete the course you are
pursuing. The decision will depend
upon the needs of the service and up
on your achievements in your military
eork and in your studies as determin-
ed by the military officers and by the
cSllege authorities.
y
an nopportunity to attend q summer
seanp for intensive nail tarx training
Your travelling expenses to and from
camp will be paid and you will be on
active duty under pay and subsistence
4 by the War Department.
AS a member of the Student Army
Training Corps you will be subject to
call to active duty at any time in case
of emergency. If you desire to en-
ter active service before completing
Your college training, transfer to ac-
tive duty may be arranged through
military channels with the consent OF
the military officers at the college ana
of the college officials. It will be the
policy of the government, however, to
allow you to remain IN college Until
you reach the age Of twenty-one, or
until you complete your course
Previously there have been two
methods by which young man might
enter the national service He might
either enlist voluntarily as private
in the army or seaman in the navy.
or he might remain in civilian lie un-
til called to active service 81 the age
of twenty-one under the selective ser
vice law. The Student Army Training
Corps represents a third method Of
entering the service which has specia!
advantages for young men fitted to go
to college.
For further information concerning
the Student Army Training Corps ap-
ply to any college which you desire to
attend or to the Committee on Educa-
ton and Special Training. War De-
partment. Washington. d. c.